I made an application for ILR based on the 14 yr rule in December 2007. And i have received two letters from HO since then. The first one confirming the receipt of my application and the second one in Jan 2008, telling me that my application is valid. But since then i have not heard from them again...

Fcenit- Just wanted to ask you as you are saying you got a letter with ILR. Is this because you did not have a valid passport to submit? I thought ILRs and other visas are only stuck into passports. i.e no passport no status? Thanks "RESIDENCE PERMIT" would’ve been endorsed into my pass...

Hi all, The letter does not specify the grounds for the decision. It simply states that I have been granted ILR. It also includes the "RESIDENCE PERMIT" document. The letter outlines my entitlements and responsibilities and it does not go into any details in regards to basis, rules or law ...

I'd just like to say I have a Zenit Sankt-Peterburg shirt, Zemfira is a Goddess, and the Moskvitch is the worst car ever made..... Oh, congrats on ur ILR - u going for the passport? - 'moya lubimaya padruga' won't - says she's Russian and Russian only! Za rodinu..... It is very admirable to be patr...

fczenit first of all congratulations. At anytime did you or your solicitor ever got in touch with bia to check the progression of your application? Also did you submit proof for every single years or every single month of the 14 years that you were here in uk? Neither I nor my solicitor contacted t...

Wanderer wrote: As a matter of interest what were your grounds for asylum?

I prefer to keep this one private.

4444 wrote: congratulations on your ILR . just wondered if you have ever claimed asylum before or not and was you case i dentified as a legacy case or not.

yes I have claimed asylum in 93 and no it was not a legacy case.

Wanderer wrote:fczenit being Futbol'nyi Klub Zenit Sankt-Peterburg?

thats the one. I guess that kind of gives my origins away

skillipedia wrote:During those 14 years in the shadow, how did you keep you sanity, hope and skills?

Studied, worked and generally kept my life as busy and as normal as possible. My girlfriend was also a great help.

I forgot to mention that it’s not advisable to bother the HO about your application. You will only piss them off.

I was in the same position and I know how desperate and upsetting it is to be in the dark waiting for something to happen but trust me it’s not long now. Just be patient.

Congrats-I know you are walking taller and oh so relieved!! What about citizenship? Can you apply after one year? Nop, I am afraid it isn't as simple as that. I've now have to wait for 5 more years of legal residence and only after that I can get the citizenship :-( But hey, I am not complaining, a...

According to my solicitors... and he was obviously right you will need as much info to substantiate that you are worthy of being granted leave to remain. The HO will look at all aspects of you past 14 years: 1. Your family ties (Domestic Circumstances). British long term spouse is a massive plus. VE...

FYI

11 months since my solicitor had submitted an application to HO, I am finally in possession of ILR.

Don’t give up - it does happen.

Hey OL7MAX. Congrats on the result. Much envied, but sincerely glad for you! I was just wandering – during your 11 month wait, did you get much correspondence from HO ? Did you contact them at all during the wait. What was the communication like between you/your solicitor and them ? Much appreciat...