Thanks estell47 for your reply. My wife had her interview around the same time, although it was more of an appointment to hand over the documents etc as they didn't really interview her.

Has anyone else had a similar experience?

I'm hoping someone could advise on what we can expect in these circumstances. My wife is from Tanzania and was living in the UK for 8 years. She had applied for leave to remain on the grounds of ancestry in 2005, yet was still waiting for a decision this summer. We wanted to get married but couldn't...