Thanks coolboyuk. My rant was about having to wait for such a long time For some members now and when I've applied for student visas and trying get some answers on the phone and responses you receive when you phone the UKBA! As some of our members have received rude responses or pretty much same lin...

Thank you powermatic for that kind reply. I tell you what though, everytime I applied for my "further leave to remain" as a student when the time was a but touch and go between the start of my term and my visa dates coming to an end, everytime on the phone it was someone who sounded like t...

Firstly congratulations to Durian, great news. I've been little scared making any comments lately here with some recent posts and how things got heated up between members.this is a very good community and everyone is here to share their experiences regarding this process so I hope I'm not gonna get ...

Congratulations pv, great news :)) As per kiwigirl25's comment,hopefully all who have been waiting for months will start to hear things! On the other hand people like me who applied in June will just have to wait patiently like most of the forum members have been for months and I take my hat off to ...

Hi bilalsco, I sent in my application through a solicitor on 01/06/2010 and the AK letter was generated in Croydon which was dated the 02/06/2010 but I'm sure my sollicitor did not receive it for a couple weeks!! Then my solicitor posted it out for me on the 15/06/2010! I'm not entirley sure how soo...

Ah gutted! lol thanks kiwigirl25. I should have known that sinceive been doing all my applications for past ten years!lol All that Acknowledgment letter states is standard notification as to not to travel unless really have to and now the case is going to the casework unit! Ah hope you have been hav...

Hey all, still not any good news from anyone this week huh? I just wanted to mention that my acknoledgement letter from UKBA was dated the following day of me sending in the application (02/06/2010) but it was generated in Croydon! Seems like Liverpool is the quickest in processing but is anyone els...

powermatic goodluck when you phone up UKBA but yes, I do get your points about applicants with WP or HSMPs receiving ILRs earlier than anyone on student visa status etc. but I remember my student days and ya, also remember paying an absolute fortune every year while studying! let us all know what th...

Thanks for adding us to the list Beige. It feels weired now that the application is gone and wait is upon me! lol I have gotta take my hat off to some of you who have waited for such a long time! It would be interesting to see though, whether applicants with current workpermits or HSMP visas receive...

Hey guys, been reading the thread for a while and finally joined today since my application was sent in on the 1st of June 2010 for ILR, SET(O) under the 10 year category. 6 student years and four years on workpermit as a professional. Still got more time left on my work permit..untill Sep/2012 but ...