Thank you NORTS. Yes it was a very long stressful year. Even our MP didn't get anywhere and several letters of complaint. We were really starting to get very worried. Thanks to all in this forum for all the support. We wish you all well and good news very soon x

Finally we can report that my Egyptian husband got his ILR Visa SET (M) after an incredible wait of one year and one month! No reason or excuse given for this appalling service apart from the current backlog of cases. Postal application for Indefinite Leave to Remain sent on 29 October 2012 ...

Hi everybody I am silient reader bt now my patience cross my limit my timeline given below. 2 yr hsmp 3 yr tier 1 general Ilr applied 22nd jan 2013 Biometric done 18th feb 2013 still waiting I called one time in sept lady said application is incomplete.My laeyer wrote down two letter in oct and nov ...

Ours was a SET (M) application and straightforward case. I am a British Citizen. Postal application for Indefinite Leave to Remain sent on 29 October 2012 Biometrics done 12th December 2012 DAT 1 form requested and done 11th February 2013 ILR Approved and advised by email with letter attached 21/11 ...

Can anyone tell me if the new rules regarding minimum income requirement will apply to us even though our application was already in 6 months before that came into effect?

Still Waiting 11+ Months now for straightforward SET M Application. Was told 3 weeks ago by email that it has not even been assigned to a caseworker yet and they just don't care what impact it has on our lives. I am a British Citizen and my husband of 5 years is Egyptian. My husband has started a ...

Still Waiting 11+ Months now for straightforward SET M Application. Was told 3 weeks ago it has not even been assigned to a caseworker yet and they just don't care what impact it has on our lives

Hi All the best to all that got their ILR. Looks like UKBA are really processing oct/nov applications. I have been waiting 7.1/2 months now, should be on my holiday 12 of july but thats all wasted now lost all hope. :( We applied end of October 2012 and nothing yet! We are waiting 8 1/2 months now ...

monolyte wrote:WATCH SCARY VIDEO OF UKBA BACKLOG BY UNDERCOVER AGENTS. APRIL 15TH 2013....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq0KMZ6mnFE

Where did this video move to? It's not there anymore!

So the average processing time is minimum 8 months now ? Yes we have been waiting 8 months now and no response even to going through our MLA to ask for my husband's case to be expedited. Ours is a SET (M) application and straightforward case. I am a British Citizen. Postal application for ...

I posted my ILR application in mid october 2012. A few weeks ago, I sent a fax to the liverpool casework department requesting them to process my application as soon as possible as it had been over 8 months ! They replied a week later stating that there was an incredible back log and that I would ...

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OK. I can see 1.1 MB attachment. can you please resend them again please.

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Its a .zip file yeah or .rar file

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That is unusual for SET(M) application. Normally, SET(M) is processed quicker than the others. Did you ask for your case to be expedited? Yes but only in this latest email to Rob's office copied to my MLA etc. When did you email to rob office and did you hear anything from them. Can you please ...

[quote="gmx"]That is unusual for SET(M) application. Normally, SET(M) is processed quicker than the others.

Did you ask for your case to be expedited?

Yes but only in this latest email to Rob's office copied to my MLA etc.

Hi, anyone applied for ILR by post recently? I will like to know timescales these days following the split of UKbA? Thanks We are still waiting after 7 1/2 months as our postal application SET (M)was acknowledged on 30th October 2012 We get the same answer when we call 'Your application is not yet ...

Thanks for the reply PR2013! Would you also say your application is /should be straightforward? We did my husband's initial spouse visa for Leave to Remain at the Worldbridge office in Rome as we were living in Italy. Worldbridge are a private sector operation and we had the visa and all documents ...

On 1st May my Egyptian husband's application has exceeded 6 months and ours should be a straightforward application (married 4 years/together 6 and I am a British Citizen born and raised here). The timeline is... ILR Application 15th October 2012 Confirmation of application receipt 30/10/2012 ...