02 Aug 2014 - submitted the application
05 Aug 2014 - received the acknowledgement letter
05 Aug 2014 -biometric p. process completed at a post office branch
23 Jan 2015- Phoned HO and was informed that my docs were posted to me and was provided a tracking number (second class signed for)
27 Jan 2015 - Received all the docs and stating that granted ILR(!!!happy days!!!)
Now waiting for BRP
My application process was completed in
5 months and 3 weeks
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Application sent : 28/08/'14
acknowledgement : 08/09/'14
Biometric letter :19/09/'14
Biometric submitted : 22/09/'14
Document received
: 21/01/'14
Biometric received
: 26/01/'14
almost 5 months
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Application Type: Postal
Category: ILR SET(O) - from Tier1 General route
Date Applied: 15/10/2014
Acknowledgment Letter received: 29/10/2014
Acknowledgment Email received: 31/10/2014
Bio metric Letter Received: 01/11/2014
Bio metric submitted: 04/11/2014
Follow up call made: 20/01/2015 - HO said the case is under process and may take upto 6 months
Documents and Bio metric Received from HO: 29/01/2015
Letter of Confirmation of ILR granted: Waiting well not really
3.5 months
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Application Type: Set O using Tier 1 (G) 5 year route, one applicant and one dependent
Application sent : 27 Oct 2014
Application received : 29 Oct 2014
Fees Deducted: 31 Oct 2014
acknowledgement letter: 3 Nov 2014
acknowledgement Email : 14 Nov 2014
Bio-metric letter: dated 13 Nov received on 17 Nov 2014
Bio-metric done : 18 Nov 2014
Document received with approval letter: 2 Feb 2015
Bio-metric Card received: 3 Feb 2015
Total time taken:
3 Month 6 days or 64 working days.
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1. Current Visa : Tier 1 General
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 02 Feb 2015
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 2
4. Date application posted: 12 Nov 2014
5. Date application received at UKBA: 13 Nov 2014
6. Date payment debited: 18 Nov 2014
7. Payment mode : Cheque
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 18 Nov 2014.Letter was dated 14 Nov 2014
9. Biometric letter received: 06 Dec 2014
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 08 Dec 2014
11. Date of approval: 09 Feb 2015
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 11 Feb 2015 i,e TODAY
13. Date BRP received: Awaited
The whole process was
within 3 months.
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postal application by 10/11/2014
fee deduct 12/11/2014
acknowledge latter received 15/11/2014
BRP latter received 29/11/2014
BRP done 01/12/2015
Alhamdulillah Approval later received 27/02/2015
BRP card still waiting
3.5 months
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Set M application ILR
Sent 12/11/2014
Received 13/11/2014
Ackno...letter 19/11/2014
E-mail received 24/11/2014
Biometrics done 29/11/2014
Approval letter received dated 13/02/2015 with documents returned today 17/02/2015
BRP card. Mentioned within 7 working days .....waiting
3 months and 5 days
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15/10/14 - SET (O) Application submitted
24/10/14 - Acknowledgement Letter received dated 20/10/14
10/11/14 - Home Office returned my application because a box wasn’t ticked on the payment page. Note: Application invalidated ONE DAY before visa expiry
14/11/14 - Re-applied using SET (O) form
25/11/14 - Employer sacks me from my managerial job i had done for over 5 years because Employer Checking service told them I had no right to work. Because the second application was submitted after visa expired even though it was their fault not to have returned the application on time
26/11/14 - 2nd Acknowledgement Letter received dated 20/11/14
08/12/14 - I made a formal complaint to Home Office complaints department
08/01/15 - Home Office complaints team responds that there is nothing they can do
08/01/15 - Biometrics Enrolled
21/01/15 - I asked Home Office Complaints Team to review my original compliant again as I was not satisfied with their first response
16/02/15 - Home Office complaint department responds to my e-mail stating that a senior caseworker has agreed to expedite my application
17/02/15 - Passport and approval letter received
3 months 3 days ( after re-applied)
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Application Type : Set(M) Via Post
Application Date : 2014/11/14
Bio Metric done in Post Office : 2014/11/29
Requested More Doc by Case Worker : 2015/02/24
Send More Doc : 2015/02/26
BRP and Doc Recieved : 2015/03/03
3.5 months
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Sent docs by post: 04/12/14
H.O received: 05/12/14
Fee by CC: 08/12/14
App Received Letter: (dated) 07/12/14
Bio letter dated: 16/12/14
Received letter: 17/12/14
Bio done: 18/12/14
Documents received: 23/02/15
BRP received: 24/02/15
2 months 20 days
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Application is based on 6 yrs DLR on FLR (O)
Mailed documents: 22/12/14
H.O received: 24/12/14
Fee taken: 29/12/14
Ack. Letter: 29/12/14
Bio letter dated: 07/01/15
Received letter: 9/01/15
Bio done: 09/01/15
BRP Ack.: 20/02/15
BRP received: 25/02/15
2 months
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SET(O) Application - 5 year Ancestry Visa
Mailed documents: 08/01/15
H.O received: 09/01/15
Fee taken: 12/01/15
Ack. Letter: (dated) 09/01/15
Bio letter dated: 15/01/15
Received letter: 17/01/15
Bio done: 17/01/15
Documents received: 24/02/15 (with no letter in package, just my documents - STRESSFUL)
BRP received: 25/02/15
1 month 17 days
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