Happy85 wrote:Summary of my application (Tier 1 General):
Posted Date: 02/08/2016
Received Date: 08/08/2016
Biometric Letter issued: 15/08/2016
Biometric letter received: 23/08/2016
Biometrics submitted: 23/08/2016
ILR: waiting...
today 29/12/2016 i received this email:
Thank you for your application for permission to stay in the UK.
Although we would normally decide your application within six months from the date it was submitted, unfortunately this is not going to be possible in your case.
This is because your application raises exceptionally complex issues and we require further time to consider your case thoroughly and reach a decision.
I am sorry for the delay in dealing with your application and for the inconvenience this is causing. Please be assured that we are doing all we can to make a decision on your case as quickly as possible
Yours sincerely
Temporary Migration Team 11
UK Visas and Immigration
PO Box 3468
Sheffield
S3 8WA
Hi Happy85,
Thanks for sharing your ILR application timeline with other forum members.
I had posted my application on the 8th of august 2016 and still waiting to hear from the HO. I had made amendments and posted the revised calculation HMRC papers and payment confirmation along with my application. My current application is based on Payee .
Can you please share more information on your application so as to understand why they send out such letters at the very last moment when the service standards clearly state that they should have sent out a letter by the 12th week of the application if they can't decide the application before the 6 months. Please see the link and the exact quote from the HO website below".
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisat ... -standards
"If we can’t make a decision within the service standards
If there is a problem with your application or if it is complex, we will write to explain why it will not be decided within the normal standard. We will write within the normal processing time for the 8 week standard and within 12 weeks for the 6 month standard. The letter will explain what will happen next."
Well i can clearly see there are double standards on how the HO operates . While they are stringent on Applicants this is not reflected in the quality of their own work. You can raise a complaint with Ombudsman if you wish . Applicants have been waiting for more than 6 months in similar cases and it sounds unfair to me given the amount of money spent on our application and how this affects both our personal and professional life.
As mentioned earlier can you please post your answers for some of the questions i have.
Was your ILR application based on Payee or Company director/Self employment or a combination of those?
Was your amendment papers sent out with your application or did you mention them on a covering letter given the fact that amendments are not updated on the HMRC systems?
Did you try to upgrade your application to premium service?
Many thanks in advance.
Kindly let me know if i can be any help with queries that you might have.