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That sounds ok but I am not sure showing you were working in India is helpful unless you were working for aUK companytest_1234 wrote:I working in UK Since Jan 2004 To Till Date.I had an absence of 93 days in April 2005 to Jul 2005 because my Father health was not good so i needed to back back to india and i was working over their for 3 month once my father got recoered i came back to UK.
I have ALL the Document of My Father operation and my payslips which i was worked during this period.
sounds alrighttest_1234 wrote:I was working for Same Company in India which i was in UK.I have letter from old employer stating he was working in india from 'This period to This period in India'
I have ALL the payslips for this period
Raj_Gopal wrote:Today I went to PEO croydon with my wife for ILR application and we got it stamped.
First of all - thanks a lot to this forum, which have been very useful in preparing my application for ILR. And I felt compelled to register myself in the forum and write my experience.
My background:
- IT consultant working for an Indian software company on work permit
- Arrived to UK in Sep 2003
- No company changes; same employer all along
- No long absences other than one which lasted for exactly 3 calendar months (05Nov05 to 05Feb06) due to nature of work. There were other short absences - holiday trips and annual vacation. All totalling to about 190 days in the last 5 years.
Now to share my experience:
- Called about 6 weeks back to get the appointment at PEO croydon for today (11Nov) at 09:15. This was the first available appt then.
- Reached croydon office around 8:15. I drove to the office. Car parking is just opposite to the Lunar house - Whitgift NCP car park centre
- Same formalities as you would find in other posts here; initial check at the 'reception counter' to validate the appln; Gentleman at the counter asked for following docs:
--- Filled-in appl form with photos
--- Emlpoyer reference letter
--- Payslips (I did not have them, as they are online in my company. So I provided last 3 months bank statements)
--- Life in the UK test pass notification (for myself & my wife)
--- Passports
- He checked those and stamped VALID in my appln and issued the appointment letter with a calling ref number
- Then payment at the counter
- We were called for the 'interview' around 09:00 by a lady
- Almost same kind of check as happened at the reception counter; but this time in detail
- Lady was looking for my Oct payslip as my bank statement covered only until 19Oct. But I did not have it; that was OK
- Then she asked whether I was absent for more than 3 months in any instance. I was not sure whether the 3 months is counted as 3 calendar months OR 90 days OR 12 weeks. So, I said there may be one and showed the dates I had filled-in. I had a supporting letter from my employer and provided the letter to her. She said it is considered as 3 months (calender) and the letter would be required in this case.
- She then said she had to refer the case to senior case worker as I had this 3 months absence and it would not be a big problem as I had given the letter from employer
- It took another 15 mis for a senior staff to check this.
- About 09:45, we were told the appln is successful and we will be granted ILR
- Lady asked us to wait or go out & come back in 1 or 2 hours. We waited there. ILR stamped passport was returned in 20 mins time.
Points to note from my experience:
- Absences if any for 3 months or more due to work - a letter from employer would resolve this
- Better to take payslips, though they are not must
- Otherwise it was a straight-forward appln and it went smoothly
Thanks,
Raj
Thanks and Regards,
Raj