Documents Returned,Decision taken

[2003uk]

hello everyone,
i applied for ilr in february this year after being on dl for 6 years( article 8, married to a british citizen).heard nothing from the ukba until today. they returned all my documents (except passport,marriage cert and nhs cards). the ukba said a decision has been taken and i will be notified of the decison soon. they also said i should try not to call them as this just delays their work.
now the question is -- is this normal? has any one been through the same thing and how long did it take for the ukba to send this notification of the decision?? if a decision has been made why didnt they just tell me the decision in the leter instead of saying they will notify me soon?
anyone with similar esperience??
thanks

[kiwigirl25]

Don't worry it is normal.

A different department places the ILR in your passport so it needs to be passed to them to wait in a "queue". I think UKBA return your documents because they think they are doing you a favour when in reality all you want is your passport with the ILR stamp!

[2003uk]

thanks kiwigirl25. i guess after waiting for over 6 months, anything makes me nervous. i only hope i dont have to wait for another 6 months to get this decision sent to me.

[kiwigirl25]

thanks kiwigirl25. i guess after waiting for over 6 months, anything makes me nervous. i only hope i dont have to wait for another 6 months to get this decision sent to me.

Tell me about it! 7 months now for me.

It usually takes an additional 2 weeks for your passport to be returned.

[jammybunn]

if your documents were returned second class mail your passport/ISD with ILR should be delivered by courier soon

[2003uk]

thanks jammybunn. yes my documents were delivered on friday 20/08/10 via second class.thanks for replying