My case:
WP+WP+T1.
Absences from UK 235 days (incl holidays, weekends, annual leave, business trips but all were paid)
I arrived with family about an hour before appointment after long long drive on miserable rainy day. 2nd Security guard was cooperative and allowed shelter
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Case worker was very helpful. She went through all documents mentioned while validating my form earlier, had a glance on absence spreadsheet which contained details of entry, exit and number of working days excluding weekends (150 in mycase), said I was ok with number of days out. She also revailed I had scored brownie points over my wife in LIUK. happy me. She took copies of my documents and told to collect passports after 1.5 hours.
I came back to collect my passports with 'stamp of independence' from visa hassles. All process went extremely smooth.
Lessons learned:
- Call HO to check if family is required at appointment, this saves lots of hassle especially with kids.
- Check nearest PEO office and then take appointment, ensure you avoid traffic hotspots like M25 if possible
- Write case reference number, one sent by SMS, on top of application.
- NCP car parks, ensure you go out in 15 minutes from payment timestamp. 16th minute and you pay..I always believed parking is best business.
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cheers!