ILR Success (I Think)

[lifeofbrian]

Hello,

My wife applied for ILR recently, SET(M), having arrived on a Spouse Visa.

1 - She has received her passport, which inside has a UK Residence Permit stating Indefinite Leave To Remain.

2 - Along with the passport she also received a letter which says "I am returning the enclosed passport endorsed with an extension of stay in the UK"

My query: do these two statements mean the same, ie I want to confirm that my wife has ILR and not 'simply' an extension of stay.

thanks

[geriatrix]

She has received her passport, which inside has a UK Residence Permit stating Indefinite Leave To Remain.

Proves settlement. Should have no end / expiry date on it.

Typo error in the letter.


regards

[lifeofbrian]

She has received her passport, which inside has a UK Residence Permit stating Indefinite Leave To Remain.

Proves settlement. Should have no end / expiry date on it.

Typo error in the letter.

Thank you sushdmehta for your reply,

Yes, Valid Until date states: Indefinite

Could there potentially be a problem with two documents stating different things.

My wife hopes to apply for Citizenship at a later date, and we don't want this error to confuse things or cause problems

thanks

[geriatrix]

The endorsement is correct, so there shouldn't be any problem at the time of naturalisation.


regards

[lifeofbrian]

The endorsement is correct, so there shouldn't be any problem at the time of naturalisation.

Thanks sushdmehta,

I previously rang the UKBA call centre and they said I should write to UKBA to ask for clarification.

Would you recommend this or not, or would you say it shouldn't matter either way?

thanks

[geriatrix]

No harm in writing if you are worried and want assurance from UKBA. They may even send you a new letter with the right text.


regards

[lifeofbrian]

No harm in writing if you are worried and want assurance from UKBA. They may even send you a new letter with the right text.

Thank you very much for your help.

[Sky_High]

Do not worry.

When we applied (Same day Birmingham PEO) they given us the letters with these wordings.

[gidoc]

This is the standard wording everyone gets on the letter at least via the WP/PBS route to ILR. No point in writing to UKBA. They do not give out letters anymore stating you have ILR, the passport vignette is your only evidence.
best regards