My application was received at the HO on the 23rd and payment debited on the 27th. as of last week it was still awaiting the allocation to the caseworker.Mike London wrote:CRITERIA - 4yr HSMP / Tier 1 >>2 Judicial Reviews<< + 1 yr ILR
Type NCS - Camden
Date of submission 24/02/11 Date reached HO- 24/02/11 (as per Royal Mail tracking service!)
Date of debit of credit card - 03/03/11
Date of receipt of acknowledgement - just a few days after - dated 03/03/11
Starting to get worried as it certainly seems that my time line went "above average" - currently at over 5 weeks since money was debited from the account.
I wonder if it has anything to do with 2 Judicial Reviews I used for my ILR? I lost my original HSMP status; had to leave the country and return shortly as a student dependant, then left again and returned as HSMP Dependant, and only later was able to reinstate my Tier 1 based on the 2nd HSMP Forum JR, with HO letter stating that any "out of right status" duration is covered as qualifying period.
It's fine from the "days absent" aspect - it's just over 100 days in total. But I know it can be confusing to a case worker to look at all these different visas and think "what on earth was this guy up to?"
I applied for ILR in person, and the case worker there had to refer to her boss to clarify the issues before issuing the ILR.
So, the hope was that at the nationality stage they wouldn't worry about those status changes too much, given that ILR was already issued.
Does anyone know whether in itself this may be causing the delay? Or is it just the case of lack of luck / "slow queue" ?
Hopefully, this doesn't get delayed for months...
Looking at the holidays, half term, public holidays etc... looks like for the applications sent in from 2nd week of Feb to now will take a bit of time. I know the feeling and the anxiety. I think we have waited this long, maybe a few more weeks. As they say, those who wait gets the best and patience is virtue. I am sure not everyone will agree. Just staying positive will make a bit of difference