Hi Everyone,
First of all, many thanks to all the helpful folks who patiently responded to my earlier questions. Highly appreciated.
Went to Solihull earlier today for my ILR appointment, with loads of paperwork, about an hour before my appointment was due.
Firstly and importantly, the staff were extremely amicable and the office environment quiet and relaxed, I really liked the place.
When I entered, I was asked to go through security and a brief check was made to see if I had the correct application and handed a token.
In less than 10 minutes time, I was called for the interview, which was more than half an hour before my actual booking
The lovely lady who processed my application asked me for my passport and application at the beginning of the interview. Thankfully, the UKBA seems to have a good records keeping system, since she was able to pull out all the details on me based on my passport alone
My application was pretty straightforward, having thankfully worked in the same company ever since I've been here. The only thing I was worried about a bit was I had an absence of 90+ days at a stretch in one occasion for a business trip. I made sure that I had a letter from HR stating that and explicitly highlighted that during my trip, I was a UK tax payer, getting paid in the UK, in my UK bank account etc. and had my P60s along with me to back that up too.
Like I mentioned earlier, I had loads of documents with me, especially since I was applying on a combination of WP and Tier 1.
However, I was only asked for my last 12 months income proof, in my case, 12 months bank statements and payslips and my letter form employer. I did mention that I had my last 5 years P60, etc. Turns out, it wasn't needed at all
In less than 10 minutes after the interview began, I was told that my ILR was approved and I can pick up my passport in a couple of hours time So went out and thankfully within 5 minutes walking distance, there's a nice shopping mall, the perfect place to hang out have a bite etc. while your passport is processed
That's all folks!
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