Payment Process diff between PEO Solihull to PEO Croydon

[gagsingh]

Can someone please suggest if the payment process in solihull is different from Croydon.

I was reading in this forum that solihull first decide your case and then ask you to make a payment .

Please help as i have to decide between solihull and croydon for my nest week appointment.

[slugmeister]

Having been to both places to get ILR here's my experience.

At Croydon a PEO worker looked through my paperwork and asked me various questions. She found an irregularity and told me that my application could not be processed. I paid nothing and went home.

My understanding is that if there were no irregularities in my paperwork that I would pay the fee, then see a case worker who would determine whether or not I would get the visa.

When I went to Solihull a PEO worker did a cursory check of my paperwork (presumably to see if I filled in the correct bits). I then saw a case worker. She comprehensively wen through my paperwork. She told me I was approved. Then I paid.

Hope that helps.

[gagsingh]

Having been to both places to get ILR here's my experience.

At Croydon a PEO worker looked through my paperwork and asked me various questions. She found an irregularity and told me that my application could not be processed. I paid nothing and went home.

My understanding is that if there were no irregularities in my paperwork that I would pay the fee, then see a case worker who would determine whether or not I would get the visa.

When I went to Solihull a PEO worker did a cursory check of my paperwork (presumably to see if I filled in the correct bits). I then saw a case worker. She comprehensively wen through my paperwork. She told me I was approved. Then I paid.

Hope that helps.

thanks for your advise ,is your experience is recent or in past 1-2months as i did call solihull to check for their procedure and they told that they will firt collect payment and then assign to cae worker..so bit confued.

[slugmeister]

I went to Croydon in August 2010.

I went to Solihull in March 2011.

[gagsingh]

I went to Croydon in August 2010.

I went to Solihull in March 2011.

Thanks slugmeister.........

It would be helpfull if others also share their experience..as this PEO is become a money making machine........

[dimsav]

I obtained my ILR from PEO Solihull in July 2011. As others already mentioned here, I can confirm that they first do a very cursory check of your documents (before passing through a security gate), then a caseworker goes thoroughly through your application, and only afterwards the payment is taken. Then you have to wait for about 2 hours to collect your passports (of course, subject to OK status of your criminal records check, which they seem to do during this time as well).

[gagsingh]

I obtained my ILR from PEO Solihull in July 2011. As others already mentioned here, I can confirm that they first do a very cursory check of your documents (before passing through a security gate), then a caseworker goes thoroughly through your application, and only afterwards the payment is taken. Then you have to wait for about 2 hours to collect your passports (of course, subject to OK status of your criminal records check, which they seem to do during this time as well).

This information would be of great relief to people who have some doubts related to their application.........as in croydon they first take payment and then assign to the case worker.........so u are at the mercy of the case worker.......

[xyz123]

I went to croydon in oct 2010 and someone did do a cursory check on my application (e.g. verifying correct form used, checked wp records against their database) and then was asked to go to payment and then to caseworker.

i find it a touch difficult to believe that solihull PEO would make final decision on your application before taking payment. I think they just do a cursory check on application.

[dimsav]

...i find it a touch difficult to believe that solihull PEO would make final decision on your application before taking payment. I think they just do a cursory check on application.

NO. Believe it or not, but at PEO Solihull your case is properly processed first, and only then you proceed with the payment. This has already been noted by quite a few here. (Actually, this was the reason why I myself decided to go to Solihull and not to Croydon.) Of course, you cannot get any formal confirmation in advance, before you actually get your passport, except of some verbal assurance.

In may case (WP with dependant + over 18 child), I was literally told by a caseworker that our applications were okay and we should get our passports with ILRs in about 2 hours, provided checks of our criminal records being fine. And only then I was told to proceed with the payment and get back later. As these checks take some time, they make it after the payment. But as long as you think that your records are clean, you shouldn't then worry much about it... Hope this helps.

[jami]

gagsingh,

your call to PEO to verify may lead to change of their practice.
In view of dozens of experience posted in this board any such calls are counter productive

[gagsingh]

gagsingh,

your call to PEO to verify may lead to change of their practice.
In view of dozens of experience posted in this board any such calls are counter productive

i called them just to chek their procedure but did'nt compare with what others are doing on the call.