My appointment was at 8:15am and I arrived at the PEO at 7:30am!
Went through the normal security checks, airport style. I was then asked to go to a counter and I think all the lady did was to give me my number and checked my application form and passports (left passport at home!!!) so lady checked my photocopied passports as I explained my husband was going to get them. She then gave me a token number and asked me to go upstairs and pay.
Paid using a credit card on the 1st floor and was asked to take a seat in the waiting area. I was number 2.
At 8:20am, the officer called me to the counter and asked for my documents and passport. I then said I did not have my passports as I forgot both (myself and husband's) at home since I was in a mad rush to miss the traffic!! Well, we drove for 2 and a half hours to Croydon!
She then asked if I would like her to go through my application and then submit the passports later. I said fine with me. She asked for all my documents ( I had all my docs arranged nicely in a file and all the photocopies in a different folder) I gave her the folder containing the original documents and my photocopied passport.
3 yrs bank statements and payslips
P60 for 5 yrs
cohab docs
Life in the UK results
She entered some details on her computer, went through the application, bank statements and told me my life in the UK score was a perfect score!
NO questions asked at all by the Officer.
She then asked for the photocopied docs. She checked them and mentioned that I had done half of her work. She then saw my cohab docs and said those were not required as my application is a PBS application.
She asked that I wait in the waiting area and come back after my passport arrives.
4 hours later, my husband brought the passports and I took it over to the counter. She checked them and said 'you have been granted ILR together with your husband!" I was well pleased.
20 mins later, our passports were ready and I collected them at counter 22.
I have 2 children however, I did not add them on my application as I intend applying for their British passports tomorrow!
I parked at Whitgift parking - cost me a fortune! £2.40 an hour.
I did not book a family appointment - however, I took my 2 daughters with me and no questions asked.
Husband had 3 pts as he was driving 3 years ago without a full license however this was not declared as we thought it was irrelevant.
In all, it was a pretty good experience apart from me forgetting to take my passports along!!! gush .... call that very silly!!!!