Hey Guys Happy to get our ILR sorted yesterday...Much grateful to this forum, senior members & members!
Mine was a straight forward case.
6 Months WP & 4.5 years Tier 1.
All went smooth at croydon except some scare at the end.
Ground Floor - 11.30AM
Entrance, security check & application check - Went quick & Well!
First Floor - 11.45AM
Payment, Initial Call (Application initiation) [12PM] & BRP [12.30PM] - Went quick & Well!
From 12.45PM till 4PM no call!!!
People came after us were called but no sign of calling us. There were around 10 applicants like us. Was very much frustrated. My wife needed to fly on the 6th June. Was hoping and praying nothing going wrong with the IT system.
Noticed some of the immigration officers were surrounded by IT people. Understood the situ well coz I myself and IT support Eng. Went and spoke to an officer, found that there were some IT issues in getting BRP data into the application processing. The officer said not to worry that they would definitely sort something out on the same day.
The officers came around and got the remaining people ticket number.
At last... at 4PM we were called in and asked to go to the 2nd Floor
Second Floor - 4PM
Was called within 10 minutes by an english lady. She was neither nice nor rude. Went and submitted our application. All she asked was SET(O), PAY SLIPS & BANK STATEMENTS, LIUK CERTS & COHAB DOCS. Even COHAB she only took around three docs (1xCT, 1xWaterBill, 1xElecBill) although I had many thinking it may not be enough.
Asked us to take a seat [4.15PM]. Waited for about 10mins and I realised that I haven't given the Xerox, went and excused. Handed the xerox, then she asked for P60s & WP approval.
She called us around 4.35PM and handed the documents back with a printed letter, then said all fine with your application and BRP will be sent by post (from Swansea) within a week!
That moment was the moment of relief... Phew!
Many many thanks to all!
