MY TIMELINE & LEARNINGS
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Date Applied/Docs sent: 03/08/2012
Date Received Ack. Letter: 09/08/2012
Date Biometrics booking letter arrived:20/11/2012 ( sent to my old address and luckily found on 09/12/2012
Date Biometrics Given in Post office :10/12/2012
Letter dt 10 Feb 2013 asking for my spouse passport. (again they have sent to my old address )
Spouse passport sent on 28 Feb 2013 on Special Delivery and found received by Sheffield office on 1 Mar 2013 by 7:00 am (??)
Received my Doc on 07-Mar -2013 (did not expected to be delivered in my new address )
BRP Received on 08-Mar-2013 by 8:00 am. (did not expected to be delivered in my new address )
All my wait is over, now need to start for my ILR...
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The following are the learnings I have learnt with UKBA..........
1) Processing a FLR(M) is maximum of 7 days.
2) UKBA can do deliver better service, but dont want to....
3) Nobody can influence, follow up, make UKBA to work ....
4) You should be really lucky to get your Visa in a normal time with 200% proper documents
5) Following up with MP does not make any difference. ( In my case my earlier MP send a starus update mail that UKBA has sent a letter for my bio metrics )
6) Calling up UKBA customer care line is total waste of money and time.
7) UKBA does not have a system . Customer care officials have no idea on your applications.
following forums like immigrationboard.com, gives you real inputs and makes you feel comfortable that you are not the only one left alone...
All the best Friends......!!!