SET (Protection) Route applications

[milleniumx99]

Hello everyone, any new updates? We are running out of new comments or timelines.

Mine is just starting:

Application Received by HO - 7 July 13

No other correspondence or info yet.

Cheers

[Ahmed008]

I am not sure what this conversation is, but IF YOU ARE MARRIED TO A BRITISH CITIZEN, and you have the ILR, you will be eligible for the naturalization process. Please dont listen to anyone else because I just received the letter accepting my naturalization and to go to book for the ceremony. I got really scared when I read about that if you get your ILR through SET protection you cant apply for naturalization straight away. It is not true and check with the Home Office. Good luck to everyone, I hope you all the best of luck.



[quote="Peterpan81"][quote="Serina26"][

Hi Peterpan,

Are you sure we are allowed to do that. How about the 12 months residency requirement. I know in the past that was not required or HO was not too bothered about it. I have many friends who applied after their ILR and got their application accepted during 2010 to 2012 without waiting 12 months. Bear in mind those people were from legacy cases and they were all living in the UK for more than 6 years at the time of their apllications. However, i have heard that recently HO refuses anyone applying before the 12 months residency period!! No matter how long they have lived here, they should wait and be free for at least 12 months from immigration control..

I know until July 2012 HO was not too bothered about it as one of my friend's naturalisation application got accepted straight after his ILR. But i read a post on the naturalisation thread the other day and an applicant was refused and was asked to wait for 12 months after his/her ILR.

Do you know anyone personally that have applied lately and got their application accepted. Cos i am in the same boat as you are. As a matter of fact i have already applied. I applied 10 days after i got my ILR. So far no news but i am really stressed and almost sure that they will refuse me.

Please let me know of anything you might know on this matter, I would appreciate anyone else who may have got some news for I and Peterpan..

Thanks[/quote]

You are correct, but the only exemption from that if you are married to aBC then you dont need to wait for 12 months as far as you can prove with your ILR your presence physically and lawfully in the UK for the last 3 years.... NCS went through the checklist when I applied and fullfiled their criteria.[/quote]


Hi everyone,

[u]BE CAREFUL, DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY![/u]

Sorry to disappoint you, but That is actually incorrect. While it is true that if you have been married to a British citizen, for at least 3 years, you can apply for citizenship straight away after being issued with ILR; [b]however[/b], your ILR needs to be obtained through the marriage route in which case it would be an an extention of the same citizenship route. You [u]CANNOT[/u] apply for citizenship straight after ILR that was obtained via the Protection Route (even though you may have been married to a British Citizen for the last 3 years). You can't switch from one citizenship path to another halfway through the process without making a formal request for change. My friend applied in November 2012, but she got turned down despite being married to a British citizen for the last 3 years. She was told her ILR was a refugee one.[u] IF[/u] she had obtained her ILR through the spouse route, then her application would have been processed as normal.[b][/b][b][/b]. Now she is waiting until she completes her 12 month period, i.e. till November 2013 to re-submit her application.[u][/u][/quote]

NCS have checked the docs and they have said it is fine to apply..
Will just have to wait and see[/quote]

[Peterpan81]

[quote="Ahmed008"]I am not sure what this conversation is, but IF YOU ARE MARRIED TO A BRITISH CITIZEN, and you have the ILR, you will be eligible for the naturalization process. Please dont listen to anyone else because I just received the letter accepting my naturalization and to go to book for the ceremony. I got really scared when I read about that if you get your ILR through SET protection you cant apply for naturalization straight away. It is not true and check with the Home Office. Good luck to everyone, I hope you all the best of luck.


Totally agree, I got my ILR via SET Protection, and married to a British citizen, applied 2 weeks from ILR, got approved and had my ceremony and Passport Interview....
Serina you might need to have a chat with your freind why she was refused !!

[yahwadud]

Hello guys.just want to ask you forum members if you guys on Set(protection route ) pays the biometric fingerprint fee at the post office or did any of you ever win an appeal and did biometric free at post office? . You reply will be highly appreciated

[babe_khyber]

Hello guys.just want to ask you forum members if you guys on Set(protection route ) pays the biometric fingerprint fee at the post office or did any of you ever win an appeal and did biometric free at post office? . You reply will be highly appreciated

Its seems to me for a long time set protection route members are sleeped since 31st july no body shared some information about good news or bed news from the home office.
babe khyber

[Baskarnisha1957]

All,

Wish to share my application timeline,

Application made - 1st July
Application returned for correction - 17 July
Application re posted 18 jul
Brp enrolment invitation received 1st aug
Brp biometric done 2nd aug
Brp received 18 sep
Documents & approval letter received 19 sep
Myself and my son had ilr
Wife's ilr refused (qualification period)

[babe_khyber]

All,

Wish to share my application timeline,

Application made - 1st July
Application returned for correction - 17 July
Application re posted 18 jul
Brp enrolment invitation received 1st aug
Brp biometric done 2nd aug
Brp received 18 sep
Documents & approval letter received 19 sep
Myself and my son had ilr
Wife's ilr refused (qualification period)

Congratulation. and best wishes for the next step.
babe khyber

[yamawida]

Soon after receiving ILR (protection route) some people straightaway apply for citizenship. Here, Home Office has discretion to allow applications from people who do not meet 'immigration time restriction' or '12 months of the residential qualifying period'. Some people are approved and some people are refused. Below link will explain you why some applications are approved despite not waiting for ’12 months of the residential quality period’ after they got their ILR.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... iew=Binary

Does anyone have experience of getting British Citizenship without waiting for ‘12 months residential qualifying period’ after they got their ILR through protection route?

[yamawida]

My time line for SET Protection Route.

14 September sent my application
16 September UKBA received
04 October biometric letter received
04 October enrolled biometric
22 November Approval letter received
27 November BRP card

[amobhebhe]

Hi guys
How long is the wait for ILD wait through SET

[Padsy]

Everyone has gone quiet on this thread, anyone with news???

[Padsy]

This is my timeline so far
Application sent on 12/03/2014
Acknowledgement letter received 26/03/2014
Biometrics enrolled 29/03/2015
Still awaiting outcome

[aminy]

Hi every one on this furam
anyone recently has got ilr
how long it takes I applied through set protection
on 14/04/2014
Did biometric on 28/04/2014
Still waiting for outcom ...

[aminy]

Please guys share your experience of set protection

[destiny2014]

This is my timeline so far
Application sent on 12/03/2014
Acknowledgement letter received 26/03/2014
Biometrics enrolled 29/03/2015
Still awaiting outcome

Hi,Padsy! Since you applied,over three months has passed.Have you received your ilr? This is my timeline.

Application sent 03/06/2014.
Biometrics enrolment done 14/06/2014.
Waiting for the outcome now.

[destiny2014]

Hi every one on this furam
anyone recently has got ilr
how long it takes I applied through set protection
on 14/04/2014
Did biometric on 28/04/2014
Still waiting for outcom ...

Hi,aminy! I‘ve found since July 2013 normally people receive
their ilr about one and a half months after the biometric
enrolment. Hopefully you will receive yours soon.

[aminy]

Any one has good news recently

[destiny2014]

Any one has good news recently

aminy,I think you may get yours later this month,and I‘ll get mine in September. Hopefully my prediction comes true.
Best luck to all of us!

[destiny2014]

It has been quiet so long here. Guys please make your contributions and share your information no matter good or bad. I feel quite lonely here.

[aminy]

Hi: destiny2014
I hope we both get ours soon but homeoffice is slow
consider to last year but hopefully everyone get ilr at end....

[Asazi]

Hi all,

Application 4 March
Reply with biometric letter 15 March
Biometrics done and sent same day 15 March
16 weeks and waiting

It seems that the 12 week max of last year is no longer applicable now.

I wonder if the whole passport fiasco in Liverpool is affecting us too?

Nothing to o but wait for the 6 months they promised.

[destiny2014]

Nice to see aminy turn up again! asazi,welcome you
in.Actually,I‘m also a new comer. Last year the longest waiting time is 9 months.Hopefully this year it won‘t be so long before everyone gets ilr.
asazi,you‘re right. Towards the end of 2013,it seemed that the home office speeded up their processing.Nearly every forum friend got ilr within 3 months.Now from your example,we can see they slow down again.
God bless us all! We dont need to wait too long for our ilr.

[Asazi]

Good morning all. I come bearing good news. I got a royal mail misses delivery note yesterday. Just came from the sorting office. IT ARRIVED! !!! My docs and approval letter dated 3 July. My brp will be delivered by DX separately. So that's 16 weeks in total, 14 weeks after biometrics. Soon it will be your turn.

[destiny2014]

Good morning all. I come bearing good news. I got a royal mail misses delivery note yesterday. Just came from the sorting office. IT ARRIVED! !!! My docs and approval letter dated 3 July. My brp will be delivered by DX separately. So that's 16 weeks in total, 14 weeks after biometrics. Soon it will be your turn.

Congratulations,Asazi! Best luck for your next step!
All other friends,please come and share our experience
together. Good news will come one by one!

[DaveSE19]

Hi everyone,

I have applied for IRL SET (Protection) Route and after 17 weeks I haven't got my ILR.

My details are:

Application 8 March 2014
Reply with biometric letter 19 March 2014
Biometrics done and sent same day 20 March 2014

Now it's 9th June (over 4 months) and I'm starting to get worried that they might have lost my documents.

What do you suggest? Is 4 months normal? Or should I contact them?

Thanks,

Dave