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Congratulations buddy! you have received your ILR!! I told you that it would arrive in a few days
I received three pages with my documents, the first was the same "I am returning the enclosed passport and supporting documents.." which does NOT state anywhere whether your ILR has been approved.
Then the 2 other sheets (I attached a picture of the sheet in my previous post confirming that I received my ILR) which confusingly had the heading "THESE NOTES ARE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND DO NOT CONVEY THE GRANT OF ILR" but the paragraph underneath that heading stated "Your application for indefinite leave to remain in the UK has been approved. You will be sent a Biometric Residence Permit as confirmation of your indefinite leave to remain in the UK"
Its a little odd that you didnt receive the latter, but I think it may just be a case of the Home Office forgetting to include it with your documents. If your visa was refused, you would have gotten a letter which clearly specifies that it has been refused and why along with your documents. See Dypstar's post -
http://www.immigrationboards.com/indefi ... ml#p972339
Furthermore, the fact that you are receiving a new BRP indicates that your ILR has been approved, I would assume they would have returned our old BRP (if you still had valid leave to remain on your old visa) so that you could continue to live in the UK till the expiry of your previous visa.
I would like another expert to provide their opinion here and will watch your developments closely, but as far as my knowledge and understanding is concerned, you have been granted ILR and you will get your new BRP next week and your 10 year jail sentence is now over
All the best for the future and good luck
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Hi Nik
Thanks for the reply. I didn't receive the old BRP with the documents. That had my leave to remain which was valid till July 2014. It appears that they have retained it. It's bizarre the letter doesn't say that your application has been approved. I find it strange that you have received it, some others too. I haven't not sure why or whether that is a genuine mistake. Some moderators or seniors can you please shed some light.
On the other hand, I phoned DX this morning and they said a package from HO is on it's way and I should have it on Monday.
What I don't understand how difficult is it for them to say explicitly that your application has been approved. Just doesn't make sense.
Let's see what Monday brings about.