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by ILR_Applicant_UK » Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:47 pm
CRITERIA - 5 years plus 1 year ILR
Type - NCS (Scotland)
Date of submission - 13th May 2011
Date reached HO - 17 May 2011
Date of debit of credit card - 23 May 2011
Date of receipt of acknowledgement - 26 May 2011 - thru post.
Date of receipt of approval - 15 Sep dated 5th Sep
Date of receipt of invitation letter from council - None
Date of Ceremony - 20th Sep, pvt ceremony
Other Updates:
1st August 2011: Wife received a call from HO asking for a clarification.
5th August 2011: Called HO line, same answer "Awating Case Worker Allocation", mentioned that fact that we received a call from HO for clarification, and did that not mean a case worker had been allocated, was told I'm reading too much into it and that preliminary checks were going on and the phone call was part of that.
12 Aug: Called again, still awaiting Case Worker Allocation, applications take 3-6 months!!
19 Aug: Called again, still awaiting Case Worker Allocation, applications take 3-6 months!!
26 Aug: Called again, still awaiting Case Worker Allocation, applications take 3-6 months!!
2nd Sep: Wife called, was told Case Worker has been allocated, applications take 3-6 months!!
7th Sep: Called, was told a decision has recently been made, but no letter has been posted yet. She of course wouldn't/couldn't tell me what the decision was. Awaiting anxiously for the letter
9th Sept: Call again, update: Letter printed, would probably get posted later in the day.
15 Sep: 3 letters came through... !!!!! The Journey is almost over... callled the council straight away and managed to get a slot for a priavte oath ceremony on 20th Sept.
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ILR_Applicant_UK on Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:07 pm, edited 3 times in total.