ILR postal applications (excluding 10/14 yr.)

[unfair]

Applied for ILR SET(m)
Document sent via Settlement Checking Service 28/11/2011
Document received by HO 30/11/11
Ack letter recieved 02/12/2011
Payment gone through 03/12/2011

ILR received 18/02/2012 dated 10/02/2012

Good luck to you all

[spot]

Applied for ILR SET(m)
Document sent via Settlement Checking Service 28/11/2011
Document received by HO 30/11/11
Ack letter recieved 02/12/2011
Payment gone through 03/12/2011

ILR received 18/02/2012 dated 10/02/2012

Good luck to you all

That's another one done quickly.

Is my imagination, or are November applications getting sorted before some of the October ones?
We were ready for around 12 weeks: now almost 19!

Not happy. We have some plans for a new business together, but all on hold until we get this visa sorted.

p.s. forgot to add congrats!!

[pirzadaz]

Dear Friends sorry to hear about all these horrible stories. I am feeling very frustrated now, is any one in same situation. If I would new that postal application takes that long I would have gone for Face to Face.
I sent my papers on 3rd October.2011 got conformation on 6th October, nothing since then.
I had to cancel all holidays for December, now paid for Holiday starting 22nd March; do you guys think I will get passports back by then?
Regards

[hiphop]

Applied for ILR SET(m)
Document sent via Settlement Checking Service 28/11/2011
Document received by HO 30/11/11
Ack letter recieved 02/12/2011
Payment gone through 03/12/2011

ILR received 18/02/2012 dated 10/02/2012

Good luck to you all

That's another one done quickly.

Is my imagination, or are November applications getting sorted before some of the October ones?
We were ready for around 12 weeks: now almost 19!

Not happy. We have some plans for a new business together, but all on hold until we get this visa sorted.

Well done Unfair!!!!! We applied on november 4th (over 15 weeks now). Our lives are on hold. It is so frustrating

[chrisrich]

Dear Friends sorry to hear about all these horrible stories. I am feeling very frustrated now, is any one in same situation. If I would new that postal application takes that long I would have gone for Face to Face.
I sent my papers on 3rd October.2011 got conformation on 6th October, nothing since then.
I had to cancel all holidays for December, now paid for Holiday starting 22nd March; do you guys think I will get passports back by then?
Regards

hopefully, under which category are you so that we add you on the waiting list.

[pirzadaz]

HSMP (JR)
has any one got passport back applied in first week of october?
Regards

[chrisrich]

Applied for ILR SET(m)
Document sent via Settlement Checking Service 28/11/2011
Document received by HO 30/11/11
Ack letter recieved 02/12/2011
Payment gone through 03/12/2011

ILR received 18/02/2012 dated 10/02/2012

Good luck to you all

Congs Unfair, enjoy your indefinite leave, best of luck for the future

[chrisrich]

HSMP (JR)
has any one got passport back applied in first week of october?
Regards

Added you on the list, check on page 105, people who submitted documents in September are still waiting under that category. Just a little more patience & you will get your documents back

[Rithi]

4th month started..........still iam waiting for my ILR.. (SET (O) WORK PERMIT) IS IT CASE WORKERS SLEEPING THERE!!!!!!!!!!!![/b]

என்ன கொடும சரவணன் இது .........

[MiraclePrayer]

Chrisrich, Thank you for updating the list, while polly_s is away. Let me know if I can help.

Hopefully, we should see some more going through this week.

[unfair]

To all those still waiting, while this may not make you feel any better, I believe SET M applications sent through the Settlement Checking Service are relatively quicker to process. Remember, the emphasis is on "relatively" because although I sent mine via this medium and was assured both in print and verbally that my application would be processed quickly, it still took a good 10 weeks for it to come through. That is too long in my opinion. However, if you compare this to other cases that take 24 weeks and over, then the Settlement Checking Service is relatively quicker. It costs an average of £80.00 though and, your partner has to be present at the appointment.
I support all the grievances being put forward regarding processing times. The HO need to be aware, that applicants are not asking for their applications to be approved quickly. They are asking for decisions to be made faster! There is a difference. If an applicant presents a straightforward case, of what benefit is it to the HO to delay the processing? Unless it is a deliberate tactic to test the resolve of married couples and hope that something goes wrong during that window, I can't really fathom why? Or is it just to force applicants into using the premium service?
I really wish I had used the premium service though. For a few hundred pounds, I could have been saved the psychological trauma of looking out for the post man each morning for 10 weeks!
I am glad to have come out of this mental torture with a successful application and hope you all succeed in yours.

[spot]

To all those still waiting, while this may not make you feel any better, I believe SET M applications sent through the Settlement Checking Service are relatively quicker to process. Remember, the emphasis is on "relatively" because although I sent mine via this medium and was assured both in print and verbally that my application would be processed quickly, it still took a good 10 weeks for it to come through. That is too long in my opinion. However, if you compare this to other cases that take 24 weeks and over, then the Settlement Checking Service is relatively quicker. It costs an average of £80.00 though and, your partner has to be present at the appointment.
I support all the grievances being put forward regarding processing times. The HO need to be aware, that applicants are not asking for their applications to be approved quickly. They are asking for decisions to be made faster! There is a difference. If an applicant presents a straightforward case, of what benefit is it to the HO to delay the processing? Unless it is a deliberate tactic to test the resolve of married couples and hope that something goes wrong during that window, I can't really fathom why? Or is it just to force applicants into using the premium service?
I really wish I had used the premium service though. For a few hundred pounds, I could have been saved the psychological trauma of looking out for the post man each morning for 10 weeks!
I am glad to have come out of this mental torture with a successful application and hope you all succeed in yours.

We did ours through the checking service, and we are still waiting; now 19 weeks!
Ours is not so straight forward (though easily explained), and because of this we were advised NOT to go through the same day service. We decided on the checking service. We were actually amazed at the lack of basic ILR knowledge shown by the person checking our documents. The experience left us more stressed out.
Lesson is do NOT use the checking service if your application is anything but straightforward.

[bob-russell]

I believe it is to encourage people to pay more! However the more people taking this route the longer it is to process postal applications. The UKBA are clearly incapable of doing their job properly!

I think we will all be able to breath a sigh of relief and sleep more soundly in our beds once the Border Force are removed from UKBA control. Next step is to get decent management into the visa processing side of the UKBA!

Clearly it is an agency that need to be wound up and replaced by competence!

[unfair]

To all those still waiting, while this may not make you feel any better, I believe SET M applications sent through the Settlement Checking Service are relatively quicker to process. Remember, the emphasis is on "relatively" because although I sent mine via this medium and was assured both in print and verbally that my application would be processed quickly, it still took a good 10 weeks for it to come through. That is too long in my opinion. However, if you compare this to other cases that take 24 weeks and over, then the Settlement Checking Service is relatively quicker. It costs an average of £80.00 though and, your partner has to be present at the appointment.
I support all the grievances being put forward regarding processing times. The HO need to be aware, that applicants are not asking for their applications to be approved quickly. They are asking for decisions to be made faster! There is a difference. If an applicant presents a straightforward case, of what benefit is it to the HO to delay the processing? Unless it is a deliberate tactic to test the resolve of married couples and hope that something goes wrong during that window, I can't really fathom why? Or is it just to force applicants into using the premium service?
I really wish I had used the premium service though. For a few hundred pounds, I could have been saved the psychological trauma of looking out for the post man each morning for 10 weeks!
I am glad to have come out of this mental torture with a successful application and hope you all succeed in yours.

We did ours through the checking service, and we are still waiting; now 19 weeks!
Ours is not so straight forward (though easily explained), and because of this we were advised NOT to go through the same day service. We decided on the checking service. We were actually amazed at the lack of basic ILR knowledge shown by the person checking our documents. The experience left us more stressed out.
Lesson is do NOT use the checking service if your application is anything but straightforward.

I am sorry to hear about your situation. You are right about the incompetency of the personnel employed at the Settlement Checking Service. The lady who checked my documents tried to convince me, that it was better to provide documents in INDIVIDUAL names rather than JOINT NAMES. Common sense tells me the latter provides a stronger proof of cohabitation. She didn't even have to refer to HO guidelines. This is simple common sense. I stood my ground and she went to consult one of her colleagues who confirmed that I was right. That rattled my confidence a bit as I didn't know what further mess she was going to cause my application before forwarding it to the HO. I nearly withdrew my application from them. I don't blame them much. I blame the HO for not ensuring they are properly trained and also, provide better monitoring mechanisms to ensure that their work is top notch. I plan filing a complaint regarding the incompetence of that employee but now that I have received my ILR, I am wondering if I still should. Lol

[chrisrich]

Last updated on 21/02/12



Successful
Set M
luke79 - applied on 15/09/2011 - after 16 weeks
invincible27 -applied on 20/10/2011 - 13 weeks
bazzy_1 applied on 03/11/11- approved after 11 weeks
simbal applied on 18/11/11- after 11 weeks
smz applied on 23/11/11- after 11 weeks
doggles applied on 10/10/2011 - after 17 weeks
kayaniii applied on 07/01/2012 – after 6 weeks
Unfair applied on 28/11/2011 - after 11 weeks
mai12 applied on 30/10/2011- after 16 weeks

Set O
lifeonhold applied on 08/08/11- after 22 weeks
Rennie applied on 25/8/11- after 19 weeks
totallylegit applied on 7/9/11- after 19 weeks
victorlcb applied on 12/9/11- after 18 weeks
SETO25Oct2011applied on 20/10/2011- after 12 weeks (after letter of expedite)
GSOTodd applied on 05/09/11- approved after 19 weeks
albert11 applied on 10/09/2011- after 21 weeks
shuklap applied on 24/11/11- after 11 weeks
2011ILR-2012 applied on 05/12/2011 - after 9 weeks
ratish123 applied on 12 Sep 2011 - after 22 weeks ( sent expedite)
rjn360 applied 21/09/2011 - after 22 weeks
cuncfbrk applied on 31/10/2011 - after 16 weeks
mazuv applied on 28 Sep 2011 - after 21 weeks
Money123 applied on 26th/8/11 - ILR stamped Nov 2011, went to old address , passport recieved after 25 weeks


Set O JR
uyi.controller applied on 30/7/11 -after 23 weeks
p5004 appliedon 16/08/2011 after 19 weeks
TEDDY61 applied 19/08/2011 - after 21 weeks
mollymaik applied on 20/08/11- after 19 weeks
a-s applied on 22/08/2011- after 21 weeks
kollexy applied on 28/08/2011- after 17 weeks
Nemo2011 applied on 30/08/2011- after 19 weeks
I-L-R-2011 applied on 31/08/11- after 20 weeks
Doubletrouble applied on 06/09/11- after 20 weeks
abdul23 applied on 25/08/2011- after 22 weeks
kamicool applied on 18/08/11- after 24 weeks
ishareef17 applied on 09/09/11- after 21 weeks
liner2011 applied on 21/09/11 -after 21 weeks

Waiting

SET M
speed120 applied on 04/08/11- now waiting 29 weeks
Gaku applied on 6/9/11- now waiting 24 weeks
spot applied on 11/10/2011- now waiting 19 weeks
jinky applied 19/10/2011 -now waiting 18 weeks
zari83 applied 19/10/2011 - now waiting 18 weeks
thiru123 applied on 24/10/11- now waiting 17 weeks
boniface applied on 02/11/2011 -now waiting 16 weeks
hiphop applied on 04/11/2011- now waiting 16 weeks
gid1818 applied on 21/11/2011 -now waiting 13 weeks
sdwaitingidr on 2/12/11 -now waiting 12 weeks
Paperclip101 applied on 5/12/11- now waiting 11 weeks
pymapp applied on 6/12/11 - now waiting 11 weeks
Skymoon applied 08/12/2011- now waiting 11 weeks
SetMyasin applied 13/12/2011- now waiting 11 weeks
Max applied on 12/12/2011 - now waiting 10 weeks
chrisrich applied on 19/12/2011- now waiting 9 weeks
ShahG applied on 19/12/2011- now waiting 9 weeks
polly_s applied on 22/12/2011- now waiting 9 weeks
muzy applied on 23/12/ 2011 - now waiting 9 weeks
Zhimin applied on 24/12/2011 -now waiting 9 weeks
gregos applied on 3 feb 2012 VIA PEO - now waiting 3 weeks



SET O
MiraclePrayer applied on 06/09/2011 -now waiting 24 weeks
Shuklac78 applied on 15/9/11- now waiting 23 weeks
septILR applied on 24th Sep 2011 - now waiting 22 weeks
amsidk applied on 11/10/11- now waiting 19 weeks
teluguabbayi applied on 13/10/11 - now waiting 19 weeks
Dondanell applied on 25/10/2011 -now waiting 18 weeks
Preacher applied on 31/10/2011- now waiting 17 weeks
tushars applied on 01/11/2011 - now waiting 16 weeks
gvijaygadde applied on 11/11/11- now waiting 14 weeks
humtum76 applied on 14/11/11- now waiting 14 weeks
Rithi applied on 15/11/11- now waiting 14 weeks
manishchaudhry applied on 16/11/11- now waiting 14 weeks
shortwait applied on 29/11/11- now waiting 12 weeks
tannipartner applied on 27/12/11- now waiting 8 weeks
bump applied on 05/01/12- now waiting 7 weeks
chikalo2006 applied 14/01/12 - now waiting 6 weeks


SET O JR
SET(O)ILR_JR applied on 15/09/2011 - now waiting 23 weeks
drsk applied on 20/09/2011- now waiting 22 weeks
superman555 applied on 23/09/2011 - now waiting 22 weeks
gj6ab5657 applied on 28/9/11- now waiting 21 weeks
pirzadaz applied on 3rd October 2011 - now waiting 20 weeks
susan1228 applied on 07/10/2011-now waiting 20 weeks
cagedhorse applied on 14/10/2011- now waiting 19 weeks
moraa applied on 14/10/2011 -now waiting 19 weeks
Waiting2011 applied on 24/10/2011 - now waiting 17 weeks
VN applied on 11/11/2011 -now 14 waiting
kalpulli applied on 22/11/2011- now waiting 13 weeks
khan42 applied on 24/11/2011 - now waiting 13 weeks
BRP applied on 16/1/2012- now waiting 5 weeks
hsmp2010 applied on 30/01/2012 -now waiting 4 weeks
msimran1 applied on 18/1/12, docs reached 3/2/12- now waiting 3 weeks





Successful for w/c 03/01/12 - rennie, p5004, luke79, lifeonhold, kollexy
Successful for w/c 09/01/12 - uyi.controller, mollymaik, teddy61,nemo2011
Successful for w/c 16/01/12- totallylegit, victorlcb, a-s, SETO25Oct2011, invicible27
Successful for w/c 23/01/12- I-L-R-2011, bazzy_1, GSTodd, doubletrouble,abdul23
Successful for w/c 30/01/2012 - kamicool, ishareef17.
Successful for w/c 06/02/2012 - simbal, smz, albert11, Shuklap, 2011ILR-2012
Successful for w/c 13/02/2012 -liner2011,doggles, Ratish123, kayanii, Unfair
Successful for w/c 20/2/2012- mai12, rjn360,cuncfbrk,mazuv
Successful for w/c 27/2/2012- Money123

[chrisrich]

Chrisrich, Thank you for updating the list, while polly_s is away. Let me know if I can help.

Hopefully, we should see some more going through this week.

Hi MiraclePrayer, i only started updating the list because a few changes had to be made & you seemed to be away for some reason. Please confirm that you are now back so you can carry on. It's good to keep it update so Polly_s doesn't have any backlog to deal with when she comes back. Will be waiting, thank you.

[mai12]

sent application set(m) 30 oct 2010.received letter from ukba at 1nov,received passport with ilr stamp 21.2.2012

[chrisrich]

sent application set(m) 30 oct 2010.received letter from ukba at 1nov,received passport with ilr stamp 21.2.2012

mai12, i want to add you on the list but im abit confused, did you send the application in 2010 or 2011? Please confirm.
I encourage all silent readers to come foward so we add you to the list.

[mai12]

sorry it was 2011,

[boniface]

sent application set(m) 30 oct 2010.received letter from ukba at 1nov,received passport with ilr stamp 21.2.2012

Congrats mai12! When was the ILR stamped?

[chrisrich]

sent application set(m) 30 oct 2010.received letter from ukba at 1nov,received passport with ilr stamp 21.2.2012

Thanks for the reply, & Congs mai12, enjoy the moment & best of luck for the future.

[mai12]

it was stamp 9 feb 2012,it was my husband application,

[BRP]

Hi

Can you add me on the list please.

SET (O) JR

Date applied : 16/01/2012
Money debited :17/01/2012
Acknoledgement letter received : 18/01/2012
Now waiting.......

[kayaniii]

hey guys very quick one

as i have got my passport last week with ILR stamp on it.

but i have received a letter with it saying WE HAVE EXTENDED YOUR STAY .. what does it mean ??

its not extention its ILR isin't ??

but my passport says ILR no extention ?? is anybody came across to this ?? lol

Thanks n best of luck to everyone whos waitin for their ILR inshallah

[chrisrich]

hey guys very quick one

as i have got my passport last week with ILR stamp on it.

but i have received a letter with it saying WE HAVE EXTENDED YOUR STAY .. what does it mean ??

its not extention its ILR isin't ??

but my passport says ILR no extention ?? is anybody came across to this ?? lol

Thanks n best of luck to everyone whos waitin for their ILR inshallah

Congs Kayaniii! Enjoy your indefinate leave. It's the stamp that matters & says it all, sure they have extended your stay.... & the stamp says indefinitely.Best of luck for the future.