Tier 1 (General) extension application processing timelines

[McGEE592]

[quote="McGEE592"]1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 1 March 2013
3. Number of dependents applying at same time: 0
4. Date application posted: 23/01/2013 (special delivery)
5. Date application received at UKBA: 24/01/2013
6. Date payment debited: 25/01/03
7. Payment mode : Amex
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 29/01/2013
9. Bio-metric letter received: 2/02/2013 (dated 30/01/2013)
10. Date of bio-metrics enrollment: 04/02/2013
11. Date of approval: 10/02/2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 10/02/2013
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 10/02 /2013
14. Date BRP received: 13/02/2013

Dates updated. My application was approved and returned super quick!

[wasi36]

Life2enjoy & McGEE592 are lucky enough to apply for ILR as time required for ILR 4 years 11 months and 2 days. Bad luck is for every1 that fee is gonna go crazy from 6th april 2013. Tier1 G fee ll be £1550, dependent fee will be £1159. ILR fee will also be increased.

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

[sudeep1106]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General)
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 01/10/2012
3. Number of dependents applying at same time: 0
4. Date application posted: 27/09/2012
5. Date application received at UKBA: 28/09/2012
6. Date payment debited: 04/10/2012
7. Payment mode : CHEQUE
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 08/10/2012

9. Biometric letter received: 26/10/2012 (dated 20/10/2012)
10. Date of biometrics enrollment: 27/10/2012

11. Date of approval: 15/02/2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 26/02/2013 (via one day special delivery envelope which I had included with application)

13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 22/02/2013
14. Date BRP received: 26/02/2013 (Same day as my documents! The approval letter was with the Documents)

[vasuzz]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General)
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 07/02/2013
3. Number of dependents applying at same time: 0
4. Date application posted: 24/01/2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 28/01/2013
6. Date payment debited: N/A
7. Payment mode : BANKERS DRAFT
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 01/02/2013

9. Biometric letter received: 15/02/2013 (dated 11/02/2013)
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 16/02/2013

11. Date of approval: 21/02/2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 26/02/2013

13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 21/02/2013
14. Date BRP received: 26/02/2013

[chonku]

1. Current vignette:Tier 1 (General)
2. Date of expiry of current leave: November, 2012
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 2
4. Date application posted: 18th Sept, 2012
5. Date application received at UKBA: 19th Sept, 2012
6. Date payment debited: 19th Sept, 2012
7. Payment mode : Direct Debit
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 28th Sept, 2012
9. Biometric letter received: 5th Oct, 2012
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 11th Oct, 2012
11. Date of approval: 19th Feb, 2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 21st Feb, 2013
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 19th Feb, 2013 - 19th Feb, 2016
14. Date BRP received: 26th Feb, 2013

[tywang2006]

1. Current vignette HSMP / Tier 1: Tier 1
2. Date of expiry of current leave (visa): 10 03 2013
3. Date application posted: 25 02 2013
4. Payment mode: Banker's draft
5. Date application received at UKBA: 26 02 2013
6. Acknowledgement letter received: 04 03 2013 (data:27 02 2013)
7. Biometric letter received: 06 03 2013 (data:28 02 2013)
8. Date of biometrics enrolment: 07 03 2013
9. Date of approval:
10. Date of return of passport and other documents:
11. Date (new) leave to remain valid from:
12. Date BRP received: Awaited

[pravin.bansod]

1. Current vignette:Tier 1 (General)
2. Date of expiry of current leave: March 2013
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 1
4. Date application posted: 31-Jan
5. Date application received at UKBA: 1-Feb
6. Date payment debited: 4-Feb
7. Payment mode : Debit card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 8-Feb
9. Biometric letter received: 15-Feb
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 16-Feb
11. Date of approval: 21-Feb
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 28-Feb
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from:
14. Date BRP received:

[zaidamjad]

you are very lucky person, is that was normal postal application ?
i applied on 08/10/2012 and still waiting on, boi done on 31/10/2012

[sipra25]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 28 MAR 2013
3. Number of dependents applying at same time: 2
4. Date application posted: 28/02/2013 (special delivery)
5. Date application received at UKBA: 01/03/2013
6. Date payment debited: 04/03/2013
7. Payment mode : Visa Debit Card +Credit Card (Dependent)
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 08/03/2013 (Dated 04/03/2013)

9. Bio-metric letter received:
10. Date of bio-metrics enrollment:
11. Date of approval:
12. Date of return of passport and other documents:
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from:
14. Date BRP received:

[pathikvashi]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 18 March 2013
3. Number of dependents applying at same time: 1
4. Date application posted: 26/02/2013 (special delivery)
5. Date application received at UKBA:27/02/2013
6. Date payment debited: 27/02/2013
7. Payment mode : Visa Credit Card

8. Acknowledgement letter received: 1 Mar 2013 (dated 27/02/2013
9. Bio-metric letter received:
10. Date of bio-metrics enrollment:
11. Date of approval:
12. Date of return of passport and other documents:
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from:
14. Date BRP received:

[timmo]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General)
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 29 SEP 2012
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 0
4. Date application posted: 20 SEP 2012
5. Date application received at UKBA: 21 SEP 2012
6. Date payment debited: ?
7. Payment mode : BANKERS DRAFT
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 8 OCT 2012 , DATED 1 OCT 2012
9. Biometric letter received: 5 OCT 2012, DATED 4 OCT 2012
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 22 OCT 2012
11. Date of approval: 13 FEB 2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 16 FEB 2013
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 14 FEB 2013, valid to 14 FEB 2016
14. Date BRP received: 20 FEB 2013


Utterly ridiculous service. Compensation should be due to those with processing times such as these, the UKBA need to be held accountable. Simply inexcusable.

[tier1uk052010]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 20/05/2013
3. Number of dependents applying at same time: 0
4. Date application posted: 27/02/2013 (Special Delivery)
5. Date application received at UKBA: 28/02/2013
6. Date payment debited: 01/03/2013
7. Payment mode : Visa Debit Card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 06/03/2013 (Dated 01/03/2013)
9. Bio-metric letter received: 07/03/2013 (Dated 04/03/2013)
10. Date of bio-metrics enrollment: 08/03/2013
11. Date of approval: 13/03/2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 15/03/2013 (Special Delivery)
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 13/03/2013 to 13/03/2015
14. Date BRP received: 18/03/2013

I have to do one more extension, hence applied early.

[udayzv]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: April 2013
3. Number of dependents applying at same time: 1
4. Date application posted: 18/02/2013 (Special Delivery)
5. Date application received at UKBA: 19/02/2013
6. Date payment debited: 20/03/2013
7. Payment mode : Visa Debit Card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 22/03/2013 (Dated 20/03/2013)
9. Bio-metric letter received: 02/03/2013
10. Date of bio-metrics enrollment: 02/03/2013
11. Date of approval: 05/03/2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 07/03/2013
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 05/03/2013
14. Date BRP received:08/03/2013

[sagan]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 01 Feb 2013
3. Number of dependents applying at same time: 1
4. Date application posted: 28/01/2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 30/01/2013
6. Date payment debited: 04/02/2013
7. Payment mode : Visa Debit Card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 13/02/2013
9. Bio-metric letter received: 25/02/2013
10. Date of bio-metrics enrollment: 02/03/2013
11. Date of approval: 06/03/2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: pending
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: March 2013
14. Date BRP received: 06/03/2013

[zaidamjad]

applied on 08/10/2012 and still waiting on decision, Boi done on 31/10/2012

[t1x13]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 03 march 2013
3. Number of dependents applying at same time: 1
4. Date application posted: 21/02/2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 22/02/2013
6. Date payment debited: 25/02/2013
7. Payment mode : postal order
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 27/02/2013 dated 25/02/13
9. Bio-metric letter received: 06/03/2013 dated 28/02/2013
10. Date of bio-metrics enrollment: 08/03/2013 dependant bio done 18/03/2013
11. Date of approval: 02 /04/2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 04/04/2013
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 02/04/13 to 02/04/16
14. Date BRP received: 04/04/2013
Thanks everyone in this forum.was helpful when u r in unknown sisuation. Nice way to track your one and it happened. Fast service by ukba apart from dependant bio was missing by post others wise it would have done before

[pt100]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 25 Jan 2013
3. Number of dependents applying at same time: 0
4. Date application posted: 05/01/2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 08/01/2013
6. Date payment debited: 10/01/2013
7. Payment mode : credit card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 11/01/2013 dated 10/01/2013
9. Bio-metric letter received: 30/01/2013 dated 24/01/2013
10. Date of bio-metrics enrollment: 31/01/2013
11. Date of approval: 28/02/2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 04/03/2013
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 28/02/2013
14. Date BRP received: 02/03/2013

[hsyasin]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General)
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 1 April 2013
3. Number of dependents applying at same time: 0
4. Date application posted: 19/02/2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 20/02/2013
6. Date payment debited: 25/02/2013
7. Payment mode : Cheque
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 05/03/2013 dated 28/02/2013
9. Bio-metric letter received: 06/03/2013 dated 01/03/2013
10. Date of bio-metrics enrollment: 07/03/2013
11. Date of approval: 12/03/2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 13/03/2013
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 12/03/2013
14. Date BRP received: 14/03/2013
Alhamdulillah

[cn]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) Leave To Remain
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 27 Feb 2013
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 1
4. Date application posted: 7 Feb 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 8 Feb 2013
6. Date payment debited: 15 Feb 2013
7. Payment mode : Cheque
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 20 Feb 2013 (dated 18 Feb 2013)
9. Biometric letter received: 28 Feb 2013 (dated 25 Feb 2013)
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 6 March 2013
11. Date of approval: 10 March 2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 12 March 2013 (dated 10 March 2013)
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 10 March 2013
14. Date BRP received: 13 March 2013 (dated 10 March 2013)

[mian1]

Please do not forget to include the following details in your post:
1. Current vignette: Tier 1 General
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 28-03-2013
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 1
4. Date application posted: 19 Feb 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 20 Feb 2013
6. Date payment debited: 26 Feb 2013
7. Payment mode : Cheque
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 4 Mar 2013 dated 28 Feb 2013
9. Biometric letter received: 6 March 2013 dated 1 March 20113
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 7 March 2013
11. Date of approval: 12 March 2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: Waiting
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 12 March 2013
14. Date BRP received: 14 March 2013

Employment company Director, Gross Dividend + Gross Salary
wife application return back due to Problem with her payment.
is their any problem with the short of 16 days or it will be OK
thanks

thanks ALL of you for help

[zahmed05]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) Leave To Remain
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 22nd March 2013
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 2
4. Date application posted: 18th Feb 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 19 Feb 2013
6. Date payment debited: 20 Feb 2013
7. Payment mode : Credit Card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 22 Feb 2013
9. Biometric letter received: 6 March 2013 (dated 28 Feb 2013)
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 7 March 2013
11. Date of approval: 12 March 2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 15 March 2013 (dated 12 March 2013)
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 12 March 2013
14. Date BRP received: 15 March 2013 (dated 12 March 2013)

[Trixie22]

1. Current vignette: Child settlement under 18(i'm now 20) of father
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 10-03-2013
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 0
4. Date application posted: 23 Feb 2013 (set form f)
5. Date application received at UKBA: 25 Feb 2013
6. Date payment debited: 26 Feb 2013
7. Payment mode : Debit card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 1 Mar 2013 dated 27 Feb 2013
9. Biometric letter received: 14March 2013 dated 1 March 20113
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 15 March 2013
11. Date of approval: awaiting*
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: Waiting*
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: n/a

[tywang2006]

1. Current vignette HSMP / Tier 1: Tier 1
2. Date of expiry of current leave (visa): 10 03 2013
3. Date application posted: 25 02 2013
4. Payment mode: Banker's draft
5. Date application received at UKBA: 26 02 2013
6. Acknowledgement letter received: 04 03 2013 (data:27 02 2013)
7. Biometric letter received: 06 03 2013 (data:28 02 2013)
8. Date of biometrics enrolment: 07 03 2013
9. Date of approval: 11 03 2013
10. Date of return of passport and other documents: 14 03 2013
11. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 11 03 2013
12. Date BRP received: 13 03 2013

super fast

[dcsean2001]

Hello Everyone, I hope someone can advise me on my problem which i think a lot of migrants must be facing.

I am about to apply for my tier 1 general extension, my visa will be expiring on 10th of May 2013, now because of the Visa fees increasing massively from 6th of April i want to apply before this date as i will be applying for 2 dependents as well.

I have been keeping an eye on "Tier 1 (General) extension application processing timelines" and it seems like people applying these days are getting there visa within a month and i have noticed some of them wont be able to complete full 5 Year route when they apply for ILR because they will be short of few days. I am making this assumption as some of the post above suggest there new Visa starts from before there existing visa expire and assuming there new visa will expire extely after 2 or 3 years from there "Date (new) leave to remain valid from"

my questions is about if this true to apply for ILR you need to have full 5 years in the same category or there is some relaxation if someone is shy of few days?

Also can please people start putting there extension visa expiring date as well.

Regards
Faisal

[desaisonalr]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 General
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 16/06/2013
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 2
4. Date application posted: 14/03/2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 15/03/2013
6. Date payment debited: 19/03/2013
7. Payment mode : Debit card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 21/03/2013 dated 18/03/2013
9. Biometric letter received: 25/03/2013 dated 19/03/2013
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 26/03/2013 - Post office
11. Date of approval: 06/04/2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 09/04/2013
Got approval letters for me and my wife, didnt get a letter for my 2yr daughter
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 16/06/2016
14. Date BRP received: 16/04/2013