10 years long residence applications

[MALIK_KHAN]

A big hello to every one on forum
By the grace of Almight Allah i have recieved my ILR approval letter today
My time line is
Applicationi send :16/08/2013
Biometric Done: 06/09/2013
Approval Letter Recieved: 10/12/13
BRP Card: waiting

Thankyou Somuch to every one and specialy a big thankyou to all senior members specially " DAMANISSHALLO " for helping me in preparing my application as i did it on my own with the help from this forum

Thanks again

[GMHAMARF]

I got my Ilr today.

Timeline:

Application Date: 09/08/2013

Ack: 16/08/2013

Bio letter received : 27/08/2013

Bio letter reported lost: 02/09/2013

RE Bio Letter Received : 03/10/2013

Bio registered: 04/10/2013

Brp Approved : 05/12/2013

Brp Received : 09/12/2013

I had 45 days gap before completing my 10 years. It means that it does not metter even if you have more than 28 days gap. But on the date of decision you should complete your qualifying period .

Thanx and good luck for the rest.

Many congrats!!! Bless...

[GMHAMARF]

A big hello to every one on forum
By the grace of Almight Allah i have recieved my ILR approval letter today
My time line is
Applicationi send :16/08/2013
Biometric Done: 06/09/2013
Approval Letter Recieved: 10/12/13
BRP Card: waiting

Thankyou Somuch to every one and specialy a big thankyou to all senior members specially " DAMANISSHALLO " for helping me in preparing my application as i did it on my own with the help from this forum

Thanks again

Many congrats!!! Bless...

[adrees246]

Many many congralation let see what happen with our application

[Lalla]

I got my Ilr today.

Timeline:

Application Date: 09/08/2013

Ack: 16/08/2013

Bio letter received : 27/08/2013

Bio letter reported lost: 02/09/2013

RE Bio Letter Received : 03/10/2013

Bio registered: 04/10/2013

Brp Approved : 05/12/2013

Brp Received : 09/12/2013

I had 45 days gap before completing my 10 years. It means that it does not metter even if you have more than 28 days gap. But on the date of decision you should complete your qualifying period .

Thanx and good luck for the rest.

CONGRATS

[Lalla]

A big hello to every one on forum
By the grace of Almight Allah i have recieved my ILR approval letter today
My time line is
Applicationi send :16/08/2013
Biometric Done: 06/09/2013
Approval Letter Recieved: 10/12/13
BRP Card: waiting

Thankyou Somuch to every one and specialy a big thankyou to all senior members specially " DAMANISSHALLO " for helping me in preparing my application as i did it on my own with the help from this forum

Thanks again

CONGRATS

[ppycrmt]

What postal service do they use to deliver your ILR?

[JTF2007]

What postal service do they use to deliver your ILR?

Dear ppycrmt,

I believe It is Royal mail 2nd class recorded.

[Ashblackhawk]

Congrats, guys.

[meb4ne1]

Congrats azaam and MALIK_KHAN!

Now looking at ppycrmt, Lalla, JTF2007 and Ashblackhawk for the good news I pray you guys get it done and dusted this week!

[meb4ne1]

And someone shared this in the main forum, worth a read for people waiting for BRP invitation letter.

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=152973

Dear all,

As posted on 13/11/2013, I applied for for ILR usinf SET(LR) form on 5/11/2013. My application was received and payment taken out my credit card on 7/11/2013 after which I received acknowledgement letter on 13/11/2013. I was expecting to receive biometric letter fairly soon afterwards as some people have received biometric enrolment letter after a week of payment clearing. However, this is where the shoe pinches.

I rang the UKBA on their 0870 number on 25/11 and 4/12/2013 to check on how soon I could get the afore-mentioned letter but to my surprise I was told that my application has not been uploaded on their system. On both occasions, I provided them with UKBA reference number provided on acknowledgement letter, Royal Mail Special delivery tracking number (which shows that my application was received on 6/11/2013), Date of birth, Nationality and even previous UKBA reference number but all to no avail. They could not confirm that my application has been received even when I told them that it surely must have been received for them to have taken the money from my credit card. Anyway, the officer I spoke to on 4/12/2013 eventually told me after more that 20 minutes on the phone and several times being put on hold to make checks; that they were dealing with August applications and that I should just wait as they guideline states that it takes up to 6 months for a decision to be made. I was confused and a bit upset but I had to let go as I needed to go to work. But after reflecting on the whole situation, I decided to call again yesterday and this time, I told the officer on the phone that I understood that they well publicised guide line says that decision is provided within months or what have you but my query was not about a decision being made on my case but rather that I found it strange that I made an application using the right form and sent it to the right address and subsequently had fee taken out and acknowledgement letter sent to me since 13/11/2013; only to be told that none of their own activities (fee taken and acknowledgement letter) could be found on their system. Again i provided the officer in a calm manner all the details including Royal Mail SD number. At the end he agreed that there was something amiss and took a contact number stating that he would raise a query with the correct department and that someone would be in touch with me with 48 hours to let me know what is happening with my application.

I received a call this morning form another UKBA Officer who was very apologetic and stated that my application has now been uploaded on their system and that a biometric enrolment has been sent to me this morning and that I should receive it within next few days. I asked what had happened and the Officer stated that it was something to do with change made from 28/10/2013 which has affected their internal processes... I'm not sure if I was much convinced but the main thing for me is that my application is at last uploaded on their system and the biometric letter is on its way to me. This is a big relief to me as I am expecting to go for a few job interviews and new employer would have to made checks with UKBA as my passport is not with me at the moment and imagine UKBA telling them that actually we cannot see anything on our system...

I thought I should share this with you in case others finds themselves in this awful situation.

PS: In my original post, I stated that I have been in the UK since June 2003. This is an error as I have been lawfully in the UK since June 2002.

[JTF2007]

Congrats azaam and MALIK_KHAN!

Now looking at ppycrmt, Lalla, JTF2007 and Ashblackhawk for the good news I pray you guys get it done and dusted this week!

Thank you dear,

I will update forum ASAP.

[ppycrmt]

Ok thanks, so I just have to keep an eye for the postman.

What postal service do they use to deliver your ILR?

Dear ppycrmt,

I believe It is Royal mail 2nd class recorded.

[ppycrmt]

Thanks. Fingers crossed, I am hoping to get mine before the end of this week.

Congrats azaam and MALIK_KHAN!

Now looking at ppycrmt, Lalla, JTF2007 and Ashblackhawk for the good news I pray you guys get it done and dusted this week!

[Ashblackhawk]

Hi guys,

Just got confirmation from my solicitor, that he has received my ILR LR approval letter few mins back, BioMetric is yet to come. I will post entire time line again once biometric card arrives.

Application date: 16th August
Biometric : 09 or 11th September dont remember exactly. I will recheck.

Good luck to all applications.

Best Regards,

Ash

[adrees246]

Congrats

[Ashblackhawk]

Quick question to Guru's here:

I am on Tier-2 sponsorship right now, I have my ILR (LR) approved. Do I need to send change in circumstances form to inform HomeOffice/UKBA about it ? or I just ask my company and their solicitor to do the needful.

Regards,

Ash

[Haider]

Hi everyone, Just received ILR approval letter and passport today by the royal mail in the 1st class-recorded-A4 envelope I gave with my application. Now waiting for the BRP to come within 7-10 days. Thanks a lot to the participants of this forum for their substantial and timely physical and mental support. I will be keeping in touch with the forum and give support whenever I can. Good luck to those yet to get result.

[Superstar789]

Congratulations brother Haider, Can you please update us with your timeline? Thanks

Hi everyone, Just received ILR approval letter and passport today by the royal mail in the 1st class-recorded-A4 envelope I gave with my application. Now waiting for the BRP to come within 7-10 days. Thanks a lot to the participants of this forum for their substantial and timely physical and mental support. I will be keeping in touch with the forum and give support whenever I can. Good luck to those yet to get result.

[Haider]

Congratulations brother Haider, Can you please update us with your timeline? Thanks

Hi everyone, Just received ILR approval letter and passport today by the royal mail in the 1st class-recorded-A4 envelope I gave with my application. Now waiting for the BRP to come within 7-10 days. Thanks a lot to the participants of this forum for their substantial and timely physical and mental support. I will be keeping in touch with the forum and give support whenever I can. Good luck to those yet to get result.

Skydrive updated. Applied 13/8/13. Biomet done 28/8/13.

[Superstar789]

Congratulations Azaam.....

I got my Ilr today.

Timeline:

Application Date: 09/08/2013

Ack: 16/08/2013

Bio letter received : 27/08/2013

Bio letter reported lost: 02/09/2013

RE Bio Letter Received : 03/10/2013

Bio registered: 04/10/2013

Brp Approved : 05/12/2013

Brp Received : 09/12/2013

I had 45 days gap before completing my 10 years. It means that it does not metter even if you have more than 28 days gap. But on the date of decision you should complete your qualifying period .

Thanx and good luck for the rest.

[Superstar789]

Many many Congratulations Malik G......

A big hello to every one on forum
By the grace of Almight Allah i have recieved my ILR approval letter today
My time line is
Applicationi send :16/08/2013
Biometric Done: 06/09/2013
Approval Letter Recieved: 10/12/13
BRP Card: waiting

Thankyou Somuch to every one and specialy a big thankyou to all senior members specially " DAMANISSHALLO " for helping me in preparing my application as i did it on my own with the help from this forum

Thanks again

[Superstar789]

Congrats


quote="setlrapplicant"]Just want to update that today i received my BRP



Application sent: 14 AUG 2013
ACK letter received: 19 AUG 2013 (date on letter is 16 AUG 2013)
Biometric letter received: 27 AUG 2013
Biometric done: 02 SEP 2013
Approval letter and Passport received: 07/12/13 (date on letter is 04/12/13)
BRP cards : 09/12/13[/quote]

[GMHAMARF]

And someone shared this in the main forum, worth a read for people waiting for BRP invitation letter.

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=152973

Dear all,

As posted on 13/11/2013, I applied for for ILR usinf SET(LR) form on 5/11/2013. My application was received and payment taken out my credit card on 7/11/2013 after which I received acknowledgement letter on 13/11/2013. I was expecting to receive biometric letter fairly soon afterwards as some people have received biometric enrolment letter after a week of payment clearing. However, this is where the shoe pinches.

I rang the UKBA on their 0870 number on 25/11 and 4/12/2013 to check on how soon I could get the afore-mentioned letter but to my surprise I was told that my application has not been uploaded on their system. On both occasions, I provided them with UKBA reference number provided on acknowledgement letter, Royal Mail Special delivery tracking number (which shows that my application was received on 6/11/2013), Date of birth, Nationality and even previous UKBA reference number but all to no avail. They could not confirm that my application has been received even when I told them that it surely must have been received for them to have taken the money from my credit card. Anyway, the officer I spoke to on 4/12/2013 eventually told me after more that 20 minutes on the phone and several times being put on hold to make checks; that they were dealing with August applications and that I should just wait as they guideline states that it takes up to 6 months for a decision to be made. I was confused and a bit upset but I had to let go as I needed to go to work. But after reflecting on the whole situation, I decided to call again yesterday and this time, I told the officer on the phone that I understood that they well publicised guide line says that decision is provided within months or what have you but my query was not about a decision being made on my case but rather that I found it strange that I made an application using the right form and sent it to the right address and subsequently had fee taken out and acknowledgement letter sent to me since 13/11/2013; only to be told that none of their own activities (fee taken and acknowledgement letter) could be found on their system. Again i provided the officer in a calm manner all the details including Royal Mail SD number. At the end he agreed that there was something amiss and took a contact number stating that he would raise a query with the correct department and that someone would be in touch with me with 48 hours to let me know what is happening with my application.

I received a call this morning form another UKBA Officer who was very apologetic and stated that my application has now been uploaded on their system and that a biometric enrolment has been sent to me this morning and that I should receive it within next few days. I asked what had happened and the Officer stated that it was something to do with change made from 28/10/2013 which has affected their internal processes... I'm not sure if I was much convinced but the main thing for me is that my application is at last uploaded on their system and the biometric letter is on its way to me. This is a big relief to me as I am expecting to go for a few job interviews and new employer would have to made checks with UKBA as my passport is not with me at the moment and imagine UKBA telling them that actually we cannot see anything on our system...

I thought I should share this with you in case others finds themselves in this awful situation.

PS: In my original post, I stated that I have been in the UK since June 2003. This is an error as I have been lawfully in the UK since June 2002.

I'm so sorry that you'e been thru this much; may rest of the process goes smooth for you; Is it possible to share the no. you phoned to enquired about your case?

[GMHAMARF]

I had a valid student visa expiring in: December 2012; I was 'detained' by UKBA on: 16/May/2012 and they 'revoked' my 'student visa.'

I filed Judicial Review Claim in the High Court; they gave me temporary admission on: 11/July/2012 because of that.

The High Court sealed a "Form of Consent" between us and TSol on: 25/October/2012 confirming UKBA was willing to reconsider my case; that's why, I withdrew the Judicial Review Claim from the High Court.

Since until 18/June/2013, UKBA didn't give any decision regarding the reconsideration, I qualified for '10 year legal status' and respectively applied for ILR.

Application Sent: 18/June/2013.

Acknowledgement letter: 20/June/2013.

Biometrics letter received: 04/July/2013.

Biometrics done: 09/July/2013.

Approved date (on letter): STILL WAITING.

Passport/approval letter: STILL WAITING.

ILR card: STILL WAITING.

This morning, I rang UKBA on 08706067766 but they asked me to wait until I hear anything from them; the adviser specifically stated that currently, August '13 applications are processing. Why mine one has no decision until date? He didn't know advising me to wait patiently!

Please sign the e-petition organised by TNT magazine (www.tntmagazine.com/news/uk) in order to ask UKBA to organize visa application processes. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/46771

Just now, I enquired with Solicitors regarding my case; they said, as my student visa was initially curtailed by UKBA followed by the re-consideration decision of theirs, unless the 1st decision is my favor, I'm not eligible to qualify for ILR. Any help/suggestion?

**Edited by Moderator - please do not name solicitors.