Just wanted to say I was successful today @ getting my ILR via SET(M); It's been quite a journey and even though I didn't seem to ask much questions on the forum - I have always been here and always reading other peoples post on their experience which I found very helpful..Many thanks to all!!!!
I had loads of documents from letter from employer, 12months payslip, council tax (in my name only as my wife is currently studying full-time), bank statements from the last 2yrs 4 both of us, bills (electricity, gas and water) from the last 2yrs, letters from Council re voters registers 4 both, passports, Life in the UK test certificate; 1passport photo for wife, 2 for me and other miscellaneous documents just in case they wanted more..
Anyway, arrived @ the PEO @ 11.44am for a 12.30pm appointment with my Wife - She was reluctant to come as she highlighted that she was not really required to be there by the way - and we were frisked but not the typical airport-styled security and advised to take a seat and wait for our number to be called..
10-12mins after we were called to meet with the case worker whom I found to be very professional and polite asking for 6 documents; wasn't really sure which one I wanted him to have but gave him loads of paper all neatly filed according to the year. He selected the ones he wanted and ticked it off his checklist.
He never for once ask for wage slip, recent bank statement - infact he only asked for one 2008 bank statement for me & my wife (account in separate names) and all the 'other' docs he took were bills – water, electricity and Gas. He only picked 6 out of the whole lot I had and then as for me to re-sign my signature on the form and asked for the photographs and then said I should pay @ the other counter and that he was satisfy with what he has seen.
My wife mentioned later that the case worker seemed to looking @ both of us whilst he was also looking @ our docs - didn't see that though - maybe he was looking for some body chemistry btw us...
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We were then told to come back after 90mins to collect the passports and other documents.
The only down-side was I got passport back @ 3.35pm.
All-in-all, it was a pleasant experience with me waking up @ 6am and anxious of what the day would bring today, but alas it has been great!!!!...
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Next step for me now would be to naturalise – I could do that tomorrow as I have lived here since 2003 on student visas till I got spouse visa in 2008 but would wait awhile to get my ‘head’ together..
Many thanks again to all of you on this forum that shared your experiences…..Ta
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