PEO CROYDON EXPERIANCE

[waqas.nasimi]

Hello

Firstly many thanks to all for your invaluable advice and contributions. My ILR was approved today @ Croydon PEO.

My circumstances:
Tier 1Gen (26 Mar 2009)
Physically entered the UK (26 Apr 2009)
Renewal: (26 Mar 2012)
Date of ILR application: (1st May 2014)

Documents:
1 completed SET(O) online form
Passports (current + previous)
LIUK pass test certificates
NARIC evaluation certificate
Schedule of absences from the UK (47 days)
excel format regarding my absence
Letters from current employer confirming salary,
12 payslips + corresponding bank statements
P60s for the past 5 years (Not Necessary)
Photocopies of all the above (except for the Set(O) form). For the passports, I only photocopied the biodata pages and any that contained entry/exit stamps and foreign/uk visas.

The experience:
The office in Croydon looks fairly drab from the outside but the rubbish has been refurbished and looks quite slick. Security and staff were friendly and were on hand to guide us through the building. So the chronology of events were as follows:

10:00am - Arrived for security screening
10:05am - Presented payment sheet, confirmation of appointment, passports and BRPs. Officer checked them, issued a number and instructed to wait for the turn
10:15am - Number called. Were asked for payment sheet, passports, BRPs, form and all supporting documents to be placed in their clear folders. Was then told to wait for biometrics to be taken.
10:40am - Biometrics taken. I also handed over my forms, BRP, passports and supporting documents.
11:15am - Number shown as 'Ready for collection'. Proceeded to the counter. A gentleman informed that application was successful, returned all original documents and an approval letter. Were told that the BRP would be delivered within 5 working days.

The process was smoother than I had expected. Breathed a huge sigh of relief as I left the building. Well thats it! Good luck to you all and feel free to ask if you have any questions (i'll do my best to answer).