Immigrationboards.com

Posted: **Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:06 pm**

Hi All,

The time for my ILR application is slowly creeping up. I cant believe that its already been 2 years since I was trawling these forums for help with my Tier 1 extension! I just have a few questions & was hoping that you would be able to help me out as the UKBA Home Office website is extremely confusing. I would appreciate any help whatsoever.

I currently hold a Tier 1 General extension which expires in February next year, which takes my total time spent working in the UK on a Tier 1 General visa to 5 years. Hence I believe that I am eligible for ILR (I have also recently passed my life in the UK test). I have a few questions regarding that, which I have stated below –

1. What is the earliest date I can apply, considering that my Tier 1 general extension expires on 13th February 2014? I intend on doing the same day application.
2. In order to get an appointment on the earliest date I can apply, when & how & at what time of day should I try to do the online application for the appointment?
3. Taking my circumstances in to account, can someone please provide me with a link to the section of the UKBA website where I will be able to read about the documents required, forms to fill etc? When I tried there were so many different types of ILR that I got really confused. Not really sure which SET I am classed as.

Thank you in advance for any help.

Ducky

Posted: **Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:16 pm**

Ducky11 wrote:Hi All,

The time for my ILR application is slowly creeping up. I cant believe that its already been 2 years since I was trawling these forums for help with my Tier 1 extension! I just have a few questions & was hoping that you would be able to help me out as the UKBA Home Office website is extremely confusing. I would appreciate any help whatsoever.

I currently hold a Tier 1 General extension which expires in February next year, which takes my total time spent working in the UK on a Tier 1 General visa to 5 years. Hence I believe that I am eligible for ILR (I have also recently passed my life in the UK test). I have a few questions regarding that, which I have stated below –

1. What is the earliest date I can apply, considering that my Tier 1 general extension expires on 13th February 2014? I intend on doing the same day application.

28 days before your 5 yr qualifying period. Remember 5 yrs from your first application not 28 days before 13/02.2014 (In case you've made a postal application for your extension.)

2. In order to get an appointment on the earliest date I can apply, when & how & at what time of day should I try to do the online application for the appointment?

How to book PEO appointment

3. Taking my circumstances in to account, can someone please provide me with a link to the section of the UKBA website where I will be able to read about the documents required, forms to fill etc? When I tried there were so many different types of ILR that I got really confused. Not really sure which SET I am classed as.

SET(O)

Thank you in advance for any help.

Ducky

Posted: **Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:32 pm**

Thanks so much mate! Much appreciated. Just one more question – When should I attempt the online application to get an appointment 28 days before 13th February (16th January). In other words, how many days in advance are appointments released?
Cheers,
Ducky

Posted: **Tue Nov 19, 2013 1:44 pm**

Hi All, I did some digging around here & it turns out that the answer to my previous question is 6 weeks (42 days). Could someone please confirm that is correct? The post which I found was a couple of years old so just wanted to clarify that appointments are released 6 weeks in advance.

Posted: **Tue Nov 19, 2013 2:19 pm**

Correct and full fees required at time of booking.

Posted: **Tue Nov 19, 2013 2:33 pm**

Thanks mate!

Posted: **Thu Dec 05, 2013 6:33 pm**

Hey Guys,

I don’t know if I’m being paranoid, but I just wanted to clarify something very quickly.

I just did a test run on the appointment booking for my SET(O) ILR & there appeared to be hundreds of available appointments. There were available appointments from the 9th of December onwards at multiple times at Croydon. Am I missing something or doing something wrong? When I last did it for my Tier 1 General extension (2 years ago) I had to keep trying at 12 midnight until I got lucky & got an appointment. Have things changed since then or am I doing something wrong? I was doing it via this link - http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/about ... pointment/

Please let me know.

Thanks,
Ducky

Posted: **Fri Dec 06, 2013 12:22 pm**

"Bump"

Sorry but I need to get the appointment booked ASAP

Posted: **Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:10 pm**

previously people were booking dummy appointments. that has all changed since ukba required payment at appointment booking stage. hence the freeing up of all appointment slots.

Posted: **Sun Dec 08, 2013 6:58 pm**

Thanks mate... I'll go ahead with the booking

Posted: **Mon Dec 09, 2013 12:23 pm**

So do I have to pay the full amount (about £1400) at the time of booking the appointment?

Thanks,
Ducky

Posted: **Mon Dec 09, 2013 1:14 pm**

Yes. Full fees need to be paid at the time of booking.

Posted: **Mon Dec 09, 2013 1:20 pm**

OUCH!

Immigrationboards.com

ILR Questions

ILR Questions

Re: ILR Questions