Tier 1(G) ILR Approved.
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 1:30 pm
Hello All readers
Many thanks to all those contributed by answering to questions and made journey a lot easier.
Here’s my experience:
Got to Croydon office about 1:50pm for 2:15pm appointment. Went through security and was issued token in next 30 minutes. Got called at desk in 10 minutes where member of staff did some data-entry and asked me to separate originals from photocopies and file both. Then he sent us for biometrics. Once through bio... we were told to choose either to stay in building or go outside and will be called on mobile to come and collect after 90 minutes. We opted to stay in and waited inside cafeteria. Our token was called after 60 minutes for collection of documents and approval letters.
Docs submitted
* Set (O) form ( one form for main and dependant)
* Passport / Biometric Card
* 2 photos each
* 12 month Payslips and corresponding Bank statements
* Letter from employer
* Life in the UK pass letter for both
* English language B1 equivalent certificate for wife
* Employer absence letter for business visits and personal visits (paid annual leaves) outside UK
* UK experience (self-explanatory from payslips)
* UK taught degree
* Evidence of cohabitation. 3 letters, dates equally split for a year, from different sources for main and spouse for one year. Produced same letters for second year.
Good luck to all those in queue.
Many thanks to all those contributed by answering to questions and made journey a lot easier.
Here’s my experience:
Got to Croydon office about 1:50pm for 2:15pm appointment. Went through security and was issued token in next 30 minutes. Got called at desk in 10 minutes where member of staff did some data-entry and asked me to separate originals from photocopies and file both. Then he sent us for biometrics. Once through bio... we were told to choose either to stay in building or go outside and will be called on mobile to come and collect after 90 minutes. We opted to stay in and waited inside cafeteria. Our token was called after 60 minutes for collection of documents and approval letters.
Docs submitted
* Set (O) form ( one form for main and dependant)
* Passport / Biometric Card
* 2 photos each
* 12 month Payslips and corresponding Bank statements
* Letter from employer
* Life in the UK pass letter for both
* English language B1 equivalent certificate for wife
* Employer absence letter for business visits and personal visits (paid annual leaves) outside UK
* UK experience (self-explanatory from payslips)
* UK taught degree
* Evidence of cohabitation. 3 letters, dates equally split for a year, from different sources for main and spouse for one year. Produced same letters for second year.
Good luck to all those in queue.
