ILR Super Priority Delay (No Complex Issues Letter)
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 3:27 pm
Hi Experts,
I recently applied for SET LR, I have shared my timeline in the timeline topic, copying the text below. Adding to the below, I contacted my MP office on Wednesday and they advised the MP received a call from UKVI, the discussion was confidential however the key words I understood from the phone call is it looks like there is a particular department within UKVI that has issues/blockers, which is impacting plenty of applications, no forecast of when the blocker will be shifted or if anything being done at the moment to resolve. I was advised that nothing can be done but wait, they did highlight that there is no issue on my application otherwise my MP office would have known about it by now.
My query is are you aware of any particular issue within UKVI? Perhaps a department having too much backlog or there is a wait for a High Court hearing (or anything from this nature). I'm not really sure what other means to use other than escalating to the MP!! Will contacting a lawyer likely result in better chances of expedited decision?
Thanks for your time and I appreciate any light you can shed on this. Thank you.
TIMELINE:
15th Feb: Super priority service appointment (Cardiff)
24th Feb: Received a letter from Home Office dated 21st February saying they expect to make a decision on my case by 21st May. No mention of complex circumstances in the letter
25th Feb: I e-mailed the complaint department for the delay
26th Feb: Escalated to my MP
14th March: MP wrote the Home Office a letter asking them to action. He advised that he gathered from the MP hotline that there is no further information needed for my application and it was simply left with a pile of other applications waiting to be processed
14th March: I posted a complaint letter to the Home Office
21st March: Received an e-mail from the complaint department in response to my e-mail on 25th Feb. They advised that they are making enquiries with other government agencies and so far this is not complete yet.
25th March: I received a letter from the complaint department acknowledging the receipt of my letter posted on the 14th. It was a general letter with nothing specific to my application
I recently applied for SET LR, I have shared my timeline in the timeline topic, copying the text below. Adding to the below, I contacted my MP office on Wednesday and they advised the MP received a call from UKVI, the discussion was confidential however the key words I understood from the phone call is it looks like there is a particular department within UKVI that has issues/blockers, which is impacting plenty of applications, no forecast of when the blocker will be shifted or if anything being done at the moment to resolve. I was advised that nothing can be done but wait, they did highlight that there is no issue on my application otherwise my MP office would have known about it by now.
My query is are you aware of any particular issue within UKVI? Perhaps a department having too much backlog or there is a wait for a High Court hearing (or anything from this nature). I'm not really sure what other means to use other than escalating to the MP!! Will contacting a lawyer likely result in better chances of expedited decision?
Thanks for your time and I appreciate any light you can shed on this. Thank you.
TIMELINE:
15th Feb: Super priority service appointment (Cardiff)
24th Feb: Received a letter from Home Office dated 21st February saying they expect to make a decision on my case by 21st May. No mention of complex circumstances in the letter
25th Feb: I e-mailed the complaint department for the delay
26th Feb: Escalated to my MP
14th March: MP wrote the Home Office a letter asking them to action. He advised that he gathered from the MP hotline that there is no further information needed for my application and it was simply left with a pile of other applications waiting to be processed
14th March: I posted a complaint letter to the Home Office
21st March: Received an e-mail from the complaint department in response to my e-mail on 25th Feb. They advised that they are making enquiries with other government agencies and so far this is not complete yet.
25th March: I received a letter from the complaint department acknowledging the receipt of my letter posted on the 14th. It was a general letter with nothing specific to my application