Tier 1 Extension: Approved after 16 months

[QueryforT1]

Team application £50k

Timeline

30/11/2016: Application sent by post
01/12/2016: Application received by Home Office
06/12/2016: Biometric letter received for 1 Team Member
08/12/2016: Biometric letter received for other Team Member
10/12/2016: Biometrics submitted at Post Office
10/02/2017: IHS refund of £200.00 received for 1 Team Member
13/02/2017: IHS refund of £200.00 received for other Team Member
17/02/2017: exceptionally complex issues letter received for both applicants (dated 14/02/2017)
13/06/2017: interview letters received
27/06/2017: interviews completed
27/03/2018: HO requested further documentation ( Bank statements showing employee salaries, corporation tax payments, money coming in from clients)
09/04/2018: Documents sent
27/04/2018: BRP received

Documents and passports awaited.

Hang in there everyone!

[heyaheya]

Team application £50k

Timeline

30/11/2016: Application sent by post
01/12/2016: Application received by Home Office
06/12/2016: Biometric letter received for 1 Team Member
08/12/2016: Biometric letter received for other Team Member
10/12/2016: Biometrics submitted at Post Office
10/02/2017: IHS refund of £200.00 received for 1 Team Member
13/02/2017: IHS refund of £200.00 received for other Team Member
17/02/2017: exceptionally complex issues letter received for both applicants (dated 14/02/2017)
13/06/2017: interview letters received
27/06/2017: interviews completed
27/03/2018: HO requested further documentation ( Bank statements showing employee salaries, corporation tax payments, money coming in from clients)
09/04/2018: Documents sent
27/04/2018: BRP received

Documents and passports awaited.

Hang in there everyone!

CONGRATULATIONS ... good luck for ur future,,, i think u wrote wrong date in excitement.. lol ... 16 months is long wait... enjoy ,, when are u completing 10 years ,,,

[QueryforT1]

Haha yes I meant I received the BRP today! Yes it was a crazy wait! My 10 years complete in 2020

**Udate**
Passports and documents have just arrived

[kaps84]

Congrats @QueryforT1 !

Did you chase up HO while waiting for the decision?
What's your nature of business ?

[ahsanalishah]

Congratulation seems like HO is doing some work. good number of approvals in recent weeks. hope you enjoying the day.

one my friend received his visa after 14 month this Monday. He thought he is the one who waited longer than any other but you actually lead the race..

Congrats dear. so happy you people are finally getting approvals. Good luck for ILR.

[QueryforT1]

Thank you.

We had sent letters via our MP on two occasions however this had no impact . HO only replied to say that they would take their own time. Ours is a Business Development Consultancy. When they asked for further documents after 9 months of the interview, I didn’t know what to think!

Anything can happen.

[waqas40581]

Congz to you
What about your investment was in Uk or outside UK at the time of intial application ??

[sm12]

Congratulations!

Do you have an office or is it a virtual office?

[QueryforT1]

Our investment was within the UK at the time of applying for the initial visa. We had a virtual office throughout.

[bizguy]

congratulations buddy . seems like Ho is working slowly but surely .

[sm12]

Our investment was within the UK at the time of applying for the initial visa. We had a virtual office throughout.

Thank you for your reply.
Were you asked about the reasons for having a virtual office at the time of the interview?

[QueryforT1]

We said that it looks professional to have a proper business address rather than a home address. Also Ours is a small business so it is cost effective to have a virtual office. And that we could book a meeting room on demand as per our requirements.

[QueryforT1]

Further I just wanted to clarify: we switched to a proper office as soon as we could justify the expense.