ILR TIMELINES- SET(O) SET(F) SET(M) (not Set(LR) PLS)

[raghavsurya]

Applied for ILR Route: Set (O) - T2G
Date application sent: 08/09/2020
Type of application: Standard Application (priority suspended)
Payment Made: 08/09/2020
Documents uploaded on UKVCAS website: 09/09/2020
Email received to use IDV: 15/09
Photo and travel doc submitted via IDV: 16/09
In person appointment booked for and attended: 05/10/2020 14:00 (Dual submission)
Decision Email Received: 06/10/2020 15:04
BRP Card Received: waiting

Thanks to cullinan and cr001 and all others who shared their timeline of ILR application. This is incredibly useful. I wouldn’t have gone for dual submission if I hadn’t followed this forum

[Krreddy]

Applied for ILR Route: Set (M)
Date application sent: 11/04/2020
Type of application: Standard application
Payment Made: 11/04/2020
Documents uploaded on UKVCAS website: 13/09/2020
Email Received to use IDV: 22/08/2020
Biometric done using IDV: 13/09/2020
Biometric In Person: 05/10/2020 6:00 PM (at Croydon)
Decision Email Received: waiting
BRP Card Received: waiting

[gdk199]

Online Application submitted Date: 11/09/2020 (@21:30) Tier 2(5 years) + 1 dependant
Documents uploaded on UKVCAS: 13/09/2020
Payment debited date : 15/09/2020
Email stating UKVI to reuse biometrics: not received
Documents submitted to UKVI via UKVAS website: 13/09/2020
IDV App Invitation email received: 17/09/2020 (@23:40)
Physical BRP appointment: 01/10/2020
Face image submitted and application submitted to UKVI via IDV app:19/09/2020 (@9:30am) (in fear of national lockdown again, so also submitted via IDV app)
Decision Email Received: Waiting
BRP Card Received: Waiting

Physical BRP appointment: 01/10/2020 @10:30AM Leeds

Decision Email Received: 07/10/2020 @8:04am for both my wife and me
BRP Card Received: Waiting
We did not included our 5-year old boy (currently holding Tier 2 dependent visa) in this ILR application, cause the application fee is so expensive and plan to apply for BC for him. In the application and supporting materials, we did not mention him at all. I was a bit worried when I found someone provided a cover letter to state why their kids did not apply for ILR.
Thanks for everyone in this ILR timelines and UKVCAS Biometrics appointments, especially CULLINAN.
Hope you all will get the approval decisions soon

[khichi12]

Applied for ILR Route: Set (O), Tier 2 General
Date application sent: 8/9/2020
Type of application: Standard
Payment debited: 8/9/2020
Documents uploaded on UKVCAS website: 8/9/2020
'Possible delay' email: 10/9/2020
Email received to use IDV / book UKVCAS appointment: 17/9/2020
IDV app used: None
Biometrics Enrolled: 24/9/2020 at 9:00AM, FREE SLOT at EXETER
UKVI DELAY NOTICE: 30/9/2020
Decision Letter Received: Decision Letter Received by email 07/10/2020 10:46 AM
BRP Card Received: waiting

[spmanoj272]

Applied for ILR Route : Set (O) - Tier2General to ILR.
Date application sent : 18/08/2020
Type of application : Standard application
Documents uploaded on UKVCAS website: 22/08/2020
Access granted to IDV app: 05/09/2020
Date Biometrics Enrolled via IDV app: 07/09/2020 (Submitted on IDV App)
Further attended In-person Biometrics appointment: Booked for 05-Oct-2020 @Reading for £69.
Approval email received: Approval Successful. Received on 07-Oct-2020 at 12:30PM from Home Office Atlas email.

BRP Card Received: waiting

[srivastavasumit]

Applied for ILR Route: Set (O), Tier 2 General + 3 dependants (Wife, 20 yrs old daughter and 16 yrs old son)
Date application sent: 09/09/2020
Type of application: Standard
Payment debited: 09/09/2020
Documents uploaded on UKVCAS website: 15/09/2020
'Possible delay' email: none
Email received to book UKVCAS appointment: 17/09/2020
IDV app used: None
Bio-metrics Enrolled: 30/09/2020 at 7:00PM, Croydon £64/ person
UKVI DELAY NOTICE: None
Decision email/letter received: Waiting
BRP Card Received: Waiting

[KNJ]

Applied for ILR route: (Set O) UK Ancestry
Type of application: Standard (Priority is suspended)
Date application sent: 18/08/2020
Payment debited: 18/08/2020
Docs uploaded to UKVCAS: 03/09/2020
Email Received for IDV app use / appointment booking: 05/09/2020
IDV App Biometric Reuse Completed: 06/09/2020
Decision letter received: Waiting
BRP card received: Waiting

Update:
Decision letter received: 07/10/2020 @2pm
(Just over 4 weeks waiting with IDV with no in person appointment).
BRP card received: Waiting

[awesomeagni]

Applied for ILR Route: Set (O) - Tier 2 General
Date application sent: 12/09/2020
Type of application: Standard application
Payment debited: 12/09/2020
Documents uploaded on UKVCAS website: 14/09/2020
Email received with invitation to book biometric appointment: 22/09/2020 (Not eligible for biometric reuse/IDV App)
In-person biometrics: 24/09/2020
Approval email received: 01/10/2020
BRP Card Received: Waiting

BRP Card Received: 07/10/2020 (Received courier tracking mail on 06/10/2020 from BRP courier delivery <brp.courier.delivery@notifications.service.gov.uk>)

Thanks to everyone on this forum and good luck.

[hithlum]

Applied for ILR Route : (Set O) Tier 2 General
Type of application : Standard (Priority is suspended)
Date application sent : 25/08/2020
Payment Debited : 25/08/2020
Docs uploaded to UKVCAS : 25/08/2020
Email Received for eligibility of IDV app use : 03/09/2020
Email Received to use IDV & Submit Docs : 06/09/2020
Date Selfie& Travel Doc Submitted via IDV App : 06/09/20
In-Person biometric enrollment: 14/09/2020
Decision Letter received: Waiting
BRP Card Received: Waiting

Decision Letter received: 04/10/2020 (Sunday at 15:26)
BRP tracking email (FedEx): 07/10/2020 at 17:33 (Tracking website is still TNT!)
BRP Card Received: Waiting

[one1time]

Applied for ILR route: (Set O) - Tier 2 General
Type of application: Standard (Priority is suspended)
Date application submitted: 14/09/2020
Payment debited: 15/09/2020
Invitation to use the new UKVCAS IDV app: 22/09/2020 (Opted Out)
Docs uploaded to UKVCAS: 23/09/2020
In-Person biometric enrolment: 29/09/2020
Decision letter received: Waiting
BRP card received: Waiting

[berege]

Applied for ILR Route: Set (O)- Tier 2 General + 1 dependent (Wife)
Date application sent: 12/06/2020
Type of application: Standard
IDV app used: 09/09/2020
Decision email/letter received: 05/10/2020
BRP Card Received: Waiting

[eeeccc]

Applied for ILR Route: Set (O)
Date application sent: 17/09/2020
Type of application: Standard
'Possible delay' email: none
Email received to use IDV / book UKVCAS appointment: 23/9/2020
IDV app used: 23/9/2020
Biometrics Enrolled: 05/10/2020
UKVI DELAY NOTICE: None
Decision email/letter received: 07/10/2020
BRP Card Received: Waiting

[ilroctober]

Applied for ILR Route: Set (O)
Date application sent: 14/09/2020
Type of application: Standard
Docs submitted to UKVCAS: 15/09/2020
Email received to use IDV / book UKVCAS appointment: 23/9/2020
IDV app used: 23/9/2020
Biometrics Enrolled: 06/10/2020 (dual submission)
UKVI DELAY NOTICE: None
Decision email/letter received: 07/10/2020
BRP Card Received: Waiting

[hjaj]

Applied for ILR Route : Tier 2 General - 5 Years - Set (O)
Date application sent : 18/03/2020
Payment Debited : 18/03/2020 (Super Priority Service!!!)
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 25/03/2020 (Birmingham)

Follow up steps:

• 26/03/2020: email from HO about "exceptionally complex case".
• 08/04/2020: email from HO: “Although we would normally decide your application within 24 hours of your biometric details being uploaded onto our systems, we regret this is not going to be possible in your case.”
• 08/06/2020: First escalation (an automatic reply received).
• 29/07/2020: Second escalation (no response from their side).
• 10/08/2020: Third escalation (no resposne from their side).
• 17/08/2020: I called MP and asked him to kindly follow-up the case on my behalf as I had not any other idea. He informed me that he contacted the HO and asked them to urgently consider the case.
• 19/08/2020: Fourth escalation
• 21/08/2020: email from HO: “The appropriate team has been notified regarding your request. UKVI hope to action your request as soon as possible.”
• 17/09/2020: Second call to MP: I told him that I haven't got the outcome yet and the six months have already passed (despite paying £800 extra for Super-Priority 24-hours service!!!). He told me that he chased them on 17th of September.....
• 23/09/2020: Fifth escalation ....

• Still waiting ..... careless and inattentive system ..... It is affecting my mental health and personal life .....

Approval/Refusal Received : waiting ....
BRP Card Received : waiting ......

Update:
Approval/Refusal Received : 30/09/2020 (approval)
BRP tracking email (FedEx): 02/10/2020
BRP Delivered: 06/10/2020

[excel_geek]

**UPDATED**

Applied for ILR Route: SET (O) T2G (via solicitor)
Service: Standard (Priority not available due to Covid-19)
Date application Submitted Online: 21/08/2020
Payment Debited: 21/08/2020
Email received that I am selected for biometric reuse: 04/09/2020
Email received with invitation to book biometric appointment: 07/09/2020
Date Biometrics Enrolled via IDV app: 08/09/2020
Biometrics appointment (in-person): 01/10/2020 (dual submission, free appointment @ Passport Office, Victoria)
Approval Received: 08/10/2020 (updated on right to work site)
BRP Card Received: waiting

Approval received today!

[Pat01]

* UPDATED *

Applied for ILR Route: Set (M)
Date online application made: 01/05/2020
Type of application: Standard (priority suspended)
Payment debited: 01/05/2020
Documents (all) uploaded to UKVCAS web site: 07/05/2020
Email received re biometric reuse: 04/07/2020
Documents (all) submitted to UKVI through UKVCAS web site “submit” button: 10/07/2020
Email received re reuse of biometrics through IDV app: 01/08/2020
Email received granting access to IDV app: 26/08/2020
Date biometrics enrolled using IDV app: 27/08/2020
Date biometrics & documents sent to UKVI using IDV app "Submit" button: 27/08/2020
In-person biometrics appointment (free @ Croydon Lansdowne Rd): 23/09/2020 (dual submission - fed up waiting after 4 weeks since IDV app submission)
Decision email/letter received: 08/10/2020 (APPROVED)
BRP card received: waiting

Approval email arrived at 10.42am today, 5 months and 1 week after original application date (1st May)

[Ashwin_18]

T2G Set(O)
Application submitted : 13 Sep
Documents uploaded & submitted in UKVCAS website : 13 Sep
Payment Debited : 14 Sep
Email received regarding IDV App : 23 Sep
In-Person Biometric Appointment : 5 Oct (Dingwall road,Croydon) - £110
Decision Email received : 8 Oct (application Successful)
BRP card received : Waiting

Good luck to all the applicants.

[Cristina88]

Applied for ILR route: (Set O) Tier 2 General
Type of application: Standard (Priority is suspended)
Date application sent: 21/09/2020
Payment debited: 21/09/2020
Docs uploaded to UKVCAS: 21/09/2020
Email Received for IDV app use / appointment booking: Never (still found appointment on 23 Sep thanks to @Cullinan)
IDV app passport/seflie/liveness: IDV not working for me
In-person biometric enrollment at UKVCAS center: 24/09/2020 - £135
Decision letter received: 1 Oct 2020 at 21:10
BRP card received: 8 Oct 2020 - 2 days after getting the Tracking number from TNT

It could not have been possible without this great forum. Exceptional amount of thanks to @CULLINAN.

Once again, I dont know how to thank @Cullinan who was incredibly useful throughout the application!
Also thanks to CR001 & Zimba ! Thanks a lot guys.. see you in 6 months time for dependent ILR

[lmnop]

Applied for ILR Route: Set (O) Tier 2G
Date application sent: 14/09/2020
Type of application: Standard
Docs submitted to UKVCAS: 18/09/2020
Email received to use IDV / book UKVCAS appointment: 23/9/2020
IDV app used: decided not to use
Biometrics Enrolled: 05/10/2020 (Guildford)
UKVI DELAY NOTICE: None
Decision email/letter received: 08/10/2020
BRP Card Received: Waiting

[rkbadineni]

T2G Set(O)
Application submitted: 26 JUN
Documents uploaded & submitted in UKVCAS website: 26 JUN
Email received regarding IDV App: 4th SEP
Date Selfie& Travel Doc Submitted via IDV App: 7th SEP
In-Person Biometric Appointment: NO, my solicitor not rerecommended for dual submission
Received Email from case worker for more cohabitation evidence – 6th OCT
Decision Email received: 8 Oct (application Successful)
BRP card received: Waiting

Thanks to everyone on this forum and good luck.

[working925]

Received the decision email today, approved! Good luck to all those waiting. Thanks everyone!

Applied for ILR Route : Set (O) T2 General
Date application sent : 09/09/2020
Type of application : Standard application (priority is suspended)
Payment debited: 09/09/2020
Documents submitted via UKVCAS (uploaded digital/pdf): 09/09/2020
Email about delay in UKVI process: 14/09/20
Email re biometrics: 17.09.20 (did not use app)
Date Biometrics Enrollment: 25.09.20 £69
Decision Letter received: 01.10.20
BRP Card Received: 07.10.20

Thank you all and good luck!

[AprilAusApplicant]

Applied for ILR Route: SET (O) UK Ancestry
Service: Standard (Priority not available due to Covid-19)
Date application Submitted Online: 6/4/20
Payment Debited: 6/4/20
Email received that I am selected for biometric reuse: 3/7/20
Opt out of biometric reuse: N/A
Email received with invitation to IDV App: 22/8/20
Photo Submitted through IDV: 22/8/20
In-Person Biometrics Enrolled: 16/09/2020
Approval Received: 1/10/20
BRP Card Received: 7/10/20

Updated. Relieved.

BRP sent to wrong address.

[pgm1903]

Applied ILR : Set(O) - Tier 2 General (+1 dependent)
Date application sent : 19/08/2020
Type of application : standard
Payment debited: 19/08/2020

Email received granting access to IDV app: 05/09/2020
Biometrics enrolled using IDV app: 05/09/2020
Biometrics enrolled in person : 24/09/2020

UKVI delay notice email: 28/09/2020
Approval email received: waiting
BRP card received: waiting

Approval email received: 08/10/2020.
Good luck to all!

[M555]

Timeline Update
ILR set (0) Tier2 5 year route two dependents
Application submitted 03/07/2020
Email asking documents 07/07/2020
Documents emailed 09/07/2020
Email asking to break documents in multiple emails to less than 20 MB. 13/07/2020
Sent documents again 13/07/2020
Biometrics reuse email 05/08/2020
Did not opt out of reuse
IDV activation. 04/09/2020.
Biometrics submitted via IDV App. 04/09/2020 (Used BRP as travel document)
In person biometric submitted landsdowne Croydon 24/09/2020. Free appointment.
Approval email received from Home office Atlas. 01/10/2020.
BRP. Tracking Email from FedEx/ TNT 05/10/20.
BRP received: 07/10/2020.
Photo on BRP from in person appointment on 24/09/2020.
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[mvnn]

Applied for ILR Route : Set O - Tier 2 General + 1 dependant
Type of application : Standard (Priority is suspended due to covid)
Date application sent : 21/06/2020 (online submission)
Payment Debited : 21/06/2020
Email from HO asking docs: 26/06/2020
Documents emailed: 05/07/2020
Docs uploaded to UKVCAS: 12/07/2020
Biometrics reuse email: 23/07/2020
IDV opt-out email: 01/08/2020 (didnot opt-out)
IDV app invitation email: 04/07/2020
Date Selfie via IDV App : 07/07/2020 (no physical appointment)
Decision letter recieved: 09/10/2020 at 00:56
BRP Card Received: Waiting