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

[Gaya85]

Applied for ILR Route: SET(M) 5 year route
Application Type: Standard
Application submitted online: 12 Feb 2025
Biometrics appointment: 27 Feb 2025
Acknowledgement email from UKVI: 28 Feb 2025
Additional Documents: n/a
Approval visa: 28/05/2025
E-visa change: Settled

I was waiting to granted my visa for three months from biometric appointment.Finally got it. Thank god

[rubyracer2]

Applied for ILR Route: SET(O) via Tier 2 Dependant Spouse and Kids
Application Type: Standard
Application submitted online: 06/04/2025
Biometrics appointment: 27/05/2025
Acknowledgement email: 28/05/2025
Approval Received: 30/05/2025 10:50 AM
E-visa Status changed to Settled

[rjahan]

Applied for ILR Route: SET(M) 5 year route
Application Type: Standard
Application submitted online: 18 Feb 2025
Biometrics appointment: 24 Feb 2025
Acknowledgement email from UKVI: 24 Feb 2025
Additional Documents: n/a
Approval email: pending
E-visa change: pending

PS It's been more than three months no communication since which is a relatively straightforward application. Saw some people getting results within two months but there is no guarantee- so if you have to go abroad within six months prepare to pay extra £1000 for super priority. Best of luck.

[rjahan]

Applied for ILR Route: SET(M) 5 year route
Application Type: Standard
Application submitted online: 18 Feb 2025
Biometrics appointment: 24 Feb 2025
Acknowledgement email from UKVI: 24 Feb 2025
Additional Documents: n/a
Approval email: 4th June 2025

Finally approved- took about 3 months and 11 days! I just think it's absurd people are forced to pay £1000 on top of already hefty application fee to get quicker results! there is no middle ground!


PS It's been more than three months no communication since which is a relatively straightforward application. Saw some people getting results within two months but there is no guarantee- so if you have to go abroad within six months prepare to pay extra £1000 for super priority. Best of luck.

[mmicky5050]

Applied for ILR Route: SET(M) 5 year route
Application Type: Standard
Application submitted online: 25 March 2025
Biometrics appointment: 26 March 2025
Acknowledgement email from UKVI: 26 March 2025
Additional Documents: n/a
Approval email: waiting

[Shaz1994]

Applied for ILR Route: SET(M)
Application Type: Standard
Application submitted online: 07/02/25
Biometrics appointment: 18/02/2025 (TLS Leeds)
Acknowledgement email: 18/02/2025
Email saying they needed a further document (which was strange since we sent it 3 times!): 21/05/25
Approval Received: 05/06/25
BRP Card Received: E visa changed to settled

[SS1990]

Hello:

I applied for wife's indefinite leave to remain:

Applied for ILR Route : Set (M) (Spouse Visa)
Date application sent : 15.06.25
Application Type: Super Priority (1 working Day)
Documents uploaded: 16.06.25
Biometrics Date: 18.06.25 09:00am
Biometrics Confirmation Email: 18.06.25 09:15am
Approval Received Email : Approved 18.06.25 11:13am

Super priority was definitely worth it.

Thank you for the information on this forum.

[alexw2]

Applied for ILR Route : Set O Skilled Worker to ILR roure
Super priority route
Date application sent : 26 June
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 27 June 8 am
Approval email on same day 27 June 11:16 am
Evisa status updated to Settled immediately

[mmicky5050]

Applied for ILR Route: SET(M) 5 year route
Application Type: Standard
Application submitted online: 25 March 2025
Biometrics appointment: 26 March 2025
Acknowledgement email from UKVI: 26 March 2025
Additional Documents: n/a
Approval email: 27 June 2025

Thank you for the help! This forum is absolutely amazing!

[mss9025]

Applied for ILR Route: SET(M) 5 year route
Application Type: Standard
Application submitted online: 08 April 2025
Biometrics appointment: 11 April 2025
Acknowledgement email from UKVI: 16 April 2025
Additional Documents: n/a
Approval email: 04 July 2025

[chanpat]

Applied for ILR Route: SET(O) 5 year Skilled Woker Route
Application Type: Priority (5 Working Days)
Application submitted online: 10th July 2025
Biometrics appointment: 15th July 2025 (Free appointment - TLS Exeter)
Approval email: 17th July 2025

[xcrogers]

wife applied for indefinite leave to remain:

Applied for ILR Route : Skilled worker, 5 yr, Set O
Date application sent : 14.07.25
Application Type: Super Priority (1 working Day)
Documents uploaded: 14.07.25
Biometrics Date: 17.07.25 09:00am
Biometrics Confirmation Email: 17.07.25 08:53am
Approval Received Email : waiting

[xcrogers]

wife applied for indefinite leave to remain:

Applied for ILR Route : Skilled worker, 5 yr, Set O
Date application sent : 14.07.25
Application Type: Super Priority (1 working Day)
Documents uploaded: 14.07.25
Biometrics Date: 17.07.25 09:00am
Biometrics Confirmation Email: 17.07.25 08:53am
Approval Received Email : waiting

Approval email received 18/07/25 @ 11:15am

Thank you all!!!

[nsfirdtnc]

Applied for ILR Route : Skilled worker, 5 yr, Set O
Date application sent : 29.07.25
Application Type: Priority (5 working Days)
Biometrics Date: 31.07.25 8 AM
Biometrics Confirmation Email from TLS: 31.07.25 08:30 AM
Approval Received Email : waiting

[flrtoilrtonat]

I have been lurking on this message board for months and I want to say a huge thank you. I received my ILR today.

To preface, I am Canadian and was sponsored by my spouse, receiving my travel vignette in...early 2020. This was during the COVID19 pandemic and my flights kept getting cancelled. My travel vignette expired, as flights kept getting cancelled. I was finally able to get another vignette and a flight 4 months afterwards. The problem with all this is that my visa's validity date started from when I received my vignette, whereas this is largely irrelevant on a spouse visa, which is more dependent on when you landed in the UK. Because of this discrepancy (and I was not aware of it until 2022, when I first extended my visa), my visa would be valid for 30 months from when I first received it in early 2020, whereas I would not be eligible to apply for ILR until over 2 months after that.

I then read some posts on here about how people can vary their applications from an extension to a ILR but I had not come across someone with such a big time gap. I confirmed this advice with a family friend, who is a solicitor in immigration law and read the guidance on the gov.uk website. Regardless, I still had to extend my visa, which I applied for 2 days before it was due to expire. At the end of the process, I was advised that I had until the 1st of August to submit my documents and attend my biometrics appointment, so I selected the day I was off, which was the 31st of July. Of course booking this appointment required me to wait until at least a month before (~1st of July), as the VCAS website only shows you appointments up to a month in advance. I attended my appointment and submitted by biometrics, then 3 days later, I applied for my ILR with super priority, submitted my documents online, and attended my biometrics appointment on the 4th day for ILR.

And received my ILR in ~3 hours.

In short, my timeline before my ILR application was as follows:

Received travel vignette: March 2020
Received second travel vignette: August 2020
Landed in the UK: 02/09/2020 (eligible for ILR in 5 years - 28 days -> i.e. 02/09/2025 - 28 days = 05/08/2025, which is today!)
Received my BRP: 09/09/2020
Visa extension and renewed BRP: November 2022, with expiration of visa on 04/06/2025
Visa extension for the second time: 01/06/2025
Biometrics for visa extension submitted: 31/07/2025


Applied for ILR Route : Set M with super priority (varying my extension application)
Date application sent : 04/08/2025
Date Biometrics Enrolled : 05/08/2025 @09:10AM
Approval Received : 05/08/2025 @12:30AM

I believe I'm already eligible to apply for citizenship, as I'm on the spouse visa; just need to contact potential referees.

Once again, I cannot thank this forum enough!

[mastidl]

Applied for ILR Route: SET(0) Tier-2/Skilled worker Dependant (Spouse and kids)
Application Type: Priority
Application submitted online: 30 Jul 2025
Biometrics appointment: 02 Aug 2025 11:30
Acknowledgement email from UKVI: 02 Aug 2025 from TLS Contact
Additional Documents: n/a
Approval email: 12 Aug 2025 15:18
E-visa change: 12 Aug 2025

Thank you for all the help

[NewRoots2025]

Applied for ILR Route: SET(0) Tier-2/Skilled worker Dependant (Spouse)

Application Type: Priority

Application submitted online: 29 Jul 2025

Biometrics appointment: 04 Aug 2025 17:30 (Paid appointment)

Acknowledgement email from UKVI: 05 Aug 2025 from TLS Contact

Additional Documents: 08 Aug 2025 They incorrectly emailed me to request Employer letter thinking I am main applicant. I immediately responded that I applied as dependent and there should be no financial/employment related documents needed. I also provided relevant UK government website guidance link.

Approval email: 13 Aug 2025 11:00
E-visa change: 13 Aug 2025

Good luck to everyone.

[rylandgrace]

Applied for ILR Route: SET(O) 5 year Skilled Worker Route
Application Type: Priority (5 Working Days)
Application submitted online: 9th August 2025
Biometrics appointment: 11th August 2025 (Free appointment - TLSContact London)
Approval email: 15th August 2025

[Sinfinity]

Applied for ILR Route: SET(O) 5yr Skilled Worker - Applicant + family
Application Type: Priority (5 Working Days)
Application submitted online: 8th August 2025
Biometrics appointment: 12th August 2025 (TLSContact Glasgow)
Approval email: 15th August 2025
Evisa status updated to Settled

[o_ibrahim]

Applied for ILR Route : SET(O) - GTV 3-year route
Application Type: Standard
Application submitted online: 20th Mar 2025
Biometrics appointment: 25th Mar 2025 (free in Glasgow)
Acknowledgement email: 27th Mar 2025
Approval Received: 14th Aug 2025

Close to 5 months of an unnecessary painful wait, don't recommend.

Thanks for everyone who shared their timelines, that was truly helpful.