Submitted ILR application under the wrong form

[justin_abm]

Hi everyone,
I’d really appreciate some advice because we’re extremely stressed about this.

My dad applied for ILR for himself, me, and my siblings (all under 18 except me).
My mum already has ILR, and we are all dependants on her. Unfortunately, my dad mistakenly submitted the application under set M . We’ve since realised that the correct route should have been set M, as we are dependants of a settled person. Biometrics have already been complete. Previous visas expired last month so we are staying on extensions provided by the application process.

We’re now unsure what the safest option is:

Do we withdraw the set M application now and immediately reapply under set O?

Or do we wait for the Home Office to respond, as we’ve seen some threads where UKVI allowed a variation to the correct route?

We’re also very worried about costs. Is there any chance the application fee wouldn’t need to be paid again? We can’t afford to wait for a possible refund before reapplying, especially due to visa restrictions and our current status. But at the same time we burnt all our savings for the application before and we need to save up as soon as possible.

If anyone has been through something similar or has insight into how the Home Office usually handles this (especially with dependants and children involved), we’d be incredibly grateful.

Thank you so much in advance.

[zimba]

Read --> DO NOT apply using form SET(M) if you are a dependent of someone under a work related route

You should apply again using from SET(O) to vary the previous SET(M) application. A refund should be given for the previous application