ILR granted - Cardiff PEO

[suraj2012]

I am happy, I received my passport stamped with ILR in 4 working days after it was approved at cardiff PEO last week. 6 yr with same employee, two work pemits

My appointment was at 10:30am and I went there at 9:00, they allowed me in and started security check, the guy asked me to go to a counter. The women on the counter said, i am not a case worker, i will just take your documents and pass it on to someone else. I had all the documents in a file and started removing them. She said your file looks organised, can you just leave the whole file here with us and we will only take what we need. I was insisting that I probably need to show you which document is in which folder, she replied dont worry and asked me to leave the building and wait for our phone call

My file was full, I had carried lots of paperwork, 5yr bank statements, 5 yr salary slips, work permit copies (didnt have original), 5yr P60s, employment history letter from HMRC, utility bills, council tax bills, letters from employee, employment contract, pension documents etc. I was bit worried cause my current salary was 3 times more than the minimum for the my SOC code, but it was not that different from the work permit.

After 3 hr I received a phone call and was asked to come inside, the first thing case worker said, your application was successful and you will receive the passport in 5 to 7 working days. I am returning all your documents except the passport and you may leave now. I asked him about the fees and he said your card has been charged, dont worry and he left

My interactions with the case worker were less than 30 seconds, and dont even know which documents he took really. I had not carried photocopies of anything, everything original except the work permits (i didnt have original)