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Biometrics

Post by mymy08 » Wed Mar 06, 2013 1:55 pm

Hi there i'm new to the forum

My application FLR(O) was done back in 2008 and in 2010 was refused, then i had been waiting for a consideration which was considered early in January 2013. A letter stating that i have been granted a 30 month visa and a biometrics application form was included and 2 passport photos were requested. I filled in the form and returned with the photos which HO received on the 22 January. Now i'm still waiting for a biometric letter so i can have my biometric card. My question is has anyone been through the same pain of waiting for a biomatric letter after a grant?

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Re: Biometrics

Post by ale001 » Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:27 pm

mymy08 wrote:Hi there i'm new to the forum

My application FLR(O) was done back in 2008 and in 2010 was refused, then i had been waiting for a consideration which was considered early in January 2013. A letter stating that i have been granted a 30 month visa and a biometrics application form was included and 2 passport photos were requested. I filled in the form and returned with the photos which HO received on the 22 January. Now i'm still waiting for a biometric letter so i can have my biometric card. My question is has anyone been through the same pain of waiting for a biomatric letter after a grant?
On what ground did u applied in 2008? U have kids born in UK or U marry a british??
Ale001

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Post by tunab2 » Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:29 pm

mymy08 that was a long wait from 2008.

For the Bio, i had to wait 7 and a half month although my application is still under consideration. I suggest you chase it up as you are not waiting for decision, they should not inconvenience you any longer.

I am happy for you.

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Post by mymy08 » Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:36 pm

tunab2 thank you it was a pain. I think should just get in touch with my local mp once again! Its annoying. I'm married to a British citizen with 3 kids both kids are British, i overstayed a visit visa for those who would want to know about situation.

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Post by smatts07 » Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:02 pm

mymy08... after they refused the first time did you send off for a repeal for the application, or did you have to leave the country and come back? how long did you overstay as a visitor?

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Post by lenn83 » Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:03 pm

Finally, after 4 months waited, I've received the Biometric Enrolment letter today. Here to update my timeline :

Date Applied/Docs sent: 05/11/2012
Date Received Ack. Letter: 07/11/2012
Date Fee Taken : 08/11/2012
Date Biometrics booking letter arrived: 06/03/2013 (dated 28/02/2013)
Date Biometrics Done at PO : - Waiting -
Date Passport/Docs received from HO: - Waiting -
Date Biometrics received : - Waiting -

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Post by sanny26 » Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:11 pm

How long after doing biometric do you received back documents? Im doing a straightforward extension. I came home today and saw a royal mail missed you note but its address to my 10 month old daughter and the only ting we are waiting for in the post is our documents back so ive done a re delivery.. So im thinking 2 things its either my baby have to re do her biometric(re take her photo) or its our documents back....But at the same time in the back of my mind why would they send back our documents in my daughters name...

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Post by GLH2012 » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:46 am

sanny26 wrote:How long after doing biometric do you received back documents? Im doing a straightforward extension. I came home today and saw a royal mail missed you note but its address to my 10 month old daughter and the only ting we are waiting for in the post is our documents back so ive done a re delivery.. So im thinking 2 things its either my baby have to re do her biometric(re take her photo) or its our documents back....But at the same time in the back of my mind why would they send back our documents in my daughters name...
Good question, strange things do happen with HO sometimes. I do hope it's your documents back but erroneously sent with your daughter's details. I did apply for Zambrano under EU reg and got issued with COA in my dependent daughter's details :lol:

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Post by lenn83 » Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:54 pm

sanny26 wrote:How long after doing biometric do you received back documents? Im doing a straightforward extension. I came home today and saw a royal mail missed you note but its address to my 10 month old daughter and the only ting we are waiting for in the post is our documents back so ive done a re delivery.. So im thinking 2 things its either my baby have to re do her biometric(re take her photo) or its our documents back....But at the same time in the back of my mind why would they send back our documents in my daughters name...
Hoping a good news from you! And I just had my biometric enrolled this morning. Hoping a good news for my extension soon as well.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Date Applied/Docs sent: 05/11/2012
Date Received Ack. Letter: 07/11/2012
Date Fee Taken : 08/11/2012
Date Biometrics booking letter arrived: 06/03/2013 (dated 28/02/2013)
Date Biometrics Done at PO : 07/03/2013
Date Passport/Docs received from HO: - Waiting -
Date Biometrics received : - Waiting -

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Post by sanny26 » Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:51 pm

lenn83 wrote:
sanny26 wrote:How long after doing biometric do you received back documents? Im doing a straightforward extension. I came home today and saw a royal mail missed you note but its address to my 10 month old daughter and the only ting we are waiting for in the post is our documents back so ive done a re delivery.. So im thinking 2 things its either my baby have to re do her biometric(re take her photo) or its our documents back....But at the same time in the back of my mind why would they send back our documents in my daughters name...
Hoping a good news from you! And I just had my biometric enrolled this morning. Hoping a good news for my extension soon as well.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Date Applied/Docs sent: 05/11/2012
Date Received Ack. Letter: 07/11/2012
Date Fee Taken : 08/11/2012
Date Biometrics booking letter arrived: 06/03/2013 (dated 28/02/2013)
Date Biometrics Done at PO : 07/03/2013
Date Passport/Docs received from HO: - Waiting -
Date Biometrics received : - Waiting -




Thanx hun, im just a bit confused because ive done my bio last friday why would they complete application so quick after bio? Ive booked a re delivery for tomorrow, i would love it to be my my documents.. :)

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flro waitaing

Post by 11akb » Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:32 pm

hi my story is that i applied for FLRO application under Articale 8 on family life and long residency and 3 kids born here its been long time and call HO every week but same answer that application is not finish and i have to wait



Date Applied/Docs sent: 20/06/2012
Date Received Ack. Letter: 23/06/2012
Date Fee Taken : 25/06/2012
Date Biometrics booking letter arrived: 06/08/2012
Date Biometrics Done at PO : 10/08/2012
Date Passport/Docs received from HO: - Waiting -
Date Biometrics received : - Waiting -[/b]

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Re: flro waitaing

Post by justice12 » Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:37 pm

[quote="11akb"]hi my story is that i applied for FLRO application under Articale 8 on family life and long residency and 3 kids born here its been long time and call HO every week but same answer that application is not finish and i have to wait



Date Applied/Docs sent: 20/06/2012
Date Received Ack. Letter: 23/06/2012
Date Fee Taken : 25/06/2012
Date Biometrics booking letter arrived: 06/08/2012
Date Biometrics Done at PO : 10/08/2012
Date Passport/Docs received from HO: - Waiting -
Date Biometrics received : - Waiting -[/b][/quote]

what was your status when you applied , an d on what ground have you applied under article 8 ?

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Re: flro waitaing

Post by 11akb » Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:36 pm

justice12 wrote:
11akb wrote:hi my story is that i applied for FLRO application under Articale 8 on family life and long residency and 3 kids born here its been long time and call HO every week but same answer that application is not finish and i have to wait



Date Applied/Docs sent: 20/06/2012
Date Received Ack. Letter: 23/06/2012
Date Fee Taken : 25/06/2012
Date Biometrics booking letter arrived: 06/08/2012
Date Biometrics Done at PO : 10/08/2012
Date Passport/Docs received from HO: - Waiting -
Date Biometrics received : - Waiting -[/b]
what was your status when you applied , an d on what ground have you applied under article 8 ?

well justice i cam on student visa from 2000 to 2010 but in 2002 i went to apply asylum on some fool advice that done me big time it was foolish so in( 2010 i applied on legacy without any success without any passports and wait until 2012 ) than on some solicitor advice i applied on Flro with my kids age from 9 , 7 ,3 all born here wife not british this is my long story in short ....

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Re: flro waitaing

Post by justice12 » Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:47 pm

[quote="11akb"][quote="justice12"][quote="11akb"]hi my story is that i applied for FLRO application under Articale 8 on family life and long residency and 3 kids born here its been long time and call HO every week but same answer that application is not finish and i have to wait



Date Applied/Docs sent: 20/06/2012
Date Received Ack. Letter: 23/06/2012
Date Fee Taken : 25/06/2012
Date Biometrics booking letter arrived: 06/08/2012
Date Biometrics Done at PO : 10/08/2012
Date Passport/Docs received from HO: - Waiting -
Date Biometrics received : - Waiting -[/b][/quote]

what was your status when you applied , an d on what ground have you applied under article 8 ?[/quote]
well justice i cam on student visa from 2000 to 2010 but in 2002 i went to apply asylum on some fool advice that done me big time it was foolish so in( 2010 i applied on legacy without any success without any passports and wait until 2012 ) than on some solicitor advice i applied on Flro with my kids age from 9 , 7 ,3 all born here wife not british this is my long story in short ....[/quote]

They are reviewing applications of FLR O where the biometric where captured in the end of April 2012.

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Re: flro waitaing

Post by pimpaporn » Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:00 pm

justice12 wrote:
11akb wrote:
justice12 wrote:
11akb wrote:hi my story is that i applied for FLRO application under Articale 8 on family life and long residency and 3 kids born here its been long time and call HO every week but same answer that application is not finish and i have to wait



Date Applied/Docs sent: 20/06/2012
Date Received Ack. Letter: 23/06/2012
Date Fee Taken : 25/06/2012
Date Biometrics booking letter arrived: 06/08/2012
Date Biometrics Done at PO : 10/08/2012
Date Passport/Docs received from HO: - Waiting -
Date Biometrics received : - Waiting -[/b]
what was your status when you applied , an d on what ground have you applied under article 8 ?

well justice i cam on student visa from 2000 to 2010 but in 2002 i went to apply asylum on some fool advice that done me big time it was foolish so in( 2010 i applied on legacy without any success without any passports and wait until 2012 ) than on some solicitor advice i applied on Flro with my kids age from 9 , 7 ,3 all born here wife not british this is my long story in short ....
They are reviewing applications of FLR O where the biometric where captured in the end of April 2012.
Where did you get info about applications where bio captured in april are being reviewed please

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Post by justice12 » Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:17 pm

Been told that by the TMWF team, in Sheiffield.

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Post by tunab2 » Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:53 pm

Justice12 That info means i am over a year behind the line. My bio as only sent last month on the 14th...

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Post by tunab2 » Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:33 pm

Hello friends,

I have one quick question hopefully someone can help.
When an application is lodged through a sollicitor, will the HO send any correspondent to the applicant directly or exclusively to the sollicitor.

The reason i am asking, is i a have notified the HO of a change of address via my sollicitor but i am worried that they might send some correspondent to previous address - After reading other posts i am worried that the HO might just do what i am worried about.

Could someone plz clarify?

Thanks!

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Post by sanny26 » Fri Mar 08, 2013 7:07 am

tunab2 wrote:Hello friends,

I have one quick question hopefully someone can help.
When an application is lodged through a sollicitor, will the HO send any correspondent to the applicant directly or exclusively to the sollicitor.

The reason i am asking, is i a have notified the HO of a change of address via my sollicitor but i am worried that they might send some correspondent to previous address - After reading other posts i am worried that the HO might just do what i am worried about.

Could someone plz clarify?

Thanks!

They will make correspondance to the solicitor and then the solicitor will correspond with you.

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Discretionary Leave to Remain in the UK - Extension

Post by Procrastinator » Fri Mar 08, 2013 7:46 am

Hello

I just came across your few threads on this forum. I think I am in the same situation as you.

I applied for a Discretionary Leave to remain in the UK in July 2009; my application was successful and I got my passport back in April 2010. I am not a refugee or a person who qualifies for humanitarian protection. Basically I have been living in this country since November 1994 with both legal and illegal stay. I applied for under 14years rule but my application was not successful for ILR and instead HO gave me DLR.


DLR was given to me initially for three years which now expires in April 2013.
Now my question to you is that do you know how long it takes to get a further 3 years extension if I apply towards the mid of March? I know I will be using FLR(O).

Also, do you know if there's a premium service (i.e. the same day service at the Public Enquiry Desk) for extending DLR?

Can you please share with me your experience, when you applied for an extension and whether you are still waiting to receive your documents back?


Thanks for reading and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

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Re: Discretionary Leave to Remain in the UK - Extension

Post by sanny26 » Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:49 am

Procrastinator wrote:Hello

I just came across your few threads on this forum. I think I am in the same situation as you.

I applied for a Discretionary Leave to remain in the UK in July 2009; my application was successful and I got my passport back in April 2010. I am not a refugee or a person who qualifies for humanitarian protection. Basically I have been living in this country since November 1994 with both legal and illegal stay. I applied for under 14years rule but my application was not successful for ILR and instead HO gave me DLR.


DLR was given to me initially for three years which now expires in April 2013.
Now my question to you is that do you know how long it takes to get a further 3 years extension if I apply towards the mid of March? I know I will be using FLR(O).

Also, do you know if there's a premium service (i.e. the same day service at the Public Enquiry Desk) for extending DLR?

Can you please share with me your experience, when you applied for an extension and whether you are still waiting to receive your documents back?


Thanks for reading and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards


Im doing a extension and its been 5 months now and im still waiting for documents..

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Re: Discretionary Leave to Remain in the UK - Extension

Post by tunab2 » Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:55 pm

Procrastinator wrote:Hello

I just came across your few threads on this forum. I think I am in the same situation as you.

I applied for a Discretionary Leave to remain in the UK in July 2009; my application was successful and I got my passport back in April 2010. I am not a refugee or a person who qualifies for humanitarian protection. Basically I have been living in this country since November 1994 with both legal and illegal stay. I applied for under 14years rule but my application was not successful for ILR and instead HO gave me DLR.


DLR was given to me initially for three years which now expires in April 2013.
Now my question to you is that do you know how long it takes to get a further 3 years extension if I apply towards the mid of March? I know I will be using FLR(O).

Also, do you know if there's a premium service (i.e. the same day service at the Public Enquiry Desk) for extending DLR?

Can you please share with me your experience, when you applied for an extension and whether you are still waiting to receive your documents back?


Thanks for reading and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards
My application is not a extention, but if it is for DLR as well. I apllied on the 7th of July 2012 and i am still waiting for a decision. As Sanny said, it might take a while and i dont think there are any premium service available.

Good Luck!

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Re: Discretionary Leave to Remain in the UK - Extension

Post by Procrastinator » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:11 pm

Regards[/quote]

Im doing a extension and its been 5 months now and im still waiting for documents..[/quote]


Thanks for the message. Could you please tell me on what basis you initially got Discretionary Leave for the first 3 years? Also what form you submitted for extension? I am quite surprised, you said it's been 5 months, I thought for an extension you should be getting your passport back within a month. Whilst I understand, the extension is subject to 'active review' but the case worker knows your immigration background and for them, there is normally not much time required for further security checks to process your application.

Your biometric data has been taken so I can expect you will get your documents back shortly. I wish you good luck and thanks for prompt reply to my post. I should think 'extension' FLR(O) is a straightforward application provided that you were not into any criminal activity or 'public disorder' in the first 3 years.

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Re: Discretionary Leave to Remain in the UK - Extension

Post by Procrastinator » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:21 pm

tunab2 wrote:
My application is not a extention, but if it is for DLR as well. I apllied on the 7th of July 2012 and i am still waiting for a decision. As Sanny said, it might take a while and i dont think there are any premium service available.

Good Luck!
Thanks very much tunab2 for your reply....

Please correct me if I am wrong but I was reading somewhere that for an extension you could apply at one of UKBA's Public Enquiry Offices.

Here is the link

http://www.livbrown.co.uk/blog/2013/02/ ... plications

where it says,

'If you were previously granted discretionary leave as a result of FLR (O) application, you can then apply for extension of your discretionary leave by using same FLR(O) Form.

· The application can be made by post or in person at one of the UKBA’s Public Enquiry Offices.'

I think FLR(O) applications normally takes less attention and cases are resolved more quickly with this type of application than those of HPDL.

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Post by justice12 » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:30 pm

extension or not extension is all the seem ! plus extension have to go trough an active review so they can take longer then fresh applications .

guys this topic we have done is for fresh applications based on article 8 ( fresh application of descretionary leave to remain ) based on British wife and British children , if you have 3 years LTR this is not the place to be , you can make new topic and call it ( DLR extension ) thanks .

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