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oladunni4real:
Hi all, is the time line for ILR still 6 months.
2.After ILR, do we still need any type of documentation for the next 2 process, naturalisation and citizenship.
3. Is it safe to say if you get your ILR today you can start the next process immediately or still wait for sometime.
Congratulations to all that have crossed the finish line.
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My timeline is in the first post; it took about 5 months, and I stated there that other routes were faster and that it could be backlog. I have no idea what it is now. If you need a quick response, you could pay £800 for Super-priority as @Abubarakat put up in his timeline on this page. His response was within 4 hours or there about.

After ILR its naturalisation/citizenship (same thing), and yes, you do need documentation for it, check the first page. I believe I made a comment about it.

If your ILR is as a spouse of a British citizen, you can apply for naturalisation immediately.

To be fair and in the most polite way possible, the answers to your questions are mostly on the thread already, and it's just 2 pages long.

Alohetij:
Hi, I know we can apply for naturalisation immediately after getting our ILR. Please, how long did you wait after you got your ILR before you applied?

Hi, I got my ILR in May 2021 and applied for naturalisation in July 2021. I could have applied sooner but I needed to get all my ducks in a row.

profemebee:
hi, pls i have 3 more questions:

1. During the supporting documents process, there is a part to upload the proof of ID for the owner of the property you're renting.. how does one manage a scenario where the house is managed by real estate agents with the landlord not actively involved?

2. If one has a P45 from a previous year (previous job) and then a P60 from the most recent year before renewing spousal visa, does one still have to upload the P45? or just the P60?

3. I read on earlier posts here that 'TB certificate isn't needed' for the spousal visa extension. However, if i have a letter for the full treatment of latent TB (from NHS), do i need to upload the letter?

The key to a successful application is providing the required documents without going overboard.

1. Because we own I have never had to do this but I imagine that this is not peculiar to you. I doubt that landlords hand over their IDs willy nilly to tenants for visa applications. It sounds like what you describe applies when you are living with family? Inlaws perhaps? I'd say a tenancy agreement should suffice or if it makes you more comfortable, ask for a letter from the agency in addition stating you live there and add to it. Do you have council bill in your name?

2. The P60 and P45, are these for proof of address or proof of income. For income, a letter from your employer stating your ​gross salary, length of service with the company, type of employment and job title with stamped and signed payslips should suffice. The P60 is recommended but not mandatory. I have never submitted P60. A lot of times, salary increases even make the P60 obsolete as details no longer match. Have a look at the earlier pages for documents successful applicants submitted.

3. I'd say leave it out. Except I am missing something, I don't see the need to include your latent TB treatment details. It's not a requirement as far as I am aware. You already reside here, you have been treated for it. I fail to see how it applies to the application except to potentially open up other issues.

My advice is don't overthink the application. Cheers.

wallg123:
Hi guys
My Application was submitted yesterday for ILR.( SET M). however we couldn’t pay for priority after waiting for several days with no availability. Also due to covid-19 there is no availability for Biometric dates so they sent a mail saying they might use my biometric details from previous applications. They’ll let me know in next couple of days. Fingers crossed

All the best

My passport arrived on Monday. My UK immigration history has finally come to a fruitful end.

spiceymma:
Good day .

I thought so too. But see the highlighted on the attachment .

Nice of you to dig this out.

profemebee:
Thanks for bringing this up..

I came in to get my BRP in Oct 2019 and went back to Nigeria to wrap up work officially, and fully got back to the UK at the end of Dec 2019.

i. Do i need to explain all these? hope no issues with that?

ii. I guess my 30months started the moment i came in Oct 2019?

Hmmmm...to be honest, I am not sure how your case will be treated. I don't want to lead you down the wrong path.

profemebee:
this is new to me.. i came in 3rd of Oct 2019 and thought i can only apply 28days to the expiry date on my BRP card (June 2022)

hmmmmmm

the way the rules change..

It's not a change of rule. It's been the case for spousal route, I'd wager since it became 5 years to get ILR. 2012 or thereabouts

deept:
@spiceymma

Can this be backed up with requirements for renewal on the gov.uk site?

It is only 28 days before 5 year anniversary for ilr I have seen this apply.

I can back it up with personal experience, mine and several other people.

You are required to spend 2.5 years residence in the UK before applying for an extension (spousal route, not certain about other routes). When I got my first visa 2015. They would give you 33 months expecting you to use the extra 3 months to get yourself together before travelling. If you travel in the same month, you don't have to wait till the end of the visa, you become eligible once you spend 2.5 years (30 months). I don't believe they give up to 3 months anymore but the principle still applies.

People often choose to wait till the visa expiry to get documentation ready or funds. Different strokes for different folks and all.

profemebee:
You made great points on renewing now with some months left before the application.

I'm particularly interested in this...

My BRP expires June 2022 and my passport expires Oct 2023, so i guess i'm good.

Of course...your situation is totally different

spiceymma:
Thank you for the detailed explanation below.

I want to confirm . I read somewhere where they said if you have spent 30months in the Uk you can go ahead and make application for a renewal . Now i came into the Uk 26 /10/2019. From my calculations, 30months complete should be in April. So does it mean i can make my application in May ?

That is pertinent information, in that case you can even apply 28 days before the end of your 30 months.

profemebee:
Regarding question nos 1... i thought there will be no need to renew the passport as his expiry date will be too close to the date to renew BRP?

What if there is a delay and he doesn't get his passport back in time for the new BRP application?

I also thought that the FLR spousal visa extension was just a replacement of BRP and no need to stamp another visa vignette on the passport..

Loo forward to responses.

Thanks.

One of the mandatory requirements for flr is any one of :a valid passport, travel document or national identity card. And like I stated, typically you need 6 months validity to apply for a visa. I cannot categorically say it must be 6 months validity for flr hence the use of typically.

On the other hand, a review of the information she provided shows that her passport expires 26.06 and as she is eligible to apply for flr from 10.06, one could then argue that if 6 months validity isn't required and if she applies between 10.06 and 25.06 the passport is still valid as at application date. I think it's left for her to decide if she is comfortable with this.

Having said that, I think your statement that there will be no need to renew because the expiry date is too close to the renewal and the passport may not be ready is erroneous. The onus lies on the applicant to ensure all mandatory documents are included and valid.

Between now and June seems long enough to renew the passport, and if the passport application has been made and the passport is not ready, then that can be stated on the application. That's what I'd do though.

Cheers.

spiceymma:
Hello evsryone ,

Happy New Year . I trust everyone is doing great . Please can anyone help me with the.

1. My Nig passport is expiring on the 26.06.2022 while my BRP is expiring 07.07.2022. Is it necessary to renew my passport before i apply for my extension .

2. When is the best time to put in my applicaion as i entered Uk 26.10.2019 and Brp expires 07.07.2022.

Thank you for your responses.

Happy New Year

1. You need to apply for a new passport, typically, you need 6 months validity in a passport in order to apply for a visa.

2. Not earlier than 28 days before 07.07.2022. So any day from 10.06.2022

Cheers

evenda:
so the hospitals he worked with via an agency didn't let him work until new brp. but his main employer was ok with working.

thankfully, application has been successful.

submitted 8.12.21
biometrics 4.1.22
successful application email 8.1.21
waiting on new brp.

we were both surprised that it took 4days from date of biometrics. and just last night hubby was saying he should have paid d extra 800k. Thank God we didnt.

and thank you all too. all info on this thread were very useful.
he did the b1 exam instead

Congratulations to both of you. That is a record timeline on a standard application? I am glad it worked out.

abubarakat:
Congratulations. Love this. I dey follow your footsteps.

Thank you, no doubt you will join me pretty soon.

abubarakat:
Thanks.

Expensive no doubt but for someone like me, it's worth it. I can't deal with the stress and anxiety that come with waiting for "up to 6 months".

I totally understand. It removes the waiting and you just know immediately.

I just begrudge giving them that additional money and I stay totally 'zen' throughout the waiting time.

More good news. I had my citizenship ceremony today so I can apply for my passport now.

abubarakat:
Happy New Year to you all.

Happy to report that I got ILR today. Onto the next one: Naturalisation!

Below is my timeline:

Applied for ILR Route : SET(M)
Date application sent : 18/12/2021 (26 days to 5 years)
Application type : Super Priority (£800)
Docs uploaded to UKVCAS portal: 28/12/2021
Date Biometrics Enrolled: 05/01/2022 7:30am Birmingham (£125)
Approval Received : 05/01/2022 11:10am
BRP Card: Pending

All the best to everyone yet to apply.

Congratulations. Super priority is so good isn't it, no waiting.

tushqueen:
Yes, thank you. So you mean the principal visa applicant gets settled first before the dependants can apply even if they moved to the UK together

No. That's not what I meant, you asked about the acronyms and that was what I explained.

Are you applying for ILR?

It'd probably be easier if you ask your question directly and explain what sort of visa you are on/applying for because when you mention principal visa applicant and dependents and moving to the UK together, I am having a hard time working out what exactly you are asking in relation to ILR SET(M)

deept:
In another thread it was mentioned about how lots of hr in the UK are ignorant about immigration rules. If you have an application in you are still in status until your application has been decided. A couple of people between this post and yours have posted the link on how to check for status but these guys can be ignorant and still see the date on your current brp as the cut off date for you. All you can do is try to educate them about this but I don't think there is anything you can do if they remain adamant.

If you can afford it go the super priority route where you get your decision the next working day £800 o think it costs or the priority route in 3 working days for £300 if I am correct. Its also difficult getting something new with an expired brp

I got my current job between applications. My BRP for FLR expired in December 2020. I put in a new application same December and had biometrics in January 2021. In April, I applied for a new job. They used the link to confirm I had a pending application and I got the job. My ILR decision was pending for another month after I started the new job. Then when I got the new BRP, I scanned it in to HR to update my details.

I must admit though that I haven't done agency work so I am not sure how willing they are to pursue these things but it's really not hard. Literally a case of clicking buttons online and awaiting a response.

evenda:
thank you very much.
do you by chance have the link for where they fill out this request, so we can direct them there?

thanks

Divine88 has shared the link above. I hope it works out for you.

tushqueen:
Please what's FLR, SET (M). These abbreviations don't sound familiar to me

These are visa terminologies

FLR - Further Leave to Remain (the visa you obtain after your initial visa if you are on a settlement route)

SET - Settlement then (M) is a category of Settlement visa used by immediate relatives of a settled person in the UK.

I hope that clarifies

evenda:
Hi, can someone please confirm this for me.
Hubby brp is due to expire on 4th jan, so we have applied and have appt om 4th jan.
One is his egencies for work has told him they can't book him shifts from the 4th even after we have sent proof of appt.

was any1 here stopped from working whilst you waited for the new application to be completed? i searched online and saw a section 3c that basically states he can work whilst waiting a decision

anyone experienced same?

The simple answer is yes. He can work while awaiting a decision. The agency can confirm his right to work by filling out the online request on gov.uk using the application number that was generated when you made payment online but the tricky thing to bear in mind is that sometimes it takes a little while for the application number to be recognised in the system. I hope it works out for you.

abubarakat:
Congratulations. The end is near in sight. You don commit hand for visa application fees.

How long did your naturalisation application take?

Planning to submit straight after ILR in January.

Here is my naturalisation application timeline

Method of application: Online
Date of application: 15/07/2021
Date of debit of fees: 15/07/2021
Date Biometrics enrolled: 12/08/2021
Date of receipt of Approval Email: 06/12/2021
Citizenship ceremony date: booked for 05/01/2022

I think it could have been shorter, they emailed and requested some documents but I was away at the time and I was due back 5 weeks after the request was made so I just sent an email and explained I was away. I got the decision a week after I emailed the documents in.

Happy to update that my naturalisation application has been approved and I have now booked Citizenship ceremony for 1st week in January.

abubarakat:
Happy to report that I have finally passed the test at the 3rd attempt (shame dey catch me but we move!).

TLDR: Study all the 5 chapters, memorise historic dates and events, British inventions and inventors, government and court systems, the patron saints etc. All the best to everyone.

Congratulations

Tayo1939:
Thanks you for this information. I thought it is passport that will be issued for naturalisation/citizenship?

Sadly not, so there will be one more round of application after ILR to attain citizenship after which you can then apply for British passport. I hope that clarifies.

abubarakat:
If i recall correctly, I think the reason was that we already have the FLR thread which has information that can be used for ILR.

In all fairness, this is true to an extent. However, i still prefer a new thread to keep things more distinct.

Thank you for creating the thread and congratulations on your successful ILR application.

Thank you, just waiting on the citizenship application now. Hopefully I will hear by the end of the year.

abubarakat:
Thanks for creating this thread. I created one a while ago but it got deleted by the "admins".

Looking forward to my application in January. It's not any different from the FLR application with the exception of Life in the UK test. All the best to everyone.

Oh interesting, do you know why the thread you created was closed?

justwise:
I think that is after at least one year on ILR

Not if you got your ILR as a spouse of a British citizen, that is the only route that allows you to apply for naturalisation without the one year wait after ILR. I stated that the information here is for SET(M).

wallg123:
I don't think it's necessary to add my list of Pls just list them it’s necessary no vex …mine is coming up at the end January. I’ve already passed Life in the UK test.

The timeline is long oh. 5 months ?. I’ll be so restless…
I’m guessing you didn’t use lawyer ?
Also how much did it cost in total?…

Yes, my timeline really stretched out. Other applicants on other settlement routes even without priority were getting responses in 6 weeks, the long wait was annoying but I didn't sweat it, I changed jobs in the middle of the application, my new employers just sent the request form to check my immigration status and they got a response fairly quickly which was good.

I have never used a lawyer in any of the many applications I have made.

I paid £2389 + 19.20 biometric fees

I have included my document list:

Below are the documents I used
ILR (SET M):

Identification documents:
My passport data page
Spouse Passport data page
NARIC certificate for English Language
Degree Certificate
Marriage certificate
Children birth certificate

Proof of Co-habitation:
Gas ‎and Electricity bills
Letter addressed to me from HMRC
Bank Statement  
NHS appointment Letters 
Bank Letters 

Proof of Income:
I always use only my spouse's income
His 6 months bank statements (last one within 28 days)
His 6 months pay slips stamped and signed by HR(last one within 28 days)
Letter from his employer (within 28 days) confirming date of employment, full time/part time, salary and authenticity of pay slips

Accommodation:
Mortgage Statement‎
Council tax bill

Life in the UK Test

Note that there will be no IHS fee requirement.

oladunni4real:
Thank you for creating this. So what happens next after ILR, do you apply for your citizenship immediately or are there further rules to that too.

After ILR, it's naturalisation/citizenship. I applied online in July and had my biometrics yesterday. If your ILR is SET(M), then you can apply for naturalisation immediately your ILR is approved. It requires a lot less documentation than ILR just that you need 2 referees.