yes it took 1 month before we got the passports and evidence back, i wasn't worried about my wife and daughter, but i was a bit worried about my stepson who only came to the uk in dec last year, and so he had been in the uk less than 6 months when i applied for ILR for him , and worse he had turned 18 in mid feb, but some people told me it would be a problem, him being 18 as he is no longer a minor, but i spoke to a couple of people who really knew immigration law, and one said, "no, no problem, i know he will get it, i know the law, and i don't care what anyone else tells you" . the other guy told me the same to, and he got it