Ah yes, Maria ... MY wife applied for HER ILR in person at our nearest PEO in Glasgow - and paid £300 extra for the "privilege", I have to add! But WE felt it was worth it, because - like you - we were able to have everything "done and dusted" within roughly a couple of hours - unlike postal applications, which - as I already mentioned above - CAN take anything up to 3 months to decide.