Successful ILR application at PEO Croydon on Thursday, 13/2/2014

[ann_barnett]

Hello everyone...
I just want to share my PEO Croydon experience and it's really worth paying extra £375 of getting decision on the same day. Not only that, it is good to get also all your original documents especially your passport so that anytime to go out of the country it is with you.

My appointment was at 8:00am, decision at 9:15am and finished at 9:30am.

here's how I arranged my docs -> 1-set of original and 1-set of copies in a clear folder with table of contents printed on a folded A4 size white paper that separates from orig. and copies:

1st clear folder - payment printout, signed application form with my 2 passport, size photo and 1 for my hubby, my and hubby's passport, marriage contract, my and hubby's birth certificates plus copies.

2nd clear folder - Our 6-months joint accounts statement to plus copies

3rd clear folder - my hubby's 6-months bank statements plus copies

4th clear folder - my 6-months bank statements plus copies

5th clear folder - my employment contract as I just started working so no payslip and my hubby's 6-months payslips. Plus copies.

6th clear folder - life in the uk and ESOL entry 3 certificate plus copies

7th clear folder - Cohabitation letters for 2 yrs - joint plus copies

8th clear folder -Cohabitation letters for 2 yrs - mine plus copies

9th clear folder - Cohabitation letters for 2 yrs - my hubby's plus copies

10th clear folder - benefits: housing and council tax support plus copies

11th clear folder - benefits: child benefit, working and child tax credits plus copies

Oh yeah I know I've used many clear folders so that it would be easy for case worker to look at what they need.

Each folder has its own table of contents, like in the cohabitation letters I have included dates and where are they come from.

sorry for the long letter to make your eyes tired in reading. Haha...

I am very happy now and looking forward to applying for British citizenship before this year ends.

Good luck to everyone specially to those who will apply for ILR and thank you to all members who helped while preparing my paper works. We'll done.

Cheers.



Ann

[Terpe]

Well done and congratulations

I agree it's well worth it if you have the budget and the application is 'straightforward'

[gWaPito]

Congraulation Ann and husband!!

I remember when you first joined us

Regards
Mark

[Arthur Little]

Congratulations Ann ... that, when the cost - at each stage - is so hideously expensive anyway ... ... might as well "go the whole hog" by paying a bit extra for the sake of avoiding the stress of waiting (often many weeks) for the outcome of a procedure that should, after all, amount to a simple, straightforward formality!

Plus - as you say - it has the advantage of your documents being returned to you the same day.

Finally, we appreciate the itemised List of Supporting documents you supplied as this will be a great help to others who'll be following in your footsteps.

[gWaPito]

If you're in for a penny, just as well be in for a pound

[Arthur Little]

If you're in for a penny, just as well be in for a pound

Exactly!

Thanks for the rep, mate ... it's very much appreciated.

[Michael Parnham]

Congratulations to both of you, well done!

[Trefor]

Congratulations!

What is a cohabitation letter?

[Terpe]

...What is a cohabitation letter?

The ILR form states:-

Evidence of cohabitation

6 letters and/or other documents addressed to you and your partner at the same address as evidence that you have been living together during the past 2 years

[gWaPito]

Congratulations to both of you, well done!

Happy to have helped you with your 4th star, Michael

[Michael Parnham]

Happy to have helped you with your 4th star, Michael

Thanks Mark, you're a star!!

[jennyludo]

Congratulations Ann. Is it really important to send photocopies of all documents?

[Anne2014]

Congratulations Ann. Is it really important to send photocopies of all documents?

Hello again jennyludo. As per 1st FLR experience in Cardiff, we were told by an officer that it's convenient that we provided photocopies of all documents which in turn sped up the process. We didn't wait for too long at the Home Office.

[ann_barnett]

Well done and congratulations

I agree it's well worth it if you have the budget and the application is 'straightforward'

thank you Terpe.

[ann_barnett]

Congraulation Ann and husband!!

I remember when you first joined us

Regards
Mark

Thank you Mark. Yeah I think it was when I was applying for spouse visa when I joined, right?

[ann_barnett]

Hello again jennyludo. As per 1st FLR experience in Cardiff, we were told by an officer that it's convenient that we provided photocopies of all documents which in turn sped up the process. We didn't wait for too long at the Home Office.

You're right Jenny

[ann_barnett]

Congratulations Ann ... that, when the cost - at each stage - is so hideously expensive anyway ... ... might as well "go the whole hog" by paying a bit extra for the sake of avoiding the stress of waiting (often many weeks) for the outcome of a procedure that should, after all, amount to a simple, straightforward formality!

Plus - as you say - it has the advantage of your documents being returned to you the same day.

Finally, we appreciate the itemised List of Supporting documents you supplied as this will be a great help to others who'll be following in your footsteps.

Thank you Arthur. I made it more detailed so that it would be a great help for those who are having many questions in filing the documents as I just had before.

I want to take this opportunity also to thank you everyone here who never gets tired of replying and helping the ones in need.

Just want to let you know also that I applied for British Citizenship last 02 December 2014 and got it on 23 December 2014 and had my ceremony on 15 January 2015.

So happy that I surpassed all the expensive UK visas. Haha...
But all worth it now as I am with my family here and can stay as long as we want and can travel anywhere with not much visa hassles this time.

Regards to everyone here. Mabuhay!

[Anne2014]

Thank you Arthur. I made it more detailed so that it would be a great help for those who are having many questions in filing the documents as I just had before.

I want to take this opportunity also to thank you everyone here who never gets tired of replying and helping the ones in need.

Just want to let you know also that I applied for British Citizenship last 02 December 2014 and got it on 23 December 2014 and had my ceremony on 15 January 2015.

So happy that I surpassed all the expensive UK visas. Haha...
But all worth it now as I am with my family here and can stay as long as we want and can travel anywhere with not much visa hassles this time.

Regards to everyone here. Mabuhay!

Congratulations Ann_Barnett! At last you are now free from visa bliss. Happy for you.

[raynaputi]

Hello again jennyludo. As per 1st FLR experience in Cardiff, we were told by an officer that it's convenient that we provided photocopies of all documents which in turn sped up the process. We didn't wait for too long at the Home Office.

In our case, we didn't photocopy our documents for ILR. They did it themselves in there. It really didn't took a long time. It was the ECOs processing the applications they were assigned to do that took long and not photocopying the documents. They will only photocopy some of the documents they require, less than 5 mins it took them to do this! They will do it before they returned all your docs. We paid a huge amount for the visa and the least they can do is to photocopy it themselves and use their resources!

[Terpe]

.......
Just want to let you know also that I applied for British Citizenship last 02 December 2014 and got it on 23 December 2014 and had my ceremony on 15 January 2015......

That such wonderful news Ann
Very well done and sincere congratulations on completing your immigration journey in style.
Life is good

[Michael Parnham]

Thank you Arthur. I made it more detailed so that it would be a great help for those who are having many questions in filing the documents as I just had before.

I want to take this opportunity also to thank you everyone here who never gets tired of replying and helping the ones in need.

Just want to let you know also that I applied for British Citizenship last 02 December 2014 and got it on 23 December 2014 and had my ceremony on 15 January 2015.

So happy that I surpassed all the expensive UK visas. Haha...
But all worth it now as I am with my family here and can stay as long as we want and can travel anywhere with not much visa hassles this time.

Regards to everyone here. Mabuhay!

Congratulations Ann, well done. Maritess will be following you around June this year!

[ann_barnett]

Congratulations Ann, well done. Maritess will be following you around June this year!

Best of luck on her application in June