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    Over the ILR Hurdle

    We went for ILR this week. Decided to pay the extra £400 and go for the priority route so we wouldn't have that horrible wait for God only knows how long.

    Had our appointment at Lunar House in Croydon at 10 am on Monday. Everything went well and we received the BRP via courier yesterday.

    I must say after our experience with the Spouse Visa, I was feeling a wee bit nervous. But we had a very nice case worker who asked a few questions and then gave us the all clear straight away.

    Needless to say the Mrs had tears of joy again and now we move on to the next step of Citizenship.

    Happy days


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    Congratulations! We did the same - we went for ILR at the Solihull PEO. It's worth the cost to avoid the stress of the wait. Nice place, nice people. Job done in around 90 minutes all-in. Solihull is nice for shops/mall right next to the PEO too. I recommend going for an early AM appt to ensure you get everything done 'on the day'.


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    Congrats Marco pleased for you both.


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    Thats great news ... Im sure there are many of us waiting for our turn
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    Well done Marco I bet there were a lot of undesirables & vermin hanging around Lunar House


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    ... Marco ... I'm delighted to read about Mary Grace's ILR. Congratulations and well done to you BOTH; the PEO route is definitely worth a wee bit extra expense for the sake of applicants' peace of mind.

    's how we felt when Myrna booked her appointment through what was the [then] UKBA's Glasgow Office back in February 2011.


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    Happy days indeed, Marco, congratulations and best wishes to you and Mary Grace


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    Well done and congratulations Marco!


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    Congrats Marco and to your wife...I'm gonna apply mine next month!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dedworth View Post
    Well done Marco I bet there were a lot of undesirables & vermin hanging around Lunar House
    Thanks everyone

    Yes you're right Ded. Loads of Stanis in suits either Lawyers or Immigration advisers with handfuls of passports makes you realise there's a lot of money in the immigration game.


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    Quote Originally Posted by bigmarco View Post
    Thanks everyone
    Yes you're right Ded. Loads of Stanis in suits either Lawyers or Immigration advisers with handfuls of passports makes you realise there's a lot of money in the immigration game.
    A revolting sign of the times Marco


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    Congratulations to you both. Next stop Citizenship and then dual citizenship?


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    good news bigmarco
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigmarco View Post

    Had our appointment at Lunar House in Croydon
    Lunar House henceforth takes on a new significance for successful couples ... "over the moon"!


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    Quote Originally Posted by bigmarco View Post
    We went for ILR this week. Decided to pay the extra £400 and go for the priority route so we wouldn't have that horrible wait for God only knows how long.

    Had our appointment at Lunar House in Croydon at 10 am on Monday. Everything went well and we received the BRP via courier yesterday.

    I must say after our experience with the Spouse Visa, I was feeling a wee bit nervous. But we had a very nice case worker who asked a few questions and then gave us the all clear straight away.

    Needless to say the Mrs had tears of joy again and now we move on to the next step of Citizenship.

    Happy days
    Great news Marco
    Well done and congratulations to you both


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    Well done to you both.


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