Guess who just got her ILR?!

awesome lola!!!  i might start this years as tomorrow is my one year anniversayr of being here!

Sounds as though you had it all together Lola.....if it's anything like the States I'm sure that's what got it done so quickly......it makes their job easy and thus easier on you

yay   thanks for the info, ive been wondering what was needed for ilr

"You'll need 10 from each year  you've lived here"

Panic Stations!! 

I mis-read the application instructions and thought I only needed 10 covering both years, not 10 from each year.  I would like to think that since my Liverpool appointment is also at 1:20pm, I too will get the same girl you did and breeze through process.  I am not caucasian though, so I am not holding out much hope . 

The girl who checked your documents didn't actually count out 10 for each year did she?.  I don't where to begin looking for more mail and my wife is already fed-up with me asking her for bills etc.  She thinks its all a hassle and gets quite annoyed that she should have to prove she owns and lives in her own house etc. *sigh*.  I can tell already its going to be a long week until my appointment.

Just a quick question that probably doesn't need a post of its own, what should one put in section 2.4 "Home Office Reference" on the SET M application.  Its not clear what they are after whether its a number or a name, and if its a number, do they want, my appointment reference number or that number that was written on my FLR stamp in my passport.

Great news Lola!  It's a real sense of relief, isn't it!   

Congrats Lola

"You'll need 10 from each year  you've lived here"

Panic Stations!! 

I mis-read the application instructions and thought I only needed 10 covering both years, not 10 from each year.  I would like to think that since my Liverpool appointment is also at 1:20pm, I too will get the same girl you did and breeze through process.  I am not caucasian though, so I am not holding out much hope . 

The girl who checked your documents didn't actually count out 10 for each year did she?.  I don't where to begin looking for more mail and my wife is already fed-up with me asking her for bills etc.  She thinks its all a hassle and gets quite annoyed that she should have to prove she owns and lives in her own house etc. *sigh*.  I can tell already its going to be a long week until my appointment.

I'm afraid they did check to see that all of the documents were there -- I'd typed out a covering letter itemising everything, and the "receptionist" (I'm assuming it's her job to pre-screen the applications) asked if all of the items were indeed included...I said they were.  The girl who actually processed the application did flip through the items, checking the covering letter as she went through them.  I was surprised that she only looked at them, though, as I expected some questions about some of them (my old bank statements have my name along with my mom's and grandmother's and I thought they'd ask about that).

I'm not a professional adviser or anything, but I really would suggest that you get as much together as you can.  I'm lucky in that my husband is one of those people who file everything, so I just had to ask him for the documents and he produced them.  Remember that all 20 documents don't have to be addressed to both of you -- a mix of letters addressed to you and/or your wife should be okay.

Just a quick question that probably doesn't need a post of its own, what should one put in section 2.4 "Home Office Reference" on the SET M application.  Its not clear what they are after whether its a number or a name, and if its a number, do they want, my appointment reference number or that number that was written on my FLR stamp in my passport.

If you have a Home Office reference number, you'll know it.  I just left that space blank.

Thanks for the reply.  I do have all my other documentation, just not sure that I have exactly 10 pieces of mail from each year.  Actually it would need to cover 3 years as we were married in 2003 so I would need mail from 2003, 2004, and 2005...or is it 2003-2004 = 1st year, 2004-2005 = 2nd year? (I am thinking way too much about this now). 

I am glad to hear that your application is checked *before* you pay as I would be in tears if I had to pay out another £500 at a later date just because I was short 1 or 2 pieces of mail this time around.

I had an idea.  Driving licenses list your address and are mailed to you, so I wonder if that would count as *mail*.  Same goes for V5 car registration docs, they have name, address and date of issuance.  If it comes down to it, I might have to bring those along and play they "silly me, I thought it was mail" game.

Thanks for the reply.  I do have all my other documentation, just not sure that I have exactly 10 pieces of mail from each year.  Actually it would need to cover 3 years as we were married in 2003 so I would need mail from 2003, 2004, and 2005...or is it 2003-2004 = 1st year, 2004-2005 = 2nd year? (I am thinking way too much about this now). 

It's 10 for the first year after you move here and 10 for the next year you live here.  I had at least 10 from 7 October 2003 - 6 October 2004 and at least 10 from 7 October 2004 to the present day.

Yippee! Congratulations, Lola!!!!   

I'll be referring back to this list periodically for the next year - I'm not a paper keeper and I'm trying desperately to remember to put things in a file for safe keeping!