It’s official. After a week of collating documents, translating Brazilian bills, writing letters and filling applications, we had our interview yesterday afternoon with the immigration authorities in Croydon.
We had this romanticed and naive idea that when they said we had to pay £950 for premium service, it meant we would be received in a plush office, and we’d have to explain a lot of things face to face. It wasn’t the case.
On the positive side, I was told I had scored 22 out of 24, in the “life in the UK” exam, which is been nicknamed “Britishness test”.
In any case, after handing our documents and passports…and waiting for a while, I was granted my residence permit. Stuck to my passport and with my photo!
Now I only have to start paying a lot of attention to the weather, and complain about it all the time.
Settled!
23 September, 2008 by specialkpramim
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Congratulations on getting your ILR! I presume that you found out your Britishness Test score when you had your interview?
Thanks Hank,
Yes, the first person that receives the application form and checks that all the papers are in order has access to the score (I guess this is why they are so adamant on the applicant leaving at least 2 weeks after the exam before going for interview). I didn’t ask which two questions I had wrong (I was applying the rule: Only speak when spoken to, to minimize the chances of saying anything out of place!)
I must be pretty English by now, or I have mastered the art of cramming seemingly useless facts in two days, since I barely devoted any time to reading/studying the official material.
In fact, I still have to list all those books on eBay, and resell them.
“Now I only have to start paying a lot of attention to the weather, and complain about it all the time.”
Easy! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Felicidades, jaja no habiendo otra opción, ya estás mimetizada, y creo que no importa cuáles fueron las 2 preguntas que respondiste incorrectamente. Me daría curiosidad si los británicos de origen obtienen las 24, apuesto a que no.
Zereth
Felicidades!!! Oye eso de ser extranjera y obtener 22 de 24 es todo un logro!!! jajaja no sé por qué me acordé de los Simpson , en fin..
Felicidades nuevamente y nada de quejarse del clima… los días grises son los mejores!
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