Sent in my IMC application in Nov 2012 - I had a JAA PPL(A) issued May 2012
Phone call from CAA telling me that I need to convert my JAA to EASA before they can add the rating.
Duly sent of an conversion form and a few weeks ago I received my nice new blue EASA license with IR(R) in it ...
No troubles or worries .. only painful part was it all cost me £173 !