Arghuk

Type of Application: Settlement (priority)
Country applying from: Hong Kong
Online application: 11th Jul 2017
Biometrics: 13th Jul 2017
Package sent to UKVI (scanned): 13th Jul 2017
Acknowledged for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer: 13th Jul 2017
Non-straightforward notice & request for further document: N/A

33 days and counting.

Djamel15

Country of Application
:Algeria
Service : Priority
Type of Visa: Settlement visa
Biometrics: June 06, 2017
Email confirmation of application and supporting documents :June 07, 2017
Decision made: 28 August 2017 ( 12 weeks )
visa approved today from 01 Sep 2017 to the 01 oct 2017
Good luck for everyone

Arghuk

Update:

Country applying from: Hong Kong
Online application: 11th Jul 2017
Biometrics: 13th Jul 2017
Package sent to UKVI (scanned): 13th Jul 2017
Acknowledged for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer: 13th Jul 2017
Non-straightforward notice & request for further document: N/A

Decision made: 22 August 2017
Email to collect documents from VFS: 29 August 2017
Passport collected with approved visa: 30 August 2017

Good luck everyone!

Lidiia

Country applying from: Ukraine, priority
Online application: 5th Jul 2017
Biometrics: 11thJul 2017
Package sent to UKVI (scanned): 11 Jul 2017
Acknowledged for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer:
Non-straightforward notice & request for further document:

Decision made: awaiting
Email to collect documents from VFS: awaiting
Passport collected with approved visa: awAiting

Good luck for everyone!

aidy

ll add for my wife

Country applying from: Canada - Toronto - Standard (Priority option didnt come up)
Online application: 12th Jul 2017
Biometrics: 10th Aug 2017
Package sent to UKVI (scanned): 10 Aug 2017
Acknowledged for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer:
Decision made: awaiting
Passport collected with approved visa: awaiting

i emailed my MP too to push and they confirmed it was received by UKVI on the 11th, however they never emailed my wife to advise this.

swilliams1

Tomorrow is our day 60 after biometrics.

Documents submitted Bangkok via VFS June 9th

Online application June 4

Email acknowledging receipt of docs June 24

pabonline

Type of Application: Settlement - Spouse (priority)
Country applying from: Philippines (Manila)
Online application: 21 June 2017
Biometrics: 28 June 2017
Package sent to UKVI (scanned): 3 July 2017
Non-straightforward notice: N/A
Decision made: Waiting...

Moley1

]Type of Application: Settlement - Spouse (priority)
Country applying from: Philippines (Manila)
Online application: 16th June 2017
Biometrics: 22nd June 2017
Package sent to UKVI (scanned): 27th June 2017
Non-straightforward notice: N/A
Decision made: Waiting...

Inselaffen

Country applying from: UAE (Dubai) ( wife is Kazakh)
Online application: 1st Sept 2017
Biometrics: appointment 5th Sept 2017
Package sent to UKVI (scanned): n/a
Acknowledged for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer: n/a
Non-straightforward notice & request for further document: N/A

Decision made: n/a
Email to collect documents from VFS: n/a
Passport collected with approved visa: n/a

When booking the appointment it asked if we wanted priority. We ticked yes but only had the standard option when it came to paying.

4jtam

Application for 1 spouse visa, 2 dependent children visas
Application from Hong Kong
Priority
Online application: 28 June
Bio-metrics and documents scanned at VFS: 5 July
Confirmation of receipt in Sheffield: 6 July
Additional not straightforward email: 30 July ~ 2 dependent children only

IHS payment email for dependent children: paid and acknowledged on 31 July (No reply since then, our advisor sent email to UVKI International, correspondence team replied with apology of delay)

Decision made:
My husband case shown DECIDED on 31 Jul
2 dependent children: 17 August

Email to collect documents from VFS:
Husband case: 2 Aug
2 dependent children: 20 Aug & 25 Aug
Passport collected with approved visa: Husband received on 3 Aug/ Dependent children: 22 Aug & 27 Aug

We are leaving on 4th September. Thanks God!

Good luck for everyone.

NakhonST

Settlement for my Thai wife with our British daughter. Non Priority.
Bangkok: biometrics taken 23rd June + scanned docs
Sheffield confirmed docs received 4th July
No response since.
Still awaiting decision.

Ormy_girl

Application location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Application status: Non-Priority
Online application: 19 June 2017
Biometric: 21 June 2017
Documents sent to Sheffield: 27 June 2017
Documents received in Sheffield: 28 June 2017
Confirmation of receipt in Sheffield: 28 June 2017
Documents returned: 14 July 2017
Decision made: Awaiting
Email to collect documents from VFS: Awaiting
Passport collected with approved visa: Awaiting
53 working days and counting (Got MP involved yet no emails/calls yield no useful info. Tracker does not recognised GWF still.)

Inselaffen

Country applying from: UAE (Dubai) ( wife is Kazakh)
Online application: 1st Sept 2017
Biometrics: 5th Sept 2017 - Paid for Priority at VFS
Package sent to UKVI (scanned): Package left with VFS
Acknowledged for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer: n/a
Non-straightforward notice & request for further document: N/A

Decision made: n/a
Email to collect documents from VFS: n/a
Passport collected with approved visa: n/a

swilliams1

Application made in Bangkok. Thai wife of UK citizen. No children. Cash savings only for financial requirement.

Online application : June 6
Biometrics : June 9
Email from Sheffield stating documents received : June 26
Email from VFS stating decision made and passport ready : September 4th
Passport picked up - with visa granted : September 5th
30 days vignette valid from September 7th (our originally stated date of travel was July 27th)

Total time elapsed from biometrics to decision made : 61 working days

swilliams1

I forgot to add : non-priority

And online application was May 30th not June 6th