chandni

Hi all. When do we start counting days.
Day of online submission OR Day of Biometric OR Day received at DMC (Decision Making Centre)?

garyede

You should know as a moderator your not allowed to swear. You said the Home office are providing a service. Yes all of you peasants should know that marrying somebody from another country should only be for the privilege class. Please know your place and marry your own kind.

shielacity

"Your date of biometrics will be the date you should count towards the deadline."

chandni

Thank you

shielacity

When did you apply?

ozzyc

Yes, you can. My priority application has been escalated on its 32nd bd.

chandni

Country applying from: Kenya - nairobi
Type of visa applied for: Settlement - Wife Visa
Priority/Non-Priority: Non-Priority

Date application submitted: Online 21st July, 2017

Date biometrics taken: 1st Aug, 2017


Email confirmation received: 2nd Aug, 2017
Date documentation was received by UKVI: 2nd Aug, 2017
Office location processing your visa: Pretoria, South Africa
Projected timeline given: 12 weeks

shielacity

You're in 35 working days now.
My application and biometric was august 2. Non priority. So we're on the same boat. From Philippines.

chandni

oh cool. so we are having a similar timeline Thanks

Vendetta

Thanks mate so many conflicting theories.

shielacity

Yes but I need to fly before November. If not I might give birth here in Philippines. I don't mind waiting as long as the visa is granted. Hehehe

chandni

aaawww...you are expecting. maybe we should Private message.
me too. I want to fly out around the 28th October.

Dr038293

I received this response from My MP yesterday...
Dear XXX,

We have now received a response from the Home Office which you can see below. It is looking like your case will be concluded by Wednesday of this week or shortly after.

Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Kind regards,

XXX MP
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Dear Ms XXX MP

Thank you for your email correspondence of 11 August on behalf of MRS XXX of (Address) about her husband, XXX Entry Clearance application.

I can confirm that XXXs Entry Clearance application remains outstanding. I hope it may be helpful to explain that our service standard is to make a decision on a settlement case within 60 working days. Last year 99% of decisions were made within these standards. If an application is likely to take longer than expected, we will contact the customer to inform them. As Mr XXX opted for our priority service, this means that his application has been pushed to the front of the queue to be assessed alongside other priority visa applications. These priority applications are still subject to the same 60 working day service standard, however it means that they will be assessed ahead of other visa applications of the same type. The 60 working day deadline for XXX application is 20 September 2017.

We are meeting service standards in the majority of cases, however this is the busiest time of year. We will contact customers if we require additional information or if their application will not be processed within the service standards.
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Hasn't really told me anything I don't already know. Tomorrow is day 60. asked my MP what my next steps are if we don't hear anything tomorrow, and she's basically washed her hands of us, told us not to bother contacting again and just wait for HO to get in touch.... Lovely!
She says we should hear tomorrow but I just dknt know, I've got a feeling in pit of my stomach we aren't getting any progress this week, but still holding hope!

shielacity

I'll send you my email add

chandni

Yes. That will be useful. we can even keep in touch