Inselaffen

Feel embarrassed posting this on here considering how much others are suffering.
We just picked up my wife's visa. Applied 1st sept / Biometrics 5th Sept. Luckily ours didn't go to Sheffield.
Only slight downside is they have ignored our intended travelling date and given us only 30 days to collect the BRP. So an unscheduled trip to the UK will be needed next week.

Thanks everyone for the advice on here. For sure that helped us a lot!

j4v3d

Congratulations. Where did you apply from? Priority? Don't forget to add/update you're timeline for everyone to see. Safe travels.

BritInParis

Congratulations. Does your wife's vignette have a place of issue?

Inselaffen

Abu Dhabi

BritInParis

Thanks. Evidently not all settlement applications were repatriated to Sheffield.

Mz_Th4ng

Wow thas amazing and very quick many many congratulations to u both

Mz_Th4ng

Hi why is that i thought all settlement visas are decided in sheffield

Inselaffen

Yes think we've been very lucky to have avoided the Sheffield mess.

Really appreciate the information I've found on here and advice received. Helped us put together a solid application.

Jerseygirl

Congratulations and thank you. It's always nice when people appreciate the time and trouble our members have taken to help them.

BEVS

Wow. How great to read that. You must be so relieved and pleased.

Some good news among all the wretched horrible long waits many are enduring with this visa.

BEVS

It seems not.

j4v3d

Atleast we can take some comfort in knowing that others are getting their visa's - just gives you that renewed hope.

Inselaffen

that was the reason I posted. To give some hope to people.

I know some will be more that a little annoyed that we have got our visa so quickly when they have been waiting so long.

We've booked flights to head back towards the end of next week to collect the BRP and will make our actual move in December. Thats an extra GBP 1,250 we didnt expect to have to pay.

j4v3d

Atleast you have the visa, so that money spent is not going to waste, could have been alot worse, could have had a refusal. I don't see why anyone would get annoyed at you, not you're fault that lady luck was shining down on you. Hopefully you're decision brings many more decisions to people that have been waiting.

MonsterP

Shocked is not the word! Just 5 working days to process the visa shows that it can be done. I expect I'm not the only one wondering what circumstances enabled it to be so quick, except that it didn't go to Sheffield?

Congratulations to you both my friend. Yes, this forum has been invaluable for me too over a number of years now, our daily regulars here are fantastically dedicated (thank you to you all).

We're at day 63 now, still waiting, no updates anywhere, it was a simple, straightforward, savings basis application in mid-June. All documents scanned. No chance of getting our Son started at school at the start of the term like we had hoped.