Originally Posted by ryongsong

Cheers. I'm sure your wait will be over soon.

Originally Posted by press1977

Hi

It's a new week hope everyone will get their decisions and happy news. Does anyone here from Sri Lanka waiting more than 75 working days without any reply from HO. Hopefully this week will hear good news. Good luck for everyone waiting for their decisions.

Originally Posted by Walker87

114 working days from srilanka

Originally Posted by press1977

Omg seriously I thought they are starting to issuing visas soon. I thought I will hear something from HO this week. So didn't you receive anything from HO? Even that 31st October mail. I didn't hear anything from HO. Didn't you call or email them asking the status of your application? Hopefully you will hear good news from this week. We all are waiting for our visas so long. Wishing you good luck.

Originally Posted by MA17

Congrats for all who received their visa. I have feeling this week will be full of positive news i hope that all april/ may applicants are getting their visa before the end of this week.

Originally Posted by PaManjang

Spouse visa application submitted 19th April 2017.
Received in Sheffield- 21/04/17
Received email on 59th working day stating that my application isn't straightforward and won't be decided within the target 60 working days.
Wife wrote to local MP on 19th July 2017 and she replied saying she spoke to UKVI and they said they have an upper limit of 6 months to complete applications including mine and that this was made clear to me at the time of my application.
Received the 31st October email.
131 working days(6months), no decision still.

Originally Posted by PinkDia

Sharing timeline. I hope this helps someone
Applying from: Bangkok
Biometric date: 28th April
Receipt from Sheffield: 5th May 2017
No contact for 12 weeks then not straightforward email and asked for documents within 7 days: 24th July

Documents sent: 26th July

No news whatsoever for several weeks. Phoned call centre hundreds of times, escalated 5-6 times (useless), contacted MP MANY timed. My husband had a meeting with MP too. He didn't give up.
Got another not straightforward email end of August (since we demanded an answer from call centre/ or from MP enquiring, I think?)

Received email that they will aim to do it before 31st October (even though 24 weeks is 13th October). This was a blanket email to many on 25th September.

Received phone call from Bangkok embassy asking for the same documents that Sheffield had asked for: 3rd October
(Resent to them right away)

Another call from embassy asking new travel intention date: 4th October

Got Decision made email (from VFS not Sheffield): 4th October
*not recognised shows on the tracking page & appears inactive for months now

Received visa by post: 6th October
VISA GRANTED!

Total 22+ weeks till decision was made. 23 weeks exactly till I got my passport back

I have to say, keep calling your MP to follow up. I think that makes a difference. Also trust in the Lord. It will come!

I remember reading others' positive news and wondering if my turn will ever come.
It has been a very stressful time - thank you everybody for your support on these forums. I hope my experience will help give someone hope too.

Originally Posted by MA17

I think they lost all of April applicant's documents or something weird is going on...

Originally Posted by mystikal2k2a

Is everybody on this thread non-priority, has received the 'non-straightforward email' and has also received the 31st of October email?

Originally Posted by PaManjang

"They don't care about us"