Originally Posted by rvg1212

Following my last post, those who are still awaiting decision and received “31st October” email - please mention ur Application Date; Place; and whether or not U have received any further updates. Appreciate ur time. Thanks

Originally Posted by JAsh

Why?

Originally Posted by Amina12

I applied for a fiancee visa With priorty service on 4th aug but on this 5 th oct I collectrd passport from VFS and visa was refused and the funny thing is no refusal letter. I called contact center of ukvi they said it must be sent by email but I got nothing. Can anyone tell me once visa is refused after how long they send decision letter. It s hurting me badly to get refused visa without to know reason

Originally Posted by rvg1212

Want to see a trend on how many received the 31st Oct email, and still waiting for decision, & what place and when the application was made.

Originally Posted by bedbandit

my wife was contacted on Thursday morning buy VFS in Bangkok .
they asked her when she planned to travel ..
which was a strange question because we too had the 31th October email
and we had not been told weather a decision had been made .
on Friday we got the message that a decision had been made passport was being posted out ...

so reading between lines im presuming she has been successful...but not im getting my hopes up to much.

applied may 5th
so 109 days

Originally Posted by haldane86

So after a very long day of waiting for the courier to arrive with my passport and documents it finally happened.... I spent a further hour just gawking at the envelope too scared to open it for fear of rejection. Well finally opened it and Approved Approved Approved 😀 I'm so happy. Wishing everybody the best with speedy approvals x will keep following you all for updates

Originally Posted by Blackpearl

Applied in march still waiting from India... worst service... I believe Indians are particularly on hold...

Originally Posted by KernowIan

Hi everyone, sorry not been in touch. Last week was a bit sensitive and I decided to keep quiet. My MP verbally by phone (two calls to me) promised to meet and engage with the appropriate government Minister at the Conservative Party Conference. He did exactly as he promised.

Almost instantaneously my wife got a call from the Embassy in Bangkok seeking clarity on the A1 Certificate which evidently got mislaid in Sheffield. Once clarified, my wife got another call from the Embassy in Bangkok on Wednesday asking her what date she would like to travel. On Thursday decision made email received and SMS message to her phone, followed by Courier tracker by SMS for the passport now despatched. This morning the passport arrived in Northern Thailand APPROVED. Vignette in order. 116 working days.

We believe Sheffield were directed to send the whole application back to Bangkok, and it was the consular staff in the Embassy that processed it. We deduce Sheffield are totally unable to cope with the backlog of forgotten applications.

Our advice here is clear, persevere with you MP, remain calm, and non confrontational. We wish each of you the very best of luck.

Originally Posted by fuzz007

does anyone know the potential timing for settlement applications made this month?. from pakistan. I submitted supporting documents last week( priority) - i get the feeling it will take ages( after reading some posts on this forum).

Originally Posted by Amina12

I applied for a fiancee visa With priorty service on 4th aug but on this 5 th oct I collectrd passport from VFS and visa was refused and the funny thing is no refusal letter. I called contact center of ukvi they said it must be sent by email but I got nothing. Can anyone tell me once visa is refused after how long they send decision letter. It s hurting me badly to get refused visa without to know reason

Originally Posted by JAsh

Sent online application 1st June when I was still in the UK as tourist.

Biometrics in Manila, Philippines 22nd June

Received the 31st October email on 25th September.

Have not heard anything from either HO or UK embassy in Manila. I've actually given up hope that I'll ever get this visa.

Originally Posted by rvg1212

Following my last post, those who are still awaiting decision and received “31st October” email - please mention ur Application Date; Place; and whether or not U have received any further updates. Appreciate ur time. Thanks

Originally Posted by rvg1212

Following my last post, those who are still awaiting decision and received “31st October” email - please mention ur Application Date; Place; and whether or not U have received any further updates. Appreciate ur time. Thanks