MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.
Jul 7th 2018, 5:33 pm
#3361
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Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.
When did you summit the application?
Jul 7th 2018, 9:00 pm
#3362
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Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.
Who are you asking? Please use the quote button so people know who you’re responding to.
There is a timeline thread that would be worth searching too, most people have posted their timelines on there so you can search it for the user you’re interested in and see what their timings are like.
HTH.
There is a timeline thread that would be worth searching too, most people have posted their timelines on there so you can search it for the user you’re interested in and see what their timings are like.
HTH.
Jul 9th 2018, 7:40 am
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Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.
The timeline notes below were included with our timeline shared in post
UK Spouse Visa STRICTLY TIMELINES ONLY - NO CHAT
However, these timeline date notes/information apparently did the not meet "timeline" definitions of the "UK Spouse Visa STRICTLY TIMELINES ONLY - NO CHAT" thread, and so were removed from our shared timeline post. I include them in this thread in order to share the dates ("information" (?)) :
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[Note: other dates of potential interest:
- documents were inadvertently sent to Vulcan House (as indicated above, received 21 May 2018) rather than PO Box 5852. Checking later, it was noticed Royal Mail Track and Trace had an additional "Delivered to PO Box" entry, for 30 May. It is not known what this entails (moving within the same building via Royal Mail?) and if this delayed the decision.
- visa approved letter included with passport was dated 24 June 2018 (a Sunday).
- processing time from biometrics provided above, aligning with other information in this thread; although
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/c...cants-in-japan
indicates for priority applications that the "[...] expedited service will begin when both the application and supporting documents are received by UKVI [...]" (4 working days after biometrics in our case)].
"
UK Spouse Visa STRICTLY TIMELINES ONLY - NO CHAT
However, these timeline date notes/information apparently did the not meet "timeline" definitions of the "UK Spouse Visa STRICTLY TIMELINES ONLY - NO CHAT" thread, and so were removed from our shared timeline post. I include them in this thread in order to share the dates ("information" (?)) :
"
[Note: other dates of potential interest:
- documents were inadvertently sent to Vulcan House (as indicated above, received 21 May 2018) rather than PO Box 5852. Checking later, it was noticed Royal Mail Track and Trace had an additional "Delivered to PO Box" entry, for 30 May. It is not known what this entails (moving within the same building via Royal Mail?) and if this delayed the decision.
- visa approved letter included with passport was dated 24 June 2018 (a Sunday).
- processing time from biometrics provided above, aligning with other information in this thread; although
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/c...cants-in-japan
indicates for priority applications that the "[...] expedited service will begin when both the application and supporting documents are received by UKVI [...]" (4 working days after biometrics in our case)].
"
Jul 9th 2018, 9:50 am
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Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.
Hi guys
can I apply for spouse visa if I have saving of £16,000? and do I still need to have the 16,000 in my account for 6 months? will I still need to earn £18,600 per year?
can I apply for spouse visa if I have saving of £16,000? and do I still need to have the 16,000 in my account for 6 months? will I still need to earn £18,600 per year?
Jul 9th 2018, 10:09 am
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Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.
Thx.
Jul 9th 2018, 10:48 am
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Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.
You can also use a combination of salary and savings, if needed.
Please refer to the finacial requirements document for specifics:
https://assets.publishing.service.go...ment_Final.pdf
Jul 9th 2018, 8:51 pm
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Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.
Does the visa get approved quicker the higher the salary you have?
let's say one applicant earns £19000 then another earns £50000 would the latter get approved quicker?
let's say one applicant earns £19000 then another earns £50000 would the latter get approved quicker?
Jul 9th 2018, 8:52 pm
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Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.
Jul 10th 2018, 11:50 am
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Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.
Does anyone know what causes these massive delays for people who’ve applied ages ago? Nothing to say application is complex. Just a NSF email... the call centre is absolutely useless, they have 0 information. This is a tough time for us and i know exactly what others are going through especially if it’s been longer. Just don’t know what to do now.
Jul 10th 2018, 12:13 pm
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Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.
A NSF email is saying exactly that - that your application is more complex so will take longer. The reason for that delay will be unknown to anybody on the forum, it could be that you are from a high fraud country, it could be that a family member has a conviction you don't know about that has shown up in background checks, it could be something as simple as you sharing the same name as somebody on a terrorist watch list and them having to make sure you're not the same person (or a combination of various things like that). Hopefully you'll hear something very soon.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Jul 10th 2018, 12:33 pm
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Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.
<div style="text-align:left;">Does anyone know what causes these massive delays for people who’ve applied ages ago? Nothing to say application is complex. Just a NSF email... the call centre is absolutely useless, they have 0 information. This is a tough time for us and i know exactly what others are going through especially if it’s been longer. Just don’t know what to do now.</div>
honestly believe some delays are on purposee for no reason other then to act as a deterrent.
if it forces a withdrawn or puts some off then mission accomplished. I fail to see why these additional checks lead to 120+ business days, if the public sector is that inefficient i feel for the future of the country.
Jul 10th 2018, 12:35 pm
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Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.
honestly believe some delays are on purposee for no reason other then to act as a deterrent.
if it forces a withdrawn or puts some off then mission accomplished. I fail to see why these additional checks lead to 120+ business days, if the public sector is that inefficient i feel for the future of the country.
if it forces a withdrawn or puts some off then mission accomplished. I fail to see why these additional checks lead to 120+ business days, if the public sector is that inefficient i feel for the future of the country.
Other countries take a year or more to process spousal visas. Believe it or not, the UK is actually quite quick in comparison to most.
Jul 10th 2018, 12:52 pm
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Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.
honestly believe some delays are on purposee for no reason other then to act as a deterrent.
if it forces a withdrawn or puts some off then mission accomplished. I fail to see why these additional checks lead to 120+ business days, if the public sector is that inefficient i feel for the future of the country.
if it forces a withdrawn or puts some off then mission accomplished. I fail to see why these additional checks lead to 120+ business days, if the public sector is that inefficient i feel for the future of the country.
I can’t understand why the additional checks take so long either. What makes it more frustrating is the fact that there’s not one department that is there for us to contact and understand what is going on. We deserve that at least. I can’t believe they treat us like this.
Jul 10th 2018, 1:01 pm
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Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.
A NSF email is saying exactly that - that your application is more complex so will take longer. The reason for that delay will be unknown to anybody on the forum, it could be that you are from a high fraud country, it could be that a family member has a conviction you don't know about that has shown up in background checks, it could be something as simple as you sharing the same name as somebody on a terrorist watch list and them having to make sure you're not the same person (or a combination of various things like that). Hopefully you'll hear something very soon.
Good luck.
Good luck.