Ibby1234

Hi everyone
My UK spouse visa is been granted 3 days ago however they stamp my passport with 30 days visa which says valid from 04/03/2016 expire on 03/04/2016 and I have booked my ticket flying from durban on 03/03/2016 and arriving UK on 04/03/2016 I'm bit worried now will Emirates let me fly from durban one day before my visa validation but it should be okay because the day I'm arriving in UK which is valid date 04/03/2016 that's when my visa start from and I'm arriving UK . Please can anyone help me on this matter. Thanks

spouse of scouse

Congratulations on your successful spouse visa application

If your visa is valid from 4 March and you arrive in the UK on 4 March, you'll be fine. I did the same thing with my flight from Australia, there were no problems at all.

Ibby1234

Hi everyone,
Thanks for replying now I'm cleared and happy to go because I was confused before however I'm very happy because my visa got approved within 3 days I was scared because so quick it happens I thought they have refused it which is why they returned it so quick but when I got it it was approved and I see a visa valid for 30 days.
Good luck to all those who are going to apply.

BritInParis

Make sure you obtain your BRP from the Post Office within ten days of arriving of the UK.

Ibby1234

Hi thanks for the kind information. Another question I'm arriving in uk on 4th March so if I go to post office on 5th u think it will be ready for collection?

BritInParis

It should be ready the day you arrive so it should be ready on the 5th.

Ibby1234

Hi thanks again
Very excited looking forward.

msnapz

Huge congrats! I will be starting this process very soon. Did you fast track/expedite the application?

Ibby1234

Hi
Yeh I have paid for expidite service £360 extra + application fee+health surcharge. Any questions do not hesitate to contact me.

spouse of scouse

You should receive notification regarding the date you can collect your BRP. I arrived on a Thursday, the BRP wasn't ready for collection until the following Tuesday.

HighCaper

Hi Ibby1234

My husband will also be applying for his Spouse Visa from Durban in June 2016. I was surprised and pleased to hear your Visa was processed so quickly. Do you have any idea how long they're taking for spouse visa processing time without Priority clearance ? It seems the UK website that states how long they're taking to process Spouse visas isn't accurate.

Thanks