UK Spouse Visa STRICTLY TIMELINES ONLY - NO CHAT

Old Oct 17th 2019, 4:57 pm
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Originally Posted by LavenderWings
Date of Decision Made Email: October 16 (53 Working Days)
(Still waiting for mail/decision)
Passport received back in the mail: October 17

With Visa that starts on the 21st!!!
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Old Oct 18th 2019, 12:06 am
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[left]Country applying from: Canada
Type of visa applied for: Spouse/Partner Settlement Visa
Priority/Non-Priority: Non-Priority
Date application submitted: July 20, 2019
Date biometrics taken: July 29, 2019
Date documentation was received by UKVI: None
Email confirmation received: August 21, 2019- your application is under consideration by ECO
Office location processing your visa: Sheffield, UK
Projected timeline given: 10-12 weeks
Decision made email: Never received
partner called UKVI in Sep & Oct10, 2019: decision pending
UKVI called sponsor & employer on same day: Oct 6, 2019
Email from VFS to pickup my passport: Oct 17, 2019
Passport in hand stamped with Partner visa: Oct17, 2019
Processing time: 56 business days from biometrics to passport with approved visa in hand

Last edited by Jerseygirl; Oct 18th 2019 at 4:44 am. Reason: TIMELINES ONLY
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Old Oct 18th 2019, 8:54 am
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Country applying from : Rome, Italy
Type of visa : Spouse , Settlement
Visa Priority or Non-priority : Non-Priority
Online application : 27th July 2019
Documents scan & biometric : 31st July 2019
Application forwarded to UKVI sms : 31st July 2019
Consideration email : 22nd August 2019
Processed visa with VFS email : 17th Oct 2019
Passport pickup from VFS : 18th Oct 2019
Processing time: 80 Days since i made my online application and 55 days since i received the email that the application is being prepared for consideration by a VISA OFFICER (Within 60 days)
Decision : VISA approved
Dates on vignette : 22nd Oct - 21st Nov 2019
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Old Oct 21st 2019, 9:49 pm
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Country applying from : Melbourne, Australia
Type of visa : Child Settlement
Visa Priority or Non-priority : Priority
Online application : 16 Oct 2019
Documents scan & biometric : 21 Oct 2019
Application forwarded to UKVI sms : 21 Oct 2019
C
onsideration email : ?
Processed visa with VFS email : ?
Passport pickup from VFS : ?
Processing time: ?
Dates on vignette : ?
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Old Oct 22nd 2019, 12:57 am
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Country applying from: Wellington, New Zealand
Type of visa applied for: Spouse/Partner Settlement Visa
Priority/Non-Priority: Non-Priority
Date online application submitted: 6 August 2019
Date biometrics taken: 9 August 2019 (Wellington, New Zealand)
Date documents returned after being scanned: 20 August 2019 (Visa application centre in Sydney, Australia)
Email confirmation received: 28 August 2019 "Your application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO"
Decision made email: Never received.
Outcome: Successful
Decision letter and passport returned: 17 October 2019 (letter dated 11 October 2019)
Processing time: 50 business days from biometrics to decision
Dates on vignette: 18 October to 17 November 2019
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Old Oct 24th 2019, 2:13 am
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Country applying from: Jamaica

Catergory: Salaried

Online application: June 17, 2019

Biometric: June 24, 2019 with dependent

Priority/standard: Standard

NSF email : September 17 On our 61 wds
NB: IHS payment made on date of application
IHS top up payment for dependent: September 24
IHS top up payment asked for again October 9
IHS top up payment asked again 3 times October 16
IHS payment made October 17,2019


Received text from VFS for passport collection: October 22,2019

Passport collected: October 23, 2019

Total of 87 WD including today
Vignette Sticker October 29, 2019-November 28, 2019

Last edited by Jerseygirl; Oct 24th 2019 at 2:37 am. Reason: Chatter
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Old Oct 24th 2019, 5:48 pm
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Online Application -13/8/2019

Biometrics- 22/8/2019

Type of Visa-Spouse (wife)

Uploaded documents online.

None Priority

country of origin- Ukraine

Confirmation Email- 6/9/19

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Old Oct 28th 2019, 4:40 pm
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• Country of application: Morocco

• Visa type: Spouse Settlement - Husband

• Standard or Priority: Standard

• Visa processing office: Sheffield, UK

• Online application submitted: 5th August 2019

• All documents scanned/uploaded: 15th August 2019 - Self-scanned

• Biometrics taken: 19th August 2019

• Email from TLS: Application transferred to UKVI: 19th August 2019 - 'Your visa application has been sent to the Decision Making Centre for processing.'

• Email from Decision Making Centre: Visa application: 3rd September 2019 - 'Thank you for your online application which has been received at the UK Decision Making Centre. Your application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer.'

• 30 working days from biometrics: 30th September 2019 - No updates.

• Emailed UK Visas and Immigration for an update (payed £5.48): 10th October 2019 - 38th working day from biometrics.

• Received an emailed response from UK Visas and Immigration: 11th October 2019 - 'With regards to your enquiry about the status of your application, I can confirm that your application is being considered and is currently awaiting a decision.'

• Received an email from UK Visas and immigration: [b]28th October 2019 - 'UKVI is pleased to confirm receipt of your visa application for settlement.
We are sending this email because we have not received your UK sponsor supporting documentation.

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Old Oct 30th 2019, 11:45 am
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Visa type : Spouse Visa
Country: Nigeria
priority /Non Priority: Non Priority
Online Submission: 26th July 2019
Biometrics Enrollment : 31st July 2019
Passport ready for collection : 21st October 2019
Visa Approved!!!
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Old Oct 30th 2019, 1:38 pm
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Country of application: Abuja, Nigeria
Type of Application: UK Spouse visa (Husband)
Priority or non priority: Priority
Online submission date : 16th August 2019 (Visa4uk)
Biometric Date : 26th August 2019
Documents sent to TLscontact UK: 27th August 2019
Documents received in Sheffield : N/A
Message from ECO : We have received your application and an ECO has been assigned : 19th September 2019
call to UKVI: Called UKVI on 11th of October 34 WD , because I didn't hear back, was told it will be escalated.
Email from UKVI: Emailed me back on 23rd October requesting proof of Priority Visa payment, emailed them with proof same day.
Email from Tlscontact: Received two emails on 29th October saying my husband's passport is ready for collection.
30th October visa collected :APPROVED!!!!!!!! Vignette 24/10/2019-23/11/2019
Total 46 WD since biometric.




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Old Nov 4th 2019, 2:50 pm
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[QUOTE=dinchan;12747173]Country applying from: USA
Country of citizenship: New Zealand
Type of visa : Fiancee (Settlement visa)
Visa Priority or Non-priority : Priority
Online application : August 5th 2019
Biometric : August 16th 2019
Documents sent to VFS New York Office Arrival: August 23rd 2019 (Delayed because VFS NY changed their address, luckily UPS redirected the package to the new address)
Date of Email "Your Documentation is being Prepared to be viewed by Entry Officer": September 12th
Called to Check on Status: September 26 (29 WD after biometrics -Was told decision not yet made)
Our immigration advisor called for us again: October 1 - Was told that they would escalate the case after investigating why there was a delay. We never heard back about it.
Called local MP: October 4 - she called the home office about our case and they said they would look into it.
October 8th- she had her weekly call with the home office and found out our application was put into the wrong pile and they will hopefully give us an answer by Thursday!

Date of Decision email: October 10th
Date of Passport / Decision Return: Expected to arrive on October 14th
Outcome: VISA APPROVED!!!!
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Old Nov 7th 2019, 1:19 pm
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• Country of application: Morocco

• Visa type: Spouse Settlement - Husband

• Standard or Priority: Standard

• Visa processing office: Sheffield, UK

• Online application submitted: 5th August 2019

• All documents scanned/uploaded: 15th August 2019 - Self-scanned

• Biometrics taken: 19th August 2019

• Email from TLS: Application transferred to UKVI: 19th August 2019 - 'Your visa application has been sent to the Decision Making Centre for processing.'

• Email from Decision Making Centre: Visa application: 3rd September 2019 - 'Thank you for your online application which has been received at the UK Decision Making Centre. Your application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer.' - 11th working day from biometrics.

• 30th working day from biometrics: 30th September 2019 - No updates.

• Emailed UK Visas and Immigration for an update (payed £5.48): 10th October 2019 - 38th working day from biometrics.

• Received an emailed response from UK Visas and Immigration: 11th October 2019 - 'With regards to your enquiry about the status of your application, I can confirm that your application is being considered and is currently awaiting a decision.' - 39th working day from biometrics.

• Received an email from the Home Office in Sheffield: 28th October 2019 - 'UKVI is pleased to confirm receipt of your visa application for settlement.
We are sending this email because we have not received your UK sponsor supporting documentation.
PLEASE NOTE: UKVI is unable to consider your application without these documents. If we do not receive your supporting documents within 10 working days your application will be processed based on the information provided in the Visa Application Form.' - 50th working day from biometrics.


30th October 2019: Sent copies of all original supporting documents via post to the TLS Scanning Hub in London as well as the receipt proving that I successfully uploaded the documents and that they were approved and accepted on 15th August 2019, and also a letter from my solicitor addressing the Home Office in Sheffield explaining the circumstances. - 52nd working day from biometrics.

• Received another email from the Sheffield Home Office: 7th November 2019 - 'Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets. We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible.' - 58th working day from biometrics.
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Old Nov 7th 2019, 5:00 pm
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update:
email received 6/11/2019 to pick up passport.
picked up Passport 7/11/2019
VISA ACCEPTED
54 working days from Bio appointment.
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Old Nov 12th 2019, 8:14 am
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Update:
SettlementVisa (priority)
Online Application: Oct 16, 2019
Biometrics/Documents scanned/sent: Oct 21 2019
Documents Received email: None, I had to chase up customer service on Oct 28, 2019, they replied" application being considered and awaiting a decision
Prepared by ECO email: Nov 12, 2019 - 17 WD
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Old Nov 19th 2019, 2:47 pm
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Country applying from: USA
Country of citizenship: USA
Type of visa : Spouse Settlement
Visa Priority or Non-priority : Non-priority
Online application : September 30th 2019
Biometrics : October 3rd 2019
Documents sent to VFS New York Office: Sent October 4th 2019, delivered October 7th 2019
Date of Email "Your application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer.": October 24th 2019
Date of Decision email: November 18th 2019
Date of Passport / Decision Return: November 19th 2019 (dated November 11th 2019)
Outcome: Visa approved!

6 weeks/ 30 working days from delivery of application package to decision email - non-priority application.

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