UK Spouse Visa STRICTLY TIMELINES ONLY - NO CHAT
#1246
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Joined: Nov 2022
Posts: 3


Visa Country applying from: Poland
Type of visa: Apply to enter the UK as a partner (Standard)
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority
Online application: 4th June 2022
Biometrics appointment: 10th June 2022
Mail about the aplication beeing received by the UK Decision Making Center: 14th July 2022
Decision Made: waiting
Passport arrived: waiting
Waiting for almost 23 weeks now.
Type of visa: Apply to enter the UK as a partner (Standard)
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority
Online application: 4th June 2022
Biometrics appointment: 10th June 2022
Mail about the aplication beeing received by the UK Decision Making Center: 14th July 2022
Decision Made: waiting
Passport arrived: waiting
Waiting for almost 23 weeks now.
#1247
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Joined: Dec 2022
Posts: 1


Visa Country applying from: Switzerland (Malaysian passport with Swiss work permit)
Type of visa: Apply to enter the UK as a partner (Standard)
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority
Online application: 27th June 2022
Biometrics appointment: 6th July 2022
Mail about the aplication beeing received by the UK Decision Making Center: 19th August 2022
Paid enquiry requesting escalation: 21 September 2022
Escalation request rejected: 27 September 2022
Decision Made: 8th December 2022
Passport arrived: 19th December 2022 (self pick-up)
Took 22 weeks, approved
Type of visa: Apply to enter the UK as a partner (Standard)
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority
Online application: 27th June 2022
Biometrics appointment: 6th July 2022
Mail about the aplication beeing received by the UK Decision Making Center: 19th August 2022
Paid enquiry requesting escalation: 21 September 2022
Escalation request rejected: 27 September 2022
Decision Made: 8th December 2022
Passport arrived: 19th December 2022 (self pick-up)
Took 22 weeks, approved
Last edited by NessaMcCormick; Dec 20th 2022 at 9:27 am. Reason: Put decision
#1248
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Joined: May 2022
Posts: 76


Visa Country applying from: USA
Type of visa: Spouse (Fiance)
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority
Online application: 25 August 2022
Documents uploaded: 31 August 2022
Biometrics appointment: 1 Sept 2022
Application is being considered and is currently awaiting a decision: 10 Sept 2022
Decision Made: 22 December 2022
Passport arrived: 27 December 2022
Outcome: Approved
16 weeks and 4 days from biometrics
Type of visa: Spouse (Fiance)
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority
Online application: 25 August 2022
Documents uploaded: 31 August 2022
Biometrics appointment: 1 Sept 2022
Application is being considered and is currently awaiting a decision: 10 Sept 2022
Decision Made: 22 December 2022
Passport arrived: 27 December 2022
Outcome: Approved
16 weeks and 4 days from biometrics
#1249
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Joined: Aug 2012
Location: Hua Hin, Thailand
Posts: 75












Visa Country applying from: Thailand
Type of visa: Spouse (Standard)
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority
Online application: 22 September 2022
Documents uploaded: 22 September 2022
Biometrics appointment: 26th September 2022
Decision Made: 12 January 2023, emailed letter from UKVI dated 12 Jan confirming application approved, sent 17 Jan
Passport arrived: 17th September 2023, Postman on motorbike, letter from UKVI three hours after passport received.
Outcome: Approved, 90 days vignette.
Fights booked for 21 March.
Type of visa: Spouse (Standard)
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority
Online application: 22 September 2022
Documents uploaded: 22 September 2022
Biometrics appointment: 26th September 2022
Decision Made: 12 January 2023, emailed letter from UKVI dated 12 Jan confirming application approved, sent 17 Jan
Passport arrived: 17th September 2023, Postman on motorbike, letter from UKVI three hours after passport received.
Outcome: Approved, 90 days vignette.
Fights booked for 21 March.
#1250

Visa Country applying from: Singapore
Type of visa: Spouse (Standard)
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority
Online application: 30 September 2022
Documents uploaded: 30 September 2022
Biometrics appointment: 03 October 2022
Decision Made: 17 January 2023, via email
Passport collected: 18th January 2023
Outcome: Approved, 90 days vignette.
15 weeks and 1 day from biometrics
Type of visa: Spouse (Standard)
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority
Online application: 30 September 2022
Documents uploaded: 30 September 2022
Biometrics appointment: 03 October 2022
Decision Made: 17 January 2023, via email
Passport collected: 18th January 2023
Outcome: Approved, 90 days vignette.
15 weeks and 1 day from biometrics
#1251
Just Joined
Joined: Jan 2023
Posts: 3


Visa Country applying from: US Virgin Islands
Type of visa: Spouse (standard)
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-priority
Online application: 22 August 2022
Biometrics: 29 August 2022
Application currently awaiting decision email: 10 Sept. 2022
Decision Made: 7 Jan. 2023
Passport arrived: 17 Jan. 2023
Outcome: Approved
Flights booked 17 Feb. for us and the dog!
Type of visa: Spouse (standard)
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-priority
Online application: 22 August 2022
Biometrics: 29 August 2022
Application currently awaiting decision email: 10 Sept. 2022
Decision Made: 7 Jan. 2023
Passport arrived: 17 Jan. 2023
Outcome: Approved
Flights booked 17 Feb. for us and the dog!
#1252
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Joined: Jan 2023
Posts: 3


Country apply for -pakistan
priority or non periority =Non periority
Online application =11/10/2022
Biometric appointment =20/10/2022
Application forwarded message same day .
Application is prepared for consideration 15/11/2022
Employment contact =not yet
Email from homeoffic 9/01/2023 waiting time change 60 days to 120 days
DECISIONS =WAITING
14 WEEKS for waiting
priority or non periority =Non periority
Online application =11/10/2022
Biometric appointment =20/10/2022
Application forwarded message same day .
Application is prepared for consideration 15/11/2022
Employment contact =not yet
Email from homeoffic 9/01/2023 waiting time change 60 days to 120 days
DECISIONS =WAITING
14 WEEKS for waiting
#1253
Just Joined
Joined: Jan 2023
Posts: 3


Visa country applying from=pakistan
spouse visa =wife
Non periority or periority =Non periority
Online application =11/10/2022
Biometric appointment =20/10/2022
application prepared for consideration 15/11/2022
Employer contact =No
Sponsor contact =No
Decision email=No
Vfsglobal email =Decision made 27/01/2023
Outcome =visa granted
Total 14 weeks and 3 days
spouse visa =wife
Non periority or periority =Non periority
Online application =11/10/2022
Biometric appointment =20/10/2022
application prepared for consideration 15/11/2022
Employer contact =No
Sponsor contact =No
Decision email=No
Vfsglobal email =Decision made 27/01/2023
Outcome =visa granted
Total 14 weeks and 3 days
#1254
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Joined: Feb 2023
Posts: 4


Visa Country applying from: Mongolia
Type of visa: Unmarried Partner Visa
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority
Online application: 11 November 2022
Documents uploaded: 11 November 2022
Biometrics appointment: 15 November 2022
Decision Made: Waiting
Passport collected: Waiting
Outcome: Waiting
Contacted for priority service option on 16 January 2023
12 weeks from biometrics
Type of visa: Unmarried Partner Visa
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority
Online application: 11 November 2022
Documents uploaded: 11 November 2022
Biometrics appointment: 15 November 2022
Decision Made: Waiting
Passport collected: Waiting
Outcome: Waiting
Contacted for priority service option on 16 January 2023
12 weeks from biometrics
#1255
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Joined: Feb 2023
Posts: 4


Visa Country applying from: Mongolia
Type of visa: Unmarried Partner Visa
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority
Online application: 11 November 2022
Documents uploaded: 11 November 2022
Biometrics appointment: 15 November 2022
Decision Made: 10 February 2023
Passport collected: Waiting
Outcome: Successful
Contacted for priority service option on 16 January 2023
13 weeks from biometrics
Type of visa: Unmarried Partner Visa
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority
Online application: 11 November 2022
Documents uploaded: 11 November 2022
Biometrics appointment: 15 November 2022
Decision Made: 10 February 2023
Passport collected: Waiting
Outcome: Successful
Contacted for priority service option on 16 January 2023
13 weeks from biometrics
#1256

Visa Country applying from: UAE
Home Country of Spouse: Russia
Type of visa: Spousal Visa
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority (Priority not an option at time of application)
Online application: 14th Nov 2022
Documents uploaded: 14th Nov 2022
Biometrics appointment: 22nd Nov 2022
Decision Made: Pending
Passport collected: Pending
Outcome: Pending
Not yet contacted for priority service option
Still waiting on Day 79 (and still within the current 120 working day service standard, as advised by particularly terse email from UKVI, after paying for a query).
Home Country of Spouse: Russia
Type of visa: Spousal Visa
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority (Priority not an option at time of application)
Online application: 14th Nov 2022
Documents uploaded: 14th Nov 2022
Biometrics appointment: 22nd Nov 2022
Decision Made: Pending
Passport collected: Pending
Outcome: Pending
Not yet contacted for priority service option
Still waiting on Day 79 (and still within the current 120 working day service standard, as advised by particularly terse email from UKVI, after paying for a query).
Last edited by TGFKASE; Mar 15th 2023 at 11:55 am.
#1257
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Joined: Mar 2021
Posts: 11


Visa Country applying from: UK
Type of visa: 2nd 2.5 year Spouse Visa
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority
Online application: 1st week January 2023
Documents uploaded: 1st week January 2023
Biometrics appointment: 1st week January 2023
Decision Made: End of January 2023 (c. 3.5 weeks)
Outcome: Successful
Type of visa: 2nd 2.5 year Spouse Visa
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-Priority
Online application: 1st week January 2023
Documents uploaded: 1st week January 2023
Biometrics appointment: 1st week January 2023
Decision Made: End of January 2023 (c. 3.5 weeks)
Outcome: Successful
#1258
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Joined: Apr 2022
Posts: 17


Visa Country applying from: Thailand
Type of visa: 1st 2.5 year Spouse Visa & Dependent Visa
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Priority
Online application: 9th March 2023
Documents uploaded: 15th March 2023
Biometrics appointment: 15th March 2023
Decision Made: 23rd March
Passports arrived: 24th March (available for pick up at VFS Bangkok)
Outcome: Successful
Decision for our outside country priority partner & dependent application took just 7 working days. A lot faster than the 30 working days for priority we were quoted during the application.
Type of visa: 1st 2.5 year Spouse Visa & Dependent Visa
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Priority
Online application: 9th March 2023
Documents uploaded: 15th March 2023
Biometrics appointment: 15th March 2023
Decision Made: 23rd March
Passports arrived: 24th March (available for pick up at VFS Bangkok)
Outcome: Successful
Decision for our outside country priority partner & dependent application took just 7 working days. A lot faster than the 30 working days for priority we were quoted during the application.
Last edited by booogg; Mar 27th 2023 at 9:53 am.
#1259
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Joined: Feb 2019
Posts: 50


Visa Country applying from: Philippines
Type of visa: 1st 2.5 year Spouse Visa
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-priority
Online application: 1st March 2023
Documents uploaded: 6th March 2023
Biometrics appointment: 8th March 2023
Decision Made: 26th April 2023
Passports arrived: Waiting for courier delivery
Outcome: Successful
We're shocked at how quickly the decision came.
Type of visa: 1st 2.5 year Spouse Visa
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-priority
Online application: 1st March 2023
Documents uploaded: 6th March 2023
Biometrics appointment: 8th March 2023
Decision Made: 26th April 2023
Passports arrived: Waiting for courier delivery
Outcome: Successful
We're shocked at how quickly the decision came.
#1260
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Joined: Oct 2022
Posts: 13


Visa Country applying from: New Zealand
Type of visa: 1st 2.5 year Spouse Visa
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-priority
Online application: 6th March 2023
Documents uploaded: 8th March 2023
Biometrics appointment: 22nd March 2023
Decision Made: 9th May 2023
Passports arrived: Waiting for courier delivery
Outcome: Successful
Really surprised about the quick outcome!!
Type of visa: 1st 2.5 year Spouse Visa
Visa Priority or Non-priority: Non-priority
Online application: 6th March 2023
Documents uploaded: 8th March 2023
Biometrics appointment: 22nd March 2023
Decision Made: 9th May 2023
Passports arrived: Waiting for courier delivery
Outcome: Successful
Really surprised about the quick outcome!!