JMoriarty

Hello everyone,
On the 24th of the August I had an appointment where by biometrics and some documents(passport, screenshots of my flight tickets, a paper from work that stated that I'll be on vacation from 14th to 27th of the September) were collected.

On the 29th of the August I received an email that stated that my application was received by ukvi.

On the official site I've read that it takes about 15 days to make a decision.

My question is: I have to fly to the UK on the 15th of the September and I'm wondering is there any chance that I'll get my visa on time or I should cancel my flight tickets?

Also, as I understand those are 15 working days and I should count them since my application was received by the ukvi?

Thanks,
Denis.

JMoriarty

Sad to hear such news. Also, I'm really disappointed that they provide erroneous information.

Thanks for the reply.
If I'd knew it is 3 months i'd chose to fly directly to the Spain, but not through UK, where I was supposed to meet some friends and go together to the Spain.

pabonline

Hey sorry, I replied too soon, you are talking about a Visitor in Transit Visa as opposed to a settlement visa.. you visa may be processed much faster than the 60 days.

Questions in this part of the site are usually for settlement..

JMoriarty

Yeah, visitor in transit, I'm new here, sorry I confused you.

pabonline

Where are you applying from?

BritInParis

And which passport do you hold?

JMoriarty

I'm applying from Moldova.

JMoriarty

I'm applying from Moldova and I have a biometric passport.

pabonline

It's hard to say, I think you will get your visa in 15 days but that's 15 working days meaning as late as 19th September.

If I were you I would consider an itinerary change on your flight to travel at the end of September, which should be easier and less costly than cancellation.