Withdrawing settlement applicaiton
Jun 11th 2018, 12:58 pm
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Withdrawing settlement applicaiton
Hi everyone,
Has anyone had any experience in withdrawing a settlement application and know the approximate amount of time it takes to action this? I understand we have to go through the 'contact UKVI' call center route to withdraw the application, but given how slow Sheffield are to respond to escalation requests I wondered if it can also take months even to withdraw an application.
Any advice/experiences people have had in this area I would appreciate your input.
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Gtr01.
Has anyone had any experience in withdrawing a settlement application and know the approximate amount of time it takes to action this? I understand we have to go through the 'contact UKVI' call center route to withdraw the application, but given how slow Sheffield are to respond to escalation requests I wondered if it can also take months even to withdraw an application.
Any advice/experiences people have had in this area I would appreciate your input.
Thanks
Gtr01.
Jun 11th 2018, 10:01 pm
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Re: Withdrawing settlement applicaiton
Withdrawals are dealt with promptly - one less application to process and they already have your money - but why are you withdrawing now after waiting so long?
Jun 12th 2018, 1:09 pm
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Re: Withdrawing settlement applicaiton
Thanks- is this based on your personal experience or dealing with applications?
Considering withdrawing it because its been 155 working days now and they don't even respond to escalation requests anymore. The original application could have been stronger and no ability to upgrade to priority. I almost feel withdrawing and then submitting a priority application indexed correctly by a lawyer could be quicker, whereas the current application seems to be stuck at some stage or forgotten with no realistic timeline to an outcome, the internal guidelines at UKVI seem to have not prompted any acceleration of them reviewing the application.
Considering withdrawing it because its been 155 working days now and they don't even respond to escalation requests anymore. The original application could have been stronger and no ability to upgrade to priority. I almost feel withdrawing and then submitting a priority application indexed correctly by a lawyer could be quicker, whereas the current application seems to be stuck at some stage or forgotten with no realistic timeline to an outcome, the internal guidelines at UKVI seem to have not prompted any acceleration of them reviewing the application.
Jun 12th 2018, 1:25 pm
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Jun 12th 2018, 9:58 pm
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Re: Withdrawing settlement applicaiton
Considering withdrawing it because its been 155 working days now and they don't even respond to escalation requests anymore. The original application could have been stronger and no ability to upgrade to priority. I almost feel withdrawing and then submitting a priority application indexed correctly by a lawyer could be quicker, whereas the current application seems to be stuck at some stage or forgotten with no realistic timeline to an outcome, the internal guidelines at UKVI seem to have not prompted any acceleration of them reviewing the application.
Any reason why it would be taking so long? You previously mentioned that you are unmarried and applied from Singapore. Are you the British citizen? What nationality is your partner? Are you both legally residing in Singapore? Is it a same-sex relationship? Have either of you been married before? Do either of you have an adverse immigration or criminal history? Is there any other reason why your application may be subjected to extra scrutiny, e.g. large age gap, lack of relationship evidence, previous spouse visa sponsorship, etc..?
