DBinLondon

How long is a piece of string I suppose.

Anyway, we've put our applications in, but because I am an Aussie sponsoring my other half, I need a Police Check. It is the last piece of the puzzle to complete.

Question for you guys that have been before me is - how long did it take you to receive your Visa in your hot little hands?

Reason I ask is we are trying to work out when we can leave the UK? Given that everything bar the Police Check Form has been done, how long do you reckon it would tak to process the Visa app - 2-3 months?

paddyb157

What visa specifically are you goiing for?

moneypenny20

You've answered your own question. Everyone is different and what was quick for one was slow by comparison for another. If I said a week, and someone else said 5 months and someone else said a year you'd still be none the wiser. It's an unanswerable question although I've managed a paragraph.

Pollyana

Mine took 45 minutes, does that count?

moneypenny20

Depends on what we're talking about

Pollyana

Prospective Marriage Visa of course - what else?!!

I asked the CO how long i would take and she just answered "As long as it takes to drink a cup of coffee" I thought it was horribly rude of her, I really wanted a nice flowery statement telling me something like how her cat's aunt had died and so that would mean the police clearance was invalid, but she just gave me a straight forward answer. I had to go and have the cup of coffee to get over her rudeness and when I came back she had granted my visa.

moneypenny20

How rude! And how selfish, she didn't give you time to complain about the length of time it was taking. God, things ain't what they used to be