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Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 4th 2017, 3:42 pm
Replies: 1,260
Views: 1,765,958
Posted By Dr038293

re: UK Spouse Visa STRICTLY TIMELINES ONLY - NO CHAT

Country applying from: Madrid, Spain

Online application: 13th June 2017

Biometrics: 27th June 2017

Package sent to UKVI (scanned): 27th June 2017

Acknowledged for consideration by an...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 4th 2017, 3:33 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 11,496
Posted By Dr038293

Re: Passport tracking after decision made?

The visa was approved!! Delivered today, could not be any happier!
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 4th 2017, 3:32 pm
Replies: 3,576
Views: 703,999
Posted By Dr038293

Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

My husband got his visa today! It took DHL less than 24 hours to get it from Madrid over to him in the Canaries!

Thanks to all on here for the support that is offered! Couldn't have done it...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 3rd 2017, 10:38 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 11,496
Posted By Dr038293

Re: Passport tracking after decision made?

My husband applied from Madrid, TLS Contact sent us an email with the waybill number to track the package with DHL. They sent 3 emails on the day I was going to phone up and find out what was...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 3rd 2017, 7:55 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 11,496
Posted By Dr038293

Re: Passport tracking after decision made?

We haven't got the passport back yet, but we was emailed a tracking number today! It should arrive on Friday.. pray for us! Never felt so scared/worried in all my life
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 3rd 2017, 6:25 pm
Replies: 3,576
Views: 703,999
Posted By Dr038293

Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

Ohh that's strange, something so important you'd think they'd have sent you some kind of notification. He received the emails telling us his passport is on its was yesterday (2 weeks after making the...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 29th 2017, 6:00 pm
Replies: 3,576
Views: 703,999
Posted By Dr038293

Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

I will be calling on Monday after I finish work, wonder what the outcome will be.

The thing that winds me up is that I live literally a 15-20 minute drive from Sheffield city centre and we've to...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 29th 2017, 12:15 pm
Replies: 3,576
Views: 703,999
Posted By Dr038293

Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

Does anyone know of any reasons why the decision making centre can keep your passport for so long after making a decision?
Decision made on 18th September and today the visa application centre have...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 28th 2017, 9:47 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 11,496
Posted By Dr038293

Re: Passport tracking after decision made?

Ah you know what that's put me at ease a bit. I've not seen anyone else whose had that after decision made - glad I'm not the only one. I was starting to worry the call centre had given me false...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 28th 2017, 9:34 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 11,496
Posted By Dr038293

Re: Passport tracking after decision made?

Thank you!
The lady didn't tell us the day the first time I rang on day 61 only said it was decided and we had to wait for documents to be returned. But then a few days later I received an email...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 28th 2017, 8:49 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 11,496
Posted By Dr038293

Re: Passport tracking after decision made?

I hope you get your good news soon!
The decision was made on our application on 18th September and the passport is still nowhere to be seen! The anxiety of the wait is making me I'll

Gotta call...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 26th 2017, 6:39 pm
Replies: 3,576
Views: 703,999
Posted By Dr038293

Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

Congratulations on your visa! Did the courier basically turn up at your address with the package without any notice from UKVI or the visa application centre you applied from?
Our decision was made...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 25th 2017, 7:18 pm
Replies: 3,576
Views: 703,999
Posted By Dr038293

Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

You know what's really weird is that we too have just received that "this is our busiest period and we are unable to make a decision in our usual time frame" email this evening, even though we rang...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 25th 2017, 11:37 am
Replies: 25
Views: 11,496
Posted By Dr038293

Re: Passport tracking after decision made?

Congratulations! Hope you hear soon!
Our decision was made middle of last week and we've still had no correspondence for tracking it. Ours is also coming by courier.

The application status...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 22nd 2017, 12:00 pm
Replies: 3,576
Views: 703,999
Posted By Dr038293

Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

Thank you Matt! Ours is being sent to his home address by courier as he doesn't live on mainland Spain too so could take a while, unfortunately :(
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 22nd 2017, 11:16 am
Replies: 3,576
Views: 703,999
Posted By Dr038293

Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

Does anyone know how long it takes roughly for your passport to be returned after the decision is made?
While I was on the phone to UKVI I totally forgot to ask after the shock of being told a...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 21st 2017, 12:22 pm
Replies: 3,576
Views: 703,999
Posted By Dr038293

Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

I phoned UKVI today (day 61) and was told a decision had been made on the application and we need to wait for his documents to be returned (by courier). No emails or anything from Sheffield or the...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 21st 2017, 2:05 am
Replies: 3,576
Views: 703,999
Posted By Dr038293

Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

Hmm that question was asked by my MP, Stephanie Peacock... the same woman who seems reluctant to help me further on finding out where our visa is at. Odd.
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 20th 2017, 5:17 pm
Replies: 3,576
Views: 703,999
Posted By Dr038293

Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

Oh no don't worry about it Gary, I skimmed past the bit about cancellation to the part about contacting the VAC...
At least I know now we've to get in touch with them and not UKVI about it. It's...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 20th 2017, 4:39 pm
Replies: 3,576
Views: 703,999
Posted By Dr038293

Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

Thanks Gary,

After reading that I've had a look on the TLS Contact website and there is a complaints section on there, it might be worth a shot trying that route if it comes to it.
Although I'm...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 20th 2017, 4:17 pm
Replies: 3,576
Views: 703,999
Posted By Dr038293

Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

Does anyone know how to go about getting a refund on priority fees?
When we paid it TlS contact specifically advertised 15 working days processing time for priority applications (I later found out...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 19th 2017, 12:57 pm
Replies: 3,576
Views: 703,999
Posted By Dr038293

Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

I received this response from My MP yesterday...
Dear XXX,

We have now received a response from the Home Office which you can see below. It is looking like your case will be concluded by...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 6th 2017, 7:19 pm
Replies: 3,576
Views: 703,999
Posted By Dr038293

re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

That's what I'm dreading. I have seen that tactic used on so many people, presumably just to buy them some more time with the applications. We were fooled in to expecting 3 weeks too... the TLS...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Sep 6th 2017, 6:42 pm
Replies: 3,576
Views: 703,999
Posted By Dr038293

re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

Hi Akilah,

Did you have any emails stating your case was not straightforward or anything like that?

We are on day 50, also applied priority from Spain and reading that just knocked me sick :( ...
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