Settlement visa application from India - 2011

Hi krishnakps25,

I have seen that document:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... pplication.

It is now 2 weeks that the additional document is received by the Chennai BHC, so not sure how much time they will take now.
When contacted by email service, they replied that the application is in progress.
When we called the person informed that the application is not updated from April 8th and status is delayed for further enquiries. That was right when they asked for additional documents.

So waiting for the decision, i hope it is quick and positive.

Hi shruv,

I got a email today that the application has been processed and sent to VFS.

Hope its a positive outcome. Can't take the stress at all.

Thanks.

That is good news....Good luck for the outcome.
No news for me yet

krishnakps25 wrote:Hi shruv,

I got a email today that the application has been processed and sent to VFS.

Hope its a positive outcome. Can't take the stress at all.

Thanks.

Hi Krishnapks25

Congratulations on your application.

Did vfs send you the email or was it from Ukvi?

Hi shruve,

The first one was from UKBA and the 2nd one was from VFS.

will get it on monday as today is workers holiday.

Thanks.

When have you sent the additional document, i mean after how many days they made the decision?

Hi shruve,

The document reached on 27/04/15.
They sent a confirmation email on 28/04/15.
And processed on : 30/05/15

Just hoping to have the visa inside my passport.

Thanks

Thanks for the update.

I know how you feel. Unless we see Visa stamped, the mind remains in anxiety.
I am pretty sure your Visa will be stamped based on ECO asking for additional Document. Best of Luck. Do inform once you get your Passport.

Cheers.

hi krishnakps25,

did you get the passport and the Visa?

Morning everyone

My husband went to the vfs office in JAL this morning and got his visa!!

Any questions pls ask!

A few points to note...

We had a 'decision made' email on Friday. In this email we were given a reference number. The reference number quoted in this email also appears on my husbands visa. Prior to this I had emailed vfs to ask for an update. I received a reply which differed to my previous emails for an application update- in the final one it didn't state I shouldn't 'make any travel & accommodation' arrangements. In this email it didn't have this disclaimer.

If anyone else have any questions please ask I will try my best to help, as I know how anxious it can be waiting for a decision to be made. It took 27 working days to process the whole application.

A little back ground to our personal circumstances. My husband has visited and worked in the UK for the past 8 years and has travelled abroad frequently; therefore has a good travel history. I fulfilled the sponsor requirements by earning above the £18,600 threshold per year, and I also own my own property.

I filled all the application out myself and put together a bundle whilst I was in India...as long as you are comfortable doing this the guidelines and advise on forums like this one are very helpful!

Good luck guys...I can enjoy the rest on the beautiful weather this bank holiday

Hi shueyv,

Good news my wife got her visa valid until 23/1/2018.

Im so happy it all went through,hope yours goes well.
All the best dont lose hope

Thanks for sharing, Great news...Congrats

Hi shruve,

Any updates on your visa ?
Hope it goes well .

Thanks krishna

Hi,

No , the status is still the same as checked using email service:

" a decision on your application has been delayed whilst further enquiries are being conducted"

Not sure what exactly further enquiries mean, may be checking with bank etc. No idea.

It is around 51 working days now.

Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we may not be able to make a decision on your application within our customer service targets. We will continue to progress your application and make a decision as soon as possible.

My wife got this email after applying at back home...could any one tell me anybody else got the same email

My wife applied for a tier 4 dependent visa from home country ..
Thank you

Got the passport today...spouse visa is approved, feel good and relieved.

Here is my time line:

Spouse Visa applied: 23-2-2015
VFS Location: Bangalore
April 8th: received email from Chennai BHC that the application is not straightforward....
April 9th: Received email from Chennai BHC to provide 2 additional Documents
April 15th: Document courier received by embassy
April 20th: BHC confirmed that the documents are received and linked to my application and sent to the ECO for further review
April 29th; Still waiting for an update, called the helpline number and they informed that the application is not updated from April 8th and the status is "delayed due to further enquiries"
May 12: Visa processed email from Chennai and then from VFS bangalore
May13: received courier from vfs bangalore, got visa approved.

Total : 52 working days till May 12th.

@shueyv
is that a tier 4 student dependent visa or a settlement spouse visa.
the normal processing time is 15 working days for student dependent and 60 working days for settlement spouse visa.
its been 38 days now she applied for it and still waiting . so heart racking .....

it is settlement spouse Visa, got in n 52 days.

Spouse Visa applied: 10 April 2015
VFS Location: New Delhi
No information received from VFS for three weeks
we sent emails twice regarding status update and were told still not processed by ECO
May13: Received notification passport ready to collect
May 14 : Stamped from 12 May 2015

Application was classified as very low risk probably that s why was bit quick.

Hello.

My wife collected her passport today and the she was granted visa for 33 months.

Date of application: 12 March 2015
Location : VFS Delhi
Docs requested : 31 March 2015 and 22 April 2015
Interview date: 12 May 2015
Visa issued : 14 May 2015
Email from VFS : 19 May 2015
Email from BHC : 20 May 2015
Passport collected from VFS DELHI : 20 May 2015

I'm glad we got the visa, the process took nearly 44 working days as suggested by vfs staff when we applied.

We did not have to pay the NHS Surcharge since it started from 6 April 2015.

I would advise everyone to be patient and provide all the information you get asked for by the ECO. Thanks.

Hi
Thanx for the reply...
They ask to pay a Nhs surcharge ...but the surcharge was paid when I applied for the visa at vfs centre ..anybody know any contact number or email address that I can send them the receipt of payment or please suggest me what should I do at the moment as they given a 7 working days time to pay the surcharge ..

Hi
Please can anybody give me the email address or phone number to contact New Delhi vfs ..please it's really urgent ..

Introduction of Biometric Residence Permits for visa applicants
The link to the article is http://www.vfsglobal.co.uk/India/pdf/Bi ... 030415.pdf
From 15 April 2015, Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) for non-EEA nationals travelling to the
UK for more than six months will begin to be issued to visa applicants in India. The changes will
affect those applying to join family in the UK, as well as students and workers applying for a
longer stay visa

more articles
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... ule_v2.pdf
and
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... eaflet.pdf

Is anyone affected by this - have they got a vignette rather than a visa stamped and asked to collect BRP from the PostOffice?

My Partner Partner applied on 10 April and got Visa on 12 May - she got a visa in her passport till Feb 2018
we did not get any letter mentioning this - I guess we were not affected as the date says after 15 April assuming this is the date of the applicaion and not the visa granted date?