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Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by CR001 » Wed Jun 29, 2016 1:49 pm

]To all members who contribute to this topic/thread, the following are the guidance to adhere to so that we do not end up with a timeline thread that runs into many pages as the Abu Dhabi visitor visa one did and has become a discussion thread, rather than an easily readable timeline thread :

1. This topic is for timelines and timeline updates ONLY.

2. ANY discussions, chit chat, question such as 'Any news for applications from XYZ country...' ect, will be deleted and the user issued with a warning.

3. Most members who contribute to this thread will already have other recent queries or threads on the forum, i.e. 'Parents Visit visa - Please Advise' etc. If you need to ask a member something specific about their application, click on their name, search for their most recent NON timeline post and ask the question there. You are of course free to use the PM function for this too if you choose.

4. There will be zero tolerance of any abuse of the timeline thread.

5. No posting of personal contact details, please see Forum Terms & Conditions (click), particularly point 5.

6. The Format for posting your timeline is below.

7. This topic/thread will be monitored daily.
Last edited by CR001 on Mon Sep 26, 2016 2:11 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Reason: To keep at top of page for user to be aware
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Post by CR001 » Wed Jun 29, 2016 1:52 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) :
Country/Town of Application :
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at :
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :
Application under process at British High Commission on :
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:
Contacted for Collection :
Collection made :
Decision of Application :
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Post by beresford12 » Fri Jul 01, 2016 12:26 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : General/C1
Country/Town of Application : India / Hyderabad
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 17/06/2016 Hyderabad
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 19/06/2016
Application under process at British High Commission on : 20/06/2016
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : N/A
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 29/06/2016
Contacted for Collection : Courier sent on 29/06/2016
Collection made : Courier received on 01/07/2016
Decision of Application : Successful - Visa stamped for 180 days

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Post by pallavi2487 » Tue Jul 12, 2016 11:39 am

Hi, I applied from the Bangalore VFS today. I spoke to the vfs team and they mentioned that it's taking about 15 wrking days .

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (General) : Standard Visitor
Country/Town of Application : Bangalore
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : BANGALORE VFS (12TH July)
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :
Application under process at British High Commission on :
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:
Contacted for Collection :
Collection made :
Decision of Application :


Will update the dates as and when I get information - however I haven't applied for the sms tracking so I am not sure If I will get the dates.

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Post by sharmadeepak123 » Tue Jul 12, 2016 4:53 pm

Applied for my mother-in-law's visa. Haven't subscribed to SMS updates.
Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (General)
Country/Town of Application : Bangalore
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : BANGALORE VFS, 5 July 2016
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 8 July 2016 (confirmation by email from MADRAVisaInfo@fco.gov.uk)
Application under process at British High Commission on :
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:
Contacted for Collection :
Collection made :
Decision of Application :
Will update as and when I get information

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Post by CR001 » Thu Jul 14, 2016 1:45 pm

CR001 wrote:]To all members who contribute to this topic/thread, the following are the guidance to adhere to so that we do not end up with a timeline thread that runs into many pages as the Abu Dhabi visitor visa one did and has become a discussion thread, rather than an easily readable timeline thread :

1. This topic is for timelines and timeline updates ONLY.

2. ANY discussions, chit chat, question such as 'Any news for applications from XYZ country...' ect, will be deleted and the user issued with a warning.

3. Most members who contribute to this thread will already have other recent queries or threads on the forum, i.e. 'Parents Visit visa - Please Advise' etc. If you need to ask a member something specific about their application, click on their name, search for their most recent NON timeline post and ask the question there. You are of course free to use the PM function for this too if you choose.

4. There will be zero tolerance of any abuse of the timeline thread.

5. No posting of personal contact details, please see Forum Terms & Conditions (click), particularly point 5.

6. The Format for posting your timeline is below.

7. This topic/thread will be monitored daily.
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Post by pallavi2487 » Tue Jul 19, 2016 7:45 am

Update 1 :

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (General) : Standard Visitor
Country/Town of Application : Bangalore
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : BANGALORE VFS (12TH July)
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 14th July (got email saying they have received my application , now waiting to be assessed by entry clearance officer - no change in status since last week)
Application under process at British High Commission on :
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:
Contacted for Collection :
Collection made :
Decision of Application :

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Post by sharmadeepak123 » Wed Jul 20, 2016 3:41 pm

Cannot edit my previous post, but got an update just now - received visa by courier today.
sharmadeepak123 wrote:Applied for my mother-in-law's visa. Haven't subscribed to SMS updates.
Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (General)
Country/Town of Application : Bangalore
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : BANGALORE VFS, 5 July 2016
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 8 July 2016 (confirmation by email from MADRAVisaInfo@fco.gov.uk)
Application under process at British High Commission on :
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : N/A
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: Did not get
Contacted for Collection : 20/07/2016
Collection made : 20/07/2016
Decision of Application : Approved.
Will update as and when I get information

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Post by kwasyebo » Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:44 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family Visit Visa
Country/Town of Application : Accra, Ghana
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 20/07/2016
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : NA
Application under process at British High Commission on : NA
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : NA
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: NA
Contacted for Collection : NA
Collection made : NA
Decision of Application : NA

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Post by nascimentodossantos » Thu Jul 21, 2016 5:59 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) :General/C1
Country/Town of Application :Abu dhabi
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at :18th July 2016 Abu Dhabi
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :18th July 2016
Application under process at British High Commission on :N/A
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :N/A
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:N/A
Contacted for Collection :21st July 2016
Collection made : 21st July 2016
Decision of Application :successful- visa stamped for 180 days

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Post by visitor_chennai » Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:15 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) :Family
Country/Town of Application :Chennai
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at :11th July 2016
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :13th July 2016
Application under process at British High Commission on :N/A
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :N/A
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:N/A
Contacted for Collection :N/A
Collection made : N/A
Decision of Application :Waiting (more than 10 working days :( :( )

anyone got the approval on this week??

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Post by Khurram545 » Wed Jul 27, 2016 3:29 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) :Family General
Country/Town of Application :Islamabad , Pakistan
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at :Wed 13th July 2016
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :Wed 13th July 2016
Application under process at British High Commission on :Sat 16th July , 2016
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :Wed 20th July , 2016
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:N/A
Contacted for Collection :N/A
Collection made : N/A
Decision of Application : awaiting...
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Post by pallavi2487 » Fri Jul 29, 2016 8:01 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) :
Country/Town of Application : Bangalore, India
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 12th July, 2016
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 14th July (got email from bhc that they've received my application.
Application under process at British High Commission on :
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: Din't get any intimation.
Contacted for Collection : NA
Collection made : 28th July (by courier) Visa stamped
Decision of Application :26th July


I just used my GWF number and checked on Blue dart website and was surprised when i saw that the passport was dispatched..


It took about 9 working days to get the decision. Visa stamped for 180 days

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Post by Khurram545 » Mon Aug 01, 2016 8:07 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) :Family General
Country/Town of Application :Islamabad , Pakistan
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at :Wed 13th July 2016
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :Wed 13th July 2016
Application under process at British High Commission on :Sat 16th July , 2016
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :Wed 20th July , 2016
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:N/A
Contacted for Collection : 28-Jul-2015
Collection made : 28-Jul-2015
Decision of Application : Refused, Multiple reasons
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Post by clymping » Fri Aug 12, 2016 5:31 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family visitor ( parants)
Country/Town of Application : hyderabad - india
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at :01/08/2016
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :02/08/16
Application under process at British High Commission on : waiting
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :no
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:no
Contacted for Collection :no
Collection made :no
Decision of Application :no
please if any one applied recently please let me know time line , waiting almost 9 working days completed

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Post by Route to ILR » Mon Aug 15, 2016 2:27 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family Visit/Priority Service
Country/Town of Application : Pakistan
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 05/08/2016
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 05/08/2016
Application under process at British High Commission on : 07/08/2016
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : 08/08/2016
Applicant receive call to attend an interview in vfs Office: 09/08/2016
Interview Attended: 10/08/2016
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:No
Contacted for Collection : 14/08/2016 (Gerry's email)
Collection made : 15/08/2016
Decision of Application : 10/08/2016
Reason of Refusals: 2 Baseless reasons.

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Post by CR001 » Tue Aug 16, 2016 11:57 pm

CR001 wrote:To all members who contribute to this topic/thread, the following are the guidance to adhere to so that we do not end up with a timeline thread that runs into many pages as the Abu Dhabi visitor visa one did and has become a discussion thread, rather than an easily readable timeline thread :

1. This topic is for timelines and timeline updates ONLY.

2. ANY discussions, chit chat, question such as 'Any news for applications from XYZ country...' ect, will be deleted and the user issued with a warning.

3. Most members who contribute to this thread will already have other recent queries or threads on the forum, i.e. 'Parents Visit visa - Please Advise' etc. If you need to ask a member something specific about their application, click on their name, search for their most recent NON timeline post and ask the question there. You are of course free to use the PM function for this too if you choose.

4. There will be zero tolerance of any abuse of the timeline thread.

5. No posting of personal contact details, please see Forum Terms & Conditions (click), particularly point 5.

6. The Format for posting your timeline is below.

7. This topic/thread will be monitored daily.
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Post by noajthan » Thu Sep 01, 2016 5:06 pm

CR001 wrote:To all members who contribute to this topic/thread, the following are the guidance to adhere to so that we do not end up with a timeline thread that runs into many pages as the Abu Dhabi visitor visa one did and has become a discussion thread, rather than an easily readable timeline thread :

1. This topic is for timelines and timeline updates ONLY.

2. ANY discussions, chit chat, question such as 'Any news for applications from XYZ country...' ect, will be deleted and the user issued with a warning.

3. Most members who contribute to this thread will already have other recent queries or threads on the forum, i.e. 'Parents Visit visa - Please Advise' etc. If you need to ask a member something specific about their application, click on their name, search for their most recent NON timeline post and ask the question there. You are of course free to use the PM function for this too if you choose.

4. There will be zero tolerance of any abuse of the timeline thread.

5. No posting of personal contact details, please see Forum Terms & Conditions (click), particularly point 5.

6. The Format for posting your timeline is below.

7. This topic/thread will be monitored daily.
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Post by Gemini87 » Fri Sep 09, 2016 5:20 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : General
Country/Town of Application : Hyderabad (India)
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 08/09/2016
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :
Application under process at British High Commission on :
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:
Contacted for Collection :
Collection made :
Decision of Application :

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Post by BCMN1 » Sun Sep 18, 2016 5:21 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category: Family (5 years)
Country/Town of Application : Peshawar, Pakistan
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : VAC Islamabad
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 24/08/16
Application under process at British High Commission on: 11/09/16
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : 01/09/16
Contacted with 'decision made email: 12/09/16
Contacted for Collection : 12/09/16
Collection made : 16/09/16
Decision of Application : Refused(with no right of appeal or administrative review)

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Post by Gemini87 » Tue Sep 20, 2016 11:41 am

Gemini87 wrote:Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : General
Country/Town of Application : Hyderabad (India)
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 08/09/2016
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :NA
Application under process at British High Commission on :12/09/2016
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:
Contacted for Collection :
Collection made :
Decision of Application :

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Post by honey2008 » Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:00 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : General/C1
Country/Town of Application : India / Jalandhar
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 02/09/2016 Jalandhar
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : No Idea
Application under process at British High Commission on : No mail
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : N/A
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 16/09/2016
VFS Jalandhar Contacted for Collection : 19/09/2016
Collection made : 20/09/2016
Decision of Application : Successful - Visa stamped for 2 Years

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Post by Gemini87 » Sat Sep 24, 2016 10:24 am

[quote="Gemini87"][quote="Gemini87"]Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : General
Country/Town of Application : Hyderabad (India)
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 08/09/2016
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :12/09/2016 - email confirmation
Application under process at British High Commission on : Not provided
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : No
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:22/09/16
Contacted for Collection :NA
Collection made :delivered by Bluedart on 24/09/16
Decision of Application :22/09/16

Visa granted for 180 days for both my father & mother in-law.

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Post by PariJ » Wed Sep 28, 2016 11:25 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category: Family
Country/Town of Application : India / Chennai
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 09/09/2016
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 14/09/2016
Application under process at British High Commission on : No mail
Sponsor contacted by UKVI on : 16/09/2016(Status:Not Started),26/09/2016(Status:Not Started)
VFS Chennai Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 27/09/2016
Collection made : 28/09/2016
Decision of Application : Successful - Visa stamped for 180 days

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Post by brandnew » Sun Oct 09, 2016 4:47 pm

Country/Town of Application : Hyderabad (India)
Application submitted & bio metrics enrolled at : 20/09/2016
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :21/09/2016 - email confirmation
Application under process at British High Commission on : Not provided
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : No
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: No
Contacted for Collection : 06/10/2016
Collection made : 07/10/2016
Decision of Application : 04/10/2016

Visa granted for 180 days for both my father & mother in-law from 04/10/2016 and not from the date when we requested

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