Casa wrote:PrestonLancs may have 'heard' that it is increasing to £35600 but there is no truth behind it and members should ignore his post.

He is probably getting confused with the 5 years tier 1 work permit earnings announcement.

Thanks WR1 it would be good to get a response from an afmin or mod though. I have to say a thorough Google has left me perplexed. Need copy of Tory party manifesto!

Hi! I heard off a friend that the income threshold for spouse visa, and resultantly FLR M,would be rising to 20000 soon. I was pleased that the minimum wage increase in April would require me to work less hours. He said no the threshold is rising to 20 000. So you'll still be working longer hours ...

My wife is with me in the UK now and has been for a few months and it looks like she may be pregnant or she may get pregnant. How does this effect our application when the FLR (M) comes around in a couple of years? I understand it is 18 600 plus an extra £3.800 for the first child. I was wondering ...

Heyyy everyone For all of you whose visa has been accepted please can you confirm if your paperwork comes back? That includes photos as I am a little bit worried my photos will not come back ? Do photos coke back Thanks xx Yes but I have heard cases of people having docs go missing so its best to ...

Guys, can you suggest me some company or person who could do my housing inspection report ? Contact your local council's main switchboard and ask them about it. Usually its the public health or environment department but phone the main switchboard and ask to speak to someone to do a property ...

Thanks for the info. What is the most efficient method time wise and cost wise to send the docs from uk to my wife in pakistan, I've checked royal mail and fedex, they're over £70! also as i will be applying through cat D alone, will my 6 months bank statements suffice or do I still need to show ...

Just got news my wife's visa was granted.

Alhamdulillah.

Looks like the two email rule holds.

A property inspection report is mandatory.

Don't send it off without it. Contact the council public health department and they should send someone out.

Is anyone December applicants on here? My husband submitted his case in Mirpur 1st Dec.... Category A and D job and savings as wedding gift Hi I submitted at the end of October and my wife shall be picking up the results tomorow. So I would take it easy for another four weeks (easier said than done ...

@gucci9 In your position I would cover my back by having more than 6 months documents. Send your documents as close as possible to the date of appointment (about a week) and count at least 6 months back from 29th January at least and add all bank statements and payslips and/or other income up until ...

@omarinbox Comgrats it must be a relief :) Did ur wife recieve it today ? A day apart or was it yesterday ? Hw long apart was the 2 emails ? Hi Shreen, The first email was sent around the time of close of offices and the next was sent on the morning after. I'm still not 100% convinced this mea ns ...

@omarinbox Comgrats it must be a relief :) Did ur wife recieve it today ? A day apart or was it yesterday ? Hw long apart was the 2 emails ? Hi Shreen, The first email was sent around the time of close of offices and the next was sent on the morning after. I'm still not 100% convinced this mea ns ...

Hold on my wife just tells me she received a concluded email today.

BIG weight off my mind!

On this whole 2 email thing. My wife got an email today that the BHC in Islamabad had processed and it was being sent to the centre. Is this the first email people are talking about? You should get one that mentions "processed" and one that says "concluded' (with a Ref No.) if your visa has been ...

On this whole 2 email thing.

My wife got an email today that the BHC in Islamabad had processed and it was being sent to the centre.

Is this the first email people are talking about?

Salaam bhai what documents do they verify and do they verify rental agreement from landlord. MASHA ALLAH you got visa. please help me in detail how the process works. thanks Salaam saba tanveer, the best guide I found to documents was on this link: http://www.immigrationboards.com/immigration-for ...

Sent in an e-mail to check progress and received this response: Dear XXXX, Thank you for contacting the United Kingdom Visas and Immigrations International Enquiry Service. We understand that you would like to know about the current status of your visa application. I have tracked the status ...

I'd say get your application together. Make sure all the papers are ready, shouldn't take more than a week or so, then go to Pakistan, get all the paperwork that needs to be done there done (TB Test, English test etc) Then get the date fixed and be ready to sit about in Pakistan for the best part of ...

Hi.... I am new to this forum. Has anyone applied from Mirpur in October 2014? Hi I applied from Lahore in October. My wife received the standard email response. This stated that it would normally take 3 months to process our forms but due to a backlog it will take 6 months. So we should hear from ...

Hi I will be applying for my husband to join me in the UK in a few months time I wanted to ask about the TB test requirement He is a national of pakistan but has been staying in the UAE and working there for 4 years now I was wondering if he needs a TB test for us to apply because there are no ukba ...

Call up your local council and have them do a property inspection report. It is more official and professional as the council are your local government and for them to do a property inspection report. At my council it is the public health department of the council that carries these out. A phone ...

Received the following response to the application. Dear Customer, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE. THIS MAILBOX IS NOT MONITORED. This email is to notify you that your UK visa application has been received at the British High Commission Islamabad and will now be prepared for assessment by an ...

What does this response mean? We understand that you would like to know about the current status of your visa application. there is no information of your application in the system yet. There could be a delay of several days for the system to update. Please check again in a couple of days' time or ...

My wife has submitted the papers in Lahore today. Completed biometrics, paid for SMS and email updates, no questions asked. Told there would be a response in 3 months. Inshallah all will go well. One question. When you are emailing for updates etc what is the address? I have kept a copy of the GW ...