Update: Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC Method of application: NCS Sutton Date of Application: 23 October Date of receipt by UKBA: 24 October (presumed - not tracked) Date of debit of fees: 18 December (cheque) Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18 December 2013 (letter dated 13 December ...

1. I was able to book a NCS appointment more than 3 month in advance. i.e. booked in July 2013 for a late October appointment.
2. Debit card payment for £50 was taken over the telephone when I booked the appointment.

Here is mine: Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC Method of application: NCS Sutton Date of Application: 23 October Date of receipt by UKBA: 24 October (presumed - not tracked) Date of debit of fees: 18 December (cheque) Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 18 December 2013 (letter dated 13 ...

Hi fingerscrossed, Congrats on your spouse's ILR. My wife arrived about 3 months ago on a spouse visa and we have set up all of the paperwork that you listed above, i.e. doctor's list, bank account, NI number etc - except for the driving licence. If I may ask, how did you manage to apply for a UK ...

Thanks khuddar, avjones. We submitted our application in one of the visa forwarding centres in Lagos, Nigeria.

khuddar, my spouse's visa has finally been issued. 3 weeks after submission. I hope yours come through soon.

Same here. My wife and I also submitted a spouse visa application 2 weeks ago, following our wedding. I have been back in the UK, without my wife, for a week now and its be tough playing the waiting game. I am not even sure they have started looking at the application yet as the status on the ...