Just for curiosity, why are you migrating from Australia to UK? I mean in the UK Australia seems like a heaven and people are thinking to migrate to Australia since its economy is better and more pay / job opportunities. Is the job situation not good or you're migrating for some other reasons ...

Hi All I got my Tier One visa approved. I had paid online 22-Dec but didn't send my docs through till 7-Jan. My visa validity dates were 22/3/11 - 22/3/13. I sent a mail to BHC Canberra asking them to have the start date changed to 25/4/11, as this would be 3 months from the issue date (which I took ...

Do you really think people are going to help your friend who is a fraud?

1. Country of application: Australia
2. City of Visa Application Centre: Canberra
3. Date of application: 22 Dec 2010
4. Date of submission of documents: 7 Jan 2011
5. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 22 Mar 2011
6. Duration for Entry Clearance: 2 years
7. Date passport received: 28 Jan 2011

I thought that was only if there was a mistake in the issue date of the visa (if you requested it to be post-dated). If my travel plans are delayed, can the expiry date of my visa be changed? I may not be successful, but my travel plans weren't delayed, because I never intended to travel until 1 ...

mulderpf wrote:You know of course with a travel date so far in the future that they probably didn't post-date your visa?

Yeah, and I plan on asking them to post date it once I get my passport back..

vivekspa wrote:I was able to do this.

Me too! I applied and paid online on 22-Dec, did Biometrics 23-Dec, sent papers to BHC Canberra 7th Jan, got an email today (25-Jan) than my application was approved.

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!

Just got a mail saying "Your approved application will be despatched within 2 working days".

I can't believe this. The wait is over. Going to the UK isn't an idea in my head anymore....

I wouldn't worry yet. My partner is still waiting and we submitted our applications at the same time. Thanks. I wonder if proposed travel date has anything to do with the order in which they issue visas...my proposed travel date is 1-Jun, so even if say someone like you and your partner submit your ...

simpleone wrote:Just got an email from them:

"Your approved application will be despatched within 2 working days"...

Great news congrats!

But now I'm worried for myself - you sent your papers a week after me and I haven't heard anything yet.....

meowmeow wrote:Well, the courier van got here first!!!

Nice one meowmeow! Did you even get an email saying your application was approved and your passport was on its way back to you? Or your passport just turned up?

Hopefully the rest of us who applied via Canberra will start getting some good news.....

Looks like the stats have been updated for December 2010 http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/processingtimes Unfortunately, it doesn't really tell me anything I didn't already know :( Wow the Dec figures for Canberra are way different compared to what I remember the October figures were ...

hi vivekspa. My bad. No I was not able to submit my tier1 overseas. I tried contacting british embassy, but no response. Finally, they refunded my application fee without even considering my appeal. :( Congrats to you guys and good luck My gosh. I was reading over your earlier posts in this thread ...

I went for Biometrics on 7th of January 2011 and Sent across my documents on the 10th of Jan. I received my stamped passport on the 20th. Wow vivekspa, that is incredibly fast! I sent my docs in on 7th Jan (Sydney, Australia), and haven't heard anything except they've begun processing my ...

Yeah I pretty much expected about one calendar months wait based on all the Aussie posts I've seen thus far. In fact, I had put my proposed travel date to the UK as 1-Jun, coz if given the choice, I wouldnt have applied till mid-late Feb. But since the UKBA only gave us 24 hours notice that they ...

The OP sent their docs on 11-Dec and only got called for supporting docs on 10-Jan, so for home/her its been more than 15 working days, bearing in mind that the December quota was reached before 23-Dec.. Yeah - same thing. I just thought the 15 days might've been an overestimate, because the UKBA ...

Have you received any updates on your application yet? I submitted my paperwork about a week after you and am waiting anxiously, so I can quit my job! No nothing yet, but I wasn't expecting to, because the initial email I got went on to say "The estimated processing time for your application is 15 ...

Yeah I sent my docs in on 6th Jan, then on 7th Jan I got an email saying "Your application has arrived safely at the Canberra office and is currently being processed".

Btw, what kind of additional material did they need to support your degree?

I applied and paid online from Sydney, Australia on 22-dec, and had my biometrics done 23-dec (note Sydney is 11 hours ahead of GMT which is the actual date that is used). I sent my documentation in the mail on 5-Jan, and I know they've received it yesterday (6-jan), because the mail tracking ...

Anyone?

For proof of maintenance, what exactly does 'date of statement' mean? I applied & paid online from Australia on 21Dec, the statement PERIOD for which I will submit statements (showing date of all transactions and daily closing balance within this period) is from 20Sep - 20 Dec. ie Just like any ...