OLD FLR(M) waiting times Thread

[Brychele]

mattp - That's quite cheeky of them not to tell you anything until it's been exactly 6 months. Before my fiancee visa, I was on a 2 year Youth Mobility Visa (previously called a working holiday visa). So I had already been employed in the UK full-time, had a NI no., bank account, and a considerable amount of sterling saved. Perhaps this, more than my nationality, played a large part in the processing time? It's hard to know. All the best to you and your wife. I hope you will enjoy your freedom together very soon!

[lordgenty]

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[jtechs]

Date Applied/Docs sent: 06/12/11
Date Received Ack. Letter: 09/12/11
Date Biometrics letter arrived: 22/12/2011
Date Biometrics Done (post office): 22/12/2011
Date Biometrics Issued: 19/01/2012
Date Biometric Card Received from HO: 23/01/2012
Date Passport/Docs received from HO: not yet

Visa Type : FLR(M) for Unmarried Partner
Visa From: Tier 2

[tcbrasil]

Hi Guys!

I'm so glad I found this forum! I will be updating my application details here from now on.

Date Applied/Docs sent: 18/01/2012
Date Docs arrived to HO: 19/01/2012
Date Received Ack. Letter: Waiting...
Date Biometrics booking letter arrived:
Date Biometrics taken - Sheffield PEO:

Date Aproval Letter issued:
Date Passport/Docs received from HO:
Date Biometric Card Arrived:

Visa Type : FLR(M) for spouse
Visa From: Tier 4 Student

They are taking ages to send my acknowledgement letter! What the hell? Everyone here got the letter within a week... and my is taking nearly two weeks... Did anyone have this problem?

[mohd24]

My wife's and Son FLR(M) time line:
Same day service-Extra £300 worth it ?
Date Applied 10/02/12 HO croydon.
Biometrics done: waited 45Min
Visa Type : FLR(M) granted within 2hrs (Alhumdullilah)
Visa From: Tier 2 Dependent.

Documents ask:ONLY orignals
1.All passports including my pp.
2.marriage cert.
3.Degree+Naric letter+letter from uni.stating medium of instruction.
4.THREE months Bank statement+THREE months pay slips+ last yr P60s+Employer letter with salary mention on it.
5.Rental Agrement+any 2 std. bills
Best of luck to every one waiting......
Thanks every1 for sharing there exp's &
Big THANKS to Moderators

[tcbrasil]

My wife's and Son FLR(M) time line:
Same day service-Extra £300 worth it ?
:

Definitely worthy! I regret badly sending by post now. It's been more than 3 weeks now and I haven't event received my Acknowledgement letter...

[coventry]

Dear All
My timeline so far

Date Applied/doc sent 31/10/11- returned 23/11/11
Fresh Application re-submitted: 28/11/11
Date Ack letter recd : 3/12/11
Date Biometrics letter recd: 9/02/12
Date Biometrics : taken at Post Office : 11/02/12
Date Passport/docs recd from HO:
Result & Visa stamped:

Visa type FLR (M) for unmarried partner/fiance
From Student visa

[coventry]

Hi Jaycity

As you can see you were correct regarding the length of time it may take to
receive biometric letter. Hope our wait for completion is shorrt.
coventry

[tcbrasil]

Did anyone had problems receiving their Acknowledgement Letter? Because I'm really frustrated, as mine it's taking a month!

This is my timeline so far:

Date Applied/Docs sent: 18/01/2012
Date Docs arrived to HO: 19/01/2012
Date Received Ack. Letter: Waiting...
Date Biometrics booking letter arrived: -
Date Biometrics taken - Sheffield PEO: -

Date Aproval Letter issued: -
Date Passport/Docs received from HO: -
Date Biometric Card Arrived: -

Visa Type : FLR(M) for spouse
Visa From: Tier 4 Student[/i]

[tcbrasil]

This is my timeline so far:

Date Applied/Docs sent: 18/01/2012
Date Docs arrived to HO: 19/01/2012
Date Received Ack. Letter: Probably got lost
Date Biometrics booking letter arrived: 20/02/2012
Date Biometrics will be taken - Sheffield PEO: 28/02/2012

Date Aproval Letter issued: -
Date Passport/Docs received from HO: -
Date Biometric Card Arrived: -

Visa Type : FLR(M) for spouse
Visa From: Tier 4 Student[

[cityboy25]

Hi All,

Here is my timeline up till 24/05/12

Date Applied/Docs sent: 06/02/12
Date Applictn Deliver to HO: 07/02/12
Date Applictn fees was taken: 07/02/12
Ack. Letter: 24/04/12 (after writing a letter to Sheffield office of UKBA on 17/04/12)
Biometrics letter: 04/05/12 (Dated)
Biometrics letter Received: 10/05/12
Biometrics done @ PO : 11/05/12
Documents and Card: Waiting

Visa Type : FLR(M) for spouse
Visa From: Student Tier 4

[jay2x]

Here is my timeline as of 17/03/12 - I believe straightforward application

Date Docs sent: 30/01/12
Date Application Deliver to HO: 31/01/12
Date Application fees was taken: 01/02/12
Ack. Letter received: 07/02/12 (but dated Feb 1) <- they are using 2nd class post
Bio-metrics booking letter: 14/03/12 (but dated March 9)
Biometrics taken: 15/03/12
Result: ??? Waiting ???

Visa Type : FLR(M) unmarried
Visa From: Student - not Tier 4

I feel better now after I received and done the biometrics. Hoping for good outcome. Please..

[tcbrasil]

Hi All,

Have anyone applied and did not received acknowledgement letter from HO

I didn't receive it until today. But just yesterday I received the Biometrics booking letter. How confusing is that?! It seems that it got lost somewhere and because of it, i couldn't work for a month! Unbelievable... And when you call them to ask something, they are useless! Good luck for you, hope you receive it soon because for me it took over 4 weeks to arrive. So don't start worrying now, wait a few weeks.

[endivolac]

Hi update on my progress, finally got biometrics done, hoping not too long to wait now :(

Date Applied/Docs sent: 12/12/11
Date Received Ack. Letter: 19/12/11
Date Biometrics booking letter arrived: 13/02/12
Date Biometrics Appointment Glasgow Office: 17/02/12
Date Biometrics Issued:
Date Biometric Card Received from HO:
Date Passport/Docs received from HO:

Visa Type : FLR(M) for spouse
Visa From: Fiancee

[anniecc]

Progress of my application so far:

Date Docs sent: 31/01/12
Date payment was taken: 02/02/12
Date Ack. Letter received: 09/02/12 (dated Feb 2)
Date bio-metrics booking letter received: waiting...

Visa applied for: FLR(M) Unmarried parter
Switching from: Tier 1 (General)

[mattp]

Still no news after 7 months.

UKBA won't give any information over the telephone and have not replied to my letter asking why the application is delayed. Why bother providing a phone number and a postal address if neither produces any response?

Date Applied/Docs sent: 25/07/11
Date Received Ack. Letter: 02/08/11
Date payment taken from bank: 01/08/11
Date Biometrics completed: 10/08/2011

Date issued: --/--/--
Date Passport/Docs received from HO: --/--/--

Visa Type : FLR(M) for spouse
Visa From: Fiancée

[tcbrasil]

Still no news after 7 months.

UKBA won't give any information over the telephone and have not replied to my letter asking why the application is delayed. Why bother providing a phone number and a postal address if neither produces any response?

I completly agree, mattp. They are useless on the phone or on whichever way of contact. And it's not like it's a free service, we are paying for it. I think they should remember that a response is the minimum that we deserve. Good luck for all of us!

[Donking1]

Date Applied/Docs sent: 09/02/12
Date Received Ack. Letter: 22/02/12 (dated 13/02/2012)
Date Biometrics booking letter arrived: 17/03/2012
Date Biometrics Appointment: 26/03/2012 (Cardiff PEO)
Date Biometrics Issued: Pending
Date Biometric Card Received from HO: Pending
Date Passport/Docs received from HO: 03/08/2012

Visa Type : FLR(M) for spouse and daughter
Visa From:Tier 1 Dependant


Interim updates: Given that my acknowledgment letter was sent to the wrong address by UKBA. I'm concerned I may never receive Biometrics booking letter. I have written to the UKBA North East Yorkshire and Humber Office where I believe the application is being processed about this. I will update the forum about outcome if they do respond!!?

8/03/2012 -Its over four weeks now since I submitted my application, and three weeks since I sent letter to the UKBA alerting of my acknowledgement letter being sent to the wrong address. I received no response to my letter and still waiting for Biometric booking letter. How incompetent?

With the litany of mistakes posted on this site daily, any other organisation operating in this way in the UK would have had their operations in curtailed or in serious jeopardy by now. The fact is no one really gives a #### if it’s about hapless migrants!

[Steveodogbiscuit]

Hello, I cannot contain my frustration at the UKBA, we have written to our local MP twice regarding the time we have had to wait since March last year initially but once the UKBA had sorted the problem with their payment system the secondary and 'valid' application was made 16/08/11 so we have been waiting for over 6 months but in total my wife has been without her passport for the best part of a year.

I cannot believe they could honestly take this long and the problem is my wife hasn't been able to visit her family in Japan and god forbid if anyone would become ill she would never be able to see them, we also have a baby boy and her family are yet to meet him in the flesh and he is four months old!!

The UKBA are a wretched organisation and they withhold information and the telephone staff are a joke, the whole organisation is a badly run circus with a bunch of inept clowns. I really don't know where to turn to now but this is unacceptable surely!?

[hemlock]

DOCUMENTS SENT ON: 15/12/2011
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER RECEIVED: 19/12/2011
BIOMETRICS BOOKING LETTER ARRIVED: 28/01/2012
BIOMETRICS ENROLLED AT LIVERPOOL CENTRE: 31/01/2011
PASSPORT/DOCS RECEIVED: WAITING
RESULT/VISA STAMPED: WAITING
BIOMETRIC CARD: WAITING

VISA TYPE: FLR(M) SPOUSE VISA
FROM: STUDENT

Its extremely frustrating! how long do we have to wait? I haven't been home for three years! I got married last August and my husband flew to Afghanistan to do a 6months tour just after 2 weeks of our wedding. We are hoping to visit home (Philippines) as my mum's vision deteriorated just recently. She has been very distressed and neither of us couldn't get any decent sleep thinking when we will be able to see each other again! Plus I need to sort out another visa to go Germany as my husband is posted in there and I am going to join him after his tour. But I couldn't do anything because all of our documents are with the UKBA! We cannot move forward because of this. I couldn't even get a job!! I consider my application as very straightforward.. some applicants take 6-8 months, some in just a month! I wonder what it takes to process an application! Cause they can do a same-day service!!!!

[tcbrasil]

Date Applied/Docs sent: 18/01/2012
Date Docs arrived to HO: 19/01/2012
Date Received Ack. Letter: Probably got lost somewhere
Date Biometrics booking letter arrived: 20/02/2012
Date Biometrics taken - Sheffield PEO: 28/02/2012

Date Aproval Letter issued: Waiting...
Date Passport/Docs received from HO: Waiting...
Date Biometric Card Arrived: Waiting...

Visa Type : FLR(M) for spouse
Visa From: Tier 4 Student

Well, It's clear that what they do (or do not do?!) is completely unacceptable. They disturb our lives in a way that's unbelievable. I really pray and hope that all of us get our things sorted very soon, so we can get on with our lives.

[hemlock]

DOCUMENTS SENT ON: 15/12/2011
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER RECEIVED: 19/12/2011
BIOMETRICS BOOKING LETTER ARRIVED: 28/01/2012
BIOMETRICS ENROLLED AT LIVERPOOL CENTRE: 31/01/2012
PASSPORT/DOCS RECEIVED: WAITING
RESULT/VISA STAMPED: WAITING
BIOMETRIC CARD: WAITING

VISA TYPE: FLR(M) SPOUSE VISA
FROM: STUDENT

Its extremely frustrating! how long do we have to wait? I haven't been home for three years! I got married last August and my husband flew to Afghanistan to do a 6months tour just after 2 weeks of our wedding. We are hoping to visit home (Philippines) as my mum's vision deteriorated just recently. She has been very distressed and neither of us couldn't get any decent sleep thinking when we will be able to see each other again! Plus I need to sort out another visa to go Germany as my husband is posted in there and I am going to join him after his tour. But I couldn't do anything because all of our documents are with the UKBA! We cannot move forward because of this. I couldn't even get a job!! I consider my application as very straightforward.. some applicants take 6-8 months, some in just a month! I wonder what it takes to process an application! Cause they can do a same-day service!!!!

DOCUMENTS SENT ON: 15/12/2011
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER RECEIVED: 19/12/2011
BIOMETRICS BOOKING LETTER ARRIVED: 28/01/2012
BIOMETRICS ENROLLED AT LIVERPOOL CENTRE: 31/01/2012
PASSPORT/DOCS RECEIVED: 01/03/2012
RESULT/VISA STAMPED: WAITING
BIOMETRIC CARD: WAITING


JUST RECEIVED MY PASSPORTS AND DOCUMENTS TODAY!!! I CAN NOW PACK MY BAGS AND JUST WAIT FOR THE BRP TO COME AND BOOK MY TICKET TO PHILIPPINES!! I HOPE IT DOES NOT TAKE LONG NOW
IT HAS BEEN 11 WEEKS SINCE I SENT MY DOCUMENTS...
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!

[jay2x]

Nice to hear that! congrats!!
Hope everyone should have final results within 3 mons.

I do not want to wait too long..
If they want to deny us, they should inform us earlier.

[tcbrasil]

Congratulations hemlock!!!
I'm really happy for you!

Good luck to all of us!!!!

[hemlock]

I RECEIVED MY BIOMETRIC RESIDENCE PERMIT THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL! I AM NOW LOOKING AT FLIGHTS! ALL IN ALL 11 WEEKS OF WAITING! IM SOOOO HAPPY AND RELIEVED! I HOPE EVERYONE GETS THEIRS TOO ASAP!