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travelerzee · Member Joined: 26 Mar 2010 Posts: 59

hi everyone,

i applied for my spousal visa on 3 July. the UKBA received my application on the 4th. we have have still not received the biometrics letter. called the UKBA today and were told that 4 weeks is still very early in the application process and we just have to be patient. our letter has not even been sent yet. GREAT!

Dsin · Junior Member Joined: 28 Jun 2012 Posts: 37

waitwaitwait · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:10 pm Post subject:

highly skilled · Junior Member Joined: 03 Mar 2009 Posts: 16

Hello again everyone,

I have a quick question regarding process / flow of documents. After you have enrolled your biometrics are the documents and the biometric card the only things that we are waiting for? To be precise, are there any more application forms (another application for the actual biometric card perhaps?) that we have to complete?

Also with regad to the number to fax documents to - what number have people used to fax their requests for return of sponsor's passport?

Thank you very much!

Meche83 · Junior Member Joined: 14 May 2012 Posts: 22

I Will complete my six months tomorrow as well, I can not Waite to call my Mp Representative.

Date Docs sent: 09/02/12
Date Ack. Letter received: 13/02/12
Date biometrics booking letter received:19 /03/12 (dated 16/03/12)
Date biometrics enrolled 20/03/12
Date BRP received: waiting
Date Docs received: waiting

Visa type: FLR(M)
From - Tier 4[/quote]

kiwi87 · Newbie Joined: 04 May 2012 Posts: 8

does anyone know what comes back with the documents and passports? how do you know that you will receive a biometrics letter?

Jmurphy

Hello,

I see there are so many people on this forum wh have waited for so long to get their FLR (M) visa application processed. I am also in the same boat as others. I applied for FLR(M) by post and been waiting for nearly three months. I know it's early by other people wait standards, however, would it help if all of us send a coordinated response to Home Office asking for delay and letting them know that this delay is not acceptable especially when we pay so much for the application fees ?

Has anyone else thought about this and do moderators have any opinion on this ?

Regards
Jmurphy

Jmurphy

Hello,

I see there are so many people on this forum wh have waited for so long to get their FLR (M) visa application processed. I am also in the same boat as others. I applied for FLR(M) by post and been waiting for nearly three months. I know it's early by other people wait standards, however, would it help if all of us send a coordinated response to Home Office asking for delay and letting them know that this delay is not acceptable especially when we pay so much for the application fees ?

Has anyone else thought about this and do moderators have any opinion on this ?

Regards
Jmurphy

Jmurphy

Hello,

I see there are so many people on this forum wh have waited for so long to get their FLR (M) visa application processed. I am also in the same boat as others. I applied for FLR(M) by post and been waiting for nearly three months. I know it's early by other people wait standards, however, would it help if all of us send a coordinated response to Home Office asking for delay and letting them know that this delay is not acceptable especially when we pay so much for the application fees ?

Has anyone else thought about this and do moderators have any opinion on this ?

Regards
Jmurphy

highly skilled · Junior Member Joined: 03 Mar 2009 Posts: 16

So our biometrics letter arrived today and we have already enrolled our biometrics! Our new timeline is:

Application submitted: 26 June 2012
Acknowledgement received: 3 July 2012 (dated 29 June 2012)
Biometrics letter received: 8 August 2012 (dated 3 August 2012)
Biometrics enrolled: 8 August 2012
Documents: waiting
Biometric permit: waiting

Planning to send out another letter requesting urgent treatment for my (sponsor) passport and for the whole application just in case.

To be continued...

bobobo · Sage Joined: 29 Aug 2008 Posts: 742

HO sends you a letter saying "If you havent already received the BRP, you should do in the next 10 days or so". Also the letter states the FLR(M) has been granted

bobobo · Sage Joined: 29 Aug 2008 Posts: 742

No after Biometrics you application is assigned to a caseworker, who will contact you if he needs further information, you dont need to do anything but just wait.
I have provided a fax number on one of the eaarlier posts. I was given this number by the person I called to expedite the process.

Just requesting preferential treatment will not get you anywhere unless you can provide compassionate reasons as to why they should process your application before the applicants who have been waiting since Feb and before.

badger111 · Member Joined: 09 May 2012 Posts: 61

Have all of you registered for council tax as soon as you have arrived to UK or?

umairkhlil · Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:16 pm Post subject: Re: biometrics letter

umairkhlil · Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:27 pm Post subject: Re: FLR (M) Waiting times

hellostarry · Newbie Joined: 04 Aug 2012 Posts: 2

[quote="Dsin"][quote="2222"]Congratulations Dsin,

But how come I applied before you (27 February) Visa type: FLR (M)
From - Tier 4 and I am still waiting!! ?? lucky you!! Smile

Hope mines will come through soon.[/quote]

Hi there,

We haven't got our visa yet, it was hello starry who got it. They did get it through quickly though - although four months is still a long time to wait so I'm sure they were equally frustrated at times.

You're nearly at 6 months - hope you will be chasing them as soon as we get to 27 th August Very Happy

Good luck with it all Very Happy

[/quote]

Hi Dsin, thanks for your kind words and yes, it was a pretty long wait. Got many support from the nice people here so we're here to support now! Just be patient and it will come through.

Hi 2222, i read in some other forums that they have a lot of backlog. And it seems that they took in over 3000 applications only in March (while over 1000 in other months), so there will be possible delay. Hope to hear good news from you soon!

waitwaitwait · Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:52 am Post subject:

Hi guys,
Today I Spoke to ukba
After waitin for 35 min in the que.
Lady who answered the phone was nice n polite
I askd her 3 q's
First , update on my app as its been more than 6 months.
The only info she could give is - your app is still with ukba and yet to be decided. No other info could be given.
Second,Asked her bout change of corresp add, which she said i can fill the same form online as change of address and no need to send it by post.
Third, british citizen can request passport back at anytime without affecting the application.
So she advised to carry on waiting. So unfortunately my wait will carry on even after 6 months are over.

Date Docs sent: 08/02/12
Date Ack. Letter received: 20/02/12
Date biometrics booking letter received: 20/03/12 (dated 16/03/12)
Date biometrics enrolled (at Holborn post office): 22/03/12
Date BRP received: waiting
Date Docs received: waiting

Visa type: FLR(M)
From - Tier 4

tommyc · Junior Member Joined: 02 May 2012 Posts: 27

called ukba today (only 20 minutes on hold! wow!) to request my passport back (as the sponsor of my partner). been over 5 months now...
I asked if this is the standard waiting time at present, all he could say was that the 'standards' for FLR(M) are '65% within 4 weeks of biometrics, and no upper limit for the remaining 35%'.
I think we all know that 4 week suggestion is nonsense Sad

Let's hope that bobobo's theory regarding sponsor passport requests is valid, fingers crossed....

kid13 · Member Joined: 21 Sep 2011 Posts: 58 Location: UK

highly skilled · Junior Member Joined: 03 Mar 2009 Posts: 16

Phoned UKBA about the request for return of sponsor's passport which I sent in mid-July requesting my passport back. They never sent it by the date I needed it and I had to miss my business trip. I now have another trip coming up at the end of august. They have received my request, but have not done anything about it yet. Their suggestion was to wait:)