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S.dawood49
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Where bouts u from in Lesta b ??...
On the website (ukba) it says 95% within 12 weeks and 100% within 24 ...
This is their website ..Service standards
We have service standards for processing UK visa applications in Pakistan. Our standards say that we will process:
90 per cent of non-settlement applications within 3 weeks, 98 per cent within 6 weeks and 100 per cent within 12 weeks of the application date; and
95 per cent of settlement applications within 12 weeks and 100 per cent within 24 weeks of the application date.
Let's just are what happend.. If anyone that applied in march gets a reply please inform me jzk ... Wasallamz
Applied on 19/03/12
Under process 02/04/12
Been 97 days (today) excluding holidays..
Still waiting ...
Just remember Allah tests those who he loves ..
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hashim10
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well myself and another brother here got responses last week stating the 29 week waiting period whilst another sister was told 27 weeks. It is however just a waiting game as has been previously mentioned our time is defo near. I’m not far from Hamilton.
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Application Submitted In Lahore: 05/03/2012
Under Process At BHC On: 16/03/2012
Working Days: 123 Days
Ready For Collection On: 29/08/2012
Passport Collected On: 29/08/2012
Visa Status: VISA GRANTED!! [ Alhumdulillha ]
Visa Stamped On: 27/08/2012 |
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S.dawood49
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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Oh ok brother hasim ... So far I haven't got any email n hope I dot even receive one !!... Am not far from u b !!.. Lool .. Live next to goodwood area .. Small world hey!!..
Applied 19/03/12
Under process 02/4/12
97 days .. Excluding holidays ..
Waiting ... And trying to keep sabar!...
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hashim10
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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very small world bro
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Application Submitted In Lahore: 05/03/2012
Under Process At BHC On: 16/03/2012
Working Days: 123 Days
Ready For Collection On: 29/08/2012
Passport Collected On: 29/08/2012
Visa Status: VISA GRANTED!! [ Alhumdulillha ]
Visa Stamped On: 27/08/2012
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S.dawood49
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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Yo b ... Ur scaring me now !!... Lool .. Make Dua inshallah.. which is ur local masjid ??.. Masjid Ali ??..
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hashim10
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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Check your email bro, we’ll chat more there as mods will get mad….
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Application Submitted In Lahore: 05/03/2012
Under Process At BHC On: 16/03/2012
Working Days: 123 Days
Ready For Collection On: 29/08/2012
Passport Collected On: 29/08/2012
Visa Status: VISA GRANTED!! [ Alhumdulillha ]
Visa Stamped On: 27/08/2012 |
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Fais123
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| Quote: | Walaikum asalam bro... quick question, did you get lawyers to prepare your documentation and fill in your form on your behalf or did you prepare the documentation all yourself before submission...
Your the first lahorie applicant ive come across who's spouse applied in april and has been granted their visa . Congratzzzz |
Thank You Hashim! I hired a lawyer to assist me with the application. He made certified photocopies of my father's and my passport and he also made a certified photocopy of my degree certificate. My lawyer also made a Statutory Declaration document for me and my father where I declared how and where I met my wife, details about our marriage, how we were keeping in contact while we were apart, and our future plans together. My lawyer also made me a check list for all the supporting documents that were required. My father was acting as my wife's third party support that's why his certified copy of his passport and Statutory Declaration were required.
For accommodation I included a Housing Inspection Report and a Statutory Declaration from my father in which he declared that he would allow me and my wife to stay at his property rent free.
For my finances I included 6 months savings account and 6 months current account Bank Statements showing savings of £14,000 and my father included his pension pay slips and Bank Statements. |
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munchies27
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:40 pm Post subject: salaam all |
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Salaam guys, hope ur all gud.
Well just to let u all know i recieved a response from my MP, he forwarded the email that the UKBA sent him. It states that they are aware that at the time my husband submitted application, their service standards were 95% within 12 weeks and 100% within 24 weeks.
however as the changes came into effect on 09/07/12, we got caught up in the mad rush.
The email states that i should have a decision made by the 04/09/12 and anytime before then my hubbys docs n passport should be RFC. so basically anyone who applied in March we are all looking at around the same time scale. maybe as King bro says its prob sent back in a batch.
I am happy as the email wasnt a standard automated reply, it was sent directly for me.
No one would believe who my MP is!LOL 
Just praying now Insha'Allah we get a good outcome. if anyone wants to see a copy of the email, plz PM me.
Allah Hafiz
*Allah Knows Best* [/code]
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19/03/2012 - Application submitted in Lahore
02/04/2012 - Visa Aplication under process at the BHC
05/09/2012 - Ready For Collection
Visa Granted Alhamdulillah |
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leila
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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thats excellent bhai which shows that they are still dealing with all applicants within 24 weeks
i applied 1 day after you so hope that i hear soon too inshallah
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fazila89x
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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how long does the uka have to reply to your mp?
my mp sent a letter on the 17 july and i havnt heard anythng yet
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applied on 01/03/2012 -islamabad
visa granted 31/08/12 alhamdulillah!
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ali1122
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:51 pm Post subject: Re: Spouse visa under process |
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| Peshawar_khan wrote: | Applied 26/03/2012.
Still Under Process:(
I hope March Applications bundle is not lost....Documents do get lost at BHC Islamabad occasionally.
May Allah grant visas to all my brothers & sisters including my Dear wife |
if u gets any update pls let me know. cuz i applied on same date : 26/03/2012 (islamabad) |
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Elisha
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I think mirpur has seen the quickest turn around time but it maybe that the volume of applications submitted were less in mirpur than other centres!
Good luck guys hopefully all march applicants will hear very soon
App submitted 29/03/2012
Forwarded to BHC 13/04/2012
Visa granted 21/07/2012
Passport collected 27/07/2012
Centre mirpur |
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Scottishraja
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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95% of applications within 12 weeks and 100% within 29 weeks.
I find the above statement that 95% of applicants will be dealt with in 12 weeks - very dubious to say the least.
UKBA is a shambles, I've written a letter to my Mp, asking her to table a motion for a parliamentary enquiry.
Theresa May...Pffft, everything she touches seems to stop working.
Application Submitted at Gerrys Islamabad on: 14/05/2012
Forwarded to OC on: 14/05/2012
Under Process at BHC on: 25/05/2012
Ready For Collection:
Passport Collected:
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Married 09/06/2011
Applied at Gerrys 14/05/2012
Application forwarded to BHC 25/05/2012
Ready for Collection 18/10/2012
114 working days and got RFC
Yes/No ??????? |
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Peshawar_khan
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| king2be98 wrote: | Ok let me make this clear once again for all you guys. You ask the same questions every single day without actually reading previous posts.
There are two main decision making posts for Pakistani applicants. Based on statistics, the majority of Pakistani applications are handled in Abu Dhabi as there are more resources available to work on applications. Some are now processed in Islamabad.
It is evident, that they have sent the applications in batches to Abu Dhabi and will return them in batches back to Pakistan. So there is little to argue about or worry about, because you will all (that's the March bunch) receive news at the same time to collect. It doesn't mean you will all get VISAs or you will all get refusals, it quite simply means, you'll get your answers at the same time.
It has happened before and IT WILL happen again. So stop fussing about it and technically speaking, if they haven't gone over 24 weeks, then none of you should be complaining. They did state and continue to state, you have 24 weeks to get a response, but they try to respond within 3 months. So 24 weeks, how many of you have gone past 24 weeks? Zero. |
I have sent an email to Abu dhabi and they said my application is processed in Islamabad,Please contact BHC Islamabad for further inquiry.
All march applications are processed in Islamabad.
Applied: 26/03/2012
Under Process in Islamd:10/04/2012 |
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mr.lonely
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| I thought so as nobody can know this where the applications, they won't tell to anybody else. So how king2be98 knows??? you can't give any delay reason, atleast they tell you straight what the issue is for delay in BHC. |
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TCup
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| Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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The whole time thing is really weird. You just don't know when they call you to collect the passport.
Looking at the timeline spreadsheet we can all guess when we think they'll get in touch or status be changed but to be honest no one knows.
Here is my wife's timeline.
Submitted passport LHR: 18/05/2012
At Islamabad BHC: 31/05/2012
Visa given and collected: 15/08/2012
I didn't expect it till the 2nd week of Sept at the earliest - guestimating from the timeline spreadsheet.
I prepared all my documents reading posts and peoples experiances from this site so thank you! |
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Dshah
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king2be98
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:49 am Post subject:
The backlog has been building up since last year Nov when the law changed from 21 yr olds to 18 yr olds. The Olympics doesn't help either. We may start to see things return to normal in 3 months when we're wll past Olympics and also the Law changes. Hopefully no other major changes in law take place to prevent a surge of applicants. Either way with £820 a single application and multiple every day, they should have more than adequate staff to deal with it.
I wonder where the £800 goes anyway, it's a farce.
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| king2be98 wrote: | Ok let me make this clear once again for all you guys. You ask the same questions every single day without actually reading previous posts.
There are two main decision making posts for Pakistani applicants. Based on statistics, the majority of Pakistani applications are handled in Abu Dhabi as there are more resources available to work on applications. Some are now processed in Islamabad.
It is evident, that they have sent the applications in batches to Abu Dhabi and will return them in batches back to Pakistan. So there is little to argue about or worry about, because you will all (that's the March bunch) receive news at the same time to collect. It doesn't mean you will all get VISAs or you will all get refusals, it quite simply means, you'll get your answers at the same time.
It has happened before and IT WILL happen again. So stop fussing about it and technically speaking, if they haven't gone over 24 weeks, then none of you should be complaining. They did state and continue to state, you have 24 weeks to get a response, but they try to respond within 3 months. So 24 weeks, how many of you have gone past 24 weeks? Zero. |
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Application submitted in khi- 02/04/2012
Forwarded Islamabad OC - 02/04/2012
Under process at bhc - 17/04/2012
Ready for collection -30/07/2012
Visa granted:D |
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Scottishraja
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:27 am Post subject: |
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| TCup wrote: | The whole time thing is really weird. You just don't know when they call you to collect the passport.
Looking at the timeline spreadsheet we can all guess when we think they'll get in touch or status be changed but to be honest no one knows.
Here is my wife's timeline.
Submitted passport LHR: 18/05/2012
At Islamabad BHC: 31/05/2012
Visa given and collected: 15/08/2012
I didn't expect it till the 2nd week of Sept at the earliest - guestimating from the timeline spreadsheet.
I prepared all my documents reading posts and peoples experiances from this site so thank you! |
Hey brother you have been very lucky! Is this the first May applicant to be granted their visa??? And your case only took 2.5 months, your application evidence must ahve been amazing??
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Married 09/06/2011
Applied at Gerrys 14/05/2012
Application forwarded to BHC 25/05/2012
Ready for Collection 18/10/2012
114 working days and got RFC
Yes/No ??????? |
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munchies27
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:48 am Post subject: |
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Just to make this clear:
SPOUSE/SETTLEMENT VISA APPLICATIONS ARE DEALT IN ISLAMABAD NOT ABU DHABI.
All NON-SETTLEMENT visa applications are dealt in Abu Dhabi.
before the settlement applications used to go to Dubai and then Islamabad then RFC... that was several months ago. people used to get an update saying application forwarded to embassy(which means dubai) then 2nd update would be application under process at British High Commissions(which means Islamabad).
then after these 2 updates it would change to RFC. now no one gets application forwarded to embassy. it goes straight to BHC and then RFC.
like i said that was some time before march 2012.
sorry i had to get this clear as King2b98 kept telling everyone some batches are sent to dubai and some to islamabad. i do agree that it could be set back in a batch but our docs are not in dubai.
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19/03/2012 - Application submitted in Lahore
02/04/2012 - Visa Aplication under process at the BHC
05/09/2012 - Ready For Collection
Visa Granted Alhamdulillah |
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bassem
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Scottishraja wrote: | | Hey brother you have been very lucky! Is this the first May applicant to be granted their visa??? And your case only took 2.5 months, your application evidence must ahve been amazing?? |
Looking back at TCup's first post to see what he submitted, it's almost exactly what I submitted (except I submitted mortgage statement as I'm co-owner of the property).
I was advised by a relative (who prepares cases for people all the time) that I should submit only the bare minimum of evidence. The more paperwork you send their way the longer it will take for them to plough through it. It also takes longer if the sponsor him/herself is an immigrant and has jumped from one visa category to another. Of course this is all academic as the rules have now changed and new conventions will soon set in.
I think in the case of March applicants there is an anomaly. You clearly shouldn't still be waiting. They've probably lost the paperwork or given it to some ECOs who are overworked or new to the job.
Just hang in there. Get on with your life and the RFC will come out of the blue. Don't let their incompetence get you down.
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Granted and ready for collection - 2/08/2012 |
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