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cofe · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:15 am Post subject:

Updated Timelines (Biometrics complete)
Application sent - 3rd March 2012 (By Post )
Amount debited - 9th March 2012 ( Credit Card )
Acknowledgement letter _ none received
Biometric letter - 31/03/2012
Enrolled for biometric - 31/03/2012
BRP - Waiting
Passport - Waiting

anandpathak · Member Joined: 12 Dec 2009 Posts: 71 Location: London , UK

Applied for 3 depedents seperately. Main applicant extension already approved beforehand.
Application Reached - 27rd March 2012 (By Post )
Amount debited - 16th April 2012 ( HSBC Cheque )
Acknowledgement : NOT RECEIVED
Biometric letter - 12 - May- 2012 ( 2nd class Royal Mail, letter dt 9May)
Enrolled for biometric BRP - for 2 out of 3 dependents at postoffice - 15th May 2012 . For 1 dependent at PEO Croydon ( as Barcode did not work at post office) on 29th May 2012
Passport Received - 22nd June 2012 ( Royal mail 2nd class recorded)
Biometric Card received - 22nd June 2012 (Dx courier)

I had also filled in change of circumstance , change of residential address.Everything worked without any problem . Thanks god and to contributors on this discussion board for their support.

Had submitted ..Single cheque in single envelope with 3 dependent complete form with Main applicant approved BRP photocopy attached.

Cheers
Anand

chs · Junior Member Joined: 18 Jan 2011 Posts: 19

Hi All,

Posting these timelines as finally recieved the passport and approval. Thanks very much for those who posted their timelines as this has really helped whilst we were waiting for our little one's passport to arrive !!

Application sent - 02 March 12 (By Post )
Amount debited - 08 March 12 (Debit Card)
Acknowledgement letter - none recieved
Biometric letter - Recieved on 24/03/2012
Enrolled for biometric - 24/03/2012 ( Went to a nearby postoffice the same day)
Passport - 08/05/2012 ( Dated 04/05/2011 - By Special Delivery)
BRP - Awaiting

Regards

cofe · Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 11:13 am Post subject:

Finally got the passport and documents back today with approval date of 5th May. Posting the Updated timelines.

Application sent - 3rd March 2012 (By Post )
Amount debited - 9th March 2012 ( Credit Card )
Acknowledgement letter _ none received
Biometric letter - 30/03/2012
Enrolled for biometric - 30/03/2012
BRP - Waiting
Passport - 10/05.

Hopefully the BRP will come soon. We can finally plan our trip to India!!

Good Luck to everyone else waiting and thanks for posting the various timelines, this is what kept us going with hope.

Aani · Junior Member Joined: 28 Oct 2010 Posts: 43

1. Date of posting application & method: 19/01/2012
2. Date application fee was debited, if known: 22/01/2012
3. Date when Acknowledgment letter with UKBA reference number received: Not received
4. Biometrics at postoffice : 12/03/2012
5. Biometrics again (as the photo captured was improper) : 6/04/2012
6. BRP via DX couriers : 18/05/2012
7. Passport and docs : 21/05/2012

it seems UKBA is taking 6 weeks after biometrics to decide on the application and in my case it took exactly 4 months to get the VISA approval.

Thanks,
Aani

drybjeve · Newbie Joined: 09 May 2012 Posts: 2

applied: end of feb 12
Biometrics: 14/04/12
Biomet. Permit receieved:23/05/12
passport docs: waiting (hopefully next 2days)

chandu81 · Last edited by chandu81 on Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:18 pm; edited 2 times in total

1. Current vignette: NEW BORN
2. Date of expiry of current leave: NONE
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: NONE
4. Date application posted: 23/05/2012
5. Date application received at UKBA: 24/05/2012
6. Date payment debited: 25/05/2012
7. Payment mode : CREDIT CARD
8. Acknowledgement letter received: NOT YET
9. Biometric letter received: 08/06/2012
10. Date of biometrics enrollment: 14/06/2012
11. Date of approval: AWAITING
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: AWAITING
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: AWAITING
14. Date BRP received: AWAITING
_________________
Chandu

pkhsmp · Junior Member Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 31

I applied for my wife and son and here are the time lines.
Applied: 9 March
Biometric: 3 April
Passport and biometric received: 14 May

chandu_246 · Member Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Posts: 61 Location: birmingham

Application sent - 24th May 12 (By Post )
Date application received at UKBA: 25th May 12
Amount debited - 28th May 12 (Credit Card)
Acknowledgement letter - none
Biometric letter - 11th June 12
Enrolled for biometric - 12th June 12
Passport - 13th July 12(Royal Mail Special delivery)
BRP - 13th July 12(DX courier)

zahmed05 · Junior Member Joined: 19 Jun 2012 Posts: 11

1. Current vignette: NEW BORN
2. Date of expiry of current leave: NONE
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: NONE
4. Date application posted: 26/03/2012
5. Date application received at UKBA: 27/03/2012
6. Date payment debited: 28/03/2012
7. Payment mode : CREDIT CARD
8. Acknowledgement letter received: NONE
9. Biometric letter received: 27/04/2012
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 30/04/2012
11. Date of approval: 14/06/2012
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 18/06/2012
13. Date BRP received: AWAITING

sam_tier1 · Newbie Joined: 09 Jun 2010 Posts: 3

Application for dependent visa of newborn child.

Application sent by post - 14th April 2012
Amount debited - 18th April 2012
Acknowledgement letter - none
Biometric letter recieved - 05th May 2012
Enrolled for biometric - 8th May 2012
Passport - 31st May 2012
BRP - 1st June 2012

call2bala · Junior Member Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 42

Current vignette: NEW BORN
2. Date of expiry of current leave: NONE
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: NONE
4. Date application posted: 16/07/2012
5. Date application received at UKBA: 17/07/2012
6. Date payment debited: 17/07/2012
7. Payment mode : CREDIT CARD
8. Acknowledgement letter received: NONE
9. Biometric letter received: Awaiting
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: Awaiting
11. Date of approval: Awaiting
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: Awaiting
13. Date BRP received: AWAITING

rags2012 · Newbie Joined: 19 Aug 2012 Posts: 1

My little one's passport has finally come back. It took exactly 4 months from the date of biometric.

Date of Application: 14-Jul-2012 (by post)
Payment debited on: 19-Jul-2012 (Visa debit)
Biometric letter received: 02-Aug-2012
Biometric enrolled: 03-Aug-2012 (at post office)
Approval: [b]03-Dec-2012[/b]
Passport return: [b]05-Dec-2012[/b]
BRP: [b]06-Dec-2012[/b]

Thank you everyone for for posting your timelines.

Regards

goingbrit · Junior Member Joined: 02 Feb 2012 Posts: 18

Tier 1 dependant extension for child <18 yrs old

Current vignette: Tier 1 Dependant
Date of expiry of current leave: 30-Aug-2012
Date of Application: 20-Aug-2012 (by RM Special Delivery)
Date reached Home Office: 21-Aug-2012
Payment debited on: 24-Aug-2012 (Visa debit)
Biometric letter received: 6-Sep-2012
Biometric enrolled: 10-Sep-2012
Approval: 21-Nov-2012
Passport return: 22-Nov-2012
BRP: 26-Nov-2012

We had contacted our MP (who called UKBA and said their best guess was mid Dec), then sent a letter and a fax (with copies of plane tickets - nonemergency travel) to Sheffield office. Not sure if this had any effect ...

hsmpapp · Junior Member Joined: 16 Sep 2007 Posts: 22

1. Current vignette: NEW BORN
2. Date of expiry of current leave: NONE
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: NONE
4. Date application posted: 28/06/2012
5. Date application received at UKBA: 29/06/2012
6. Date payment debited: 03/07/2012
7. Payment mode : DEBIT CARD
8. Acknowledgement letter received: NOT YET
9. Biometric letter received: 10/07/2012
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 20/07/2012
11. Date of approval: 27/09/2012
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 29/09/2012
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 27/09/2012
14. Date BRP received: 03/10/2012
_________________

call2bala · Junior Member Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 42

Current vignette: NEW BORN
2. Date of expiry of current leave: NONE
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: NONE
4. Date application posted: 16/07/2012
5. Date application received at UKBA: 17/07/2012
6. Date payment debited: 17/07/2012
7. Payment mode : CREDIT CARD
8. Acknowledgement letter received: NONE
9. Biometric letter received: 31July 2012
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 5-Aug2012
11. Date of approval: 1 Dec
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 2 Dec 2012
13. Date BRP received: 1 Dec 2012

aamir_mct · Newbie Joined: 15 Mar 2012 Posts: 3 Location: Glasgow

Current vignette: NEW BORN - Tier1 General
2. Date of expiry of current leave: NONE
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: NONE
4. Date application posted: 16/08/2012
5. Date application received at UKBA: 17/08/2012
6. Date payment debited: 17/08/2012
7. Payment mode : CREDIT CARD
8. Acknowledgement letter received: NONE
9. Biometric letter received: 29-Aug 2012
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 1-September -2012
11. Date of approval: Awaiting
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: Awaiting
_________________
Aamir Rasheed

mramay · Last edited by mramay on Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:51 pm; edited 2 times in total

1. Current vignette: TIER 1 GEN Dependant
2. Date of expiry of current leave:New Born
4. Date application posted:11 Sep 2012
5. Date application received at UKBA:12 Sep 2012
6. Date payment debited: 13 Sep 2012
7. Payment mode : DEBIT
8. Acknowledgement letter received: Didn't receive
9. Biometric letter received: 29 Sep, 2012
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 01 Oct, 2012
11. Date of approval: 07 Nov, 2012
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 07 Nov, 2012
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from:30 May, 2014
14. Date BRP received: 07 Nov, 2012

vinoj.cardoza · Junior Member Joined: 24 Oct 2012 Posts: 15

1. Current vignette: NEW BORN - Tier1 General
2. Date of expiry of current leave: NONE
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: NONE
4. Date application posted: 21/08/2012
5. Date application received at UKBA: 23/08/2012
6. Date payment debited: 24/08/2012
7. Payment mode : DEBIT CARD
8. Acknowledgement letter received: NONE
9. Biometric letter received: 6-September-2012
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 7-September -2012
11. Date of approval: 12-January-2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 16-January-2013
13. BRP Recieved: 24-January-2013

wmazhar · Junior Member Joined: 14 Nov 2009 Posts: 21

1. Current vignette: NEW BORN - Tier1 General
2. Date of expiry of current leave: NONE
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: NONE
4. Date application posted: 17/08/2012
5. Date application received at UKBA: 18/08/2012
6. Date payment debited: 22/08/2012
7. Payment mode : DEBIT CARD
8. Acknowledgement letter received: NONE
9. Biometric letter received: 5-September-2012
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 7-September -2012
11. Date of approval: 23-October-2012
12. Date of return of passport & biometric card: 26-October-2012

I expedited the process by sending an application by fax (01142072536) to Sheffield office

Expedited Application sent on: 19-October-2012

I AM RECEIVING MANY PRIVATE MESSAGES REGARDING THE EXPEDITED PROCESS

you can do this only if you have any emergency and you want your dependent's passport

in my case my mother-in-law was sick and i wanted to travel urgently with my family

1. I included A letter from Hospital doctor explaining the condition of my mother-in-law.

2. Also I included another document it was a ECG report of my mother-in-law (I think its not necessary but I included)

3. Cover Letter (including child application reference No, date of birth,full name, and reason why I want to expedite the case )

4. Copy of my airline tickets.

its up to them if they approve your application and process the visa on urgent basis.

Thanks All