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loziecanuck · Newbie Joined: 01 Oct 2012 Posts: 7

Hi LE80. I too have a trip booked two weeks from today. Im pretty sure that I am not going.
I am so frustrated that June July applicants are getting their leave approved so quickly. I have contacted my MP to request expedition of my case, but apparently holidays are not considered valid compassionate grounds for approval.

I reckon that the UKBA are prioritising June, July Aug applications so they can meet those performance targets! As in the March April May apps are a lost cause in terms of KPIs so they are just not bothering with them. (lets put it this way- my MP caseworker did not *disagree* with my hypothesis...)

In terms of sending letters and faxes, I have tried all of the above- I even got to the point of sending 2 faxes per day to sheffield to get them to pay attention. On Friday I got a letter from the UKBA telling me they would not speed up my case. 5 months of waiting.

Tier2- FLRM
Applied 3 May
Biometrics- 22nd May
requested husbands passport back 11th May
(husband missed holiday....)
then nothing.....
and more nothing.....

I applaud those who are writing to UKBA under freedom of information. I think that if a critical mass of people complain about the services then we will be heard. I plan on filing a formal complaint via the ombudsman.

Good luck everyone and congrats those of you who have been successful

backagain · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:34 am Post subject:

Thank you for the great information and tips. Seems the critical mass of discontent is growing with every post-May application that is approved. While I am happy that their pain is ended, those of that have endured longer have reached our limit. The search engine in this forum is not precise. If anybody has the information readily available, can you concisely post the following for the benefit of all?

1. The link for Request Return of Documents
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutus/document-return

2. Information on filing a complaint with UKBA, the Home Office, or specific influencer of Home Office policy and customer service.

3. Recommendations for contacting the media. With all the news about illegal persons and a botched immigration policy, some news group should be interested in a mass of legitimate people wanting to be here and contribute to the economic growth and recovery of this country. Especially if it is true that the UKBA is skipping older applications to process newer ones for the sake of fudging their numbers.

(We are requesting docs back today for my wife so she can travel for work. We did not expect to have to go past 6 month in waiting.)

kshah · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:41 pm Post subject:

Roadmaster · Junior Member Joined: 23 Aug 2012 Posts: 18

loziecanuck · Newbie Joined: 01 Oct 2012 Posts: 7

In response to the return of ID, I am fairly certain that if the applicants passport is returned then the application is considered withdrawn. I have asked several UKBA officers about this, as well as my MP and this is the case. Additionally, I received a letter from them on Friday basically telling me to stop calling, faxing etc as they were not going to speed up the case.

Enclosed was a withdrawl application so i am fairly certain that asking for your passport back =cancelled application.

Any May people having luck as of yet?

loziecanuck · Newbie Joined: 01 Oct 2012 Posts: 7

[quote="backagain"]Thank you for the great information and tips. Seems the critical mass of discontent is growing with every post-May application that is approved. While I am happy that their pain is ended, those of that have endured longer have reached our limit. The search engine in this forum is not precise. If anybody has the information readily available, can you concisely post the following for the benefit of all?

1. The link for Request Return of Documents
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutus/document-return

2. Information on filing a complaint with UKBA, the Home Office, or specific influencer of Home Office policy and customer service.

3. Recommendations for contacting the media. With all the news about illegal persons and a botched immigration policy, some news group should be interested in a mass of legitimate people wanting to be here and contribute to the economic growth and recovery of this country. Especially if it is true that the UKBA is skipping older applications to process newer ones for the sake of fudging their numbers.

(We are requesting docs back today for my wife so she can travel for work. We did not expect to have to go past 6 month in waiting.)[/quote]

Backagain I am so with you on this. maybe try local paper first and see what happens?? I am filing a case with the ombudsman for NHS/parliament. Your MP has to action/endorse it for you. You also have to have tried to contact the UKBA complaints to resolve the case on your own first. As 20 business days have passed since my complaint, I am now asking my MP to take it further.

I appreciate that my case is not as complex/worrying as others as I am currently still able to work. However what about all the people on this forum who are restricted from working? It's truly unjust.

cityboy25 · Junior Member Joined: 20 Feb 2012 Posts: 17

Hi mates,
have filled the form "http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutus/document-return" for return of document twice to ask for return of my spouse passport and each time they reply me with "Thank you for your request for return of documents.
In order to return the documents you have requested, we need the form to be completed by the document owner.
Please resubmit the form to the usual email address."
Has anyone fill this form before to request a documents back because, to me there is no place in the form that indicated who is making the request.
Can someone please help me out as we need the passport back.

My timeline:
FLR M applied on 6th of February 2012
Acknowledgement letter received
Biometric letter received
Biometric completed
Document return: still waiting!!!
Biometric card: still waiting!!!

LE80 · Junior Member Joined: 04 May 2012 Posts: 21

Shehz16 · Junior Member Joined: 04 Jul 2012 Posts: 10

FLR M applied on 2nd July 2012
Payment out of the bank: 5th July 2012
Acknowledgement letter: 10th July 2012
Biometric letter received on 28th August 2012
Biometric completed on 3th Sept 2012
Document return: still waiting!!!
Biometric card: still waiting!!!

Did any guys apply on July or 2nd of July received their visa granted. Please help.
Thanks

Roadmaster · Junior Member Joined: 23 Aug 2012 Posts: 18

Merianz · Junior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2012 Posts: 13 Location: UK

At Roadmaster i come from a third World country and the most time the process a Visa is only 3 weeks.They never delay like what i have seen in the UK ,this is the most incompetent Country i have ever seen in my life ,It is like they are doing this for free thus making our life impearable.

My timeline

FLR M applied on 13th February 2012
Acknowledgement letter: 16th February 2012
Biometric letter received on 16th March 2012
Biometric completed on 26th March 2012
Document return: still waiting!!!
Biometric card: still waiting!!
Visa Type : FLR(M) for spouse
Visa From:Fiancee

waitwaitwait · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:16 pm Post subject: still waiting

Well i have officially completed 8 months on 8th october and started 9th month of wait now.
Even a baby is born in 9 months in actual life, dont know why it takes that long for people to decide our application after charging us £550
We have written to our mp, damian green , theresa may. Each time ukba sent standard response.
Even my solicitor got standard response few days ago" in order for us to be fair to all applicants we decide applications on the basis of date they are applied, please wait for your turn". If that is true then how come people who applying in may june july getting their visas? I fail to understand.
Dont know how long we need to wait and why?

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

2222 · Junior Member Joined: 30 Apr 2012 Posts: 35

Still no changes to my long waiting time!! 7 months and 15 days now since I applied.

FLR M applied on 27th February 2012
Money out of the bank: 29th February 2012
Acknowledgement letter: I didn't get one!!
Biometric letter received on 16th March 2012
Biometric completed on 28th March 2012
Document return: still waiting!!!
Biometric card: still waiting!!!

Any February applicants still waiting????

Phdswati · Junior Member Joined: 24 Sep 2012 Posts: 15

ako · Newbie Joined: 05 Sep 2012 Posts: 8

Phdswati, 2222 and waitwaitwait - I'm another February applicant still waiting

Date applied/docs sent: 20/02/2012
Date application received by UKBA: 21/02/2012
Date received ack. letter: 22/02/2012
Date biometrics booking letter arrived: 21/03/2012
Date biometrics appointment: 30/03/2012
Date passport/docs received from HO: Waiting
Biometrics card received: Waiting

ken2mj · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:01 pm Post subject:

Just an update, after a chance encounter with a local MP last week we asked him to look into our case for us.

His office got back to us today with some information, they had contacted the UKBA on Monday but they had no updates. However, the UKBA called my MP's office this morning to let them know our file is now with a caseworker.

So perhaps it's been nudged along ever so slightly...
_________________
Wife applied FLR(M): 26/06/12
Payment: 29/06/12
Acknowledgement letter: 05/07/12
Biometrics taken: 14/08/12 (Belfast)
Docs Returned: 04/02/13
BRP: 05/02/13 7months 1 week.

Moving from: Fiancee Visa (US Citizen)

stephanielqy · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:48 pm Post subject:

Phdswati, 2222, waitwaitwait and ako - another February applicant here!

My timeline :

Date applied/docs sent: 16/02/2012
Date application received by UKBA: 20/02/2012
Date received ack. letter: 23/02/2012
Date biometrics booking letter arrived: 22/03/2012
Date biometrics appointment: 03/04/2012
Date passport/docs received from HO: Waiting
Biometrics card received: Waiting
Visa Type : FLR(M) Spouse
Visa From: Fiancee

Still.Waiting · Member Joined: 18 Jun 2012 Posts: 68

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

I myself have completed 8 months on 9th of October, just wanna let the Jan, Feb, applicant that you all are not alone, a friend of mine who applied on 6th of Feb received her approver on 1st of October, she was giving two years. I have contacted my Mp Representative but their don’t wanna know. Called ukba on 1st of October to request my passport for ID Purpose and I was inform that I will receive it between 20 working days, Ukba is really playing with peoples life, I have been emotional broken for 8th months because of this. Ukba think that Immigrants are product of an Animal, God sees what we are all going through because of ukba, this is totally indirect discrimination but I pray to God Almighty to repay which an every one of them for their dishonesty. I will recommend this song to any one which is experiencing hard ship at this time of tribulation from ukba. This song has really keep me going, Song title ( I FELL I AM GOING ON), play through u-tube

Date Docs sent: 09/02/12
Date Ack. Letter received: 13/02/12
Date biometrics booking letter received: 20/03/12 (dated 15/03/12)
Date biometrics enrolled (at Holborn post office): 20/03/12
Date BRP received: waiting
Date Docs received: waiting
Visa type: FLR(M)
From - Tier 4