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corasson
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Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by corasson » Wed Jun 27, 2018 10:30 pm

Standard family visitor visa: general
Town of application: Yaounde
Date of application: 8/06/18
Application forwarded to UKVI: 8/6/18
Application received at the UK Decision making centre. Being prepared for consideration: 19/06/18
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Contacted for decision made: 27/06/18
Contacted for collection: Waiting...
Decision: Waiting...

corasson
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Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by corasson » Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:08 am

Standard family visitor visa: general
Town of application: Yaounde
Date of application: 8/06/18
Application forwarded to UKVI: 8/6/18
Application received at the UK Decision making centre. Being prepared for consideration: 19/06/18
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Contacted for decision made: 27/06/18
Contacted for collection: 2/07/18
Decision: Waiting...

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Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by ahraysaiy » Mon Jul 02, 2018 12:11 pm

Standard family visitor visa: general 
Town of application: Budapest
Date of application: 7/06/18
Application forwarded to UKVI: 7/6/18
Application received at the UK Decision making centre. Being prepared for consideration: 8/06/18
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: Not yet
Contacted for decision made: not yet
Contacted for collection: Not yet
Decision: Waiting... :(

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Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Forum4UKVI » Wed Jul 04, 2018 11:32 am

Standard Visitor Visa (Family Visit): General
Town of application: VFS Ahmedabad (selected Mumbai Embassy)
Date of application & Biometrics enrolled: 29/06/2018
Application Forwarded to UKVI : Still haven't got any email
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: ....
Contacted with Decision made(Email): ......
Date Delivery made: ......
Decision of Application : ......

corasson
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Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by corasson » Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:09 pm

Standard family visitor visa: general
Town of application: Yaounde
Date of application: 8/06/18
Application forwarded to UKVI: 8/6/18
Application received at the UK Decision making centre. Being prepared for consideration: 19/06/18
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Contacted for decision made: 27/06/18
Contacted for collection: 2/07/18
Decision: refused with someone else personal details on my mum letter.

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Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Vish_81 » Mon Jul 16, 2018 6:30 pm

Vish_81 wrote:
Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:40 pm
Vish_81 wrote:
Wed Jun 20, 2018 1:42 pm
Standard Visitor Visa (Family Visit): General
Town of application: VFS Hyderabad
Date of application & Biometrics enrolled:20/06/2018
Application Forwarded to UKVI : N/A
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: N/A
Contacted with Decision made(Email): N/A
Date Delvery made: N/A
Decision of Application :N/A (Parents)
Standard Visitor Visa (Family Visit): General
Town of application: VFS Hyderabad
Date of application & Biometrics enrolled:20/06/2018
Application Forwarded to UKVI : 21/06/2018 - Email says it reached Chennai, will shortly be considered by an Entry Clearance Officer.
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: N/A
Contacted with Decision made(Email): N/A
Date Delvery made: N/A
Decision of Application :N/A (Parents)
Standard Visitor Visa (Family Visit): General
Town of application: VFS Hyderabad
Date of application & Biometrics enrolled:20/06/2018
Application Forwarded to UKVI : 21/06/2018 - Email says it reached Chennai, will shortly be considered by an Entry Clearance Officer.
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: N/A
Contacted with Decision made(Email): 09/07/2018
Date Delvery made: 11/07/2018
Decision of Application :180 days Visa approved.

Forum4UKVI
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Post by Forum4UKVI » Fri Jul 20, 2018 7:20 am

Standard Visitor Visa (Family Visit): General
Town of application: VFS Ahmedabad
Date of application & Biometrics enrolled: 29/06/2018
Application Forwarded to UKVI : Did not get email
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: Not contacted.
Contacted with Decision made(Email): 17/07/2018
Date Delivery made: 19/07/2018
Decision of Application : 180 days visa has been issued.
:D :) :D

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Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Mr_Loyal » Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:40 pm

Standard Visitor Visa (Family Visit): General
Town of application: TLSContact Banjul, Gambia
Date of application & Biometrics enrolled: 06/08/2018
Application Forwarded to UKVI : 06/08/2018
Sponsor contacted by UKVI:
Contacted with Decision made(Email):
Date Delivery made:
Decision of Application :

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Post by Mr_Loyal » Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:50 pm

Mr_Loyal wrote:
Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:40 pm
Standard Visitor Visa (Family Visit): Standard Visa/Child
Town of application: TLSContact Banjul, Gambia
Date of application & Biometrics enrolled: 06/08/2018
Application Forwarded to UKVI : 06/08/2018
Application received by UKVI : 09/08/2018
Sponsor contacted by UKVI:
Contacted with Decision made(Email):
Date Delivery made:
Decision of Application :

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Post by yamshild » Tue Aug 14, 2018 2:40 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : General
Country/Town of Application : India/Hyderabad
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : Hyderabad
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 24/07/2018
Application under process at British High Commission on : 25/07/2018
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : N.A.
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 12/08/2018 (Sunday, 07:57A.M.)
Contacted for Collection : 13/08/2018 (05:30P.M.)
Collection made : 14/08/2018
Decision of Application : Approved (MULT)

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Post by gordon1992 » Fri Aug 17, 2018 5:14 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : General
Country/Town of Application : Canada/Edmonton
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 18/06/2018
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 19/06/2018 (assumed)
Application under process at British High Commission on : 20/06/2018 (assumed)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : No
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: email (17/08/2018)
Contacted for Collection :
Collection made :
Decision of Application : Denied

Mr_Loyal
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Post by Mr_Loyal » Thu Aug 23, 2018 3:42 pm

Mr_Loyal wrote:
Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:50 pm
Mr_Loyal wrote:
Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:40 pm
Standard Visitor Visa (Family Visit): Standard Visa/Child
Town of application: TLSContact Banjul, Gambia
Date of application & Biometrics enrolled: 06/08/2018
Application Forwarded to UKVI : 06/08/2018
Application received by UKVI : 09/08/2018
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: N/A
Contacted with Decision made(Email): 23/08/2018
Date Delivery made:
Decision of Application :

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Post by ChandigarhBoy » Sat Aug 25, 2018 8:22 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : General (for tourism)
Country/Town of Application : VFS Chandigarh
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 9th August 2018
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 9th August 2018
Application under process at British High Commission on : ---
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : ----
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 24th August 2018
Contacted for Collection : Bluedart Courier
Collection made : 25th August 2018
Decision of Application : Multi 180 days

Mr_Loyal
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Post by Mr_Loyal » Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:32 pm

Mr_Loyal wrote:
Thu Aug 23, 2018 3:42 pm
Mr_Loyal wrote:
Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:50 pm
Mr_Loyal wrote:
Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:40 pm
Standard Visitor Visa (Family Visit): Standard Visa/Child
Town of application: TLSContact Banjul, Gambia
Date of application & Biometrics enrolled: 06/08/2018
Application Forwarded to UKVI : 06/08/2018
Application received by UKVI : 09/08/2018
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: N/A
Contacted with Decision made(Email): 23/08/2018
Date Delivery made: 27/08/2018
Decision of Application : Refused(wrong reasons and names on the letter). 1. No wriiten consent from my mother( which was provided)
2. No substantial evidences provided to show my relationship with my brother (sponsor)-birth certificates for all my family provided.
Plan:-Getting in touch with my MP

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Post by 123uk123 » Fri Oct 12, 2018 3:36 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : visitor family
Country/Town of Application : Canada (Toronto)
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : SEP/13/2018
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :SEP/14/2018
Application under process at British High Commission on :SEP/14/2018
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :NO SPONSOR
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:OCT 7/ 2018
Contacted for Collection :OCT/10/2018
Collection made :YES
Decision of Application : 6 MONTHS APPROVED
UK VISA SERVICE SUCKS. THEY HAVE NO CONTACT AND AFTER MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS THEY SENT US DECISION MADE EMAIL. TOTAL SCAM AND RIP OFF.
TOTAL 3 RD WORLD COUNTRY SERVICE :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

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Post by ckhattar » Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:04 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : General/C1
Country/Town of Application : India / Jaipur
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 29/11/2018 Jaipur
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : Unknown
Application under process at British High Commission on : Unknown
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : N/A
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 07/12/2018
Contacted for Collection : Courier received on 08/12/2018
Decision of Application : Successful - Visa stamped for 180 days

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Post by khanlala2016 » Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:43 am

Country/Town of Application : afghan passport ( submitted isb,pak)

Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 18 December 2018.

Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 18th December 2018 text mesage around 5pm pak time (3 hours after submission)

Application under process at British High Commission on : na
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : na

Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: concluded email receivved with email subjectt gwf...... Sunday 30th December 5.29am uk time

Contacted for Collection : waiting for vac

Collection made :
Decision of Application: not a strong case but its a genuine one from 60 years old.

daddy1980
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Post by daddy1980 » Wed Jan 02, 2019 6:57 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : General
Country/Town of Application : Islamabad, Pakistan
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at :12/12/2018
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :14/12/2018
Application under process at British High Commission on :N/A
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : No Contact Made
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 24/12/2018
Contacted for Collection : 31/12/2018
Collection made :02/01/2019
Decision of Application : visa granted for 6 months

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Post by CR001 » Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:44 am

Kindly respect that this is not a topic for general discussion or questions about visitor visas.
Char (CR001 not Casa)
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Please DO NOT send me a PM for immigration advice. I reserve the right to ignore the PM and not respond.

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Post by khanlala2016 » Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:32 am

Country/Town of Application : afghan passport ( submitted isb,pak)

Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 18 December 2018.

Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 18th December 2018 text mesage around 5pm pak time (3 hours after submission)

Application under process at British High Commission on : na
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : na

Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: concluded email receivved with email subjectt gwf...... Sunday 30th December 5.29am uk time

Contacted for Collection : 2nd jan 2019

Collection made : 3rd jan
Decision of Application: refused. Stats show Afghanistan is unstable and people don't return ...

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Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by vignezh » Sat Jan 05, 2019 6:23 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family visit
Country/Town of Application : VFS Chennai
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 14 Dec 2018
Application under process at British High Commission on : -17th Dec 2018
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : ----
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 3 Jan 2019
Contacted for Collection : Bluedart Courier
Documents delivered : 4 Jan 2019
Decision of Application : Approved, Multi 180 days

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Post by Annointed » Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:55 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family visit - UK - Channel Islands
Country/Town of Application : Harare- Zimbabwe
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 10 Dec 2018
Application under process at British High Commission on : -12th Dec 2018
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :7 Jan 2019
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 10 Jan 2019
Contacted for Collection : 14 Jan 2019
Decision of Application : Approved, Multi 180 days

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China

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Post by littlerr » Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:58 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub-Category: General/Tourism
Country/Town of Application: Dublin, Ireland
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled on: 8th January 2019
Transferred to UKVI on: 8th January 2019
Started processing by UKVI on: 11th January 2019
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 21st January 2019
Contacted for Collection: 22nd January 2019 (normally it shouldn't be ready until tomorrow 23rd but I persuaded them to return the passport to me today)
Collection made: 22nd January 2019
Decision of Application: Approved multi 6 months

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Post by Ali bhai » Wed Feb 06, 2019 2:39 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family (Mother in law)
Country/Town of Application : Karachi Pakistan
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 28/01/2019
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :28/01/2019
Application under process at British High Commission on :N/A
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 03/05/2019
Contacted for Collection :06/02/2019
Collection made :06/02/2019
Decision of Application : ALHUMDULLIAH 6 month visit visa

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Pakistan

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Post by htc_123 » Mon Feb 25, 2019 4:50 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub-Category: General/Tourism
Country/Town of Application: Islamabad Pakistan
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled on: 13th Feb 2019
Transferred to UKVI on: 14th Feb 2019
Started processing by UKVI on: N/A
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 21st Feb 2019
Contacted for Collection: 22nd Feb 2019
Collection made: 25th Feb 2019
Decision of Application: Approved multi 6 months

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