FLR FM GRANTED!
The wait is finally over!!!
After 10months of chasing my case I’ve got my decision today after 4pm.
Timeline;
DOA: August 14, 2020
Bio: Oct.28,2020
S. Doc: oct28,2020 to FHRU Sheffield
Docs acknowledge: January 31,2021
Same date asking for further documents which is permission to view copy of my Family court order which I didn’t received at all from my solicitors, long story short.
I escalated my case starting 6months of my application. Phoned first time I was told I can’t escalate yet as it was too early, then started seeking help through local MP every month but no luck , I kept escalating phoning ..628 and still nothing, they just kept saying to wait. Very frustrated last month on my 9th month of waiting I started getting ticket ref from my escalations but still didn’t work they just kept telling me to phone after 5days,blah blah, but then one of the member Peter here about her story how her hers done through phoning journalists,from then I did mama hes to email all local journalists I could see from google about 100’s of them but no one responded, last 2weeks ago I started searching through Twitter and found few of them to email there, 2 of them responded , then 1 get in touch with me with serious concerns about my case, he phoned Home office and ask for comment, but the response of Home office was that they’re waiting for my permission to view my family court order that’s why they can’t decide. My solicitor responded immediately last Friday to expedite my case with or without those documents. Was really an effin pain and lame excuse from the HO. first off they told from the letter that they will decide if we don’t respond after the deadline mark which is March. And since then they haven’t even tried to. Follow up those documents to my solicitor, I was pissed that after all the efforts I’ve done from exposing my private life to a journalist still I didn’t get any decision, and then I started ringing ..628 again Monday out of desperation since I was really depressed that my boyfriend was in lisbon enjoying the sun and to see family and me and my daughter got stocked here in a very rainy London ~ i was out on hold for over an hour I don’t know how much they will charge me on that waiting but yes I managed to re-escalate my case again and lady over the phone was really impressively nice even apologised that her dog was barking in the background, she gsve me s new ticket for escalation and pass it on to urgent team. Same day the journalist wanted to speak to solicitor, solicitor says yes to him yesterday, I emailed his contact today , and in the afternoon solicitor phoned me asking about the journalists, I was confused at first but as he says I was refused I started to cry and then I told them I want to appeal they started to all laugh in their office and congratulating me!
So yes it’s a long long time of waiting. I don’t know which triggers the home office to decide but I guess it’s all our efforts put together to get the decision today! Plus my boyfriends mums candle prayer really works! She prayed for me the whole week today and lighting candles for this visa.
Although I was extremely happy I was also extremely sad that just few hours of getting my visa. My nana back home passed away today.
I have mixed emotions from this journey but I just wanted to thank you all for your guidance and help especially all the moderators and admin in the group , and those members who I’ve been contacting for queries.
Thank you all so much!
