Settlement Visa Applications - INDIA TIMELINES ONLY

Spouse Settlement Visa - Entry clearance/Initial application

Application and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at: 06/01/17 at VFS Ahmedabad
Supporting Docs sent to Sheffield from UK: 06/01/2017
Supporting Docs reached Sheffield: 09/01/2017
Application under process at SHEFFIELD: 09/01/17
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): TBC
Emailed UKVI for status: 31/03/2017 - The processing of your application has not been straightforward.
Called UKVI for status: 18/04/2017 - I was told to be patient and that the visa application is still being reviewed.
Contacted Local MP - 19th June 2017
Email from UKVI through my local MP - 7th July 2017 -
Our records show that on 6 January Mrs Sabapara submitted an application for Entry Clearance as a spouse, which remains outstanding. I can confirm that her case is with Visa Section Sheffield, and is under active consideration. I apologise for the continued delay in dealing with Mrs Sabapara’s application, but as her case is complex in nature and requires further enquiries, some of which may be outside our organisation; I am unable to say how long it will take to conclude.

Decision made: TBC
Contacted with 'decision made': TBC
Contacted for Collection: Not yet
Collection made: Not yet
Decision: Not yet
Date of visa approval:

26 Weeks and still waiting.

Application submitted m(Online) : 13th Jan 17
Biometrics enrolled at VFS ahmdehbad , India: 16/01/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 1/03/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on :12/04/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - no
Interview done by UKVI: NO
Hold email: yes ..... Supreme Court .....
Chase up email sent by Solicitor: 16/ june 2017 to which we received response saying ~still waiting for a decision since march....
Contacted with 'decision made' : No
Contacted for Collection : No
Collection made : No
Decision of Application : 25 weeks and still waiting

Application submit spouse visa (Online) : 2/6/2017standard application 
Biometrics enrolled at VFS Jalandhar, India: 13/6/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 19/6/2017
Online application confirmation by UKVI : 3/7/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on : 11/7/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI:
Interview done by UKVI:
Contacted with 'decision made' :
Contacted for Collection :
Collection made :
Decision of Application : [/quote]

Application submitted standard(Online) : 09/06/2017
Biometrics enrolled at VFS Hyderabad, India: 25/05/17
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield (online) on: 09/06/17
Supporting documents acknowledged by Sheffield on : 09/06/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on: -
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - NO
Interview done by UKVI: NO
Contacted with 'decision made' : NOT YET
Contacted for Collection : NOT YET
Collection made : NOT YET

Application submitted standard(Online) : 25/03/2017
Biometrics enrolled at VFS Delhi, India: 30/03/17
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on: 05/04/17
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on: 12/04/17
Contacted for additional document(copy of degree certificate) : 27/06/17
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - NO
Interview done by UKVI: NO
Contacted with 'decision made' : NOT YET
Contacted for Collection : NOT YET
Collection made : NOT YET

Wife: British Citizen Husband: Indian Citizen


Application submitted online (standard) : 30/05/2017
Biometrics enrolled at VFS Mumbai (BKC), India: 12/06/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 15/06/2017
Application acknowledgement by UKVI on : 30/06/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield: NOT YET
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - YES (Asked to submit missing Appendix 2. We obviously missed this because the UKVI website mentions this is for North Korea residents only. UKVI specifically mentions in the e-mail asking for missing appendix - "Please disregard the instruction: ‘North Korea Only’. They have asked my wife to e-mail the Appendix 2 back to them - "To enable our team to decide the applicant’s case promptly it is essential that you reply as soon as you can. If you do not produce the information requested within 10 working days the application will be considered on the basis of the documents)
Interview done by UKVI: NO
Contacted with 'decision made' : NOT YET
Contacted for Collection : NOT YET
Collection made : NOT YET

Application submit spouse visa (priority): 04/04/2017
Biometrics enrolled at VFS Hyderabd, India: 19/04/2017
Application forwarded to UKVI on : 19/04/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 20/04/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on :with agent
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - no
Interview done by UKVI: no
Contacted with 'decision made' : ukvi online tracker on 13th July states decision made 11 july
Contacted for Collection : awaiting
Collection made : awaiting
Decision of Application : awaiting

status 2nd June = under consideration awaiting aporoval
Status 8th June = under consideration awaiting approval 
Status 22nd June = under consideration awaiting approval 
Status 2nd July = under consideration awaiting approval 

59 working days for online tracker to finally give some info.

Application submit spouse visa (priority): 04/04/2017
Biometrics enrolled at VFS Hyderabd, India: 19/04/2017
Application forwarded to UKVI on : 19/04/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 20/04/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on :with agent
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - no
Interview done by UKVI: no
Contacted with 'decision made' : ukvi online tracker on 13th July states decision made 11 july
Contacted for Collection : email received 14th July
Collection made : courier delivery 14 july
Decision of Application : success vignette valid 19 july to 18 Aug

Everything happened very fast at the end of the process even though priority was paid for and was 4 times longer as advertised/sold. 60 working days total duration.

Good luck everyone else

Online Application- 3rd March 2017
Medical Insurance- IHS 3rd March 2017
Medicals- TB Test 4th March 2017
Biometrics and Passport submission 8th March
Acknowledgement of docs received – Sheffield 9th March
Supporting Documents couriered to Sheffield 13th March
Mail from Sheffield for more Documents 2nd June
Mailed required documents 3rd June
Mailed Proof of English- 5th June
Called for status – Assessment complete awaiting Decision 7th July
13th July made 19 weeks completed (95 working days completed)
Mail to escalate application delay 18th July
Awaiting decision

Husband : ILR, applied for my wife and 2 children

Applied settlement visa for spouse and 2 children. (Standard application )
Application and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at : Hyderabad (non-priority) 10 March 2017
Documents forwarded to Sheffield on : 16 March 2017
Documents returned to Sponsor: 24 March 2017
Received email, saying application is not straight forward case : 05/6/2017
Received an email asking to pay IHS fess for my 2 children : 07/06/2017
IHS paid for my 2 children and sent an email to them with IHS reference numbers : 08/06/2017

Still waiting it finished 4 months.

Application submitted online (standard) : 10/04/2017
Biometrics enrolled at VFS Mumbai (BKC), India: 19/04/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 24/04/2017
Application acknowledgement by UKVI on : 25/04/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield: NOT YET
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - 12/07/2017 : YES (Asked to submit sponsor salary slips & Employment letter - which we had already submitted along with application) . Additional email received at the same time saying the case is not straight forward and cannot meet the SLA, without giving any reason as to why the case is not straight forward. (Its almost 3 months/12 weeks since the bio)
Contacted with 'decision made' : NOT YET
Contacted for Collection : NOT YET
Collection made : NOT YET

Family member of mine:
Application submitted online (priority) : 04/06/2017
Biometrics enrolled at VFS New Dehli, India: 06/06/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 07/06/2017
Application acknowledgement by UKVI on : 07/06/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield: YES
Contacted with 'decision made' : NOT YET
Contacted for Collection : NOT YET
Collection made : NOT YET

Application submit spouse visa (Standard) for wife and child: 03/04/2017
Biometrics enrolled at VFS Cochin, India: 13/04/2017
Application forwarded to UKVI on : 13/04/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 24/04/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on : 09/05/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - no
Interview done by UKVI: no
Contacted for IHS payment for child: 10/07/2017
IHS Payment made: 11/07/2017
Contacted with 'decision made' : ukvi online tracker on 14th July states decided.
Contacted for Collection : 17/07/2017
Collection made : 17/07/2017
Decision of Application : Visa stamped 19 July to 18 Aug

Settlement Visa (Spouse) for Wife

Settlement visa (Standard):
Online Application : 11/04/2017
Biometrics enrolled at VFS Mumbai North, India: 24/04/2017
Application acknowledgement by UKVI on : 26/04/2017
Document sent to UKVI Sheffield on : 29/04/2017
Document Received from UKVI Sheffield on : 13/05/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - No
Interview done by UKVI: No
Emailed for status enquiry : 27/05/2017 - Received generic response with no updates
Contacted with 'decision made' : UKVI Online Tracker on 18th July stated decision made 16th July
Contacted for collection: No
Collection Made: Courier delivery 19th July
Decision of Application: Successful

Good Luck to the applicants awaiting their decision! This forum was really helpful!

Settlement visa (Priority):
Online Application : 19/05/2017
Biometrics enrolled at VFS Mumbai North, India: 19/05/2017
Application acknowledgement by UKVI on : 19/05/2017
Document sent to UKVI Sheffield on : 25/05/2017
Document Received from UKVI Sheffield on : 25/05/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - No
Interview done by UKVI: No
Emailed for status enquiry : Received generic response with no updates
Contacted with 'decision made' : Not Yet
Contacted for collection: No
Collection Made:
Decision of Application: Awaiting

If anyone else has received their passport please post to help understand timelines

Application submitted online (standard) : 10/04/2017
Biometrics enrolled at VFS Mumbai (BKC), India: 19/04/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 24/04/2017
Application acknowledgement by UKVI on : 25/04/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield: Received on 22/07 at sponsors address. Original Marraige Cert missing
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - 12/07/2017 : YES (Asked to submit sponsor salary slips & Employment letter - which we had already submitted along with application) . Additional email received at the same time saying the case is not straight forward and cannot meet the SLA, without giving any reason as to why the case is not straight forward. (Its almost 3 months/12 weeks since the bio)
Contacted with 'decision made' : Updated on UKVI saying "Decided" on 20/07. Status updated on 18/07
Contacted for Collection : NO
Collection made : Passport delivered on 22/07. Visa granted

Settlement (Spouse) visa (Priority):
Application submitted : 24/04/2017
Biometrics enrolled at VFS Mumbai (South), India: 02/05/2017
(All documents scanned and immediately send it to UKVI, Sheffield)
Application acknowledgement by UKVI on : 04/05/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - NO
Interview done by UKVI: NO
Emailed for status enquiry : 27/06/2017 and got reply the same day that your application awaiting a decision which is the last stage before a decision can be made.
Contacted with 'decision made' : awaiting

It's been 60 working day now with no updates.
Please anyone update timeline and help.
Thank you

Hey Neepa, looks like we are sailing in the same boat. Although I live in Mumbai I preferred to go to Pune for my application as it had slightly better processing time.

This is my timeline:
Spouse settlement Visa (priority) from Pune, India
2/05/17: Biometrics
8/05/17: Docs Received in Sheffield email
12/05/17: Asked for return envelope to U.K.(we had included a return envelope to India) which we sent on the same day
9/06/17: Enquired about application status by email
14/06/17: Reply stating the application is awaiting decision by Ukvi call centre
19/06/17: Reply by Sheffield (HO) stating that they can't give us updates until 12 weeks have gone by
18/07/17: Emailed again for status. not replied yet
24/07/17: Called Ukvi and was informed that application is still awaiting a decision and they can't do anything until 1st of August which will be the 61st working day since the receipt of email from Sheffield. I didn't believe him so we called again and they said it's from the day of biometrics and I can only call them on the 61st day to escalate the application which is tomorrow 26th July

Application and documents submitted & bio metrics enrolled at: 28.04.17 at VFS Chennai
Supporting Docs sent to Sheffield from UK: 05.05.2017
Supporting Docs reached Sheffield: 07.05.2017
received message Application under process at SHEFFIELD: 05.05.17
Supporting Docs returned from Sheffield: 06.06.2017
From the date of bio metrics to till the date totally 61 days

still waiting for the response......

Can i get any advice for what shall i proceed with this case.
or else can you provide me which email id or contact no to get the status about this process.

Many thanks to everyone..,

Applied for a settlement visa for my fiance.

date of biometrics at new delhi: 01/05/2017
received confirmation of application on 09/5/2017 stating application is being prepared to be looked at by entry clearance officer.

Supporting documents received by sheffield on 22/5/2017.
Documents returned by sheffiled and received on 24/05/2017.

Today marks 60 days and i have still not heard... any advice would be appreciated

Applied for a settlement visa for my fiance.

date of biometrics at new delhi: 01/05/2017
received confirmation of application on 09/5/2017 stating application is being prepared to be looked at by entry clearance officer.

Supporting documents received by sheffield on 22/5/2017.
Documents returned by sheffiled and received on 24/05/2017.

Today marks 60 days and i have still not heard... any advice would be appreciated

Updated timeline:
Spouse settlement Visa (priority) from Pune, India
2/05/17: Biometrics
8/05/17: Docs Received in Sheffield email
12/05/17: Asked for return envelope to U.K.(we had included a return envelope to India) which we sent on the same day
9/06/17: Enquired about application status by email
14/06/17: Reply stating the application is awaiting decision by Ukvi call centre
19/06/17: Reply by Sheffield (HO) stating that they can't give us updates until 12 weeks have gone by
18/07/17: Emailed again for status. not replied yet
24/07/17: Called Ukvi and was informed that application is still awaiting a decision
25/07/17: received email from vfsglobal that my processed application has been received and online tracker said 'decided on 23rd July'
26/07/17: passport received through courier and visa was granted Alhamdulillah

Documents received from Sheffield: not yet

Settlement (Spouse) visa (Priority):
Application submitted : 24/04/2017
Biometrics enrolled at VFS Mumbai (South), India: 02/05/2017
(All documents scanned and immediately send it to UKVI, Sheffield)
Application acknowledgement by UKVI on : 04/05/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - NO
Interview done by UKVI: NO
Emailed for status enquiry : 27/06/2017 and got reply the same day that your application awaiting a decision which is the last stage before a decision can be made.
Contacted with 'decision made' : by email 25/07/2017 and also UKVI inside tracker 'Decided' on 23/07/2017
Collection made: Passport courier received on 26/07/2017
Visa Vignette for 30 days from 24/07/2017 to 23/08/2017

Exactly took 60 working days. Grateful for this forum. Have patience and Good luck everyone

Application submitted : 24/04/2017
Biometrics enrolled at VFS Mumbai (South), India: 02/05/2017
(All documents scanned and immediately send it to UKVI, Sheffield)
Application acknowledgement by UKVI on : 04/05/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - NO
Interview done by UKVI: NO
Emailed for status enquiry : 27/06/2017 and got reply the same day that your application awaiting a decision which is the last stage before a decision can be made.
Contacted with 'decision made' : by email 25/07/2017 and also UKVI inside tracker 'Decided' on 23/07/2017
Collection made: Passport courier received on 26/07/2017
Visa Vignette for 30 days from 24/07/2017 to 23/08/2017

Exactly took 60 working days. Grateful for this forum. Have patience and Good luck everyone