Settlement Visa Applications - INDIA TIMELINES ONLY

Myapp · Post by **Myapp** » Mon Nov 22, 2021 9:15 pm

Myapp wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 26, 2021 9:34 pm
Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa (Wife)
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Priority
Application centre: Bengaluru
Date of application online: 19/10/2021
Biometric and documents scanned at VFS Bengaluru: 25/10/2021
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI: 25/10/2021
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": Waiting
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Employer contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Contacted by UKVI: Not Yet
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: Waiting
Email from VFS for collection: Waiting
Passport Received: Waiting

Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa (Wife)
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Priority
Application centre: Bengaluru
Date of application online: 19/10/2021
Biometric and documents scanned at VFS Bengaluru: 25/10/2021
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI: 25/10/2021
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 22/11/2021
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Employer contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Contacted by UKVI: Not Yet
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: Waiting
Email from VFS for collection: Waiting
Passport Received: Waiting

kavikkdi · Post by **kavikkdi** » Sun Nov 28, 2021 5:32 pm

Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa (Wife) & 2 kids
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Non- Priority
Application centre: Chennai
Date of application online: 1/9/2021
Biometric and documents scanned at VFS Chennai: 09/09/2021
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI: 11/09/2021
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 14/09/2021
Email Recieved for to pay Kids IHS payment : 21/09/2021 & paid on same day and sent confirmation email.
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Employer contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Contacted by UKVI: No
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: 24/11/2021
Email from VFS for courier dispatched : 26/11/2021
Passport Received : 28/11/2021
Entry clearance vignette is valid for 90 days

Visa granted from 23/11/2021 to 23/08/2024.

CR001 · Post by **CR001** » Thu Dec 30, 2021 8:54 am

Can members PLEASE respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY THREAD. Any question posts, chit chat or discussions have been and will continue to be removed.

Regular_Human · Post by **Regular_Human** » Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:34 am

Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa (Wife)
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Priority
Application centre: Mumbai - South
Date of application online: 28/11/2021
Biometrics : 06/12/2021
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI: 06/12/2021
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 29/12/2021
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Employer contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Contacted by UKVI: Not Yet
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: Waiting
Email from VFS for collection: Waiting
Passport Received: Waiting

Regular_Human · Post by **Regular_Human** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:27 am

Regular_Human wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:34 am

Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa (Wife)
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Priority
Application centre: Mumbai - South
Date of application online: 28/11/2021
Biometrics : 06/12/2021
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI: 06/12/2021
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 29/12/2021
Enquiry sent via email: 14/01/2022 (response: currently being processed)
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: 20/01/2022
Email from VFS for collection: 20/01/2022
Passport Received: 21/01/2022 (Blue Dart)

Total number of days: 30 working days excluding Christmas bank holidays.
Visa granted for 3 months from 24/01/2022 till 24/04/2022

Hope this helps!

dellledd911 · Post by **dellledd911** » Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:35 pm

Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Non-Priority
Application Centre: Cochin
Date of application online: 20/01/2022
Biometrics : 24/01/2022
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI: 24/01/2022
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": Not yet
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Employer contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Contacted by UKVI: Not Yet
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: Waiting
Email from VFS for collection: Waiting
Passport Received: Waiting

Tasneempitha · Post by **Tasneempitha** » Sat Jan 29, 2022 5:47 am

Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Non-Priority
Application Centre: Pune
Date of application online: 17/12/2021
Biometrics : 21/12/2021
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI: 22/12/2022
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": Not yet
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Employer contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Contacted by UKVI: Not Yet
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: Waiting
Email from VFS for collection: Waiting
Passport Received: Waiting

Skylight · Post by **Skylight** » Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:56 am

Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa (Wife)
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Priority
Application centre: VFS Chandigarh
Date of application online: 30/01/2022
Documents Uploaded online :03/02/2022
Biometric at VFS Chandigarh: 04/02/2022
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI:
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO":
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable):
Employer contacted by UKVI (if applicable):
Contacted by UKVI:
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email:
Email from VFS for collection:
Passport Received:

Tasneempitha · Post by **Tasneempitha** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:37 pm

Tasneempitha wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 29, 2022 5:47 am
Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Non-Priority
Application Centre: Pune
Date of application online: 17/12/2021
Biometrics : 21/12/2021
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI: 22/12/2021
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 10/02/2022
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Employer contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Contacted by UKVI: Not Yet
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: Waiting
Email from VFS for collection: Waiting
Passport Received: Waiting

Ja Sa · Post by **Ja Sa** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 5:31 pm

Type of visa applied: Settlement child (4 months) visa
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Non-Priority
Application Centre: Pune
Date of application online: 02/12/2021
Biometrics : 08/12/2021
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 23/12/2021
Contacted by UKVI: Not Yet
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: Waiting
Email from VFS for collection: Waiting
Passport Received: Waiting

diner · Post by **diner** » Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:51 pm

Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa (Wife)
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Priority
Application centre: VFS Chennai
Date of application online: 16/01/2022
Documents Uploaded online :20/01/2022
Biometric at VFS Chandigarh: 01/02/2022
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI: 01/02/2022
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 22/02/2022
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): N/A
Employer contacted by UKVI (if applicable): N/A
Contacted by UKVI: N/A
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email:
Email from VFS for collection:
Passport Received:

Skylight · Post by **Skylight** » Mon Feb 28, 2022 9:48 am

Skylight wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:56 am
Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa (Wife)
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Priority
Application centre: VFS Chandigarh
Date of application online: 30/01/2022
Documents Uploaded online :03/02/2022
Biometric at VFS Chandigarh: 04/02/2022
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI: 04/02/2022
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 23/02/2022
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable):
Employer contacted by UKVI (if applicable):
Contacted by UKVI:
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email:
Email from VFS for collection:
Passport Received:

Tasneempitha · Post by **Tasneempitha** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:09 am

Tasneempitha wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:37 pm

Tasneempitha wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 29, 2022 5:47 am
Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Non-Priority
Application Centre: Pune
Date of application online: 17/12/2021
Biometrics : 21/12/2021
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI: 22/12/2021
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 10/02/2022
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Employer contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Contacted by UKVI: Not Yet
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: Waiting
Email from VFS for collection: Waiting
Passport Received: Waiting

Did a paid email enquiry today on 3 march 2022. Standard reply of awaiting a decision.

Ja Sa · Post by **Ja Sa** » Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:25 pm

Ja Sa wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 22, 2022 5:31 pm
Type of visa applied: Settlement child (4 months) visa
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Non-Priority
Application Centre: Pune
Date of application online: 02/12/2021
Biometrics : 08/12/2021
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 23/12/2021
Contacted by UKVI: Not Yet
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: 02nd March'22
Email from VFS for collection: Waiting
Passport Received: Waiting

Tasneempitha · Post by **Tasneempitha** » Tue Mar 15, 2022 4:01 am

Tasneempitha wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:09 am

Tasneempitha wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:37 pm

Tasneempitha wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 29, 2022 5:47 am
Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Non-Priority
Application Centre: Pune
Date of application online: 17/12/2021
Biometrics : 21/12/2021
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI: 22/12/2021
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 10/02/2022
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Employer contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Contacted by UKVI: Not Yet
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: Waiting
Email from VFS for collection: Waiting
Passport Received: Waiting

Did a paid email enquiry today on 3 march 2022. Standard reply of awaiting a decision.

Paid enquiry today on 15 march. My 12 weeks end today. The application is still awaiting a decision. All escalation has been suspended.

CR001 · Post by **CR001** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 9:13 pm

Can members PLEASE respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY THREAD. Any question posts, chit chat or discussions have been and will continue to be removed.

WteddyK · Post by **WteddyK** » Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:56 pm

Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Priority
Application Centre: Chennai
Date of application online: 02/02/2022
Biometrics : 08/02/2022
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI: 08/02/2022
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 26/02/2022
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Employer contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Paid enquiry: 24/03/2022. Response - "Awaiting decision"
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: No
Email from VFS courier dispatched: 01/04/2022
Passport Received: 03/04/2022

Approved! Entry clearance vignette is valid for 90 days. Visa granted from 02/04/2022 to 01/07/2022

Ja Sa · Post by **Ja Sa** » Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:05 pm

Type of visa applied: Settlement child (4 months) visa
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Non-Priority
Application Centre: Pune, India
Date of application online: 02/12/2021
Biometrics: 08/12/2021
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 23/12/2021
Contacted by UKVI: Not Yet
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: 23/01/22 (Your application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer).
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: 02/03/22 (visa application has been received and is under consideration).
Email from VFS for collection: Waiting, waiting and Waiting I Don't know if this is going to happen or not. I tried calling UKVI several times incl, including MP's but no positive response as of date

Father has been eagerly waiting to see his six-month daughter's face for almost three months.
Passport Received: Waiting

Casa · Post by **Casa** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:01 am

@ Iffe Please respect that this is a TIMELINE THREAD ONLY. All question posts have been and will be removed.

Ja Sa · Post by **Ja Sa** » Tue May 24, 2022 4:05 pm

Ja Sa wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:05 pm
Type of visa applied: Settlement child (4 months) visa
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Non-Priority
Application Centre: Pune, India
Date of application online: 02/12/2021
Biometrics: 08/12/2021
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 23/12/2021
Contacted by UKVI: Not Yet
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: 23/01/22 (Your application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer).
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: Nothing
Email from VFS for collection: 12/05/2022
Passport Received: 13/05/2022

kksam · Post by **kksam** » Sun May 29, 2022 3:52 pm

Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Non-Priority
Application Centre: Chennai, India
Date of application online: 13/01/2022
Biometrics: 24/01/2022
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 04/03/2022
Multiple UKV enquiries - only generic reply
Email received about delay to Ukraine crisis - yes
Email received regarding further delay to 24 weeks - yes
Email from VFS for collection: Waiting
Contacted local MP - yes . still waiting.....

Prabhuram · Post by **Prabhuram** » Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:39 am

Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Non-Priority
Application Centre: Chennai, India
Date of application online: 15/01/2022
Biometrics: 18/02/2022
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 13/04/2022
Multiple UKV enquiries - only generic reply
Email received about delay to Ukraine crisis - yes
Email received regarding further delay to 24 weeks - yes
Email from VFS for collection: waiting

kksam · Post by **kksam** » Sun Jul 17, 2022 10:16 pm

kksam wrote: ↑
Sun May 29, 2022 3:52 pm
Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Non-Priority
Application Centre: Chennai, India
Date of application online: 13/01/2022
Biometrics: 24/01/2022
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 04/03/2022
Multiple UKV enquiries - only generic reply
Email received about delay to Ukraine crisis - yes
Email received regarding further delay to 24 weeks - yes
Email from VFS for collection: Waiting
Contacted local MP - yes . still waiting.....

Finally got it. Received on 9 th July.

dellledd911 · Post by **dellledd911** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:17 am

dellledd911 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:35 pm
Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Non-Priority
Application Centre: Cochin
Date of application online: 20/01/2022
Biometrics : 24/01/2022
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI: 24/01/2022
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": Not yet
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Employer contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Contacted by UKVI: Not Yet
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: Waiting
Email from VFS for collection: Waiting
Passport Received: Waiting

Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Non-Priority
Application Centre: Cochin
Date of application online: 20/01/2022
Biometrics : 24/01/2022
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI: 24/01/2022
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": Not yet
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Employer contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Contacted by UKVI: Contacted on 08/07/2022 to resubmit all the documents
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: None
Email from VFS for collection: 18/07/2022
Passport Received: 19/07/2022

Total 177 Days

ab713 · Post by **ab713** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:37 pm

Type of visa applied: Settlement spouse visa
Type of application (Priority/Non-Priority): Non-Priority
Application Centre: Pune
Date of application online: 20/06/2022
Biometrics : 22/06/2022
VFS Email/Mobile message confirming that the application is forwarded to UKVI: 22/06/2022
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 27/07/2022
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Employer contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not Yet
Contacted by UKVI: Not Yet
UKVI Decision Making Centre Email: Waiting
Email from VFS for collection: Waiting
Passport Received: Waiting

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