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Settlement Visa from India : Timeline

Post by globalindian » Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:52 pm

Hi All,

I am starting this new thread to understand the settlement visa processing timeline for applications which are made from India. I will request you all to submit your timelines in the below mentioned format.

Date of Application in VFS Center:
VFS Center:
Received at High Commission on:
Under Processing Start Date on:
Visa Category:
Any interview date:
Sent to blue dart/ VFS center:
Visa Approval Status:

In case you want to update any timeline please do a "edit" to your post rather than a new reply for tracking purposes.

Thanks
GlobalIndian

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Post by globalindian » Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:53 pm

My details are mentioned below:
Date of Application in VFS Center: 22-Oct-2013
VFS Center: Kolkata VFS
Received at High Commission on: 28-Oct-2013
Under Processing Start Date on: 29-Oct-2013
Visa Category: Settlement for spouse and child
Any interview date: None
Sent to blue dart/ VFS center: 10-Jan-2014
Visa Approval Status: Approved
Last edited by globalindian on Tue Jan 14, 2014 12:04 am, edited 1 time in total.

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Post by juhi » Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:59 am

Vfs centre-hyderabad.
Visa type- spouse settlement visa
Visa forwarded to- BHC Chennai
Applied on june 4 2013
Refusal note- sept 11 2013
Re-applied-oct 21 2013
Status changed -under process- oct 26 2013
Given timeline-60 working days

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Post by newbie_t » Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:50 am

Date of Application in VFS Center: 18/10/2013
VFS Center: Cochin
Received at High Commission on: 21/10/2013
Under Processing Start Date on: Not sure
Visa Category: Child settelement visa
Any interview date: None
Sent to blue dart/ VFS center: 06/12/2013
Visa Approval Status: Waiting
Last edited by newbie_t on Fri Dec 06, 2013 12:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Post by hsmp_secunderabad » Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:28 am

Hi all,

Marriage date : 28 August 2013
Court registration : 30 August 2013
Visa type : Spouse settlement
VFS : Hyderabad
Application Date : 04 Sep 2013
BHC Status changed : 07 Sep 2013
BHC Approval status : 15 Nov 2013
Visa Delivery by Blue Dart : 16 Nov 2013
Visa eligibility : Spouse / CP Visa for 33 months

Total working days : 53

Thanks

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Post by globalindian » Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:21 pm

Congratulations hsmp_secunderabad. This is wonderful news and thanks for sharing with us.

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Post by rivercam » Mon Nov 18, 2013 3:59 pm

My friend's spouse Timelines:

Vfs centre-hyderabad.
Visa type- spouse settlement visa
Visa forwarded to- BHC Chennai
Applied on 16/08/2013
approved on- 04/11/2013

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Post by globalindian » Tue Nov 19, 2013 11:13 pm

Seems Chennai is processing with an average from 55 working days as per the stats.

Worth checking some figures from Delhi or Mumbai BHC.

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Post by Kalugampitiya » Wed Nov 20, 2013 8:28 am

Date of Application in VFS Centre: 01 August 2013
VFS Centre: Sri Lanka forward to Chennai
Received at High Commission on: 01 August 2013
Under Processing Start Date on: 01 August 2013
Visa Category: Spouse settlement
Visa on Hold Letter from BHC: 12th August 2013 (one month bank statement missing)
Financial requirement under: Category D (£62,500 over 6 months before the application date)
Further documents Submitted recorded delivery : 20th August 2013
Visa Approval Status: still waiting

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Post by globalindian » Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:16 pm

Hi Kalugampitiya,

This is really interesting. As per your records it seems the British High Commission had started processing your documents.
Did you get the document missing information from VFS or British High Commission from Chennai?

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Post by globalindian » Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:05 pm

Any updates from candidates who had submitted their settlement application from other zones?
It seems Delhi, Mumbai North and Ahmedabad has processed Visa within 2 days as well. Quite good track record for Oct 2013.
Settlement Visas
2 days 3 days 5 days 10 days 15 days 40 days 60 days 90 days 120 days Total decisions made
Settlement 2% 4% 11% 13% 13% 20% 86% 86% 100% 45 respectively.

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Re: Settlement Visa from India : Timeline

Post by Radz » Thu Jan 30, 2014 9:46 pm

Hiya my husband has applied from ahmedabad vfs on November 8th 2013.
It's been 55 working days,
Vfs status showing under process
Does any one has same waiting period, please reply.

Really long waiting :-(
Please reply.

Thankyou

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Re: Settlement Visa from India : Timeline

Post by Yazzy » Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:58 am

My husband applied for spouse visa : 7th January 2013 Mumbai
Was Refused on: 18th March 2013
Appealed on: 27th March 2013
ECM deadline was set for: 10th September 2013
In October court date was set for: 24th February 2014
ECM reviewed our case and upheld the refusal decision and returned the bundle on: 7th January 2014

Now waiting for the court hearing
23 days left for the court

Pray for us
Spouse Application: 7th January 2013
Application Refused: 18th March 2013
Appeal Allowed: 29th May 2014
Visa Stamped: 7th August 2014
FLR (M): Applied in Person at Croydon 12th April 2017
BRP Recieved: 18th April 2017

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Re: Settlement Visa from India : Timeline

Post by Radz » Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:36 pm

Hi yazzy. Will pray for u. Btw can I ask on wat point they refuse?

Bcuz in my case v have submitted every thing. But didn't include emails n stuff. So bit scare

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Re: Settlement Visa from India : Timeline

Post by harpreetjagdey » Fri Jan 31, 2014 2:04 pm

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... sing-times

Timelines for settlement application for this week.

Might be helpful to some people.

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Re: Settlement Visa from India : Timeline

Post by Radz » Fri Jan 31, 2014 2:24 pm

Hi harpreetjagdev, thanks for ur reply.
I have been checking it, it's says twelve weeks. But really long wait tht makes me upset.

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Re: Settlement Visa from India : Timeline

Post by harpreetjagdey » Fri Jan 31, 2014 2:49 pm

I hope you get your visa very soon.

I will be applying in March so just preparing for the documents.

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Re: Settlement Visa from India : Timeline

Post by Radz » Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:11 pm

Ok thanks

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Re: Settlement Visa from India : Timeline

Post by SAMISPOUSAL » Sun Feb 02, 2014 10:25 am

Samispousal

Date of Application in VFS Center: 18 12 2013
VFS Center: Pune Through Mumbai
Received at High Commission on: 20 12 2013
Under Processing Start Date on: 22 12 2013
Visa Category: spousal
ANY process comments Mumbai office requested more bank details
Todays date 02 02 2014
Latest we have submitted info requested So Still under process

Any interview date:
Sent to blue dart/ VFS center:
Visa Approval Status:

I am British man sponsoring my Indian wife.
Mumbai on early Monday morning 27 Jan 2014 requested the ORIGINAL proof (because we had submitted photocopies)of bank savings and they gave me 5 working days...so my bank had to courier to them urgently. I phoned Mumbai on Thursday 30 Jan 2014 to make sure that it has been received. Case is still in process.
YOU CAN TRACK YOUR CASE AT
https://www.vfs.org.in/UKG-PassportTrac ... I5Nsf4HA==
British man sponsoring Indian wife.Application Pune --Mumbai 18 DEC 2013 Requested further info 27 01 2014

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Re: Settlement Visa from India : Timeline

Post by SAMISPOUSAL » Sun Feb 02, 2014 11:05 am

[quote="Radz"]Hiya my husband has applied from ahmedabad vfs on November 8th 2013.
It's been 55 working days,
Vfs status showing under process
Does any one has same waiting period, please reply.

Really long waiting :-(
Please reply.

hi SWAMI HERE (gujarati) my wife submitted on 18 dec 2013 in Pune..case went to Mumbai. Mumbai phoned me to request ORIGINAL bank savings proof on 27 Jan 2014 which has been done by courier so the case is in process

you can track your case at

https://www.vfs.org.in/UKG-PassportTrac ... I5Nsf4HA==

good Luck
British man sponsoring Indian wife.Application Pune --Mumbai 18 DEC 2013 Requested further info 27 01 2014

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Re: Settlement Visa from India : Timeline

Post by SAMISPOUSAL » Sun Feb 02, 2014 11:14 am

HI Sami here

we submitted on 18 Dec 2013 and I have already recieved a phone call from Mumbai to request for a document
so that is much less than the 40 working days ......but our case is still in process though....
that is faster than i expected...........



you can track your case at

https://www.vfs.org.in/UKG-PassportTrac ... I5Nsf4HA==

good Luck
British man sponsoring Indian wife.Application Pune --Mumbai 18 DEC 2013 Requested further info 27 01 2014

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Re: Settlement Visa from India : Timeline

Post by Radz » Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:53 pm

Hi swami, thanks for the info.

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Re: Settlement Visa from India : Timeline

Post by Radz » Tue Feb 04, 2014 12:52 pm

Hello everyone,
It's been 58 working day since my husband submitted his case from ahmedabad,
So I rang british high commission mumbai, they said case is still under the process.
I'm so tired waiting this long,

Anyone has same issue please do share.

Thankyou

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Re: Settlement Visa from India : Timeline

Post by Radz » Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:31 pm

Hello everyone
Anyone heard about their spouse visa???
It's been 13 weeks since my husband applied from india but no reply yet :-(

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HAVE U GOT SPOUSE VISA FROM MUMBAI ?

Post by SAMISPOUSAL » Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:49 pm

If you have just reveived your visa from Mumbai please tell us so we can track the timing. And compare.

when did you submit ?
did you have any issues or standard decision ?
I am british man well settled my wife
submitted 18 December 2013 spousal Mumbai
I think we will get the visa next week which will then be about 40 working days..
...oohh the suspense ....is not nice..

is that the sort of time line you had ? about 40 w days (please dont count the holidays)
when you get your spouse visa is the validity from (start date ) straightaway ?

Thank you

if you are still waiting then you are same as us and good luck
British man sponsoring Indian wife.Application Pune --Mumbai 18 DEC 2013 Requested further info 27 01 2014

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