Correct address to send spouse visa application

Ronson wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 26, 2019 1:32 pm

Hey Karmy,

Yes, I waited 2 months until I have decided to mail to them to find out whether they have received the supporting docs or not. People normally receive a confirmation email within 2-3 weeks of sending the supporting documents. In my case it was different. I didn't receive any email from them. So I just waited for 2 months and then send them an email to confirm if they have received my supporting docs or not.

Ronson wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 26, 2019 4:02 pm

Hey Karmy, yes they replied back to me within 2 working days and apologised. I don't think it's mandatory for them to send a confirmation email after they receive the supporting documents. Below is the response I received from them after my email:

Dear xxxxxxxxx

Thank you for your enquiry, we apologise for the delayed response. Your supporting documents were recorded as being received on 16/04/2019, so you may already have received confirmation since your enquiry. If not then please accept this as confirmation.

Kind Regards,
yyyyyyyyyyy

Thanks,

Ron

Ronson wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 27, 2019 4:49 pm

Hi Karmy,

I don't think it is right for you to ask them for sending you the supporting docs back unless you really need it and have a valid reason. They normally send the docs back when they are ready.

Below is how I constructed my enquiry to them-

1. Go to the link https://contact-ukvi.homeoffice.gov.uk/ ... ge/English

2. Fill in the details

3. Within the Enquiry box, write down the below details-

Hi there,

Please see the applicant's details below-

Full Name :
Date of Birth :
GWF number :
IHS number :
Passport number :
Biometrics was taken at : [Write down the address]
Type of Visa applied for : Settlement (Spouse) visa
Date of biometrics :
Nationality:
E-mail address used on application:
Supporting documents were sent to : [Write down the address]

Hi there, we sent the supporting documents to (address) on (date) via Royal Mail Special Next Day Delivery. I checked on the Royal Mail tracker and noticed that the documents were received and signed by you on the [date]. It has been [x] number of days since you have received the supporting documents but I am yet to receive any confirmation email from you, therefore I don't know whether the documents that I sent- was reached to the correct destination or not. Can you kindly give me an update on that?

Thanks,

XXXXX

Ronson wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 27, 2019 4:49 pm

Hi Karmy,

I don't think it is right for you to ask them for sending you the supporting docs back unless you really need it and have a valid reason. They normally send the docs back when they are ready.

Below is how I constructed my enquiry to them-

1. Go to the link https://contact-ukvi.homeoffice.gov.uk/ ... ge/English

2. Fill in the details

3. Within the Enquiry box, write down the below details-

Hi there,

Please see the applicant's details below-

Full Name :
Date of Birth :
GWF number :
IHS number :
Passport number :
Biometrics was taken at : [Write down the address]
Type of Visa applied for : Settlement (Spouse) visa
Date of biometrics :
Nationality:
E-mail address used on application:
Supporting documents were sent to : [Write down the address]

Hi there, we sent the supporting documents to (address) on (date) via Royal Mail Special Next Day Delivery. I checked on the Royal Mail tracker and noticed that the documents were received and signed by you on the [date]. It has been [x] number of days since you have received the supporting documents but I am yet to receive any confirmation email from you, therefore I don't know whether the documents that I sent- was reached to the correct destination or not. Can you kindly give me an update on that?

Thanks,

XXXXX

Ronson wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 27, 2019 4:49 pm

Hi Karmy,

I don't think it is right for you to ask them for sending you the supporting docs back unless you really need it and have a valid reason. They normally send the docs back when they are ready.

Below is how I constructed my enquiry to them-

1. Go to the link https://contact-ukvi.homeoffice.gov.uk/ ... ge/English

2. Fill in the details

3. Within the Enquiry box, write down the below details-

Hi there,

Please see the applicant's details below-

Full Name :
Date of Birth :
GWF number :
IHS number :
Passport number :
Biometrics was taken at : [Write down the address]
Type of Visa applied for : Settlement (Spouse) visa
Date of biometrics :
Nationality:
E-mail address used on application:
Supporting documents were sent to : [Write down the address]

Hi there, we sent the supporting documents to (address) on (date) via Royal Mail Special Next Day Delivery. I checked on the Royal Mail tracker and noticed that the documents were received and signed by you on the [date]. It has been [x] number of days since you have received the supporting documents but I am yet to receive any confirmation email from you, therefore I don't know whether the documents that I sent- was reached to the correct destination or not. Can you kindly give me an update on that?

Thanks,

XXXXX

Ronson wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2019 12:34 pm

Hi Karmy,

Glad I was able to help. Fingers crossed. Hope you will get a result soon.

Fizzy513 wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:44 pm

Ronson wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2019 12:34 pm

Hi Karmy,

Glad I was able to help. Fingers crossed. Hope you will get a result soon.

Hi Ron,

Hope you are well.

For the biometrics appointment as I the sponsor will be sending documents from the uk. Will the applicant need to take any supporting documents to her biometrics appointment? Thanks

Ronson wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2019 3:40 pm

Fizzy513 wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:44 pm

Ronson wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2019 12:34 pm

Hi Karmy,

Glad I was able to help. Fingers crossed. Hope you will get a result soon.

Hi Ron,

Hope you are well.

For the biometrics appointment as I the sponsor will be sending documents from the uk. Will the applicant need to take any supporting documents to her biometrics appointment? Thanks

Hi Fizzy,

I asked my wife to take with her :

-Passport
-Photocopy of passport bio page
-National ID card (if have any) main copy + photocopy
-Application form printout 2 copies
-Biometric Appointment confirmation letter 2 copies
-IHS Payment slip
-4 copies of passport size photos
-Birth certificate main copy + photocopy
-Visa fees

I asked my wife to take a photocopy of every document incase it is needed.

Thanks,

Ron

Fizzy513 wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2019 4:36 pm

Ronson wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2019 3:40 pm

Fizzy513 wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:44 pm

Ronson wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2019 12:34 pm

Hi Karmy,

Glad I was able to help. Fingers crossed. Hope you will get a result soon.

Hi Ron,

Hope you are well.

For the biometrics appointment as I the sponsor will be sending documents from the uk. Will the applicant need to take any supporting documents to her biometrics appointment? Thanks

Hi Fizzy,

I asked my wife to take with her :

-Passport
-Photocopy of passport bio page
-National ID card (if have any) main copy + photocopy
-Application form printout 2 copies
-Biometric Appointment confirmation letter 2 copies
-IHS Payment slip
-4 copies of passport size photos
-Birth certificate main copy + photocopy
-Visa fees

I asked my wife to take a photocopy of every document incase it is needed.

Thanks,

Ron

Hi Ron,

Thanks for replying so quickly.

Do you mean your partner took a copy of the supporting documents or the above (passport, IHS receipt etc). Thanks

Ronson wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:42 pm

Fizzy513 wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2019 4:36 pm

Ronson wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2019 3:40 pm

Fizzy513 wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:44 pm

Hi Ron,

Hope you are well.

For the biometrics appointment as I the sponsor will be sending documents from the uk. Will the applicant need to take any supporting documents to her biometrics appointment? Thanks

Hi Fizzy,

I asked my wife to take with her :

-Passport
-Photocopy of passport bio page
-National ID card (if have any) main copy + photocopy
-Application form printout 2 copies
-Biometric Appointment confirmation letter 2 copies
-IHS Payment slip
-4 copies of passport size photos
-Birth certificate main copy + photocopy
-Visa fees

I asked my wife to take a photocopy of every document incase it is needed.

Thanks,

Ron

Hi Ron,

Thanks for replying so quickly.

Do you mean your partner took a copy of the supporting documents or the above (passport, IHS receipt etc). Thanks

My wife only took the general documents I mentioned above as they may ask to see these during the biometric appointment.

After her biometric appointment was completed, I sent all the supporting documents to the visa office.

Ronson wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2019 12:34 pm

Hi Karmy,

Glad I was able to help. Fingers crossed. Hope you will get a result soon.

Ronson wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 02, 2019 8:11 pm

Hi all,

Another update from me. I sent an email to UKVI asking for an update as it has been 62 working days since my wife has had her biometrics appointment for the UK Settlement Visa. Below is their response:

Dear XXXXXX,

Thank you for contacting UK Visas and Immigration International Contact Centre.

With regards to your enquiry about the status of the application, I can confirm that we have made a decision on your application. We cannot discuss the outcome of your application on-line or by telephone. However, the visa application centre will be in contact with your wife in regards to collection or delivery of her passport.

We strongly recommend that you do not buy a non-refundable, non-flexible ticket to the UK until the visa application has been approved.

Regards,
YYYYY

It looks like no one knows what the decision will be until the applicant actually go to the Visa Application Centre to collect the passport.

Thanks,

Ronson

Ronson wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 16, 2019 8:11 pm

Hi Just Jak, not yet. She is yet to receive any call/SMS from VAC to collect her passport. I am not sure how long they normally take to contact the applicant to collect the passport after a decision has been made. What's your situation?

Thanks,

Ronson

nadeem1992 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 23, 2019 10:59 am

Ronson wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 16, 2019 8:11 pm

Hi Just Jak, not yet. She is yet to receive any call/SMS from VAC to collect her passport. I am not sure how long they normally take to contact the applicant to collect the passport after a decision has been made. What's your situation?

Thanks,

Ronson

Hi Ronson,

Did you receive your supporting docs back yet? I also sent mine last week to Sheffield as advised on the email but dead worried that they've not gone to the right place and will get lost?

Karmy100 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:52 am

nadeem1992 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 23, 2019 10:59 am

Ronson wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 16, 2019 8:11 pm

Hi Just Jak, not yet. She is yet to receive any call/SMS from VAC to collect her passport. I am not sure how long they normally take to contact the applicant to collect the passport after a decision has been made. What's your situation?

Thanks,

Ronson

Hi Ronson,

Did you receive your supporting docs back yet? I also sent mine last week to Sheffield as advised on the email but dead worried that they've not gone to the right place and will get lost?

Hi I was told if they didn't receive your docs, they would of contacted you. I'm on the same boat as you, till now I'm not sure if they have received my docs. I called several time they said if they weren't received HO would of contacted you by now.

I've read, some applicants receive their docs back after a decision has been made.

Ronson wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:45 am

Hi Nadeem1992,

I received mine almost after 2 and a half months of sending the docs to them. It's only a week since you have sent to them. I suggest you should wait for a month after you have sent to them. Normally they send the docs back between two and four weeks.

Thanks,

Ron