**** COVID19 and UKVCAS Appointments **** (ONLY discuss here)

srirav wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:40 pm

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 09, 2020 6:14 pm

srirav wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:06 pm

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:02 pm

When I called them they said to keep checking emails. I’m going to call them again. Please keep us updated and I will do the same. Thanks

Sure...will try to call them too

I tried calling them and didn’t get much information. Still waiting for email. Did you get anything?

No ..i called them yday n they said they are still working on april applications as well..even though they moved on to applications from may 1 to 31

Any update on your application?

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 6:49 pm

srirav wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:40 pm

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 09, 2020 6:14 pm

srirav wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:06 pm

Sure...will try to call them too

I tried calling them and didn’t get much information. Still waiting for email. Did you get anything?

No ..i called them yday n they said they are still working on april applications as well..even though they moved on to applications from may 1 to 31

Any update on your application?

No... ...how about you? If you dont mind can you tell when your application was submitted?

srirav wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:06 pm

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 6:49 pm

srirav wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:40 pm

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 09, 2020 6:14 pm

I tried calling them and didn’t get much information. Still waiting for email. Did you get anything?

No ..i called them yday n they said they are still working on april applications as well..even though they moved on to applications from may 1 to 31

Any update on your application?

No... ...how about you? If you dont mind can you tell when your application was submitted?

I submitted mine on 6 April.

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:45 pm

srirav wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:06 pm

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 6:49 pm

srirav wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:40 pm

No ..i called them yday n they said they are still working on april applications as well..even though they moved on to applications from may 1 to 31

Any update on your application?

No... ...how about you? If you dont mind can you tell when your application was submitted?

I submitted mine on 6 April.

Ok mine wad submitted 28th april
Is your visa expired or still valid?

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:45 pm

I submitted mine on 6 April.

srirav wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:47 pm

Ok mine wad submitted 28th april
Is your visa expired or still valid?

jafersadeq wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:45 pm

We applied for ILR on 30/04/2020 and we did not receive any email so far.

Guys, we are in the same boat, please update here.

jafersadeq wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:10 am

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:45 pm

I submitted mine on 6 April.

srirav wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:47 pm

Ok mine wad submitted 28th april
Is your visa expired or still valid?

jafersadeq wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:45 pm

We applied for ILR on 30/04/2020 and we did not receive any email so far.

Guys, we are in the same boat, please update here.

Mine has expired.

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:12 am

jafersadeq wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:10 am

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:45 pm

I submitted mine on 6 April.

srirav wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:47 pm

Ok mine wad submitted 28th april
Is your visa expired or still valid?

jafersadeq wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:45 pm

We applied for ILR on 30/04/2020 and we did not receive any email so far.

Guys, we are in the same boat, please update here.

Mine has expired.

13.04.2020 - Lets keep updating each other. I called both UKVCAS and UKVI, there is no help they are no giving further information. Telling just to wait for email

abhardwaj1390 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:21 am

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:12 am

jafersadeq wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:10 am

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:45 pm

I submitted mine on 6 April.

srirav wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:47 pm

Ok mine wad submitted 28th april
Is your visa expired or still valid?

jafersadeq wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:45 pm

We applied for ILR on 30/04/2020 and we did not receive any email so far.

Guys, we are in the same boat, please update here.

Mine has expired.

13.04.2020 - Lets keep updating each other. I called both UKVCAS and UKVI, there is no help they are no giving further information. Telling just to wait for email

New Update:

Home Office replied me:

My understanding is that we are working to launch a functionality that will permit previously captured biometrics to be applied to new applications. This capability will not be ready for business use until the middle of August.

It is bad news

Bad news indeed Not sure what’s taking them this long and I bet once the app/platform has been developed, it will crash a few times before it starts functioning properly - just like the Track and Trace app. And that will take another one or two weeks or so

It is very worrying. They should just carry on with UKVCAS appointments after all instead of waiting until the middle of August. This isn't helping. It will cause a backlog. When they decided to go ahead with biometric reuse it was literally my turn to submit biometrics as I applied in 29 March. Now I lost my chance.

From that email it feels like the submissions we made to UKVI via UKVCAS with the latest facility, doesn't really mean anything as they still can not use the biometric data they have.

I hope it is just a speculation that we need to wait until at least mid August for this.

jafersadeq wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 12:45 pm

abhardwaj1390 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:21 am

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:12 am

jafersadeq wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:10 am

Guys, we are in the same boat, please update here.

Mine has expired.

13.04.2020 - Lets keep updating each other. I called both UKVCAS and UKVI, there is no help they are no giving further information. Telling just to wait for email

New Update:

Home Office replied me:

My understanding is that we are working to launch a functionality that will permit previously captured biometrics to be applied to new applications. This capability will not be ready for business use until the middle of August.

It is bad news

When did you contact HO?

jafersadeq wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 12:45 pm

abhardwaj1390 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:21 am

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:12 am

jafersadeq wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:10 am

Guys, we are in the same boat, please update here.

Mine has expired.

13.04.2020 - Lets keep updating each other. I called both UKVCAS and UKVI, there is no help they are no giving further information. Telling just to wait for email

New Update:

Home Office replied me:

My understanding is that we are working to launch a functionality that will permit previously captured biometrics to be applied to new applications. This capability will not be ready for business use until the middle of August.

It is bad news

Is this something they told you over the email or over the phone? I wonder how long it will take them to make a decision on the applications after the middle of August...

"My understanding" - I have come to abhor the language these respondants use. What on earth does that mean?

At least now, we have an some idea of a timeline although I'll take it with a pinch of salt. Honestly, they should have just continued the former process until the system was ready.

I rang the covid helpline to try to verify the above and the guy didnt even know about biometrics re-use.

Doesnt really feel like the people in charge respect people stuck in this process.

Just a thought. Shall we make some public noise to exert pressure on HO? Surely they don't want negative publicity. It feels like discrimination to me as we are forced to stay in the UK for more than 6 months... No way to return to home countries to visit family...

Yeah this seems absolutely ridiculous now to be honest, it's now mid July and they are still messing around trying to get through a backlog. People need to get home, people need to leave the country and can't do that until they have there application processed.

jafersadeq wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 12:45 pm

abhardwaj1390 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:21 am

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:12 am

jafersadeq wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:10 am

Guys, we are in the same boat, please update here.

Mine has expired.

13.04.2020 - Lets keep updating each other. I called both UKVCAS and UKVI, there is no help they are no giving further information. Telling just to wait for email

New Update:

Home Office replied me:

My understanding is that we are working to launch a functionality that will permit previously captured biometrics to be applied to new applications. This capability will not be ready for business use until the middle of August.

It is bad news

This is so unfair, we are punished by being 'helpful' to them. There should be a channel that our voice can be heard, dealt with rather than ignored!!! Can anyone let us know how we can get our voice to be heard? I think many people in this forum would be happy to stand up and support!

By mid August the recovery from lock down will be just as long as lock down was. I think beyond then, they truly have no excuse.

usernameswan wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:58 pm

jafersadeq wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 12:45 pm

abhardwaj1390 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:21 am

Gbvs2020 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:12 am

Mine has expired.

13.04.2020 - Lets keep updating each other. I called both UKVCAS and UKVI, there is no help they are no giving further information. Telling just to wait for email

New Update:

Home Office replied me:

My understanding is that we are working to launch a functionality that will permit previously captured biometrics to be applied to new applications. This capability will not be ready for business use until the middle of August.

It is bad news

This is so unfair, we are punished by being 'helpful' to them. There should be a channel that our voice can be heard, dealt with rather than ignored!!! Can anyone let us know how we can get our voice to be heard? I think many people in this forum would be happy to stand up and support!

Can you please post the full email here, seems to be vague to me as haven’t seen such kind of replies from UKVI OR UKVCAS. Also as per my experience they never specify defined timeline over call or emails unless its officially announced.
Also, don’t beleive that it would take till mid Aug as the whole purpose was to expedite the process, it would be beneficial for them as well and I don’t see a point of they holding applications unnecessarily.
I would rather wait for an official update

I tried to raise this to BBC as we are punished and its a discrimination. May I request everyone to raise voice to any channels your are close to.

VikasMandal wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:36 pm

usernameswan wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:58 pm

jafersadeq wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 12:45 pm

abhardwaj1390 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:21 am

13.04.2020 - Lets keep updating each other. I called both UKVCAS and UKVI, there is no help they are no giving further information. Telling just to wait for email

New Update:

Home Office replied me:

My understanding is that we are working to launch a functionality that will permit previously captured biometrics to be applied to new applications. This capability will not be ready for business use until the middle of August.

It is bad news

This is so unfair, we are punished by being 'helpful' to them. There should be a channel that our voice can be heard, dealt with rather than ignored!!! Can anyone let us know how we can get our voice to be heard? I think many people in this forum would be happy to stand up and support!

Can you please post the full email here, seems to be vague to me as haven’t seen such kind of replies from UKVI OR UKVCAS. Also as per my experience they never specify defined timeline over call or emails unless its officially announced.
Also, don’t beleive that it would take till mid Aug as the whole purpose was to expedite the process, it would be beneficial for them as well and I don’t see a point of they holding applications unnecessarily.
I would rather wait for an official update

I'd rather wait for official word from them to be honest. I'm sure they're processing applications as we speak however want to wait till the photo upload service is launched before responding to applicants with timescale. I expected them to be more consistent with updates though. It ain't that hard.

Dear Members,
Please see the email:

https://ibb.co/7tyQ15K

jafersadeq wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 14, 2020 11:11 pm

Dear Members,
Please see the email:

https://ibb.co/7tyQ15K

“Functionality to capture previous biometric will not be available until mid Aug.”; By reading this my personal understanding is, they have already informed to applicants whose biometric can be reused but will update it into their system by mid aug i.e. when this functionality is ready for business use. In that case applicants might not get decision atleast till mid Aug and anyways standard time for ILR is 6 months so they are within their standard time.
In the meantime they might start collecting the photos of such applicants before mid Aug

Hello all!

Well, this is a simple question: Just applied today for an ILR, and referred to UKVCAS for an appointment.
As you know, there's no slots available now!

Question: Which of the following should I do:
1) Check every day the UKVCAS website to see if they have slots?
2) Email them?
3) Call them?
4) Wait *for them to email me*?

Thanks you!

Gary3000 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:16 am

Hello all!

Well, this is a simple question: Just applied today for an ILR, and referred to UKVCAS for an appointment.
As you know, there's no slots available now!

Question: Which of the following should I do:
1) Enter every day to the UKVCAS website to see if they have slots?
2) Email them?
3) Call them?
4) Wait *for them to email me*?

Thanks you!

Answer: 4

Did you try to read the official website?

https://www.ukvcas.co.uk/flash-message- ... geId=74833

Thanks!

I read this announcement, but it does not answer my question in an explicit and clear enough manner. Here are the questions raised when reading their announcement:

1- It is unclear what do people who registered after May need to do. Nothing is written about them.
2- It is unclear what the notion of "registration" mean. Do they mean that everyone who signed up to their service (i.e., using the sign-up page, entering an account name/email/password) is considered as "registered"?
3- It is not written that people who registered after May will get any email.

Thanks,
Gary