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Out-of-country skilled worker visa application timelines

Only for the UK Skilled Worker visas, formerly known as Tier 2 visa route

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goldsurfer
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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by goldsurfer » Wed Mar 18, 2015 2:15 pm

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) General
2. Country of application India
3. City of Visa Application Centre South Mumbai VFS
4. Date of application 27-Feb-2015
5. Date of submission of documents 05-Mar-2015
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 19-Mar-2015
7. Duration for Entry Clearance 3 years 1 month
8. Date passport received 18-Mar-2015

I had noticed at the time of submission of documents that VFS wrote "SUPER GREEN" on my folder. Dont know what does it mean.
It took 6 working days to process the visa without opting for Fast Track service. :D :D :D

sambamitra
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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by sambamitra » Wed Apr 01, 2015 7:24 am

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : General (Normal category - Priority service not available for T2 General at Delhi high commission)
2. Country of application : India
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Kolkata VFS
4. Date of application : 20-Mar-2015
5. Date of submission of documents : 20-Mar-2015
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 06-Apr-2015
7. Duration for Entry Clearance : 5 years 14 days
8. Date passport received : 31-Mar-2015

I received an SMS on 23-Mar stating that my application has been forwarded to the high commission. Received another SMS/Email on 30-Mar stating that my application has been processed. I received my documents on 31-Mar. It took 6 working days to process the visa without the priority service.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by shoegazer4 » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:37 am

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) General
2. Country of application: Australia
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Sydney
4. Date of application 16-Mar-2015
5. Date of submission of documents 16-Mar-2015
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 30-Mar-2015
7. Duration for Entry Clearance 3 years 1 month
8. Date passport received 02-Apr-2015

I received an email on the 31st of Mar 2015 saying its been processed and the documents are on the way, then received a 2nd email saying its arrived at the VFS centre on the 2nd of April 2015.

attu
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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by attu » Mon Apr 20, 2015 9:48 am

Hi All,

Category-Tier2 general Main Applicant
Applying From:Hyderabad,India
Biometrics Submitted on:07-APR-2015
Message Received via mail about documents reached Chennai: 09-APR-2015
Received Mail that Visa is Processed-17-APR-2015
Collected Documents from VFS-20-APR-2015 as 18th and 19th are Weekends
Visa Valid for 5 years and 12 days.

I guess High Commision is processing pretty faster, though i havent opted for Priority service things are done by Eighth Working Day!! :D

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by faraz_hassan » Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:50 pm

1. Category applying under: (ICT)
2. Country of application : Pakistan
3. City of Visa Application Center: Karachi
4. Date of application : 17 April 2015
5. Date of submission of documents 17 April 2015
6. Email Received from UK Embassy acknowledging receipt of document: 18 April 2015
7. Email received from UK Embassy intimating processing of VISA: 23 April 2015
8. Documents Received at VFS: 24 April 2015
9. Date Entry Clearance valid from 21 April 2015
10. Duration for Entry Clearance 21 April 2018
11. Date passport received 24 April 2015

dknzone
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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by dknzone » Mon May 18, 2015 10:09 am

any one recently applied from Chennai DBHC ?

umarnazar
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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by umarnazar » Fri Jun 12, 2015 8:48 am

1. Category applying Tier 2 - Partner (dependent)
2. Country of application Pakistan
3. City of Visa Application Lahore VFS Centre
4. Date of application 26-May-2015
5. Date of submission of documents 28-May-2015
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 10-June-2015
7. Duration for Entry Clearance 1 month
8. Date passport received 11-June-2015

dknzone
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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by dknzone » Tue Jun 16, 2015 5:55 pm

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) General
2. Country of application India
3. City of Visa Application Centre Chennai
4. Date of application 02-May-2015
5. Date of submission of documents 05-May-2015
6. Interview 09-June-2015
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 11-June-2015
7. Duration for Entry Clearance 3 years 1 month
8. Date passport received 16-June-2015

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by valpovina » Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:20 pm

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) General
2. Country of application Chile (but process is in Colombia)
3. City of Visa Application Centre Santiago
4. Date of application 23-March-2015
5. Date of submission of documents 07-April-2015
6. Interview No interview
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - Still waiting
7. Duration for Entry Clearance Still waiting
8. Date passport received Still waiting

Has any other applicant had a delay from the Bogota Application Centre? This is very stessful and uncertain.

Thanks

stargal87
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South Africa

Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by stargal87 » Thu Aug 06, 2015 6:17 am

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - General
2. Country of application - Cape Town, South Africa
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Cape Town
4. Date of application - 22 July 2015
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above) - 24 July 2015
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 3 August 2015
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - 3 years
8. Date passport received - 5 August 2015 - Total of 9 working days! :)

Best of luck to all of you!

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by tier2worker123 » Fri Aug 14, 2015 11:29 am

Hi All,

Category-Tier2 general Main Applicant
Applying From:Hyderabad,India
Biometrics Submitted on:31-Jul-2015
Message Received via mail about documents reached Chennai: 04-Aug-2015
Received Mail that Visa is Processed- Waiting
Collected Documents from VFS-Waiting

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by pragu2000 » Mon Aug 24, 2015 1:14 pm

Category-Tier2 general Main Applicant
Applying From: Bengaluru,India
Biometrics Submitted on:20-Aug-2015
Message Received via mail about documents reached Chennai: 24-Aug-2015
Received Mail that Visa is Processed- Waiting
Collected Documents from VFS-Waiting

Shah1698
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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by Shah1698 » Wed Aug 26, 2015 12:48 pm

Category-Tier2 general Main Applicant and 3 dependents (applying at the same time)
Applying From: Hyderabad,India
Biometrics Submitted on:24-Aug-2015
Message Received via mail about documents reached Chennai: 25-Aug-2015
Received Mail that Visa is Processed-Waiting
Collected Documents from VFS- Waiting
Shah

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by leo2575 » Tue Sep 01, 2015 5:01 am

Category-Tier2 general Main Applicant
Applying From: Hyderabad,India
Biometrics Submitted on:21-Aug-2015
Message Received via mail about documents reached Chennai: 25-Aug-2015
Received Mail that Visa is Processed-Waiting
Collected Documents from VFS- Waiting

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by MissTraveller » Wed Sep 02, 2015 2:42 pm

1. Category applying under General
2. Country of application United Arab Emirates
3. City of Visa Application Centre Abu Dhabi
4. Date of application 25th August 2015
5. Date of submission of documents 26th August 2015

Monika_tyagi
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India

Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by Monika_tyagi » Thu Sep 03, 2015 4:21 am

Category-Tier2 general Main Applicant
Applying From: Delhi,India
Biometrics Submitted on:28-Aug-2015
Message Received via mail about documents reached BHC: no mail yet
Received Mail that Visa is Processed-No mail yet
Collected Documents from VFS- Waiting

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by kartimohan » Sat Sep 05, 2015 3:21 am

Category-Tier2 general Main Applicant
Applying From: Chennai,India
Documents & Biometrics Submitted on:03-Sep-2015
Message Received via mail about documents reached BHC, Chennai: 04-Sep-2015
Received Mail that Visa is Processed-No mail yet
Collected Documents from VFS- Waiting

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by leo2575 » Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:33 am

Category-Tier2 general Main Applicant
Applying From: Hyderabad,India
Biometrics Submitted on:21-Aug-2015
Message Received via mail about documents reached Chennai: 25-Aug-2015
Received Mail that Visa is Processed-07-Sept-2015
Collected Documents from VFS- Waiting

Monika_tyagi
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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by Monika_tyagi » Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:57 am

leo2575 wrote:Category-Tier2 general Main Applicant
Applying From: Hyderabad,India
Biometrics Submitted on:21-Aug-2015
Message Received via mail about documents reached Chennai: 25-Aug-2015
Received Mail that Visa is Processed-07-Sept-2015
Collected Documents from VFS- Waiting
Congratulations!!!

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by emjayo » Tue Sep 08, 2015 12:49 am

1. Category applying under: (General / ICT / other) General
2. Country of application: New Zealand
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Wellington
4. Date of application: 14 August 2015
5. Date of submission of documents: 17 August 2015
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 01 September 2015
7. Duration for Entry Clearance 5 Years
8. Date passport received 08 September 2015

Monika_tyagi
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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by Monika_tyagi » Tue Sep 08, 2015 7:50 am

Hi all,

Just now received a mail from British Embassy Delhi:
"Thank you for your UK visa application. A decision has now been made on your application and has been despatched along with the documentation submitted.

The completed application has been dispatched to the Visa Application Centre for them to process and forward to you, in accordance with your instructions to them."

What does it mean?? My Visa is positive or..... :|

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gag285
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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by gag285 » Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:13 am

Hi all,

Just now received a mail from British Embassy Delhi:
"Thank you for your UK visa application. A decision has now been made on your application and has been despatched along with the documentation submitted.

The completed application has been dispatched to the Visa Application Centre for them to process and forward to you, in accordance with your instructions to them."

What does it mean?? My Visa is positive or..... :|

The message is to inform you that your visa application has been processed. It doesn't guarantee a positive outcome but if you have applied correctly with all details, you shouldn't have any problems. All the best!

Monika_tyagi
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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by Monika_tyagi » Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:46 am

gag285 wrote:Hi all,

Just now received a mail from British Embassy Delhi:
"Thank you for your UK visa application. A decision has now been made on your application and has been despatched along with the documentation submitted.

The completed application has been dispatched to the Visa Application Centre for them to process and forward to you, in accordance with your instructions to them."

What does it mean?? My Visa is positive or..... :|

The message is to inform you that your visa application has been processed. It doesn't guarantee a positive outcome but if you have applied correctly with all details, you shouldn't have any problems. All the best!
Recieved mail from VFS to collect my passport.

rajan1984
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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by rajan1984 » Tue Sep 08, 2015 4:08 pm

This will usually be positive, otherwise you should have been intimated for additional documents or they would have asked you to come for interview.

So should be positive, Can you please share your timeline, when did you go for bio metric?

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by rajan1984 » Tue Sep 08, 2015 4:11 pm

emjayo wrote:1. Category applying under: (General / ICT / other) General
2. Country of application: New Zealand
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Wellington
4. Date of application: 14 August 2015
5. Date of submission of documents: 17 August 2015
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 01 September 2015
7. Duration for Entry Clearance 5 Years
8. Date passport received 08 September 2015

Congrats! Did you have any interview after bio metric?

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