Out-of-country skilled worker visa application timelines

richardk8 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 19, 2018 6:36 am

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other): T2 General (standard service)
2. Country of application: Australia
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Brisbane
4. Date of application: 13/03/2018
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above): 19/03/2018
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 01/05/2018
7. Duration for Entry Clearance: 30 days
8. Date passport received: 23/05/2018

Called contact centre on 18/4 and escalated

Updated timeline above.
Works days from biometrics
decision reached: 30
passport returned: 45

No notification that decision had been made or passport was ready for collection. Only received a phone call notifying me that my passport can be collected from the visa centre after I made an another enquiry using the paid email service.

Also, they put the start wrong date on my wife's visa (T2 Dependant), so will need to apply again for a vignette transfer to correct it.

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 General and 2 dependants (wife and one kid), 5 years
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Pune
4. Date of application: 03.05.2018
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above): 03.05.2018
6. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer: 06.05.2018
7. Date email received about decision being reached: 22.05.2018
8. Date email received from application centre that passports are dispatched: 23.05.2018
9. Date passport received: 24.05.2018
10. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 21.05.2018
11. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 month

Hi everyone,

Here's my piece of information.

1. Category applying under: General Standard (+ wife and 2 children)
2. Country of application: Russia
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Moscow
4. Date of application: Apr 26, 2018
5. Date of submission of documents: May 4, 2018
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from: July 9, 2018
7. Duration for Entry Clearance: 30 days
8. Date passport received: May 25, 2018

As far as I know the visa was approved on May 21, 2018

hi

here is my infos

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 Gen +Priority +Walk in
2. Country of application: France
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Paris
4. Date of application: May 21, 2018
5. Date of submission of documents: May 22, 2018
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from: May 25, 2018
7. Duration for Entry Clearance: 30 days
8. Date passport received: May 28, 2018

I didn't receive any email about decision being made. I called UKVI on Friday May 25, 2018 at the end of the day and they told me that decision is still waiting while it was already been made. So don't trust everything they tell you when you call them and it's really a waist of many. I received this morning an email from TLS Contact to collect my passport.

Good luck to you all.

royalb wrote: ↑

Fri May 18, 2018 5:11 am

royalb wrote: ↑

Fri May 04, 2018 10:31 pm

Category applying under : Tier 2 dependent visa
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application Centre:New Delhi
4. Date of application: 05/02/2018
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 4 above). : 11/04/2018
* Received email from UK Decision Making Center on 20 April 2018: "Your application is currently being prepared for consideration.."
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from: Not yet received
7. Duration for Entry Clearance: Not Yet Received
8. Date passport received: Not yet received

Called visa office on 02th May 2018 about the visa status: Visa decision made, no passport received.
Case escalated by call on 14 May 2018 : Passport not received, no news yNoet
Called again on 14 May 2018 : No news about passport

Date Entry Clearance valid from: 18 May 2018
7. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 year
8. Date passport received: 21 May 2018

ashishkm wrote: ↑

Fri May 18, 2018 6:22 am

1. Category applying under : Tier 2 General - Priority, Walk In - Main - 5 years
2. Country of application : India
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Premium Lounge, Whitefield, Bangalore
4. Date of application : 18-May-2018
5. Date of submission of documents : 18-May-2018
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from : Awaiting
7. Duration for Entry Clearance : Awaiting
8. Date passport received : Awaiting

Got an email and SMS on 4-Jun-2018 that decision is made

6. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 4-Jul-2018
7. Duration for Entry Clearance : 30 days
8. Date passport received : 5-Jun-2018

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 Gen +Priority
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Bangalore
4. Date of application: June 11, 2018
5. Date of submission of documents and Biometric: June 14, 2018
6. SMS from VFS , Visa Application Processed: June 19, 2018
7. Date passport received: June 20, 2018
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: July 25, 2018
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 30 days

On the approval letter date is 18th June. So, visa was approved on 18th June. Passport was couriered on 19th June. Passport Received on 20th June.
Exact on 5th Working day received passport.

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 General and 3 dependants (wife and 2 kids), 5 years
2. Country of application: Russa
3. City of Visa Application Centre: St. Petersburg
4. Date of application: ~25.05.2018
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above): 01.06.2018
6. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer: 10.06.2018
7. Date email received about decision being reached: 25.06.2018
8. Date email received from application centre that passports are dispatched: 25.06.2018
9. Date passport received: 26.06.2018
10. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 20.06.2018
11. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 month

Also have received the "processing of your application has not been straightforward" email on 19 June.

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 General dependent
2. Country of application: INDIA
3. City of Visa Application Centre: HYDERABAD
4. Date of application: 02/05/2018
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above): 02/05/2018
6. Date email received about decision being reached: 13.06.2018
7. Date passport received: 12.06.2018
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 08.06.2018
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 month

Just got my passport with the visa stamped today. Here's my timeline:


1. Category applying under: Tier 2 General Dependent Partner
2. Country of application: Pakistan
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Karachi
4. Date of application: 6 June, 2018
5. Date of submission of documents: 12 June, 2018
6. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer: 16 June, 2018
7. Date email received about decision being reached: Not received
8. Date email received from application centre that passports are dispatched: Not received. I got a phone call to collect my passport.
9. Date passport received: June 28, 2018
10. Date Entry Clearance valid from: July 7, 2018
11. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 month

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 General and 1 dependent(both under Priority service), 3 years
2. Country of application: Germany
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Dusseldorf
4. Date of application: 4 June, 2018
5. Date of submission of documents: 12 June, 2018
6. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer: 13 June, 2018
7. Date email received about decision being reached: 26 June 2018 for dependant, and 27 June 2018 for me
8. Date email received from application centre that passports are dispatched: 26 June 2018 for dependant, and 27 June 2018 for me
9. Date passport received:27 June 2018 for dependant, and 28 June 2018 for me
10. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 1 August 2018
11. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 month

It was really strange, when my wifes(dependant) application was finished, but my(main applicant) was still under decision making step, but it seems that it's ok and can happen sometimes.

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) --- ICT
2. Country of application --India
3. City of Visa Application Centre ---New Delhi
4. Date of application --- 15-05-2018
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). --NO
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from--- Awaited
7. Duration for Entry Clearance --Awaited
8. Date passport received --Awited

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 General and one dependent - Both Priority
2. Country of application: INDIA
3. City of Visa Application Centre: New Delhi
4. Date of application: 26/06/2018
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above): 29/06/2018
6. Date email received about decision being reached: - Vfs sms received on 5/07/2018
7. Date passport received: 06.07.2018
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 08.09.2018
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 month

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 General, Priority
2. Country of application: Canada
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Ottawa
4. Date of application: July 16, 2018
5. Date of submission of documents: July 17, 2018.

Will update once decision made.

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 General, Priority
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Pune
4. Date of application: July 13, 2018
5. Date of submission of documents: July 17, 2018.

Decision is awaited

Will update once decision made.

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other): TIER 2 GENERAL SHORTAGE OCCUPATION PARTNER, UP TO 3 YEARS (Priority)
2. Country of application: INDIA
3. City of Visa Application Centre: VFS MUMBAI (SOUTH)
4. Date of application: 9 JULY, 2018
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above): 17 JULY, 2018

VFS SMS RECIEVED ABOUT APPLICATION BEING FORWARDED TO UKVI ON 7 JULY, 2018

6. Date Entry Clearance valid from: PENDING
7. Duration for Entry Clearance: PENDING
8. Date passport received: PENDING

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 General priority
2. Country of application: Germany
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Dusseldorf
4. Date of application: 13 July, 2018
5. Date of submission of documents: 17 July, 2018
6. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer: 17 July, 2018

Decision pending. Will update once hear back

JKU wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:53 am

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 General priority
2. Country of application: Germany
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Dusseldorf
4. Date of application: 13 July, 2018
5. Date of submission of documents: 17 July, 2018
6. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer: 17 July, 2018

Decision pending. Will update once hear back

Lawyers called saying the visa was approved July 23, 2018 (on the 5th working day).
Good luck to all.

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : General
2. Country of application : India
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Chennai
4. Date of application : 24 July 2018
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). : 27 July 2018
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from : yet to receive
7. Duration for Entry Clearance : yet to receive
8. Date passport received : yet to receive

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : Tier 2 General, dependant partner and 1 dependant child, standard service
2. Country of application: China
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Shanghai
4. Date of application: 30/06/2018
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above): 05/07/2018
6. Date email received about decision being reached: - 25/07/2018
7. Date passport received: 26/07/2018
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 29/07/2018
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 month

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : Tier 2 General, standard service
2. Country of application: Pakistan
3. City of Visa Application Center: Lahore
4. Date of application: 07/11/2018
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 4 above): 07/17/2018
6. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer: 07/20/2018
7. Date email received about decision being reached: - Never Received
8. Date passport received: 07/31/2018
9. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 08/02/2018
10. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 month

Good luck to all applicants and never ever believe what UKVI contact center tells you about your application's status. I emailed them regarding my application on 07/30/2018 and they replied it was in under consideration while it was already decided on 27th July.

. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : Tier 2 General, priority service
2. Country of application:india
3. City of Visa Application Center:gurgaon, premium longue
4. Date of application:
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 4 above): 27 July 2018 Friday
6. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer: 30 July 2018 monday

Anyone else applied for priority service in July 18?