Spousal Visa Application - Pakistan (Timeline Only)

xXxMrsZxXx wrote:

Haila1 wrote:Hi,

My cousins wife got her visa today!!! She applied on the 29th of March and recieved the text yesterday and her visa was granted! Alhumdillilah!

Hopefully it will be my turn sooon Inshallah!

Thats great..which centre did she apply at?

Hi,

She applied in Mirpur.

We can estimate the waiting time to be around 6 months and prepare ourselves for a good long wait accordingly.
Inshallah we will hear some good news before we know it as we know ukba can take a while. Good luck everyone

shuby wrote:Whats the maxium days taken for a reply?

The most i've seen is 125 days, anyone gone over 125 or know anyone?

Thanks

My husband received his VISA after almost 7 months of wait.

Visa submitted in ISL on 24/02/12
Passport received: 17/09/2012

Approx 141 working days.

Contacting the MP did nothing to speed up the process as they can only help under compassionate circumstances. My husbands case was fairly straightforward, I have no idea what caused this overly long wait apart from the obvious- heavy workload on the UKBA.

It's actually laughable when I see people's impatient comments and they haven't even passed the 12 week mark! If I'm putting a dampener on things, I'm sorry but it can be a REALLY REALLY long wait.

The MP informed me that they cannot do anything to speed up the process if it hasn't been 150 working days.

Wow- I suppose I hold the record for the longest time a VISA has ever been processed in 2012.

wow almost 8 months wait !!! congratulations and please do make dua for the rest of us

NaaNaa90 wrote:

shuby wrote:Whats the maxium days taken for a reply?

The most i've seen is 125 days, anyone gone over 125 or know anyone?

Thanks

My husband received his VISA after almost 7 months of wait.

Visa submitted in ISL on 24/02/12
Passport received: 17/09/2012

Approx 141 working days.

Contacting the MP did nothing to speed up the process as they can only help under compassionate circumstances. My husbands case was fairly straightforward, I have no idea what caused this overly long wait apart from the obvious- heavy workload on the UKBA.

It's actually laughable when I see people's impatient comments and they haven't even passed the 12 week mark! If I'm putting a dampener on things, I'm sorry but it can be a REALLY REALLY long wait.

The MP informed me that they cannot do anything to speed up the process if it hasn't been 150 working days.

Wow- I suppose I hold the record for the longest time a VISA has ever been processed in 2012.

Okkkkkk, Thats not what i wanted to hear
Thia ia really becoming a joke, we're told 120 days on the official website and quite a few people are going past that ;
100 per cent within 24 weeks of the application date

100% is all applicants so why are they going over this time limit? We pay for this service which is overpriced anyway. i seriously cant understand where this additional money is being invested as no new staff were taken on. The 24 week promise they give is misleading and something should be done if they fail to meet this promise. Otherwise I wouldnt be surprised if gradually the time taken increases to 30 weeks....

@shuby

Dont worry we are nearly there! We have all showed lots of Sabr.... Just a tiny bit more! May Allah reward us all for our sabr. Inshallah!

@arbab000

Where did you submit your visa app if you dont mind me asking?

I received a letter from my local mp today after a month of writing to him. It was just a standard response he recieved from ukba. there are delays, we aim to complete 95% of applications in 12 weeks and 100% in 24 weeks etc etc. the mp then signed off saying he understands its frustrating but till the deadline he cant do anything for me.

Well its coming up to 24 weeks now for my wife, so hoping for a message in the next few days. If I dont get anything then I will be complaining, ppl are right to complain, the service is a complete joke and I see no justification for the ridiculous fee ppl have to pay for it. The report someone linked a few posts ago might be a few years out of date but the findings are a disgrace and i shudder at the thought of what the latest findings would show.

Please pray for us!

Heyy,im new to this forum..I have been visiting this forum and some of the information on here has been very helpful so thought of posting my spouse visa timeline I can see i may have a while to go as theres so many people waiting for visas..jus keep sabr evry1 and allah will help us all.

Applied at LHE:06/07/12
application forwarded to OC on 06/07/12
Under proccess at BHC on19/7/12
RFC....?? Inshallah Soon!

@mosesmoses

From Lahore.

shazz wrote:Heyy,im new to this forum..I have been visiting this forum and some of the information on here has been very helpful so thought of posting my spouse visa timeline I can see i may have a while to go as theres so many people waiting for visas..jus keep sabr evry1 and allah will help us all.

Applied at LHE:06/07/12
application forwarded to OC on 06/07/12
Under proccess at BHC on19/7/12
RFC....?? Inshallah Soon!

We applied 5th July, lol

arbab000 wrote:@shuby

Dont worry we are nearly there! We have all showed lots of Sabr.... Just a tiny bit more! May Allah reward us all for our sabr. Inshallah!

Insha'Allah brother, its just sometimes it feels like been waiting forever. But the majority of the wait is over, just a little while longer and insha'Allah our partners will be with us

Welcome to the forum July applicants. My husband applied not long before you guys so Inshallah we should hear good news round about the same time. Please remember to make dua for each othes as we all need them

@shuby

Im actually a girl lol dont worry inshallah....

Hello I'm new, I've been hanging around for ever waiting for the day when my spouse will join me, thought it wouldnt take more than 3 weeks but have been waiting for almost 4 months and I've heard nothing yet! Really angry and frustrated I'm going to write the paindo prime minister.

Hi,
I have been following these boards or sometime but posting for the first time. My wife has applied for her visa towards end of August - any post July 9 applicants here? Not sure if applications under the new rules will be processed quicker or will follow the 6 month processing time. All comments welcome. Thanks

skstar wrote:

shazz wrote:Heyy,im new to this forum..I have been visiting this forum and some of the information on here has been very helpful so thought of posting my spouse visa timeline I can see i may have a while to go as theres so many people waiting for visas..jus keep sabr evry1 and allah will help us all.

Applied at LHE:06/07/12
application forwarded to OC on 06/07/12
Under proccess at BHC on19/7/12
RFC....?? Inshallah Soon!

We applied 5th July, lol

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Lol my husband thinks it'll be 3 mnths on oct 6th but if they count 5 workin days as a week then its 3 months 2morow I think. And I hope you get good news soon! Where did u apply from for your visa?

Applied at LHE:06/07/12
application forwarded to OC on 06/07/12
Under proccess at BHC on19/7/12
RFC....?? Inshallah Soon! [/quote]


Hi, you're halfway through already now so keep patience. I applied in 06/06/12 so i'm expecting a repsonse in mid November. It's mostly likely that yours will be actioned in mid to end of December. But you never know every case is treated individually. So far i've noticed that hardly any one who submitted their case in May has got a response which indicates that it is highly probable that our visa will still be under process right up to the 24th week. Some people are going a few days above this deadline as well.

Im not expecting a reply until December as i can see UKBA is well snowed under. Nevermind, what can we do? Just pray that we hear good news soon Inshallah.

Hiyaa and ino, all we could do now is patiently wait and see wat happens inshallah u shud hear good news soon but 24 weeks is a long time lol they shud stick 2 12 weeks!

i dont really mind the 24 weeks wait as long as we get a positive outcome Inshallah, i'm confident our patience will be paid off

shazz wrote:

skstar wrote:

shazz wrote:Heyy,im new to this forum..I have been visiting this forum and some of the information on here has been very helpful so thought of posting my spouse visa timeline I can see i may have a while to go as theres so many people waiting for visas..jus keep sabr evry1 and allah will help us all.

Applied at LHE:06/07/12
application forwarded to OC on 06/07/12
Under proccess at BHC on19/7/12
RFC....?? Inshallah Soon!

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We applied 5th July, lol

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Lol my husband thinks it'll be 3 mnths on oct 6th but if they count 5 workin days as a week then Its 3 months 2morow I think. And I hope you get good news soon! Where did u apply from for your visa?

We applied in islamabad. Yeh im not counting the days anymore just week by week. :)im confident we wil get a reply soon.

Yhh I hope we get our replies soon..hav u got a phone call from the ECO yet? I haven't yet I was wondering do they phone for evry1 or just if they need more info? Please let me no wat happens with urs skstar as ur date is 1 day b4 mine lol.

They dont call everyone, they will only call you if they are in doubt or need more info. No news is good news lol... Fingers crossed it will be our turn soon Inshallah

arbab000 wrote:@shuby

Im actually a girl lol dont worry inshallah....

Ooops, sorry lol

Shazia1104 wrote:They dont call everyone, they will only call you if they are in doubt or need more info. No news is good news lol... Fingers crossed it will be our turn soon Inshallah

PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ME WOULD YOU KNOW IF MY WIFE HAS 25 K IN THE BANK AND SHE EARNS 500 POUND A MONTH WILL THIS BE ENOUGH TO GET SETTLMENT VISA?
THANKS