I wanted to post my experience following our spouse visa application via the premium service route at the Croydon Premium Service Centre. Basically I was really impressed overall. We had a horribly delayed fiancé visa application process that took 6 months and found the overall service to be appalli...
It’s really frustrating. The application form appears to be a generic form covering many types of application. Therefore many of the evidences required may not be relevant for the type of application. The problem however is that it isn’t made clear which things are not really relevant. Not only that...
Hi I’m trying to get a clear picture of applying for my wife’s FLM R from fiancé visa using the premium service and I need some help We completed the application form on the gov website and reached the payment page and after paying IHS cannot book an appointment at the premium service centre as noth...
I realise the spouse visa application is a new application but it seems pointless to make someone redo the language test again when it forms part of the fiancé visa validation. Does anyone have experience of whether this was required when moving from fiancé visa to spouse visa? Agree A2 would be bet...
Hi All I’m still confused about the need to supply English Language test certificate to A1 standard for my partners spouse visa application. Given she went via the fiancé visa route, the home office will know this was already validated when this visa was granted only a few months back. Will they rea...
Hi all, My fiancé application non priority for my Russian fiancé took over 26 weeks. I lost count of the number of times I called, emailed and wrote with my MP doing likewise. Fortunately the visa was granted, but the cost incurred during the elongated process to still see my fiancé means I’ll be pa...
My fiancé visa will be 23 weeks this Friday after non priority application. Involved MP in early July, they wrote to home office in mid July and also phoned twice to chase and only this week got a standard response that application was more complex and hasn’t been assessed with normal service target...
21 weeks tomorrow for a non priority fiancé visa from Russian Federation. About 5 escalations raised, letter from MP to home office and 2 further phone calls from MP and all we have had back since 12 week point is 3 emails with standard text saying decision will be made soon, thank you for patience....
The UKVI call centre has a variety of agents, some of whom clearly seem to make things up as they go along. I’ve spoken to one agent twice who has said reescalating puts the original escalation to the back of the queue again. I have no idea if this is right as none of the other agents have said this...
It’s just a black hole. How people can be treated this way is hard to accept. Nearly 19 weeks for a non priority fiancé visa. Escalated too many time to remember. When they are answered just get told decision soon and in final stages. Then weeks pass and nothing happens. Involved MP 2 weeks ago. He ...
Over 16 weeks and after 4 escalated calls over the last few weeks received this message The application is in the final processing stages and a decision will be made soon. Further Investigation is required and you will be contacted directly once concluded. What does this mean. Is it a standard reply...
After 12 long weeks my Russian fiancé received an email last Friday saying that a decision was unable to be made according to the 12 weeks service level. Then a further email requesting 2 documents. My employer letter which was part of the original documentation supplied so I assume was mislaid and ...
Appendix 2 was fine it was just the main application option that seemed odd to select marriage as it was the fiancé visa we wanted and unmarried partner seemed the more appropriate option. Of course we know that is incorrect now, so hopefully all will be fine. Letter to go tomorrow.
Called UKVI who agreed to email an escalation to Sheffield asking to reassign application to fiancé visa to tie in withV4. No guarantee but hopefully they will reclassify as it’s only 5 weeks since application without priority
Unfortunately it says unmarried partner. So the question is have I just thrown 150 pounds down the drain and it is inevitable that the ECO will just assess on this basis, which will fail because it was intended to be a Fiancé visa as per V4. Is it conceivable they will query inconsistencies or just ...
Hello, My Russian partner applied for a fiancé visa from Moscow last month. It was pretty stressful at the time due to a number of factors and although had been quite meticulous about the VF4 form and associated docs my partner left the main application to the last minute. So we had a number of fals...
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