OK good news. Wife picked up her visa today. Applied - 27th February 2009 Visa picked up - 20th Mar 2009 I don't know when visa was stamped yet. It took exactly 3 weeks to get passport back. I'm impressed. Like I said the visa processing times are coming down. Thank you everyone for your guidance an...
Wooohoooooooo. Good news. Wife picked up her visa today. Applied for EEA Family Permit - 27th Feb 09 Status when checked on 4th March - Forwarded to Islamabad OC (I think this changes on the day you apply or the day after) Visa collected (Gerry's called my wife) - 20th Mar 09 So it took 21 days (3 w...
Hello All, My wife applied for EEA2 on 7th July 2008 Home office have the case registered on 14th July 2008 Got confirmation from home office some time in August 2008 I haven't heard anything since. Every time I call they say its in the queue waiting to be looked at. Looking at kampk121's case, I'll...
@hhsmp - I'm soooooo happy for you. I prayed for you too. Hope you get more happiness together than you ever imagined. Best of luck everyone else as well. I'll let you know what happens to our case tomorrow. Applied for EEA Family Permit at Islamabad - 27th Feb 2009 Status changed online to collect ...
So I have an update. My wife visited Gerry's today but they said they don't have her docs yet. In the last 30 mins the online status has chnaged to "APplication redy for collection...." I've asked the wife to go again tomorrow so I'll let you know what happens tomorrow. Keep praying... and I'll do t...
OK Shehzad. The wife emailed them on 15th and the replied on 18th saying she should contact Gerry's to pick up her documents. She went there today but they turned her away saying that they haven't got her docs yet. I just checked and in the last 1 hour the online status has changed to "Application r...
My prayers are with you my friend. Insha Allah all will be well. Give us all the good news and congratulations are in waiting. We chased up via email as well and got a reply last evening saying that wife should contact Gerry's as the decision has been made. Although the online status still says "App...
OK Aqil Zeeshan's case is not for a settlement visa like us. Aqil did you apply in Lahore or Karachi? This would explain why his application went to Abu Dhabi. My wife called Gerry's and they confirmed our application is in Islamabad and always was. I don't think you can call islamabad embassy and a...
Salam Amjad, I'm assuming your mother-in-law applied in Islamabad. According to processing times guide, family visas less than 6 months take about 5-10 working days. Have a look at the pdf file in the link below: http://www.ukvacpk.com/index.aspx Just out of curiosity, did you supply bank statements...
15 working days my friend. It will be 3 weeks (15 working days) for my wife this Friday so I've asked her to call on Thursday and go down on Friday or Monday to check in person. Of course I'll let everyone know. So wait and see what I say and decide accordingly if its a good idea for your wife to go...
Hello people, ok Escoba - Easiest way to get round all problems is it get one of the utilities bill in hubby's name (gas, electric, council tax, phone). Then take the bill (proof of address) and passport (proof of id) to the GP and it should be fine. Hope all goes well I/A. I had a question for you,...
Its clear from my previous posts that I think the visa processing time is currently around 3 weeks although it says 6 weeks (30 working days) on the processing time guide. Having said that we cannot be 100% sure. At this point I would like to ask users who might not be registered and have got visas ...
ok people so I found out a couple of things. 1) Only non-settlement applications from Lahore and Karachi are sent to Abu Dhabi. Well they are scanned and decision is made in ABu Dhabi. 2) All other decisions are either made in Islamabad or UK Border Agency and all stamps are put on the passports in ...
No no my friend. We applied in Islamabad and the documents have always been in Islamabad. Only non-settlement applications from Lahore and Karachi are sent to Abu Dhabi. I think everybody would benefit if we could find out how long its taking to issue visas right now. Any users who might not be regi...
No mate nothing yet. Wife called Gerry's and they confirmed that the application is in Islamabad as expected but they didn't give an accuratte time frame.
Its been 2 weeks so lets see what happens in another week. I'll let you all know.
Hi Urwahali, You are posting in the wrong forum my friend. The forum for International Graduate Scheme visa extensions is here: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=36532 You can apply for a 2 year extension after your first 3 years of visa as long as you have 75 points (yes they have ba...
Well yes it means your application is in the queue and will be looked at soon. There are two things to note here: 1) We can't be sure how long it will take from "Application forwarded to Islamabad OC" status till you get the visa 2) Not all application scans are sent to Abu Dhabi. Some are handled i...
I'm glad you feel better. I've tried to get hold of someone at the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi but they are closed until Sunday now. We need to call vfs global in Abu Dhabi on 00971 2634 2530 (select option zero). Remember they are 4 hours ahead of UK time and they work 9-5 local time. Have the app...
I think it would be great for everyone here if you can let us know every time the status changes. It will give everyone a realistic idea of how long the settlement application processing time is.
Salam Shehzad, From what I've heard O.C can stand for Overseas Center or Operational Centre but everyone agrees that it is the British consulate in Abu Dhabi. So Forwarded to Islamabad OC means your documents have been sent to Abu Dhabi. Here are the statuses as I know them: 1) Application forwarded...
Hi hhsmp, Here is my situation: Wife applied for EEA Permit (like UK Settlement) on 27th Feb at Gerry's Islamabad I was told it takes 60 working days so 12 weeks I tracked the application on 4th March for th first time and it said "Application forwarded to Islamabad OC on" Not sure if it said that f...
Hi All, First of all congratulations Escoba. I pray that you have a happy and prosperous life. Here is my situation: Wife applied for EEA Permit (like UK Settlement) on 27th Feb at Gerry's Islamabad I was told it takes 60 working days so 12 weeks I tracked the application on 4th March for th first t...
To pdykid - You need to travel to India and apply for a new EEA Permit. This should be the same as your first EEA permit application. Don't thik that it will be easier this time so you can afford to make a weaker application. Your EEA2 Residence Card application will still continue to be active and ...
