My wife has a theory about why June+ applications are getting done over remaining Feb - May applications. She thinks that the 6 month benchmark is already shot for those souls, so UKBA or the temp contractor are working more on statistically salvageable months. If true, good news for June+ but more...

TNT my time line is almost the same as yours... By my reckoning we are two weeks away from the June applicants receiving...COULD BE SOONER IF THE STAFF ARE WORKING EXTRA HARD.....I'm starting to feel excited My husband's biometric card arrived yesterday, a day after we received the doc's back. Our ...

Date Docs sent: 18/06/12 Date Ack. Letter received: 26/06/12 Date biometrics booking letter received: 07/08/12 Date biometrics enrolled (at Holborn post office):08/08/12 Date Spouse Passport Requested: 03/10/12 Date Spouse Passport Received: 10/10/12 Date Docs received: 24/10/12 Visa type: FLR(M) M...

Hello again, It gives me immense pleasure to be able to write my final timeline here. I want to share it here as it feels like we are a family here discussing same issues everyone is facing and everyone is supporting each other.Thanks everyone here for the support and i wish everyone luck who is wa...

Congratulation Dsin Documents sent: 21/6/2012 (received by UKBA 22/6/2012) Acknowledgement letter: 26/6/2012 (dated 19/6) Biometrics letter received: 5/8/2012 Biometrics submitted: 20/8/2012 Documents received: Waiting Biometric permit received: waiting Visa: FLR(M) from Tier 4 Any june applicants ...

Hi, We have also received some good news today - all of our documents have been returned with a letter saying that my husband's biometric permit will be with us within 7 working days. :D Our timeline is: Applied online: 10/6 (payment taken same day) Documents sent: 11/6 (received by UKBA 12/6) Ackno...

dear friends i have been following this thread regularly for few months and was very helpful to keep track i had applied for my wife and son think many of those who applied in march are waiting the solicitor just got the approval letter and documents back will hopefully receive biometric permit in ...

Just read the following House of Parliament transcript on the questioning of UKBA Chief Executive Rob Whiteman. You learn about the company hired to "help" clear the backlog and the £40m price tag attached, the impact of the Olympics on the process, and a rash of convoluted double-talk from Whiteho...

thanks for the quick reply.# actually i only download from internet and then hand fill in. therefore, it says version 04/2012 on the first page top right hand side. i think you are right. now we can only wait. i have noticed some people applied on 11 June already got their passport back. so it wont...

thanks for the quick reply.# actually i only download from internet and then hand fill in. therefore, it says version 04/2012 on the first page top right hand side. i think you are right. now we can only wait. i have noticed some people applied on 11 June already got their passport back. so it wont...

Hi there, I've just checked the form we completed and it says 2.0.5 in the top right hand corner so I guess that's the version number? We completed this on the 10th June. We answered some questions first which amended the form to suit your application (ie; it didn't ask about us to prove our relati...

I will really appreciate if anybody that applied in July can share their document version number with me. The form I completed was version 2.0.4.[/quote] Hi there, I've just checked the form we completed and it says 2.0.5 in the top right hand corner so I guess that's the version number? We complete...

jbm wrote:

Dsin wrote:

jbm wrote:Hi,
me and my wife is bit worried

I think someone said you could call up and request a biometrics letter if you have waited a couple of months....

thanks Dsin for quick reply yes i am planing to call them on monday. see what happen.

Good luck with the call - let us know how you get on

Hi, me and my wife is bit worried now as we applied on 15 August 2012 and still no biometric invitation letter. anybody in same situation plz share what should we do or its normal? as i now ur actual timeline for application start from date you enroll ur biometric (i think) thanks Hi jbm, We applie...

Dsin - I agree. At the time of my application I chose the FLR(M) application document that was available online. When I say Online application - it is an electronic form that you can fill in like an active /editable PDF document. After the document is completed you pay online and it generates the P...

wow we are on the same deck. I submitted my application on 12 June 2012 and enrolled my bio-metrics on 08 August as same as you did. Have you got any response afterwards ? So our biometrics letter arrived today and we have already enrolled our biometrics! Our new timeline is: Application submitted:...

Hi there - Update on my case which is turning out to be a nightmare. Has anybody after a long wait received their application back as invalid with all documentation returned? I applied 3 July online with online payment and all my documentation was returned stating I used the incorrect version of th...

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/postal_flrm_applications_times_a#incoming-311921 I love how they assume I'm a dude. They give the most vague answers possible, and I've given up trying to understand how they operate. It sounds like they put applications in order of application date ONCE biomet...

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/postal_flrm_applications_times_a#incoming-311921 I love how they assume I'm a dude. They give the most vague answers possible, and I've given up trying to understand how they operate. It sounds like they put applications in order of application date ONCE biomet...

Hey guys been awhile since I've updated my situation since the panic attack that my payment was never taken. Well payment has been taken and acknowledgement letter received, however no biometrics letter yet. Here is my timeline: 13/7/12 - sent off app 16/7/12 - delivered to ukba 23/7/12 - payment t...

Great to hear you got your biometrics letter. Looks like quite a few June applications have received their letters recently so hopefully things are moving along a bit at the UKBA! Hope you managed to get your biometrics done and your passport back..... We managed to do my husband's biometrics last ...

Hi all, Finally got my biometrics letter today, mailed the day after we called to request my husband's passport back - funny that! I'm wondering about my surname though. Because we got married in May and had little time to get the application in before the 9 July law change date, I didn't have time...

hi everyone, i applied for my spousal visa on 3 July. the UKBA received my application on the 4th. we have have still not received the biometrics letter. called the UKBA today and were told that 4 weeks is still very early in the application process and we just have to be patient. our letter has no...

So I did spend my hour with Eine Kleine Nachtsmusik and had a response that our biometric request letter was sent out on 3rd of August! One step in the positive direction! The person I spoke to also said that 75% of applications are decided within 4 weeks after biometrics are enrolled - hopefully t...

Hi mrsclc78, Thank you for your reply. Can I ask which number you called to request the sponsor's passport back? Were you successful? We mailed two letters requesting my (sponsor) documents back asap as I needed to go to a business trip on 30 July. We received no response whatsoever and I had to mi...