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SEPTEMBER-08 TIER-1 APPLICANTS

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amit0277
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Post by amit0277 » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:31 am

Shubhi wrote:Hi All

Can anyone suggest does it mean I've got my VISA stamped?

Your passport is ready for collection; please visit the UK Visa Application Centre where you submitted your visa application to collect the same 20 Oct 2008

Thanks
Congratulation Shubhi,
Hey did you got a mail regarding this status?

Shubhi
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Post by Shubhi » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:21 pm

Hey...YESSSSSSSSS.....I got it Finally.... :D Thanks to all of you who helped me to get this done....

Its an awsome feeling...I am looking at my passport since last 3 hours....Lol...Can't really believe it...

I am thankful to all of you... :)

Please check:

Applied: Sept 25th
Previous employer got a call from Integra:Oct 3rd
Integra Complete/Application with ECO:Oct 14th
Status change on website: Oct 20th

Shubhi...

themagger
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Post by themagger » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:35 pm

awesome.... congrats.. :)

now, u have to help us out :P
well, i applied on 8th oct at vfs delhi and my hr has not received any verification call/mail yet :|, its strange if the integra has nt started as yet, i want to call integra up and confirm wats happening? can you share their contact info? many thanks.

Shubhi
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Post by Shubhi » Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:38 pm

themagger wrote:awesome.... congrats.. :)

now, u have to help us out :P
well, i applied on 8th oct at vfs delhi and my hr has not received any verification call/mail yet :|, its strange if the integra has nt started as yet, i want to call integra up and confirm wats happening? can you share their contact info? many thanks.
Hi There..

I never contacted Integra I kept on sending emails to vfsuk.north@vfs-uk-in.com - VFS, visqry.newdelhi@fco.gov.uk - BHC, and kept on getting updates and status verified from them...

I doubt Integra ppl share their contact info...

whenever u send an email to BHC...do mention ur DOB, Application Ref num, Name and Passport num...

All the best!!!
Shubhi

deepinder7090
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Post by deepinder7090 » Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:15 am

Dear All,


HOOOOOORAAAAAYYYYYYY I FINALLY GOT THE VISA FOR 3 YEARS.

I REALLY CANT BELIEVE THIS MY CASE WAS BIT COMPLICATED BUT IT WAS ALL THE PROFESSIONAL THINKING AND ACT WHICH MADE THIS POSSIBLE .

ECO'S ARE NOT REJECTING VISA ON SMALL ISSUES THEY ONLY WANT THAT
1) YOU ADHERE WITH THEIR PUBLISHED GUIDELINES
2) PREPARE YOUR APPLICATION IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER AS YOU ARE APPLYING FOR HIGHLY SKILLED VISA.

I APPLIED ON 12 SEP AND INTEGRA REPORT RECIEVED ON 8 OCT AND FINALLY GOT THE VISA ON 20 OCT.

MY DEAR FRIENDS IT WAS JUST BECAUSE OF YOUR HELP THAT MADE THIS VISA POSSIBLE
I STARTED THIS THREAD ON SEP 1 . ANY BODY NEEDS ANY HELP ANY TYPE OF COVERING LETTERS ANY AFFIDAVIT FORMATS GIFT DEEDS FORMATS ANY PROBLEM KINDLY GET IN TOUCH WITH ME ON 9878828009


ANYWAYS ALL THE BEST TO YOU ALL YOU ALL WILL DEFINATELY GET THE VISA


REGARDS,
DEEPINDER 7090

devilish
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Post by devilish » Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:23 am

Congrats Subhi & Deepinder !!!!

Very Happy for you guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers

amit0277
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Post by amit0277 » Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:18 am

Congratulations deepinder7090 :D

deepinder7090
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Post by deepinder7090 » Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:08 am

Thanks amit best of luck for your result

Friends i will not be now surfing this forum often so any body need any advice kindly mailme at deepinderchahal_singh@yahoo.co.in

or call me at 9878828009

all the best to all the people who had applied and waiting for the results and to thoes who will be planning to apply in comming days.


regards,
deepinder

damn
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Post by damn » Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:51 am

Just to give you a good news!

Got my Tier 1 delivered today. until oct 2011. :D

Timelines are:

Posted 19 September 2008
Delivered: 22 September 2008
Payment processed: same day.
Ack Rcvd: 24 Sep 2008 (dated 22 Sep 2008)
NO UT sent.
docs received: 22 Oct 2008
Visa stamp date: 10 Oct 2008.

Thanks Everyone for all the help. Good Luck to those who're still waiting.

pino700
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Post by pino700 » Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:24 pm

damn wrote:Just to give you a good news!

Got my Tier 1 delivered today. until oct 2011. :D

Timelines are:

Posted 19 September 2008
Delivered: 22 September 2008
Payment processed: same day.
Ack Rcvd: 24 Sep 2008 (dated 22 Sep 2008)
NO UT sent.
docs received: 22 Oct 2008
Visa stamp date: 10 Oct 2008.

Thanks Everyone for all the help. Good Luck to those who're still waiting.
damn,

Congratulations to you. Why was there a long time lag between visa stamp date (i.e approval date) and the date of receipt of docs? Did you include a self addressed and stamped special delivery envelope?

damn
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Post by damn » Wed Oct 22, 2008 4:26 pm

Thanks Pino700!

Absolutely no idea why the delay!

I did include a self addressed envelope, but they did not use it at all. It was returned with the docs.


Regards,
pino700 wrote:
damn,

Congratulations to you. Why was there a long time lag between visa stamp date (i.e approval date) and the date of receipt of docs? Did you include a self addressed and stamped special delivery envelope?

roys_tier1
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received tier 1 visa in 20 days

Post by roys_tier1 » Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:20 pm

Hi Guys,

To my surprise i got my Tier1 visa stamped with my passport and approval letter together.

Applied on: 1st Oct
Reference number issued : 02 Oct
Reference number Received date": 4th Oct
Refernce number : PB319**************
Visa issued Date: Oct 20
recevied my passport with stamping on : oct 23

All the best for you guys.

cheers
Roys

cheekychick85
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anybody applied from blr or chennai in september

Post by cheekychick85 » Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:05 pm

Can anybody who applied from blr or chennai in september advise on the processing time?

saurabhrane
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Re: anybody applied from blr or chennai in september

Post by saurabhrane » Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:35 am

cheekychick85 wrote:Can anybody who applied from blr or chennai in september advise on the processing time?
Hi All,

First of all I would like to thank everyone on this forum for sharing very useful information.

I got my visa stamped Tier 1 General yesterday
My Timelines:
Applied on - 18/09/2008 (Mumbai)
Integra - Do now ..
Visa Received - 23/10/2008

Thanks
Saurabh

cheekychick85
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Post by cheekychick85 » Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:53 am

thanx.

But i Think from blr and chennai it taking longer. They say it can take upto 3months due to a backlog.

regpass2k
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Finally my VISA got approved

Post by regpass2k » Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:20 pm

Finally my VISA got approved... Thanks a lot for everyone......

Timelines:
____________________________________________________________
1. Application type: Tier 1 (General) Fresh
2. Location: Chennai, BHC. (VFS Chennai South)
3. Appl Date: 10 September, 2008
4. Integra: No idea
5. Stamped: 30 October, 2008
6. Passport received in person on 31th October
___________________________________________________________

Regards
regpass2k

sandeep.momula
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congratulations

Post by sandeep.momula » Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:09 pm

Congratulations regpass2k, Good to hear that after a long time. There were no postings of this kind since couple of months.

Anyway, seems like good days are back again.
Let\'s see how it goes.

datastage
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I have got the visa too

Post by datastage » Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:47 pm

Guys, I have made it too. :) I applied from New Jersey, United States. I am a seconded employee from an IT company in India.
Here were the below timelines if anybody is interested to know

1.) Online Application = 14Sept
2.) Date Of Biometrics = 3rd Oct
3.) Email from the NY Visa Team that the VISA was in process = 8th Oct
4.) Docs received back with the stamp = 31st Oct

PM me if anybody is applying from US and needs any assistance.

As others have said, make sure that the application is made in a professional way and logically correct. Do not worry about the cosmetics.
In one instance I didn't have the Original Bank Statements to backstop my earnings. I substituted it with a letter from the bank which showed the earnings.

Good Luck
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mjmani
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Post by mjmani » Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:48 pm

Hey Buddy,
I am happy for you. Best of luck!
Best regards,
Mani

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Post by mjmani » Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:20 am

Thanks to everyone. I just received this email. I sincerely wish you all and those who are waiting "Com'n buddy! Smile please! You're next to get approval."
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Your visa has been issued.
Delivery times:
USA: Overnight
Bermuda, Bahamas, Central/South America and Caribbean:
- 2 days if you prepaid for Express service

-2-5 days for mail returned to the British Embassy/High Commission
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On 3rd Nov, I sent an email to them visa_complaintsNY@fco.gov.uk mentioning that it is now past the estimated processing time and please let me know the status of my application since this has impact my career plans (and I need to give notice to my current employer).
I am really not sure if this has made any difference, but cant ignore the chances too.

My time lines:
28-Sep: Online application
06-Oct: Biometric appointment
08-Oct: Sent application to NY Consulate
09-Oct: Application reached NY Consulate
15-Oct: Recvd email acknowledgement that my application was received and est processing time 10 working days
05-Nov: Recvd email that my visa has been issued
waiting to see my passport and have to start my further plans. I had asked Feb 01 2009 as landing date in UK.

Anyone wants I can share my Cover Letter. I have already created it as template (its in word doc). Please send me your email id or is there any place to upload I can do it. Copy paste to this forum will not be nice since the doc has some formatting too.
Best regards,
Mani

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Post by gopalp » Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:51 am

Hi All,

Thanks a lot to all of you.

I got a call from my house saying that I have received the courier from Chennai and the Visa has been granted for 3 Yrs. Here are the timelines


Category - Tier 1 (General)
HSMP Approval - Yes
Applied on - 15th Sept 2008
Applied From - VFS, Bangalore
Integra - No idea
Results - Granted/Approved (01/01/2009 to 01/01/2012)


Thanks again to all of you out there and best of luck for those who are expecting visa shortly.

--
cheers,
gopalp

ramgsk
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Post by ramgsk » Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:03 am

Congratulations Gopal, on getting the visa.

We see your success post along all threads even a bit relevant to September Applicants. :-), Celebration time :-)

This forum rocks, and is an indispensable information source the guys.
Have seen quite a knowledgeful guys in the forum on the topics.
- Ramgsk

themagger
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Post by themagger » Thu Nov 06, 2008 1:58 pm

Hey Gopal and everyone,
What is the procedure to request the ECO/CW to stamp the Visa from a desired date in future?
I too plan to travel in Jan End or Feb, but i have already submitted the application, and all the processes are complete and the app is with the CW, if by HIS grace, all goes well, then how to communicate the request?
Thanks

gopalp
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Post by gopalp » Fri Nov 07, 2008 3:24 am

Hey themagger,

Even I opted for immidiate stamping, as I already had a job offer. But due to the delayed response time from the BHC, I had to miss tht opportunity and then decided to take the visa effective date for Jan 2009.

To do this, I just wrote a email to BHC (Chennai.VisaEnquiry@fco.gov.uk) stating the reason as follows:

Dear Sir/Madam,

I had mentioned in my earlier mail, I had an job offer in the UK to join on 13th Oct 2008.
Since I didnt get my visa in time (before 13th Oct), that job offer has been withdrawn and also for some unseen family problems, I would not be able to travel to the UK for another two months.

Hence, I would sincerely request the British High comission, to grant me a post dated visa effective 1st January 2009.
Please let me know for any detalis/information required.
Thanking you in advance


Just the next working day, I got a reply back from the BHC saying:

Thank you for the e-mail.
We have noted the change for the post dated request and made the change to 01/01/09.
Yours sincerely,


I think if you can give a proper reason, then I guess, they would do it without any hesitation.
Also, FYI... Visa can be postponed for max 3 months only.

Cheers,
Gopal

shinekanamala
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Got Visa

Post by shinekanamala » Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:30 am

Thank you very much for the people in this forum.It helps me a lot.

I have got the Visa today It is valid from 09/11/08 - 09/11/11 following are my timelines.

Applied on : 16 Sept 2008

Applied From : VFS Bangalore.

Number Of dependants : 1

BHC Chennai Response On 03 Nov 2008 : "Decision is Pending"

Status updated on VFS Web site : 6 Nov 2008 as "Processed Application delivered to Blue dart on 6 Nov 2008"

Documents Recieved On : 7 Nov 2008


I am very happy to help anybody in this forum.If anybody wants any help mail me to shine.kanamala AT gmail.com

Thanks & Regards
Shine

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