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Out-of-country skilled worker visa application timelines

Only for the UK Skilled Worker visas, formerly known as Tier 2 visa route

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by pd1gtk » Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:56 pm

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 General Priority
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - VFS Kolkata
4. Date of application - July 14 2017
5. Date of submission of documents - July 17 2017
6. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer - July 18 2017
7. Date Entry Clearance valid from - August 09 2017
8. Duration for Entry Clearance - 1 month
9. Date passport received - August 14 2017

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by CR001 » Wed Aug 23, 2017 1:25 pm

CR001 wrote:
Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:45 pm
TIMELINE posts ONLY please in the correct format. This is NOT a general questions and answer thread.
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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by jkhaliq » Wed Aug 23, 2017 5:59 pm

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : Tier 2 General
2. Country of application : Germany
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Dusseldorf
4. Date of application : 27/07/2017
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). 27/07/2017
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 18/08/2017
7. Duration for Entry Clearance : 1 Month
8. Date passport received : 16/08/2017

However, My wife and daughter applied with me and they are still waiting for their passports. UKVI website status checker states that the decision was made on 14/08/2017, the same day as mine, but they have not recieved the passports as of 23/08/2017.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by raspberrypi » Wed Aug 30, 2017 1:48 pm

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : Tier 2 General Shortage Occupation
2. Country of application : Sweden
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Stockholm
4. Date of application : 7th August 2017
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). 7th August 2017
6. Date of decision made: 19th August 2017
7. Date Entry Clearance valid from : Don't know
8. Duration for Entry Clearance : Don't know
9. Date passport received : Waiting

I can see on the UKVI website that a decison has been made but am still waiting for passport to be send back. Does anybody know why they don't send the passport back immediately when a decision is made?

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by tpapa » Fri Sep 01, 2017 3:54 pm

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : Tier 2 General Priority
2. Country of application : Albania
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Tirana
4. Date of application : 11th August 2017
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). 15th August 2017
6. Date of decision made: waiting
7. Date Entry Clearance valid from : waiting
8. Duration for Entry Clearance :waiting
9. Date passport received : waiting

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by wen3 » Sun Sep 03, 2017 7:52 am

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : Tier 2 General Priority
2. Country of application : Malaysia
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Sabah
4. Date of application : 22th August 2017
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). 25th August 2017
6. Date of decision made: waiting
7. Date Entry Clearance valid from : waiting
8. Duration for Entry Clearance :waiting
9. Date passport received : waiting

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by raspberrypi » Tue Sep 05, 2017 3:00 pm

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : Tier 2 General Shortage Occupation
2. Country of application : Sweden
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Stockholm
4. Date of application : 7th August 2017
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). 7th August 2017
6. Date of decision made: 19th August 2017
7. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 11th Sep 2017 till 11th Oct 2017
8. Duration for Entry Clearance : 1 month
9. Date passport received : 4th September 2017

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by sachin19671 » Thu Sep 07, 2017 1:56 pm

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 General Standard
2. Country of application - Qatar
3. City of Visa Application Centre - VFS Qatar
4. Date of application - August 12 2017
5. Date of submission of documents - August 14 2017
6. Documents forwarded to Sheffield text - August 28 2017
7. Email that UKVI need TB test certificate although it is not mentioned to be provided from Qatar but still UKVI
asked for it as i am an Indian national - August 29 2017
8.Escalation that TB test is not required but still received an email - August 29 2017
9. Date Entry Clearance valid from - Waiting
10. Duration for Entry Clearance - Waiting
11. Date passport received - Waiting

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by UMRSRH » Fri Sep 08, 2017 8:38 pm

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 General normal
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - VFS New Delhi
4. Date of application - August 22 2017
5. Date of submission of documents - August 22 2017
6. Documents forwarded to Sheffield text - Didn't receive
7. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer - Didn't receive
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 07 Sept 2017
9. Duration for Entry Clearance - 30 days
10. Date passport received - 08 Sept 2017

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by CR001 » Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:06 pm

sachin19671 wrote:
Fri Sep 08, 2017 8:59 pm
Were you able to track your application using GWF number on UKVI website ?
You already have a warning about posting questions in the TIMELINE ONLY topic, your previous questions posted in this topic have been removed (as recently as yesterday). There won't be any more warnings, you will simply have your access to the forum terminated.

Is there something in the warning and request NOT to post questions in the timeline threads that is unclear to you??
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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by sachin19671 » Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:09 pm

Sure apologies admin....

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by sarmin lopa » Sun Sep 10, 2017 6:46 pm

1. Category applying under - Tier 2 General dependent
2. Country of application - Bangladesh
3. City of Visa Application Centre - dhaka
4. Date of application - July 22 2017
5. Date of submission of documents - August 6 2017
6. Documents forwarded to UKVI - Aug 6 2017
7. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer - Aug 22 2017
8. "Not straightforward" email - aug 24 2017
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from - Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance - Waiting
10. Date passport received - Waiting


Dont know whats going on...😟😟

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by sachin19671 » Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:12 pm

sachin19671 wrote:
Thu Sep 07, 2017 1:56 pm
1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 General Standard
2. Country of application - Qatar
3. City of Visa Application Centre - VFS Qatar
4. Date of application - August 12 2017
5. Date of submission of documents - August 14 2017
6. Documents forwarded to Sheffield text - August 28 2017
7. Email that UKVI need TB test certificate although it is not mentioned to be provided from Qatar but still UKVI
asked for it as i am an Indian national - August 29 2017
8.Escalation that TB test is not required but still received an email - August 29 2017
9. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 16 September 2017
10. Duration for Entry Clearance - 30 days
11. Date passport received - 12 September 2017

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by butternutpumpkin » Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:50 am

1. Category applying under - Tier 2 General Priority
2. Country of application - Australia
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Brisbane VFS
4. Date of application - August 23 2017
5. Date of submission of documents - August 23 2017
6. Documents forwarded to UKVI - August 23 2017
7. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer - August 23 2017
8. A few questions email - September 6 2017
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from - Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance - Waiting
10. Date passport received - Waiting

The wait is so painful, it honestly feels inhumane, but I've heard from a few people that the delays at the moment are standard and I'll hopefully hear something soon.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by mccheb » Thu Sep 14, 2017 1:57 pm

1. Category applying under - Tier 2 General (Standard non-priority)
2. Country of application - Belgium
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Brussels/Bruxelles/Brussel
4. Date of application - 18 Aug 2017
5. Date of submission of documents - 18 Aug 2017
6. Documents forwarded to UKVI - 18 Aug 2017
7. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer - 31 Aug 2017
8. Date decision made (appears on the letter that mailed to me together with my passport) - 07 Sep 2017
9. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 18 Sep 2017
10. Duration for Entry Clearance - 30 days
11. Date passport received - 14 Sep 2017

I wish you best of luck my fellow visa fighters---we are very close to the end of this nightmare.
I suggest calling UKVI helpline, it can at least tell you whether the decision is made.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by butternutpumpkin » Wed Sep 20, 2017 1:45 pm

butternutpumpkin wrote:
Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:50 am
1. Category applying under - Tier 2 General Priority
2. Country of application - Australia
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Brisbane VFS
4. Date of application - August 23 2017
5. Date of submission of documents - August 23 2017
6. Documents forwarded to UKVI - August 23 2017
7. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer - August 23 2017
8. A few questions email - September 6 2017
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from - Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance - Waiting
10. Date passport received - Waiting

The wait is so painful, it honestly feels inhumane, but I've heard from a few people that the delays at the moment are standard and I'll hopefully hear something soon.
Updates!
8.1. A few questions email - September 6 2017
8.2. "We never had your response" email - September 14 2017
8.3. Approved email - Never recieved
8.4. Australia Post updated with my passport in post - September 20 2017

9. Date Entry Clearance valid from - Waiting
10. Duration for Entry Clearance - Waiting
11. Date passport received - Waiting

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by butternutpumpkin » Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:00 am

butternutpumpkin wrote:
Wed Sep 20, 2017 1:45 pm
butternutpumpkin wrote:
Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:50 am
1. Category applying under - Tier 2 General Priority
2. Country of application - Australia
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Brisbane VFS
4. Date of application - August 23 2017
5. Date of submission of documents - August 23 2017
6. Documents forwarded to UKVI - August 23 2017
7. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer - August 23 2017
8. A few questions email - September 6 2017
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from - Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance - Waiting
10. Date passport received - Waiting

The wait is so painful, it honestly feels inhumane, but I've heard from a few people that the delays at the moment are standard and I'll hopefully hear something soon.
Updates!
8.1. A few questions email - September 6 2017
8.2. "We never had your response" email - September 14 2017
8.3. Approved email - Never recieved
8.4. Australia Post updated with my passport in post - September 20 2017

9. Date Entry Clearance valid from - Waiting
10. Duration for Entry Clearance - Waiting
11. Date passport received - Waiting
Finally! My last update. Hopefully this helps someone out there.
I never had an email from VFS or Sheffield to let me know my visa was processed, but I did have an update on my postal tracking number. My visa and passport arrived today!

9. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 19 September 2017
10. Duration for Entry Clearance - 30 days, and then until 2022!
11. Date passport received - 21 September 2017

Good luck out there everyone else. It's so hard to be patient with so much on the line.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by wen3 » Fri Sep 22, 2017 5:34 pm

wen3 wrote:
Sun Sep 03, 2017 7:52 am
1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : Tier 2 General Priority
2. Country of application : Malaysia
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Sabah
4. Date of application : 22th August 2017
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). 25th August 2017
6. Date of decision made: 31st August 2017
9. Date passport received : 6th September 2017

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by dvin » Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:54 am

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other): General (Priority Service)
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application Centre: New Delhi
4. Date of application: 22/09/2017
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above).: 26/09/2017
6. Duration for Entry Clearance: 30 Days
7. Date passport received: 29/09/2017

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by ioch09 » Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:57 am

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 General Priority
2. Country of application - Indonesia
3. City of Visa Application Centre - VFS Jakarta
4. Date of application - September 21, 2017
5. Date of submission of documents - September 25, 2017
6. Documents forwarded to Sheffield email - N/A
7. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer - September 26, 2017
8. "Not straightforward" email - Waiting
9. Escalation - Waiting
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from - Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance - Waiting
10. Date passport received - Waiting

I went to VFS office on Sep 29 and they said Tier 2 applications from my country usually take longer than the promised timeline. Fingers crossed I'll hear from them soon! If there is anyone who can give me tips/advice on this, feel free.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by yash_d » Wed Oct 04, 2017 4:11 pm

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other): General Migrant upto 3 yrs (Priority Service)
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Mumbai North
4. Date of application: 22/09/2017
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above).: 03/10/2017
6. Duration for Entry Clearance: 30 Days
7. Date passport collected: 04/10/2017

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by Ravi1981 » Sat Oct 07, 2017 4:15 pm

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other)-
Tier 2 General (3 years)
2. Country of application- India
3. City of Visa Application Centre- ahmedabad Gujarat
4. Date of application- September 14 2017
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above).- September 18 2017
6. Called for personal interview- October 4 2017
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from- October 6 2017
7. Duration for Entry Clearance- 30 days
8. Date passport received- October 7 2017

Never received any confirmation for Submitting of documents or or asigning of ECO.
Just got a call on September 25th asking to be present for interview and on same day got an email to me asking for RLMT details.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by krish_only4u » Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:20 am

1. Category applying under - Tier 2 ICT Child Dependent (Priority)
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Chennai
4. Date of application - 29th Sep
5. Date of submission of documents/bio-metrics - 4th Oct
6. Email that its being prepared for decision by ECO - 5th Oct
7. Call from UKVI about some queries - 5th Oct
8. Email that the application has been decided - 9th Oct
9. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 9th Oct
10. Duration for Entry Clearance - 30 days
11. Date passport received - 10th Oct (5th working day from day of bio-metrics)

Happy that priority application was treated as priority.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by sarmin lopa » Fri Oct 13, 2017 3:21 am

sarmin lopa wrote:
Sun Sep 10, 2017 6:46 pm
1. Category applying under - Tier 2 General dependent
2. Country of application - Bangladesh
3. City of Visa Application Centre - dhaka
4. Date of application - July 22 2017
5. Date of submission of documents - August 6 2017
6. Documents forwarded to UKVI - Aug 6 2017
7. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer - Aug 22 2017
8. "Not straightforward" email - aug 24 2017
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from - Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance - Waiting
10. Date passport received - Waiting


Dont know whats going on...😟😟
Got visa finally...
Passport collect: 8 th october 2017

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by ioch09 » Fri Oct 13, 2017 4:16 pm

Updates!! :D

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 General Priority
2. Country of application - Indonesia
3. City of Visa Application Centre - VFS Jakarta
4. Date of application - September 21, 2017
5. Date of submission of documents - September 25, 2017
6. Documents forwarded to Sheffield email - N/A
7. Email that its being prepared for decision by Entry Clearance Officer - September 26, 2017
8. "Not straightforward" email - N/A
9. Passport Collection Email - October 12, 2017
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from - September 28, 2017
9. Duration for Entry Clearance - 30 Days
10. Date passport received - October 13, 2017

Apparently the decision was made within the 3-5 working days time. I was informed that my passport was delivered not in a timely manner because the visa was processed in Sheffield, not Manila. I am so happy that I will soon start working in the UK :) All the best for those who are still waiting. As long as you meet all the requirements, you will be fine.

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