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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 anshuman9969 » Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:10 am

anshuman9969 wrote:
Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:56 am
anshuman9969 wrote:
Wed Jun 19, 2019 3:24 am
anshuman9969 wrote:
Sat Jun 15, 2019 2:11 am
anshuman9969 wrote:
Wed Jun 12, 2019 3:21 am
1. Category applying under - Tier 2 (General) - priority services.
2. Country of application - Malaysia (for Indian Expat)
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Kuala Lumpur
4. Date of application -7th June 2019
5. Date of submission of documents and biometrics at VFS - 7th June 2019
6. Your online application has been received at the UK Decision Making Centre e-mail : 10th June 2019
7. Date of receipt of Decision Made e-mail - Never
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 10th July 2019
9. Got Email/SMS to collect Passport- 19th June 2019
10. Duration for Entry Clearance - 1 Month
11. Date passport received/picked up - 20 June 2019
1st follow up done on 14th June 2019 - Called the UKVI and they said that the decision is yet to be made. And if i don't get an update by the middle of next week, I should call them again and they would help expedite.
Update #2 - I called the UKVi on 18th June 2019 and they informed that the decision has been made. However, i havent received any emails from UKVi or VFS. Should i try visiting VFS to see if my passport can be collected?
Update #3 : Got the email from VFS for collection. The time for collection is till 2PM so will collect tomorrow.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by gjg1983 » Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:42 pm

gjg1983 wrote:
Wed Jun 12, 2019 11:08 am
1. Category applying under - Tier 2 General (Priority)
2. Country of application - Czech Republic
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Prague
4. Date of application - 28th May 2019
5. Date of submission of documents and biometrics at TLS - 29th May 2019
6. Your online application has been received at the UK Decision Making Centre e-mail - 29th May 2019
7. Date of receipt of Decision Made e-mail - Not received
8. Got Email/SMS to collect Passport- Waiting
10. Duration for Entry Clearance - Waiting
11. Date passport received/picked up - Waiting

It's already my last week in my current job... this is stressful!
I called UKVI yesterday and they said decision is pending but I'd need to wait until 15 working days after the application have passed to request an escalation. A paralegal hired by my new company submitted my application but they're not responding. Ugh...
7. Date of receipt of Decision Made e-mail - Never received, decision letter was dated 12 June 2019
8. Got Email/SMS to collect Passport- 15 June 2019
10. Duration for Entry Clearance - 30 days
11. Date passport received/picked up - 17 June 2019

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by vdmedragon » Thu Jun 20, 2019 8:59 pm

vdmedragon wrote:
Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:26 pm
Category applying under - Tier 2 General, Priority Service
2. Country of application - France
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Paris
4. Date of application - 28 May 2019
5. Date of submission of documents and biometric at VFS - 7 June 2019
6. Your online application has been received at the UK Decision Making Centre mail : 10 June 2019
7. Date Entry Clearance valid from - Pending
8. Got SMS of application processed - Pending
8. Duration for Entry Clearance - Pending
9. Date passport received -Pending

I expect to receive the visa by June 19 because my contract starts on June 21 and I need to come for a visa check on June 20. I have not received any call/sms/email from Decision Centre yet. :(
8. Got SMS of application processed - 20 June 2019 - Just email/No SMS even paying for this.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by vdmedragon » Sun Jun 23, 2019 10:58 am

vdmedragon wrote:
Thu Jun 20, 2019 8:59 pm
vdmedragon wrote:
Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:26 pm
Category applying under - Tier 2 General, Priority Service
2. Country of application - France
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Paris
4. Date of application - 28 May 2019
5. Date of submission of documents and biometric at VFS - 7 June 2019
6. Your online application has been received at the UK Decision Making Centre mail : 10 June 2019
7. Date Entry Clearance valid from - Pending
8. Got SMS of application processed - Pending
8. Duration for Entry Clearance - Pending
9. Date passport received -Pending

I expect to receive the visa by June 19 because my contract starts on June 21 and I need to come for a visa check on June 20. I have not received any call/sms/email from Decision Centre yet. :(
8. Got SMS of application processed - 20 June 2019 - Just email/No SMS even paying for this.
Decision made on June 18.
Email regarding the decision June 20, 11am
Email regarding the availability for pick up/delivery : June 20, 11:5 am
Passport pick up on 21.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by RamRam12 » Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:29 am

1. Category applying under - Tier 2 General (Priority)
2. Country of application India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - New Delhi
4. Date of application - 17th May 2019
5. Date of submission of documents and biometrics at VFS - 27th May 2019
6. Your online application has been received at the UK Decision Making Centre e-mail : 29th May 2019
7. Date of receipt of Decision Made e-mail - Not received
8. Got Email/SMS to collect Passport- 21 June 2019
10. Duration for Entry Clearance - 30 Days ( 18 June - 18 July 2019)
11. Date passport received/picked up - 24 June 2019

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by sameer5335 » Wed Jun 26, 2019 7:15 am

1. Category applying under (General) - Tier 2
2. Country of application - UAE
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Dubai
4. Date of application - 31/05/2019
5. Date of submission of documents - 11/06/2019
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 18/07/2019
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - 1 month
8. Date passport received - 18/06/2019

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by mamoru01 » Fri Jun 28, 2019 5:47 pm

1. Category applying under - Tier 2 General - Standard
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - New Delhi
4. Date of application - 24 May 2019
5. Date of submission of documents and biometric at VFS - 28 May 2019
6. Your online application has been received at the UK Decision Making Centre mail : 1 June 2019
7. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 28 June 2019
8. Got SMS of application processed - N/A
8. Duration for Entry Clearance - 1 month
9. Date passport received - 28 May 2019

There was no update even after 20 working days. I had to visit VFS multiple times to get them to push as I had already missed my flight. Apparently, there is a huge volume of applications that is causing the delay. most likely due to cricket world cup in UK?

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by ryem1341 » Tue Jul 02, 2019 6:15 pm

ryem1341 wrote:
Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:42 pm
1. Category applying under - Tier 2 General, Standard
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Cochin
4. Date of application - 5th June 2019
5. Date of submission of documents and biometric at VFS - 10 June 2019
6. Your online application has been received at the UK Decision Making Centre mail : 12 June 2019
7. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 26th Jun 2019
8. Got SMS of application processed - 1st July 2019
8. Duration for Entry Clearance - 30 days
9. Date passport received - 2nd July 2019

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by kgagan » Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:50 am

1. Category applying under - Tier 2 General, Standard
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - New Delhi
4. Date of application - 14th June 2019
5. Date of submission of documents and biometric at VFS - 19th June 2019
6. Your online application has been received at the UK Decision Making Centre mail : 23th June 2019
7. Date Entry Clearance valid from - Pending
8. Got SMS of application processed - Pending
8. Duration for Entry Clearance - Pending
9. Date passport received -Pending

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by AlperKoc » Mon Jul 08, 2019 7:38 pm

1. Category applying under - Tier 2 General - Priority Service
2. Country of application - Turkey
3. City of Visa Application Centre - TLS Contact Istanbul
4. Date of application - 1st July 2019
5. Date of submission of documents and biometric at TLS Contact - 2nd July 2019
6. Your online application has been received at the UK Decision Making Centre e-mail - 3rd July 2019
7. Got SMS of application processed - 8th July 2019
8. Date passport received - 8th July 2019
9. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 18 June 2019
10. Duration for Entry Clearance - 1 month

Decision made in 4 working days with Priority Service.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by kgagan » Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:11 pm

kgagan wrote:
Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:50 am
1. Category applying under - Tier 2 General, Standard
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - New Delhi
4. Date of application - 14th June 2019
5. Date of submission of documents and biometric at VFS - 19th June 2019
6. Your online application has been received at the UK Decision Making Centre mail : 23th June 2019
7. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 25th July 2019
8. Got SMS of application processed - 18th July 2019
8. Duration for Entry Clearance - 1 month
9. Date passport received - 19th July 2019 [Collected from VFS delhi branch]
Finally I received update on my application status.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by changshichuo » Sat Aug 03, 2019 2:10 am

1. Category applying under T2 General priority
2. Country of application United States
3. City of Visa Application : Application support center
4. Date of application: 07/15/2019
5. Date of submission of documents 07/22/2019 Mail to VFS center in NY by UPS next day Air
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application 07/23/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made 07/29/2019
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from 9/18/2019
9. Duration for Entry Clearance one month
10 Date passport received 8/2/2019

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by pbwicker » Wed Aug 07, 2019 6:55 pm

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 Minister of Religion
2. Country of application: United States
3. City of Visa Application: New York Scanning Hub
4. Date of application: 06/10/2019
5. Date of biometrics and submission of documents: 07/1/2019 (arrived in New York 7/2/2019)
6. Your online application has been received at the UK Decision Making Centre: 7/6/2019

The UK Visa Processing Times tool says that 99% of my type of visa is processed with 15 days... and we are still waiting at 28 days.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by epani » Sat Aug 10, 2019 7:53 am

1. Category applying under T2 General priority
2. Country of application : India
3. City of Visa Application : Chennai
4. Date of application: 31-July-2019
5. Date of submission of documents and Biometrics : 05-Aug-2019
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application 06-Aug-2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made : Did not recieve it
8. SMS Message for despatch of passport : 09-Aug-2019
9. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 08-Aug-2019
10. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 Month
11. Date passport received: 10-Aug-2019

TOTAL TIME TAKEN from application to receive passport : 11 Days

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by nikki92 » Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:18 pm

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 General Dependent visa - standard
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - New Delhi
4. Date of application - 01/08/2019
5. Date of submission of documents and biometrics at VFS - 07/08/2019
6. Your online application has been received at the UK Decision Making Centre mail: Waiting
7. Date Entry Clearance valid from -
8. Got SMS of application processed -
8. Duration for Entry Clearance -
9. Date passport received -

Its been 6 working days since documents submission, no acknowledgment mail received yet. :(

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by SuchetaT » Thu Aug 22, 2019 12:03 pm

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 General Dependent visa - standard
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - New Delhi
4. Date of application - 21/06/2019
5. Date of submission of documents and biometrics at VFS - 11/07/2019 (couldn't submit earlier due to travel schedule)
6. Your online application has been received at the UK Decision Making Centre mail: No email
7. Date Entry Clearance valid from - Waiting
8. Got SMS of application processed - None received, was informed on phone to UKVI that decision was made on 13/08/2019.
8. Duration for Entry Clearance - Waiting
9. Date passport received -Waiting

I applied on the same day as my husband, he received his passport on the 15th working day- August 1st. I was called on the 21st working day to re-scan my documents as allegedly the scanned file with UKVI was corrupt. On the 12th of August (22nd working day), VFS informed me that documents had been sent to UKVI. VFS was closed for a long weekend after that, and on a call to UKVI, I was informed that a decision was made on the 13th of August (23rd working day). Today is the 5th working day since decision, and 28th working day since application, but VFS tells me the passport is still at the embassy. I'm honestly tired of this incompetence.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by CR001 » Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:14 am

Can members PLEASE respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY topic. Any chit chat, discussions or questions will be deleted without notice.
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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by ot2019 » Fri Aug 23, 2019 3:56 pm

1. Category applying under T2 General Normal
2. Country of application: Philippines
3. City of Visa Application: Manila
4. Date of application: 13/08/2019
5. Date of submission of documents 14/08/2019 in VFS
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 23/08/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: Waiting
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: Waiting
10 Date passport received 8/2/2019

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by krishna_lfc » Mon Aug 26, 2019 6:31 am

1. Category applying under: T2 General (Priority)
2. Country of application: France
3. City of Visa Application: Paris
4. Date of application: 13/08/2019
5. Date of submission of documents 20/08/2019 in TLS Paris Center
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 21/08/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: Waiting
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: Waiting
10 Date passport received: Waiting

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by athipan » Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:01 pm

1. Category applying under: T2 General (Standard)
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: Chennai
4. Date of application: 01/08/2019
5. Date of submission of documents 07/08/2019 in VFS center - Chennai
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 16/08/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: Waiting
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: Waiting
10 Date passport received: Waiting

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by athipan » Wed Aug 28, 2019 9:56 am

athipan wrote:
Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:01 pm
1. Category applying under: T2 General (Standard)
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: Chennai
4. Date of application: 01/08/2019
5. Date of submission of documents 07/08/2019 in VFS center - Chennai
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 16/08/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: Waiting
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: Waiting
10 Date passport received: Waiting

Updated one as below:

1. Category applying under: T2 General (Standard)
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: Chennai
4. Date of application: 01/08/2019
5. Date of submission of documents 07/08/2019 in VFS center - Chennai
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 16/08/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 27/8/2019
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 28/8/2019
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 month
10 Date passport received: 28/8/2019

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by krishna_lfc » Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:21 am

krishna_lfc wrote:
Mon Aug 26, 2019 6:31 am
1. Category applying under: T2 General (Priority)
2. Country of application: France
3. City of Visa Application: Paris
4. Date of application: 13/08/2019
5. Date of submission of documents 20/08/2019 in TLS Paris Center
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 21/08/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: Waiting
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: Waiting
10 Date passport received: Waiting
Received my passport today 28/08/2019

Time taken : got it on the 6th working day.

Good luck to others!!

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by florentian » Wed Aug 28, 2019 12:42 pm

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 General (Priority)
2. Country of application: Switzerland
3. City of visa application: Geneva
4. Date of application: 14/08/2019
5. Date of biometrics / submission of documents: 19/08/2019
6. Received email from Sheffield office that an entry clearance officer was assigned: N/A
7. Received email that the decision was made: 26/08/2019
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 02/09/2019
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 30 days
10. Date passport received: 28/08/2019

5 business days for a decision, 7 to get the passport back (Monday was a UK holiday). Not bad. Good luck everyone.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by malik78 » Wed Aug 28, 2019 7:57 pm

Hello there

1- applied for tier 2 general - normal
2- 5th Aug 2019 : online application submitted
3- 6th Aug 2019 : submitted my scanned documents at VFS Islamabad Office and did my biometrics
4- 19th Aug 2019 : received email from UKVI that " processing of application has not been straightforward and they need more time to decide"
5- 28th Aug 2019 : contacted UKVI (via phone) and been told that i will get response with in 15 working days

Rest is all about wait

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by Roonybear » Wed Sep 04, 2019 6:07 am

1. Category applying under: T2 General (Priority)
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: Chennai
4. Date of application: 22/08/2019
5. Date of submission of documents: 26/08/2019 in VFS center - Chennai
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: Waiting
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: Waiting
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: Waiting
10 Date passport received: Waiting

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