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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 BravoCharlie » Wed Nov 04, 2020 12:50 pm

BravoCharlie wrote:
Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:13 pm
1. Category applying under: Tier 2 (General)
2. Country of application: Saudi Arabia
3. City of Visa Application: VFS Khobar
4. Date of application: 10/10/2020
5. Date of submission of documents: 13/10/2020
6. Received a SMS/call back & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 13/10/2020
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made:
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from:
9. Duration for Entry Clearance:
10 Date passport received:
1. Category applying under: Tier 2 (General)
2. Country of application: Saudi Arabia
3. City of Visa Application: VFS Khobar
4. Date of application: 10/10/2020
5. Date of submission of documents: 13/10/2020
6. Received a SMS/call back & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 13/10/2020
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 03/11/2020
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 29/10/2020
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 90 days
10 Date passport received: 04/11/2020 (via courier)

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by anuragverma65 » Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:11 am

anuragverma65 wrote:
Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:38 pm
1. Category applying under: Tier 2 General - Priority(5 days)
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Pune
4. Date of application: 13-10-2020
5. Date of biometrics: 19-10-2020
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from: -
7. Duration for Entry Clearance: -
8. Date passport received: -
Date Entry Clearance valid from: - 30-10-2020
Duration for Entry Clearance: - 90 Days
Date passport received: - 05-11-2020

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by T2Gen2020 » Mon Nov 23, 2020 2:27 pm

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 General - standard
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Hyderabad
4. Date of application: 25-09-2020
5. Date of biometrics: 25-09-2020
6. Interview call from UKVI: 13-10-2020
7. Date Entry Clearance valid from: - awaiting
8. Duration for Entry Clearance: - awaiting
9. Date passport received: - awaiting

Moderator edit : do not ask questions in the timeline only thread!

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by anacastro » Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:17 pm

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 General - standard
2. Country of application: Brazil
3. City of Visa Application Centre: VSF Sao Paulo
4. Date of application: 13-11-2020
5. Date of biometrics: 16-11-2020
6. Interview call from UKVI: N/A
7. Date Entry Clearance valid from: - awaiting
8. Duration for Entry Clearance: - awaiting
9. Date passport received: - awaiting

Note: I've sent a paid email today to the UKVI (26 of November) asking for updates because I didn't even receive an email saying the case was assigned by the HO. They replied with the standard:

Thank you for contacting UK Visas and Immigration International Contact Centre.
With regards to your enquiry about the status of your application, I can confirm that we have made a decision on your application.
We cannot discuss the outcome of your application on-line or by telephone.
However the visa application centre will be in contact with you in regards to collection or delivery of your passport.
We strongly recommend that you do not buy a non-refundable, non-flexible ticket to the UK, until your visa application has been approved and you have received your documents.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by CR001 » Sun Jan 17, 2021 11:31 am

@joshPT - 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 Omeral » Tue Feb 02, 2021 8:46 am

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other): Skilled Worker (General) / 3 year
2. Country of application: Turkey
3. City of Visa Application Centre: TLScontact, Ankara
4. Date of application: 11.01.2021
5. Date of submission of documents: 19.01.2021
6. Received a SMS/call back & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: None
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 01.02.2021
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 27.02.2021
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 90 days
10. Date passport received: 01.02.2021

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by spalai89 » Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:13 pm

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other): Skilled Worker/ 5 year
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application Centre: VFSGlobal, Bengaluru
4. Date of application: 20.02.2021
5. Date of submission of documents: 24.02.2021
6. Received a SMS/call back & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 24.02.2021
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 02.03.2021
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 05.03.2021

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by vt44 » Thu Mar 25, 2021 7:16 am

1. Category applying under: ICT along with PBS Dependent (Priority)
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: VFS Hyderabad
4. Date of application: 12/03/2021
5. Date of submission of documents: 18/03/2021
6. Received a SMS/call back & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 18/03/2021
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: NONE
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 04/04/2021
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 90 days
10 Date passport received: 25/03/2021

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by anshram » Sat Mar 27, 2021 7:14 pm

1. Category applying under: Skilled worker visa along with Dependent (Standard)
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: VFS Bangalore
4. Date of application: 13/03/2021
5. Date of submission of documents: 17/03/2021
6. Received a SMS/call back & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 17/03/2021
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: NONE
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 25/05/2021
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 90 days
10 Date passport received: 27/03/2021

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by cvn » Wed Jul 07, 2021 8:16 am

1. Category applying under: Skilled worker visa dependent - Child - Standard
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: VFS Bangalore
4. Date of application: 07/06/2021
5. Date of submission of documents: 23/06/2021
6. Received a SMS/call back & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 23/06/2021
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: NONE
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 02/07/2021
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 90 days
10 Date passport received: 07/07/2021

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by mathai21 » Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:51 am

1. Category applying under : Skilled Worker, 5 Year
2. Country of application : India
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Cochin
4. Date of application : 15 June 2021
5. Date of submission of documents : 23 June 2021
6. Received a SMS & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 23 June 2021
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 8 July 2021
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 30 July 2021
9. Duration for Entry Clearance : 90 Days
10. Date passport received : 9 July 2021

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by Avimann » Mon Aug 16, 2021 9:21 am

Really unusual case for me
I applied UK tier 2 visa on 8th July 2021 under the priority service.
Biometrics given on 19th July 2021
Location Bangkok Thailand

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by ksumitkkr » Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:40 am

1. Category applying under : Skilled Worker, 5 Year
2. Country of application : India
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Jalandhar
4. Date of application : 15 July 2021
5. Date of submission of documents : 22 July 2021
6. Received a SMS & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 23 July 2021
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: No Update
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 9 August 2021
9. Duration for Entry Clearance : 90 Days
10. Date passport received : 16 August 2021

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by CR001 » Tue Aug 17, 2021 9:48 am

@Avimann - 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 rusdebater » Wed Sep 15, 2021 9:58 am

1. Category applying under : Skilled Worker, 5 Years, Standard
2. Country of application : Norway
3. City of Visa Application Centre : N/A
4. Date of application : 01 September 2021
5. Date of submission of documents : 01 September 2021
6. Received a SMS & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: N/A
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 15 September 2021
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 25 October 2021
9. Duration for Entry Clearance : N/A
10. Date passport received : N/A

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by philipp1_3 » Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:07 pm

Category applying under : Skilled Worker, 3 Years, Standard
2. Country of application : Russia
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Moscow
4. Date of application : 01 October 2021
5. Date of submission of biometrics : 04 October 2021
6. Received a SMS & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 04 October 2021
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 19 October 2021
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 28 October 2021
9. Duration for Entry Clearance : 90 days
10. Date passport received : 19 October 2021

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by thisisVicky » Fri Mar 11, 2022 5:37 pm

1. Category applying under : Skilled Worker, 3 Years, Standard
2. Country of application : Brazil
3. City of Visa Application Centre : VFS Porto Alegre
4. Date of application: 24 January 2022
5. Date of submission of documents : 16 February 2022
6. Received a SMS & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 16 February 2022
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: None
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 24 February 2022
9. Duration for Entry Clearance : 90 days
10. Date passport received : 08 March 2022

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by sg22 » Thu May 05, 2022 10:29 am

1. Category applying under : Employer Sponsored Skilled Worker, 3 Years, Standard
2. Country of application : India
3. City of Visa Application Centre : New Delhi (through VFS)
4. Date of application: 16 March 2022
5. Date of submission of documents : 23 March 2022
6. Received a SMS & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 23 March 2022
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 2 May 2022 (Received phone call also)
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 27 April 2022
9. Duration for Entry Clearance : 90 days
10. Date passport received : 3 May 2022

Note: I got a query raised for ECCTIS on 4-Apr-22 which I could complete on 26-Apr-22. So, Home office worked fast despite a standard application (Priority services suspended due to Ukraine Visa). My due thanks to Home office.

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by ark2022 » Thu May 19, 2022 12:53 pm

1. Category applying under : Employer Sponsored Skilled Worker, 3 Years, Standard
2. Country of application : Pakistan
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Mirpur (through VFS)
4. Date of application: 09 April 2022
5. Date of submission of documents : 14 April 2022
6. Received a SMS & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 14 April 2022
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: waiting :(
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from : -
9. Duration for Entry Clearance : -
10. Date passport received : -

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by kathiravan » Fri Jun 03, 2022 9:27 pm

Category applying under : Skilled Worker Dependant, 1 Year, Standard
2. Country of application : India
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Chennai (through VFS)
4. Date of application: 4 April 2022
5. Date of submission of documents : 8 Apr 2022
6. Received a SMS & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 10 Apr 2022
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 31 May 2022 (Received SMS First)
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 23 May 2022
9. Duration for Entry Clearance : 90 days
10. Date passport received : 1 June 2022

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by richardk8 » Sat Jul 09, 2022 3:43 am

1. Category applying under : Employer Sponsored Skilled Worker, 1 Year, Standard
2. Country of application : South Korea
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Seoul VFS
4. Date of application: 22 June 2022
5. Date of submission of documents : 23 June 2022
6. Received a SMS & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 23 June 2022
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 08 July 2022
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from : -
9. Duration for Entry Clearance : -
10. Date passport received : -

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by richardk8 » Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:31 pm

Updated (sorry couldn't find edit button)
richardk8 wrote:
Sat Jul 09, 2022 3:43 am
1. Category applying under : Employer Sponsored Skilled Worker, 1 Year, Standard
2. Country of application : South Korea
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Seoul VFS
4. Date of application: 22 June 2022
5. Date of submission of documents : 23 June 2022
6. Received a SMS & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 23 June 2022
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: No email received
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 10 July 2022
9. Duration for Entry Clearance : 90 days
10. Date passport received : 08 July 2022

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by sheronoberoi » Sat Jul 16, 2022 5:19 am

1. Category applying under : Employer Sponsored Skilled Worker, 3 Year, Standard
2. Country of application : India
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Delhi VFS
4. Date of application: 5 July 2022
5. Date of submission of documents : 9 July 2022
6. Received a SMS & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 11 July 2022
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: Not Yet
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from : -
9. Duration for Entry Clearance : -
10. Date passport received : -

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by rajan1984 » Sat Jul 23, 2022 6:57 pm

1. Category applying under : Employer Sponsored Skilled Worker, 5 Year, Standard
2. Country of application : India
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Chennai VFS
4. Date of application: 15 July 2022
5. Date of submission of documents : 19 July 2022
6. Received a SMS & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 21 July 2022
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: Not Yet
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from : - awaiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance : - awaiting
10. Date passport received : - awaiting

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Re: Out-of-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by rajan1984 » Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:16 am

1. Category applying under : Employer Sponsored Skilled Worker, 5 Year, Standard
2. Country of application : India
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Chennai VFS
4. Date of application: 15 July 2022
5. Date of submission of documents : 19 July 2022
6. Received a SMS & email that application is forwarded to UKVI: 21 July 2022
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 27th July 2022
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from : - 23rd July 2022
9. Duration for Entry Clearance : - 21st October 2022
10. Date passport received : - 30th July 2022

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