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Only for UK Student Visas, formerly known as Tier 4 (General) student visa

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Deepscream
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Location: London

Post by Deepscream » Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:51 pm

Service used : Postal
Date of submission : 3rd November
Date recieved by HO : 4th November
Date of acknowledgement : 8th November
Further documents asked or not : N/A
If yes, then what : N/A
Date documents Sent :N/A
Date of Bio Matric letter : 14th November
Date of Bio Matrics Done : 18th November
Date of receipt of documents : 30th December (dated 20th December)
Date of receipt of Bio Matric Card : 22nd December (Dated 20th December)

all 2011 btw

GB09
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Posts: 54
Joined: Mon Jan 09, 2012 12:01 pm

Post by GB09 » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:45 am

Service used : Postal
Date of submission : 5th December 2011
Date recieved by HO : N/A
Date of acknowledgement : 9th December 2011
Further documents asked or not : N/A
If yes, then what : N/A
Date documents Sent :N/A
Date of Bio Matric letter : 19th December 2011
Date of Bio Matrics Done : 19th December 2011
Date of receipt of Bio Matric Card : 24th January 2012
Date of receipt of documents : 31st January 2012

aliale
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Post by aliale » Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:24 pm

Service used: Postal Special Delivery (Royal Mail)
Date of Submission: 22nd December 2011
Date of Acknowledgment: 29th December 2011
Date of Biometric Letter: 12th January 2012
Date of Biometrics done: 16th January 2012
Date of reciept of Biometric Card: 1st February 2012
Date of reciept of documents: 1st February 2012

Sinner
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Post by Sinner » Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:28 pm

Finally got my passport back after 8+ months.

Service used : Special Delivery
Date of submission : 18-05-2011
Date of acknowledgement : 20-05-2011
Further documents asked or not :
Date of Bio Metric letter : 25-05-2011
Date of Bio Metrics Done : 06-06-2011
Date of receipt of documents : 02-02-2012
Date of receipt of Bio Metric Card : 02-02-2012

alambiomedeng
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Joined: Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:55 am

My time line for tire 4 extension

Post by alambiomedeng » Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:55 am

Service used : Postal
Date of submission : 2nd December 2011
Date recieved by HO :5th decmber 2011
Date of acknowledgement : 11th december 2011
Further documents asked or not : No
If yes, then what :
Date documents Sent : NO
Date of Bio Matric letter : 15th December 2011
Date of Bio Matrics Done : 22nd December 2011
Date of receipt of documents : 24th January 2012
Date of receipt of Bio Matric Card : 2nd February 2012

wow99
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Joined: Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:51 pm

Post by wow99 » Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:56 pm

Service used : Special Delivery
Date of submission : 13-12-2011
Date of acknowledgement : No
Further documents asked or not : No
Date of Bio Metric letter : 20-12-2011
Date of Bio Metrics Done : 29-12-2011
Date of receipt of documents : 06-02-2012
Date of receipt of Bio Metric Card : 06-02-2012

Peace :D

stephalphs
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Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:08 pm

Am so happy I can post here....

Post by stephalphs » Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:04 am

I am so happy I can post here...It has been a scary 2 months +
Service used : Postal
Date of submission : 02-12-2011
Date of acknowledgement : dated 07-12-2011
Further documents asked or not : No
Date of Bio Metric letter : 12-12-2011
Had to delay my biometrics because at this stage I had no CAS, no ATAS.
Date extra documents submitted: 13-01-2012 (CAS and updated parts of the tier4 form, ATAS, updated bank statement)
Date of Bio Metrics Done : 23-01-2012
Date of receipt of documents : 16-02-2012 (tried to deliver 15-02-2012)
Date of receipt of Bio Metric Card : 16-02-2012 (delivered to solicitor, funny)
Peace

angel25
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Joined: Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:20 pm
Sri Lanka

My time line

Post by angel25 » Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:31 pm

documents submitted= 22/12/11
acknowledgement letter= 06/12/11

Application was returned as invalid due to payment not been able deduct
on 11/01/12
resend all the documents back with a newly filled application form and a covering letter on 12/01/12.
Biometric letter 28/01/12
Biometric given 30/01/12
Documents recieved 01/03/12
BRP = waiting ..hopefully with in next couple of days

ayoadebayo
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Post by ayoadebayo » Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:41 am

Service used : University batch system (postal)
Date of submission : 18th January,2012
Date recieved by HO :
Date of acknowledgement :
Further documents asked or not : No
If yes, then what :
Date documents Sent :
Date of Bio Matric letter : 6th February, 2012
Date of Bio Matrics Done : 13th February 2012
Date of receipt of documents : 5th March 2012
Date of receipt of Bio Matric Card : 5th March 2012

Furqan Chohan
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Posts: 81
Joined: Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:07 am

Post by Furqan Chohan » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:14 am

Service used : Postal
Date of submission : 8th of March
Date recieved by HO :
Date of acknowledgement : 22nd of March
Further documents asked or not :
If yes, then what :
Date documents Sent :
Date of Bio Matric letter : 23rd of March
Date of Bio Matrics Done : 28th of March
Date of receipt of documents :
Date of receipt of Bio Matric Card :


Still not received, Why UKBA is taking so much time ..

CHUDHARY
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Posts: 85
Joined: Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:41 am

tier 4 visa extension timelines

Post by CHUDHARY » Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:57 am

Service used : Special Delivery
Date of submission : 02.03.2012
Date of acknowledgement : 08.03.12
Further documents asked or not : n/a
Date of Bio Metric letter : 20.03.12
Date of Bio Metrics Done : 26.03.12
Date of receipt of documents : 27.04.12
Date of receipt of Bio Metric Card :27.04.2012
Last edited by CHUDHARY on Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:08 am, edited 2 times in total.

Tek75
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Posts: 55
Joined: Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:08 pm

Post by Tek75 » Sat Apr 28, 2012 2:28 pm

Service used : Special Next day Delivery
Date of submission : 14.03.2012
Date of acknowledgement : 21.03.12
Further documents asked or not : NO
Date of Bio Metric letter Received : 27.03.12
Date of Bio Metrics Done : 27.03.12 (at post office)
Date of receipt of documents : 15.06.12
Date of receipt of Bio Metric Card :19.06.12
Last edited by Tek75 on Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.

rajapakistani
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Can you believe what UKBAA is doing with students?????

Post by rajapakistani » Tue May 15, 2012 1:08 am

Service used : Postal
Date of submission : 07Feb, 2012
Date recieved by HO :
Date of acknowledgement : 18 Feb, 2012
Further documents asked or not :no
If yes, then what :
Date documents Sent :
Date of Bio Matric letter : 28 Feb, 2012
Date of Bio Matrics Done : 05 March 2012
Date of receipt of documents : Still Waitinggggggggggg
Date of receipt of Bio Matric Card :no

My Biometrics were done in 05/03/2012 and I am still waiting.... what a shame .......

JeyRad
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Post by JeyRad » Wed May 16, 2012 9:25 am

Service used : Postal
Date of submission : 02Feb, 2012
Date recieved by HO :
Date of acknowledgement : 07 Feb, 2012
Further documents asked or not :no
If yes, then what :
Date documents Sent :
Date of Bio Matric letter : 27 Feb, 2012
Date of Bio Matrics Done : 05 March 2012
Date of receipt of documents : Still Waiting :cry:
Date of receipt of Bio Matric Card :no :?

JeyRad
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Post by JeyRad » Fri May 18, 2012 12:42 pm

[quote="rajapakistani"][quote="JeyRad"]Service used : Postal
Date of submission : 02Feb, 2012
Date recieved by HO :
Date of acknowledgement : 07 Feb, 2012
Further documents asked or not :no
If yes, then what :
Date documents Sent :
Date of Bio Matric letter : 27 Feb, 2012
Date of Bio Matrics Done : 05 March 2012
Date of receipt of documents : Still Waiting :cry:
Date of receipt of Bio Matric Card :no :?[/quote]

Dear JeyRad
Date of My Bio Matrics Done is also 05 March 2012
we are passenger of same boat,
Keep in touch & keep updating
Thanks[/quote]







Finally received my Biometric card through DX and Passport thorough Royal mail today

JeyRad
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Post by JeyRad » Fri May 18, 2012 12:44 pm

Service used : Postal
Date of submission : 02Feb, 2012
Date recieved by HO :
Date of acknowledgement : 07 Feb, 2012
Further documents asked or not :no
If yes, then what :
Date documents Sent :
Date of Bio Matric letter : 27 Feb, 2012
Date of Bio Matrics Done : 05 March 2012
Date of receipt of documents :18/05/2012
Date of receipt of Biometric card: 18/05/2012

gtempe
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Post by gtempe » Thu May 24, 2012 4:58 pm

Service used : Postal
Date of submission : 30.01.2012
Date received by HO :
Date of acknowledgement : 02.02.2012
Further documents asked or not : no
If yes, then what :
Date documents Sent :
Date of Bio Metric letter : 17.02.2012
Date of Bio Metric Done : 13.03.2012
Date of receipt of documents : waiting
Date of receipt of Bio Metric Card : waiting

Hyper-PK
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Posts: 68
Joined: Fri May 25, 2012 9:35 am
Location: UK
Contact:

Post by Hyper-PK » Fri May 25, 2012 10:10 am

Service used : Postal
Date of submission : 01Feb, 2012
Date recieved by HO :
Date of acknowledgement : 03 Feb, 2012
Further documents asked or not :no
If yes, then what :
Date documents Sent :
Date of Bio Matric letter : 17 Feb, 2012
Date of Bio Matrics Done : 08 March 2012
Date of receipt of documents :Still waiting
Date of receipt of Biometric card: Still waiting

Applied through University batch,,,,as I have started my PhD from 20th Feb 2012

Still waiting for the outcome of my visa,,,,very worried just incase, document lost or refused,,,my visa is expiring form 5th of june

Hyper-PK
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Location: UK
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Tier 4 timelines

Post by Hyper-PK » Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:34 pm

Service used : University Batch system( through university)
Date of submission : 01/02/2012
Date recieved by HO :
Date of acknowledgement :
Further documents asked or not : no
If yes, then what :
Date documents Sent :
Date of Bio Matric letter : 18/02/2012
Date of Bio Matrics Done : 13/03/2012
Date of receipt of documents : 11/06/2012
Date of receipt of Bio Matric Card : 11/06/2012

Hi Guyes just recieved my Visa for another 3 and half years ext on PhD base.
I know many international students are still waiting for outcome of their visas. I will pray for them and wish all of you "Best of Luck "

God Bless you

geriatrix
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Location: does it matter?

Post by geriatrix » Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:34 am

If there's no timeline to post, do not post in this topic.
Life isn't fair, but you can be!

Furqan Chohan
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Posts: 81
Joined: Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:07 am

Post by Furqan Chohan » Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:15 am

Finally Received passport yesterday !!!


Service used : Postal
Date of submission : 8th of March
Date recieved by HO :
Date of acknowledgement : 22nd of March
Further documents asked or not :
If yes, then what :
Date documents Sent :
Date of Bio Matric letter : 23rd of March
Date of Bio Matrics Done : 28th of March
Date of receipt of documents : 14 June 2012
Date of receipt of Bio Matric Card : Not Yet


Good Luck All !!

Tek75
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Posts: 55
Joined: Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:08 pm

Post by Tek75 » Tue Jun 19, 2012 11:00 pm

Service used : Special Next day Delivery
Date of submission : 14.03.2012
Date of acknowledgement : 21.03.12
Further documents asked or not : NO
Date of Bio Metric letter Received : 27.03.12
Date of Bio Metrics Done : 27.03.12 (at post office)
Date of receipt of documents : 15.06.12
Date of receipt of Bio Metric Card :19.06.12

EAGLEEYE
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Post by EAGLEEYE » Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:29 pm

Here is the status for one of my friend who has applied for uk student visa
Service used : Special Next day Delivery
Date of submission : 20.03.2012
Date of acknowledgement : 25.03.12
Further documents asked or not : NO
Date of Bio Metric letter Received :
Date of Bio Metrics Done : 05.04.12 (post office )
Date of receipt of documents : 26.6.12 -visa approved
Date of receipt of Bio Metric Card :29.6.12-visa with 20hour work permit.
Average time after biometric:13 weeks

metro_3
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Post by metro_3 » Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:17 am

Service used : Special Next day Delivery
Date of submission : 18.06.2012
Date of acknowledgement :
Date of Bio Metric letter Received : 16.07.2012
Date of Bio Metrics Done : 20.07.12 (post office )

Date of receipt of documents : WAITING
Date of receipt of Bio Metric Card :WAITING

koolbone
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Posts: 124
Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:10 pm
Location: United Kingdom

Post by koolbone » Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:56 pm

Service used : Special Next day Delivery
Date of submission : 31.07.2012
Date of acknowledgement : 07.08.2012
Date of Bio Metric letter Received : 08.09.2012
Date of Bio Metrics Done : 10.09.12 (post office )

Date of receipt of documents : 06.10.2012
Date of receipt of Bio Metric Card :08.10.2012

A little over two months. All the best to those still waiting

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