UKVI, UKVAS, 12 months period
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 2:15 am
Hello awesome forum,
I have two questions.
I'm a bit confused about what a "UKVI appointment" is - I found this on a recent forum post. My understanding was that I could submit my application online and the only appointment I would need to attend apart from the ceremony is the biometrics check (UKVAS). What is the UKVI appointment, when and how does it happen?
My plan is to apply at the end of March, and book a biometrics appointment for May. My question is the following: from when is the requirement to spend at least 275 days over the past year calculated: from the day of the application, or the day of the biometrics appointment?
So to double-check if the former, I can be abroad between my application and the biometrics appointment and not worry about exceeding the 90 days spent abroad in the prior 12 months of my biometrics appointment? (As long as that is met between the end of March 2020-2021?)
I have two questions.
I'm a bit confused about what a "UKVI appointment" is - I found this on a recent forum post. My understanding was that I could submit my application online and the only appointment I would need to attend apart from the ceremony is the biometrics check (UKVAS). What is the UKVI appointment, when and how does it happen?
My plan is to apply at the end of March, and book a biometrics appointment for May. My question is the following: from when is the requirement to spend at least 275 days over the past year calculated: from the day of the application, or the day of the biometrics appointment?
So to double-check if the former, I can be abroad between my application and the biometrics appointment and not worry about exceeding the 90 days spent abroad in the prior 12 months of my biometrics appointment? (As long as that is met between the end of March 2020-2021?)