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FLR/SET current processing times

Post by foreign_immigrant » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:31 pm

hi all,

Has anyone applied for any kind of FLR/SET recently? would you be able to tell me how long is it taking to get back the passports. The following link says that they are still processing July 2007 application but I am not sure how often they update this page.

I have applied for my sons(who was born here) visa on 14th Aug 2007 and not sure when I can expect the passports back. I am worried as we have travel plans in Sept 2007.

Can anyone pls help if you have the information?

Thanks in advance

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Post by VictoriaS » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:40 pm

It's taking 4-6 weeks for straight forward applications.


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Post by ismangil » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:21 pm

I submitted mine on 20 Aug, and got it back 5 Sep. Lightning!
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Post by foreign_immigrant » Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:08 am

ismangil wrote:I submitted mine on 20 Aug, and got it back 5 Sep. Lightning!
Can you please let me know what kind of application yours was?

Thanks

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Post by ismangil » Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:16 am

Mine was a SET(O) based on 5 years HSMP.
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Post by foreign_immigrant » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:08 pm

I just called them up. It looks like they have not yet touched my application. Its the 4th week and they have not touched the application.
They said it can take anywhere between 4 and 14 weeks.

:(

Thats really bad.

I dont know if I can request them to process my application any faster. I dont have a genuine emergency but my wife and kid want to travel back with my mother inlaw whose visa expires on 27th Sept.

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Post by SYH » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:13 pm

foreign_immigrant wrote:I just called them up. It looks like they have not yet touched my application. Its the 4th week and they have not touched the application.
They said it can take anywhere between 4 and 14 weeks.

:(

Thats really bad.

I dont know if I can request them to process my application any faster. I dont have a genuine emergency but my wife and kid want to travel back with my mother inlaw whose visa expires on 27th Sept.
Thats not going to happen if they haven't touched it yet.

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Processing time

Post by sashank » Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:53 pm

I applied my set (o) on 21st Aug and received on 6th september.

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Re: Processing time

Post by ismangil » Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:28 pm

sashank wrote:I applied my set (o) on 21st Aug and received on 6th september.
Exactly the same amount of time as mine! They are getting good ;)
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Re: Processing time

Post by foreign_immigrant » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:11 am

ismangil wrote:
sashank wrote:I applied my set (o) on 21st Aug and received on 6th september.
Exactly the same amount of time as mine! They are getting good ;)
Looks like SET(O) applications are processed faster. Had you sent your applications to Croydon?

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Re: Processing time

Post by sashank » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:22 pm

foreign_immigrant wrote:
ismangil wrote:
sashank wrote:I applied my set (o) on 21st Aug and received on 6th september.
Exactly the same amount of time as mine! They are getting good ;)
Looks like SET(O) applications are processed faster. Had you sent your applications to Croydon?
not to croydon. sent to durham.

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Post by VictoriaS » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:46 pm

Durham is just the payment centre, Croydon is where they will do the case work.

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Post by sashank » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:42 pm

VictoriaS wrote:Durham is just the payment centre, Croydon is where they will do the case work.

Victoria
Mine was done in sheffield

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