**** COVID19 and UKVCAS Appointments **** (ONLY discuss here)

[dianarose1982]

Thanks for thw reply. I applied on April 27. So I can just submit my application without me getting stress out again in getting my latest bank statements and payslip

[teeewai]

Anyone who applied towards the end of the period of 1-15 Aug received an invite to book an appointment? I applied on 13 Aug but no news

Applied 1st of Aug, no news yet.

[har_p3]

Anyone who applied towards the end of the period of 1-15 Aug received an invite to book an appointment? I applied on 13 Aug but no news

No disregard for you.. But its funny how people who just applied 10-15 days ago are feeling so anxious when there are people who applied in March, April or May and still haven't had update. The world is full of irony

Why am I not surprised by this kind of reply at all? Possibly that’s why some haven’t received an update. No offence

Chaps let's not descend in to ill feeling for our fellow applicants. Be it March applicant or September, many of us have been in this immigration system for a long time. I think most of us have had an experience of losing a dream job, missing precious time with loved ones or generally paying through the nose for poor service! I myself have been waiting well over a decade. We're nearly there folks!! Just hold on a bit longer

Well said. May all of our anxious wait end soon with positivity.

[iamawonder]

Thanks for thw reply. I applied on April 27. So I can just submit my application without me getting stress out again in getting my latest bank statements and payslip

yes and if you can post your timeline on the below thread until you get your BRP, that would help the community a lot. Good Luck!
https://www.immigrationboards.com/indef ... -1260.html

[Hamza127]

“We are sending out emails to invite you to use the IDV app in phases, working in date order from the earliest to the most recent, based on the registration date you applied to UKVI”.

Dear Moderators, I registered With ukvi on 23 June and submitted my application on 14th July. Which date will count as the one where they send out the idv app invite. Thank you

[SIyer]

Finally got my invitation for IDV app!

Applied for Set (M) on the 28th of April.

Received invitation today at 19:42.

Long time waiting... good luck everyone!

THanks for the update.
Any updates from other April/may applicants who are still waiting? @Carrington1234
@zamanam @SIyer @har_p3 @Whizart 
Hope you guys already tried logging in to the app even without the email

Unable to login and still waiting for that elusive invitation.

[iamawonder]

“We are sending out emails to invite you to use the IDV app in phases, working in date order from the earliest to the most recent, based on the registration date you applied to UKVI”.

Dear Moderators, I registered With ukvi on 23 June and submitted my application on 14th July. Which date will count as the one where they send out the idv app invite. Thank you

Date of submission I guess , the date you made the payment.

[har_p3]

Anyone who applied towards the end of the period of 1-15 Aug received an invite to book an appointment? I applied on 13 Aug but no news

No disregard for you.. But its funny how people who just applied 10-15 days ago are feeling so anxious when there are people who applied in March, April or May and still haven't had update. The world is full of irony

Why am I not surprised by this kind of reply at all? Possibly that’s why some haven’t received an update. No offence

Chaps let's not descend in to ill feeling for our fellow applicants. Be it March applicant or September, many of us have been in this immigration system for a long time. I think most of us have had an experience of losing a dream job, missing precious time with loved ones or generally paying through the nose for poor service! I myself have been waiting well over a decade. We're nearly there folks!! Just hold on a bit longer

Well said. May all our anxious wait end soon with positivity.

[ujeshaniere]

Got IDV invite a few minutes ago. Applied For set LR 20th may.

[Shuvotash]

Hi Guys,
Thanks to all active users and moderators.
I applied on 18th May and opted in for IDV.
Just got invite for IDV app and submitted my verification
.
Queue is moving and backlog is clearing.
The wait is over and let’s wait for final the outcome.
Good luck to everyone who is waiting.
Thanks to all including UKVCAS AND UKVI

[dianarose1982]

Thanks for thw reply. I applied on April 27. So I can just submit my application without me getting stress out again in getting my latest bank statements and payslip

yes and if you can post your timeline on the below thread until you get your BRP, that would help the community a lot. Good Luck!
https://www.immigrationboards.com/indef ... -1260.html

I will thank you

[iamawonder]

Hi Guys,
Thanks to all active users and moderators.
I applied on 18th May and opted in for IDV.
Just got invite for IDV app and submitted my verification
.
Queue is moving and backlog is clearing.
The wait is over and let’s wait for final the outcome.
Good luck to everyone who is waiting.
Thanks to all including UKVCAS AND UKVI

Which ILR SET did you apply for?

[Vinay_b]

Guys

Recieved invite.. Application Date 18th May

Hope to get further results faster

Best of luck to all

[vieve34]

Applied on 19th May 2020

SET M

Received invite to submit photo verification for IDV at 8.42pm today.

May God help us all as now the real waiting begins.

[Korekt]

One friend.
Application date: 18/05/2020 (tier 2 extension)
Didn't get an email but was able to login and submit.
Hope this helps.

Login to what?

[NoUsername]

Applied on 19th May 2020

SET M

Received invite to submit photo verification for IDV at 8.42pm today.

May God help us all as now the real waiting begins.

Exactly same as you, SET (M) on 19th May, but haven't got anything No luck today.

Did you upload supporting documents before you received the invite?

[buntyc]

One of the assumptions that makes to me. As with most of the team, I believe different teams (or individuals) will be handling a set of applications allocated on some basis. Each team has applications from different set of dates and each team would be sending invitation for IDV at different times. Hence it could NOT be perfectly chronological. Make sense to me.

[Raldoc]

One friend.
Application date: 18/05/2020 (tier 2 extension)
Didn't get an email but was able to login and submit.
Hope this helps.

Login to what?

IDV app. Emails are coming late it seems.

[iamawonder]

Hope decisions also start coming in soon for the IDV applicants.
Just a thought that the first week (w/c 17/8) was a 'trial/pilot' run and the actual game began this week so the initial applicants may not be getting quick decisions. I strongly feel that the decisions should follow soon. So, a little more patience should do it.

If IDV was indeed disadvantageous then UKVCAS knows that people would attend appointments instead of using the app rendering the app useless and creating strain on service centres and adding to backlogs.

[vieve34]

Applied on 19th May 2020

SET M

Received invite to submit photo verification for IDV at 8.42pm today.

May God help us all as now the real waiting begins.

Exactly same as you, SET (M) on 19th May, but haven't got anything No luck today.

Did you upload supporting documents before you received the invite?

Yes I uploaded all suppourting document sometime last month.

Fingers crossed yours will come in tomorrow or you can take a chance now by loggin into your UKVCAS account and see if your appointment windows are showing.

You can also try logging into the IDV app with your UAN number, sometimes there may be a slight delay with emails.

I was able to submit my photo 3hours before I received the email.

[iamawonder]

Hope decisions also start coming in soon for the IDV applicants.
Just a thought that the first week (w/c 17/8) was a 'trial/pilot' run and the actual game began this week so the initial applicants may not be getting quick decisions. I strongly feel that the decisions should follow soon. So, a little more patience should do it.

If IDV was indeed disadvantageous then UKVCAS knows that people would attend appointments instead of using the app rendering the app useless and creating strain on service centres and adding to backlogs.

And it's in UKVI's interest to get done with this backlog ASAP so that they can go back to their extortion business of charging £800 for super priority

[NoUsername]

Applied on 19th May 2020

SET M

Received invite to submit photo verification for IDV at 8.42pm today.

May God help us all as now the real waiting begins.

Exactly same as you, SET (M) on 19th May, but haven't got anything No luck today.

Did you upload supporting documents before you received the invite?

Yes I uploaded all suppourting document sometime last month.

Fingers crossed yours will come in tomorrow or you can take a chance now by loggin into your UKVCAS account and see if your appointment windows are showing.

You can also try logging into the IDV app with your UAN number, sometimes there may be a slight delay with emails.

I was able to submit my photo 3hours before I received the email.

Many thanks

Yea, tried to log into IDV but no luck as well. I haven't uploaded the docs but will do tomorrow. Hopefully it will bring the invite in.

[Luluokis29]

Hope decisions also start coming in soon for the IDV applicants.
Just a thought that the first week (w/c 17/8) was a 'trial/pilot' run and the actual game began this week so the initial applicants may not be getting quick decisions. I strongly feel that the decisions should follow soon. So, a little more patience should do it.

If IDV was indeed disadvantageous then UKVCAS knows that people would attend appointments instead of using the app rendering the app useless and creating strain on service centres and adding to backlogs.

And it's in UKVI's interest to get done with this backlog ASAP so that they can go back to their extortion business of charging £800 for super priority

They better clear the backlog.
I can't wait to receive the decision email

Application date : 04/04/20
IDV invitation: 22/08/20

The wait is killing me...

[krishnakumarg]

Just a thought process about what the IDV app means for Sopra Steria's business.

After the Covid-19 backlogs are cleared, this sounds like a bad news for UKVCAS in the long run, I think. They run at least 20 staffed centres and have installed biometric capture equipment (some capital value) in various cities of the UK.

Currently, applicants eligible for biometric reuse are adults who have had their biometrics captured for a previous immigration application. This means that first-time applicants and those with children are not currently eligible. We take note that the reuse policy is only effective for applications made from within the UK, where biometrics have also been captured within the UK, and so UKVCAS source of income is relatively protected in the near future.

However, everyone, including first-time applicants, would have had biometrics captured at some VAC location somewhere in the world for their initial entry to the UK. I assume that the UKVI has access to these in a centralized database irrespective of whether the biometrics were done in country X or country Y.
In the same vein as they opened up the possibility of biometric reuse, it is only a matter of time UKVI allows reuse of biometrics captured elsewhere in the world (for in-country switching applications to start with).

Since the IDV app is free (and is likely to evolve and become robust with any bug fixes over time), in the long run, this does seem like a slow loss of business to UKVCAS? Once total reuse of biometrics is possible by UKVI, nobody shall need to show up at their centres. Why would UKVCAS pay to retain staff, rent floor space and maintain biometric equipment? Maybe they'll have to monetize the app in some manner, and maintain a lean staff count for those needing translation help, or document scanning or other VIP services.

Just a thought.

[iamawonder]

Just a thought process about what the IDV app means for Sopra Steria's business.

After the Covid-19 backlogs are cleared, this sounds like a bad news for UKVCAS in the long run, I think. They run at least 20 staffed centres and have installed biometric capture equipment (some capital value) in various cities of the UK.

Currently, the folks eligible for biometric reuse are adults who have had their biometrics captured for a previous immigration application. This means that first-time applicants and those with children are not currently eligible. We take note that the reuse policy is only effective for applications made from within the UK, where biometrics have also been captured within the UK, and so UKVCAS source of income is relatively protected.

Everyone, including first-time applicants, would have had biometrics captures at some VAC location somewhere in the world for their initial entry to the UK. In the same vein as they opened up the possibility of biometric reuse, it is only a matter of time UKVI allows reuse of biometrics captured elsewhere in the world (for in-country switching applications to start with).

Since the IDV app is free (and is likely to evolve and become robust with any bug fixes over time), in the long run, this does seem like a slow loss of business to UKVCAS? Once total reuse of biometrics is possible by UKVI, nobody shall need to show up at their centres. Why would UKVCAS pay to retain staff, rent floor space and maintain biometric equipment?

Just a thought.

I would argue that it's a massive win for UKVCAS and Covid-19 has been a blessing for them.
With the app running now and allowing the biometric reuse, they can start to close centres and reduce their staff gradually and make massive savings on manpower and real estate cost(both these are very high even from European standards). Cost of equipment is no where in comparison to these. And don't think the contract will be renegotiated before it expires.