Current Processing Times - Help us to help you

intgral · Post by **intgral** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:10 am

11 Dec - Thu - sent UPS next day
12 Dec - Fri - UKBA received and signed
12 Dec - Fri - Ref letter PB326... sent to me
12 Dec - Fri - Charged CC
16 Dec - Tue - Received confirm letter
16 Dec - Tue - CC statement shows charge

tier1_yahoo · Post by **tier1_yahoo** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:26 pm

RichM wrote:I have also applied from UK on 8th Dec. WP to Tier 1

Have few queries..

1. Does my WP becomes invalid after getting the Tier 1 Stamp
2. Do I need to go outside country and enter again for validating stamp?
3. Is there any timeframe within which I need to re-enter UK after Tier 1
4. Can I continue with existing employer without declaring change in status from WP to Tier 1?

Please let me know,

RichM, you have asked some very interesting questions. I have received my Tier 1 last week and would like to know if i should tell my employer about it. I was on WP prior to tier 1. Can someone share knowledge on this. Thank you.

1982.dilip · Post by **1982.dilip** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:19 am

Here are answers for the Q's asked:-

1. Yes, WP becomes invalid after Tier 1 visa.
2. No, You don't have to go outside country for vaildating the Tier 1 visa.
3. As answer tp ur 2nd Qn. is no so 3rd Q dosen't come into the picture.
4. Yes, you can continue with the existing employer without saying them the change in status from WP to Tier 1.

RichM · Post by **RichM** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:02 pm

Many Thanks Dilip.

Can someone who has done switching within UK from WP to Tier 1 please confirm this.
- No entry clearance or re-entry in UK is required after switching within UK to Tier 1

Also is there any mail ID or phone number where we can contact UK BA home office?

RichM · Post by **RichM** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:03 pm

Many Thanks Dilip.

Can someone who has done switching within UK from WP to Tier 1 please confirm this.
- No entry clearance or re-entry in UK is required after switching within UK to Tier 1

Also is there any mail ID or phone number where we can contact UK BA home office?

1982.dilip · Post by **1982.dilip** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:36 pm

Hi,

Many of my frnds have switched from wp to Tier 1 & am confirm that you don't require to re-enter UK after switching to Tier 1 visa for validating it.

piyush123 · Post by **piyush123** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:27 pm

Hi GJ10,

Any updates?

Visa Category: WP - Tier1 general
Application Sent: 4th Sep
Status: Awaiting further consideration

Regards

GJ10 wrote:HI ALL,

CAN YOU PROVIDE GREATER DETAILS WHEN YOU POST YOUR MESSAGES, LIKE...

- CHANGE IN VISA CATEGORY (STUDENT, WORK PERMIT, SPOUSE...Etc)
- OUT OF UK THEN WHICH COUNTRY AND WHICH EMBASSY
- CLEARER TIMELINES
- ANY OTHER FORM OF COMMUNICATION RECIEVED ON APPLICATION

THIS FORUM IS AN INFORMATION SHARING GROUP AS WELL AS A SUPPORT GROUP....

GREATER INFORMATION HELPS BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT.....

REGARDS,

GJ10

rock_star · Post by **rock_star** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:19 pm

All,

Finally a good news by god's grace.

Applied for Tier1 : WP to Tier1 -

date application sent: 4th Dec
Refrence number received: 12th Dec
Visa stamped : 11 December
Documents received: 18th Dec.

good luck to all who have applied.

Virk · Post by **Virk** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:41 pm

Kayalami wrote:Ladies and Gents,

We appreciate the tension/ nerves involved in any immigration related application especially where processing times are uncertain. This is particularly obvious from the HSMP perspective. Understandably people will want to know where others stand in relation to their position. However such concerns can manifest themselves in questions of a fairly rhetorical nature e.g.

"What applications are being processed"

"Can anyone tell me about the success of my application submitted on date x, payment deducted on date y?"

The moderators have noticed with some concern that such rhetorical questions have recently and repeatedly featured on the forum. With all due respect to the posters these do not add value to the board and can actually clutter up the database. We therefore believe that it is in the best interest of all for our visitors/ members to refrain from posting such. Obviously we do not want to stop the 'contributing in good faith' spirit of the board - a useful approach may be to ask before posting "is this necessary/ helpful?"

Please refer to the FAQ announcement and Consolidated Useful Posts sticky - there is plenty of information there on processing times and we shall endeavour to keep that current. Likewise please consult the FAQ and do a basic search on the forum before posting - I still note questions along the lines of "do I need to submit a passport with my HSMP appplication?".

We regret that posts deemed in all fairness to be rhetorical and non value adding will henceforth get deleted likely without notice. Thank you for your understanding and do feel free to constructively comment on this.

Kayalami (for and on behalf of the moderators)

Dear Kayalami
Could You Please Help and Answer my confusion.
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shominator · Post by **shominator** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:39 am

I applied for tier 1 on 8th Dec 2008. Anyone near that time? Any news for people who applied during that time?

RichM · Post by **RichM** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:37 am

shominator wrote:I applied for tier 1 on 8th Dec 2008. Anyone near that time? Any news for people who applied during that time?

I also applied on 8th Dec. UKBA site just says

During the week commencing 22 December 2008, we expect to be considering applications that were received on or before 10 December 2008.

harakiri · Post by **harakiri** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:58 pm

RichM - Is the timescale quoted by the website applicable for UK applications only or for all sites?

I too had applied on 08/12 from Mumbai, India and still waiting for a response!

Thanks.

shominator · Post by **shominator** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:11 pm

this is a time scale for UK application, for outside UK it usually takes a month harakiri...Good luck to me and everyone else!

harakiri · Post by **harakiri** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:16 pm

Cheers mate and good luck to you too and for sure others as well!

Merry Christmas to all.

RichM · Post by **RichM** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:17 pm

Harakiri,

Not sure about this. So far what ever I have seen for past 3 weaks, it seems the timelines are applicable to all applicants.
As I have not noticed any difference for people appying in UK or India

shominator · Post by **shominator** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:19 pm

I think nothing will happen with next two weeks. We may start getting some news from week starting 12 January 2009. 3 weeks of doing nothing!

ctr · Post by **ctr** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:02 am

Applied at VFS Blore on Dec 5th.
Received Stamped passport on Dec 24th.
Valid for 3 years.

thanks

here4tier1 · Post by **here4tier1** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:09 pm

Hi Guys,

I had the same problem but I got my Tier-1(in Oct08) without any issues.
I provided them with a statutory declaration (signed in front of Notary Public.). Btw, I was in UK while applied and the declaration was prepared by a UK notary.

piyush123 wrote:Hi viralshah,

Its really sad to hear that ur visa got rejected. Infact when I have applied for HSMP, I have also provided an affidavit for my name conflict on Passport(having 'Kumar' as middle name in passport) and degree. But that time they have accepted that and issued me a HSMP letter with the name same as on my degree.

May be they have changed their procedure now and asking for letter from university.

Did you decided something on that?

good luck.

Regards.

viralshah wrote:My Tier-1 application has been rejected after 2 months due to difference in names on my passport and degree certificate.

Passport: SHAH VIRALKUMAR MAHESHKUMAR
Degree: SHAH VIRAL MAHESHBHAI

They didn't consider an affidavit with the application and have asked for a letter from independent institution, most probably university or college to verify the degree.

Has anyone got similar sort of case? Any help would be highly appreciated.

Many Thanks,
Viral

here4tier1 · Post by **here4tier1** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:11 pm

They send it via Recorded First Class Delivery of Royal Mail.

LondonGuy wrote:Dear friends

Do homeoffice sent the documents back by first class post or recorded delivery for the applicant who applied inside UK?

Cheers

win6 · Post by **win6** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:06 pm

status : Processed application in Transit

any idea what does this exactly mean ? whether the visa is through or not? please let me know

GJ10 · Post by **GJ10** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:03 pm

Hi Piyush123,

Have you had any replies on your application. I was sent a letter by HO to send the salary slips for the last three months. I had sent these on the 17th Dec, and havent heard anything after that.

Let me know if there is any update.

Regards,

GJ10
Status: awaiting further consideration

piyush123 wrote:Hi GJ10,

Any updates?

Visa Category: WP - Tier1 general
Application Sent: 4th Sep
Status: Awaiting further consideration

Regards

GJ10 wrote:HI ALL,

CAN YOU PROVIDE GREATER DETAILS WHEN YOU POST YOUR MESSAGES, LIKE...

- CHANGE IN VISA CATEGORY (STUDENT, WORK PERMIT, SPOUSE...Etc)
- OUT OF UK THEN WHICH COUNTRY AND WHICH EMBASSY
- CLEARER TIMELINES
- ANY OTHER FORM OF COMMUNICATION RECIEVED ON APPLICATION

THIS FORUM IS AN INFORMATION SHARING GROUP AS WELL AS A SUPPORT GROUP....

GREATER INFORMATION HELPS BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT.....

REGARDS,

GJ10

viralshah · Post by **viralshah** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:09 pm

Thanks for replying.

I have used a notorized affidavit for all my previous WP applications and that worked. This time they mentioned about a letter from awarding institution that could have been considered. So I got such letter from uni and have reapplied.

Viral

[quote="here4tier1"]Hi Guys,

I had the same problem but I got my Tier-1(in Oct08) without any issues.
I provided them with a statutory declaration (signed in front of Notary Public.). Btw, I was in UK while applied and the declaration was prepared by a UK notary.

[quote="piyush123"]Hi viralshah,

Its really sad to hear that ur visa got rejected. Infact when I have applied for HSMP, I have also provided an affidavit for my name conflict on Passport(having 'Kumar' as middle name in passport) and degree. But that time they have accepted that and issued me a HSMP letter with the name same as on my degree.

May be they have changed their procedure now and asking for letter from university.

Did you decided something on that?

good luck.

Regards.

[quote="viralshah"]My Tier-1 application has been rejected after 2 months due to difference in names on my passport and degree certificate.

Passport: SHAH VIRALKUMAR MAHESHKUMAR
Degree: SHAH VIRAL MAHESHBHAI

They didn't consider an affidavit with the application and have asked for a letter from independent institution, most probably university or college to verify the degree.

Has anyone got similar sort of case? Any help would be highly appreciated.

Many Thanks,
Viral[/quote][/quote][/quote]

shominator · Post by **shominator** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:19 am

girlinLondon wrote:Congratulations.

how much point did you have?

jacob79 wrote:Hi all,
I am through with my T1 visa.

Applied on - 20th NOV - VFS Chennai
Call from Bluedart on - 6th Dec

collected from Bluedart on 10th Dec as i was out of station.

Thank you all for the help and guidance.This forum is really helpful.
New aspirants please post your queries and we would be happy to help you all.

Regards

Jacob

Hi Girl in London,

Have you heard back anything from HO? I know you have applied on same date as me 08 Dec 08 , so I was wondering if you have any news?

tester · Post by **tester** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:39 pm

Switching from WP -> Tier1 General (In Country application)
Application posted : 05th Aug 08
Received letter confirmation : 07th Aug 08

I have called them hundreds of time and they have the same old reply, that the case is under consideration and that HO will contact me if more information is required. Sick and tired of this response from them.

Questions
=======
1. Is anything aware of the maximum number of weeks that HO can hold the application?
2. Some guidance needed in case i think about withdrawing the application, do they send any cover letter once the application is sent back to us??
3. If i ask for an UT (my mom is sick back home in India and need to see her), will they confirm via letter if the UT is accepted?

Thanks,
Raj

tier1visamk · Post by **tier1visamk** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:41 pm

Got my Tier1 visa today(Main Applicant+ 1 dependent)

Application sent on: 09/12/2008
Refrence number received on : 16/12/2008
Visa stamped : 06/01/2009
Documents received: 09/01/2009

Hope this helps

-mk

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