Out-of-country skilled worker visa application timelines

[geriatrix]

Please do not post in this thread if you have made an application from within the UK.

Interested members can post their application processing timelines here for the benefit of others. This will help members to view the timelines at one place rather than posting the same rhetorical questions time and again (e.g.- Can some please tell me processing times for ABC country or city / when will my application be decided / how long do I need to wait etc. etc.) and will help reduce clutter on the database too, so you will be doing a good cause.

Please do not forget to include the following details in your post:
1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other)
2. Country of application
3. City of Visa Application Centre
4. Date of application
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above).
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from
7. Duration for Entry Clearance
8. Date passport received

Tip: Ideally timelines should be posted only after a decision is received but if writing initial post before a decision / passport is received (i.e.- giving details of points 1 to 5 only), please make an effort to edit the original post when coming back to provide update (providing inputs to points 6 to 8 ). This will help members looking for approx. timeslines to figure out end-to-end processing time of a given application(s) at one place itself.

Also, please refrain from chattering in this topic. To keep it high-value, please just read it and only post when you have something of substance to contribute (timelines only). All off-topic posts and posts enquiring about current timelines will be deleted without notice.


We thank you for your understanding.




regards

[ramesh135]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 Sponsored
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Bangalore India
4. Date of application - 15July2010
5. Date of submission of documents - 15July2010
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 22July2010
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - 2 years
8. Date passport received - 23July2010

[sriaravindan]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other): ICT
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Bangalore VFS
4. Date of application:12 july 2010
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above).
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from:23 july
7. Duration for Entry Clearance:13 months
8. PP recieved: 29 July 2010

[mkh]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 General
2. Country of application - Bangladesh
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Dhaka
4. Date of application - 23May2010
5. Date of submission of documents - 23May2010
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 10August2010
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - 3 years
8. Date passport received - 11August2010

[h_a]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other): TIER 2 GENERAL
2. Country of application: PAKISTAN
3. City of Visa Application Centre: KARACHI
4. Date of application: 25TH MAY 2010
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above).
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 3-08-2010
7. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 YEAR
8. Date passport received : 16TH AUG 2010

[Gerel]

1. Category applying under- General
2. Country of application - Mongolia
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Beijing
4. Date of application - 14.06.10
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above).
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - none
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - none
8. Date passport received - not received yet

I'm basically waiting for my Tier2 Generel for nearly four months and I still haven't received an answer as to why.

[indiansemail]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other): TIER 2 ICT
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Mumbai North
4. Date of application: 15 Nov 2010
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above).
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 22-11-2010
7. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 YEAR
8. Date passport received : 24TH Nov 2010

[3000rpm]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 Sponsored
2. Country of application - Indonesia
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Jakarta Indonesia
4. Date of application - 10 January 2011
5. Date of submission of documents - 10 January 2011
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 13 January 2011
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - 3 years
8. Date passport received - 13 January 2011

[baba79]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : Tier 2 Dependent
2. Country of application : India
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Bangalore
4. Date of application : 15th December 2010
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above).
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 10th Jan 2011
7. Duration for Entry Clearance : 20 months
8. Date passport received : 14th Jan 2011

[neerajbans]

Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : Tier 2 Dependent
2. Country of application : India
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Mumbai North
4. Date of application : 6th January 2010
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above).
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 28th Jan 2011
7. Duration for Entry Clearance : 20 months
8. Date passport received : 1st Feb 2011

[midpisces]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other)
2. Country of application - Pakistan
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Lahore
4. Date of application - 20/12/2010
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above).
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 13/01/2011
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - 7 months & 20 days
8. Date passport received - 27/01/2011

[mjcr28]

1. Category applying under- T2 General
2. Country of application - INDIA
3. City of Visa Application Centre - VFS MUMBAI NORTH
4. Date of application - 25.10.10
5. Date of submission of documents (same as above).
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - none
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - none
8. Date passport received - not received yet

[niffer]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - General
2. Country of application - Australia
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Canberra
4. Date of application - 21 February 2011
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). n/a
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 4 March 2011
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - 2 years
8. Date passport received - 8 March 2011

[toshu20]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 ICT Dependent
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - VFS, New Delhi, India
4. Date of application - 21-Mar-2011
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). - Same as above
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from 30-Mar-2011
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - Same as Main applicant
8. Date passport received - 31-Mar-2011

[isha123]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 ICT Dependent (baby)
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - VFS, New Delhi, India
4. Date of application - 13-Apr-2011
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). - Same as above
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from 12-May-2011
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - Same as mine
8. Date passport received - 13-May-2011

[mayankpant]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 ICT
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - VFS, Bangalore, India
4. Date of application - 20-Apr-2011
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). - Same as above
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from Waiting
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - Waiting
8. Date passport received - Waiting

[gulkan]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 ICT
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - VFS, Bangalore, India
4. Date of application - 21-Apr-2011
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). - Same as above
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from Waiting
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - Waiting
8. Date passport received - Waiting

[mkh]

My wife and son applied for tier 2 dependent visa
1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 dependent
2. Country of application - Bangladesh
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Dhaka
4. Date of application - 18April2011
5. Date of submission of documents - 18April2011
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 10May2011
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - 3 years
8. Date passport received - 11May2011

[yeeha]

1. Category applying under- T2 General
2. Country of application - MALAYSIA
3. City of Visa Application Centre - VFS KUALA LUMPUR
4. Date of application - 05.05.11
5. Date of submission of documents (same as above).
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 16.05.11
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - 16.06.14
8. Date passport received - 12.05.11

[garora8]

1. Category applying under Tier 2 Depandants
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Delhi India
4. Date of application - 11April 2011
5. Date of submission of documents - 11April 2011
6. Date passport received - 12May2011

[teh_pwnerer]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 ICT
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - VFS, Mumbai (south), India
4. Date of application - 21-Apr-2011
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). - Same as above
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from 16-May-2011
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - 7 months
8. Date passport received - 16-May-2011

[puneetbobra]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 ICT (Dependant)
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - VFS, Mumbai (North), India
4. Date of application - 26-Apr-2011
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). - Same as above
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 27-May-2011
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - 8 monthns
8. Date passport received - 30-May-2011

[dolfintown]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 General (Dependant)
2. Country of application - India
3. City of Visa Application Centre - VFS, Hyderabad, India
4. Date of application - 24-May-2011
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). - Same as above
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 07/06/2011
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - same as me
8. Date passport received - 10/06/2011

[nvenon]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : General
2. Country of application : India
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Chennai
4. Date of application : 19/05/2011
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above).
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 17/06/2011
7. Duration for Entry Clearance : 17/06/2011 to 29/07/2014
8. Date passport received : 04/06/2011

[cloudnumbernine4u]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : Tier 2 General (self and spouse' dependant both together)
2. Country of application : India
3. City of Visa Application Centre : Mumbai South
4. Date of application : 09/05/2011
5. Date of submission of documents : 09/05/2011
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 23/05/2011
7. Duration for Entry Clearance : 23/05/2011 to 22/06/2014
8. Date passport received : 23/05/2011