Yes, if you have read some previous posts of mine you may have read one where I say I completely understand the feeling of anxiousness over the application process. My post was indeed meant to be helpful to those who are worrying and waiting but it seems like people on this board are super sensitive.beebritish wrote:Astrid24 wrote:I'm not sure whether there is truth to this 'high risk country list' theory or not but even if there is, some of you guys are being rather impatient. A lot of you have only applied in June and are saying that your application is taking long. Stop basing your expectations on some of these recent applications that have only taken 2 weeks for approval. They are not the norm. UKBA says it can take up to 6 months so anything less than that you should see it as a lucky bonus.
Plus, these applications that are being dealt with very quickly are a recent development. If you look through the timelines you will see that applications before have taken anything from 1 month to 6 months. Sometimes more. I'm not from any of those supposedly high risk countries and my application took about a month and a half to be approved. And around the time I applied (April) that was the average waiting time. Some people who are claiming to be waiting for a long time it has barely been a month since you applied!
So, considering you went through the application process already and have received your approval, one would think you'd have more understanding for how other people including me feel.
For me, over a month is a long time when some of the applications took only 8 working days. Also considering that June/July applications are being dealt with really quickly, how can you decide what the current norm is? What UKBA says on their website about 6 months timeline is not the norm either. Not sure what you tried to achieve with your post... Some people will use this as a relief tool - it's easier to spit out what's bothering you and read about other people's experience. If I'm correct, you have been there (I remember someone else smart-mouthing your posts) and don't think you liked it. More consideration for your fellow citizens-to-be please. If you don't like what they are saying, then don't read their posts.
For those who asked about nationalities, I'm from Serbia which is not a high risk country, and I'm still expecting my approval to come through. Rather a drag considering I applied over a month ago!
Like I said, I understand your frustrations but there are people who are still waiting from MARCH. Think how they feel when someone who only applied in say June comes in talking about how long it's taking for their approval.
And as for these recent approvals that are being dealt with quickly we can't say it's the average time yet as it is too soon. When I applied in April the average time for applications had been around a month and a half for a few months already. You cannot base your expectations on only a few weeks and if you continue to do so you will continue to be disappointed. When I sent off my application I expected it to take 6 months! So when it was dealt with in less time than that it was a wonderful surprise. If you look at it that way you will feel less anxious.
