UKVCAS Super Priority Service

[frmglasgow]

Hi Guys,

- I made an SET LR application (Super Priority) on 18th December and got email confirmation from Home Office that application has been received.
- Attended Sopra Steria on 22nd December.
- After the appointment, I did not get any kind of email from home office regarding outcome of the application.
- Got decision letter delivered by Royal Mail on 31st December, however I found that caseworker made the decision on 24th December.
- Got email from DX for the delivery of BRP on 3rd January.
- I am academic and was on Student visa, Tier 4 and Tier 2 with same employer so my case was straight forward.

I wish you all the best with your applications and plans ahead.
Best wishes!

@frmglasgow, I am assuming you had 1 or more passports. Did you upload scanned copies of all the pages in all of your passport(s) or the just the pages with stamps and visas? I want to find out the best way to manage all the scanned copies of the passports i have and that of my family as well.

Hey,

I had 3 passports and the latest one was new without any stamps. Despite that I scanned and uploaded all pages from my 3 passports along with 2 passports of my spouse. When you will go for appointment, the guy over there will only scan your latest passport and only those pages that have stamps on.

[swskum]

Righteo I now have a full timeline given the BRP came through (still too late for us to travel which is another story but it's come through).

First FLR(M) visa expiry date - 7 January 2019
Completed online FLR(M) extension application form and paid - 29 November 2018
Attended Sopra Steria evidence appointment - 11 December 2018
Received application decision - 12 December 2018
Received letter notifying decision - 18 December 2018
Received BRP - 2 January 2019
BRP had issue date 27 December 2018 and expiry 10 July 2021
(FYI date from which my wife qualifies for ILR under partner route - 10 June 2021)

I was told different stories by the Home Office regarding what date an application is deemed to be made on (payment or appointment). What my example shows is I applied 11 days before the last 28 day period and it did not affect my application, and I have a month after my wife qualifies for ILR to complete her application for it.

Hope that provides some clarity for you guys!!

Just so you know, I received an email today, the day after my wife's appointment at the premium lounge in London, confirming the granting of my wife's further leave to remain (extension under FLR(M) route). We will receive the mail with the BRP in due course it said. Quick and efficient.

By the way, we paid for our application and appointment before the last 28 days of my wife's visa although we had the biometric appointment in the 28 day period.

Hi swskum congratulations. How much earlier did you apply online? I’m starting to find this frustrating that those people who applied earlier than within their 28 day period are getting a response quicker. It’s almost as if they want us to go against their so called policy of “submission date is application date”.

[Luni]

Hi All,

Hope all are doing well. I had a super priority appointment on 12th Nov in premium lounge for ILR application, london.
I was supposed to get decision with in 24 hrs, but yet i didn't receive any mail from UKVI for 2 days. Has anyone used super priority service of UKVCAS and got decision? I am so worried, don't know whats happening as there were technical issues on that day.

Advanced thanks for your time.

Hello,

So what happened, I have been waiting for 5 days so far and wanted to hear what occurred with you

[Luni]

I also had my appointment on Tuesday in London, i was out of there by 1 pm and i still haven't received a decision yet . The wait is killing me, i am just thinking the worst, this state of unknown is not good. However, i'm glad to see a few people who had their appointment near the time that i had mine on here also haven't heard back. I hope it's to do with technical problems. They did take around 20 mins just to take my picture on the day.

Hi,

So what happened with you? I have been waiting for 5 days so far and wanted to know when to expect my decision

[Ritchie12]

I also had my appointment on Tuesday in London, i was out of there by 1 pm and i still haven't received a decision yet . The wait is killing me, i am just thinking the worst, this state of unknown is not good. However, i'm glad to see a few people who had their appointment near the time that i had mine on here also haven't heard back. I hope it's to do with technical problems. They did take around 20 mins just to take my picture on the day.

Hi,

So what happened with you? I have been waiting for 5 days so far and wanted to know when to expect my decision

Hi Luni, Its fair to say, HO&UKVI decision times using the new Super Priority process have varied this past few weeks. No ones knows the primary cause of the bottleneck. Some applicants got 24hrs vsia approval email/confirmation whereas others have had to wait for several weeks (somethimes for 1-6 weeks). The good news is that most of the decisions are coming through now. So yours should come pretty soon.

[Ritchie12]

Hi Guys,

- I made an SET LR application (Super Priority) on 18th December and got email confirmation from Home Office that application has been received.
- Attended Sopra Steria on 22nd December.
- After the appointment, I did not get any kind of email from home office regarding outcome of the application.
- Got decision letter delivered by Royal Mail on 31st December, however I found that caseworker made the decision on 24th December.
- Got email from DX for the delivery of BRP on 3rd January.
- I am academic and was on Student visa, Tier 4 and Tier 2 with same employer so my case was straight forward.

I wish you all the best with your applications and plans ahead.
Best wishes!

@frmglasgow, I am assuming you had 1 or more passports. Did you upload scanned copies of all the pages in all of your passport(s) or the just the pages with stamps and visas? I want to find out the best way to manage all the scanned copies of the passports i have and that of my family as well.

Hey,

I had 3 passports and the latest one was new without any stamps. Despite that I scanned and uploaded all pages from my 3 passports along with 2 passports of my spouse. When you will go for appointment, the guy over there will only scan your latest passport and only those pages that have stamps on.

Thanks for the reply @frmglasgow. One last question.

On the documents section, it asks, "Do you have any other reasons for wanting to stay in the UK? ". Can share how you responded to this question please.
Many thanks
Ritchie M

[Ritchie12]

Hi Guys,

- I made an SET LR application (Super Priority) on 18th December and got email confirmation from Home Office that application has been received.
- Attended Sopra Steria on 22nd December.
- After the appointment, I did not get any kind of email from home office regarding outcome of the application.
- Got decision letter delivered by Royal Mail on 31st December, however I found that caseworker made the decision on 24th December.
- Got email from DX for the delivery of BRP on 3rd January.
- I am academic and was on Student visa, Tier 4 and Tier 2 with same employer so my case was straight forward.

I wish you all the best with your applications and plans ahead.
Best wishes!

@frmglasgow, I am assuming you had 1 or more passports. Did you upload scanned copies of all the pages in all of your passport(s) or the just the pages with stamps and visas? I want to find out the best way to manage all the scanned copies of the passports i have and that of my family as well.

Hey,

I had 3 passports and the latest one was new without any stamps. Despite that I scanned and uploaded all pages from my 3 passports along with 2 passports of my spouse. When you will go for appointment, the guy over there will only scan your latest passport and only those pages that have stamps on.

In addition, can you outline the list of documents you submitted to supporting the "my other reasons to stay in the UK" question please. Thanks

[dilse4srk]

Hi Guys,

- I made an SET LR application (Super Priority) on 18th December and got email confirmation from Home Office that application has been received.
- Attended Sopra Steria on 22nd December.
- After the appointment, I did not get any kind of email from home office regarding outcome of the application.
- Got decision letter delivered by Royal Mail on 31st December, however I found that caseworker made the decision on 24th December.
- Got email from DX for the delivery of BRP on 3rd January.
- I am academic and was on Student visa, Tier 4 and Tier 2 with same employer so my case was straight forward.

I wish you all the best with your applications and plans ahead.
Best wishes!

@frmglasgow, I am assuming you had 1 or more passports. Did you upload scanned copies of all the pages in all of your passport(s) or the just the pages with stamps and visas? I want to find out the best way to manage all the scanned copies of the passports i have and that of my family as well.

Hey,

I had 3 passports and the latest one was new without any stamps. Despite that I scanned and uploaded all pages from my 3 passports along with 2 passports of my spouse. When you will go for appointment, the guy over there will only scan your latest passport and only those pages that have stamps on.

In addition, can you outline the list of documents you submitted to supporting the "my other reasons to stay in the UK" question please. Thanks

I will be submitting my application on monday. Answer to your above question about reasons to stay in UK
I submitted my wife and kid passport pics. Along with my employment letter. I think thats enough to show them that i have family here

[dilse4srk]

Can somebody please provide the list of 6 core centres as i am unable to find it. I would like to see if there is any core centre near reading area

[bipink]

Can somebody please provide the list of 6 core centres as i am unable to find it. I would like to see if there is any core centre near reading area

There should be one in Reading Central Library or try a post code search https://www.ukvcas.co.uk/locations

[Luni]

I also had my appointment on Tuesday in London, i was out of there by 1 pm and i still haven't received a decision yet . The wait is killing me, i am just thinking the worst, this state of unknown is not good. However, i'm glad to see a few people who had their appointment near the time that i had mine on here also haven't heard back. I hope it's to do with technical problems. They did take around 20 mins just to take my picture on the day.

Hi,

So what happened with you? I have been waiting for 5 days so far and wanted to know when to expect my decision

Hi Luni, Its fair to say, HO&UKVI decision times using the new Super Priority process have varied this past few weeks. No ones knows the primary cause of the bottleneck. Some applicants got 24hrs vsia approval email/confirmation whereas others have had to wait for several weeks (somethimes for 1-6 weeks). The good news is that most of the decisions are coming through now. So yours should come pretty soon.

Thank you so much. Its just frustrating you know? I hope it does come soon. I can call them on Monday and ask them what is up, although I have read here that they aren't so useful, anyways, I can let you know what happens if you would like

[madihaali_304]

It's good to see that some applicants from that mid to end November backlog are getting their decisions now! I'm still waiting since 28th Nov, hopefully we'll all hear back soon.

[saimajaan]

Can somebody please provide the list of 6 core centres as i am unable to find it. I would like to see if there is any core centre near reading area

there is actually one in reading it's newly open check it out

[saimajaan]

It's good to see that some applicants from that mid to end November backlog are getting their decisions now! I'm still waiting since 28th Nov, hopefully we'll all hear back soon.

me and u and a few more people r from nov all of the others r clean now I'm going to call them up on monday and find out cox this is getting even worrying for me

[madihaali_304]

It's good to see that some applicants from that mid to end November backlog are getting their decisions now! I'm still waiting since 28th Nov, hopefully we'll all hear back soon.

me and u and a few more people r from nov all of the others r clean now I'm going to call them up on monday and find out cox this is getting even worrying for me

I was thinking of doing the same. Not that calling them has ever helped me in any way but it helps knowing that I'm doing something!

[nice111]

Are you basing that on my doubts?? Better not to let others panic! I am still waiting for a sign from someone whi applied SET(M) today to see if they have been able to chose super priority. It’s gonna be a long wait

Not a single approval reported here today.

Removal of Super Priority Service suspected from at least some types of applications.

I wonder what is going on

Have you managed to get Super priority appointment for ur Set M?

Plz dont say that HO is not issuing any appointments for Set M.

[vibe123]

Hi Guys,
I applied for my Set 0 Tier 2 to ILR on 23rd December and biometric on 27th December using super priority. No reply till now. I was a bit worried because I used last 3 months electronic bank statements but without any stamp/signature from the bank. Do you guys think it will be a problem or has anyone done this and got their ILR approved ? The bank statement had all the information needed in the guidance though.
Thanks in advance

[Ritchie12]

Hi Guys,
I applied for my Set 0 Tier 2 to ILR on 23rd December and biometric on 27th December using super priority. No reply till now. I was a bit worried because I used last 3 months electronic bank statements but without any stamp/signature from the bank. Do you guys think it will be a problem or has anyone done this and got their ILR approved ? The bank statement had all the information needed in the guidance though.
Thanks in advance

Hi vibe123, i dont think it matters whether stamped or unstamped. I have submitted bank statements a few years back which were printed off the internet. In my opinion, the critical aspect is to ensure that your statement included activities such as salary payments, council tax bills, household electrical, heating, water etc. The HO will check the validity and verify the statement anyway. In my experience, they wont verify any document they dont need.

Others with more experience and who have been through SET(O) might be able to help you better.

[badhodor]

Hi Guys,
I applied for my Set 0 Tier 2 to ILR on 23rd December and biometric on 27th December using super priority. No reply till now. I was a bit worried because I used last 3 months electronic bank statements but without any stamp/signature from the bank. Do you guys think it will be a problem or has anyone done this and got their ILR approved ? The bank statement had all the information needed in the guidance though.
Thanks in advance

My friend applied on the 28th and got his approval on 2nd Jan.(set o Tier 2 5 year route). But they asked for his bank statements coz he only attached 1 month (don't ask me why). He got an email from caseworker on 2nd jan and he submitted it on that day, 3 hours later he got his approval and got his BRP and decision letter yesterday and today respectively.

I would say, you should be getting it next week. As HO/UKVI is now processing pretty fast.

Unlike me and some others, I have been waiting since 1st December!!!!!

[vibe123]

Thanks Ritchie and Badhodor for your replies. Fingers crossed

[manish7490]

Hi Guys,
I applied for my Set 0 Tier 2 to ILR on 23rd December and biometric on 27th December using super priority. No reply till now. I was a bit worried because I used last 3 months electronic bank statements but without any stamp/signature from the bank. Do you guys think it will be a problem or has anyone done this and got their ILR approved ? The bank statement had all the information needed in the guidance though.
Thanks in advance

My friend applied on the 28th and got his approval on 2nd Jan.(set o Tier 2 5 year route). But they asked for his bank statements coz he only attached 1 month (don't ask me why). He got an email from caseworker on 2nd jan and he submitted it on that day, 3 hours later he got his approval and got his BRP and decision letter yesterday and today respectively.

I would say, you should be getting it next week. As HO/UKVI is now processing pretty fast.

Unlike me and some others, I have been waiting since 1st December!!!!!

I did biometrics on 23rd Dec, SETO, Tier 2 General, Same employer, super priority service....still waiting to hear........very depressing, cant even sleep properly due to this delay...

[vibe123]

I did biometrics on 23rd Dec, SETO, Tier 2 General, Same employer, super priority service....still waiting to hear........very depressing, cant even sleep properly due to this delay...
[/quote]

Hi Manish,
I understand this is very frustrating and I am stressed too. Did you call them for an update because you have passed the '5 working days' standard ? I called them and they asked me to call on Monday if I don't receive any response by today.

[mjuk]

Do you have a number to call on?

[CR001]

Do you have a number to call on?

Do yourself a favour and read the whole thread. This information has been posted multiple times, particularly for you in the quoted post below, after you last asked for the same I formation!!!

I just got off the phone with UKVI (helpline) re: super priority. Here is what I found out about Set(m):

- It is possible for your visa to be approved in the 28 days prior to your "qualifying date" (that is the date on which you reach your time requirement in the UK). So if your qualifying date is 12 February and you can submit your application on 15 Jan, you can be approved between 15 Jan and 12 Feb.
- Your application should be approved in 24 hours
- You should receive your BRP within 3-5 working days after your approval.

The helpline had no wait, had really nice people working for it, and they could answer the questions that I had about my particular situation (timing of application). I would highly recommend it.

Can you please share the number? Do they give any details on the pending cases by any chance?

I highly doubt it.
This is the website to find out the correct number: https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk

[frmglasgow]

Hi Guys,

- I made an SET LR application (Super Priority) on 18th December and got email confirmation from Home Office that application has been received.
- Attended Sopra Steria on 22nd December.
- After the appointment, I did not get any kind of email from home office regarding outcome of the application.
- Got decision letter delivered by Royal Mail on 31st December, however I found that caseworker made the decision on 24th December.
- Got email from DX for the delivery of BRP on 3rd January.
- I am academic and was on Student visa, Tier 4 and Tier 2 with same employer so my case was straight forward.

I wish you all the best with your applications and plans ahead.
Best wishes!

@frmglasgow, I am assuming you had 1 or more passports. Did you upload scanned copies of all the pages in all of your passport(s) or the just the pages with stamps and visas? I want to find out the best way to manage all the scanned copies of the passports i have and that of my family as well.

Hey,

I had 3 passports and the latest one was new without any stamps. Despite that I scanned and uploaded all pages from my 3 passports along with 2 passports of my spouse. When you will go for appointment, the guy over there will only scan your latest passport and only those pages that have stamps on.

In addition, can you outline the list of documents you submitted to supporting the "my other reasons to stay in the UK" question please. Thanks

Hey,

I am academic and I listed my research/job as primarily reason to stay in UK, hence provided my employment letter, secondly I listed my Mortgage/Home another reason to stay in UK.

Goodluck to your application.