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daisyuk
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by daisyuk » Fri Nov 30, 2018 2:02 pm
My lawyer told me they received the approval letter today! Hope the BRP will be received soon. Good luck everyone!
daisyuk wrote: ↑Thu Nov 29, 2018 1:05 pm
Hi all, I thought I'd share my experience and what I know to date:
Nov 28th I attended my Super Priority appointment at 7:30am at London premium lounge (Mark lane). It was for Tier2 General Visa. I arrived early around 7:05 and was seen at 7:28am; left the lounge by 7:50am.
Today I called the 0300 123 2241 to enquire about the status since 24 hrs have passed. What I was told was:
- the 24 hr is not 24 natural hour window, should be 24 working hr. This means that if my application was made on 7:30am on 11/28, a decision should be made by morning of 11/30
- after a decision is made, I'll be notified of the result in 5 working days
- the way I'll be notified depends on the centre, it could be email, or second class mail
- if i don't hear anything by 12/07, I should call back again
So I guess, allow up to 2 working days after your appt for a decision to be made, and hopefully the case worker/centre chooses email rather than 2nd class mail to notify result so we all know as soon as possible!
Hope this helps and hope I'll hear from HO very soon!
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ilovethebeatles
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by ilovethebeatles » Fri Nov 30, 2018 2:44 pm
Congratulations daisyuk - it was a quick wait for you! It seems doing via an agent is quicker? I have seen two cases receiving letters within only 2 days.
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mail9
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by mail9 » Fri Nov 30, 2018 5:12 pm
yes i did call again, but they took my details and said they cant help till monday and asked me to call back on monday.
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by msingh89 » Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:44 pm
very similar thing happen to me as well they noted my details when call them this morning using options 3 2 1 1 and few hours later get this email saying that
Thank you for contacting UKVI Contact Centre.
Our records show that your application has not yet been completed.We are unable to advise when a decision will be made but you will be notified in writing once made. Until such time, we are unable to assist further.
We are sorry we cannot be of further assistance
its seems normal email send by Contact centre Finally i think we have to wait for Ho to reply.
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by ilovethebeatles » Sat Dec 01, 2018 9:13 am
After the call, I got an email saying that my application is still within standard public time etc. It implies that they had not touched my application. But just few minutes later, a caseworker contacted me about my application. So, obviously calling contact centre does help making things move.
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by newdimm » Sat Dec 01, 2018 6:50 pm
Can someone share please if there is parking near Sopra Stepia office in Birmingham?
Many thanks!
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by CR001 » Sat Dec 01, 2018 7:33 pm
newdimm wrote: ↑Sat Dec 01, 2018 6:50 pm
Can someone share please if there is parking near Sopra Stepia office in Birmingham?
Many thanks!
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by pride88 » Sun Dec 02, 2018 2:41 pm
Hi guys!, I am planning to use the super priority service to apply for my tier 2 visa soon, I would like to know the cost of this visa?, I have been trying to links but have been unsuccessful,
Please help me
Kind regards!!
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by mail9 » Mon Dec 03, 2018 10:35 am
"After the call, I got an email saying that my application is still within standard public time etc. It implies that they had not touched my application. But just few minutes later, a caseworker contacted me about my application. So, obviously calling contact centre does help making things move."
I received 2 emails stating that my application is not processed yet and is still within the standard service etc. i called the centre and they said now since i received the email it may take up to 3 days for the decision and 10 days for the card! after paying for 24 hour service. they have given me an email to complain if i want. they were not particularly kind adn did nto help much at all.
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by ilovethebeatles » Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:14 am
I would suggest you to call them back and not mentioning you have got emails. Each time you will meet different person so no worry, just to make sure that they note down your details. They should have responded to you immediately because it is 24 hour service - this is what I was told by one of the gentlemen I talked to on the phone.
mail9 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 03, 2018 10:35 am
"After the call, I got an email saying that my application is still within standard public time etc. It implies that they had not touched my application. But just few minutes later, a caseworker contacted me about my application. So, obviously calling contact centre does help making things move."
I received 2 emails stating that my application is not processed yet and is still within the standard service etc. i called the centre and they said now since i received the email it may take up to 3 days for the decision and 10 days for the card! after paying for 24 hour service. they have given me an email to complain if i want. they were not particularly kind adn did nto help much at all.
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mail9
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by mail9 » Mon Dec 03, 2018 12:39 pm
Thank you very much. i did call again and a lady has taken down my details.she said she is not aware why i have received these emails but my case doesn't look like it is escalated.
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by mail9 » Mon Dec 03, 2018 1:41 pm
still no reply , no help from anywhere. now just worrying if any thing is wrong with the application.
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by charmy244 » Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:39 pm
Hey guys, I have been following this post from the start and I am going to apply for SET (M) soon.
I have a question regarding documents upload for SET (M).
If anyone has uploaded scanned documents then please tell me how did you upload Cohabitation proofs ?
Did you include all of the cohabitation proofs for 2.5 years in one pdf or separate pdfs ?
I hope somebody can help me. Thanks

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thakur786
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by thakur786 » Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:44 pm
You can't upload all the proofs in one single pdf as the maximum file size allows is 6 MB.
Arrange, scan and upload all the documents in order.
Hope that helps!
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by charmy244 » Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:50 pm
thakur786 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:44 pm
You can't upload all the proofs in one single pdf as the maximum file size allows is 6 MB.
Arrange, scan and upload all the documents in order.
Hope that helps!
Thanks for your reply.
I think i will create 3 different Pdf for each year.
Because creating individual pdf for each proof will make so many pdfs (9-10 pdfs for just cohabitation proofs if scanned individually) and it will just confuse the case worker.
Has anyone experienced this?
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by ilovethebeatles » Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:52 pm
If there had been any problem, they would have contacted you already. Two possibilities: they have not touched your application yet, or you will get your letters/BRP suddenly.
mail9 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 03, 2018 1:41 pm
still no reply , no help from anywhere. now just worrying if any thing is wrong with the application.
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mail9
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by mail9 » Mon Dec 03, 2018 4:43 pm
Thank you . just waiting now
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by Timothy Tao » Mon Dec 03, 2018 6:30 pm
I've been following this thread from beginning. I had my super priority new service appointment at London Croydon core centre at 9.00am on the 28th Nov. Received the same email like everyone did, but not yet confirmation on approval via email or via post. Will post as soon as I get it. Cheers everyone.
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by oldmankensey » Mon Dec 03, 2018 8:40 pm
had appointment in Premium Centre London on Friday. Not expecting anything until tomorrow or Wednesday at the earliest, but haven't had any email at all and reading the previous post above, should we have got something? An email saying "we have received biometrics/documents"?
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by thakur786 » Tue Dec 04, 2018 7:52 am
charmy244 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:50 pm
thakur786 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:44 pm
You can't upload all the proofs in one single pdf as the maximum file size allows is 6 MB.
Arrange, scan and upload all the documents in order.
Hope that helps!
Thanks for your reply.
I think i will create 3 different Pdf for each year.
Because creating individual pdf for each proof will make so many pdfs (9-10 pdfs for just cohabitation proofs if scanned individually) and it will just confuse the case worker.
Has anyone experienced this?
It does not matter how many files you upload, the facility is given so that you can upload as many files as you want but make sure there are named accordingly and in order. Example: for the water bills, you can do like Water Bills - Part 1 and then so on.
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mail9
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by mail9 » Tue Dec 04, 2018 11:04 am
can we travel if we have not received brp or decision . my old brp valid toll 2021
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by mail9 » Tue Dec 04, 2018 11:14 am
i called the home office and they said it was escalated only yesterday! so it is going to take 3 to 5 days for the decision to be made and 10 days for brp to come through. i could have applied for the standard service ,.
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by newdimm » Tue Dec 04, 2018 11:37 am
mail9 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 11:04 am
can we travel if we have not received brp or decision . my old brp valid toll 2021
You can't travel outside the UK - your application will be considered withdrawn if you do and you will likely lose all the money and will need to re-submit.
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by mail9 » Tue Dec 04, 2018 11:51 am
today also no delivery from DX
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by mail9 » Tue Dec 04, 2018 11:51 am
today also no delivery from DX