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gordon1992
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Scotland

Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by gordon1992 » Fri Aug 17, 2018 6:14 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : General
Country/Town of Application : Canada/Edmonton
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 18/06/2018
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 19/06/2018 (assumed)
Application under process at British High Commission on : 20/06/2018 (assumed)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : No
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: email (17/08/2018)
Contacted for Collection :
Collection made :
Decision of Application : Denied

Mr_Loyal
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Gambia

Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Mr_Loyal » Thu Aug 23, 2018 4:42 pm

Mr_Loyal wrote:
Thu Aug 09, 2018 5:50 pm
Mr_Loyal wrote:
Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:40 pm
Standard Visitor Visa (Family Visit): Standard Visa/Child
Town of application: TLSContact Banjul, Gambia
Date of application & Biometrics enrolled: 06/08/2018
Application Forwarded to UKVI : 06/08/2018
Application received by UKVI : 09/08/2018
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: N/A
Contacted with Decision made(Email): 23/08/2018
Date Delivery made:
Decision of Application :

ChandigarhBoy
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India

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Post by ChandigarhBoy » Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:22 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : General (for tourism)
Country/Town of Application : VFS Chandigarh
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 9th August 2018
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 9th August 2018
Application under process at British High Commission on : ---
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : ----
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 24th August 2018
Contacted for Collection : Bluedart Courier
Collection made : 25th August 2018
Decision of Application : Multi 180 days

Mr_Loyal
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Gambia

Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Mr_Loyal » Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:32 pm

Mr_Loyal wrote:
Thu Aug 23, 2018 4:42 pm
Mr_Loyal wrote:
Thu Aug 09, 2018 5:50 pm
Mr_Loyal wrote:
Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:40 pm
Standard Visitor Visa (Family Visit): Standard Visa/Child
Town of application: TLSContact Banjul, Gambia
Date of application & Biometrics enrolled: 06/08/2018
Application Forwarded to UKVI : 06/08/2018
Application received by UKVI : 09/08/2018
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: N/A
Contacted with Decision made(Email): 23/08/2018
Date Delivery made: 27/08/2018
Decision of Application : Refused(wrong reasons and names on the letter). 1. No wriiten consent from my mother( which was provided)
2. No substantial evidences provided to show my relationship with my brother (sponsor)-birth certificates for all my family provided.
Plan:-Getting in touch with my MP

123uk123
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Canada

Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by 123uk123 » Fri Oct 12, 2018 4:36 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : visitor family
Country/Town of Application : Canada (Toronto)
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : SEP/13/2018
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :SEP/14/2018
Application under process at British High Commission on :SEP/14/2018
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :NO SPONSOR
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:OCT 7/ 2018
Contacted for Collection :OCT/10/2018
Collection made :YES
Decision of Application : 6 MONTHS APPROVED
UK VISA SERVICE SUCKS. THEY HAVE NO CONTACT AND AFTER MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS THEY SENT US DECISION MADE EMAIL. TOTAL SCAM AND RIP OFF.
TOTAL 3 RD WORLD COUNTRY SERVICE :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

ckhattar
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India

Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by ckhattar » Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:04 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : General/C1
Country/Town of Application : India / Jaipur
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 29/11/2018 Jaipur
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : Unknown
Application under process at British High Commission on : Unknown
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : N/A
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 07/12/2018
Contacted for Collection : Courier received on 08/12/2018
Decision of Application : Successful - Visa stamped for 180 days

khanlala2016
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Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by khanlala2016 » Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:43 am

Country/Town of Application : afghan passport ( submitted isb,pak)

Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 18 December 2018.

Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 18th December 2018 text mesage around 5pm pak time (3 hours after submission)

Application under process at British High Commission on : na
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : na

Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: concluded email receivved with email subjectt gwf...... Sunday 30th December 5.29am uk time

Contacted for Collection : waiting for vac

Collection made :
Decision of Application: not a strong case but its a genuine one from 60 years old.

daddy1980
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Location: London

Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by daddy1980 » Wed Jan 02, 2019 6:57 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : General
Country/Town of Application : Islamabad, Pakistan
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at :12/12/2018
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :14/12/2018
Application under process at British High Commission on :N/A
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : No Contact Made
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 24/12/2018
Contacted for Collection : 31/12/2018
Collection made :02/01/2019
Decision of Application : visa granted for 6 months

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CR001
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South Africa

Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by CR001 » Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:44 am

Kindly respect that this is not a topic for general discussion or questions about visitor visas.
Char (CR001 not Casa)
In life you cannot press the Backspace button!!
Please DO NOT send me a PM for immigration advice. I reserve the right to ignore the PM and not respond.

khanlala2016
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Post by khanlala2016 » Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:32 am

Country/Town of Application : afghan passport ( submitted isb,pak)

Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 18 December 2018.

Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 18th December 2018 text mesage around 5pm pak time (3 hours after submission)

Application under process at British High Commission on : na
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : na

Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: concluded email receivved with email subjectt gwf...... Sunday 30th December 5.29am uk time

Contacted for Collection : 2nd jan 2019

Collection made : 3rd jan
Decision of Application: refused. Stats show Afghanistan is unstable and people don't return ...

vignezh
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United Kingdom

Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by vignezh » Sat Jan 05, 2019 6:23 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family visit
Country/Town of Application : VFS Chennai
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 14 Dec 2018
Application under process at British High Commission on : -17th Dec 2018
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : ----
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 3 Jan 2019
Contacted for Collection : Bluedart Courier
Documents delivered : 4 Jan 2019
Decision of Application : Approved, Multi 180 days

Annointed
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Zimbabwe

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Post by Annointed » Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:55 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family visit - UK - Channel Islands
Country/Town of Application : Harare- Zimbabwe
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 10 Dec 2018
Application under process at British High Commission on : -12th Dec 2018
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :7 Jan 2019
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 10 Jan 2019
Contacted for Collection : 14 Jan 2019
Decision of Application : Approved, Multi 180 days

littlerr
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China

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Post by littlerr » Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:58 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub-Category: General/Tourism
Country/Town of Application: Dublin, Ireland
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled on: 8th January 2019
Transferred to UKVI on: 8th January 2019
Started processing by UKVI on: 11th January 2019
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 21st January 2019
Contacted for Collection: 22nd January 2019 (normally it shouldn't be ready until tomorrow 23rd but I persuaded them to return the passport to me today)
Collection made: 22nd January 2019
Decision of Application: Approved multi 6 months

Ali bhai
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United Kingdom

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Post by Ali bhai » Wed Feb 06, 2019 2:39 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family (Mother in law)
Country/Town of Application : Karachi Pakistan
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 28/01/2019
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :28/01/2019
Application under process at British High Commission on :N/A
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 03/05/2019
Contacted for Collection :06/02/2019
Collection made :06/02/2019
Decision of Application : ALHUMDULLIAH 6 month visit visa

htc_123
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Joined: Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:16 pm
Pakistan

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Post by htc_123 » Mon Feb 25, 2019 4:50 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub-Category: General/Tourism
Country/Town of Application: Islamabad Pakistan
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled on: 13th Feb 2019
Transferred to UKVI on: 14th Feb 2019
Started processing by UKVI on: N/A
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 21st Feb 2019
Contacted for Collection: 22nd Feb 2019
Collection made: 25th Feb 2019
Decision of Application: Approved multi 6 months

yasir152
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United Kingdom

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Post by yasir152 » Thu Apr 18, 2019 6:21 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub-Category: General/Tourism
Country/Town of Application: Islamabad Pakistan
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled on: 17th Apr 2019
Transferred to UKVI on:
Started processing by UKVI on: N/A
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:
Contacted for Collection:
Collection made:
Decision of Application:

qasimcool
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Pakistan

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Post by qasimcool » Fri Apr 19, 2019 12:56 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) :General Visitor Visa
Country/Town of Application :Faisalabad, Pakistan (25th March 2019)
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at :VAC, Lahore (05th April 2019)
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :N/A
Application under process at British High Commission on :(09th April 2019) Call received regarding Sponsor's contact Number
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :No contact made
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:Email(17 April 2019)
Contacted for Collection :(19th April 2019)
Collection made :Not Yet
Decision of Application :N/A

qasimcool
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Pakistan

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Post by qasimcool » Mon Apr 22, 2019 6:31 am

qasimcool wrote:
Fri Apr 19, 2019 12:56 pm
Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) :General Visitor Visa
Country/Town of Application :Faisalabad, Pakistan (25th March 2019)
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at :VAC, Lahore (05th April 2019)
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :N/A
Application under process at British High Commission on :(09th April 2019) Call received regarding Sponsor's contact Number
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :No contact made
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:Email(17 April 2019)
Contacted for Collection :(19th April 2019)
Collection made :22nd April 2019
Decision of Application :All 4 Applications Approved

sg664
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India

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Post by sg664 » Wed Apr 24, 2019 2:12 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family
Country/Town of Application : Hyderabad / India
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at :Hyderabad on 08-04-2019
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 10-04-2019
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 23-04-2019
Contacted for Collection : NA
Collection made : 24-04-2019 (Bluedart)
Decision of Application : Approved :D

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Post by shree02 » Thu May 09, 2019 5:42 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family
Country/Town of Application : Mumbai / India
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at :Mumbai on 17-04-2019
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 19-04-2019
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 07-05-2019
Contacted for Collection : NA
Collection made : 09-05-2019 (Bluedart)
Decision of Application : Approved !

krana85
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Pakistan

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Post by krana85 » Mon May 13, 2019 6:07 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family
Country/Town of Application : Lahore, Pakistan
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 29 Apr 2019
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 29 Apr 2019
Application under process at British High Commission on : NA
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : NA
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 08 May 2019
Contacted for Collection : 10 May 2019
Collection made : 10 May 2019
Decision of Application : Alhamdulillah Approved 6 Months

krish_only4u
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United Kingdom

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Post by krish_only4u » Tue May 14, 2019 2:14 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family
Country/Town of Application : India / Chennai
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at :Mumbai on 23-04-2019
Application received by British High Commission on : 25-04-2019
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 08-05-2019
Contacted for Collection : NA
Collection made : 09-05-2019 (Courier)
Decision of Application : Approved !

Ibzmun
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Pakistan

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Post by Ibzmun » Wed May 15, 2019 10:41 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family
Country/Town of Application : Lahore, Pakistan
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 30th Apr 2019
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :NA
Application under process at British High Commission on : NA
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : NA
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 12th May 2019
Contacted for Collection : 15th May 2019
Collection made : 15th May 2019
Decision of Application : Alhamdulillah Approved 6 Months.

Singh_harv
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India

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Post by Singh_harv » Thu May 16, 2019 4:30 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family
Country/Town of Application : Chandigarh, India
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 09 May 2019
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 09 May 2019
Application under process at British High Commission on : NA
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: Awaiting
Contacted for Collection :
Collection made :
Decision of Application : Awaiting

rmkirfan
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Post by rmkirfan » Sat May 18, 2019 3:42 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family (2 applications Mom & Dad)
Country/Town of Application : Bangalore, India
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 30/05/2019
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :NA
Application under process at British High Commission on : NA
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : NA
Received 'decision made' text/email: Email 17/05/2019 (Both applications)
Courier Received : Awaiting..
Decision of Application :

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