Tier 1 Entrepreneur Processing Time (Extension Applications ONLY)

[piercebody]

Applied on 30th Sep
Tele Interview completed with basic questions on 15th Nov
Still waiting for the next step..

[zimba]

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[annoyedatukba]

Initial Application sent in 07/12/2016
Exceptionally complex letter received 14/01/2017
Refusal Decision received 17/02/2017
Administrative Review sent in on 02/03/2017
Letter for weekly reporting at Beckett house dated 15/03/2017
Refusal decision upheld for AR dated 30/03/2017
Fresh application sent in on 12/04/2017
Fees deducted 18/04/2017
Acknowledgement & biometrics letter received today 11/05/2017
Exceptionally complex letter received 19/05/2017
Meeting with MP to expedite application on 16/10/2017
Online status updated to decided 16/11/2017
BRP Only received 17/11/2017

[Manu_cal]

Extension Application 29 /03/2017
Refusal Decision received 20/10/2017
Administrative Review sent in on 26/10/2017
Refusal decision overturned in AR received on 22/10/2017
Received Application documents with approval letter.

[msherazuppal]

HI Fellows

My time line is as follows

28/Sep/2017 Documents posted by Royal Mail
29/Sep/2017 Documents received by Home Office
02/Oct/2017 Payment deducted from Card
04/Oct/2017 Biometric Letter Issued
07/Oct/2017 Biometric Taken
24/Oct/2017 Complex letter Issued.


Now still waiting for Decision.

Thanks

[manu2017]

My Timeline

Extension Application sent in 06/03/2017
Biometric done on 30/03/2017
Exceptionally complex letter received 25/04/2017
ECS issued 15/05/2017
First MP letter to HO 02/07/2017
Again MP send second letter on 10/08/2017
IHS Refund 24/08/2017
HO Replied on 29/08/2017 that issue is complex and they need more time to decide
Again chasing MP for resonable updates and in meanwhile emails to UKVI email address to expedite
Changed Home Address to different MP constituency and him to write an letter again 04/10/2017
Second MP asked for 28 working days to reply 10/10/2017
Renewed ECS 07/11/2017
PAP for JR to UKVI on 14/11/2017
Next Day BRP Received 15/11/2017 - issue date was 10/11/2017 (they have approved the visa before the PAP )
All documents and PPs received 16/11/2017 with approval letter from Temporary Migration Team 12

[Scoutch007]

Hi Guys,

Finally after 9 months of Waiting we got our visa.

My time line is as follows

20/Feb/2017 Documents posted by Royal Mail
22/Feb/2017 Documents received by Home Office
03/Mar/2017 Biometric Letter Issued
09/Mar/2017 Biometric Taken
16/Mar/2017 Complex letter Issued
04/Sep/2017 Interview taken by Compliance officer at our Business premise
03/Nov/2017 Letter sent by our lawyer to expedite the process as it is taking a toll on our business
23/Nov/2017 Letter sent by us regarding above letter sent by our lawyer
27/Nov/2017 Letter from UKVI granting visa
27/Nov/2017 Biometric Residence Permit received

Now waiting for IHS refund.

Thank you guys for all your help and encouragement.

[zimba]

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[Andys]

Tier 1 Extn Application

26/Apr/2017 Application posted by Royal Mail
10/May/2017 Biometric Letter
13/May/2017 Biometric Given
15/Jun/2017 Complex letter Issued
14/Nov/2017 MP letter to HO

Waiting for update

[ahraja]

Extension application made 17 Sep 2016
Biometric done 10 October 2016
Interview 03 March 2017
Further information letter received 31 Oct 2017
Approval letter received 31 November 2017
After long tiring 14 months got the visa
Contacted MP twice not much help.
All the best

[Mark Ma]

Hi Guys,

Finally, after 9 months of Waiting, I got my extension visa.

My timeline is as follows

01/Mar/2017 Documents posted by Royal Mail
21/Mar/2017 Biometric Letter Issued
30/Mar/2017 Complex letter Issued
21/Sep/2017 Interview taken by two Compliance officers at my home(business register address)
22/Nov/2017 Letter sent by our lawyer to expedite the process as I need to go back to China for business meeting
30/Nov/2017 Online status change to Decided
04/Dec/2017 Biometric Residence Permit received

Now waiting for approved Letter from UKVI and IHS refund.

Thank you for all information and encouragement here, and hope you guys could get good news soon.

[HowHardCouldItBe]

Type of application: Out of country - Initial Application
Location: Hong Kong
Initial Application (filed online): 10/10/2017
Fees deducted: 10/10/2017
Appointment for Biometrics: 16/10/2017
No notification for interview
Application Result: 05/11/2017 Approved

Total: 26 days

[shine1234]

Finally approved... Great support from this forum...thank you all respected gurus and members
Ext. applications sent: 14 April 2016
Bio. Given: 29th April 2016
Interview date: 9th July 2016
Refusal letter dated: 28th Sep 2016 (Due to FPS issue)
Admin review on: 11th Oct 2016
ADMIN refusal letter dated: 11th Nov 2016
Received on 17th Nov 2016
Fresh application submitted on: 24th Nov 2016
Bio. on: 06th Dec 2016
Letter received: 20th Feb 2017 (Dated: 14th Feb 2017)
Interview again: 20th July 2017
Updated docs with new financial year account sent Sheffield office: 1st Nov 2017
Approval letter and Docs received: 18th Nov 2017
BRP received: 19th Nov 2017
IHS refund: Not received (Paid twice April 2016 and again Nov 17)

[Digitalmarketinguk]

Visa applied 13/07/2017 (2 dependents)
Payment deducted: 17/08/2017
BRP submitted: 4/08/2017
Online status updated: Processing 10/10/2017

[bizman]

Got my extension visa approved on Monday Timeline as follows
Applied 19th October
HO got application 23rd October
Got Acknowledgement and Bio letter 4th November dated 2nd November
HO made error in one of my dependants name, HO was informed immediately
Got a new Bio letter for him on the 10th November, gave his Bio same day
IHS partial refund on the 21st of November
Got Approval letter and BRP Cards and all documents today 14th December
Dated 11th of December for Main applicant and 7 dependants

[Mehdi123]

Applied 23rd sept 2016
Biometrics 8th Oct 16
First complex letter and interview letter 8 Nov 2016
Interview 28feb 2017
Solicitor contacted ho in may and got response 20th June 2017 with complex letter
Contact mp in sept and got response back in October saying HO contacted you in June and you have to wait.
Solicitor sent letter in Dec 17.

Got approval letters today with passport and documents.
Waiting for brp and IHS refund.

[Successlondon]

Dear guys,

All my prayers answered. After 8 And half months wait I got my visa successfully.

Applied 6th April
Bio 10th may
After 8 months MP chased first time on 13th November
Got Home Office visit on 20th November interview went for 3.5 hours.
Then MP chased second time on Nov 27, home office sent complexity letter.
Then wrote letter on 28th November And 9th December explaining about business loss due to delay.
11th December sent complaint.

Today received visa successfully. Letter dated 18th December. They have also sent my letter which I sent on 28th November 2017.

Now waiting for BRP and ihs refund.

Hope all you guys who are waiting for months.. will get visa soon. God bless you all.

[gemk]

Hi Guys,

My Timeline so far...

Application posted on 29/04/2017
Application received by HO on 03/05/2017
Fee deducted on 04/05/2017
Biometrics letter received on 10/05/2017
Biometrics given on 11/05/2017
Exceptionally complex letter dated 14/05/2017 received on 16/05/2017
Called UKVI contact centre on 03/08/2017 received a generic email saying application has not been decided yet
Called UKVI contact centre again on 29/11/2017 and they advises that a referral has been added to the case as it is outside the published service standards, received a generic email on the same day saying application has not been decided yet
ECS check applied on 08/12/2017 and received positive verification on 15/12/2017
Immigration Surcharge refunded on 15/12/2017
Received letter to submit RTI FPS dated 10/12/2017 and posted them on 20/12/2017

Waiting for reply

[harryjohn123]

Tier 1 Initial within UK

31/Oct/2017 Documents posted by Royal Mail
01/Nov/2017 Documents received by Home Office
07/Nov/2017 Biometric Letter Issued
09/Nov/2017 Biometric Taken
28/Dec/2017 Biometric Residence Permit received

Waiting for Passport and other documents.

No Interviews and no complex letter.

Thanks to this forum.

[zimba]

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[9elizabeth]

Below is my timeline

Applied - 08 January 2018
Received by HO: 10 January 2018
Fees Deducted by HO: Awaiting
Bio Letter - awaiting
Bio Done - awaiting
Complex Letter Rcvd - awaiting
Approved -awaiting
BRP Received - awaiting
Approval Letter, Docs, Passports Rcvd - awaiting
IHS Refunded - awaiting

[ssb27]

Applied - 14 December 2017
Received by HO: 15 December 2017
Fees Deducted by HO: Unknown/used lawyer's account details
Bio Letter - 3 January 2018
Bio Done - 5 January 2018
Complex Letter Rcvd - Nil
Approved -awaiting
BRP Received - awaiting
Approval Letter, Docs, Passports Rcvd - awaiting
IHS Refunded - awaiting

[Usmana5]

Tier 1 Entrepreneur Extension Application (200k)

Application sent : 25th Oct 2017
Application recieved : 26th Oct 2017
Fee deducted : 27th Oct 2017
Bio Metric letter Issued : 1st Nov 2017
Bio Metric letter received : 6th Nov 2017
Bio Metric Submitted : 6th Nov 2017

[gemk]

Hi Guys,
Further to my previous post MY Tier 1 Entrepreneur Extension inside UK Timeline..

Application posted on 29/04/2017
Application received by HO on 03/05/2017
Fee deducted on 04/05/2017
Biometrics letter received on 10/05/2017
Biometrics given on 11/05/2017
Exceptionally complex letter dated 14/05/2017 received on 16/05/2017
Called UKVI contact centre on 03/08/2017 received a generic email saying application has not been decided yet
Called UKVI contact centre again on 29/11/2017 and they advised that a referral has been added to the case as it is outside the published service standards, received a generic email on the same day saying application has not been decided yet
ECS check applied on 08/12/2017 and received positive verification on 15/12/2017
Immigration Surcharge refunded on 15/12/2017
Received letter to submit RTI FPS dated 10/12/2017 and posted them on 20/12/2017
Received BRP card on 11/01/2018 dated 09/01/2018

Waiting for the documents now..

[CR001]

Tier 1 Entrepreneur Extension Application (200k)

Application sent : 25th Oct 2017
Application recieved : 26th Oct 2017
Fee deducted : 27th Oct 2017
Bio Metric letter Issued : 1st Nov 2017
Bio Metric letter received : 6th Nov 2017
Bio Metric Submitted : 6th Nov 2017

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