Spouse Visa Applications - PAKISTAN TIMELINES ONLY

[Umaro]

FINAL UPDATE

By the Grace of ALLAH Visa Granted.

Application Category: Spouse non Priority
Application Submitted Online: 09/05/2017
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Location): Islamabad
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Date) 17/05/17
Application Forwarded To British High Commission On :

Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield On : 19/05/17
Supporting Documents Received Back From Sheffield On : 16/06/17

Sponsor Contacted By UKVI (if applicable): ‪14/8/17. 17‬ minute call few security questions then asked abt hours worked days n time n pay n duties. Monthly pay yearly salary. Abt the the company logo, the color of building, color of building door other shops around. Names of other staff. How I applied for job why I applied for job. A very abrupt call not comfortable at all. Only asked about second job nothing about main job.

Employer also contacted same day 10 min call duties names of staff salary times n days of work. Company turnover.

Emailed UKVI 04/07/17 awaiting approval.
Emailed UKVI 10/07/17 awaiting a decision.
Emailed UKVI 26/07/17 application is being considered and is currently awaiting a decision.
Emailed UKVI 10/8/17 Your case has been escalated to the relevant department. This means that all actions from our side have been completed and your case has been forwarded.

Received 31st Oct email.

Received email on 2nd Nov: A decision was made on your application on 28/10/17.

Decision Made (As Per Covering Letter Issued By Home Office) :
Contacted For Collection :21/11/17
Collection Made : 22/11/17
Decision Of Application : Visa Granted.
Validity Of Visa: 21/11/17 - 21/12/17

[CR001]

I have applied visa for my wife from islamabad , on 13 nov home office called me and ask alot questions about my employemnet, please help me what will happen now and how long thanks

Please start your own topic. This is a TIMELINE ONLY topic and is not for asking questions.

[She1_94]

New to this! Recently applied so will keep everyone updated! Wish everyone all the best!!

Application Category: Spouse (Wife) Non-Priority
Application Submitted Online: 18/11/2017
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Location): Mirpur, AJK
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Date): 20/11/2017

Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield On : 23/11/2017
Supporting Documents Received Back From Sheffield On :
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI (if applicable):

Decision Made (As Per Covering Letter Issued By Home Office) :
Contacted For Collection :
Collection Made :
Decision Of Application :

Validity Of Visa:

[rijab]

Application Category: Spouse (Wife) Non-Priority
Application Submitted Online: 20/03/2017
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Location):lahore
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Date):27/03/2017

Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield On : 1/4/2017
Supporting Documents Received Back From Sheffield On :4/4/2017
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI (if applicable): 30/6/2017
Contacted For Collection :20/11/2017
Collection Made :21/11/2017
Decision Of Application : refused
they said they dont believe that our relationship is genuine.they said u;ve sent 3 pages of messages n 15 calls.we've sent 28 pages of messages n 292 calls.they said u havnt met ur spouse for 2 years.why dont they understand that they are not letting us do this.

[zaibsan786]

waiting since january2017

Application Category: Spouse (husband)
Application Submitted Online: 03/01/2017 (solicitor)
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Location): Mirpur, AJK
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Date): 09/01/2017
Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield On : 16/01/2017
Supporting Documents Received Back From Sheffield On :23/01/2017
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI (if applicable): 06/02/2017

received not straight forward email in march 2017
hold email in march too

reason for hold due to not meeting the minimum threshold and have a child. while the visa was placed on hold my wage increased up and above the threshold.
received 31st oct email
also received email in oct asking for last 6months wage slips and bank statement ever since my wage increased.
I rang numerous times, at first they wouldn't tell me when the decision was made, then a lady told me that a decision was made on the 09/11/2017 and my husband should have got a call on the 18th nov, so this case has now been escalated,
nearly a month since a decisoj has been made and I have been waiting since JANUARY!! its nearly a year!! this is disgusting as we have a daughter!!!!!!

Decision Made (As Per Covering Letter Issued By Home Office) : none
Contacted For Collection : not yet
Collection Made : 09/11/2017
Decision Of Application :

Validity Of Visa:

[Msi123]

Application Category: Spouse (Priority)
Online application submitted on : 21/11/2017
Biometrics enrolled at & enrolled on and location: Mirpur, 23/11/2017
Application under process at British High Commission on : 24/11/2017

Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 27/11/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on : 30/11/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): 29/11/2017, employer contacted same day

Contacted with 'decision made' :
Contacted for Collection :
Collection made :
Decision of Application :

[asadq7]

FINAL UPDATE
SMS AND EMAIL TO COLLECT PASSPORT FROM GERRYS 08/12/2017
VISA GRANTED



Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 15th Sept 2017 ISLAMABAD NON PRIORITY
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 18th Sept 2017
Application under process at British High Commission on :25th Sept 2017

Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 22nd Sept 2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on : N/A
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) N/A

Contacted with 'decision made' : N/A
Contacted for Collection :N/A
Collection made :N/A
Decision of Application : N/A

[lamboo]

here is the complete timeline for our application:

25/10 - online form submitted and paid for (premium)
02/11 - biometric appointment
03/11 - supporting documents posted
06/11 - supporting documents received
15/11 - original supporting documents posted back
16/11 - phone call from home office re: work, etc.
08/12 - sms/email saying collect passport
11/12 - passport collected, visa accepted

[Kevin197253]

Application Category: Spouse (Non-Priority) Husband
Application Submitted Online: 28/04/17
Biometrics & Passport Submission: 05/05/2017
Biometrics & Passport Submission Location: Lahore
Application received at the UK decision making centre : 06/05/2017 (Received Email)

Supporting Documents Sent to Sheffield: 09/05/2017
Supporting Documents Received Back: N/A 

Status Check: Online tracker not recognising any reference numbers

Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No 
Sponsor contact UKVI: calls and emails but not any luck so far waste around 100£ for nothing

Involved Local MP: 25/09/17
But not very helpfull at all.  

Received email from HO at 28/09/17: will get a deceion before 31st October 17

Another email for HO at 27/10/17: further delays 

Same day received email from HO 27/10/17: case not straight forward.  

Deceion made: 20/11/17 received email from home office. That a deceion was made on 16/11/17. Please pray for me 

Contacted for Collection: 13/12/17 Received a text from VFS at 8:19am for collection

Collection made: 13/12/17
By the Grace of ALLAH ALMIGHTY visa granted
I pray for everyone else who waiting Allah will help them guys be patience you will get your visas soon I waited almost 8 month from online application till collection so guys only can wait patiencely may Allah help you all

[Msi123]

Application Category: Spouse (Priority)
Online application submitted on : 21/11/2017
Biometrics enrolled at & enrolled on and location: Mirpur, 23/11/2017
Application under process at British High Commission on : 24/11/2017

Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 27/11/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on : 30/11/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): 29/11/2017, employer contacted same day

Contacted with 'decision made' : 21/12/2017
Contacted for Collection : 22/12/2017
Visa granted valid from 26/12/2017

22 working days from day of online application!!

[Maz271]

Application Category: Spouse (husband) Non-Priority
Application Submitted Online: 10/11/2017
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Location): Islamabad
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Date): 14/11/2017

Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield On : 28/11/2017
Supporting Documents Received Back From Sheffield On :
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI (if applicable):

Decision Made (As Per Covering Letter Issued By Home Office) :
Contacted For Collection :
Collection Made :
Decision Of Application :

[shaf786]

New to this! Recently applied so will keep everyone updated

Application Category: Spouse (Wife) Non-Priority
Application Submitted Online: 19/12/2017
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Location): Mirpur, AJK
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Date): 21/12/2017

Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield On : 28/12/2017
Supporting Documents Received Back From Sheffield On :
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI (if applicable):

Decision Made (As Per Covering Letter Issued By Home Office) :
Contacted For Collection :
Collection Made :
Decision Of Application :

Validity Of Visa:

[wellwisher1928]

Update 3 - Final Update

Received Passport finally on 27th December
Visa Grant. Alhamdulliah
Decided on 15th December 2017 as per letter of approvel. But contacted after 12days for collection. Total 58 working days from biometric submission.

Mistakenly I used blue route for UKNARIC but they accepted

Good Luck for all who are waiting and congratulations for those who already visa

Update 2 - Received Back All Supporting Documents. They send all copies as well which I made for them. nothing they keep even application form and apendix 2 form. Now waiting for collection which may take couple of weeks more. Allah Kareem.

Update 1 - Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield

Application Category: Spouse - Standard (Non-Priority)
Application Submitted Online: 2nd October 2017
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Location): Lahore
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Date) 5th October 2017
Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield On : 10th October 2017
Supporting Documents Received Back From Sheffield On : 20th October 2017
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI (if applicable): NO

Decision Made (As Per Email By Home Office) : NO
Contacted For Collection : 27th December 2017
Collection Made : 27th December 2017
Decision Of Application : Aprroved
Validity Of Visa: 03-01-18 to 02-02-18

[Ykhurram]

6th November 2017

New to this! Recently applied about 8 weeks ago so will keep everyone updated! Wish everyone all the best!!

Application Category: Spouse (Husband) Non-Priority
Application Submitted Online: 31/10/2017
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Location): Mirpur, AJK
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Date): 20/10/2017

Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield On : 09/11/2017
Supporting Documents Received Back From Sheffield On :15/11/2017
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI (if applicable):no

So it’s been just over 8 weeks since online application. Let’s see how long they take.

Decision Made (As Per Covering Letter Issued By Home Office) : none received
Contacted For Collection :not yet
Collection Made :will update
Decision Of Application :will update

Validity Of Visa:

[asadsaeed]

Application Category: Spouse (Wife) Non-Priority
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Location): Lahore

Application submitted & biometrics enrolled on : 6 Oct 2017

Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 11 Oct 2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on : 13 Oct 2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) : None!

Contacted with 'decision made' :
Contacted for Collection : 3 Jan 2018
Collection made : 3 Jan 2018
Decision of Application : ACCEPTED!!
Visa Valid From: 28 Dec 2017

Didn't make any emails or calls to them!!
For people:
-Pinted 6 colour screenshots of WhatsApp chat on each side of A4 size paper (only 10 screenshots for each month)
-Around 50 to 70 photographs (Printed 4 on each A4 size paper with full date and time which can be extracted from image)

[Zaynab09]

Application Submitted - 24-10-17
Biometrics - 25-10-17
Documents sent 7-11-17
Phone call - 14-11-17
Documents received back from Sheffield - 15-11-17
Contacted for Collection - 12-01-2018
Collected - 15-01-2018
Visa granted

[Casa]

This is TIMELINE ONLY THREAD. Question posts or request for updates or any other non timeline posts etc will be deleted. Questions should be asked in a separate topic. .

@Khanlala148 Please note above.

[Zawah]

Application Category: Spouse (Husband) Priority
Application Submitted Online: 8/12/2017
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Location): Mirpur, AJK
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Date): 12/12/17

Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield On : 13/12/17
Supporting Documents Received Back From Sheffield On :5/1/18
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI (if applicable):11/1/17
Called ukvi and ‘awaitig decision’ is all they can say at this moment paid for the priority service so should get a reply in 3-4 weeks apparently??

[MKhanthegreat]

Application submitted (standard): 21/11/2017
Biometrics enrolled at islamabad : 20/11/2017

Application received in Sheffield: 21/11/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 21/11/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on :30/11/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable):NO
Employer contacted: No

Involved MP on 08/01/2018
The Home office inform me that they expect the application to be assessed within 1-2 weeks.
Contacted with 'decision made' :
Contacted for Collection :
Collection made :
Decision of Application :

[Teehassan110]

Application submitted (Priority Spouse): 22/10/2017
Biometrics enrolled at islamabad : 25/10/2017

Application received in Sheffield: 26/10/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 26/10/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on :30/10/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Yes - can't remember exact date but was in a week of submitted supporting documents

Contacted with 'decision made' : 15/01/2018
Contacted for Collection : 15/01/2018
Collection made : 16/01/2016
Decision of Application : Visa Granted ALHUMDULILLAH!

Total time from application: 2 and a half months through priority

Important Note - We submitted the wrong visa type by mistake where we chose a Fiance visa (6 months) rather than Spouse Settlement (2.5yrs)... However it seems UKVI picked this mistake up and approved the visa under the correct visa type (Thank God!)

[Ykhurram]

6th November 2017

New to this! Recently applied about 8 weeks ago so will keep everyone updated! Wish everyone all the best!!

Application Category: Spouse (Husband) Non-Priority
Application Submitted Online: 31/10/2017
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Location): Mirpur, AJK
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Date): 20/10/2017

Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield On : 09/11/2017
Supporting Documents Received Back From Sheffield On :15/11/2017
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI (if applicable):no

So it’s been just over 8 weeks since online application. Let’s see how long they take.

Decision Made (As Per Covering Letter Issued By Home Office) : none received
Contacted For Collection :yes.
Collection Made :yes
Decision Of Application :visa granted

Validity Of Visa: 6 months. As it’s fiance. May Allah help all those who are waiting. It’s been hard. Good luck every one.

[sakhtar]

Application Category: Spouse (Husband) Priority
Application Submitted Online: 22/12/2017
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Location): Mirpur, AJK
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Date): 29/12/2017

Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield On : 08/01/2018 (5 working days after biometrics)

*I received an email from the Sheffield office stating that my application is being prepared for consideration by an ECO on 16/01/2018 and was assigned a VAF number

I applied using the priority service so I'm hoping the process won't take too much longer and will update this with more details*

Supporting Documents Received Back From Sheffield On : Not yet
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI (if applicable): Not yet

Decision Made (As Per Covering Letter Issued By Home Office) :
Contacted For Collection :
Collection Made :
Decision Of Application :

Validity Of Visa:

[Lp09]

Hello all,

My timeline is as follows:

Application submitted: Spouse visa settlement (Husband)
Priority / non priority: (Non priority app)
Online app : 17/10/2017
Biometrics: 23/10/17
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield: same day 23/10/2017
Acknowledgement email and supporting documents received from Sheffield 31/10/2017
Projected timeline given: 12 weeks
No emails received in between, no on hold or not straight forward email, no emails requesting additional info.
Emailed UKVI for an update on: 15/01/2018 (12th week) was told a decision was made on 10/01/2018 and to wait for official email and passport collection, it’s been 6 days but have not received a decision made email or sms to collect a passport.

It’s been 60 working days exactly today.
Any one else with a similar timeline ?

[Jav123]

Country applying from: Pakistan, Islamabad
Type of visa applied for: Dependent Settlement (wife and daughter)
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority
Date application submitted (online ): 13-12-2017
Date biometrics taken: 18-12-2017
Date documents forward to UKVI: 21-12-2017
Date documentation was received by UKVI: 22-12-2017
Supporting Documents Returned: not yet
Office location processing your visa: Sheffield
Email enquiry made: No
Decision made email: - still waiting
Date your visa was received: waiting

[whatislife786]

Country applying from: Pakistan,Lahore
Type of visa applied for: Settlement (wife and sons)
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority
Date application submitted (online ): 12/01/2017
Date biometrics taken: 15/01/2018
Date documents forward to UKVI: 15/01/2018
Date documentation was received by UKVI: 16/01/2018
Supporting Documents Returned: 19/01/2018
Office location processing your visa: Sheffield
Email enquiry made: still waitng
Decision made email: - still waiting
Date your visa was received: waiting