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Am so please and wishing everyone a very good luck insallah...
bzinnn wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:17 amhi guys!
I have received the mail how is below:
Did you know if this generic message means that i have my visa already?
"Dear Applicant,
TLScontact UK Visa Application Centre is pleased to inform you that your visa application process is almost over and that your passport will soon be ready to be returned to you.
You will receive an email from us soon to inform you about collection or delivery procedure.
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Congratulations! This is amazing.Skyfall999 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:02 amApplication online: 17June 2019 settlement non priority (Jamaica)
Bio appointment: 04 July 2019
Documents: self uploaded on VFS global online
Eco email: 22 July 2019
Email UKVI paid: 17 Sept 2019 email for updated on application received generic email on 18Sept 2019 as usual they don't know nothing much.
Contact spouse: no
Contact employment: unknown (don't know)
VFS email to collect 19 Sept 2019
Collection made 20Sept 2019
Visa : granted
54 days from biometric to visa granted.
Vignette 30 days from 25th Sept 2019
I have been reading this timeline for a long time very useful.
Over the moon!!! Good luck everyone.
Fififadi wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 9:48 amStill waiting......
We applied for a priority visa for my husband. He went for his biometrics on 06th of August. Our 30 days were up on the 18th of September. Called UKVI and was told that the application was still undergoing checks. They escalated and said to wait a 15 working days before escalating again. That would take us to 9th OCT
On Saturday 28th my husband received an e-mail to say that they had not received the sponsors documents and we have 10 working days to submit these (all were self- uploaded to the VFS website with a receipt confirming the documentation uploaded - i spent an agonising week trying to do this) - Despite having evidence of everything uploaded and still being able to see it on the VFS website, I went to the VFS office yesterday 30th Sept and paid £75 for this to be scanned again.
Not sure if the clock for 6 weeks starts again - just buying time in my opinion!! very frustrating.
We applied for a priority visa for my husband and son. Bio-metrics were done on 4 July. When ours went over 30 days, I sent an email to complaints and was basically told all the checks were done and the applications were just waiting be assessed. I was also told that priority was not a guaranteed service and means you are paying for your application to be "put at the front of the queue" and still can take up to 12 weeks (but you are at the front of the queue). On the deadline of our 12 weeks, that very day at 16:00 they sent me an email saying the applications were not straightforward and would be assessed "as soon as possible". From what I can see online, its a generic email to buy themselves more time and like I said, they confirmed the necessary checks had been completed already, so how we are even at this stage is beyond me.Fififadi wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 9:48 amStill waiting......
We applied for a priority visa for my husband. He went for his biometrics on 06th of August. Our 30 days were up on the 18th of September. Called UKVI and was told that the application was still undergoing checks. They escalated and said to wait a 15 working days before escalating again. That would take us to 9th Sept.
On Saturday 28th my husband received an e-mail to say that they had not received the sponsors documents and we have 10 working days to submit these (all were self- uploaded to the VFS website with a receipt confirming the documentation uploaded - i spent an agonising week trying to do this) - Despite having evidence of everything uploaded and still being able to see it on the VFS website, I went to the VFS office yesterday 30th Sept and paid £75 for this to be scanned again.
Not sure if the clock for 6 weeks starts again - just buying time in my opinion!! very frustrating.
smithy101 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 1:37 pmWe applied for a priority visa for my husband and son. Bio-metrics were done on 4 July. When ours went over 30 days, I sent an email to complaints and was basically told all the checks were done and the applications were just waiting be assessed. I was also told that priority was not a guaranteed service and means you are paying for your application to be "put at the front of the queue" and still can take up to 12 weeks (but you are at the front of the queue). On the deadline of our 12 weeks, that very day at 16:00 they sent me an email saying the applications were not straightforward and would be assessed "as soon as possible". From what I can see online, its a generic email to buy themselves more time and like I said, they confirmed the necessary checks had been completed already, so how we are even at this stage is beyond me.Fififadi wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 9:48 amStill waiting......
We applied for a priority visa for my husband. He went for his biometrics on 06th of August. Our 30 days were up on the 18th of September. Called UKVI and was told that the application was still undergoing checks. They escalated and said to wait a 15 working days before escalating again. That would take us to 9th Sept.
On Saturday 28th my husband received an e-mail to say that they had not received the sponsors documents and we have 10 working days to submit these (all were self- uploaded to the VFS website with a receipt confirming the documentation uploaded - i spent an agonising week trying to do this) - Despite having evidence of everything uploaded and still being able to see it on the VFS website, I went to the VFS office yesterday 30th Sept and paid £75 for this to be scanned again.
Not sure if the clock for 6 weeks starts again - just buying time in my opinion!! very frustrating.
I have been trying to call all morning but I am always on hold and eventually cut off.
The 6 weeks should not start again for you ...... not entirely sure how it took so long before noticing your documents were "missing" .... don't depend too much on the word "priority" though.
hope this helps.Sab27 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:14 amHello everyone
This forum has helped me alot while anxiously waiting for my husbands spouse visa, so I decided to post my experience hope this helps everyone
Online Application submitted: 31st May 2019
Priority/Non priority: Non priority
Location: Dar Es Salaam
Biometrics enrolled: 14th June 2019
ECO email: 14th june
Employer contacted by UKVI: no
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: no
5th September 2019:12 weeks past and no email from home office
16th September 2019 Called the very pricey number to ask what's going on
(Lady on the phone was actually empathetic and escalated my application as no decition was made yet, so not always a bad idea to call)
17th September: Email from home office requesting for additional documents+ not straight forward email: scanned and sent document next working day even though it was scanned before
Decition made email :Not recieved
27th september 2019: TLS email stating that passport will be ready for collection soon
TLS email for collecion: not recieved
1st October 2019: Passport collected and visa granted alhumdulillah !!
(15.5 weeks after biometrics)
May Allah make the process easier for you all. Dont loose hope
