Spousal Visa Application - Pakistan (Timeline Only)

[alil2014]

U Guys Dont need to panic ..they are going thru august applications now ..so late August Ones will Hear soon ..and september Ones probably after xmas .. so My advice is no matter how much u chase them they will drag u down to that time which they said ..Thats like 4 months time now adays ..when ur 4 months are about to get complete u will Hear about it ..trust me

Yes I agree, if August Applicants are being processed now then that makes it roughly 4 to 5 months. So if we go by this then:

August applications will be processed in November/December
September applications will be processed in December/January
October applications will be processed in January/ February
November applications will be processed in February/March

Some lucky applicants will probably here within the 12 weeks standards.

[Shreen]

U Guys Dont need to panic ..they are going thru august applications now ..so late August Ones will Hear soon ..and september Ones probably after xmas .. so My advice is no matter how much u chase them they will drag u down to that time which they said ..Thats like 4 months time now adays ..when ur 4 months are about to get complete u will Hear about it ..trust me

Yes I agree, if August Applicants are being processed now then that makes it roughly 4 to 5 months. So if we go by this then:

August applications will be processed in November/December
September applications will be processed in December/January
October applications will be processed in January/ February
November applications will be processed in February/March

Some lucky applicants will probably here within the 12 weeks standards.

Which visa centre is this for ????

[fullahs]

Hi Guys

I have a weird query and writing in case it has happened to some one else. As some of you may be aware I applied in Feb and got rejected in Oct and reapplied

Anyways in June I was calling UKVI from the number on their website which is fine but after that ANOTHER company in a different name calling themselves UK VISA LONDON starting taking randomn payments from my account. I called up my bank and they noticed that there was a difference in both companies (between the actual visa gerry which took payment in June and this other company)

Not sure if it has happened before but been advised to be cautious especially seeing as the fraudelent company was caling themselves UK VISA therefore do keep an eye on your statements as I only randomnly noticed this month and when I checked my statement it had happened in September when I did not make any calls

Thanks

Not sure but I think they charge to call the number on the website. They say you need to have your card ready for payment details.

This is taken from the site:
'This is a paid service and there is a cost of £1.37 UK Sterling per minute in addition to your standard network charges. Please have a valid credit or debit card ready to process your payment.'

Everybody knows that

Thanks guys I know it is a charged service- what I am trying to say is that ANOTHER COMPANY with a similar company name started randomly taking payments form my account after I made my first call to Gerrys and it was confirmed by the bank that it was fraudulent (maybe a fake company set up in a similar name to UK VISA) therefore I am just advising you to keep a check on your account activity

Thanks

[taj14]

Taj14

Don't waste another year appealing that decision... Get everything together and re-apply.

Sorry to hear about your decision but just one thing; grave mistake seeking JSA in the same year as the used payslips. Because your husband would have wrote a low salary on the JSA application in order to get it, and HMRC retains that amount on your record until you have paid/declared to them the full tax amount for that financial year.

Secondly, the self-employment used must be the last full financial year before your application (not the current).

Don't worry, I was rejected recently too... But mine was because I was promoted within the 6 months and didn't have a separate employment letter for each position.

so sorry to hear about your refusal and thankyou for help
i applied through catagory A in my last application.
it would b possible to re apply through catagory D rather than A.
In my new application i have to mention my last refusal ?

[khan2013]

@ibbzy- I received the same response about 2 weeks after applying, now it's been just over 12 weeks. I thinks it's just a generic response. When your case is escalated that's when you receive a proper reply from UKVI.

15/09/14 - Applied

15/09/14 - Forwarded to UKVI

29/09/14 - Waiting to be assessed by ECO

10/10/14 - Delayed further enquiries

21/10/14 - Application in progress

30/10/14 - no updates found


07/11/14 - 1st ESCALATION- Waiting to be assessed

03/12/14 - 2nd ESCALATION - under process: checks being done

My current status:NO UPDATES...How much time the so called escalation thing take? i requested escalation on 27th Nov.didnt get nothing till i sent them another e mail.they said give us some more time...

[nabeelsultan2000]

assalam o alikum

الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ
praise to ALLAH who granted me VISA

received message from VFS today and Call from Islamabad collected and it was stamped

[networkers]

assalam o alikum

الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ
praise to ALLAH who granted me VISA

received message from VFS today and Call from Islamabad collected and it was stamped

MASHA'ALLAH congrats Nabeel, stay blessed.

[rudey786]

assalam o alikum

الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ
praise to ALLAH who granted me VISA

received message from VFS today and Call from Islamabad collected and it was stamped

Ahhh MashaAllah nice one. Wish you guys al the best for the future In Sha Allah.

[Sugarplum786]

assalam o alikum

الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ
praise to ALLAH who granted me VISA

received message from VFS today and Call from Islamabad collected and it was stamped

congratulations!! Wish you all the best inshallah ameen xx

[greattaurus99]

assalam o alikum

الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ
praise to ALLAH who granted me VISA

received message from VFS today and Call from Islamabad collected and it was stamped

Excellent news brother. So happy for you. when u traveling to UK now?

[shaey]

With the information you have provided, we have now escalated this case to
the relevant department who will investigate your case and will be back in
contact as soon as possible _ can you pls explain what the status.

[networkers]

With the information you have provided, we have now escalated this case to
the relevant department who will investigate your case and will be back in
contact as soon as possible _ can you pls explain what the status.

They are going find the status of your application and get back to you in 5 working days with the status update.

[nabeelsultan2000]

assalam o alikum

الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ الحمد للہ
praise to ALLAH who granted me VISA

received message from VFS today and Call from Islamabad collected and it was stamped

Excellent news brother. So happy for you. when u traveling to UK now?

JazakALLAH khair,,,,,,, trevelling on 6th Of January 2015 from Islamabad

[nabeelsultan2000]

My TB test expired on today's date thats 13 december 2014

i will have to take a new one or will that be fine ? plz reply

[nabeelsultan2000]

I HAVE SUBMITTED A LETTER WITH THE APPLICATION HERE IS THE MAJOR PART OF THAT THIS MIGHT HELP YOU GUYS
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The documents attached are as follow and describes the relevant requirement of Home Office.
Application Form
Personal Details and travel related
Passport
Previous Passport
Photograph
Computerized National Identity Card’s Photocopy
Father’s Computerized National Identity Card’s Photocopy
Mother’s Computerized National Identity Card’s Photocopy
Tuberculosis (TB) certificate
Eligibility Requirements: Relationship
Sponsorship Declaration
Certified copy of Wife’s Passport
Marriage Certificate with translation
Marriage Registration Certificate
Decree Absolute
Few Snaps of wedding and afterwards
Messages on Skype, Viber and Emails. Mobile top-up Cards, Pictures sent through messengers at occasions, Print Screen Image of messages held in Computer.
(I have message history of more than 2000 pages and 600 pics. Haven’t attached all of them because it will be an extra burden however picked few pages from random dates or backups)
Air ticket information, Boarding cards, hotel bill, etc.
Eligibility Requirements: Accommodation
Tenancy Agreement
Property Inspection Report (Letter from Housing Association)
Utility bills
Eligibility Requirements: Financial (Adequate Maintenance)
Wife’s Bank statement (last one year)
Disability Living Allowance Award
Tax Credits Award
Child Benefit
Housing Benefit Notice
Disability and Carer’s Allowance
Income Support Letter
Letter of Intention for savings
Account Holding Letter
Applicant’s Bank Statement showing savings (6 Months)
Applicant’s Pay slips
Acknowledgment Letter from current employer
Eligibility Requirements: English Language
IELTS Score Card
Additional Supportive Documents
Solicitor’s Letter
Letter from Social Worker
Letter from Consultant Dr. Hannah Webb
Appointment Letter for Daughter
Job Offer Letter
Experience letter
Letter of intention from guardian/Uncle for assistive support. Pay slips.
Letters from kids
Sponsorship Undertaking SU07/12


My case Overview
I have neither convicted any crime or traffic offence in Pakistan nor in UK. I got married with xxxxxxxx in Pakistan. We were on honeymoon for four days in Murree after marriage. We have the related documents that we met each other and we are in regular contact with each other before and after marriage.
She is not required to go through minimum threshold of financial requirement as she is receiving Carer’s Allowance, Disability living Allowance however we will have to show that we have adequate maintenance. She is also receiving child tax credit, child benefit and housing benefit etc. Having four kids and couple we need to show that we have adequate maintenance. As per Immigration directorate instructions Annex F Chapter 8 Family Members - Maintenance And Accommodation (click) at page 4, paragraph 5.2.
Approximate/Rough Calculation for 4 kids and couple.

Carer allowance £61.25 per week
Income support £40.25 per week
Disability £100.15 per week
child benefit £60.50 per week
child tax credit £301.75 per week
housing benefit £ 106 per week
Total £ 670.05

so its 113.70 + 17.45+ 265.32= 396.47

And paying council tax £18 and house rent £106 per week so it’s £520.47 which is less than the projected income £670.05
it means that she qualifies for adequate maintenance. In addition to this income I am also having saving of about £3800 in my Personal account. Which means an addition of about £30 per week in income.
For the purpose of income, benefit income can be used as income as per Immigration directorate instructions Annex F Chapter 8 Family Members - Maintenance and Accommodation, paragraph 5.2(a). No benefit income is said to be excluded in the Immigration directorate instructions.
She is having accommodation, letters are attached. I have scored 7.0 Bands in IELTS and. As an additional support I have got a job offer letter from UK as I previously have experience in that field in Pakistan. My uncle’s letter to give me full support in case of any additional aid towards fund as he done in past so that I must not rely on Public Funds in UK.

[Asim khan]

Nabeel sultán
No wonder they interviewd u .. u really r a sultan .. lol mera sultan (drama) .. happy For u mate ..

[jrkhany]

My TB test expired on today's date thats 13 december 2014

i will have to take a new one or will that be fine ? plz reply

Hi
There is absolutely no need to take a new TB Test. There is no requirement for it at the airport and its only a requirement for the actual application. My daughter In Law arrived last week and they never asked for it. The general consensus on this forum is they do not need it. We did not waste time and money doing another one. There is nothing in the guidelines and therefore not required.

[Ket1]

Congrats nabeel sultan amazing news good luck for the future.

After 11 weeks i finally got a reply yesterday that pre assessment and online verification has been conducted so inshallah preyin not long now.

[taj14]

hello everyone
i need an advice on how to apply through cat d
if my father gives a money about 62500 as a gift to my husband which will be kept in his account for 6 months
what documents i need to submit while applying through cat d
is it necessary to explain last refusal reason

[ALKB]

hello everyone
i need an advice on how to apply through cat d
if my father gives a money about 62500 as a gift to my husband which will be kept in his account for 6 months
what documents i need to submit while applying through cat d
is it necessary to explain last refusal reason

Are you relying solely on cash savings for the next application?

Read page 45:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... rement.pdf

If you rely only on cash savings you need £ 62500 in an account in either your name or your spouses name untouched for at least the last six months. If you are combining with category A, you need to calculate how much you will need:

Example:

you earn 15000, so your shortfall is 3600 pounds.

3600 x 2.5 = 9000

9000 + 16000 = 25000

You also need to explain where the money is coming from (savings from salary, gift from family) and evidence that. If it is a gift from family, you need to show how the money left their account and that their account is not wiped out because of this. You will also have to provide a declaration from the person who is gifting the money that it is indeed a gift, doesn't ever have to be paid back and that there are no strings attached.

Wherever the application form asks about prior refusals you need to declare it.

[taj14]

hello everyone
i need an advice on how to apply through cat d
if my father gives a money about 62500 as a gift to my husband which will be kept in his account for 6 months
what documents i need to submit while applying through cat d
is it necessary to explain last refusal reason

Are you relying solely on cash savings for the next application?

Read page 45:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... rement.pdf

If you rely only on cash savings you need £ 62500 in an account in either your name or your spouses name untouched for at least the last six months. If you are combining with category A, you need to calculate how much you will need:

Example:

you earn 15000, so your shortfall is 3600 pounds.

3600 x 2.5 = 9000

9000 + 16000 = 25000

You also need to explain where the money is coming from (savings from salary, gift from family) and evidence that. If it is a gift from family, you need to show how the money left their account and that their account is not wiped out because of this. You will also have to provide a declaration from the person who is gifting the money that it is indeed a gift, doesn't ever have to be paid back and that there are no strings attached.

Wherever the application form asks about prior refusals you need to declare it.

so my father need to provide legal gift deed to show he is giving gift to my husband.
legal gift deed and a declaration letter from my father is sufficient to explain where the money is coming from?

[networkers]

so my father need to provide legal gift deed to show he is giving gift to my husband.
legal gift deed and a declaration letter from my father is sufficient to explain where the money is coming from?

Taj,

Who is sponsoring the applicant you or your husband? I mean are you the applicant or you are the sponsor?

[rudey786]

Nabeel sultán
No wonder they interviewd u .. u really r a sultan .. lol mera sultan (drama) .. happy For u mate ..

Hahaha

[adeel718]

Hi All,

Today I got a response saying :
'Initial pre assessment and online verification are conducted. Application
is in Entry Clearance Officer’s queue for further assessment and
checks/enquiries'.

When can I expect further enquiries/ checks to be complete? by christmas?

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25/09/2014: Biometrics & Application - Lahore
06/10/2014: Not yet been assessed
03/11/2014: Application is still under the process
10/12/2014: Pre assessment and online verification done
N/A: Further enquiries/ checks

[Shreen]

Im looking for some advice guys please if someone could jus tell me ..... I applied for my husbands spouse visa on catD only and my father gifted me £65.000, the only evidence iv shown is my 6 mnths bank statements and a legal solitor letter signed by my father and myself that the money is legally mine and is a gift with no repayments ect ect...
But i didnt send the statement that shows the transfer from my dads account to mine as i thought the legal letter is proof itself, do you rekon i will get refused on the base that i disnt provide my dads bank statement showing the full amount going into my account?

Please help thnks