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by glasgow15 » Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:02 pm
I can see people are questioning about visa processing time for their spouses. Let me explain you how this works which is shown on UKBA website too. My wife applied for her visa on 14/05/13 and the status from the next day showed "application forwarded to islamabad OC" until 28/05/13 when it suddenly changed to RFC. Though she has not collected her visa yet not sure what is the decision; however, higher chances are she got her visa she was renewing her visa. She was issued for 2 years initially and we lived couple of years then she had to go back to PAK to meet her parents to show my lovely little. The key thing in application process is the type of application is being made, i.e., if it is Tier Visa Dependent category the higher the probability to receive a decision within 2 weeks. However, if the applicant is making application under 'settlement' dependent category, then UKBA performs strict checks etc. and it may take upto 2-3 months or longer.
Also, in my case, i emailed to Abu Dhabhi and Islambad office within a week after she applied asking them to expedite the process due to my wife's imp. appointment with GP, sent a copy of the letter too.
so if applied for settlement category, then please be patient, decision will be in your favor inshaAllah