Spousal Visa Application - Pakistan (Timeline Only)

[atifakhan]

Applied on 18th of March and still waiting.....

any news?

[atifakhan]

Anyone applied in April got rfc???any news??

Nope regarding spouse visas March applicants r still waiting for replies we April people have a long wait yet :/

It's been 68 working days for me still waiting ... and I don't think we will get any news during the weekend. Maybe next week inshaAllah

. Have you heard anything of as yet?

[navalaviator]

Hey guys,

Please wait patiently and make dua you will get your visas soon and will be soon with your loved ones as its really a frustrating and hard situation to deal with but in the end you will get the fruit for your long and difficult wait

[usman682]

Applied on 18th of March and still waiting.....

any news?

Still Waiting...

[bluejewel]

Applied on 18th of March and still waiting.....

any news?

Still Waiting...

InshAllah I'm sure you'll be hearing anyday soon..keep praying

[atifakhan]

Applied on 18th of March and still waiting.....

any news?

Still Waiting...

InshAllah I'm sure you'll be hearing anyday soon..keep praying

. In sha Allah

[Sameena akhtar]

Applied on 18th of March and still waiting.....

any news?

Still Waiting...

InshAllah I'm sure you'll be hearing anyday soon..keep praying[/quote


Have u tried emailing or calling up about ur application!!?]

[arsum1516]

ok so I read immigration etc is gonna become easy cus somehow people coming into the uk will help with recession etc...

its like they r investing themselves into uk and uk r benefitting from this? how exactly? cus most people work hard here n settle themselves in their respective countrys?

hope everyones getting their visas and nobodys having to wait more than the 12 weeks...

got feeling tho as ramadhan is jus few weeks away they may b a delay????

well if its taking 12 weeks I hav a long wait til august....

[sharifm4]

I have e-mailled BHC at Abu Dhabi, this is the reply i have recieved today as follows:-


Dear Mr. XXX,



Thank you for your email dated 18th June 2013, which has been passed on to me for a response.



I can confirm that your wife’s application is currently being processed but we cannot make a decision until all of our checks have been completed. Our agreed processing times are to complete 90 percent of non settlement visa applications in not more than three weeks, 98 per cent in six weeks and 100 per cent in 12 weeks, 95 per cent of settlement applications within twelve weeks of the application date and 100 per cent within 24 weeks of the application date. These processing times are clearly advertised on the UKBA website, and it is expected that applicants will familiarise themselves with both the process and the time frame involved prior to submitting a visa application. Our website (http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... ing-times/) also allows you to track current actual processing times for individual countries and visa application types.



You can track the progress of your wife’s application at the Visa Application Centre website at www.vfs-uk-ae.com .



Regards,





Casework and Correspondence Team Leader| | International Operations and Visas | Home Office |British Embassy | Abu Dhabi

( Landline: +971 26101100

* visa.abudhabi@fco.gov.uk

8 www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas

ok so I read immigration etc is gonna become easy cus somehow people coming into the uk will help with recession etc...

its like they r investing themselves into uk and uk r benefitting from this? how exactly? cus most people work hard here n settle themselves in their respective countrys?

hope everyones getting their visas and nobodys having to wait more than the 12 weeks...

got feeling tho as ramadhan is jus few weeks away they may b a delay????

well if its taking 12 weeks I hav a long wait til august....

[arsum1516]

Oh my giddy gosh

[usman682]

any news?

Still Waiting...

InshAllah I'm sure you'll be hearing anyday soon..keep praying[/quote


Have u tried emailing or calling up about ur application!!?]

Not yet. If I didnot get a respond by the end of next week then I will send an email. I think now a days they are taking minimum 12-13 weeks for settlement visa processing.

[Siddiq]

any news?

Still Waiting...

InshAllah I'm sure you'll be hearing anyday soon..keep praying[/quote


Have u tried emailing or calling up about ur application!!?]

Guys,

My wife applied in Islamabad on 08/05/3, the status on the website was showing "Forwarded to Islamabad OC on 08/05/13 this status remains the same until today.

I see most of you were changed to "under process by BHC within 15 days of application, I contacted Gerry's, they said the application was with the embassy. What could be the problem here?

[HaroonAli]

Hey guys, Hope you are all well been following this thread for a year and more so in the last couple of weeks as well.

People you need to calm down as none of us can do anything as I was in the same situation last year and I tried everything from emails to all you know what and just got a general response. BHC in Islamabad are time wasters and they play with people's lives.

I applied in May and they did not get back to me till November and now things are a bit quicker. I was refused for daft reasons and now went to appeal with a deadline of 12th July and even MP has been involved but still heard nothing.

Please note the normal processing times this year are 60-90 working days while we compare that to last year most of the applications did not get responses before 120 working days and some even took more than that.

Things are a bit better now but I feel for you all and myself but we are hopeless and there is little can be done.

People who applied in May should not expect a response until Mid September or before as last year it was full 120 working days they were taking.

Again apologies if this offends anyone but it is the reality.

Have a good day.

Thanks

[arsalank]

I see most of you were changed to "under process by BHC within 15 days of application, I contacted Gerry's, they said the application was with the embassy. What could be the problem here?[/quote]

hi, i applied in the last week of April and the status is still the same i.e "application fwdd to OC isl " ,through this very same blog i came to know that it happened with other ppl as well, no point contacting Gerrys on this issue as they will fwd you their standard reply. it must be some status updating problem ....
secondly i wanted to know if UKBA ppl contact the applicant or their spouse ( in uk ? ) its been more than 2 months and they didnt contact my office,my spouse or her respective office. ill appreciate the reply.

[abidabzhussain]

my status did change after 2 weeks to under process at bhc !!!

but i guess for all of us it will take 3 months regardless of what the status is !!

[atifakhan]

Now it takes more then 3 months..

[HaroonAli]

Hello there,

Let me address your concerns.

1. The stages of the visa application sometimes for the tracker to update on Gerrys website can take more than 2 weeks so there is nothing to worry as BHC will have your application.
2. If you eMail Gerrys they will hit you with a standard rubbish response as they are the middleman.
3. UKBA sometimes contact employer, and sponsor + landlord but it depends on the caseworker with my case they never contacted anyone but it all depends on the ECO officer.

I hope this information is of help to you.

Thanks

I see most of you were changed to "under process by BHC within 15 days of application, I contacted Gerry's, they said the application was with the embassy. What could be the problem here?

hi, i applied in the last week of April and the status is still the same i.e "application fwdd to OC isl " ,through this very same blog i came to know that it happened with other ppl as well, no point contacting Gerrys on this issue as they will fwd you their standard reply. it must be some status updating problem ....
secondly i wanted to know if UKBA ppl contact the applicant or their spouse ( in uk ? ) its been more than 2 months and they didnt contact my office,my spouse or her respective office. ill appreciate the reply.[/quote]

[arsalank]

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thank you , lets hope the best for everyone.

[atifakhan]

Has anyone submitted their application in March 2013 and got RFC so far? Really stressed out as I handed my application on 20th March 2013 and it's now June 23rd and still have not heard anything..

Submitted case: 20th March 2013
OC on 20th March 2013
BHC on 4 April 2013
RFC: ??

It's been 65 working days and still waiting. . Allah kher. .

[atifakhan]

With employment, I do understand the £18,600 per annum is the financial requirement. My question is:

When you submit 6 months wags slips, should it show that £18,600 has been earned in those 6 months prior to the application? Or would those wage slips show half of £18,600 earned, this is £9,300?

My solicitor said you have to either wait the whole year untill you can show that you have earned £18,600 or you have to earn £18,600 within 6 months and then show your wage slips that would reflect the £18,600. .

I told my solicitor that who could earn £18,600 in 6 months, surely one would be taxed a lot if they could earn such amount. I told him that I believe that if you are earning £18,600 per year, when you submit your application and attach 6 months wage slips, I'm sure it would show around £9,300 as you have only been in that employment for the first 6 months but he said that isn't true. That I have to either wait till the end of the year to show the whole figure or earn £18,600 within 6 months..

Confused, can someone please shed some light upon this? For those who has applied through employment route, how did you go about this??

[0zzy1]

With employment, I do understand the £18,600 per annum is the financial requirement. My question is:

When you submit 6 months wags slips, should it show that £18,600 has been earned in those 6 months prior to the application? Or would those wage slips show half of £18,600 earned, this is £9,300?

My solicitor said you have to either wait the whole year untill you can show that you have earned £18,600 or you have to earn £18,600 within 6 months and then show your wage slips that would reflect the £18,600. .

I told my solicitor that who could earn £18,600 in 6 months, surely one would be taxed a lot if they could earn such amount. I told him that I believe that if you are earning £18,600 per year, when you submit your application and attach 6 months wage slips, I'm sure it would show around £9,300 as you have only been in that employment for the first 6 months but he said that isn't true. That I have to either wait till the end of the year to show the whole figure or earn £18,600 within 6 months..

Confused, can someone please shed some light upon this? For those who has applied through employment route, how did you go about this??

What your solicitor meant was that if you are applying under cat A (6 months employment details) then you wil need to PROVE to UKBA that you are earning 18,600 for the rest of the year. The way the UKBA calculate if you are actually earning this 18,600 a year is they examine your wage slips and see if every month you are getting paid over £1550 as 1550×12=18,600. Stupid thing is, if one wage slip is under 1550 for eg. 1549.99 and another is 1560 your application will be refuse. However, in cat B this wouldn't be a problem as long as your 12 months wage slips account to 18,600 or above proving that you have earned that amount for the whole year.

Hope this makes sense sister.

[abidabzhussain]

6 months payslips @ 1550+ are fine !!!

[Smiggy]

Has anyone submitted their application in March 2013 and got RFC so far? Really stressed out as I handed my application on 20th March 2013 and it's now June 23rd and still have not heard anything..

Submitted case: 20th March 2013
OC on 20th March 2013
BHC on 4 April 2013
RFC: ??

It's been 65 working days and still waiting. . Allah kher. .

26/06 is when I submitted mine and according to my calculations it's been 63 working days.

[bluejewel]

RFCs anyone?

[atifakhan]

RFCs anyone?

. Waiting....