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Alltheverybest
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Post by Alltheverybest » Sat Aug 24, 2013 11:23 am

arsum1516 wrote:just to let u no that they r all shambles.. my hubby got visa on aug 15 mashallah and is coming today inshallah! I received an email last night from visa enquiries in response to an email I sent on eid day about whr my application is. they emailed ystrday sayin we need more info to find ur hubbys application! errrrrrr hellooo he got his visa aug 15!!!

wen dey say we need more infooo they jus takin sweet time.. if they say we cnt find application dnt worry they takin d piss dats all....

inshallah allah taala grants u all visas soon so u can all b with ur loved ones! ameen

Yes they do take the piss. All my prayer with April applicants Allah give all of us saber and grant us His blessings
Special request for loads of duaa

Applied on 12/06/13
Under process in BHC on 25/06/13
Rfc 18/09/13
Collected 19/09/13
Visa granted
All bcoz of my mom and ur prayers

Sameena akhtar
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Post by Sameena akhtar » Sat Aug 24, 2013 11:53 am

Humybe7709 wrote:It's bank holiday Monday
Do you think Gerrys will be closed on Monday too? :?
No it wnt b.. i checked the Gerrys website

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Post by iKal » Sat Aug 24, 2013 12:47 pm

zulfiqar_khan wrote:Alhamdullah, by the grace of almighty Allah, Visa is stamped on my passport.

My details are;

Visa type: Settlement, Husband.
Documents submitted: 09 July, 2013
1st status: Documents forwarded to Islamabad OC, 09 July, 2013
2nd status: Ready for collection, 22 August, 2013
Collected today, 23 August, 2013.

1: Infact they returned my all orignal and photocopy documents as well, including pictures.
2: my status didn't changed to BHC at any point, i just had the above 2 statuses for the entire process.

All praise to Allah, finally i got my visa and my wife really really and really needed me, I guess Allah listened to her and been kind on us, again, as always.

I pray all the couples here waiting and worried for their beloved's visas get them stamped ASAP.

ZK
Mashallah wow!!! that was ultra fast! :D i really hope im in the same boat as you were lol... Congrats indeed!

As for Me....

26/07/2013 - Application Forwarded to Islamabad OC

13/08/2013 - Visa application is under process at the British High Commission

Humybe7709
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Post by Humybe7709 » Sat Aug 24, 2013 1:44 pm

Sameena akhtar wrote:
Humybe7709 wrote:It's bank holiday Monday
Do you think Gerrys will be closed on Monday too? :?
No it wnt b.. i checked the Gerrys website
Ok :-) thank u for checking
Applied from Islamabad 3/05/13
Application Under Process at BHC 16/05/13
RFC 18/10/13
VISA GRANTED 15/10/13

Moonandstar
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Timeline

Post by Moonandstar » Sat Aug 24, 2013 3:49 pm

My Wife Applied from Lahore
Applied on the 20th of May 2013
Application forwarded to Islamabad on the 3rd of June 2013
Under Process by BHC on the 3rd of June 2013
Ready for collection 21st of August 2013
Visa Granted and stamped 16/08/2013 ... Thanks to almighty Allah

The whole process took exactly 3 months and 1 day.
I agree the whole process is a shambles and BHC and Gerry's are not in the least bit helpful.

Inshallah everyone waiting or applying soon will get their visas as soon as possible.

I will aslo be creating a thread on the forum with all the templates of the documents I submitted so people looking to apply will get an idea of what needs to be submitted.

Everyone waiting please don't loose hope and Inshallah everything will be sorted out for you and your partners.

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Post by zulfiqar_khan » Sat Aug 24, 2013 3:58 pm

iKal wrote:
zulfiqar_khan wrote:Alhamdullah, by the grace of almighty Allah, Visa is stamped on my passport.

My details are;

Visa type: Settlement, Husband.
Documents submitted: 09 July, 2013
1st status: Documents forwarded to Islamabad OC, 09 July, 2013
2nd status: Ready for collection, 22 August, 2013
Collected today, 23 August, 2013.

1: Infact they returned my all orignal and photocopy documents as well, including pictures.
2: my status didn't changed to BHC at any point, i just had the above 2 statuses for the entire process.

All praise to Allah, finally i got my visa and my wife really really and really needed me, I guess Allah listened to her and been kind on us, again, as always.

I pray all the couples here waiting and worried for their beloved's visas get them stamped ASAP.

ZK
Mashallah wow!!! that was ultra fast! :D i really hope im in the same boat as you were lol... Congrats indeed!

As for Me....

26/07/2013 - Application Forwarded to Islamabad OC

13/08/2013 - Visa application is under process at the British High Commission
Yes byt the grace of Allah it was very fast. Thanks brother

inshAllah you will get yours soon as well :)

ZK

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Re: Timeline

Post by Humybe7709 » Sat Aug 24, 2013 4:18 pm

Moonandstar wrote:My Wife Applied from Lahore
Applied on the 20th of May 2013
Application forwarded to Islamabad on the 3rd of June 2013
Under Process by BHC on the 3rd of June 2013
Ready for collection 21st of August 2013
Visa Granted and stamped 16/08/2013 ... Thanks to almighty Allah

The whole process took exactly 3 months and 1 day.
I agree the whole process is a shambles and BHC and Gerry's are not in the least bit helpful.

Inshallah everyone waiting or applying soon will get their visas as soon as possible.

I will aslo be creating a thread on the forum with all the templates of the documents I submitted so people looking to apply will get an idea of what needs to be submitted.

Everyone waiting please don't loose hope and Inshallah everything will be sorted out for you and your partners.
Congratulations!!
Pray my husband hears soon :( and everybody else who applied before him
Applied from Islamabad 3/05/13
Application Under Process at BHC 16/05/13
RFC 18/10/13
VISA GRANTED 15/10/13

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Post by Javeria » Sun Aug 25, 2013 4:06 pm

EID and now BIRTHDAY without husband just because of so cold decision makers of British High Commission :cry: :cry: :cry:
Application submitted from Lahore:23/04/2013
Application forwarded to Isd OC:23/04/2013
Under process at BHC :07/05/2013
Application hold on :08/10/2013
Supporting Documents submit 0n:04/11/2013
RFC: 10/12/2013
Outcome:Will be positive INSHALLAH

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Post by Humybe7709 » Sun Aug 25, 2013 4:23 pm

Javeria wrote:EID and now BIRTHDAY without husband just because of so cold decision makers of British High Commission :cry: :cry: :cry:
Happy birthday Sis!!
Don't worry when you finally come you can celebrate everything at once. It will be worth the wait :)
Applied from Islamabad 3/05/13
Application Under Process at BHC 16/05/13
RFC 18/10/13
VISA GRANTED 15/10/13

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Post by JaveriaK » Sun Aug 25, 2013 4:55 pm

Inshaa Allah everyone hears soon and is reunited with their loved ones for all occasions.



My husband applied from Islamabad on 06/05/13
Application forwarded to Islamabad OC on 06/05/13
Application Under Process at British High Commission on 17/05/13
RFC: Awaiting...

iKal
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Post by iKal » Sun Aug 25, 2013 5:22 pm

Javeria wrote:EID and now BIRTHDAY without husband just because of so cold decision makers of British High Commission :cry: :cry: :cry:
Happy Birthday Indeed... But you think thats bad? try Engagement Anniversary (YES we celebrate it every year), Eid, Nikaah Anniversary (YES we also celebrate that too every year) and Wedding Anniversary all 4 Combo without her :(.. Well technically its 3 so far but knowing how long these decisions take, i might aswell count the wedding one too lol.

Got Engaged in April on my birthday... Did Nikaah in July and Wedding in November... all 3 in 2010 :) and i go to pakistan twice a year minimum

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Post by Humybe7709 » Sun Aug 25, 2013 5:48 pm

JaveriaK wrote:Inshaa Allah everyone hears soon and is reunited with their loved ones for all occasions.



My husband applied from Islamabad on 06/05/13
Application forwarded to Islamabad OC on 06/05/13
Application Under Process at British High Commission on 17/05/13
RFC: Awaiting...
You applied just after me :-)
Applied from Islamabad 3/05/13
Application Under Process at BHC 16/05/13
RFC 18/10/13
VISA GRANTED 15/10/13

Javeria
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Post by Javeria » Sun Aug 25, 2013 6:47 pm

Thanks Humybe7709 and iKal :)
Application submitted from Lahore:23/04/2013
Application forwarded to Isd OC:23/04/2013
Under process at BHC :07/05/2013
Application hold on :08/10/2013
Supporting Documents submit 0n:04/11/2013
RFC: 10/12/2013
Outcome:Will be positive INSHALLAH

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Post by Britzy26 » Sun Aug 25, 2013 7:06 pm

[quote="zulfiqar_khan"]Alhamdullah, by the grace of almighty Allah, Visa is stamped on my passport.

My details are;

Visa type: Settlement, Husband.
Documents submitted: 09 July, 2013
1st status: Documents forwarded to Islamabad OC, 09 July, 2013
2nd status: Ready for collection, 22 August, 2013
Collected today, 23 August, 2013.

1: Infact they returned my all orignal and photocopy documents as well, including pictures.
2: my status didn't changed to BHC at any point, i just had the above 2 statuses for the entire process.



Where did you submit your docs, that's such a quick response, wish mine could come back as soon, in Sha Allah.

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Post by eftred » Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:44 pm

Hi everyone,

Stumbled upon this form today and makes for interesting reading info.

Our spouse application was made from Islamabad on 17.05.13 and that brings it upto 70 working days as of today. According to the trackin website it has been showing as under process at BHC since 31.05.13 and nothing has changed since then.

Would just be interested to know if anyone else has applied around a similar date to me and if they are getting their decisions through yet or what the current backlog and time frame we are looking at.

Thanks

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Post by Humybe7709 » Sun Aug 25, 2013 9:27 pm

eftred wrote:Hi everyone,

Stumbled upon this form today and makes for interesting reading info.

Our spouse application was made from Islamabad on 17.05.13 and that brings it upto 70 working days as of today. According to the trackin website it has been showing as under process at BHC since 31.05.13 and nothing has changed since then.

Would just be interested to know if anyone else has applied around a similar date to me and if they are getting their decisions through yet or what the current backlog and time frame we are looking at.

Thanks
Hello and Welcome :-)
You applied just after me

My husband is still waiting to hear something. Won't be long now :-)
Applied from Islamabad 3/05/13
Application Under Process at BHC 16/05/13
RFC 18/10/13
VISA GRANTED 15/10/13

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April Applicants

Post by hassan786 » Mon Aug 26, 2013 2:26 am

Dear friends i know its very hard bit of time for all of us hope Allah brings happiness for all of us and shower his blessing on us.Still waiting for RFC hopefully soon InshALLAH.

Application forwarded to Islamabad OC on : 18/04/2013
Application under process at British High Commission on : 02/05/2013

RFC Still waiting

Javeria
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Re: April Applicants

Post by Javeria » Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:34 am

hassan786 wrote:Dear friends i know its very hard bit of time for all of us hope Allah brings happiness for all of us and shower his blessing on us.Still waiting for RFC hopefully soon InshALLAH.

Application forwarded to Islamabad OC on : 18/04/2013
Application under process at British High Commission on : 02/05/2013

RFC Still waiting

It's 86th working day and I am still waiting,we rest of April applicants on the same boat :cry:
Application submitted from Lahore:23/04/2013
Application forwarded to Isd OC:23/04/2013
Under process at BHC :07/05/2013
Application hold on :08/10/2013
Supporting Documents submit 0n:04/11/2013
RFC: 10/12/2013
Outcome:Will be positive INSHALLAH

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Re: April Applicants

Post by ADUANWAR » Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:56 pm

Javeria wrote:
hassan786 wrote:Dear friends i know its very hard bit of time for all of us hope Allah brings happiness for all of us and shower his blessing on us.Still waiting for RFC hopefully soon InshALLAH.

Application forwarded to Islamabad OC on : 18/04/2013
Application under process at British High Commission on : 02/05/2013

RFC Still waiting

It's 86th working day and I am still waiting,we rest of April applicants on the same boat :cry:
Submitted my wifes visa on the 22/05/2013 and its been in process since 06/06/2013. So much for summer with wife :(

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Post by eftred » Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:08 am

Can anyone tell me what RFC means

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Post by Humybe7709 » Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:45 am

eftred wrote:Can anyone tell me what RFC means
Ready for collection :-)
Applied from Islamabad 3/05/13
Application Under Process at BHC 16/05/13
RFC 18/10/13
VISA GRANTED 15/10/13

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Post by Forlorn » Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:19 am

Any RFC?
Applied at 04/12/12
Under process at BHC 18/12/12
RFC : 05/03/13
Status: visa rejected
RE-Applied at 19/07/13
Under process at BHC 01/08/13
RFC : inshallah positive result soon

Javeria
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Post by Javeria » Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:47 am

Forlorn wrote:Any RFC?

unfortunately no :cry:
Application submitted from Lahore:23/04/2013
Application forwarded to Isd OC:23/04/2013
Under process at BHC :07/05/2013
Application hold on :08/10/2013
Supporting Documents submit 0n:04/11/2013
RFC: 10/12/2013
Outcome:Will be positive INSHALLAH

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Post by Forlorn » Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:57 am

Javeria wrote:
Forlorn wrote:Any RFC?

unfortunately no :cry:

suspicious :?
Applied at 04/12/12
Under process at BHC 18/12/12
RFC : 05/03/13
Status: visa rejected
RE-Applied at 19/07/13
Under process at BHC 01/08/13
RFC : inshallah positive result soon

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Post by Sameena akhtar » Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:26 pm

I emailed lord nazir again and he said i will forward ur email to the head of immigration at the UKBA.. so dnt knw whether that will help.

I did email my local M.P twice again.. but he has still not bothered to reply.

His not getting my vote again.

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