Today my partner received an email from the Bogota embassy saying his documents for the Visitor Visa were ready to collect. He couldn't go in today so will have to wait until Monday....ugh stressful.
However, i'm very worried. The process started on the 9th August, was assigned to a visa officer on the 16th August, and today (17th) we receieved the email that the documents were ready for collection with the decision. The official guidline says about 96% of applications are done within 10 days so it's not the timescale, more the fact it was only with the Visa Officer one day that scares me...
One day makes me feel sick...seems like bad news. Surely they have to provide a visa card or something with an approval...or is it simply a stamp in passport?
But then again i think perhaps everything was in order and it was approved promptly. I would have thought it may take a few days to reject an application as the scrutinise it further...
The email on the 16th did say "You will shortly receive an email informing you of the decision made" so maybe this is normal to have one day with the visa officer.
Also within the 'collection' email (not the footer etc) were a few generic links to the border agency site, and a link to a pdf for 'Your stay in uk'
Surely it would be cruel to include such a link in an email if theres a rejection? That's going to get people's hopes up before the collect the documents...
If you have any knowledge of the proceedures etc please let me know!
Regards
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