Settlement Visa Applications - INDIA TIMELINES ONLY

[Seccy]

Type of Visa Applied for: Spouse settlement visa
Location: Ahmedabad
Priority/ Non Priority: Priority
Date of application: 07/05/19
Biometrics: 10/05/19
Documents submitted to Sheffield: 16:05:19
Email stating your application is currently being considered by an entry clearance officer: 16:05:19
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Documents returned from
Sheffield: 19/06/19
Spoke to UKVI on 19/06/19 told a decision has been made and told to wait 5-10 working days for processing of passport
27/06/19: still awaiting passport processing.
Status: still waiting for passport

[CR001]

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[lavroh]

Type Of Visa Applied: Fiancé Marriage - Priority
Online Application Submitted: 22 May 2019
Bio-metrics: 22 May 2019
Documents Scanned at VFS Delhi: 23 May 2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": 12 Jun 2019
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI: NO
Spouse Contacted By UKVI: NO
Additional Documents Asked: NO
Case Not Straightforward Email: NO
Decision Made Email From UKVI: NO
VFS Text For Passport Collection: Waiting
Passport Sent:
Status:
Vignette:
Visa Granted From:
Time Taken:

[lavroh]

Type Of Visa Applied: Fiancé Marriage - Priority
Online Application Submitted: 22 May 2019
Bio-metrics: 22 May 2019
Documents Scanned at VFS Delhi: 23 May 2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": 12 Jun 2019
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI: NO
Spouse Contacted By UKVI: NO
Additional Documents Asked: NO
Case Not Straightforward Email: NO
Decision Made Email From UKVI: NO
VFS Text For Passport Collection: Waiting
Passport Sent:
Status:
Vignette:
Visa Granted From:
Time Taken:

Just learned that my application has been processed and decision has been made, still awaiting a message for collection of passport

[Seccy]

[quote=Seccy post_id=1797342 time=1561643786 user_id=219837]
Type of Visa Applied for: Spouse settlement visa
Location: Ahmedabad
Priority/ Non Priority: Priority
Date of application: 07/05/19
Biometrics: 10/05/19
Documents submitted to Sheffield: 16:05:19
Email stating your application is currently being considered by an entry clearance officer: 16:05:19
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Documents returned from
Sheffield: 19/06/19
Spoke to UKVI on 19/06/19 told a decision has been made and told to wait 5-10 working days for processing of passport
27/06/19: still awaiting passport processing.
Status: still waiting for passport
Can anybody provide anymore advice? Was told 5-10 working days to hear back after decision made and still nothing, anybody else been through this to advise

[lavroh]

Type Of Visa Applied: Fiancé Marriage - Priority
Online Application Submitted: 22 May 2019
Bio-metrics: 22 May 2019
Documents Scanned at VFS Delhi: 23 May 2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": 12 Jun 2019
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI: NO
Spouse Contacted By UKVI: NO
Additional Documents Asked: NO
Case Not Straightforward Email: NO
Decision Made Email From UKVI: NO
VFS Text For Passport Collection: Waiting
Passport Sent:
Status:
Vignette:
Visa Granted From:
Time Taken:

Just learned that my application has been processed and decision has been made, still awaiting a message for collection of passport

My application has unfortunately been rejected, saying that there was no appendix 2.

[ayushfatima]

Email received that application sent back to the VFS centre: 2 July 2019
No other email or call apart from email sent by UKVI on 2 July and 29 May
Received passport with visa stamp: 3 July 2019
Visa Granted for a month
Timeframe from biometrics: 27 working days
I wish you all the best for your applications. May all of you are united with your families Ameen.

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Post by ayushfatima » Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:13 am
Waiting 23 working days from Biometrics.

Type Of Visa Applied: Spouse settlement (Husband) - Priority
Online Application Submitted: 22 May 2019
Bio-metrics: 23 May 2019
Documents Scanned at VFS Delhi: 23 May 2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": 29 May 2019
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI: NO
Spouse Contacted By UKVI: NO
Additional Documents Asked: NO (Emailed Home Office with one double sided document, which we doubt that VFS didn't scan the other side).
Case Not Straightforward Email: NO
Decision Made Email From UKVI: NO
VFS Text For Passport Collection: Waiting
Passport Sent:
Status:
Vignette:
Visa Granted From:
Time Taken:

[despasido2]

Applied for Spouse Indian Passport: 28/01/2019
Recieved Passport:20/02/2019
UK naric English Application sent: 22/02/2019
UK naric English Application receive certificate: 11/03/2019
Type of visa applied for: Spouse Settlement
Priority/Non-Priority: Non Priority
Online Application Submitted: 10/03/2019
TB Test: 09/03/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 01/04/2019
Documents received at Sheffield: 03/04/2019
Documents returned: 02/07/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 14/04/2019
Email sent to UKVI requesting a update on the status: 28/05/2019
Called and had Case Escalated: 17/06/2019
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Decision made email from UKVI: 26/06/2019 Decision has been made email but no answer
Text for passport Delivery: 22/06/2019 The processed visa application for GWFXXX will be delivered to the chosen address
Passport Delivered: 01/07/2019
Status: Granted
62 working days since Bio-metrics taken
Stay strong, stay honest this will not be easy, and we only found out when the passport was delivered

[izz123]

Type Of Visa Applied: Spouse Wife
Priority/Non-Priority: Non Priority
Application Center: Mumbai North
Online Application Submitted: 27/03/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 09/04/2019
Documents returned: 22/04/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 31/05/2019
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Decision made email from UKVI after contacting through email: 27/06/2019
Email for passport collection: 03/07/2019
Passport Collected: 05/07/2019
Status: Granted
60 working days since Bio-metrics taken

[Seccy]

[quote=Seccy post_id=1797342 time=1561643786 user_id=219837]
Type of Visa Applied for: Spouse settlement visa
Location: Ahmedabad
Priority/ Non Priority: Priority
Date of application: 07/05/19
Biometrics: 10/05/19
Documents submitted to Sheffield: 16:05:19
Email stating your application is currently being considered by an entry clearance officer: 16:05:19
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Documents returned from
Sheffield: 19/06/19
Spoke to UKVI on 19/06/19 told a decision has been made and told to wait 5-10 working days for processing of passport
27/06/19: still awaiting passport processing.
Status: still waiting for passport
05/07/19: Decision made email from decision making centre after escalation and contacting the contact stating that a decision was made on 18/06/19 and that the documents should have been received by now. Still under escalation to locate the documents and get them sent back to applicant.

[Wh0ru]

Type Of Visa Applied: Spouse Settlement - Wife
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority
Application Center: Mumbai North
Online Application Submitted: 25/06/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 28/06/2019
Documents returned: 28/06/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 10/07/2019
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Decision made email from UKVI after contacting through email: Waiting
VFS Text For Passport Collection: Waiting
Passport Collected: Waiting
Status: Waiting
Vignette: Waiting
Visa Granted From: Waiting
Time Taken: Waiting

[Seccy]

[quote=Seccy post_id=1800309 time=1562371074 user_id=219837]
[quote=Seccy post_id=1797342 time=1561643786 user_id=219837]
Type of Visa Applied for: Spouse settlement visa
Location: Ahmedabad
Priority/ Non Priority: Priority
Date of application: 07/05/19
Biometrics: 10/05/19
Documents submitted to Sheffield: 16:05:19
Email stating your application is currently being considered by an entry clearance officer: 16:05:19
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Documents returned from
Sheffield: 19/06/19
Spoke to UKVI on 19/06/19 told a decision has been made and told to wait 5-10 working days for processing of passport
27/06/19: still awaiting passport processing.
Status: still waiting for passport
04/07/19: sent a PAP (pre action protocol) whereby no decision or no communication was given and they have to give an answer within 14 days or the matter can proceed to high court
05/07/19: Decision made email from decision making centre after escalation and contacting the contact stating that a decision was made on 18/06/19 and that the documents should have been received by now. Still under escalation to locate the documents and get them sent back to applicant.
09/07/19: received an email stating the Biometric residence permit was available to collect at local post office however no passport released
11/07/19/: Rang the British High Commission in Delhi explaining situation and decision made three weeks ago but no information about passport, spoke to operator who said they don’t discuss about visas on phone but explained how I Amjad a decision made email, explained about the BRP delivery but the passport processing was extremely slow. She explained how the ICC cricket World Cup had an impact etc. However I explained if the visa had been granted then the 30 day vignette sticker would expire unabling my wife to travel. She rang through to the Visa department took the GWF number and name and said wait 1-2 two days max for delivery of passport.
Also emailed the British High Commissioner to New Delhi Sir Dominic Asquith and explained the situation and explained how I expected the passport to be released immediately. Passport was released later on same day and currently in transit
11/07/19: SMS text: Your processed visa application GWFxxxxxxxxx will be delivered to the chosen address. Expected delivery is 13/07/19 via blue dart courier

[Seccy]

Type of Visa Applied for: Spouse settlement visa
Location: Ahmedabad
Priority/ Non Priority: Priority
Date of application: 07/05/19
Biometrics: 10/05/19
Documents submitted to Sheffield: 16:05:19
Email stating your application is currently being considered by an entry clearance officer: 16:05:19
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Documents returned from
Sheffield: 19/06/19
Spoke to UKVI on 19/06/19 told a decision has been made and told to wait 5-10 working days for processing of passport
27/06/19: still awaiting passport processing.
Status: still waiting for passport
04/07/19: sent a PAP (pre action protocol) whereby no decision or no communication was given and they have to give an answer within 14 days or the matter can proceed to high court
05/07/19: Decision made email from decision making centre after escalation and contacting the contact stating that a decision was made on 18/06/19 and that the documents should have been received by now. Still under escalation to locate the documents and get them sent back to applicant.
09/07/19: received an email stating the Biometric residence permit was available to collect at local post office however no passport released
11/07/19/: Rang the British High Commission in Delhi explaining situation and decision made three weeks ago but no information about passport, spoke to operator who said they don’t discuss about visas on phone but explained how I Amjad a decision made email, explained about the BRP delivery but the passport processing was extremely slow. She explained how the ICC cricket World Cup had an impact etc. However I explained if the visa had been granted then the 30 day vignette sticker would expire unabling my wife to travel. She rang through to the Visa department took the GWF number and name and said wait 1-2 two days max for delivery of passport.
Also emailed the British High Commissioner to New Delhi Sir Dominic Asquith and explained the situation and explained how I expected the passport to be released immediately. Passport was released later on same day and currently in transit
11/07/19: SMS text: Your processed visa application GWFxxxxxxxxx will be delivered to the chosen address.
Expected delivery is 13/07/19 via blue dart courier.
Passport delivered and visa granted alhamdolillah. 45 working days from biometrics, however the Visa was and decision was done within 30 days. They just left the passport at the high commission without sending it back so when it arrived back there wasn’t many days left on the visa so had to book flight immediately. My advice to anybody who has been told a decision has been made and haven’t received their passport back within 10 days to chase up UKVI urgently as well as the local embassy where the passport has been. Submitted and explain that you are worried if a visa but has been granted that the 30 day period will elapse so they treat it as priority.

[ravi_29_12]

Type of Visa Applied for: Spouse settlement visa
Location: New Delhi
Priority/ Non Priority: Non Priority
Date of application: 16/03/19
Biometrics: 26/03/19
Documents scanned at VFS centre: 26/03/19
Email stating your application is currently being considered by an entry clearance officer: 20/05/19
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Additional Document request email: 13/06/19
Replied to above on: 14/06/2007
Decision made email from UKVI: no

Called to UKVI: 24/06/19 (they told to wait)
Emailed to UKVI: 01/07/19 (no response recieved)
Called to UKVI: 05/07/19 (responded that decision is made, case escalated for documents not received)
Called to UKVI: 12/07/2019 (same response that decision is made, case is escalated, cannot re-escalate as it will put it lower in the queue. I also told that I received no response to email query sent on 01/07/19. Received the email while on call stating that decision is made and local VAC is contacted for document return)

SMS Recieved: 16/07/19 (SMS that application is processed and will be delivered)
Email from VFS Global: 16/07/19 (email stating above, we didn't opt for delivery so will need to collect)
Email from VFS Global: 17/07/19 (email for passport collection time and location)
Working days from bio-metric till email above: 78 working days

Visa Granted!
Visa Validity Date: 24/06/19 till 24/07/19.


Only 7 days left for visa expiry, booked tickets asap. I couldn't understand, why the UKVI/VFS was sitting on the passport when the visa was granted in June. If for some reason they delayed in by further 7 days then my wife would not be able to travel.

For other users please note that despite calling UKVI is fruitless there is no other option. I would recommended that users should consider the fact the visa may already be granted but either UKVI or VFS is not releasing the passport. As user Seccy suggested, it is important to contact UKVI and tell them that you are worried if visa is granted than its validity, being only 30 days, may expire.

Best of luck. And big thanks to this post. And all visa should be granted.

[Bau2019]

Type of Visa Applied for: Spouse settlement visa
Location: Jalandhar
Priority/ Non Priority: Priority
Date of application: 11/05/2019
Biometrics: 12/05/2019
Documents scanned at VFS centre: 14/05/2019
Email stating your application is currently being considered by an entry clearance officer: 27/05/19
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Decision made email from UKVI: 19/06/19
Collection-22/06/19
Status -granted

Best of luck for all

[gurvinder]

Type Of Visa Applied: Spouse Settlement - Husband
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority
Application Center: Bangalore - Chennai
Online Application Submitted: 24/07/2019
Bio-metrics taken and Douments Submitted at VFS Bangalore: 25/07/2019
Documents returned: 25/07/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": Not Yet
Sponsor contacted by UKVI:
Case not straightforward email:
Decision made email from UKVI after contacting through email:
VFS Text For Passport Collection:
Passport Collected: No
Status:
Vignette:
Visa Granted From:
Time Taken:

[Wh0ru]

Type Of Visa Applied: Spouse Settlement - Wife
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority
Application Center: Mumbai North
Online Application Submitted: 25/06/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 28/06/2019
Documents returned: 28/06/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 10/07/2019
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Decision made email from UKVI after contacting through email: Waiting
VFS Text For Passport Collection: Waiting
Passport Collected: Waiting
Status: Waiting
Vignette: Waiting
Visa Granted From: Waiting
Time Taken: Waiting

Type Of Visa Applied: Spouse Settlement - Wife
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority
Application Center: Mumbai North
Online Application Submitted: 25/06/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 28/06/2019
Documents returned: 28/06/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 10/07/2019
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Decision made email from UKVI after contacting through email: No
VFS Text For Passport Collection: No
Passport Collected: No
Status: Approved [Type D - Partner (Standard)]
Vignette: 07/08/2019 to 06/09/2019
Visa Granted From: 07/08/2019 to 07/05/2022
Time Taken: 38 Days from Bio-metrics.

[Sushma2228]

Type Of Visa Applied: Spouse Settlement - Wife
Priority/Non-Priority: Non Priority
Application Center: Pune
Online Application Submitted: 03/06/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 06/06/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 26/06/2019
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Contacted UKVI by call: 23/07/2019
Case not straightforward email: No
Decision made email from UKVI after contacting through email: Waiting
VFS Text For Passport Collection: Waiting
Passport Collected: Waiting
Status: Waiting
Vignette: Waiting
Visa Granted From: Waiting
Time Taken: Waiting

How much it would take more...eagerly waiting for response from UKVI

[mkumar209957]

Type Of Visa Applied: Spouse Settlement - Wife
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority
Application Center: VFS Chandigarh
Online Application Submitted: 03/07/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 04/07/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 16/07/2019
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Contacted UKVI by call: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Decision made email from UKVI after contacting through email: No
VFS Text For Passport Collection: 08/08/2019
Passport Collected: 09/08/2019
Status: Waiting
Vignette: Waiting
Visa Granted From: Waiting
Time Taken: 28 Working Days Total

[CR001]

@ MissYou2019 - PLEASE respect that this is a TIMELINE THREAD ONLY. Any question posts, chit chat or discussions have been and will continue to be removed.

[Sadak396]

Type Of Visa Applied: Spouse Settlement - Wife & Infant baby
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority
Application Center: Bangalore
Online Application Submitted: 12/07/2019
Bio-metrics taken and Douments Submitted at VFS Bangalore: 25/07/2019
Documents returned: 25/07/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 15/08/2019
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Decision made email from UKVI after contacting through email: waiting
VFS Text For Passport Collection: waiting
Passport Collected: Waiting
Status: waiting
Vignette: waiting
Visa Granted From: waiting
Time Taken: waiting

[gurvinder]

[quote=gurvinder post_id=1807907 time=1564383151 user_id=222207]
Type Of Visa Applied: Spouse Settlement - Husband
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority
Application Center: Bangalore - Chennai
Online Application Submitted: 24/07/2019
Bio-metrics taken and Douments Submitted at VFS Bangalore: 25/07/2019
Documents returned: 25/07/2019
Called UKVI Coustumer Care paid about 10 GBP, but not happy with responce:16/08/2019
Paid Email sent to UKVI to Check the Status of the Application:16/08/2019
Email reply from UKVI stating application has been recived:16/08/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 19/08/2019

[Faireena]

2 Nd application . First one was refused because of insufficient payslips and payslips not matching bank statements ( he was a director or a pvt limited then , now he is on salaried employment of over 6 months with payslips matching bank statements )

Date of online application - 3 Aug 2019
Biometrics and scanning of docs- 8 Aug 2019
Application centre - Bangalore
Email stating : Your application is being prepared for consideration by an ECO - 28 Aug 2019
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - No
Case not straightforward- Hopefully not
Decision made- waiting
Vfs text for passport collection - waiting
Status- waiting
Vignette- waiting
Visa granted from - waiting

[sanotra_01]

Type of visa applied for: Spouse Settlement (wife)
Priority/Non-Priority : Non Priority
Online Application Submitted : 29/05/2019
Bio-metrics taken at VAC New Delhi : 03/06/2019
Documents submitted VAC New Delhi : 03/06/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO" : 22/06/2019
Called to know status : 14/08/2019 and got told to wait till last week of August
Sponsor contacted by UKVI : No
Case not straightforward email : No
Decision made email from UKVI : No
Called and escalated case : 29/08/2019 and got told that decision has been made last week and we should have received our documents till now, then my husband told the operator that we didn't receive any e-mail or sms for collection yet. They told to wait for more 15 working days for the text message/e-mail for collection of docs.
text/e-mail for collection of docs : waiting

[gurvinder]

Type Of Visa Applied: Spouse Settlement - Husband
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority
Application Centre: Bangalore (Chennai UKVI)
Online Application Submitted: 24/07/2019
Bio-metrics taken and Documents Submitted at VFS Bangalore: 25/07/2019
Documents returned: 25/07/2019
Called UKVI Customer Care paid about 10 GBP, Choose English ,but not happy with responce:16/08/2019
Paid Email sent to UKVI to Check the Status of the Application:16/08/2019

Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 19/08/2019
Email reply from UKVI stating application has been recived:20/08/2019
Paid Email sent to UKVI to Check the Status of the Application:03/09/2019
Called UKVI Customer Care paid about 6 GBP , Choose Hindi , happy with the response ,they informed decision has been made:04/09/2019

Email reply from UKVI stating decision has been made:04/09/2019
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Contacted UKVI by call: Yes
Case not straightforward email: No
Decision made email from UKVI after contacting through email: Yes
VFS Text for Passport Collection: 04/09/2019
Passport Collected: 05/09/2019
Status: Successful
Vignette: 06/09/2019- 06/10/2019
Visa Granted From: 06/09/2019 to O6/06/2022
Date to collect BPR from the UK post office: 13/09/2019
Time Taken: 29 Working Days Total

Good luck to everyone.