Visa4UK - Date of Intended Travel

[sme01]

Hi

I was going to apply for spouse visa for my wife online. there are couple of question i am bit confuse, can someone please advise.

1 - There is a question 'Date of Intended Travel', i don't have a date yet, i am hoping to bring my wife by end of October, can i just provide any random date of end of October ?

I was hoping to fill as much as information and then save the application, don't want to submit at the moment but on first page there is only 'Create application' option, if i click this option i guess it will not submit my application, can someone please confirm.

Thanks

[Casa]

I can't help you with the online system as I haven't had to use it. However, I can confirm that you can only request for the visa to be post-dated no more than 3 months ahead.

[saim0204]

I have used the visa4uk form. I wrote a random date too, I'm not sure about how important that is. Creating application will definitely not submit the application, but the information you put in that part can't be changed after you have 'created the application'. So, that random date can't be changed.

Creating the application just gives you your application reference number on a home page and a little table with the breakdown of the process like this:
Application- (There are different sections within 'Application' you can save and go back to change them before you submit. When you submit it ticks and turns green, then you can't change it)
Signing the declaration
BRP Collection location
View appointment
Pay for IHS
Pay for application
print application.

Every time you complete one it ticks it off and turns green and then you can't go back to it.

Hope that helps

[sme01]

Thanks both, saim0204 thanks for explaining, its helpful

[ILR1980]

People should put intended date of travel as per standard waiting time of priority or non priority service which they are using but It dont actually matter as ECO may grant you a visa before OR after your intended date of travelling thats why they recommend you to not buy tickets in advance