Spouse Visa Help

[thekhan87]

Hi all,

I need some advice and guidance.

My wife applied 17th April 2017 at Sylhet visa application centre. I received a e-mail on 24th April 2017 from Sheffield ‘your application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer’.

I contacted UKVI by e-mail 6th June 2017 and paid £5.48.

Received e-mail response on 8th June 2017. It was really shocking actually they requested the following :

1. TB certificate by e-mail. They wrote please send this certificate as a scanned attachment within 5 working days
2. English language requirement evidence by post to Sheffield Visa Section, Vulcan House Iron, Floor 4, 6 Millsands, Sheffield, S3 8NH
3. Please provide a suitable sized envelope with appropriate postage so we can return all the supporting documents to your sponsors UK address

I was really shocked as my wife had provided the TB certificate and IELTS Life Skills A1 pass certificate to Sylhet visa application center this was all original documents. However the visa center just scanned everything returning all original documents sent with the exception of her passport. I don’t have a problem with the self-addressed postage!

As per there request I sent the TB certificate by e-mail attachment same day. I also sent a copy of the TB certificate as well as the English language requirement evidence alongside the e-mails I received by recorded delivery. The self-addressed envelope I sent to them was a pre-paid recorded delivery.

I called 9th June 2017. As I was really worried about sending a photocopy. Good thing I did call as I was told that I would need to send the original for IELTS Life Skills A1 pass certificate to them. I asked them about the status to as they had already pre-authorised a payment of £20 and was told current status ‘currently awaiting a decision’. Though a decision can take 12 weeks.

It is currently 8 weeks. Does this mean the above sounds like it’s a good sign or bad sign as they did not mention anything else about other documents sent i.e. bank statements and salary?
Do you think they may process my wifes visa application quicker?

Thanking you all in advance for your kind help and support. Much appreciated.

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A decision can take up to 24 weeks.