Still waiting for a decision.....

[Bilal4500]

@Henryinlondon1988
Unfortunately, there is no maximum waiting time as this is a settlement visa, they can take their time.
I applied around the same time as you and I am waiting along with few other people who applied around this time.
I am wondering whether your sponsor is self-employed or working full time for a company
Good luck

Ohhh this waiting thing is so stress full for us and My sponsor she is in uk and she workimg for nhs full time, can you tell me whn u apllied ur visa if u dont mind thanks

[Bilal4500]

Hi i applied on 25th june, fiance visa from lahore pakistan.

Escalates so many time, its been more then 120 days, i dunno what to do, if any 1 have a advise for

me that will b so appreciative thanks

My timeline

Country applying from: lahore, Pakistan

Type of visa applied for: finance (non priority)

Date application submitted (online or in person): june 20 2018

Date biometrics taken: june 26 2018

Date documentation was received by UK Border Agency office: july 6 2018 (Sheffield)

Office location processing your visa: sheffiled 

Projected timeline given: 12 weeks

Date your visa was received: N.A

Recived email: 11 sep that your case is not straightforward email

Escalated so many time but no answer, so much stress, anyone else here waiting longer then us

Receivedanother email from homeoffice saying we will reply u bk asap

more then 120 days now

Anyone know why they taking so long, how long thy take maximum?

Please remember us in ur duas best of luck everyone

Unfortunately, there is no maximum waiting time as this is a settlement visa, they can take their time.
I applied around the same time as you and I am waiting along with few other people who applied around this time.
I am wondering whether your sponsor is self-employed or working full time for a company
Good luck

I'm working at my dad's company part time but I have a disabled daughter and I applied in January. But over a month ago they emailed saying they have made a decision and my husband passport had expired so he got that back to make a new one and he gave in his new passport about a month ago and we have still not had it back since then. It shouldn't take this long as decision is made so don't know wat is happening now

Ok ok this is very sad, dont worry you will get your visa InshAllahl

[henryinlondon1988]

@Henryinlondon1988
Unfortunately, there is no maximum waiting time as this is a settlement visa, they can take their time.
I applied around the same time as you and I am waiting along with few other people who applied around this time.
I am wondering whether your sponsor is self-employed or working full time for a company
Good luck

Ohhh this waiting thing is so stress full for us and My sponsor she is in uk and she workimg for nhs full time, can you tell me whn u apllied ur visa if u dont mind thanks

I applied in June 23rd and posted the supporting document on 12th July 2018

[Bilal4500]

@Henryinlondon1988
Unfortunately, there is no maximum waiting time as this is a settlement visa, they can take their time.
I applied around the same time as you and I am waiting along with few other people who applied around this time.
I am wondering whether your sponsor is self-employed or working full time for a company
Good luck

Ohhh this waiting thing is so stress full for us and My sponsor she is in uk and she workimg for nhs full time, can you tell me whn u apllied ur visa if u dont mind thanks

I applied in June 23rd and posted the supporting document on 12th July 2018

What do you think? will they reply us back in 2018 or 2019? I applied online at 20 june, our case has similar dates, please keep me update and i will do same thanks

[Uzma60]

Hi i applied on 25th june, fiance visa from lahore pakistan.

Escalates so many time, its been more then 120 days, i dunno what to do, if any 1 have a advise for

me that will b so appreciative thanks

My timeline

Country applying from: lahore, Pakistan

Type of visa applied for: finance (non priority)

Date application submitted (online or in person): june 20 2018

Date biometrics taken: june 26 2018

Date documentation was received by UK Border Agency office: july 6 2018 (Sheffield)

Office location processing your visa: sheffiled 

Projected timeline given: 12 weeks

Date your visa was received: N.A

Recived email: 11 sep that your case is not straightforward email

Escalated so many time but no answer, so much stress, anyone else here waiting longer then us

Receivedanother email from homeoffice saying we will reply u bk asap

more then 120 days now

Anyone know why they taking so long, how long thy take maximum?

Please remember us in ur duas best of luck everyone

hi,
i hav received after aprox 7 months . on this 12 it wz going to be 7 full months
no idea they take between 6 to 9 months maximum .
wait patiencely in sha allah u ll hear soon
ihv been chilling n reading people comments . very motivated .

[Gujarkhan]

Been 8 and a half months now and still no reply or decision. MP has been flogged off with background checks excuse which everyone seems to be getting. Biometrics done 20/03/18 in Islamabad. Don't know how much longer this is going to take.

[Bilal4500]

Hi i applied on 25th june, fiance visa from lahore pakistan.

Escalates so many time, its been more then 120 days, i dunno what to do, if any 1 have a advise for

me that will b so appreciative thanks

My timeline

Country applying from: lahore, Pakistan

Type of visa applied for: finance (non priority)

Date application submitted (online or in person): june 20 2018

Date biometrics taken: june 26 2018

Date documentation was received by UK Border Agency office: july 6 2018 (Sheffield)

Office location processing your visa: sheffiled 

Projected timeline given: 12 weeks

Date your visa was received: N.A

Recived email: 11 sep that your case is not straightforward email

Escalated so many time but no answer, so much stress, anyone else here waiting longer then us

Receivedanother email from homeoffice saying we will reply u bk asap

more then 120 days now

Anyone know why they taking so long, how long thy take maximum?

Please remember us in ur duas best of luck everyone

hi,
i hav received after aprox 7 months . on this 12 it wz going to be 7 full months
no idea they take between 6 to 9 months maximum .
wait patiencely in sha allah u ll hear soon
ihv been chilling n reading people comments . very motivated .

Ok thank you so much, what do you think abut whn tgy took extra time, is this good sign or bad sign ?

[henryinlondon1988]

Hi i applied on 25th june, fiance visa from lahore pakistan.

Escalates so many time, its been more then 120 days, i dunno what to do, if any 1 have a advise for

me that will b so appreciative thanks

My timeline

Country applying from: lahore, Pakistan

Type of visa applied for: finance (non priority)

Date application submitted (online or in person): june 20 2018

Date biometrics taken: june 26 2018

Date documentation was received by UK Border Agency office: july 6 2018 (Sheffield)

Office location processing your visa: sheffiled 

Projected timeline given: 12 weeks

Date your visa was received: N.A

Recived email: 11 sep that your case is not straightforward email

Escalated so many time but no answer, so much stress, anyone else here waiting longer then us

Receivedanother email from homeoffice saying we will reply u bk asap

more then 120 days now

Anyone know why they taking so long, how long thy take maximum?

Please remember us in ur duas best of luck everyone

hi,
i hav received after aprox 7 months . on this 12 it wz going to be 7 full months
no idea they take between 6 to 9 months maximum .
wait patiencely in sha allah u ll hear soon
ihv been chilling n reading people comments . very motivated .

Ok thank you so much, what do you think abut whn tgy took extra time, is this good sign or bad sign ?

I dont think it means anything to be honest.

[Uzma60]

Hi i applied on 25th june, fiance visa from lahore pakistan.

Escalates so many time, its been more then 120 days, i dunno what to do, if any 1 have a advise for

me that will b so appreciative thanks

My timeline

Country applying from: lahore, Pakistan

Type of visa applied for: finance (non priority)

Date application submitted (online or in person): june 20 2018

Date biometrics taken: june 26 2018

Date documentation was received by UK Border Agency office: july 6 2018 (Sheffield)

Office location processing your visa: sheffiled 

Projected timeline given: 12 weeks

Date your visa was received: N.A

Recived email: 11 sep that your case is not straightforward email

Escalated so many time but no answer, so much stress, anyone else here waiting longer then us

Receivedanother email from homeoffice saying we will reply u bk asap

more then 120 days now

Anyone know why they taking so long, how long thy take maximum?

Please remember us in ur duas best of luck everyone

hi,
i hav received after aprox 7 months . on this 12 it wz going to be 7 full months
no idea they take between 6 to 9 months maximum .
wait patiencely in sha allah u ll hear soon
ihv been chilling n reading people comments . very motivated .

Ok thank you so much, what do you think abut whn tgy took extra time, is this good sign or bad sign ?

cant say anuthg abut this . coz they took mine 7 months . even my husband doz government job . so u cant say anythg abut this .
dont worry in sha allah u ll get visa in january .

[Bilal4500]

Hi i applied on 25th june, fiance visa from lahore pakistan.

Escalates so many time, its been more then 120 days, i dunno what to do, if any 1 have a advise for

me that will b so appreciative thanks

My timeline

Country applying from: lahore, Pakistan

Type of visa applied for: finance (non priority)

Date application submitted (online or in person): june 20 2018

Date biometrics taken: june 26 2018

Date documentation was received by UK Border Agency office: july 6 2018 (Sheffield)

Office location processing your visa: sheffiled 

Projected timeline given: 12 weeks

Date your visa was received: N.A

Recived email: 11 sep that your case is not straightforward email

Escalated so many time but no answer, so much stress, anyone else here waiting longer then us

Receivedanother email from homeoffice saying we will reply u bk asap

more then 120 days now

Anyone know why they taking so long, how long thy take maximum?

Please remember us in ur duas best of luck everyone

hi,
i hav received after aprox 7 months . on this 12 it wz going to be 7 full months
no idea they take between 6 to 9 months maximum .
wait patiencely in sha allah u ll hear soon
ihv been chilling n reading people comments . very motivated .

Ok thank you so much, what do you think abut whn tgy took extra time, is this good sign or bad sign ?

cant say anuthg abut this . coz they took mine 7 months . even my husband doz government job . so u cant say anythg abut this .
dont worry in sha allah u ll get visa in january .

My fiance does work for nhs, i m sure nhs is government job too, and how do you know i will get visa in January inshAllah, u make me excited doe

[randomhero]

Hi All want to give this information about my experience.

First application was refused due relationship documents missing.We reapplied on the same day we received refusal.

details of second application;

Submitted in Istanbul spouse visa using priority service

online submission 24 Oct
biometric done 30 Oct
Email about ECO timeline 14 Nov
collection email received 7 Dec
passport received . 10 dec

Total time : 27 Working days
Visa successful

Still waiting for documents to be returned from Sheffield.

[Mrin]

hi everyone ,
just wanted to let u kno Alhamdulillah visa granted today ,

online submission 12 May
biometric done 15 ov may
collection call receive yesterday 5/12/2018
passport received . 6/12/208
after 6 months and 24 day
approx. 7 months
visa valid from 10/12
to 9/01/2019

Congratulation. Can i ask after how long of decision being made did u get call to pick up passport. Coz our decsi9n has been made a month ago but still haven't got passport bak

Khayrulewara, any update?

[afshin86]

doese anyone know if the case get refused
can i apply and pay for priority service
my soliciter says u just lose you money
just for first time u can apply with priority service
if anybody have some information plz let me know
thank you

[afshin86]

Hi All want to give this information about my experience.

First application was refused due relationship documents missing.We reapplied on the same day we received refusal.

details of second application;

Submitted in Istanbul spouse visa using priority

online submission 24 Oct
biometric done 30 Oct
Email about ECO timeline 14 Nov
collection email received 7 Dec
passport received . 10 dec

Total time : 27 Working days
Visa successful

Still waiting for documents to be returned from Sheffield.

hello dear
i have a question
have you paid priority service after your case got refused
are they accept priority service after your application got refused

[Londoner007]

Your solicitor is correct, you can apply with priority service again. However, due to previous refusal your priority application will likely take longer so that's why it is not recommended to use it.

If you have the money and can afford it then why not go ahead.

[randomhero]

Hi All want to give this information about my experience.

First application was refused due relationship documents missing.We reapplied on the same day we received refusal.

details of second application;

Submitted in Istanbul spouse visa using priority

online submission 24 Oct
biometric done 30 Oct
Email about ECO timeline 14 Nov
collection email received 7 Dec
passport received . 10 dec

Total time : 27 Working days
Visa successful

Still waiting for documents to be returned from Sheffield.

hello dear
i have a question
have you paid priority service after your case got refused
are they accept priority service after your application got refused

Hi Dear, Yes i used priority service and took the risk after refusal.

To my calculation in Nov/Dec they are processing all priority applications very fast some time in 26 working days for country like pakistan and India.

My wife is turkish and applied from Istanbul.

Good Luck for your application but we are happy to be successful even after second application !!!

[Ashi Mukhtar]

Your solicitor is correct, you can apply with priority service again. However, due to previous refusal your priority application will likely take longer so that's why it is not recommended to use it.

If you have the money and can afford it then why not go ahead.

Aoa...I need your help..plz reply me...today I recived msg..your gwf**** processed application received ...what is that mean...did I go to Gerry office to collect passport or not??? plz reply

[Londoner007]

Means passport is ready for collection. You can go gerrys to collect it InshaAllah.

[afshin86]

Your solicitor is correct, you can apply with priority service again. However, due to previous refusal your priority application will likely take longer so that's why it is not recommended to use it.

If you have the money and can afford it then why not go ahead.

that u mean its gonna effect on time if i pay for priority service ?

[afshin86]

Your solicitor is correct, you can apply with priority service again. However, due to previous refusal your priority application will likely take longer so that's why it is not recommended to use it.

If you have the money and can afford it then why not go ahead.

that u mean its gonna effect on time if i pay for priority service ?

[Ashi Mukhtar]

Means passport is ready for collection. You can go gerrys to collect it InshaAllah.

any idea whtats the time for collection for Lahore office??

[CR001]

Means passport is ready for collection. You can go gerrys to collect it InshaAllah.

any idea whtats the time for collection for Lahore office??

Have looked online to check????

[Khayrulewara]

hi everyone ,
just wanted to let u kno Alhamdulillah visa granted today ,

online submission 12 May
biometric done 15 ov may
collection call receive yesterday 5/12/2018
passport received . 6/12/208
after 6 months and 24 day
approx. 7 months
visa valid from 10/12
to 9/01/2019

Congratulation. Can i ask after how long of decision being made did u get call to pick up passport. Coz our decsi9n has been made a month ago but still haven't got passport bak

Khayrulewara, any update?

No update. Now the solicitor is saying that they haven't made the decision and it's still with the decision team. I'm so frustrated just don't know wat to do it going to be a year in January since we started this case should it take this long really

[Khayrulewara]

This is the email we got on the 8th of November
 Dear xxxxxxx ,

The processed visa application for GWF reference number -  gwf***** was received at the UK Visa Application Centre on 11/7/2018 .
If a courier service was purchased from VFS Global, your processed application will be delivered to the chosen address.

If not, your documents can be collected during the designated passport collection times.

Please note this is an auto generated e-mail. Please do NOT reply to this email.


I'm confused in email it says recieved 7 of July and we recieved this 11 of November and they still saying it with the decision team I don't know anymore I'm confused so much

[Londoner007]

UKVI are known to provide different status updates at different times. I would get MP to write to them and find out why its taking so long.

In the mean time continue having sabr and waiting because you have done it so well so far and it's nearly coming to an end now InshaAllah. I hope your hubby is worth it and makes up for it when his in the UK by providing for you and your children!