Still waiting for a decision.....

[smithy101]

Applying from: Jamaica
Type of visa applied for: Spouse & Child Settlement (both priority)
Date application submitted: 17 June 2019
Date bio-metrics taken: 4 July 2019
Documents sent to Sheffield: 5 July 2019
Documents received at Sheffield: 11 July 2019
Documents returned:
ECO email: 15 July 2019
Decision made email:

Hey @smithy101 your timeline is The closest I found on here

Type of visa applied for: Spouse Settlement Visa
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority
Application centre: Accra, Ghana
Online Application Submitted: 2/07/19
Bio-metrics taken: 8/07/19
Documents submitted in London:12/07/19
Email stating: "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": 22/07/19
Decision made email from UKVI: No
Passport Collected: No

Next week is the 6th week for us and I REALLY need my husband to be here by the 17th at the very latest. This is soo frustrating

Same! I am 28 weeks pregnant and my son, who is currently with his Father, is due to start school on the 4th September. I wish you luck. Keep us updated.

[royjones]

Hello Beautiful people,

Today is Working Day 60.. should i email or call them?

Biometric done 20th of May 2019, with mail stating ECO is preparing the application for consideration on 6th of June, 2019.

That's the last mail i received...

[smithy101]

Hello Beautiful people,

Today is Working Day 60.. should i email or call them?

Biometric done 20th of May 2019, with mail stating ECO is preparing the application for consideration on 6th of June, 2019.

That's the last mail i received...

I would, I plan on calling them on my 30th waiting day (priority) if I have not heard anything. My 30th day is this Thursday.

[marsupilami]

status so far:

Type of visa applied for: Spouse settlement for Wife
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority,
Online Application Submitted: 06/08/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 06/08/2019

One week later, still no news... scary...I ruined myself with the priority payment, don't even know if it will be worth tbh.

[manoj123]

I see sponsor being contacted in some cases, how do UK Visa and Immigration contact? email? SMS?

[CR001]

I see sponsor being contacted in some cases, how do UK Visa and Immigration contact? email? SMS?

Usually a phone call.

[bossies]

Type of visa applied for: Settlement Visa (Non-married Partner)
Priority/Non-Priority: Non - Priority
Application centre: Johannesburg, South Africa
Online Application Submitted: 28/04/19
Bio-metrics taken: 20/05/19
Documents submitted in Johannesburg:20/05/19
Email stating: "YYour visa application has been sent to the Decision Making Centre for processing.": 20/05/2019
Email stating: "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": 20/06/19
Decision made email from UKVI: 06/08/2019
Passport Collected: 12/08/19
Decision: Visa Granted

[redcarpert]

Online application submitted 25may 2019
Biometric 21june 2019
I just want to know how long it take to get decision ......

Did you apply for priority or non-priority? if you applied priority they will get back to you with a decision within 30 working days (6 weeks) from biometrics (but also depends on your case if its straightforward or not).

if you applied through non-priority, they will get back to you with a decision within 60 working days (12 weeks) from biometrics. hope that answers your question

good luck

applied for non priority n m worried my husband not received any email from eco yet

Nothing to worry about, its still too early for that yet, its only been 7 weeks

[royjones]

Congrats!!!!!

You're my biometric mate..

same non-priority..

Are your docs back to you though?

Type of visa applied for: Settlement Visa (Non-married Partner)
Priority/Non-Priority: Non - Priority
Application centre: Johannesburg, South Africa
Online Application Submitted: 28/04/19
Bio-metrics taken: 20/05/19
Documents submitted in Johannesburg:20/05/19
Email stating: "YYour visa application has been sent to the Decision Making Centre for processing.": 20/05/2019
Email stating: "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": 20/06/19
Decision made email from UKVI: 06/08/2019
Passport Collected: 12/08/19
Decision: Visa Granted

[royjones]

Hello beautiful people,

I put a call to UKVI and got informed that a decision has been made, and i will get an email.

Please will this email come from UKVI or TLScontact to get my passport?

Will it be one or 2 emails from each of UKVI and TLScontact?

Thanks for anticipated responses.

Hello Beautiful people,

Today is Working Day 60.. should i email or call them?

Biometric done 20th of May 2019, with mail stating ECO is preparing the application for consideration on 6th of June, 2019.

That's the last mail i received...

[Fazifah]

Online application submitted 25may 2019
Biometric 21june 2019
I just want to know how long it take to get decision ......

Did you apply for priority or non-priority? if you applied priority they will get back to you with a decision within 30 working days (6 weeks) from biometrics (but also depends on your case if its straightforward or not).

if you applied through non-priority, they will get back to you with a decision within 60 working days (12 weeks) from biometrics. hope that answers your question

good luck

applied for non priority n m worried my husband not received any email from eco yet

Nothing to worry about, its still too early for that yet, its only been 7 weeks

Thanks for kind response ..... do u think we should call or email to know status of my application

[smithy101]

Applying from: Jamaica
Type of visa applied for: Spouse & Child Settlement (both priority)
Date application submitted: 17 June 2019
Date bio-metrics taken: 4 July 2019
Documents sent to Sheffield: 5 July 2019
Documents received at Sheffield: 11 July 2019
Documents returned:
ECO email: 15 July 2019
Decision made email:

I’m on the 30th day of my “priority” service. It got the best of me and I called last night (on the evening of day 29) and was still told they cannot escalate until day 30. Even though everyone had probably started to leave for the evening. I was told I was best to send an email rather then call, can anyone else confirm this?

My son is due to start school on 4th September, would it help in attaching his offer letter to my email?

[redcarpert]

Did you apply for priority or non-priority? if you applied priority they will get back to you with a decision within 30 working days (6 weeks) from biometrics (but also depends on your case if its straightforward or not).

if you applied through non-priority, they will get back to you with a decision within 60 working days (12 weeks) from biometrics. hope that answers your question

good luck

applied for non priority n m worried my husband not received any email from eco yet

Nothing to worry about, its still too early for that yet, its only been 7 weeks

Thanks for kind response ..... do u think we should call or email to know status of my application

My pleasure .... No don't phone or email them yet, becuase it will be useless trust me, they will tell you to phone back after 5 weeks, wait until then and if you don't hear anything from them after 5 weeks, give them call to get an update on your application if you want. May allah make it easy for you.. pray for our visa, we been waiting 17 weeks now

[redcarpert]

116 WORKING DAYS!

any update with your visa yet? By law HO should consider conclude your application within 120 working days MAX... ‘Complex’ cases must still be decided and despatched as soon as possible. They should normally be decided within 120 working days. This infomration is from the FOI (FREEDOM OF INFOMRATION)

Hi redcarpet, 125 WD AND NO NOTHING !! I haven’t heard anything back from them except the generic email “awaiting decision”... I am really very super worried, sick to my core of having to wait OVER 125 WORKING DAYS for them to decide Please keep me in your prayers everyone, i really need them !

Any update yet??

[redcarpert]

116 WORKING DAYS!

any update with your visa yet? By law HO should consider conclude your application within 120 working days MAX... ‘Complex’ cases must still be decided and despatched as soon as possible. They should normally be decided within 120 working days. This infomration is from the FOI (FREEDOM OF INFOMRATION)

Hi redcarpet, 125 WD AND NO NOTHING !! I haven’t heard anything back from them except the generic email “awaiting decision”... I am really very super worried, sick to my core of having to wait OVER 125 WORKING DAYS for them to decide Please keep me in your prayers everyone, i really need them !

Any update yet??

If you didn't get a decision then I advise you to firstly inform your MP (if you havn't done so yet), then send an email complaining about the service and that you been waiting more than the maximum amountof time to process your application. this is their email .. complaints@homeoffice.gov.uk

if you are the applicant state that you are the applicant and if you are not the applicant, home office wont give out any information (due to data protection act 2018) without the applicant authority, so you will need to ask the applicant to write a letter of authority to authorise the sponsor to act on the applicant behalf. You both will need to sign the paper and email it with your complaint to the home office. They then have to get back to you within 20 working days

[redcarpert]

Applying from: Jamaica
Type of visa applied for: Spouse & Child Settlement (both priority)
Date application submitted: 17 June 2019
Date bio-metrics taken: 4 July 2019
Documents sent to Sheffield: 5 July 2019
Documents received at Sheffield: 11 July 2019
Documents returned:
ECO email: 15 July 2019
Decision made email:

I’m on the 30th day of my “priority” service. It got the best of me and I called last night (on the evening of day 29) and was still told they cannot escalate until day 30. Even though everyone had probably started to leave for the evening. I was told I was best to send an email rather then call, can anyone else confirm this?

My son is due to start school on 4th September, would it help in attaching his offer letter to my email?

I will tell you this from the research i've done, i have found out that the UKVI that we call are not the people who are dealing with our visas, they are an agency call centre that the home office employed to deal with the calls and emails. They only tell us, what the ECO has put in the systém next to our GWF number, so the operator only reads what's written on the screen, that's why we don't get much information from them and they are useless...

in regards to your call on the evening, the call centre are 24 hours. give it till tomorrow and hopefully youll get a decision and youll be there before your son starts school.. good luck

[redcarpert]

Hello beautiful people,

I put a call to UKVI and got informed that a decision has been made, and i will get an email.

Please will this email come from UKVI or TLScontact to get my passport?

Will it be one or 2 emails from each of UKVI and TLScontact?

Thanks for anticipated responses.

Hello Beautiful people,

Today is Working Day 60.. should i email or call them?

Biometric done 20th of May 2019, with mail stating ECO is preparing the application for consideration on 6th of June, 2019.

That's the last mail i received...

It will be the TLScontact that will either send you an email, text or call you to tell you that your passport is ready for collection. good luck hopefully the wait is over and your visa is granted, keep us updated

[royjones]

Hello beautiful people,

VISAAAAAAAAAA GRANTED!!!!!!

Timeline

Country applying from: Nigeria
Visa Processing Office Location: Sheffield, UK
Type of visa applied for: Spouse Settlement (Non-Priority)

13th May 2019 - Online Application Submitted
20th May 2019 - Biometrics Taken
30th May 2019 - Sponsor's Documents couriered to UKVI, Sheffield
15th Aug 2019 - Collection Email received from TLScontact 11:18am
9th Aug 2019 - Date Visa was Issued
15th Aug 2019 - Passport & Visa Collected at 12.34pm as i cudn't breathe..


One of the scariest moments in my life definitely....

Bless the others waiting.. just read thru each page and u will be fine... no lawyers involved at all..

Warm Regards.

Hello Beautiful people,

Today is Working Day 60.. should i email or call them?

Biometric done 20th of May 2019, with mail stating ECO is preparing the application for consideration on 6th of June, 2019.

That's the last mail i received...

[Ukhtii]

116 WORKING DAYS!

any update with your visa yet? By law HO should consider conclude your application within 120 working days MAX... ‘Complex’ cases must still be decided and despatched as soon as possible. They should normally be decided within 120 working days. This infomration is from the FOI (FREEDOM OF INFOMRATION)

Hi redcarpet, 125 WD AND NO NOTHING !! I haven’t heard anything back from them except the generic email “awaiting decision”... I am really very super worried, sick to my core of having to wait OVER 125 WORKING DAYS for them to decide Please keep me in your prayers everyone, i really need them !

Any update yet??

UPDATE!!!!!

130 WORKING DAYS!
COLLECTION EMAIL FROM VAC !!!

Going tomorrow to collect the passport from Islamabad.
Please everyone PRAY FOR ME that we get the visa tomorrow!! INSHALLAH! Ya Allah is the GREATEST!!

[Ukhtii]

any update with your visa yet? By law HO should consider conclude your application within 120 working days MAX... ‘Complex’ cases must still be decided and despatched as soon as possible. They should normally be decided within 120 working days. This infomration is from the FOI (FREEDOM OF INFOMRATION)

Hi redcarpet, 125 WD AND NO NOTHING !! I haven’t heard anything back from them except the generic email “awaiting decision”... I am really very super worried, sick to my core of having to wait OVER 125 WORKING DAYS for them to decide Please keep me in your prayers everyone, i really need them !

Any update yet??

UPDATE!!!!!

130 WORKING DAYS!
COLLECTION EMAIL FROM VAC !!!

Going tomorrow to collect the passport from Islamabad.
Please everyone PRAY FOR ME that we get the visa tomorrow!! INSHALLAH! Ya Allah is the GREATEST!!

UPDATE !!!

16/08/19: WE GOT THE VISAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! Ya ALLAH IS THE GREATEST!!!! ALHAMDULILAH!!!

I am soo chuffed and ecstatic right now i can’t even explain how much

May Allah bless you all and reunite those who are waiting to be united with their spouses, Ameen

[redcarpert]

Hi redcarpet, 125 WD AND NO NOTHING !! I haven’t heard anything back from them except the generic email “awaiting decision”... I am really very super worried, sick to my core of having to wait OVER 125 WORKING DAYS for them to decide Please keep me in your prayers everyone, i really need them !

Any update yet??

UPDATE!!!!!

130 WORKING DAYS!
COLLECTION EMAIL FROM VAC !!!

Going tomorrow to collect the passport from Islamabad.
Please everyone PRAY FOR ME that we get the visa tomorrow!! INSHALLAH! Ya Allah is the GREATEST!!

UPDATE !!!

16/08/19: WE GOT THE VISAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! Ya ALLAH IS THE GREATEST!!!! ALHAMDULILAH!!!

I am soo chuffed and ecstatic right now i can’t even explain how much

May Allah bless you all and reunite those who are waiting to be united with their spouses, Ameen

OHHHHH MA SHA ALLLLLLLAH CONGRATUALTIONS!!!!!!! Alhamdulilah the wait is finally OVER!!! May Allah reunite you with your husband and have a blessed life together here in the UK . Please don't forget me in your prayers for my wife's visa to be granted in sha allah, although it's not looking too good for us at all at the moment

[redcarpert]

Hello beautiful people,

VISAAAAAAAAAA GRANTED!!!!!!

Timeline

Country applying from: Nigeria
Visa Processing Office Location: Sheffield, UK
Type of visa applied for: Spouse Settlement (Non-Priority)

13th May 2019 - Online Application Submitted
20th May 2019 - Biometrics Taken
30th May 2019 - Sponsor's Documents couriered to UKVI, Sheffield
15th Aug 2019 - Collection Email received from TLScontact 11:18am
9th Aug 2019 - Date Visa was Issued
15th Aug 2019 - Passport & Visa Collected at 12.34pm as i cudn't breathe..


One of the scariest moments in my life definitely....

Bless the others waiting.. just read thru each page and u will be fine... no lawyers involved at all..

Warm Regards.

Hello Beautiful people,

Today is Working Day 60.. should i email or call them?

Biometric done 20th of May 2019, with mail stating ECO is preparing the application for consideration on 6th of June, 2019.

That's the last mail i received...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[redcarpert]

I've applied for a spouse visa for my wife, here's my timeline:

Country applying from: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Type of visa applied for: Spouse, Settlement
Visa Priority or Non Priority: Non-Priority as priority service isn't available
Date Application Submitted Online: 2 April 2019
Date Bio-metrics Taken: 18 April 2019
Documents scanned to UKVI: 18 April 2019
Text from VFS stating documents has been sent to UKVI: 19 April 2019
Email from Sheffield stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer: 6 June 2019
Email from UK decision making centre stating: Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets: 12 July 2019 (sent on the 60th working day)
Phoned Local MP: 15 July 2019
Decision Made Email: TBC
Passport Returned: TBC
Visa Approved (date on letter): TBC

75 working days since biometrics and still no decision

I’ve sent them a paid email on 17 July 2019 asking for an update on why it’s not straightforward, I got a reply on 24 July 2019 “ your application has been escalated to the relevant team and there should be a reply within 15 working days?
Then on 30 July 2019 got another email stating “The processing of this application has not been straightforward. We continuing to work on the application and will make a decision as soon as we able to. We cannot give a timescale for when a decision will be made.
(This is the 2nd not straightforward email within couple of weeks from the first not straightforward email) I feel like this email is for them to buy themselves more time to decide on the application
what i don't understand is what’s so not straightforward about my case, the solicitor checked it before it was submitted and she said it looks like a straightforward case all the requirements are there, but I just don't understand what’s going on. I'm scared after all those days waiting, pain and stress it gets refused for a stupid reason.

Can someone tell me if they received this type of email before? If they did how long did it take UKVI to process your visa after that? And wither it was granted or refused? If refused what was the reason??

UPDATE!!

Sent an email asking for an update: 14 August 2019

Email recieved from Decision making centre Sheffield 15 Ausgust 2019:

Thank you for your enquiry received 14 August 2019 regarding your visa application.

Unfortunately, this application is subject to extended checks and the time taken to receive the results of these checks are outside of our control. We are unable to divulge the nature of the checks and whilst we appreciate the delays are frustrating, UKVI policy and procedures must remain intact.

We can only apologise for the delays experienced, but as advised, this is outside our control; please be assured that the application will be progressed as soon as we are in a position to do so. I relation to the priority service paid for, I can confirm that the application has been treated as the same since submission, unfortunately, as stated above, checks are currently being carried out and we cannot provide a timescale for when these will be completed.



not looking good at all

[smithy101]

day 31 of priority service.....

[sophiealys]

My fiancé is from Mexico and applied for marriage settlement. He completed biometrics 12/04/2019. Received email stating that they are making a decision: 03/06/2019. Called to enquire the status of application 22/06/2019 and received an email on 25/06/2019 stating that they are still working on making a decision. It has now been 87 working days, 18 weeks since he completed biometrics. Anyone else still waiting since April?