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Hi!mohan_uk wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:40 amThank you for all the forum members as they provide an excellent guidance for people who would like to apply for visa with Home office. Especially with the constant changing of home office rules, it would be impossible for normal people to keep track of whats the requirements for each visa at any one point of time.
Anyways Here is my experience of using the SOPRASTERIA/UKVCAS - Super Priority Service
Application: SET-O Tier 1 Dependent (ILR Aplication)
Appointment Date: 17/12/2018 @12.00
Appointment Centre: Croydon (Bedfont place)
Background: my wife entered uk in 12/12/2013 and got a visa extenstion in 2016 and met the 5 year requirement period. I'm self employed /she works in nhs and currently in maternity leave.
I'm glad to say that my wife's ILR application was successful and we recieved our BRP sent home on 19/12/2018 by 9.30 am
Experience:
Turned up at 11.35am in the Bedfont place centre in croydon and has been told to wait till 11.45 am before they could let us in. After security checks we went to the first floor, where we are quickly asked to do the Biometrics and in the next 10 minutes it was over. we were 2nd in the queue so was quite lucky and we were called straight away for the documents verification.
The lady who was at the desk doesn't know anything about individual cases or the application types and the relevant documents needed, she knows to sort out the supplied documents in relevant categories and reupload them if basic documents are not uploaded / missing.
I have already uploaded all the documents before going to the appointment, so it saved me a lot of time, few documents has been in the wrong category and she reuploaded them in the right category (the current passport / old passport with all pages needed in proof of application category). she went through the documents list and confirmed everything looks good and asked if we want anything else to submit as part of our application to support our case. we are done by 13.00 and out of the centre. The lady mentioned UKVI will contact you regarding the status in 24 hours. what she didn't tell is how they would contact you, they didn't contact us using email and they do via physical mail and it will take more than 24 hours.
List of Documents submitted:
1. My British Passport
2. My Wife’s Passport
3. Marriage certificate
4. Life in the UK Certificate
5. UK NARIC Certificate
6. Degree Certificate
7. IELTS Certificate
8. Cohabitation proof ( 6+ correspondence proof, includes utililty bills, council tax, Bank Statements,House Ownership Title etc.. for the last 2 years)
9. Biometric Permit
10. Last Grant Of Leave to Remain Approval Letter
11. Daughters Birth Certificate
12. Her Current Employment Letter
13. Her last six months Bank Statements
14. Her Last six months Pay Slips
15. Her Last years P60 / SA 302 form
16. My Last six months Bank Statements
17. My Last six months PaySlips / Dividends
18. My Accountant Letter confirming proof of Income
19. My Last year SA302 Summary
I have submitted a lot of documents regarding the financial requirement as my wife used to work and is currently in maternity leave, but you may need not submit all the financial documents.
We also had a section "the person you are joining" in the online application filled out wrong and i corrected them in the downloaded application and uploaded the corrected application and mentioned that in the covering letter to accept our corrected application.
Apart from no acknowledgment from the UKVCAS process and not knowing when/how UKVI will contact us, the process was smooth and we got our BRP delivered at 19/12/2018 by 9.30am
Hope someone finds this useful. Thanks
--
Regards,
Mohan
I'll write something this evening and share it here.madihaali_304 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 2:05 pmI'm considering doing the same now, it will be a month from my Sopra appointment on the 28th Dec and I highly doubt I'm going to hear back about my application now with Christmas/New Year fast approaching.oldmankensey wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 1:14 pmI will write to my MP this evening. It will make her week, I think. She'll no doubt reply "oh, that's delightful, I had no idea our immigration policies were working so well! Enjoy your hostile environment."
She might at least make a call to confirm we are not stuck in the 6-month-decision pile.
I've never even thought about contacting an MP before so not entirely sure what to say when I write to them. Do you mind sharing what you're going to say just so I have some direction please (excluding your personal details of course)? All good if you don't want to.
anand_p wrote: ↑Fri Dec 14, 2018 4:11 pmHi,
Update on FLR-M ....
I've applied FLR-M for my wife on 30 Nov 2018 and 4th Dec 2018 was her Super priority appointment.
everything went fine and since 5th we didn't had any updates regarding the application and I've made many calls to UKVi and everytime they just take the details and say within 5 days we will get some one to address.
Today 14 Dec 2018 at 12:39 we received call from UKVI support and they say our application is in Standard service, told them NO, as we applied under Super priority and they said, application was not processed/touched and there is no update - Explained them that we are having travel plans next week and need our visa urgently. So, they told me to send a letter writing all the details to UK Visas and Immigration, Sheffield on special delivery- so, someone from home office can address.
So, after lunch i drafted the letter and did special delivery at 13:00 hrs today.
Still waiting how long it gonna take and it's all unnecessary expenses and dont know why it's called super priority & now i have to cancel the ticket and no refund.
Hope someone from Home office, need to prioritize.
Thanks,
A
anand_p wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 3:28 pmHi,
Seems like all the ILR's are getting response and not the FLR route.
My mail sent to HO Sheffield on last Friday 14 Dec was received by them on 15 Dec (I think by which the case worker might have looked the application).
After posting the letter,
I've called the UKVI on 17th Dec and they took all the details and said it will take 5 business days for case worker to respond and called again today 19 Dec , same answer no response from the dumbos.
I told them need contact details for complaining to HO the lady was rude and she gave me email address [complaints@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk] - which I will send an email ( know I wont get any response).
--->Positive ( to be lucky @ 15:20 pm on 19 Dec 2018)
While drafting this post, I've just received an email from HomeOffice and they confirm that the FLR-M has been granted and BRP will follow.
Thanks,
A
I'veanand_p wrote: ↑Fri Dec 14, 2018 4:11 pmHi,
Update on FLR-M ....
I've applied FLR-M for my wife on 30 Nov 2018 and 4th Dec 2018 was her Super priority appointment.
everything went fine and since 5th we didn't had any updates regarding the application and I've made many calls to UKVi and everytime they just take the details and say within 5 days we will get some one to address.
Today 14 Dec 2018 at 12:39 we received call from UKVI support and they say our application is in Standard service, told them NO, as we applied under Super priority and they said, application was not processed/touched and there is no update - Explained them that we are having travel plans next week and need our visa urgently. So, they told me to send a letter writing all the details to UK Visas and Immigration, Sheffield on special delivery- so, someone from home office can address.
So, after lunch i drafted the letter and did special delivery at 13:00 hrs today.
Still waiting how long it gonna take and it's all unnecessary expenses and dont know why it's called super priority & now i have to cancel the ticket and no refund.
Hope someone from Home office, need to prioritize.
Thanks,
A
sunnysakhi wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 3:39 pmCongrats
had you sent the mail to HO Sheffield by email?
If yes, what was mail id.
Thanks in advance.
anand_p wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 3:28 pmHi,
Seems like all the ILR's are getting response and not the FLR route.
My mail sent to HO Sheffield on last Friday 14 Dec was received by them on 15 Dec (I think by which the case worker might have looked the application).
After posting the letter,
I've called the UKVI on 17th Dec and they took all the details and said it will take 5 business days for case worker to respond and called again today 19 Dec , same answer no response from the dumbos.
I told them need contact details for complaining to HO the lady was rude and she gave me email address [complaints@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk] - which I will send an email ( know I wont get any response).
--->Positive ( to be lucky @ 15:20 pm on 19 Dec 2018)
While drafting this post, I've just received an email from HomeOffice and they confirm that the FLR-M has been granted and BRP will follow.
Thanks,
A
I'veanand_p wrote: ↑Fri Dec 14, 2018 4:11 pmHi,
Update on FLR-M ....
I've applied FLR-M for my wife on 30 Nov 2018 and 4th Dec 2018 was her Super priority appointment.
everything went fine and since 5th we didn't had any updates regarding the application and I've made many calls to UKVi and everytime they just take the details and say within 5 days we will get some one to address.
Today 14 Dec 2018 at 12:39 we received call from UKVI support and they say our application is in Standard service, told them NO, as we applied under Super priority and they said, application was not processed/touched and there is no update - Explained them that we are having travel plans next week and need our visa urgently. So, they told me to send a letter writing all the details to UK Visas and Immigration, Sheffield on special delivery- so, someone from home office can address.
So, after lunch i drafted the letter and did special delivery at 13:00 hrs today.
Still waiting how long it gonna take and it's all unnecessary expenses and dont know why it's called super priority & now i have to cancel the ticket and no refund.
Hope someone from Home office, need to prioritize.
Thanks,
A
yes I have signed all the consent forms and uploaded it in the portal under proof of application category along with the application and payment proof document.mizer wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 1:57 pmCongratulations,mohan_uk wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:40 amThank you for all the forum members as they provide an excellent guidance for people who would like to apply for visa with Home office. Especially with the constant changing of home office rules, it would be impossible for normal people to keep track of whats the requirements for each visa at any one point of time.
Anyways Here is my experience of using the SOPRASTERIA/UKVCAS - Super Priority Service
Application: SET-O Tier 1 Dependent (ILR Aplication)
Appointment Date: 17/12/2018 @12.00
Appointment Centre: Croydon (Bedfont place)
Background: my wife entered uk in 12/12/2013 and got a visa extenstion in 2016 and met the 5 year requirement period. I'm self employed /she works in nhs and currently in maternity leave.
I'm glad to say that my wife's ILR application was successful and we recieved our BRP sent home on 19/12/2018 by 9.30 am
Experience:
Turned up at 11.35am in the Bedfont place centre in croydon and has been told to wait till 11.45 am before they could let us in. After security checks we went to the first floor, where we are quickly asked to do the Biometrics and in the next 10 minutes it was over. we were 2nd in the queue so was quite lucky and we were called straight away for the documents verification.
The lady who was at the desk doesn't know anything about individual cases or the application types and the relevant documents needed, she knows to sort out the supplied documents in relevant categories and reupload them if basic documents are not uploaded / missing.
I have already uploaded all the documents before going to the appointment, so it saved me a lot of time, few documents has been in the wrong category and she reuploaded them in the right category (the current passport / old passport with all pages needed in proof of application category). she went through the documents list and confirmed everything looks good and asked if we want anything else to submit as part of our application to support our case. we are done by 13.00 and out of the centre. The lady mentioned UKVI will contact you regarding the status in 24 hours. what she didn't tell is how they would contact you, they didn't contact us using email and they do via physical mail and it will take more than 24 hours.
List of Documents submitted:
1. My British Passport
2. My Wife’s Passport
3. Marriage certificate
4. Life in the UK Certificate
5. UK NARIC Certificate
6. Degree Certificate
7. IELTS Certificate
8. Cohabitation proof ( 6+ correspondence proof, includes utililty bills, council tax, Bank Statements,House Ownership Title etc.. for the last 2 years)
9. Biometric Permit
10. Last Grant Of Leave to Remain Approval Letter
11. Daughters Birth Certificate
12. Her Current Employment Letter
13. Her last six months Bank Statements
14. Her Last six months Pay Slips
15. Her Last years P60 / SA 302 form
16. My Last six months Bank Statements
17. My Last six months PaySlips / Dividends
18. My Accountant Letter confirming proof of Income
19. My Last year SA302 Summary
I have submitted a lot of documents regarding the financial requirement as my wife used to work and is currently in maternity leave, but you may need not submit all the financial documents.
We also had a section "the person you are joining" in the online application filled out wrong and i corrected them in the downloaded application and uploaded the corrected application and mentioned that in the covering letter to accept our corrected application.
Apart from no acknowledgment from the UKVCAS process and not knowing when/how UKVI will contact us, the process was smooth and we got our BRP delivered at 19/12/2018 by 9.30am
Hope someone finds this useful. Thanks
--
Regards,
Mohan
Did you send signed consent declaration to allow home office to check your documents? and also do we have to bring all the original documents to the appointment for they check them?
You are given options at the end of the online application process which you should start when you are within the 28 days qualifying period to apply. You cannot pay or book an appointment upfront before applying.oyinzeze wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 5:12 pmGood day moderator and friends,
Please am due for my Ilr(tier 2)by January ending and I will like to book for super priority service(24 hrs service).Please can you give me link of where I can pay for the super priority service. As I have searched and couldn't see where I can pay for it.
More so I will be happy if you can tell me how to go about it and get the service booked.
Thanks.
Thanks for your quick reply .I really appreciate.CR001 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 5:16 pmYou are given options at the end of the online application process which you should start when you are within the 28 days qualifying period to apply. You cannot pay or book an appointment upfront before applying.oyinzeze wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 5:12 pmGood day moderator and friends,
Please am due for my Ilr(tier 2)by January ending and I will like to book for super priority service(24 hrs service).Please can you give me link of where I can pay for the super priority service. As I have searched and couldn't see where I can pay for it.
More so I will be happy if you can tell me how to go about it and get the service booked.
Thanks.
After escalating 3rd time today, I got a generic mail as follows:FarooqShah86 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 5:54 pmThe more people write to their local mps the more mps writing to the home office mean the home office actually pulling their finger out and do something about it!!
I wrote to MP last week. He came back and said that we have highlighted my application issue with Home Office and will try to get response from them at earliest possible time.FarooqShah86 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 5:54 pmThe more people write to their local mps the more mps writing to the home office mean the home office actually pulling their finger out and do something about it!!
Hi sunnysaki, I submitted my appplication (ILR Super Priority) and biometrics on 26th November and have escalated 3 times since. I received the exact same e-mail yesterday. My assumption is that it seems to be a generic e-mail after a case worker actually starts working on your case and it is generated automatically. Some other people on this forum have also received the same followed by their confirmations a few days later. I genuinely think that my application sat there for 3 1/2 weeks and it was only lifted yesterday , hence the automated e-mail with an actual Case ID. This is the only piece of correspondence I have received since I made my application on 26th Nov. This is totally ridiculous considering we paid an extra £600 for a 1 day decision service. Im still waiting for a formal confirmation. I'll keep updating on this forum.sunnysakhi wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 7:39 pmAfter escalating 3rd time today, I got a generic mail as follows:FarooqShah86 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 19, 2018 5:54 pmThe more people write to their local mps the more mps writing to the home office mean the home office actually pulling their finger out and do something about it!!
***************************
We are emailing you to confirm that your recent Home Office application is still under consideration and we expect to make a decision within 6 months of the date of your application, which is our service standard. If we are unable to process your application within 6 months we will tell you as soon as possible.
Our web page contains further information about our service standards and other information that you may find helpful with regard to your application.
If there is a change in your circumstances, please contact us using this link: https://www.gov.uk/change-circumstances-visa-brp
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After repeatedly mentioning that I have applied under Super Priority, I don't know why they send back this generic mail. Very unprofessional.Very frustating.