Thank you for this post. I find it refreshing that I'm not the only one waiting to hear news.. It's been 3 months now and I have not heard a single thing from anyone. I've contacted the Arts Council, the home office in Australia and the home office in the UK numerous times, I've written letters to t...

Hi Sarah, Thanks! Great relief on this end! Any word back from the Arts Council yet? As far as I'm aware, there's no number you can call - you just have to wait it out, if you haven't yet heard. Hopefully by now it's good news! Tom Hi Tom, No, still no word :( It's been 3 months now and I've contac...

Final update: The whole visa process has been very smooth, and my wife, son, and I are now back in the UK for the next 5 years and 4 months on an Exceptional Talent visa :) Sarah - the endorsement application took about 5 weeks, though that was from within the UK so there wasn't the postage delay t...

Hi All! I submitted my application for endorsement to the Arts Council on July 16th 2015 - 2 months and 6 days ago. I still have not received a reply from the Arts Council or the Home Office. I applied at the same time as a girl I know who found out within 2 weeks that she was denied the visa. Does ...