Country of application - India
City of Visa Application Centre - Chennai
Date of application/submission - 11/Feb/2011
Date Entry Clearance valid from - 04/03/2011
Duration for Entry Clearance - Till my visa
Date passport received - 04/03/2011

Guys,

I am glad to say that i got my doc today, Great forum, lot of support, thanks you all..best of luck

Time Line

Applied - 1-feb
Received by HO - 2-feb
Fee deducted - 11-feb
Ack Letter - Dated 11-feb and received 15-feb
Visa Stamped - 10-Feb
Doc received - 19-feb

Congrats bandit_1250...enjoy your day!

I am still waiting no luck so far...

Spang,

I had a plan for overseas trip this weekend, based on the processing time in the past i had booked the ticket and just cancelled it, so unpridictable dealing with HO, hope you should be fine as you have one more week

Hi Pardass, you have mentioned in your message that you have sent some additional photos later, may i know why you did so. Did HO asked you send new or any other reason. I have sent my application time line is as below: Application Sent: 23/02/2010 Payment Deducted: 25/02/2010 Ack'ment Received: 27...

Its seems many guys who applied after me got thier passports, is there any one here with same time line as me or applied before and still waiting for the passport? Applied: 1-feb Reached:2-feb Fee deducted:11-feb from Croydon office Ack Letter dated:11-feb and recieved on 15-feb SD not attached I ha...

I just checked in other forum, a person who applied on same timeline as me (applied 1-feb and fee deducted 11-feb) got passport todayby SD, decision made on yesterday, hope i can expect this by weekend (i have not provided SD so need to wait some days)

I am in same timeline as you, applied 1-feb, fee deducted on 11-feb....fee deducted from croydon office....called HO asked about the status, it seems application still in process, so seems need to wait more weekes...frustrating...

Applied: 01/02/10
Recieved: 02/02/10
Payment deducted: 11/02/10
Acknowldgment Recieved: 15/02/10 (dated 11/02/10)
Sent new photos to HO: 16/02/10 (I sent wrong photos with my application)
Visa Dated: Waiting
Doc recieved: Waiting

HSMP to Tier 1 Extension application sent: 01/02/10 application recieved: 02/02/10 fee deducted: 11/02/10 ack recieved: not yet Is there anyone who applied after 01/02/10 and still waiting for ack letter? Will i get reference though email or post? I remember that they sent a email with reference num...

Hi pardass, I sent my application on 25th Jan and it reached on 26th Jan. The payment was deducted on 3rd Feb and I got the reference number via post on 5th Feb. I believe they are facing some delays in deducting the payment, so it might take longer than usual to process your payment. Lets hope the...

Hi pardass, I sent the photographs with a cover letter, twice as suggested by Ramesh. Am just hoping for the best now. Good luck with your app. Thanks Thanks, I did it once now (without reference number), will be sending it again once i get my reference number. my documents reached HO on 2nd-Feb bu...

I did a same mistake and realised after seeing here, i have applied on 1st-Feb and awaiting for my fees to deduct and reference number, could you please let me know how you are handling this issue? I have called HO today, they asked me to send it to Sheffield address but they said it would be advis...

Hi Ramesh, I did not realise that this would be a strict criteria until after I sent the application. I called them up today and they asked me to send the photographs to Sheffield but they could not guarantee if it would be considered. I still have not recieved the reference number so should I send...

26th Feb 2008 - Amount deducted 3rd mar 2008 - Ref Received Still awaiting for my docs anyone know how we can know the application status ? any special number for FLR? regards, Pardass I got my docs back Here is my timelines:- 26th Feb 2008 - Amount deducted 3rd mar 2008 - Ref Received 18th mar 200...

Could some one please answer, Which courier they send our docs back? Is it mandatory that someone should be there to sign and recieve the docs? regards Hi Pardass, Yes someone shud be there to sign the documents but also depends how did u ask them to deliver the docs.. Did u provide any prepaid env...

Could some one please answer, Which courier they send our docs back? Is it mandatory that someone should be there to sign and recieve the docs? regards Hi Pardass, Yes someone shud be there to sign the documents but also depends how did u ask them to deliver the docs.. Did u provide any prepaid env...

Could some one please answer,

Which courier they send our docs back?
Is it mandatory that someone should be there to sign and recieve the docs?

regards

26th Feb 2008 - Amount deducted
3rd mar 2008 - Ref Received

Still awaiting for my docs

anyone know how we can know the application status ? any special number for FLR?

regards,
Pardass

thanks for the reply

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Hi, My time lines below for Initial Approval, Sent the documents through DHL from Bangalore on 3/11/2007 DHL Delivered on 6/11/2007 Credit Card charged on 7/11/2006 Recieved my Ref Number on 8/11/2007 Decision Made on 9/11/2007 Got Approval letter with all my documents through airmail on 14/11/2007 ...

Hi,

One of my friend applied EC on Oct 25th from Bangalore VFS and he got passport back with 2 years visa on Nov 21st.

He asked for post dated Visa but they have given the Visa starts on same day

Rgds,
Pardass