Caramelsugar wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:53 am

We are in the same boat.
Brp issue date: 2 Feb 2016,
Visa valid from 18th Feb 2016.

All very confusing now

Did you apply for your initial visa outside the UK?
Do you know when it was approved, and did you ask for a delayed visa valid from date?

That’s great, thank you.

Even though my case is slightly different - it isn’t a delay in issuing the visa or BRP. But when I applied to the visa I deliberately asked for a delayed start time. But I take it from your reply that it would still be the date of approval that matters.

There are three dates, and I don’t know which one is relevant start date of the qualifying period. - the date of the approval of my visa - the date I was handed back my passport with my visa in it (XX April 2015 - I don’t know the exact date - presumably I must have received some approval notice but...

Then the “issue date” isn’t really the same as the “valid from” date.

Is there anywhere I can submit a request to Home Office for clarification?

I checked my first BRP and it had an issue day of 13 June 2015 (before I arrived in the UK and before the “valid from” date on my entry clearance). Does it change the answer?

Ok, thanks, that’s unfortunate. A few more weeks of waiting for me then.

Apologies, I meant “between,” not “before”. That’s exactly my question. Are the “visa issue” date and ”valid from” date the same thing? If they are, why were people so excited when the new policy guidance removed the 90 day maximum for counting absences between date visa is issued and date of first ...

Then how can anyone take advantage of the time between entry clearance is issued and time of entry in the UK since the initial vignette is only valid for 30 days? Does it mean the most time you can get is 30 days.

I know it’s the date of issue, not application. But that’s not my question. The visa was issued in April 2015, a few days after I applied (i.e., the visa was placed in my passport and I got my passport back in April 2015), but the visa wasn’t valid until July, because I had requested that it didn’t ...

Hi, first time posting here since I’m almost done with my 5 year period. Where can I find my entry clearance issue date? I know I can count the time before entry clearance issue date and my first entry. But on my 30-day entry clearance there’s only an issue date. And I applied before that. Will I ha...