Hi All, I've been following this thread with interest... i'm pleased some of you are now starting to receive decisions! My wife submitted her biometrics on the 10th July in Russia & also hasn't received a decision yet, or any meaningful communications for that matter. We have escalated it twice ...

Thanks both for the replies! THO Was the reason it took you a while to get because it was firstly rejected, or did the first decision take a while too? We have plenty of evidence for proof of relationship etc, the only thing which isn't concrete is the proof that she will return to her home country ...

Hello Everyone! A small bit of back story.... We had originally planned for my partner to come to the UK at Christmas for a few months on a Standard Visitor Visa before going abroad to get married, after which she would return to her home country, complete any necessary documents in her home country...