Just got my email confirmation saying that my visa has been approved and I shall receive it in 5 working days! :D YAY!!!! :D :D To sum things up: Date application was received by the visa office: Monday 14th July Date credit card payment was processed: Thursday 17th July Date of approval email notif...
Trbui - did you end up getting your Tier 1 approval back from Canberra yet? From looking at the forums, they seem to be stuck on processing the mid July applications. This is so frustrating that they just keep pushing the expected timeframes out and changing the rules, it makes it so hard to plan a...
Unfortunately not yet... :( Tomorrow would be the 30 working day mark for me. I've called the visa hotline (the $9.90) and they couldn't tell me much other than the visa office is busy. I've also requested a progress report on Monday (18 August 08), whereby they will 'investigate' the progress of my...
No worries. The length and waiting period for the biometrics test will depend on the amount of people booking for the biometrics test. Though from personal experience I only had to wait 2 days from booking (i.e. i completed my online form and booked the appointment on Wednesday for the Friday of tha...
Comprehensively: Withdrawing your application could take a while. You'll need to do it in writing and post it to Sheffield where it goes in another queue to be processed and then your application will be withdrawn (which again takes time) before they send them back. Plus you don't get your money bac...
