Better call to find out where from before setting off. They say not to call them to find out where the application is up to but 2 years ago, with the 1st step of the visa, we called because we heard nothing for weeks. We received it the next day- obviously they just needed reminding. So a few weeks ...

I got post today but nothing important. Still no reply from email to Home Office requesting info about visas & strikes... Frustrating...

Getting a reply within two weeks is very optimistic. This is from the home office website: 'During the week commencing 19 October 2009, we expect to be considering applications that were received on or before 30 September 2009. Please note that this timescale is a guideline only, and some cases may ...