D4109125 wrote:whitequeen If it is expired I don't think it is of use as you met an A1 English requirement not B1 for entry clearance as a spouse. However, do you have a degree taught in English?

I have an engineering degree taught in English in the Philippines. But I believe it's not recognised by NARIC.

I have a question regarding the new requirement for knowledge of the language. On this document.. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/britishcitizenship/kol-uk It states the paragraph below on page 3. If you already have a qualification at B1 level Applicants who already have an ...

Hi all Just wanted to let you know that the UKBA told me today that our documents were posted to us yesterday and should be with us by tomorrow, and also DX left a card in the letterbox for my husband meaning that they tried to deliver his BRP and which in turn means that he has been granted his vi...

What I can say is no one in the UKBA can really give you a clear answer other than the usual backlog crap. I can also honestly say that their customer relations team don't check your application. I've got the same emails all throughout my waiting time and in all 3 or 4 letters, they managed to get m...

I have just been told by my MP secretary that my MP has gotten a feedback from the ukba and has sent it to my address with a covering letter ,honestly I don't know what it might be ,as I want to know if anybody have experienced what the letter might likely be,am in tensed mood now,she said the lett...

So pleased for you :D Whatever the reason for the extended wait for your approval; you deserve a medal for patience. Maybe two. Congrats also to all those who have recently received good news. They've certainly been coming thick and fast this past couple of weeks. Soon, they'll be no one here at th...

BRP card has just been delivered by DX courier!

Here's hoping to those waiting for their's (visas and BRPs) would come soon!

backagain wrote: Congratulations Whitequeen! Yours has been an epic trial. Glad that it is all over. Enjoy!

Hahaha..I know! It's great I can smile now!

By the way, does DX courier deliver on Saturdays? I'm not sure if my hubby and I can go out tomorrow as we don't want to miss the BRP delivery..

We did a postal application to save money! Appointments at a PEO weren't avaiolable for another three months anyway. And because we had no idea it would take this long - we only found out when we started looking at this forum, the UKBA quoted the same old statistic about it taking three months so w...

In my case, I don't think contacting my MP and the rest helped at all. My MP hasn't received a response yet from UKBA to his last letter (9th January) and the last time I talked to them, they are still chasing for a reply. But I'm still thankful that my MP and his staff were not ignoring my letters ...

Yay! Congratulations! Not sure why but that gave me a bit of a relief as well, lol. Did you do anything to chase them up or just waited religiously? Oh I did everything I can from the moment my application reached its 6th month like contacting the MP, continuous calls to UKBA, filing complaints, se...

I finally got back all my documents and the letter stating that my visa is approved and that I need to wait for my BRP card in 7 days! My husband and I are really happy! Finally, the waiting is over! Thank you all for the support! By the way, I don't know why I can't update my timeline in Skydrive. ...

Congrats Xiaozhu! Hoping for good news for you. If they have sped it up on the basis of making a ruckus, I hope to have mine any day now. This is my extended timeline to date, including complaints or other actions: July 4, 2012 - Applied July 10 - UKBA charged credit card July 14 - Received acknowl...

It is very straight forward..we don't even need to meet even the new financial requirement as my husband's on DLA..I got a final letter last week to my complaint on November and all they said is that they are experiencing lots of backlogs! The same old crap! They said they are considering applicatio...

I think I'm one of the people here who's been waiting for the longest time..10 months and 1 week..and still nothing! My husband and I just mailed letters to every big names in the house of commons and the prime minister..we also sent emails to journalists and waiting if anyone would be interested..t...

My application reached its 10th month on 27th January and still hasn't heard anything. My grandma died that very same day and I won't be able to go home..

Hi White Queen- I have spoken with my MP about filing a case with the ombudsman on the basis of shambolic service from the UKBA and the clear manipulation of data to create the illusion of meeting performance indicators. I am all for this and I feel that if a critical mass of people send in cases o...

Unfortunately, this whole mess at UKBA happened and the waiting time went beyond my current visa permit, so I had to leave my job. It has been horrible being unemployed for 6 months (no one will hire me without a permit) Congratulations ana z! With regards to your employment why did you end up leav...

Hello everyone, i have been following this forum for quite a long time. I have also applied for a flr visa in march 2012 and as of yet i haven't received any news. I called the ukba at the beginning of December, and they said haven't made any decision yet. It has been 10 months already since i sent...

send written complaint to lunar house complaint hub then they will give you resolution A resolution for the complaint is not always a guarantee. I've made complaints around 20th November 2012 and they sent me an acknowledgment letter of the complaint telling me that they would respond for resolutio...

Well, it's the last day of the year and the post man didn't bring anything for me..

Have a great new year everyone..this year has not been good for me..

I'm so jealous of all of you who already got their visas.. I got another call for a job opportunity and I have to turn it down again as I still don't have my visa. I called UKBA again and still they say that my application still has a pending decision status.

Damanisshallo wrote:This might be helpful to analyse the time frame.

Feel free to pass on this link to members I missed.

How can I add my details there???

Well, I got a response letter from UKBA today about my complaint last week. It just says that they got it and would try to deal with the complaint in 20 working days

hey whitequeen, Ur in the sort of same position as us, we applied around the same time end of march and biometrics start of April and still waiting... I know its hard to say, but in the worst case scenario when do u think we should receive the visa by? UKBA are probably going to be closed most of D...