Hi C, I received my letter on 25 August, so 1 week less than 3 months after I applied. Apparently they have just hired some contractors to help with the backlog. I'm in the same boat as you regarding travel for work. My colleagues in the States, can't comprehend why I have had to wait nearly 6 month...

Hi Catherine, Has your visa been processed yet? I'm also waiting to have my ancestry visa extended. I need to get home as my elderly mother is very ill. I requested that my application be expedited on that basis and supported the request with a letter from her doctor. Astonishingly, the request was ...