hi guys,
everyone who is waiting just read below news on 25th March

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21170495

Hi Alish,
if it is more than 6 months they will give you info,otherwise they will keep saying it is underconsideration.

hi antropology,
you should contact politely to NCS halifax,because you are the customer of this council,every council have the record of application they send to ukba and good thing is they have direct contact number of ukba to check your application,just go and speak them nicely.

Hi Alish60 & Casnel, i am also in the same boat,i applied for my wife on 29th January only received the acknowledgement letter on 1st of feb,note the following 1-if you see most the of the approval letter coming after 11 to 12 days through royalmail by 2nd class post,i can not understand why som...

Hi ukforever,
NCS must give you the printed letter which have royal mail tracking number and also it has NCS customer number,i can not believe NCS did not give you any letter,which council you have gone through ? must call council on monday or some council are open on satday also.

i found most the people have the approval letter but letter received after 11 days which is massive delays from royal mail or ukba procedure.

Hi WCEL,
congratulates ! but can you tell me when you received the documents back from UKBA ? mean passport etc.
i applied my wife application on same day through NCS redbridge,received the acknowledgment but not approval yet ?

hi twilight,
which NCS you have applied ?

hi daphen-za, u are right if you see most of the post it took more than 11 even 12 days to receive the approval letter,they should send these letters at least first class post but they are increasing fee every april.UK visa +nationality fees are very high as compared to all the EU. Now nobody can no...

hi everyone,
have some one noticed most of the people receiving approval letter after 13 even 20 days later ? it is due to royal mail is slow ?

Eligibility criteria: 3yr spouse of BC+ 1yr ILR
Method of application: NCS redbridge
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/01/2013
Date of debit of fees: 01/2/2013
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 2/2/2013
Date of receipt of approval:
Date of Ceremony: