Experts can tell you better. My idea is, it comes with your decision if you haven't used NCS as that's mainly what NCS is used for, that you get your passport BRP etc back there and then.sammyboy wrote:hey buddy, looks like me and you submitted our applications around the same time. I plan to submit my timeline later on this week once I get my ack letter. It'll be interesting to see how things pan out from here lol. Hopefully we won't have long to go. I submitted my application myself by post and my main concern is getting my passport back in time before I travel at the end of February. Do you know whether supporting documents are returned with acknowledgement letter or are they returned once the application is over? I've read so many conflicting accounts on here.fwd079 wrote: Well that is actually my fear too. But I am also seeing payment being taken in between "7 working days" so my application was on October 29, 2014 and Royal Mail tracking told it received Liverpool on 30th October 2014 someone named "NATIONALITY" received it and till time of this writing no payment taken, I am guessing its by end of this week the payment will be taken.
I am also guessing its roughly three / three and half month's waiting time for decision.
Good luck all!
By the way, hello fellow October applicants
It'd be better to put your timeline here too (grab format from first page) so that if someone wanted to make excel sheet (like other timeline threads) then you'd be included.
And welcome and good luck.