Booking appointment for Premium service in Feb

[ASD1]

Hello,

I am trying to book a premium service appoint for 1st or 2nd Feb but cannot get any times available. The website says you can book 42 days in advance but no slots are showing for any visa office.

Is anyone else trying to book for Feb or has anyone had any luck?

Thanks!

A

[Casa]

Hello,

I am trying to book a premium service appoint for 1st or 2nd Feb but cannot get any times available. The website says you can book 42 days in advance but no slots are showing for any visa office.

Is anyone else trying to book for Feb or has anyone had any luck?

Thanks!

A

There have been several reports on the forum from members experiencing the same problem.

[ASD1]

Hi,

I've been trying for about 10 days now and I still haven't been able to book for Feb. Do you know if there is a number I can call to book an appointment or where I can get some help on how to book for Feb?

Thank you,

A

[lasvigas1989]

Hi - I am experiencing the same problem, I called the helpline of UKVI, and was told that only slots within 3 weeks will be shown. I know that those people for the helpline are not really helpful, so my question is, can you always see the slots for the 29th Jan about 10 days earlier?

[Heyhey123]

I'm having the same problem. There are plenty of flr m appointments up till the 29th. But only managed to find a couple for feb. one for the 2nd in Belfast and a few for the 4th in Cardiff.

[lasvigas1989]

I'm having the same problem. There are plenty of flr m appointments up till the 29th. But only managed to find a couple for feb. one for the 2nd in Belfast and a few for the 4th in Cardiff.

I tried earlier today, and I don't remember seeing these slots - I am wondering is it the case that all slots in Feb were booked out, or they are gradually releasing the slots for Feb???

[bitsian123]

I have the same problem in booking for ILR. I did check now I could see slots available for 1st Feb except for crydon office which I am looking for. Is anyone successful booking in Croydon office for 1st week of feb 2016?

[bitsian123]

Thanks I could see slots available for Feb 1st now in crydon, They might have released it just now

[Sam151]

Hello People,

Please check now. Many appointment are open for various centre.

Good Luck

[lasvigas1989]

Hello People,

Please check now. Many appointment are open for various centre.

Good Luck

Thanks for updating, I am waiting for appointments for the 12th Feb.

[lasvigas1989]

Hi - has anyone seen any slots being released for the date after 2nd Feb? It seems like UKVI did not continue to releasing slots for Feb today.

[ASD1]

I'm still waiting for 13th Feb slots.

1st is still available, nothing on the other dates. This is getting ridiculous.

[Heyhey123]

Hi - has anyone seen any slots being released for the date after 2nd Feb? It seems like UKVI did not continue to releasing slots for Feb today.

I saw one for 2nd in Belfast the day before yesterday and a few for the 4th a few days ago, which slowly disappeared so I can only assume those ones have been booked out.

[lasvigas1989]

Update - they just released slots for 2nd and 3rd of Feb, assuming they will release more in couple of days.

[ASD1]

Finally, after several weeks of waiting for available slots, the 13th Feb is now showing!

Now that I've booked an appointment I was wondering if you know what is the best way to present the information to the officer who will make a decision on the application?

Do I need to make photocopies of all the originals and hand give this? Do you know if officers prefer to have all in the info in a binder or folder etc?

Any help is much appreciated!

A

[michali]

Great! I have read that copies of documents for FLRM are not required but that they appreciate it if you give them copies. I will be doing just that! I don't think they like binders, folders, etc. just arrange papers in their different groups, financial, accommodation, relationship and either paper clip them together or tie with string. They want to be able to sort through your documents easily. Arrange copies in a similar fashion in a separate pile.

[antonm5012]

Hi everyone
I have a sort of related question:
Since booking of the premium appointment has to be done so far in advance, does anyone know if it is possible to make a booking before getting a marriage certificate (for FLRM) ? (so that the appointment is within a week or so after the wedding, rather than 3-4 weeks)
Or all the documents for the application should be on hand when making a booking?
Would be grateful for any comments (not necessarily on FLRM visas)
Thanks in advance.

[Premium Appointment]

Hello all,

I recently got my work permit using the premium service center and started working in the UK.
I didn't want to wait 6 weeks for the appointment and was refreshing the web page all day to get a cancelled appointment.
I'm a software developer and after a while I created a program which was able to download the web page and check if appointments are available. I was able to reschedule my appointment on the desired day, which is two weeks earlier.

Dear antonm5012,
You need to have the required documents at the appointment. I booked the appointment 3 weeks before I had all the required documents.

Moderator edit: Please refrain from offering your services on the forum. Contact details have been removed and your forum membership will be terminated if this is repeated.

[CR001]

Hello all,

I recently got my work permit using the premium service center and started working in the UK.
I didn't want to wait 6 weeks for the appointment and was refreshing the web page all day to get a cancelled appointment.
I'm a software developer and after a while I created a program which was able to download the web page and check if appointments are available. I was able to reschedule my appointment on the desired day, which is two weeks earlier.

Dear antonm5012,
You need to have the required documents at the appointment. I booked the appointment 3 weeks before I had all the required documents.

Moderator edit: Please refrain from offering your services on the forum. Contact details have been removed and your forum membership will be terminated if this is repeated.

Strongly suggest you re-read the forum T&Cs, as you were required to do when registering on the forum, to understand what is and is not permitted.

[n8net]

any1 know how HO release appointments these days ? is it midnight every day ?

I need to book an appointment to vary Tier Ent to ILR under 10 yr rule urgenty...preferrable in London in the next week.

1) does lawyers still pre-book them where I can buy a slot ?

2) also ill super premium be shared between un related people for ILR ? varying is possible without the passport right ?

thanks

[CR001]

any1 know how HO release appointments these days ? is it midnight every day ? They are far more available than a few years ago.

I need to book an appointment to vary Tier Ent to ILR under 10 yr rule urgenty...preferrable in London in the next week.

1) does lawyers still pre-book them where I can buy a slot ? No they don't, this is why appointments are more available and why it now costs more to apply in person.

2) also ill super premium be shared between un related people for ILR ? varying is possible without the passport right ? You likely won't get a decision on the day as the centre will have to get your documents from wherever they are.

thanks

[n8net]

2) also ill super premium be shared between un related people for ILR ? varying is possible without the passport right ? You likely won't get a decision on the day as the centre will have to get your documents from wherever they are.

thanks

ok..so if i go same-day service without passport, what is the longest HO has taken for the decision based on exp. of OP in this forum..this is for me to decide whethr to go premium or super premium..thanks

[CR001]

2) also ill super premium be shared between un related people for ILR ? varying is possible without the passport right ? You likely won't get a decision on the day as the centre will have to get your documents from wherever they are.

thanks

ok..so if i go same-day service without passport, what is the longest HO has taken for the decision based on exp. of OP in this forum..this is for me to decide whethr to go premium or super premium..thanks

Either will make no difference as your passport/documents will need to be sent to whichever centre you use. It can take a couple of days / weeks. You are varying a postal ext to long residence ILR so super premium is probably not the best option for an app that is not 100% straightforward.

[n8net]

we have same day service for ILR (10 yrs) - so such SET (LR) application can be decided on the same day ?
so why do u say it is not straightforward ?

if premium is available for SET (LR) superpremium shud also do the same ?

preferrd to go super premium as I can tell in advance toHO official vwho is going to visit of the varying
so that they can retrieve the passport for me ? anyone done that in this forum before ?

or would you adice to chase on the Tier 1 xtension application instead ? The ILR is purely because I need the passport for travel and was gonna make use of the same day service ...(Tier 1 had been pending for last 10 months)

any advic apprecaited..

[Casa]

we have same day service for ILR (10 yrs) - so such SET (LR) application can be decided on the same day ?
so why do u say it is not straightforward ?

if premium is available for SET (LR) superpremium shud also do the same ?

preferrd to go super premium as I can tell in advance toHO official vwho is going to visit of the varying
so that they can retrieve the passport for me ? anyone done that in this forum before ?

or would you adice to chase on the Tier 1 xtension application instead ? The ILR is purely because I need the passport for travel and was gonna make use of the same day service ...(Tier 1 had been pending for last 10 months)

any advic apprecaited..

Any tax amendements/discrepancies which may be delaying your Tier 1 extension application?