December EC applicants post here!!!!!!!!!!

reincarnation · Post by **reincarnation** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:17 am

well..for WP, 5 yrs stamping is a common thing..isnt it?

Didnt u ask why they were congratulating you?

winmano · Post by **winmano** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:19 am

Hi a7ash...

Congrats..... Since it is a WP.. they have give for 5 years...

vidya · Post by **vidya** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:21 am

i literally refused to let them leave the place till they disclosed the reason for congratulating - but once they realised i had no clue , they tried to backstep

perhaps HR would have mentioned possible travel to UK and they thought it is part of the long term secondment selection happening across right now

whatever , am too tensed about the ec right now , to worry about other things

going crazy - will either start crying or laughing hysterically in office by next week if i am still in ec suspense

winmano · Post by **winmano** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:21 am

Guyz I dont see any change in status....

Track101 · Post by **Track101** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:24 am

Hi,

Did anyone apply from Mumbai. Really difficult to judge how long mumbai bhc is taking to arrive at a decision. since all the updates are from chennai.

EC:4 jan 08 [Mumbai]
waiting

stevemark · Post by **stevemark** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:25 am

winmano wrote:HI stevemark,
Thanx for ur wishes....

How much did ur ticket cost??? Can I know??

It costed me INR 18912..the advantages are..
1.Direct flight
2.Reaches London in the morning around 9.40
3.Allows 32 kgs of check-in baggage and 1 hand baggage along with a laptop bag

Thanks,
Senthil

ak_g · Post by **ak_g** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:27 am

Track01,

I think there are no fixed timelines and varies from case to case. I applied for my EC on 2nd Jan from Mumbai and received stamped passport at my home on 10 Jan 2008.

Typically lead time in Mumbai BHC is 12-18 working days.

Regards

vishalsunr · Post by **vishalsunr** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:37 am

i applied from Ahmedabad VFS... and it goes to Mumbai BHC

The Details are as under.....
-----------------------------------------
Applied On : 20th-dec
Applied From : Ahmedabad
Integra Report to BHC : 02/03-Jan-08
Final Status : Waiting
-----------------------------------------

vidya · Post by **vidya** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:37 am

senthil - so it is okay to book one way ticket for long term visa holders right ?

gmhsmp · Post by **gmhsmp** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:40 am

Congrats Lion on your success.

Good luck to .. vidya,vishal.mano,venky, pakala and others...

GM

reincarnation · Post by **reincarnation** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:40 am

absolutely!

vishalsunr · Post by **vishalsunr** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:43 am

vidya.... hope you came to know about you getting the EC and thats the reason you are so eger to book tickers..

vidya · Post by **vidya** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:48 am

thanks gmhsmp for the wishes, rambabu's id is palaka_... and not pakala_

but it was nice to smile again in the middle of ec tension

palaka_rambabu , can we just call you ram ?

abstract · Post by **abstract** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:48 am

Hi All,

I applied EC from VFS blore today
I wish to withdraw my passport by next week as i have to travel to singapore this month end
I have collected the withdrawal form from VFS office
Does anyone have any suggestions abt the pros n cons for the same?

Thanks

stevemark · Post by **stevemark** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:51 am

vidya wrote:senthil - so it is okay to book one way ticket for long term visa holders right ?

yes..I blocked the ticket via telephone..the lady asked me is it a return ticket?..I said one-way then I told her that I have HSMP..after that no questions were asked regd that..

Thanks,
Senthil

palaka_rambabu · Post by **palaka_rambabu** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:55 am

vidya wrote:thanks gmhsmp for the wishes, rambabu's id is palaka_... and not pakala_

but it was nice to smile again in the middle of ec tension

palaka_rambabu , can we just call you ram ?

Sure.. Vidya

lion686 · Post by **lion686** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:06 am

abstract,

I can answer you on this, cos i was almost 99% ready to withdraw my passport last week friday.

You can send email to BHC stating the reason and you want to withdraw the pasport..there are 2 ways to go about it..

1) you can withdrw the pasort and keep the application processing - this you can do if you want to go for any stamping like US/singapore when ur apps is in progresss...time taken to give pasprt wil be 3/5 wrkg days to return you the passport..but once the other stamnping is done, you shd submit the passport back to BHC for EC processing..or they will ask you once the EC decision is made.
2) You can withdraw the application & passport together, which means they will totally cancel the processing and send all the documents back..the time frame is 6-10 wrkg days to get the pasport back...in this way you cant resume the application once again..if you want EC you shd only re apply with new fees etc...

hope i helpled..let me know if its clear..al de best

venkatesh.balakumar · Post by **venkatesh.balakumar** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:28 am

No status change till now..

winmano · Post by **winmano** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:32 am

Me too.. No change...

What abt others...

palaka_rambabu · Post by **palaka_rambabu** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:38 am

No Change..

winmano · Post by **winmano** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:52 am

Anyway .. My initial calculation was I shld be expecting results from this thursday and before Jan 31st,.... Becoz my 20th day starts from Jan 24...

So I will stay calm and practise art of living, suggested by Venky....

venkatesh.balakumar · Post by **venkatesh.balakumar** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:54 am

I Doubt what anilkd said is true...VFS people putting coloured cards based on company..Its not like that..I asked the VFS fellows directly itself when they put a grey card on my black cover..lol.. They said green colour and yellow colour card are for students and grey colour card for hsmp..the colour varies with each type of visa you are applying for..and definitely integra check depends on your company too,if your company is listed on the list of companies they have,even though they get your integra form it will not be done..The list of company starts with accenture..and am confident my company will also be there as its a big software tycoon in India!!!So let us hope for the best

venkatesh.balakumar · Post by **venkatesh.balakumar** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:57 am

For me its 21st working day..

venkatesh.balakumar · Post by **venkatesh.balakumar** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:00 pm

Another question is,i booked my accommodation from jan 26th..i dint know this visa will take such a long time...and i have been charged a non refundable deposit of 7000 rupees already...i booked via venere.com..can anyone of you folks tell me what should i do now..whether to cancel it..or can i postpone it.. if i postpone do i need to pay the amount again??any idea about this?the website doesnt say anything about this i guess..please help!!!

vidya · Post by **vidya** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:38 pm

venky , find out if you can reschedule the dates for the accomodation booked rather than asking for refund ....

All , the vfs applicant status webpage is down ???? it is giving some error message when i tried to check my status ...

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December EC applicants post here!!!!!!!!!!

Hi

applied EC from VFS blore today