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

kmsr1234 · Post by **kmsr1234** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:58 am

Congrats Inchowdhary....

You have made it!

Can you please tell me the mail ID

lnchowdary · Post by **lnchowdary** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:59 am

vidya wrote:Inchowdry , congrats - can you tell me what time you sent the email yday and to what id ....i have been mailing them since friday but no replies.......

see below mail for the time lines.

Chennai.VisaEnquiry@fco.gov.uk
tokjlnarayana@gmail.com,

dateFeb 5, 2008 12:01 PM
subjectRE: our ref 781968

hide details 12:01 PM (27 minutes ago) Reply

Dear Mr Jaya Lakshminarayan,

Thank you for your e-mail.

You have been granted the necessary entry clearance. The passport will be despatched later today 05/02/08. Please contact VFS Global our commercial partner for details on retrieval of passport.

Yours truly,

Casework Section
British Deputy High Commission, Chennai.
UKvisas - Making travel and migration work for Britain
If you intend to reply to this e-mail, please ensure that you re-send all the information from your original enquiry.

-----Original Message-----
From: Lakshminarayana Kilaru [mailto:kjlnarayana@gmail.com]
Sent: 05 February 2008 11:41
To: Chennai - Visa Enquiry
Subject: reg: HSMP Visa Application

Dear Sir/Madam,
I Jaya Lakshminarayana Kilaru have applied for the entry clearance under HSMP on the 2nd January 08 at the VFS Hyderabad center, my passport no. being F5699378.
Could you please update my current status of my application?

Sincerely,
Jaya Lakshminarayana Kilaru

lnchowdary · Post by **lnchowdary** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:00 am

kmsr1234 wrote:Congrats Inchowdhary....

You have made it!

Can you please tell me the mail ID

Chennai.VisaEnquiry@fco.gov.uk
tokjlnarayana@gmail.com,

dateFeb 5, 2008 12:01 PM
subjectRE: our ref 781968

hide details 12:01 PM (27 minutes ago) Reply

Dear Mr Jaya Lakshminarayan,

Thank you for your e-mail.

You have been granted the necessary entry clearance. The passport will be despatched later today 05/02/08. Please contact VFS Global our commercial partner for details on retrieval of passport.

Yours truly,

Casework Section
British Deputy High Commission, Chennai.
UKvisas - Making travel and migration work for Britain
If you intend to reply to this e-mail, please ensure that you re-send all the information from your original enquiry.

-----Original Message-----
From: Lakshminarayana Kilaru [mailto:kjlnarayana@gmail.com]
Sent: 05 February 2008 11:41
To: Chennai - Visa Enquiry
Subject: reg: HSMP Visa Application

Dear Sir/Madam,
I Jaya Lakshminarayana Kilaru have applied for the entry clearance under HSMP on the 2nd January 08 at the VFS Hyderabad center, my passport no. being F5699378.
Could you please update my current status of my application?

Sincerely,
Jaya Lakshminarayana Kilaru

vidya · Post by **vidya** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:03 am

riz4u,

please can you update us after getting the courier - yes , you should be getting it by today - please update us today. all the best , and dont worry , am sure your result would be positive

others,

there email replies from BHC - in some , they are disclosing the result - and in some just saying that application is processed -

mantya, yes lots of jan 1st week seem to be getting it today.

rizs4u · Post by **rizs4u** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:05 am

Thanks Vidya... I will update the thread once I get my passport..

Is there any way of tracking the courier online..?

vidya wrote:riz4u,

please can you update us after getting the courier - yes , you should be getting it by today - please update us today. all the best , and dont worry , am sure your result would be positive

others,

there email replies from BHC - in some , they are disclosing the result - and in some just saying that application is processed -

mantya, yes lots of jan 1st week seem to be getting it today.

vidya · Post by **vidya** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:09 am

riz ...there is a blue dart website where you can input your passport number and find the status .....the link is on this thread somewhere about 10 -20 pages ago - search for posts by stevemark on this thread - i remember him posting the link

all the best - praying hard for all of us right now.

kmsr1234 · Post by **kmsr1234** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:19 am

Guyz,
Anybody got a clue as to when are the replies from BDHC received through E-mail.........

Just a rough guess would do ha..

Mantya · Post by **Mantya** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:20 am

congrats inchoudhary ...u r the lucky one....goo that some thing is happening..
it seems that Chennai BHC is taking the lead..not sure what's going on in Mumbai BHC..
Vishal,Track101 any goog news for anybody from Mumbai BHC???

Track101 · Post by **Track101** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:29 am

Sent a mail today and got the same reply.

"It takes one month to process an application and some applications may take more than a month"

Spoke to the VFS guys yesterday they say it takes a minimum of 18 days to get the visa and there is no maximum limit.

ce98118 · Post by **ce98118** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:30 am

any one else applied from BLR, 20th Dec or before and still waiting?

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Applied 20th dec
BHC Chennai
VFS BLR
Integra: done, donno when

kmsr1234 · Post by **kmsr1234** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:34 am

Most of them ce..

Its been ages many have been waiting for their turn..

vidya · Post by **vidya** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:38 am

ce , i am waiting from 28th dec .....two working days after you .

Mantya · Post by **Mantya** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:44 am

On a lighter note...
i was wondering ,some director can make a film out of this forum..it has everything...anxiety, happiness,tragedy, though romance is missing (but i thought of a story...say some guy could fall in love with the lady in the embassy after calling so many times and talking to her and exchanging mails

)

winmano · Post by **winmano** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:54 am

HI all,

I hope this thread will not hit 100....
And soon all the december and early jan applicants shld get their EC...

HSMPinit · Post by **HSMPinit** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:00 am

I think the Dec and Jan EC thread names should be renamed... something like "All those who applied during BHC holiday season"... will give lot info to the new visitors

lnchowdary · Post by **lnchowdary** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:02 am

HSMPinit wrote:I think the Dec and Jan EC thread names should be renamed... something like "All those who applied during BHC holiday season"... will give lot info to the new visitors

vidya · Post by **vidya** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:06 am

inchowdry & rizs4u, please let us know if your online status gets updated today at 4 ?

others , please let us know about online updates after 3.30 - it is possible that there are many more decisions taken which BHC has not emailed to the applicant about

kmsr1234 · Post by **kmsr1234** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:14 am

Vidya,

I have got the following reply...

Thank you for your e-mail.
Visa Section is currently experiencing a high volume of visa applications, this, and new working procedures associated with the recent change to capturing biometrics data, means that it is taking longer than usual to process visa applications. Our staff is working to reduce the backlog of applications. Please bear with us during this period and do not make any travel plans. However, I am unable to give you a likely date of decision at the moment.
We regret the inconvenience caused.
Yours truly,
Casework Section
British Deputy High Commission, Chennai.
UKvisas - Making travel and migration work for Britain

Looks like a routine mail anyways...

SKD · Post by **SKD** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:15 am

No new update... Am thinking of going to VFS hyderabad office tomorrow and checking if it has been sent already, as I had asked for my Passport to be sent to the VFS office from where I would pick it up myself. Wish me luck everyone...

Rambabu, Harvis, if you both have not received any updates why dont you join me? Am planning to go there by 7 AM...

MadhuSri · Post by **MadhuSri** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:24 am

Congrats Inchowdhary!

And thanks reincarnation and vidya for the info...

____________________

EC Submission: 07-Jan-08
VFS: Bangalore
BHC: Chennai
Integra: No idea
Final: Waiting

rrst_101 · Post by **rrst_101** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:29 am

Got the same standard reply :

Thank you for your e-mail.

Visa Section is currently experiencing a high volume of visa applications, this, and new working procedures associated with the recent change to capturing biometrics data, means that it is taking longer than usual to process visa applications. Our staff is working to reduce the backlog of applications. Please bear with us during this period and do not make any travel plans. However, I am unable to give you a likely date of decision at the moment.

We regret the inconvenience caused.
Yours truly,
Casework Section
British Deputy High Commission, Chennai.
UKvisas - Making travel and migration work for Britain

Mantya · Post by **Mantya** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:37 am

Track101 wrote:Sent a mail today and got the same reply.

"It takes one month to process an application and some applications may take more than a month"

Spoke to the VFS guys yesterday they say it takes a minimum of 18 days to get the visa and there is no maximum limit.

I think each BHC has their own ways of working and responding... You see that Chennai BHC is sending a differetn mail response and Mumbai is sending a diff.
but there are no success stories of Mumbai BHC getting visa...getting worried coz I'm the one who has shown the least amont in my bank balance

palaka_rambabu · Post by **palaka_rambabu** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:40 am

kmsr1234 and rrst_101,

I also got the exact reply yesterday..

SKD,

Just i have received a mail from vfsuk.south@vfs-uk-in.com

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Dear sir/madam

This is to inform you that the passport is still under verification in high commission. Kindly check the status by calling to the below mentioned helpline number or use the online tracking facility in our below mentioned website.

Regards,
Help Desk
UK-South
VFS Global Services Pvt Ltd
-----------------------

I feel contacting Hyd VFS is may be not that much useful for me..

All the best

harvis82 · Post by **harvis82** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:52 am

Hi This is Harvis, and I am still waiting for the Visa
Please let me know if you have any suggestions to how to proceed....

Thanks

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Applied on : Dec 14 VFS Bangalore
integra: Done
Current Status: Your application has been forwarded to BHC on 14/12/2008
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Mantya · Post by **Mantya** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:15 am

hey guys what happen..it seems that many people are opting to remain silent...it is just a temporary phase and am sure that this will pass by and all of us will get the visa...after all 'no gain without pain'...
we can use this forum to refresh ourself from this pressure...so keep your thoughts or words flowing in....

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