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by mohsinsfc » Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:09 am
campolar wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:18 pm
Chischis12 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:29 pm
campolar wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:07 pm
Guys! I just got my passport, with successful visa.
This was my timeline:
28 August : Biometrics Appointment
29 August : Application received at Sheffield
12 September : Expect delays email
14 September : Called UKVI Enquiry number. Was told it's under processing, and wait till 15 working days are completed.
19 September : Passport arrived email. Received with a valid visa. (16 working days from biometric, 15 days from application being received at Sheffield).
Good luck to everyone else waiting too!
Congrats!! Did u get 'decided' email from ukvi?
I didn't. I only received the collection email from VFS.
I want to talk with you something
Can i have your Facebook link or personal email?
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by CR001 » Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:19 am
mohsinsfc wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:09 am
I want to talk with you something
Can i have your Facebook link or personal email?
Members are NOT permitted to post ANY contact information (social, email, telephone, full names, etc) on the forum. Suggest read the forum rules and post in public so all can help and all can benefit.
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by rakhshanda hameed » Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:31 am
is there anyone who applied recently in september? share your experience please.
I did apply in mirpur on 8th of September and received confirmation email on 11th of September. No further response yet and my course has been started on 18th of September
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by frodo25 » Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:35 am
rakhshanda hameed wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:31 am
is there anyone who applied recently in september? share your experience please.
I did apply in mirpur on 8th of September and received confirmation email on 11th of September. No further response yet and my course has been started on 18th of September
you should expect a response within 15 working days from the day of your biometrics. i applied on 15th in lahore and received confirmation on 18th. no further emails received yet
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by rakhshanda hameed » Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:45 am
what is your course start date? and are you expecting a second interview? they asked me 5-6 general questions so i'm not expecting a second interview. Hopefully i get my passport back this week, otherwise it wil be next week insha'allah
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by frodo25 » Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:55 am
rakhshanda hameed wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:45 am
what is your course start date? and are you expecting a second interview? they asked me 5-6 general questions so i'm not expecting a second interview. Hopefully i get my passport back this week, otherwise it wil be next week insha'allah
my course start date is 25th september(as written in CAS), my classes actually start on 2nd october and last date of joining course is 13th october. I had a 10 min interview as well and they didnt ask me too many questions either. if they require a second interview, they will email us or call us for that. yeah you should get the passport back by next week so good luck with that. which uni have u applied to ?
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by campolar » Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:40 pm
mohsinsfc wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:09 am
campolar wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:18 pm
Chischis12 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:29 pm
campolar wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:07 pm
Guys! I just got my passport, with successful visa.
This was my timeline:
28 August : Biometrics Appointment
29 August : Application received at Sheffield
12 September : Expect delays email
14 September : Called UKVI Enquiry number. Was told it's under processing, and wait till 15 working days are completed.
19 September : Passport arrived email. Received with a valid visa. (16 working days from biometric, 15 days from application being received at Sheffield).
Good luck to everyone else waiting too!
Congrats!! Did u get 'decided' email from ukvi?
I didn't. I only received the collection email from VFS.
I want to talk with you something
Can i have your Facebook link or personal email?
Ask it here mate, cannot share personal information.
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by Razbi » Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:20 am
Zaria wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2017 9:47 pm
I know a lot of students are facing issues with their visa delays. I applied for tier4 general student and my husband applied as my dependent on same day. Here is our case,
Course start date: 12th September
Our application date :24th July
Our Biometrics and interview : 27 July
UKVI received our case : 4th August
I got my Application processed email: 21st August
I got my Tier 4 student visa : 29 August
So on 18 August my husband got email regarding delay in processing.
We are still waiting for his decision. We called and emailed UKVI several times, they say your application has been escalated.
My vignette sticker expires on 19th September. I can't travel alone. If I go alone before 19th and my husband's visa gets refused what will I do? In that case my university fee will not be refunded. There is no way i will stay in UK for a whole year or so without my husband.
We are really disturbed and worried because of this whole process. Anyone else with same situation?
Did your spouse get the visa?If yes then after how many days?
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by Sam1990 » Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:10 am
Razbi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:20 am
Zaria wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2017 9:47 pm
I know a lot of students are facing issues with their visa delays. I applied for tier4 general student and my husband applied as my dependent on same day. Here is our case,
Course start date: 12th September
Our application date :24th July
Our Biometrics and interview : 27 July
UKVI received our case : 4th August
I got my Application processed email: 21st August
I got my Tier 4 student visa : 29 August
So on 18 August my husband got email regarding delay in processing.
We are still waiting for his decision. We called and emailed UKVI several times, they say your application has been escalated.
My vignette sticker expires on 19th September. I can't travel alone. If I go alone before 19th and my husband's visa gets refused what will I do? In that case my university fee will not be refunded. There is no way i will stay in UK for a whole year or so without my husband.
We are really disturbed and worried because of this whole process. Anyone else with same situation?
Did your spouse get the visa?If yes then after how many days?
Razbi did you get your decision?
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by Razbi » Thu Sep 21, 2017 7:43 am
Sam1990 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:10 am
Razbi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:20 am
Zaria wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2017 9:47 pm
I know a lot of students are facing issues with their visa delays. I applied for tier4 general student and my husband applied as my dependent on same day. Here is our case,
Course start date: 12th September
Our application date :24th July
Our Biometrics and interview : 27 July
UKVI received our case : 4th August
I got my Application processed email: 21st August
I got my Tier 4 student visa : 29 August
So on 18 August my husband got email regarding delay in processing.
We are still waiting for his decision. We called and emailed UKVI several times, they say your application has been escalated.
My vignette sticker expires on 19th September. I can't travel alone. If I go alone before 19th and my husband's visa gets refused what will I do? In that case my university fee will not be refunded. There is no way i will stay in UK for a whole year or so without my husband.
We are really disturbed and worried because of this whole process. Anyone else with same situation?
Did your spouse get the visa?If yes then after how many days?
Razbi did you get your decision?
nopes. I called them yestarday and they told ms decision made on 19aug..but dependents decision is not made yet
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by Chischis12 » Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:04 am
Razbi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 7:43 am
Sam1990 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:10 am
Razbi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:20 am
Zaria wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2017 9:47 pm
I know a lot of students are facing issues with their visa delays. I applied for tier4 general student and my husband applied as my dependent on same day. Here is our case,
Course start date: 12th September
Our application date :24th July
Our Biometrics and interview : 27 July
UKVI received our case : 4th August
I got my Application processed email: 21st August
I got my Tier 4 student visa : 29 August
So on 18 August my husband got email regarding delay in processing.
We are still waiting for his decision. We called and emailed UKVI several times, they say your application has been escalated.
My vignette sticker expires on 19th September. I can't travel alone. If I go alone before 19th and my husband's visa gets refused what will I do? In that case my university fee will not be refunded. There is no way i will stay in UK for a whole year or so without my husband.
We are really disturbed and worried because of this whole process. Anyone else with same situation?
Did your spouse get the visa?If yes then after how many days?
Razbi did you get your decision?
nopes. I called them yestarday and they told ms decision made on 19aug..but dependents decision is not made yet
Razbi did u get decision made email?
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by Razbi » Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:20 am
Chischis12 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:04 am
Razbi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 7:43 am
Sam1990 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:10 am
Razbi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:20 am
Did your spouse get the visa?If yes then after how many days?
Razbi did you get your decision?
nopes. I called them yestarday and they told ms decision made on 19aug..but dependents decision is not made yet
Razbi did u get decision made email?
no email called them yestarday..decision made on 19 sept
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by frodo25 » Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:38 am
Razbi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:20 am
Chischis12 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:04 am
Razbi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 7:43 am
Sam1990 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:10 am
Razbi did you get your decision?
nopes. I called them yestarday and they told ms decision made on 19aug..but dependents decision is not made yet
Razbi did u get decision made email?
no email called them yestarday..decision made on 19 sept
Razbi, could you share your visa application timeline?
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by Razbi » Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:54 am
frodo25 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:38 am
Razbi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:20 am
Chischis12 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:04 am
Razbi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 7:43 am
nopes. I called them yestarday and they told ms decision made on 19aug..but dependents decision is not made yet
Razbi did u get decision made email?
no email called them yestarday..decision made on 19 sept
Razbi, could you share your visa application timeline?
Applied from isb pak
Biometrcs on 24 july
Acknowledgmnt on 27 july
Escalation on 15sept
non straight forward case email 17sept
2nd interview 18 sept
Decision made 19sept..but my dependents decision is not made yet
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by Chischis12 » Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:25 am
Razbi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:54 am
frodo25 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:38 am
Razbi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:20 am
Chischis12 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:04 am
Razbi did u get decision made email?
no email called them yestarday..decision made on 19 sept
Razbi, could you share your visa application timeline?
Applied from isb pak
Biometrcs on 24 july
Acknowledgmnt on 27 july
Escalation on 15sept
non straight forward case email 17sept
2nd interview 18 sept
Decision made 19sept..but my dependents decision is not made yet
Hey I alsso didnt get the decision email but I got told its decided 19 sept.... i got non straightforward email on 15 sept but no interview. Have u ever got refused a visa beforev why they called u for 2nd interview?
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by tariff214 » Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:31 am
Amei wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2017 10:13 pm
khozam wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2017 8:46 pm
faizandaud wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2017 7:00 pm
khozam wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2017 6:13 pm
Thanks. I called them near 7:15 (Pak Time) and asked straight away to be updated with the status of my Tier 4 visa. He asked for GWF number only and said that decision is made and you will receive call from VFS sortly.
Now its weekend and I am hoping to be contacted in coming week.
In Sha Allah
InshAllah! Do you know when exactly was the decision made? I am planning to call them again but also scared because everytime they say it hasn't been decided I become more depressed and lose any hope that I have
@Faizan, UKVI contact center does not share the visa decision but they just share the visa status whether it is decided, in process or not yet processed.
Do not worry about the delay. The applications are being cleared off quickly. I hope you wll getnews on via in coming week.
In Sha Allah.
The university can tell you if your visa has been granted or refused. My university emailed me on Wednesday telling me that my visa has been granted.
Received email from UKVAC to collect my passport today and I got visa .
So you can check with ur university.
@amei, you got an email on Saturday to pick your visa? The Lahore gerrys is open on weekends?
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by Razbi » Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:27 pm
Got my visa alhamdolilah...
yestarday called them and they told me that your dependent's case is not decided yet but received their visas tooo:)
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by Chischis12 » Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:55 pm
Razbi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:27 pm
Got my visa alhamdolilah...
yestarday called them and they told me that your dependent's case is not decided yet but received their visas tooo:)
Alhamdulillah... congrats bro. Wml!! Do you get the collection email today??
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by Razbi » Thu Sep 21, 2017 3:05 pm
Chischis12 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:55 pm
Razbi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:27 pm
Got my visa alhamdolilah...
yestarday called them and they told me that your dependent's case is not decided yet but received their visas tooo:)
Alhamdulillah... congrats bro. Wml!! Do you get the collection email today??
yes at 4pm..
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by iSYNDICATE » Sun Sep 24, 2017 2:22 pm
Applied for visa online: 5th-Sept
Interview date: 8th-Sept
Email received: 9th-Sept & 22nd-Sept
I've received this email:
Thank you for applying for a UK visa. Your visa application remains under consideration.
We have previously communicated our customer service target for non-settlement applications as 15 working days. Unfortunately, we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service target. We apologise for any inconvenience that this might cause.
We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible over the coming days.
We will write to you again if there is any change to this. Please do not attend the Visa Application Centre until you have been advised that your application has been decided and that your passport is ready for collection.
Kind Regards,
UK Decision Making Centre
Does this mean my visa process time will be greater than 15 days as 10 working days have already passed. My course start date was 11th-Sept but I could register up till 29th-Sept. Will I be missing my deadline, so stressed from this nonsense. Or is this a standard email?
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by Umarthegreat » Sun Sep 24, 2017 4:50 pm
iSYNDICATE wrote: ↑Sun Sep 24, 2017 2:22 pm
Applied for visa online: 5th-Sept
Interview date: 8th-Sept
Email received: 9th-Sept & 22nd-Sept
I've received this email:
Thank you for applying for a UK visa. Your visa application remains under consideration.
We have previously communicated our customer service target for non-settlement applications as 15 working days. Unfortunately, we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service target. We apologise for any inconvenience that this might cause.
We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible over the coming days.
We will write to you again if there is any change to this. Please do not attend the Visa Application Centre until you have been advised that your application has been decided and that your passport is ready for collection.
Kind Regards,
UK Decision Making Centre
Does this mean my visa process time will be greater than 15 days as 10 working days have already passed. My course start date was 11th-Sept but I could register up till 29th-Sept. Will I be missing my deadline, so stressed from this nonsense. Or is this a standard email?
Yes possibly, I would suggest you to wait it out till 20 working days. If you don't get any email or reply by then, call the UKIV and ask about your application status. The proper lectures starts in October so you have some time.
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by iSYNDICATE » Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:41 am
Umarthegreat wrote: ↑Sun Sep 24, 2017 4:50 pm
iSYNDICATE wrote: ↑Sun Sep 24, 2017 2:22 pm
Applied for visa online: 5th-Sept
Interview date: 8th-Sept
Email received: 9th-Sept & 22nd-Sept
I've received this email:
Thank you for applying for a UK visa. Your visa application remains under consideration.
We have previously communicated our customer service target for non-settlement applications as 15 working days. Unfortunately, we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service target. We apologise for any inconvenience that this might cause.
We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible over the coming days.
We will write to you again if there is any change to this. Please do not attend the Visa Application Centre until you have been advised that your application has been decided and that your passport is ready for collection.
Kind Regards,
UK Decision Making Centre
Does this mean my visa process time will be greater than 15 days as 10 working days have already passed. My course start date was 11th-Sept but I could register up till 29th-Sept. Will I be missing my deadline, so stressed from this nonsense. Or is this a standard email?
Yes possibly, I would suggest you to wait it out till 20 working days. If you don't get any email or reply by then, call the UKIV and ask about your application status. The proper lectures starts in October so you have some time.
Well my classes have started from 18th-Sept and 29th-Sept is my deadline to register. Emailed my university to inform them about my situation
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by Umarthegreat » Mon Sep 25, 2017 1:11 pm
iSYNDICATE wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2017 10:41 am
Umarthegreat wrote: ↑Sun Sep 24, 2017 4:50 pm
iSYNDICATE wrote: ↑Sun Sep 24, 2017 2:22 pm
Applied for visa online: 5th-Sept
Interview date: 8th-Sept
Email received: 9th-Sept & 22nd-Sept
I've received this email:
Thank you for applying for a UK visa. Your visa application remains under consideration.
We have previously communicated our customer service target for non-settlement applications as 15 working days. Unfortunately, we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service target. We apologise for any inconvenience that this might cause.
We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible over the coming days.
We will write to you again if there is any change to this. Please do not attend the Visa Application Centre until you have been advised that your application has been decided and that your passport is ready for collection.
Kind Regards,
UK Decision Making Centre
Does this mean my visa process time will be greater than 15 days as 10 working days have already passed. My course start date was 11th-Sept but I could register up till 29th-Sept. Will I be missing my deadline, so stressed from this nonsense. Or is this a standard email?
Yes possibly, I would suggest you to wait it out till 20 working days. If you don't get any email or reply by then, call the UKIV and ask about your application status. The proper lectures starts in October so you have some time.
Well my classes have started from 18th-Sept and 29th-Sept is my deadline to register. Emailed my university to inform them about my situation
My start date on cas was 12 sep i think. However the uni email me saying I can come to the uni till 16th of October. I sent the email along with the visa documents.
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by rakhshanda hameed » Mon Sep 25, 2017 1:28 pm
My timeline is same as yours and i received same email on 22nd of Sep that it will take more than 15 working days. My classes have been started from 18th of September, don't know how much we have to wait
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by rakhshanda hameed » Mon Sep 25, 2017 1:37 pm
it's teesside university. Did you get any response yet?