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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by Ballmigirl17 » Thu Dec 21, 2017 4:57 pm

Chicken2 wrote:
Tue Dec 19, 2017 5:29 pm
Hi guys, I forgot my password thats why I register new account just want to tell you guys that I got visa today. Yayyy!
My timelines:
- Bio and scaned docs received in Sheffield : 25/9/2017
- Day got visa : 19/12/2017
I thought my application was rejected. Because I think I have missed some papers. I cried a lot when I received Visa. Now I know I can spend the New Year with my husband. Wish you all will soon have the Visa . Fingers Crossed everyone. Im Janenguyenhoang ( old account ) . And dear admins if you read this, could you please delete my old comments as Janenguyenhoang on here . Thank you so much
Congratulations on your visa

What makes you think you missed some papers?

I didn’t miss one single thing and the visa for my fiancé was refused, I can’t explain how angry and upset I am! We are asking for an administrative review because it is their mistake not ours, and also appealing at th same time.. at a nice cost too 🙁

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by Zaynab09 » Fri Dec 22, 2017 6:16 pm

Hey,

Has anyone had any updates lateley? I’m starting to feel really anxious now as people who have applied after us have receieved responses.
I really regret not paying priority. :(

Timeline
Application Submitted - 24.10.2017 (non-priority)
Biometrics - 25.10.2017 Mirpur Pakistan
Documents sent - 07.11.2017
Email Acknowledgment - 06.11.2017
Phonecall Sponsor - 14.11.2017
Phonecall Employer - 15.11.2017
Documents recieved - 15.11.2017

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by TM39 » Fri Dec 22, 2017 6:53 pm

Zaynab09 wrote:
Fri Dec 22, 2017 6:16 pm
Hey,

Has anyone had any updates lateley? I’m starting to feel really anxious now as people who have applied after us have receieved responses.
I really regret not paying priority. :(

Timeline
Application Submitted - 24.10.2017 (non-priority)
Biometrics - 25.10.2017 Mirpur Pakistan
Documents sent - 07.11.2017
Email Acknowledgment - 06.11.2017
Phonecall Sponsor - 14.11.2017
Phonecall Employer - 15.11.2017
Documents recieved - 15.11.2017
Hello

My husband submitted his application around the same time. We didn't have any contact from the home office apart from the acknowledgment email. Do you mean the home office received your documents on 15/11/2017 or was it send back to you on this date?

I don't think you need to worry thou because from what I can see on the forum only the people applied by the end of September are getting responses now :)

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by Zaynab09 » Fri Dec 22, 2017 7:11 pm

TM39 wrote:
Fri Dec 22, 2017 6:53 pm
Zaynab09 wrote:
Fri Dec 22, 2017 6:16 pm
Hey,

Has anyone had any updates lateley? I’m starting to feel really anxious now as people who have applied after us have receieved responses.
I really regret not paying priority. :(

Timeline
Application Submitted - 24.10.2017 (non-priority)
Biometrics - 25.10.2017 Mirpur Pakistan
Documents sent - 07.11.2017
Email Acknowledgment - 06.11.2017
Phonecall Sponsor - 14.11.2017
Phonecall Employer - 15.11.2017
Documents recieved - 15.11.2017
Hello

My husband submitted his application around the same time. We didn't have any contact from the home office apart from the acknowledgment email. Do you mean the home office received your documents on 15/11/2017 or was it send back to you on this date?

I don't think you need to worry thou because from what I can see on the forum only the people applied by the end of September are getting responses now :)
Thank you for your response! I received my documents back from Sheffield on the 15.11.2017. I have seen on other timelines people who applied after me have received responses which made me wonder!

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by ZeeshN » Sat Dec 23, 2017 10:45 pm

I have finally received a reply from the Home Office and it's a visa approval; Alhamdulilah!!!! I am over the moon.

For those of you reading this who are waiting for a reply. I know this time is hard. I know this waiting is hard. You will get through this. You'll look back at these days and realise how strong you really are. Praying for good news for you all. God bless.

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by TM39 » Sun Dec 24, 2017 10:21 am

ZeeshN wrote:
Sat Dec 23, 2017 10:45 pm
I have finally received a reply from the Home Office and it's a visa approval; Alhamdulilah!!!! I am over the moon.

For those of you reading this who are waiting for a reply. I know this time is hard. I know this waiting is hard. You will get through this. You'll look back at these days and realise how strong you really are. Praying for good news for you all. God bless.
Congratulations, it must be a relief for you. Can you please remind me when you applied? I hope I hear good news soon. It's been tough times.

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by ZeeshN » Mon Dec 25, 2017 2:18 am

TM39 wrote:
Sun Dec 24, 2017 10:21 am
ZeeshN wrote:
Sat Dec 23, 2017 10:45 pm
I have finally received a reply from the Home Office and it's a visa approval; Alhamdulilah!!!! I am over the moon.

For those of you reading this who are waiting for a reply. I know this time is hard. I know this waiting is hard. You will get through this. You'll look back at these days and realise how strong you really are. Praying for good news for you all. God bless.
Congratulations, it must be a relief for you. Can you please remind me when you applied? I hope I hear good news soon. It's been tough times.

Thank you! Yes it is a big relief. InshaAllah you will get good news soon. It has been a very hard time so I can understand what you mean. We applied online on 18/08/17 and done biometrics on 24/08/17. We received the documents back the day after a decision was made.

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by wellwisher1928 » Thu Dec 28, 2017 3:47 pm

Update 3 - Final Update

Received Passport finally on 27th December
Visa Grant. Alhamdulliah
Decided on 15th December 2017 as per letter of approvel. But contacted after 12days for collection. Total 58 working days from biometric submission.

Mistakenly I used blue route for UKNARIC but they accepted

Good Luck for all who are waiting and congratulations for those who already visa

wellwisher1928 wrote:
Fri Oct 20, 2017 11:57 am
Update 2 - Received Back All Supporting Documents. They send all copies as well which I made for them. nothing they keep even application form and apendix 2 form. Now waiting for collection which may take couple of weeks more. Allah Kareem.
wellwisher1928 wrote:
Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:32 pm
Update 1 - Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield
wellwisher1928 wrote:
Thu Oct 05, 2017 11:50 am
Application Category: Spouse - Standard (Non-Priority)
Application Submitted Online: 2nd October 2017
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Location): Lahore
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Date) 5th October 2017
Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield On : 10th October 2017
Supporting Documents Received Back From Sheffield On : 20th October 2017
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI (if applicable): NO

Decision Made (As Per Email By Home Office) : NO
Contacted For Collection : 27th December 2017
Collection Made : 27th December 2017
Decision Of Application : Aprroved
Validity Of Visa: 03-01-18 to 02-02-18

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by TM39 » Thu Dec 28, 2017 4:29 pm

Hello

looks like they have started processing applications applied for in October, Fingers crossed.

My husband applied non- priority on : 19/10
Biometrics : 26/10
Documents sent to Sheffield on : 31/10
Email received from UKVI to stat that they have received his application : 3/11

We haven't received our documents back yet and still waiting for a decision.

Who else applied in October? Please share your timeline to give an idea of how they are processing applications right now. Good luck everyone.

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by Zaynab09 » Tue Jan 02, 2018 6:11 pm

TM39 wrote:
Thu Dec 28, 2017 4:29 pm
Hello

looks like they have started processing applications applied for in October, Fingers crossed.

My husband applied non- priority on : 19/10
Biometrics : 26/10
Documents sent to Sheffield on : 31/10
Email received from UKVI to stat that they have received his application : 3/11

We haven't received our documents back yet and still waiting for a decision.

Who else applied in October? Please share your timeline to give an idea of how they are processing applications right now. Good luck everyone.
Hey,
We also applied in October but we got our documents back within a week! We applied online on the 24-10-17 bio on the 25-10-17. The documents were sent to Sheffield on the 7-11-17 and I received them back on the 15-11-17.

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by Chicken2 » Wed Jan 03, 2018 2:12 pm

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Hi. ^^ Could you please delete the comments from my old account janenguyenhoang. Or how can I contact to the one has power to do that? I forgot the password , that is why I couldnt access to the old account janenguyenhoang, dont know how to get it back anyway :( I tried

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by CR001 » Wed Jan 03, 2018 2:18 pm

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Hi. ^^ Could you please delete the comments from my old account janenguyenhoang. Or how can I contact to the one has power to do that? I forgot the password , that is why I couldnt access to the old account janenguyenhoang, dont know how to get it back anyway :( I tried
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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by extremebuy12345 » Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:48 am

My Wife got a message today informing us that our application has been processed and will be ready for collection.

:)

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by TM39 » Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:39 pm

extremebuy12345 wrote:
Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:48 am
My Wife got a message today informing us that our application has been processed and will be ready for collection.

:)
great news, hope she gets the visa :) . Please update us when you find out.

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by blok242 » Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:38 pm

Application Category: Spouse Non Priority
Application Submitted Online: 12-10-2017
Biometrics submitted: 13-10-2017
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Location): Mumbai
Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield On: 13-10-2017
Supporting Documents Received Back From Sheffield On: 15-11-2017
Decision Made (As per Covering Letter Issued By Home Office): 5-1-18
Visa granted 5-1-18. 5-2-18
good luck everyone

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by extremebuy12345 » Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:38 am

City/Country applying from: Bangkok, Thailand
Type of visa applied for: Spousal Settlement Visa, Wife
Priority/Non-Priority : non-priority
Date application submitted: 10th October 2017
Date bio-metrics taken: 16th October 2017
Date documents were scanned: 16th October 2017
Date documentation was received by UKVI: 16th October 2017

Email confirmation received: 27th October 2017

Projected timeline given: 12 weeks

Decision made email: 07/01/2018
Email from VFS stating visa has been processed: 07/01/2018

Date your visa was received: 10/01/2018
Processing time from Bio-metrics date: 60 working days

Visa Granted!!!!!!!

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by zeenatmadhani » Wed Jan 10, 2018 5:03 pm

Hello

My Fiance has applied for UK Fiance visa and submitted biometrics on 28th November.
He got the email from UKVI on 30th november 2017 saying that the application has been received and is being prepared for consideration. he had submitted all the scanned documents to UKVI sheffield .

After that we have not heard anything back and it is also a priority application . so do you think after 30 working days we should contact UKVI as we have not heard anything

anyone submitted fiance visa under priority service got it within 30 days ?

thanks
Z

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by bammargera » Wed Jan 10, 2018 5:42 pm

zeenatmadhani wrote:
Wed Jan 10, 2018 5:03 pm
Hello

My Fiance has applied for UK Fiance visa and submitted biometrics on 28th November.
He got the email from UKVI on 30th november 2017 saying that the application has been received and is being prepared for consideration. he had submitted all the scanned documents to UKVI sheffield .

After that we have not heard anything back and it is also a priority application . so do you think after 30 working days we should contact UKVI as we have not heard anything

anyone submitted fiance visa under priority service got it within 30 days ?

thanks
Z
Interesting. For your reference, we didn't pay priority but considered it - our advisor suggested it often makes little to no difference in waits and your post suggests it may be the case.

We submitted all documents from Delhi, India on 20 November 2017 and got email saying to collect our documents on 29 December 2017. Obviously still waiting on final decision.

Where did you submit from?

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by zeenatmadhani » Wed Jan 10, 2018 5:45 pm

oh really you submitted on 20th Nov and collected your documents on 29th December

you must have submitted the documents by post . We submitted in New delhi too . but we used the scanning service and send our documents to UKVI

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by kashi256 » Thu Jan 11, 2018 2:48 pm

[quote=Zaynab09 post_id=1576515 time=1513966593 user_id=182771]
Hey,

Has anyone had any updates lateley? I’m starting to feel really anxious now as people who have applied after us have receieved responses.
I really regret not paying priority. :(

Timeline
Application Submitted - 24.10.2017 (non-priority)
Biometrics - 25.10.2017 Mirpur Pakistan
Documents sent - 07.11.2017
Email Acknowledgment - 06.11.2017
Phonecall Sponsor - 14.11.2017
Phonecall Employer - 15.11.2017
Documents recieved - 15.11.2017
[/quote


Hi there,
applied same day as your But still waiting .when you got any update please share,good luck

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by extremebuy12345 » Thu Jan 11, 2018 4:32 pm

Have you tried emailing them? We emailed them a couple of times and even got my local MP to enquire.

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by zeenatmadhani » Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:56 am

Hello

My Fiance got an sms and it says 'the processed visa application will be delivered to the chosen address'

Thanks

Regards
Z

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by galfromtheshire » Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:13 pm

pixelrage09 wrote:
Sat Sep 02, 2017 2:27 pm
Emm wrote:
Sat Sep 02, 2017 2:20 pm
Hi All
Does anyone know why the online tracker is not working anymore please ?It showed
our decision was made on the 7th of August,we received our passport without a decision ,there was no visa or refusal letter but we received an email that a decision has been made ,we escalated on the 18th but have not heard from them ,Sponsor's MP is involved now . The online tracker shows number not recognised ,it used to show DECIDED.
This is very CONFUSING.No visa,no stamp,no refusal letter.We are waiting to hear what ukvi have to say.
The tracker stopped working for me as well. It also stopped working for Mozah a few posts up that also got a decision. I think UKVI must have disabled the tracker for every application made outside the UK.
I've been following this thread now for a while and been trying to read back, but couldn't find any info. Pixel,did you finally get a result on your application?

Thanks!

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by Zaynab09 » Mon Jan 15, 2018 4:38 am

Application Submitted - 24-10-17
Biometrics - 25-10-17
Documents sent 7-11-17
Phone call - 14-11-17
Documents received back from Sheffield - 15-11-17
Contacted for Collection - 12-01-2018
Collected - 15-01-2018
Visa granted :)

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Re: Still waiting for a decision.....

Post by Notabluff » Mon Jan 15, 2018 10:57 am

Hi Mash

You said you tracked the visa status, how did you manage that cause I can’t get to the tracking page, can you help here please.. I’ve applied in September 2017, received 2 emails in December 2017 saying case not straight forward, following 3 phone calls from HO asking me about my job, since then have not heard from them since 15 December 17.

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