Priority/Non-Priority: Priority, Bangalore, India
Applicant Status: Permanent resident of Hong Kong, working for a Hong Kong company
Online Application Submitted: 13 Jan 2019
Bio-metrics taken: 21st Jan 2019
Documents sent to Sheffield: 21st Jan 2019
Documents received at Sheffield: 22nd Jan 2019 (as per VFS since I used their courier service)
Acknowledgment Email from UKVI: N/A
Documents returned to VFS: 7th of Feb 2019
Call from VFS regarding returned documents collection: 7th of Feb 2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO: 7th of Feb 2019
Documents collected from UKVI: 8th of Feb 2019
Sponsor or applicant contacted by UKVI: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Decision made email from UKVI: No
VFS Text for passport delivery: 21st Feb 2019
Passport Delivered to home address: 22nd February 2019 (25 working days from biometrics)
Date of letter stating successful application sent with passport: 19th of Feb 2019 (22 working days from biometrics)
30 day vignette visa valid from 28th Feb 2019 to 30th March 2019.
Good luck to everyone who is waiting for their decision!
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