Online FLR(m) and Sopra Steria help

[Rotoworld]

Hello, I’m a bit confused and conern about my Husband settlement visa extension. The first time we apply outside the U.K. it was by postal. This time the extension is all online.

I have submitted the application online and booked an appointment at a Sopra Steria centre. I am uploading documents to the UKVCAS website.

My worry is there is no note of having to post or send any documents. How can they issue a visa if they don’t have a passport to put it in? I know it gets scanned but should we also be posting some items to the home office?

Will they give us information at Sopra after the appointment?

Thank you so much for any information.

[CR001]

No need to post anything, the visa is no longer a sticker in a passport. It is issued as a biometric residence card.

[Rotoworld]

Thanks you very much.

I also fear I may have made a mistake. I submitted the online application then booked an appointment. I read some users who book the biometrics first. I never saw this as a chance. It didn’t mention the appointment until after submission.

I can’t make this with 15 days. There are no appointments that soon. Mine is 23 days after submission.

My online form stated I have until 23 June 2019 to book biometric?

[CR001]

Date of application is the date of online submission and payment.

You cannot book an appointment first before applying online. Not sure which posts you are referring to or how old they are where appointments were booked first. The whole system changed in November 2018.

[Rotoworld]

Sorry I meant my biometrics appointment. My biometrics appointment is more than 15 days after my application submission and payment date.

[Rotoworld]

Maybe I’m worrying for no reason. This part of the guidance was what concerned me:

You must submit your documents within 10 working days of submitting your online application. If you do not do this, your application may be rejected.

Once I finished the online form, it was submitted. I was then asked to complete further actions. One of those was to book biometrics.

I can’t possibly submit documents when my appointment for biometrics isn’t until a few weeks.

[seagul]

Maybe I’m worrying for no reason. This part of the guidance was what concerned me:

You must submit your documents within 10 working days of submitting your online application. If you do not do this, your application may be rejected.

Once I finished the online form, it was submitted. I was then asked to complete further actions. One of those was to book biometrics.

I can’t possibly submit documents when my appointment for biometrics isn’t until a few weeks.

Maybe paying little extra fee for getting earlier appointment is more wise.

[ariamus]

I can’t possibly submit documents when my appointment for biometrics isn’t until a few weeks.

You need to upload your documents online prior to the biometrics appointment, unless you pay extra for the documents to be scanned at this appointment.

My wife’s appointment was 12 days after the online application was submitted. There were appointments available within a few days however they attracted a few and we wanted a free appointment so waited almost two weeks.

At the biometric appointment your photo and fingerprints are taken and you can also confirm all document have been already uploaded. If you’re unsure if a particular document was uploaded, you can ask them to check at the above appointment.

At the above appointment the application is actually ‘submitted’ and there’s no going back. Although as previously advised, the date you complete online application is treated as the application date and all documents need to be prior to this date and no older than 28 days certainly for financial documents

[ariamus]

My online form stated I have until 23 June 2019 to book biometric?

Yes, they have a big window to book the appointment and will remind you if you haven’t booked one after a number of weeks.

However most people will book an appointment as soon as possible to not unnecessarily delay.

[Rotoworld]

I think the big window is needed. If I could’ve paid I would. There were no appointments of any level until middle of May. We checked four centres within 50 miles. Not a single one. I booked the soonest I could.

Thanks for sharing.

[Rotoworld]

I can’t possibly submit documents when my appointment for biometrics isn’t until a few weeks.

You need to upload your documents online prior to the biometrics appointment, unless you pay extra for the documents to be scanned at this appointment.

My wife’s appointment was 12 days after the online application was submitted. There were appointments available within a few days however they attracted a few and we wanted a free appointment so waited almost two weeks.

At the biometric appointment your photo and fingerprints are taken and you can also confirm all document have been already uploaded. If you’re unsure if a particular document was uploaded, you can ask them to check at the above appointment.

At the above appointment the application is actually ‘submitted’ and there’s no going back. Although as previously advised, the date you complete online application is treated as the application date and all documents need to be prior to this date and no older than 28 days certainly for financial documents

Ariamus as you have gone through this I am OK waiting for my biometrics appointment aren’t I. I shouldn’t be cancelling and trying to get something quicker (even though there isn’t any). Yours was 12 days, so the 10 day rule in guidance isn’t accurate. Plus my application form wouldn’t state June if it was 10/15 days would it?

sorry I just have a spouse who reads too many horror stories.

[ariamus]

Ariamus as you have gone through this I am OK waiting for my biometrics appointment aren’t I. Yes

I shouldn’t be cancelling and trying to get something quicker (even though there isn’t any). No

Yours was 12 days, so the 10 day rule in guidance isn’t accurate. Plus my application form wouldn’t state June if it was 10/15 days would it? Correct

sorry I just have a spouse who reads too many horror stories.

The rules change often and sometimes the guidance may not be correct, as annoying as that can be. Just be patient and wait for the selected appointment.