Pasports Returned / Visas Granted

[Karmy100]

Did you send the documents from Russia by post or from the uk? Good luck in your application

I sent the documents from the UK via Royal Mail Special Delivery. They were signed for on the 10th May, UKVI says they return them once a decision has been made, but it seems everyone on the forum gets them back within two weeks.

Hi mate

I sent mine on the 9th may, they've received it as someone signed for it. Till now I haven't received them back.

I was paranoid as well, thinking what if they didn't receive it etc? I emailed them and contacted them to see if they have it, but they are unable to check as it is not their department. They told me if someone has signed for it, means home office has got it.

Where did you send your documents? I sent mine to PO Box address.

[Only Me]

Did you send the documents from Russia by post or from the uk? Good luck in your application

I sent the documents from the UK via Royal Mail Special Delivery. They were signed for on the 10th May, UKVI says they return them once a decision has been made, but it seems everyone on the forum gets them back within two weeks.

Hi mate

I sent mine on the 9th may, they've received it as someone signed for it. Till now I haven't received them back.

I was paranoid as well, thinking what if they didn't receive it etc? I emailed them and contacted them to see if they have it, but they are unable to check as it is not their department. They told me if someone has signed for it, means home office has got it.

Where did you send your documents? I sent mine to PO Box address.

I sent our documents to the following address as given to us by TLS Contact, Moscow:

UK Visas and Immigration
PO Box 3468
Sheffield
S3 8WA

[Only Me]

Application: Non - Priority
Application Submitted online: 20th April 2019
Bio-metrics Given: 30th April 2019
Documents Sent to Sheffield: 9th May 2019
Documents Received in Sheffield: 10th May 2019
Email Received: 15th May 2019 - "Your application is currently being prepared for consideration".
Email Received: 24th May 2019 - Email containing link to pay for the Childs IHS fee.
Childs IHS Fee Paid: 24th May 2019
20 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 30th May 2019
40 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 26th June 2019 (Called UKVI for update - Still waiting a decision)

[Karmy100]

Application: Non - Priority
Application Submitted online: 20th April 2019
Bio-metrics Given: 30th April 2019
Documents Sent to Sheffield: 9th May 2019
Documents Received in Sheffield: 10th May 2019
Email Received: 15th May 2019 - "Your application is currently being prepared for consideration".
Email Received: 24th May 2019 - Email containing link to pay for the Childs IHS fee.
Childs IHS Fee Paid: 24th May 2019
20 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 30th May 2019
40 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 26th June 2019 (Called UKVI for update - Still waiting a decision)

hi mate

have you received your docs back yet?

[Only Me]

Application: Non - Priority
Application Submitted online: 20th April 2019
Bio-metrics Given: 30th April 2019
Documents Sent to Sheffield: 9th May 2019
Documents Received in Sheffield: 10th May 2019
Email Received: 15th May 2019 - "Your application is currently being prepared for consideration".
Email Received: 24th May 2019 - Email containing link to pay for the Childs IHS fee.
Childs IHS Fee Paid: 24th May 2019
20 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 30th May 2019
40 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 26th June 2019 (Called UKVI for update - Still waiting a decision)

hi mate

have you received your docs back yet?

No not yet, I called to enquire to ask and UKVI said they will be returned once a decision has been made. I have 20 Working days left until 60 Days, so hopefully will hear something soon.

[Karmy100]

Application: Non - Priority
Application Submitted online: 20th April 2019
Bio-metrics Given: 30th April 2019
Documents Sent to Sheffield: 9th May 2019
Documents Received in Sheffield: 10th May 2019
Email Received: 15th May 2019 - "Your application is currently being prepared for consideration".
Email Received: 24th May 2019 - Email containing link to pay for the Childs IHS fee.
Childs IHS Fee Paid: 24th May 2019
20 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 30th May 2019
40 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 26th June 2019 (Called UKVI for update - Still waiting a decision)

hi mate

have you received your docs back yet?

No not yet, I called to enquire to ask and UKVI said they will be returned once a decision has been made. I have 20 Working days left until 60 Days, so hopefully will hear something soon.

Hi mate

I feel your pain, I've wasted over £25 on calls and email and my only question was if they received my documents or not as I didn't get them back. But they said it's not their department and I have to wait. Usually they will send it back once decision is made etc...

[Astonvillan]

Inregards to your documents could you not have scanned them in Moscow? And good luck

[Only Me]

Inregards to your documents could you not have scanned them in Moscow? And good luck

At TLS Contact in Moscow they only scan documents for general visit visas and not for settlement visas, why that is I dont know, they gave a letter saying to send documents to Sheffield.

[Astonvillan]

Ok thanks for the heads up.My wife can’t currently get even a date to submit her documents in Moscow.what courier did use as previously when I’ve send paperwork from uk to Moscow it’s very slow I’m worried it wouldn’t get there in time.

[Only Me]

Ok thanks for the heads up.My wife can’t currently get even a date to submit her documents in Moscow.what courier did use as previously when I’ve send paperwork from uk to Moscow it’s very slow I’m worried it wouldn’t get there in time.

Funny that, we couldnt get a date with TLS Contact in Moscow either, but if you click and pay for the out of hours appointment you'll get one straight away for 8am, strange thing was everyone else we met at the centre had the same problem and had to pay for an out of hours appointment and everyones was for 8am.

We were gong to send documents to the UK by DHL as they do a three day express delivery for £100 this was from my research the cheapest and most reliable service from couriers, in the end I flew to Moscow had a long weekend there with my wife, submitted the application and brought back all the supporting documents with me, which I then added my documents and sent via Special Delivery to Sheffield.

I would however double check with TLS Contact, as they may very well have started scanning documents now for settlement visas as its 2 months since our submission. We also had conflicting information from TLS all the time, they did scan, then they didnt scan, then they did, that was also one of the reasons I flew there with all my documents, as we couldn't really afford for it to messed up by TLS Contacts lack of knowledge.

[Astonvillan]

She finally managed to get a date after we checked about 50 times in a day.Now just got to worry about the documents themselves I hope we can get them scanned if not il have to have them expressed over as been over to Russia twice this year so it’s getting kinda expensive and don’t particularly like the visa process in general.Have you gone for the priority or the standard?

[Only Me]

She finally managed to get a date after we checked about 50 times in a day.Now just got to worry about the documents themselves I hope we can get them scanned if not il have to have them expressed over as been over to Russia twice this year so it’s getting kinda expensive and don’t particularly like the visa process in general.Have you gone for the priority or the standard?

We went for a standard application as there is also an application for my step daughter.

[Only Me]

Application: Non - Priority
Application Submitted online: 20th April 2019
Bio-metrics Given: 30th April 2019
Documents Sent to Sheffield: 9th May 2019
Documents Received in Sheffield: 10th May 2019
Email Received: 15th May 2019 - "Your application is currently being prepared for consideration".
Email Received: 24th May 2019 - Email containing link to pay for the Childs IHS fee.
Childs IHS Fee Paid: 24th May 2019
Employer Contacted: No
Applicant Contacted: No
Spouse / Sponsor Contacted: No
20 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 30th May 2019
40 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 26th June 2019
50 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 10th July 2019
55 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 16th July 2019 (Called UKVI for update - Still waiting a decision)

[Only Me]

Application: Non - Priority
Application Submitted online: 20th April 2019
Bio-metrics Given: 30th April 2019
Documents Sent to Sheffield: 9th May 2019
Documents Received in Sheffield: 10th May 2019
Documents Returned from Sheffield: NOT YET
Email Received: 15th May 2019 - "Your application is currently being prepared for consideration".
Email Received: 24th May 2019 - Email containing a link to pay for the Childs IHS fee.
Childs IHS Fee Paid: 24th May 2019
Employer Contacted: No
Applicant Contacted: No
Spouse / Sponsor Contacted: No
20 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 30th May 2019
40 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 26th June 2019
50 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 10th July 2019
55 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 16th July 2019 (Called UKVI for an update - Still waiting for a decision)
57 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 18th July 2019, received emails saying that a decision has been made and that passports are ready for collection.

I will post the outcome when the courier returns the Passports, whether the visas have been granted!

[Astonvillan]

Awesome keep us posted.My wife just submitted her on the 17th of July and scanned the documents from Moscow so now just have the wait.

[Only Me]

Hi Everyone, just to let you all know that the settlement visas have been granted and passports retuned. Thanks to everyone that helped answer my questions, thanks especially to CR001 and Seagull.

I hope everyone will have the same outcome, I will stay on here and help anyone that I can, but can only help according to my own experience. Time line of events during application below

Application: Non - Priority
Application Submitted online: 20th April 2019
Bio-metrics Given: 30th April 2019
Documents Sent to Sheffield: 9th May 2019
Documents Received in Sheffield: 10th May 2019
Documents Returned from Sheffield: NOT YET
Email Received: 15th May 2019 - "Your application is currently being prepared for consideration".
Email Received: 24th May 2019 - Email containing a link to pay for the Childs IHS fee.
Childs IHS Fee Paid: 24th May 2019
Employer Contacted: No
Applicant Contacted: No
Spouse / Sponsor Contacted: No
20 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 30th May 2019
40 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 26th June 2019
50 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 10th July 2019
55 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 16th July 2019 (Called UKVI for an update - Still waiting for a decision)
57 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 18th July 2019, received emails saying that a decision has been made and that passports are ready for collection.
60 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 23rd July Passport returned by courier / Visas granted and valued from 25th July for 30 days.

[Astonvillan]

Congratulations We just scanned all documents last week so now just the wait.

[Only Me]

Congratulations We just scanned all documents last week so now just the wait.

It feels like a very long wait, but be patient and hopefully, you'll get good news as well.

[seagul]

Hi Everyone, just to let you all know that the settlement visas have been granted and passports retuned. Thanks to everyone that helped answer my questions, thanks especially to CR001 and Seagull.

I hope everyone will have the same outcome, I will stay on here and help anyone that I can, but can only help according to my own experience. Time line of events during application below

Application: Non - Priority
Application Submitted online: 20th April 2019
Bio-metrics Given: 30th April 2019
Documents Sent to Sheffield: 9th May 2019
Documents Received in Sheffield: 10th May 2019
Documents Returned from Sheffield: NOT YET
Email Received: 15th May 2019 - "Your application is currently being prepared for consideration".
Email Received: 24th May 2019 - Email containing a link to pay for the Childs IHS fee.
Childs IHS Fee Paid: 24th May 2019
Employer Contacted: No
Applicant Contacted: No
Spouse / Sponsor Contacted: No
20 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 30th May 2019
40 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 26th June 2019
50 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 10th July 2019
55 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 16th July 2019 (Called UKVI for an update - Still waiting for a decision)
57 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 18th July 2019, received emails saying that a decision has been made and that passports are ready for collection.
60 Working Days since Bio Metrics: 23rd July Passport returned by courier / Visas granted and valued from 25th July for 30 days.

Congratulations stay tuned with board.