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Very little guidance/information on this issue right now. The government has a lot to deal with and visa processing will not be at the top of the list. Probably best to expect things may take a bit longer with UK government advice on home working and self-isolation.
Please see the timeline thread below for a rough idea on processing times.
Hi,Aarav086 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 2:42 pmHi everyone
My husband and I applied for his UK spouse visa on 12th March 2020 in Delhi, India, just before the situation with Corona escalated dramatically. We’ve applied under the priority option.
We tried called the British high commission in Delhi and were told visa office is closed but they might be working from home. We also have sent an email to the visa status customer care address and waiting to hear back.
Does anyone know anything about the situation currently with visas? Has anyone else applied at around the same time and since received their visa ie no delay due to corona?
Thanks and appreciate your help.
Mfareedh92 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:18 pmWhat happens to all the applications that made in December. Delayed It's honestly so frustrating. It's bad enough they don't tell you but now it will be worse!
The least they could is email to let the applicants knows the process will be delayed further due to the situation. HO is swamped like the rest of most establishments
hardeepsingh09 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 4:48 pmHi,Aarav086 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 2:42 pmHi everyone
My husband and I applied for his UK spouse visa on 12th March 2020 in Delhi, India, just before the situation with Corona escalated dramatically. We’ve applied under the priority option.
We tried called the British high commission in Delhi and were told visa office is closed but they might be working from home. We also have sent an email to the visa status customer care address and waiting to hear back.
Does anyone know anything about the situation currently with visas? Has anyone else applied at around the same time and since received their visa ie no delay due to corona?
Thanks and appreciate your help.
there is no point contacting the home office now as everyone is in isolation and you should pray that application is delayed until this curfew situation is over and travelling gets back to normal because even if you do receive your visa it will only be valid for a month and the way things are going on at the moment it doesn't look it will be over before 2-3months. I am in the same position. applied for my wife on 14 Feb standard application and received an email stating that decision has been made and then this curfew situation happened and status went back to under processing so I believe they are holding onto the passports until everything gets back to normal.
Hi. Do you know if they normally ask for an accounts/balance sheet for self employed individuals? If you don't mind me asking did you have an accountant prepare your accounts?hardeepsingh09 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:04 amFirst they emailed me on Thursday requesting for accounts as i am.self employed and i provided them sa100 and financial calculations but then they called this monday mentioning that they already have sa100's and they need accounts/balance sheet so i provided that on tuesday so waiting for decision now.
Hi, My wife applied back in march and we finally managed to secure an appointment last week to submit the documents and biometrics.Z_Ahmad wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:44 amHi. Do you know if they normally ask for an accounts/balance sheet for self employed individuals? If you don't mind me asking did you have an accountant prepare your accounts?hardeepsingh09 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:04 amFirst they emailed me on Thursday requesting for accounts as i am.self employed and i provided them sa100 and financial calculations but then they called this monday mentioning that they already have sa100's and they need accounts/balance sheet so i provided that on tuesday so waiting for decision now.
Yes i had an accountant do the same, accounts and a certificate also.munzzz123 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:01 pmHi, My wife applied back in march and we finally managed to secure an appointment last week to submit the documents and biometrics.Z_Ahmad wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:44 amHi. Do you know if they normally ask for an accounts/balance sheet for self employed individuals? If you don't mind me asking did you have an accountant prepare your accounts?hardeepsingh09 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:04 amFirst they emailed me on Thursday requesting for accounts as i am.self employed and i provided them sa100 and financial calculations but then they called this monday mentioning that they already have sa100's and they need accounts/balance sheet so i provided that on tuesday so waiting for decision now.
I am self employed and my accountant prepared the accounts with a certificate signed by him. Was'nt this part of the required documents for you?
I provided my SA100, financial calculations, tax year overview, and accountant certificate but not accounts but they asked for it. So I would say provide them that as well so the process is quicker for u.munzzz123 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:01 pmHi, My wife applied back in March and we finally managed to secure an appointment last week to submit the documents and biometrics.Z_Ahmad wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:44 amHi. Do you know if they normally ask for an accounts/balance sheet for self-employed individuals? If you don't mind me asking did you have an accountant prepare your accounts?hardeepsingh09 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:04 amFirst, they emailed me on Thursday requesting for accounts as I am self-employed and I provided them SA100 and financial calculations but then they called this Monday mentioning that they already have sa100's and they need accounts/balance sheet so I provided that on Tuesday so waiting for decision now.
I am self-employed and my accountant prepared the accounts with a certificate signed by him. Wasn't this part of the required documents for you?
hardeepsingh09 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:04 amFirst they emailed me on Thursday requesting for accounts as i am.self employed and i provided them sa100 and financial calculations but then they called this monday mentioning that they already have sa100's and they need accounts/balance sheet so i provided that on tuesday so waiting for decision now.
Nothing major. they have a huge backlog of applications. I would recommend not to email them as that can raise flags sometimes.Aarav086 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 6:45 pmhardeepsingh09 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:04 amFirst they emailed me on Thursday requesting for accounts as i am.self employed and i provided them sa100 and financial calculations but then they called this monday mentioning that they already have sa100's and they need accounts/balance sheet so i provided that on tuesday so waiting for decision now.
Oh ok, thanks for coming back. We’ve followed up several times and now my husband is on his 4th/5th “escalation”. We were told that the initial checks raised further checks which is why it’s taking time. However this was in the middle of the lockdown and when also nothing was open, so not really sure whether it’s true or the lock down was the cause for delay!
Best of luck, I hope we both hear something soon!