**** COVID19 and UKVCAS Appointments **** (ONLY discuss here)

[CULLINAN]

Hi all

I saw a member ask the question a few days back about the email address from which the decision email comes. I did not see any response to that question.

What email address does the decision letter come from?

Alakazam

Not sure. ILR applicants can confirm.

[babilong]

@Cristina88

May I know what was the appointment availability like? Thank you

5 October onwards there was appointment available everywhere in London. There were no free appointments. Cheapest was 5 Oct, Lansdowne for £110.
There was only 1 appointment before 5 October and that I booked for £135 for tomorrow.

I cannot tell you how much I am thanking you right now!!

Just booked my appointment I chose 6th at Mark Lane, 5th still available but all morning slots.. I do not want to rush so chose 6th afternoon
Have you received your confirmation email yet? I got it 20min after..
Good luck tomorrow!

[CULLINAN]

@babilong

Can you check if you have access to IDV app also? Thanks

[babilong]

@Cristina88

May I know what was the appointment availability like? Thank you

5 October onwards there was appointment available everywhere in London. There were no free appointments. Cheapest was 5 Oct, Lansdowne for £110.
There was only 1 appointment before 5 October and that I booked for £135 for tomorrow.

I cannot tell you how much I am thanking you right now!!

Just booked my appointment I chose 6th at Mark Lane, 5th still available but all morning slots.. I do not want to rush so chose 6th afternoon
Have you received your confirmation email yet? I got it 20min after..
Good luck tomorrow!

BTW, I submitted online on 11/09, and so far I haven't got any invitation email.

[Cristina88]

For the biometric appointment, only the applicant is allowed or one person can accompany the applicant ?

[babilong]

@babilong

Can you check if you have access to IDV app also? Thanks

Just downloaded the app and try to log in with UKVAS website account info, it says:

Error
This account has no cases enabled for Mobile Access.

How about you?

[CULLINAN]

@babilong

Can you check if you have access to IDV app also? Thanks

Just downloaded the app and try to log in with UKVAS website account info, it says:

Error
This account has no cases enabled for Mobile Access.

How about you?

That means you are not chosen for biometrics reuse. My case is different. I am not an ILR applicant.

[CULLINAN]

For the biometric appointment, only the applicant is allowed or one person can accompany the applicant ?

https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/sopr ... as/FAQ.pdf

Page 10

Due to corona I think they will only allow if its a carer or applicants only.

[Cristina88]

@babilong

Can you check if you have access to IDV app also? Thanks

Just downloaded the app and try to log in with UKVAS website account info, it says:

Error
This account has no cases enabled for Mobile Access.

How about you?

That means you are not chosen for biometrics reuse. My case is different. I am not an ILR applicant.

I have exact same message:

Error
This account has no cases enabled for Mobile Access.

I hope there is no issue, Last I did my biometric was in Aug 2019 so fairly recent ! Hope nothing to worry if we dont have access to IDV

[CULLINAN]

@Cristina88

Did you get the appointment confirmation email??

Nothing to worry. Not everyone is chosen for biometrics reuse.

A member applied for ILR and 2 days later applied for BC. She went for appointment for ILR and still not chosen for biometrics reuse for BC.

[ruzfactor]

The passport I applied (SET LR application submitted on 22/8/20) with expires on 7th Oct. There are few in-person slots available, week commencing 5th Oct. I have already submitted using IDV app on 6/9/20. It seems in-person submissions are getting faster decisions. Will the expired passport be a problem, for a slot booked after that expiry date?

[babilong]

@babilong

Can you check if you have access to IDV app also? Thanks

Just downloaded the app and try to log in with UKVAS website account info, it says:

Error
This account has no cases enabled for Mobile Access.

How about you?

That means you are not chosen for biometrics reuse. My case is different. I am not an ILR applicant.

I have exact same message:

Error
This account has no cases enabled for Mobile Access.

After submitted for SET (LR) online on 11/09, I've been waiting for the invitation email, but nothing arrived. I don't know how their system works... the app requires UAN, which is sent in the invitation letter. But we donnot have that letter..

[CULLINAN]

No. You can access IDV even without UAN. You have your UAN already on your completed PDF online form. If you can not access IDV but can access booking system, then you are not chosen for biometrics reuse.

[CULLINAN]

@Cristina88

Did you get the appointment confirmation email??

Nothing to worry. Not everyone is chosen for biometrics reuse.

A member applied for ILR and 2 days later applied for BC. She went for appointment for ILR and still not chosen for biometrics reuse for BC.

I mean 2 days later after ILR approval. She was married to a BC just if someone is wondering how.

[babilong]

@babilong

Can you check if you have access to IDV app also? Thanks

Just downloaded the app and try to log in with UKVAS website account info, it says:

Error
This account has no cases enabled for Mobile Access.

How about you?

That means you are not chosen for biometrics reuse. My case is different. I am not an ILR applicant.

I have exact same message:

Error
This account has no cases enabled for Mobile Access.

I hope there is no issue, Last I did my biometric was in Aug 2019 so fairly recent ! Hope nothing to worry if we dont have access to IDV

My last biometric was in Nov 2019... everybody told me I shall receive email before I can book appointment, even on UKVAS website 'the Service Update' says applicants will be sent email to be invited to book appointment.. So I have been waiting for that magic email...

Anyway, now I booked the appointment, guess nothing else I could do but just to upload the docs and attend the appointment and start another round of waiting.

[babilong]

No. You can access IDV even without UAN. You have your UAN already on your completed PDF online form. If you can not access IDV but can access booking system, then you are not chosen for biometrics reuse.

wow... now I see! Thanks for explaining!

[CULLINAN]

One of the Reuse criteria

the new grant of leave must not exceed a period beyond 5 years from when the fingerprints were last enrolled – we do not want to delete fingerprints before

ILR BRP is dated till 31st Dec 2024 so go 5 years before that.


Maybe thats why.

[AprilAusApplicant]

Morning guys,

Sorry - stupid question, but I can't find the sheffield mail address that's been spoken about anywhere? Further, how should I address any letter I send if I'm a Set (O) applicant using UK Ancestry?

Appreciate the help

[CR001]

Morning guys,

Sorry - stupid question, but I can't find the sheffield mail address that's been spoken about anywhere? Further, how should I address any letter I send if I'm a Set (O) applicant using UK Ancestry?

Appreciate the help

This topic is only for biomteric or idv questions. You also cannot submit additional information or documents after your biometrics have been enrolled, which you appear to have already attended. All supporting documents needed to be dated on or before your online application submission date (6 April in your case) and documents uploaded digitally before biometrics appointment, 16th September in your case.

For a letter, which is not required, you can simply address it to :

UKVI
SET(O) Ancestry

To whom it may concern

[AprilAusApplicant]

Morning guys,

Sorry - stupid question, but I can't find the sheffield mail address that's been spoken about anywhere? Further, how should I address any letter I send if I'm a Set (O) applicant using UK Ancestry?

Appreciate the help

This topic is only for biomteric or idv questions. You also cannot submit additional information or documents after your biometrics have been enrolled, which you appear to have already attended. All supporting documents needed to be dated on or before your online application submission date (6 April in your case) and documents uploaded digitally before biometrics appointment, 16th September in your case.

For a letter, which is not required, you can simply address it to :

UKVI
SET(O) Ancestry

To whom it may concern

Thanks, appreciate it.
Was just looking for the details as I'll send them a letter if I still haven't received a decision by 6 months, which is in a week or so.

Cheers again

[CR001]

Morning guys,

Sorry - stupid question, but I can't find the sheffield mail address that's been spoken about anywhere? Further, how should I address any letter I send if I'm a Set (O) applicant using UK Ancestry?

Appreciate the help

This topic is only for biomteric or idv questions. You also cannot submit additional information or documents after your biometrics have been enrolled, which you appear to have already attended. All supporting documents needed to be dated on or before your online application submission date (6 April in your case) and documents uploaded digitally before biometrics appointment, 16th September in your case.

For a letter, which is not required, you can simply address it to :

UKVI
SET(O) Ancestry

To whom it may concern

Thanks, appreciate it.
Was just looking for the details as I'll send them a letter if I still haven't received a decision by 6 months, which is in a week or so.

Cheers again

You will unlikely get any response to a posted letter. You can call or email to follow up.

Applications rarely take 6 months anyway.

[hobba2008]

To put things to perspective, when you look at the approval timeframes, I feel UKVI is only processing April/May SET(LR) applicants now. The last two approvals reported on this forum have been May applicants.

Whereas, for SET(O) while there may be a minority of April/May applicants still waiting for a decision, September applicants have already started receiving decisions.

The backlog for SET(LR) application appears much longer. I understand HO have a 6 months SLA for standard route applications.
I am mentally preparing myself that my wait will enter 2021 given that I applied only end of August.
We cannot do anything other than hoping for more case workers prioritizing SET(LR) applications.

I applied for SET(LR) on 15th May. Also submitted my dual biometric on the "3rd September" Still waiting!

It is no secret that decision on SET(LR) Applications are taking longer than other routes. I've seen maximum 3 users on this thread reporting they've received their approval since March (Correct me if I'm wrong). Not sure if we can do anything about it. Hopefully the waiting will end soon.

There is no doubt from the stats we see on the forum that SET(LR) is progressing slower. Perhaps they are a minority among the other SETs and that is why we see less people reporting on the forum. I understand the peculiarity of each case but I also believe there are some factors that play in the slowness of the decision. I believe nationality plays a big role (Let us not forget the disgraced dearly beloved algorithm that UKVI had for visa application since 2015!)

[stargal87]

Hi all - I submitted my application on 22 September and was able to make an appointment now without getting an email! Booked free appointment in Cardiff for 12 October although there were some available on 5 October at £220 pp

[user5]

One of the Reuse criteria

the new grant of leave must not exceed a period beyond 5 years from when the fingerprints were last enrolled – we do not want to delete fingerprints before

ILR BRP is dated till 31st Dec 2024 so go 5 years before that.


Maybe thats why.

I was actually confused about this. I last submitted my biometrics on 30th December 2019. My application is for ILR so that would mean the grant would exceed 5 years (even though by 1 day). Yet I still received an email for biometrics reuse via IDV app
It’s made me worry about my application! Has this happened to anyone else? That if their new leave is approved it would mean their biometrics were taken over 5 years ago?
Thanks!

[CULLINAN]

I would like to make a point here. Keep checking the system during the day/ late night. The current availability seems to be from 5th Oct onwards BUT sometimes there are cancellations and if you are lucky, you maybe able to secure an appointment as soon as next 2 days. That too sometimes free.

PS: Once you have already booked an appointment, you can not access the system. Its not advisable to cancel your existing appointment for this sake though. If you cancel, you will be at the mercy of the new availability at that point in time.