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

[lomo]

If I've already uploaded the documents on the UKVCAS website, do I need to take the originals to the appointment? What documents should I take to the appointment?

[poper]

If I've already uploaded the documents on the UKVCAS website, do I need to take the originals to the appointment? What documents should I take to the appointment?

Take all your submitted originals including passport, brp, biometrics appointment letter, etc. You dont need to print those documents which were soft copy only. You may carry them in your phone.
If UKVCAS discover your scans were not good enough, they may re-scan

[Samarpan]

Latest reported was 16th Aug, you will be next! I would say you would get yours before the end of the week

Still waiting here- SET LR July 28th! Hope its soon, getting worried as seeing all these August decisions flood in..

I'm still waiting too @jamd. Applied 26th July.

Set O- T2G, Applied 10th Aug(Mentioned Driving Offence), Biometeric done on 1st Sept, followed up through MP, still waiting

Set O -T2G applied on 29th July..I am still waiting

[jamd12]

@jamd12,

Your application should be in processing stage. Not sure if case worker is waiting on a response from a different department.
You should hear back soon. Hang on tight

Thank you @poper. I really hope so!!

[jamd12]

Set LR 18th aug ..still waiting.....is there any approval after 16th aug application

Latest reported was 16th Aug, you will be next! I would say you would get yours before the end of the week

Still waiting here- SET LR July 28th! Hope its soon, getting worried as seeing all these August decisions flood in..

I'm still waiting too @jamd. Applied 26th July.

I know! I keep checking everyday to see if you've heard back too! hopefully any minute now!

[ajitu92]

Latest reported was 16th Aug, you will be next! I would say you would get yours before the end of the week

Still waiting here- SET LR July 28th! Hope its soon, getting worried as seeing all these August decisions flood in..

I'm still waiting too @jamd. Applied 26th July.

I know! I keep checking everyday to see if you've heard back too! hopefully any minute now!

Should be any minute now! Not sure why you guys' ones have not come through yet, but one thing to remember and consider is that caseworkers are not immune to COVID. So if they have to self-isolate/are taken ill, it would cause delays to cases being completed.

[debrancherenzym]

Approaching 5 months now for my SET(M), no progress, hoping for the best

[gag285]

The progress in general seems to have slowed down. No more swift decisions for Set O reported. My solicitors claimed that due to lockdown, home office has to reassign duties to staff that can work from home and this may well affect the number of cases that can be assessed in a given timeframe. I would think logically they should be looking at IDV applicants.

[ajitu92]

The progress in general seems to have slowed down. No more swift decisions for Set O reported. My solicitors claimed that due to lockdown, home office has to reassign duties to staff that can work from home and this may well affect the number of cases that can be assessed in a given timeframe. I would think logically they should be looking at IDV applicants.

I guess if you only look at this forum, then yes. But remember not every applicant is on these forums, or actively contributing. We can't really make definitive conclusions unless we see a sustained slow down. It's only the second day of the week at the moment. Give it some time. There have been previous weeks where there is no action for 1-2 days and then all of a sudden there is a flood of decisions. I would speculate that has/had to do more with the ATLAS system pushing emails than caseworkers not actively working on cases. Fingers crossed we see another flood of decisions in a bit

[gag285]

The progress in general seems to have slowed down. No more swift decisions for Set O reported. My solicitors claimed that due to lockdown, home office has to reassign duties to staff that can work from home and this may well affect the number of cases that can be assessed in a given timeframe. I would think logically they should be looking at IDV applicants.

I guess if you only look at this forum, then yes. But remember not every applicant is on these forums, or actively contributing. We can't really make definitive conclusions unless we see a sustained slow down. It's only the second day of the week at the moment. Give it some time. There have been previous weeks where there is no action for 1-2 days and then all of a sudden there is a flood of decisions. I would speculate that has/had to do more with the ATLAS system pushing emails than caseworkers not actively working on cases. Fingers crossed we see another flood of decisions in a bit

I really hope it is the ATLAS system taking time to warm up . I am on two other forums (FB groups) and the trend is similar. Decisions are trickling but only trickling with no real trend on application type.

[Ameline]

According to the approvals reported in this forum and fb, the slowest week was the last week of October i.e. before lockdown. I don't think this has slowed down now. Yesterday we had a total of 10 SET reported which is not bad for Monday, hope it lasts.

[Amy_R88]

Still waiting here- SET LR July 28th! Hope its soon, getting worried as seeing all these August decisions flood in..

I'm still waiting too @jamd. Applied 26th July.

I know! I keep checking everyday to see if you've heard back too! hopefully any minute now!

Should be any minute now! Not sure why you guys' ones have not come through yet, but one thing to remember and consider is that caseworkers are not immune to COVID. So if they have to self-isolate/are taken ill, it would cause delays to cases being completed.

Thats understandable. Hopefully yes. I'm also checking through my emails many times a day. It appears that we have the same caseworker

[gag285]

According to the approvals reported in this forum and fb, the slowest week was the last week of October i.e. before lockdown. I don't think this has slowed down now. Yesterday we had a total of 10 SET reported which is not bad for Monday, hope it lasts.

Guess my brain has gone into information bias mode. I am only looking at this from my own timeline as basis. You are right the way it had stopped in July / August , the current numbers are not bad.

[poper]

For those who keep checking emails every now and then, I setup an app(yahoomail, gmail etc..) on my phone and would receive an alert when an email arrives.
However I do keep checking my right of work every now and then

[Amy_R88]

For those who keep checking emails every now and then, I setup an app(yahoomail, gmail etc..) on my phone and would receive an alert when an email arrives.
However I do keep checking my right of work every now and then

I have the app and getting alerts on my phone for any emails that arrive. However I still have to refresh my spam in case any email goes there accidentally. Has your previous RTW expired? Or its valid still.

[poper]

For those who keep checking emails every now and then, I setup an app(yahoomail, gmail etc..) on my phone and would receive an alert when an email arrives.
However I do keep checking my right of work every now and then

I have the app and getting alerts on my phone for any emails that arrive. However I still have to refresh my spam in case any email goes there accidentally. Has your previous RTW expired? Or its valid still.

Mine is valid for two more years

[CULLINAN]

[Amy_R88]

For those who keep checking emails every now and then, I setup an app(yahoomail, gmail etc..) on my phone and would receive an alert when an email arrives.
However I do keep checking my right of work every now and then

I have the app and getting alerts on my phone for any emails that arrive. However I still have to refresh my spam in case any email goes there accidentally. Has your previous RTW expired? Or its valid still.

Mine is valid for two more years

That's good then. Mine has already expired. Hopefully you can see some changes there. It would be great if there is kind of tracking service for ilr applications on gov.uk website.

[azLondon2020]

Hi All,
I have applied for SET (O) on Nov 2, 2020 and I have my UKVCAS appointment on Nov 16, 2020. I am having to travel all the way to Manchester from London because after many attempts of finding an appointment the soonest I could find was in Manchester.

I am wondering with lockdown 2.0 currently underway, how long does it take from your UKVCAS decision to the final decision on ILR?

I wanted to apply for super priority services, but as that is not an option I am trying to understand how long (approx) I have to wait for the home office to make a final decision?

Thanks!

[CULLINAN]

Hi All,
I have applied for SET (O) on Nov 2, 2020 and I have my UKVCAS appointment on Nov 16, 2020. I am having to travel all the way to Manchester from London because after many attempts of finding an appointment the soonest I could find was in Manchester.

I am wondering with lockdown 2.0 currently underway, how long does it take from your UKVCAS decision to the final decision on ILR?

I wanted to apply for super priority services, but as that is not an option I am trying to understand how long (approx) I have to wait for the home office to make a final decision?

Thanks!

Follow the timeline thread. It can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months.

indefinite-leave-to-remain/ilr-timeline ... 31555.html

[jackyuan1017]

I had my biometric appointment on 27 Oct for Set (o) under T2G 5 years. Anyone on the same boat but still waiting?

I am considering resign right now regardless of when I receive the approval, but just hope the resignation won't impact the ILR application as my employer will have to notify the Home Office. Anyone knows about the immigration legal details in regards to resigning while ILR is still being considered?

[CULLINAN]

I had my biometric appointment on 27 Oct for Set (o) under T2G 5 years. Anyone on the same boat but still waiting?

I am considering resign right now regardless of when I receive the approval, but just hope the resignation won't impact the ILR application as my employer will have to notify the Home Office. Anyone knows about the immigration legal details in regards to resigning while ILR is still being considered?

You should not resign before your ILR is approved and you have the ILR BRP in hand.

Please keep your non-biometrics questions in your own thread. Create a new thread in the ILR forum. This thread is to discuss biometrics related topics only.

[raghuy]

I had my biometric appointment on 27 Oct for Set (o) under T2G 5 years. Anyone on the same boat but still waiting?

I am considering resign right now regardless of when I receive the approval, but just hope the resignation won't impact the ILR application as my employer will have to notify the Home Office. Anyone knows about the immigration legal details in regards to resigning while ILR is still being considered?

I have submitted my biometrics on the same date. No updates from HO. Have you received any delay notificarion email after biometric submission?

[raghuy]

I had my biometric appointment on 27 Oct for Set (o) under T2G 5 years. Anyone on the same boat but still waiting?

I am considering resign right now regardless of when I receive the approval, but just hope the resignation won't impact the ILR application as my employer will have to notify the Home Office. Anyone knows about the immigration legal details in regards to resigning while ILR is still being considered?

I have submitted my biometrics on the same date. No updates from HO. Have you received any delay notificarion email after biometric submission?

[raghuy]

I had my biometric appointment on 27 Oct for Set (o) under T2G 5 years. Anyone on the same boat but still waiting?

I am considering resign right now regardless of when I receive the approval, but just hope the resignation won't impact the ILR application as my employer will have to notify the Home Office. Anyone knows about the immigration legal details in regards to resigning while ILR is still being considered?

I have submitted my biometrics on the same date. No updates from HO. Have you received any delay notificarion email after biometric submission?