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Address change especially in covid times can be very tricky. Make sure the post is not sent to your old address.
HO confirmed address change for me 2x so I guess that should be fine. I did redirect my post but then I found out redirection won't work on those letter so pointless too. I wouldn't need to change the council as I live near by both so that should be fine. When I was submitting an application, I already put down my future council as I knew I will be moving.CULLINAN wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 12:59 amAddress change especially in covid times can be very tricky. Make sure the post is not sent to your old address.
Did you also change the council after approval?
It could take ages changing councils even pre-corona, given covid, it can be a nightmare as you already are going through!
There have been cases where ceremony invitation letter was still sent at the old address even when HO confirmed the address change. Something to do with their technical department error. Also, if you already chose a council in your application, then most likely the certificate will be sent there. Always best to keep a contact at your previous address anyways (if possible).lmannova wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 1:04 amHO confirmed address change for me 2x so I guess that should be fine. I did redirect my post but then I found out redirection won't work on those letter so pointless too. I wouldn't need to change the council as I live near by both so that should be fine. When I was submitting an application, I already put down my future council as I knew I will be moving.CULLINAN wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 12:59 amAddress change especially in covid times can be very tricky. Make sure the post is not sent to your old address.
Did you also change the council after approval?
It could take ages changing councils even pre-corona, given covid, it can be a nightmare as you already are going through!
That would bring you to end of Dec most likely, given that some August and most September approvals haven't received their invitations yet.baybars1 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 6:03 pmUpdated model based on the data supplied by 50 members of the forum.
Approved on -- Letter date - - - ----Letter arrival, date range------------
22/06/2020 - - - 28/09/2020 - - - from 05/10/2020 - - - to 19/10/2020
29/06/2020 - - - 01/10/2020 - - - from 08/10/2020 - - - to 22/10/2020
01/07/2020 - - - 02/10/2020 - - - from 09/10/2020 - - - to 23/10/2020
09/07/2020 - - - 07/10/2020 - - - from 14/10/2020 - - - to 28/10/2020
15/07/2020 - - - 09/10/2020 - - - from 16/10/2020 - - - to 30/10/2020
22/07/2020 - - - 14/10/2020 - - - from 21/10/2020 - - - to 04/11/2020
29/07/2020 - - - 16/10/2020 - - - from 23/10/2020 - - - to 06/11/2020
01/08/2020 - - - 19/10/2020 - - - from 26/10/2020 - - - to 09/11/2020
08/08/2020 - - - 22/10/2020 - - - from 29/10/2020 - - - to 12/11/2020
15/08/2020 - - - 27/10/2020 - - - from 03/11/2020 - - - to 17/11/2020
19/08/2020 - - - 28/10/2020 - - - from 04/11/2020 - - - to 18/11/2020
29/08/2020 - - - 03/11/2020 - - - from 10/11/2020 - - - to 24/11/2020
01/09/2020 - - - 04/11/2020 - - - from 11/11/2020 - - - to 25/11/2020
08/09/2020 - - - 06/11/2020 - - - from 13/11/2020 - - - to 27/11/2020
15/09/2020 - - - 11/11/2020 - - - from 18/11/2020 - - - to 02/12/2020
22/09/2020 - - - 16/11/2020 - - - from 23/11/2020 - - - to 07/12/2020
29/09/2020 - - - 18/11/2020 - - - from 25/11/2020 - - - to 09/12/2020
01/10/2020 - - - 19/11/2020 - - - from 26/11/2020 - - - to 10/12/2020
08/10/2020 - - - 24/11/2020 - - - from 01/12/2020 - - - to 15/12/2020
15/10/2020 - - - 27/11/2020 - - - from 04/12/2020 - - - to 18/12/2020
22/10/2020 - - - 01/12/2020 - - - from 08/12/2020 - - - to 22/12/2020
29/10/2020 - - - 04/12/2020 - - - from 11/12/2020 - - - to 25/12/2020
01/11/2020 - - - 04/12/2020 - - - from 11/12/2020 - - - to 25/12/2020
08/11/2020 - - - 09/12/2020 - - - from 16/12/2020 - - - to 30/12/2020
15/11/2020 - - - 14/12/2020 - - - from 21/12/2020 - - - to 04/01/2021
22/11/2020 - - - 16/12/2020 - - - from 23/12/2020 - - - to 06/01/2021
29/11/2020 - - - 21/12/2020 - - - from 28/12/2020 - - - to 11/01/2021
01/12/2020 - - - 22/12/2020 - - - from 29/12/2020 - - - to 12/01/2021
08/12/2020 - - - 25/12/2020 - - - from 01/01/2021 - - - to 15/01/2021
15/12/2020 - - - 29/12/2020 - - - from 05/01/2021 - - - to 19/01/2021
22/12/2020 - - - 01/01/2021 - - - from 08/01/2021 - - - to 22/01/2021
29/12/2020 - - - 05/01/2021 - - - from 12/01/2021 - - - to 26/01/2021
02/01/2021 - - - 07/01/2021 - - - from 14/01/2021 - - - to 28/01/2021
08/01/2021 - - - 12/01/2021 - - - from 19/01/2021 - - - to 02/02/2021
15/01/2021 - - - 15/01/2021 - - - from 22/01/2021 - - - to 05/02/2021
Late September approvals are getting invitations now. Hopefully, October approvals should be getting invitations by the end of this week or early next week.
do you think will get our Invitation letter before mid of DEC 2020...CULLINAN wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:21 amSame. All approvals since Nov do not mention the “12 week” wait.Nature11 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:21 amYeah, I hope will get our invitation soon as on my approval letter they have not mention any time-frame about the ceremony invitiation
Yep, same approval date. Nothing yet. I am hopeful for this week, however, my council hasn't received my certificate yet so not certain, it might be the following week, so slightly delayed from baybars1 model... fingers crossed..jenov wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:28 pmHi - the latest we’ve seen is 21 Sept? Anyone else later than that? I was approved 23 Sept. Shouldn’t take long, maybe next week... 1st week Dec.
Thank you . I believe so . Friend of mine got decision in September in in 10 days but got invited in November.woabgh wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 11:13 amHere it is
That would bring you to end of Dec most likely, given that some August and most September approvals haven't received their invitations yet.baybars1 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 6:03 pmUpdated model based on the data supplied by 50 members of the forum.
Approved on -- Letter date - - - ----Letter arrival, date range------------
22/06/2020 - - - 28/09/2020 - - - from 05/10/2020 - - - to 19/10/2020
29/06/2020 - - - 01/10/2020 - - - from 08/10/2020 - - - to 22/10/2020
01/07/2020 - - - 02/10/2020 - - - from 09/10/2020 - - - to 23/10/2020
09/07/2020 - - - 07/10/2020 - - - from 14/10/2020 - - - to 28/10/2020
15/07/2020 - - - 09/10/2020 - - - from 16/10/2020 - - - to 30/10/2020
22/07/2020 - - - 14/10/2020 - - - from 21/10/2020 - - - to 04/11/2020
29/07/2020 - - - 16/10/2020 - - - from 23/10/2020 - - - to 06/11/2020
01/08/2020 - - - 19/10/2020 - - - from 26/10/2020 - - - to 09/11/2020
08/08/2020 - - - 22/10/2020 - - - from 29/10/2020 - - - to 12/11/2020
15/08/2020 - - - 27/10/2020 - - - from 03/11/2020 - - - to 17/11/2020
19/08/2020 - - - 28/10/2020 - - - from 04/11/2020 - - - to 18/11/2020
29/08/2020 - - - 03/11/2020 - - - from 10/11/2020 - - - to 24/11/2020
01/09/2020 - - - 04/11/2020 - - - from 11/11/2020 - - - to 25/11/2020
08/09/2020 - - - 06/11/2020 - - - from 13/11/2020 - - - to 27/11/2020
15/09/2020 - - - 11/11/2020 - - - from 18/11/2020 - - - to 02/12/2020
22/09/2020 - - - 16/11/2020 - - - from 23/11/2020 - - - to 07/12/2020
29/09/2020 - - - 18/11/2020 - - - from 25/11/2020 - - - to 09/12/2020
01/10/2020 - - - 19/11/2020 - - - from 26/11/2020 - - - to 10/12/2020
08/10/2020 - - - 24/11/2020 - - - from 01/12/2020 - - - to 15/12/2020
15/10/2020 - - - 27/11/2020 - - - from 04/12/2020 - - - to 18/12/2020
22/10/2020 - - - 01/12/2020 - - - from 08/12/2020 - - - to 22/12/2020
29/10/2020 - - - 04/12/2020 - - - from 11/12/2020 - - - to 25/12/2020
01/11/2020 - - - 04/12/2020 - - - from 11/12/2020 - - - to 25/12/2020
08/11/2020 - - - 09/12/2020 - - - from 16/12/2020 - - - to 30/12/2020
15/11/2020 - - - 14/12/2020 - - - from 21/12/2020 - - - to 04/01/2021
22/11/2020 - - - 16/12/2020 - - - from 23/12/2020 - - - to 06/01/2021
29/11/2020 - - - 21/12/2020 - - - from 28/12/2020 - - - to 11/01/2021
01/12/2020 - - - 22/12/2020 - - - from 29/12/2020 - - - to 12/01/2021
08/12/2020 - - - 25/12/2020 - - - from 01/01/2021 - - - to 15/01/2021
15/12/2020 - - - 29/12/2020 - - - from 05/01/2021 - - - to 19/01/2021
22/12/2020 - - - 01/01/2021 - - - from 08/01/2021 - - - to 22/01/2021
29/12/2020 - - - 05/01/2021 - - - from 12/01/2021 - - - to 26/01/2021
02/01/2021 - - - 07/01/2021 - - - from 14/01/2021 - - - to 28/01/2021
08/01/2021 - - - 12/01/2021 - - - from 19/01/2021 - - - to 02/02/2021
15/01/2021 - - - 15/01/2021 - - - from 22/01/2021 - - - to 05/02/2021
Same here . Hopefully November approval will get by next month .
I hope so but I am not raising my expectations too high. I believe the earliest will be mid dec 2020 and the latest we will get by start January 2021. I will update here as soon I get mine. You also please update here when you receive yours as we both have similar timelines.do you think will get our Invitation letter before mid of DEC 2020...
Definitely I will update as soon I will receive. I hope it's not gonna take long...CULLINAN wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:52 pmI hope so but I am not raising my expectations too high. I believe the earliest will be mid dec 2020 and the latest we will get by start January 2021. I will update here as soon I get mine. You also please update here when you receive yours as we both have similar timelines.do you think will get our Invitation letter before mid of DEC 2020...
Hey, waiting since April, no letter, no certificate. The phone helpline escalated my case last week, they said the HO should get in contact within 10 working days (which I'm not very hopeful about as previously they didn't follow through on the timelines they provided).lmannova wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 12:56 amHello there,
so here I am back again..
I was approved on 20th July and still didn't get an invitation. Waiting for it for over 18 weeks.
I tried so many ways already and exhausted all my options and honestly I am tired of this. HO was contacted several times over the phone, they did escalate it 2x for me but never got back to me [even though they said in how many days I will hear from them]. Emailing them is not worth it as their current response is 3 months [tried]. Council doesn't have my certificate. I also contacted my local council from my previous address as I moved after the approval but they don't have it either [I wanted to try all possible options, you never know with HO]. Even though the address change was confirmed by HO, I don't trust them.
Although I am really happy people are getting their invitations, I am very frustrated,angry and sad.
Why are they not being honest? Are they hiding something? I really wish they would tell us.
And as I fast I wanted to get the biometrics done back in July once they opened the centres, I now regret it as I should have done it later on and not rush it.
But from the previous comments I believe there are also another people waiting, some even from May, June?
I'm in the same situation, can I suggest creating a separate thread in which we could track how many of forgotten application HO has got?nnn15 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 10:34 pmHey, waiting since April, no letter, no certificate. The phone helpline escalated my case last week, they said the HO should get in contact within 10 working days (which I'm not very hopeful about as previously they didn't follow through on the timelines they provided).lmannova wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 12:56 amHello there,
so here I am back again..
I was approved on 20th July and still didn't get an invitation. Waiting for it for over 18 weeks.
I tried so many ways already and exhausted all my options and honestly I am tired of this. HO was contacted several times over the phone, they did escalate it 2x for me but never got back to me [even though they said in how many days I will hear from them]. Emailing them is not worth it as their current response is 3 months [tried]. Council doesn't have my certificate. I also contacted my local council from my previous address as I moved after the approval but they don't have it either [I wanted to try all possible options, you never know with HO]. Even though the address change was confirmed by HO, I don't trust them.
Although I am really happy people are getting their invitations, I am very frustrated,angry and sad.
Why are they not being honest? Are they hiding something? I really wish they would tell us.
And as I fast I wanted to get the biometrics done back in July once they opened the centres, I now regret it as I should have done it later on and not rush it.
But from the previous comments I believe there are also another people waiting, some even from May, June?
I think you can take the following actions:
1. Submit a complaint here https://www.ukvi-complaints.homeoffice.gov.uk/reason that the HO failed to deliver within the stated timeline of 12 weeks.
2. You might reach out to your MP, apparently the HO is legally obliged to respond to MPs.
Please post here if you find anything that works as I and a couple of other people on this forum are struggling with the same issue.
Yes go for it!qwisnia wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:28 amI'm in the same situation, can I suggest creating a separate thread in which we could track how many of forgotten application HO has got?nnn15 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 10:34 pmHey, waiting since April, no letter, no certificate. The phone helpline escalated my case last week, they said the HO should get in contact within 10 working days (which I'm not very hopeful about as previously they didn't follow through on the timelines they provided).lmannova wrote: ↑Sun Nov 29, 2020 12:56 amHello there,
so here I am back again..
I was approved on 20th July and still didn't get an invitation. Waiting for it for over 18 weeks.
I tried so many ways already and exhausted all my options and honestly I am tired of this. HO was contacted several times over the phone, they did escalate it 2x for me but never got back to me [even though they said in how many days I will hear from them]. Emailing them is not worth it as their current response is 3 months [tried]. Council doesn't have my certificate. I also contacted my local council from my previous address as I moved after the approval but they don't have it either [I wanted to try all possible options, you never know with HO]. Even though the address change was confirmed by HO, I don't trust them.
Although I am really happy people are getting their invitations, I am very frustrated,angry and sad.
Why are they not being honest? Are they hiding something? I really wish they would tell us.
And as I fast I wanted to get the biometrics done back in July once they opened the centres, I now regret it as I should have done it later on and not rush it.
But from the previous comments I believe there are also another people waiting, some even from May, June?
I think you can take the following actions:
1. Submit a complaint here https://www.ukvi-complaints.homeoffice.gov.uk/reason that the HO failed to deliver within the stated timeline of 12 weeks.
2. You might reach out to your MP, apparently the HO is legally obliged to respond to MPs.
Please post here if you find anything that works as I and a couple of other people on this forum are struggling with the same issue.