VAF 9 form - what date do you ant to travel

[karthi305]

dear Members,

In the VAF9 form, first page they are asking the first question what date do you want to travel to UK.

Is visa being issued on the basis of the date which we enter or the date in which the visa applcation approved?

Request members to clarify this doubt.

Thanks and regards,
Kar

[karthi305]

kindly request members who have got visa can help.

regards,
Kar

[Snoozles]

According to me - that is the date to which they will pre-date your visa.

So, if you only want to travel on 1 December 2008, they will pre-date your visa to that date.

You should apply within 3 months of that date.

[tassim]

I have spoken to atleast one friend(old HSMP EC) who says that
that input on VAF9 does not affect the stamping date of the visa .

You can travel any day from the the day the visa is stamped/granted ..

Unless some one else(recent tier1 stamping) can confirm this that their visa stamping date was based on what they filled in the VAF9 form I believe this point is for their UK-BA records only .

According to me - that is the date to which they will pre-date your visa.

So, if you only want to travel on 1 December 2008, they will pre-date your visa to that date.

You should apply within 3 months of that date.

[kandasamy]

Hi All,

Good morning.

This is kandasamy Damodaran from Bangalore, India
.
When I am filling up the main application form VAF9 I am having following doubt.

6.3 Have you been granted a visa for the UK in the last 10 years?

Yes I am having UK work permit visa, under this section for the reference number to be filled where I should find this number in the UK work permit visa or what exactly this number means

Please help me getting this point clarified

Regards
Kandasamy