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Helo brother.Khuram1987 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:42 pmWe should have some instructions from them very soon. We have waiting a long time and hopefully a few more days and we should receive instruction. We have all been very patient.
Our passport was also no taken on biometrics.
I will post once I recieve any email.
Also contacting them will get the same response. We have to be patient.
Thanks for the info. Did your friend received hold emailKaif Alo wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 3:37 pmHelo brother.Khuram1987 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:42 pmWe should have some instructions from them very soon. We have waiting a long time and hopefully a few more days and we should receive instruction. We have all been very patient.
Our passport was also no taken on biometrics.
I will post once I recieve any email.
Also contacting them will get the same response. We have to be patient.
My friend submitted the visit visa application on 26 August time line is
Bio. 26th august
Place : islamabad
Ukvi email : not straight forward 6th September
Another ukvi email 20th September : your visa application has been issued
Now he is waiting for the passport collection
Just not straight forward and than issued email..entrepreneur123 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:09 pmThanks for the info. Did your friend received hold emailKaif Alo wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 3:37 pmHelo brother.Khuram1987 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:42 pmWe should have some instructions from them very soon. We have waiting a long time and hopefully a few more days and we should receive instruction. We have all been very patient.
Our passport was also no taken on biometrics.
I will post once I recieve any email.
Also contacting them will get the same response. We have to be patient.
My friend submitted the visit visa application on 26 August time line is
Bio. 26th august
Place : islamabad
Ukvi email : not straight forward 6th September
Another ukvi email 20th September : your visa application has been issued
Now he is waiting for the passport collection
Or just not straight forward? Thanks
Brother was your friend's application a case for compassionate grounds? We are in the same boat due to my husband being terminally ill it's an emergency case. We enrolled biometrics on 03/09/21 and received visa issued email on the 20/09/21. No emails in between. I wonder if they have been approved?Kaif Alo wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:18 pmJust not straight forward and than issued email..entrepreneur123 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:09 pmThanks for the info. Did your friend received hold emailKaif Alo wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 3:37 pmHelo brother.Khuram1987 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:42 pmWe should have some instructions from them very soon. We have waiting a long time and hopefully a few more days and we should receive instruction. We have all been very patient.
Our passport was also no taken on biometrics.
I will post once I recieve any email.
Also contacting them will get the same response. We have to be patient.
My friend submitted the visit visa application on 26 August time line is
Bio. 26th august
Place : islamabad
Ukvi email : not straight forward 6th September
Another ukvi email 20th September : your visa application has been issued
Now he is waiting for the passport collection
Or just not straight forward? Thanks
No brother now you will get the decision within 15 working days. It was a tourism application. All. Ew applications will be decided on the prescribed timescale..Exquisit33 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:29 pmBrother was your friend's application a case for compassionate grounds? We are in the same boat due to my husband being terminally ill it's an emergency case. We enrolled biometrics on 03/09/21 and received visa issued email on the 20/09/21. No emails in between. I wonder if they have been approved?Kaif Alo wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:18 pmJust not straight forward and than issued email..entrepreneur123 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:09 pmThanks for the info. Did your friend received hold emailKaif Alo wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 3:37 pmHelo brother.Khuram1987 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:42 pmWe should have some instructions from them very soon. We have waiting a long time and hopefully a few more days and we should receive instruction. We have all been very patient.
Our passport was also no taken on biometrics.
I will post once I recieve any email.
Also contacting them will get the same response. We have to be patient.
My friend submitted the visit visa application on 26 August time line is
Bio. 26th august
Place : islamabad
Ukvi email : not straight forward 6th September
Another ukvi email 20th September : your visa application has been issued
Now he is waiting for the passport collection
Or just not straight forward? Thanks
The decision was already made. All unsuccessful applicants where given refusals. All successful applicants where given the hold email as is our case. I can imagine the frustration I have been only waiting since June whilst you have been waiting longer!kufarooq1 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:43 pmI can feel that I am really getting impatient after nearly 6 months since we submitted the application and yet no clue if it’s FIFO or LIFO for UKVI to clear the backlog. From their email yesterday they said decision hasn’t been made on our application. I don’t get that. 6 months and they haven’t decided?
So many people asked and replied on this particular question but what is the meaning of these “hold emails” does it mean visa is guaranteed or have they held all decisions during this last 6 month time including the ones they will eventually refuse? Any example where they actually have refused an application after having held for months? I know it’s early days since Pak coming off the list but I need to manage my expectations as sometime these expectation can drive you crazy. Thanks
Khuram1987 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 6:47 pmThe decision was already made. All unsuccessful applicants where given refusals. All successful applicants where given the hold email as is our case. I can imagine the frustration I have been only waiting since June whilst you have been waiting longer!kufarooq1 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:43 pmI can feel that I am really getting impatient after nearly 6 months since we submitted the application and yet no clue if it’s FIFO or LIFO for UKVI to clear the backlog. From their email yesterday they said decision hasn’t been made on our application. I don’t get that. 6 months and they haven’t decided?
So many people asked and replied on this particular question but what is the meaning of these “hold emails” does it mean visa is guaranteed or have they held all decisions during this last 6 month time including the ones they will eventually refuse? Any example where they actually have refused an application after having held for months? I know it’s early days since Pak coming off the list but I need to manage my expectations as sometime these expectation can drive you crazy. Thanks
There will be an obvious back log. But let's give it a atleast a week or so. We should have emails soon.
It's hard but you are almost there.
lenovo2929 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:21 pmI applied for a visitor visa in Dubai May 2021. About 10 days later I received an email from the embassy in Abu Dhabi, asking me to submit a detailed salary statement. After submitting it. about a few days later, I received a call from +971026101100 (verified as the British UAE Embassy) asked about my basic situation, why I went to the UK, and what plans I have in the future. It was very detailed and lasted about 10 minutes. He finally asked me any questions. I asked him about the conclusion of the visa. He said that according to the policy, he cannot tell me directly on the phone, and I will receive an email soon. Finally, he reminded me that there is a travel ban on the UAE. I cannot travel as planned and my travel will be postponed. (Feeling prompted to approve)About 5 minutes after I ended the call, I found a new email in the spam mailbox, as follows:
Dear Customer,
Your visit visa application has been assessed but we are not able to conclude it at this time due to the UK Government’s published ban on travel to the UK from certain countries due to COVID-19. A list of countries can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/transport-m ... f-covid-19.
Once the ban is lifted we will conclude your application and you will be contacted by the Visa Application Centre to arrange collection or delivery.
If you require your passport before your application is concluded, please contact the Visa Application Centre who will be able to arrange for this to be released.
If you require any further information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus or contact us at https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE. THIS MAILBOX IS NOT MONITORED.
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Above is my experience
Bro please Share your hold email formate.
My mum biometric was on 27 august. No update after hold email yet. They did keep my mum passport.Khuram1987 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 25, 2021 9:01 amThank you for posting this.
From this I think they are processing the latest ones first and working there way backwards.