6 months period start date

[VirtualWaver]

Hi guys,

Online application completed and the payment made on: Sep 2023
Biometrics provided and the application submitted in FES centre on: Nov 2023

Question: Do we need to count the 6 months period from Sep 2023 or Nov 2023? Thanks.

[AmazonianX]

Biometrics date

[VirtualWaver]

Biometrics date

Thx a lot!

[SupperDog]

Hi guys,

Online application completed and the payment made on: Sep 2023
Biometrics provided and the application submitted in FES centre on: Nov 2023

Question: Do we need to count the 6 months period from Sep 2023 or Nov 2023? Thanks.

Application date, September in your case

[contorted_svy]

Caseworkers can't assess the application until all documents are submitted, which happens at the biometrics stage.

[SupperDog]

Caseworkers can't assess the application until all documents are submitted, which happens at the biometrics stage.

Yes that's true, but all applications are processed in the order of application date not the biometrics date. At the current situation most applicants will attend biometrics appointment before their turns.

[contorted_svy]

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Caseworkers can't assess the application until all documents are submitted, which happens at the biometrics stage.

Yes that's true, but all applications are processed in the order of application date not the biometrics date. At the current situation most applicants will attend biometrics appointment before their turns.

I don't think we have enough knowledge to understand the inner workings of the HO at this level. From recent experiences it seems that for applicants whose biometrics had been lost, a caseworker had not been assigned yet, so I tend to lean towards the "after biometrics" option, which is the most conservative one, to err on the side of caution.

[SupperDog]

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Caseworkers can't assess the application until all documents are submitted, which happens at the biometrics stage.

Yes that's true, but all applications are processed in the order of application date not the biometrics date. At the current situation most applicants will attend biometrics appointment before their turns.

I don't think we have enough knowledge to understand the inner workings of the HO at this level. From recent experiences it seems that for applicants whose biometrics had been lost, a caseworker had not been assigned yet, so I tend to lean towards the "after biometrics" option, which is the most conservative one, to err on the side of caution.

I have stats on the application made in the last 2 years from multiple sources, including the timeline post in this forum, from the results clearly show that the biometric date is irrelevant to the decision date. Applications made on similar dates get decisions in the same batch, not the biometric date. So my guess is, there is a queue ordered by the application date. If a casework finished his case he will be assigned an application made on the earliest date, if the biometrics are submitted. If not, the application will stay in the queue and the next one will be assigned.