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harneet691 · Post by **harneet691** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:37 pm

Hi all

finally after a long wait of about 45 days i got my Tier 1 General visa today i.e. 23 Feb 2009.

Applied from Delhi VFS : 09 Jan 2009
Visa Stamped : 18 Feb 2009 to 18 Feb 2012

I would wish to thank all members of this forum who hav helped me solve each n evry query..... also would advice new members to use this forum and not to use the services of consultants.

Special thnx to Push_hsmp, Sunny_hsmp, Tapinder singh, Zeeshan.

Cheers for now
Harneet Singh Ghai

girlinLondon · Post by **girlinLondon** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:39 am

I applied for tier 1 on Dec 05th 2008 and got it finally this morning.

happiness comes in small packages. i was on leave today bcos i had severe tooth ache. at 10 in the morning my door bell rang and i got my parcel.

i was tensed and opened it to find my passport with visa stamped till 23 feb 2012.

i am so so happy now that tooth ache vanished. i am going back to india on march 31st but i know i ll come back soon from my present company. its best to stick in the present company for the time being ..

all the best to all other applicants. it takes time but its worth the wait!

vtech321 · Post by **vtech321** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:36 pm

HSMP --> Tier 1

Received: Jan 03 2009
payment processed:Jan 05 2009
Acknowledged: Jan 08 2009
passport posted on:Feb 14 2009
passport Recieved: Feb 17 2009
Decision:Visa stamped for 3 years.

ajpetri · Post by **ajpetri** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:49 pm

applied for tier 1 from within UK on December 10
still waiting (today is February 24)

called Home office 3 weeks ago. they said "it is under further consideration"
they could not answer if i would get a reply within a month

girlinLondon · Post by **girlinLondon** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:04 pm

dont worry i applied on Dec 5th and got it today. you have a good chance in next 10 days!

all the best!

ajpetri wrote:applied for tier 1 from within UK on December 10
still waiting (today is February 24)

called Home office 3 weeks ago. they said "it is under further consideration"
they could not answer if i would get a reply within a month

nnj10 · Post by **nnj10** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:11 pm

Hi GirlInLondon,

Can you please tell us, whether yours was an Extension Application or Switching from other categories?

I am keen to know as you said:

I applied for tier 1 on Dec 05th 2008 and got it finally this morning.

I was tensed and opened it to find my passport with visa stamped till 23 feb 2012.

I can only assume you are switching from other categories to T1(G), as there is significant time difference between you date of application and passport stamp date.

girlinLondon · Post by **girlinLondon** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:13 pm

nnj10 wrote:Hi GirlInLondon,

Can you please tell us, whether yours was an Extension Application or Switching from other categories?

I am keen to know as you said:
I applied for tier 1 on Dec 05th 2008 and got it finally this morning.

I was tensed and opened it to find my passport with visa stamped till 23 feb 2012.
I can only assume you are switching from other categories to T1(G), as there is significant time difference between you date of application and passport stamp date.

i had tier2 and have switched to tier1

KaranB · Post by **KaranB** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:22 pm

Wow, seems like from the above replies that I can forget about my reply in next one month. My application was recieved on 22nd Jan.
So I can completely forget about it till 22nd March, what do you guys reckon ? Any senior member here.
Its a Tier 1 - Fresh application. Applied from with UK.

Any

thoughts ??

cheers
Karan

girlinLondon · Post by **girlinLondon** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:58 pm

KaranB wrote:Wow, seems like from the above replies that I can forget about my reply in next one month. My application was recieved on 22nd Jan.
So I can completely forget about it till 22nd March, what do you guys reckon ? Any senior member here.
Its a Tier 1 - Fresh application. Applied from with UK.

Any thoughts ??

cheers
Karan

u never know. you might be lucky!

chandulondon · Post by **chandulondon** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:01 pm

WP --> Tier 1 (Incountry in UK)

Sent : 2 Jan 2009
Received: Jan 03 2009
payment processed:Jan 05 2009
Acknowledged: Jan 08 2009
Approved on:Feb 12 2009
passport Recieved: Feb 25 2009
Decision:Visa stamped for 3 years (till Feb 2012).

Got lot of support seeing the messages from everyone. Thanks

geek1981 · Post by **geek1981** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:59 am

hi chandulondon

i applied on 9th jan in-country WP->tier1. found that yesterday, they called my employer for verification. did they called your eemployer as well? Because i am assuming this happens only for WP to tier1 applicants.

cheers
Geek[/quote]

KaranB · Post by **KaranB** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:12 pm

chandulondon wrote:WP --> Tier 1 (Incountry in UK)

Approved on:Feb 12 2009
passport Recieved: Feb 25 2009
Decision:Visa stamped for 3 years (till Feb 2012).

Got lot of support seeing the messages from everyone. Thanks

Chandu, can you tell me - when do you come to know your Approved date, is it when you recieve the passport or is it before that ?

Thanks
KB.

chandulondon · Post by **chandulondon** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:27 pm

It is when we receive the passport.
The accompanying letter will have the date

chandulondon wrote:WP --> Tier 1 (Incountry in UK)

Sent : 2 Jan 2009
Received: Jan 03 2009
payment processed:Jan 05 2009
Acknowledged: Jan 08 2009
Approved on:Feb 12 2009
passport Recieved: Feb 25 2009
Decision:Visa stamped for 3 years (till Feb 2012).

Got lot of support seeing the messages from everyone. Thanks

bob16 · Post by **bob16** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:53 pm

HSMP extension under JR - FLR with dependent

Application sent :09-01-2009 Visa expire originally 13-02-2009
Application letter received: 14-01-2009
Visa approved stamp: 26-02-2009
Passport received by post : 27-02-2009

It took more than 6 week under JR, but wort to wait friends...
Thank you for your help and continuous support...

All the best

Bob

bob16 · Post by **bob16** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:54 pm

HSMP extension under JR - FLR with dependent

Application sent :09-01-2009 Visa expire originally 13-02-2009
Application letter received: 14-01-2009
Visa approved stamp: 26-02-2009 TO 26-02-2012
Passport received by post : 27-02-2009

It took more than 6 week under JR, but wort to wait friends...
Thank you for your help and continuous support...

All the best

Bob

geek1981 · Post by **geek1981** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:37 am

Got my Tier1 stamped today -

In country application WP--> Tier1 :

Applied: 09012009
ACK received : 12012009
Passport received: 05032009

supernova · Post by **supernova** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:59 pm

[quote="KaranB"]Wow, seems like from the above replies that I can forget about my reply in next one month. My application was recieved on 22nd Jan.
So I can completely forget about it till 22nd March, what do you guys reckon ? Any senior member here.
Its a Tier 1 - Fresh application. Applied from with UK.

Any

thoughts ??

cheers
Karan[/quote]

Any news Karan.. I applied on 21st Jan. Checked with HO yesterday and they said "awaiting Consideration".

KaranB · Post by **KaranB** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:12 am

supernova wrote:
KaranB wrote:Wow, seems like from the above replies that I can forget about my reply in next one month. My application was recieved on 22nd Jan.
So I can completely forget about it till 22nd March, what do you guys reckon ? Any senior member here.
Its a Tier 1 - Fresh application. Applied from with UK.

Any thoughts ??

cheers
Karan
Any news Karan.. I applied on 21st Jan. Checked with HO yesterday and they said "awaiting Consideration".

Supernova : Nothing so far, Waiting Patiently - if you check the last replies - it seems we have to wait. Did u apply from within UK and are switching between WP to HSMP ?

Cheers
KB

friendandenemy · Post by **friendandenemy** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:28 pm

I got my extension and received passport on friday. I am under Tier 1 (General) Migrant intially garnted for 2 years.
Process dates as follows:

Posted application on 10/feb/2009
Money deducted on 13/feb
received ACK on 14/feb
Received passport on 06/march

T_mahmood · Post by **T_mahmood** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:52 pm

Was your case under JR and did you sent urgent treatment form?

friendandenemy wrote:I got my extension and received passport on friday. I am under Tier 1 (General) Migrant intially garnted for 2 years.
Process dates as follows:

Posted application on 10/feb/2009
Money deducted on 13/feb
received ACK on 14/feb
Received passport on 06/march

rohiths · Post by **rohiths** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:05 pm

Dear All,

I am in a desperate situation. I applied for WP to Tier 1 switch on 9-Jan-2009. I have still not heard anything from home office. Everytime I call them they give me a random status. Currently it is 'Awaiting Further Consideration'.

Recently, my FIL was diagnosed with a life-threatning illness. He is undergoing a surgery on 17-Mar-2009. My wife has to travel on the 16-Mar-2009 to India because of this.

I faxed the urgent request treatment along with my wife's travel tickets and FIL's medical report on 05-Mar-2009. I don't know if the home office has considered this request or not. And I need her passport by 16-Mar-2009 in any case.

Can anybody suggest what I should do?

Thanks,
Rohith

drjabberwocky23 · Post by **drjabberwocky23** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:39 pm

It'd difficult. There's no guarantee that urgent treatment requests are always considered. Short of withdrawing your application, I don't know what else you can do....

rohiths · Post by **rohiths** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:04 pm

drjabberwocky23...are you suggesting that I withdraw my application?

drjabberwocky23 · Post by **drjabberwocky23** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:57 pm

rohiths wrote:drjabberwocky23...are you suggesting that I withdraw my application?

Not necessarily. I'm saying that I sympathise with you being in a very difficult position. Clearly, your personal circumstances dictate that you need to travel, and understandably so. However, the UKBA may be unable to process your application and return your documents to you in the required time, even in spite of your urgent treatment request, though I do hope they return it in time.

Wjat I am saying is that if you consider the worst case scenario, and they are unable to process your application in time, what would you rather do? Would you rather travel and forfeit your application, and have to reapply later, or do you persist with your application and risk being unable to travel?

Obviously, I hope that you get a favourable result and get your documents back in time, but if you don't then you're in an unenviable position and you have a difficult decision to make.

tvn_ramesh · Post by **tvn_ramesh** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:02 pm

rohiths wrote: I faxed the urgent request treatment along with my wife's travel tickets and FIL's medical report on 05-Mar-2009. I don't know if the home office has considered this request or not. And I need her passport by 16-Mar-2009 in any case.

Rohith

Rohith...

Ideally the UT should be sent atleast 2weeks before your planned date of travel.. but i still have lots of hope that your application made on 9th will comeout successfully by the end of this week..

I wish you hear good news soon.. though u sent ur UT 10days to ur date of travel.. i am sure they will look into ur application and give u a decision because you applied on 9th Jan and all applications sent around that dates are provided with results

Wish you good luck and wish your FIL gets well soon

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