2010 - 11 UK Applicants Timelines

[schindler]

TIMELINES..
Date Applied/Docs sent: 26-JAN-2009 (Morning)
Date Docs reached HO: 27-JAN-2009
Reference Letter Dated: 27-JAN-2009
Date Payment Deducted: 27-JAN-2009
Application Decided: 12-Feb-2009
Status: Visa given till March5th 2012
Docs Received: 14-March-2009

Thanks to everyone. I was avoiding the temptation to call and ask HO about my status as this was the 7th week after my application.But at the end it came thru..

[wptotier177]

Congrats schindler.

I have applied on 26th as well.. Your case has now given me hope that I might get my documents back soon..

TIMELINES..
Date Applied/Docs sent: 26-JAN-2009 (Morning)
Date Docs reached HO: 27-JAN-2009
Reference Letter Dated: 27-JAN-2009
Date Payment Deducted: 27-JAN-2009
Application Decided: 12-Feb-2009
Status: Visa given till March5th 2012
Docs Received: 14-March-2009

Thanks to everyone. I was avoiding the temptation to call and ask HO about my status as this was the 7th week after my application.But at the end it came thru..

[tvn_ramesh]

Schindler C O N G R A T S!!!

I think your success is a BIG ray of hope to the rest waiting during ur time period...

btw what is this

Application Decided: 12-Feb-2009

found in ur timelines,,

cheers

TIMELINES..
Date Applied/Docs sent: 26-JAN-2009 (Morning)
Date Docs reached HO: 27-JAN-2009
Reference Letter Dated: 27-JAN-2009
Date Payment Deducted: 27-JAN-2009
Application Decided: 12-Feb-2009
Status: Visa given till March5th 2012
Docs Received: 14-March-2009

Thanks to everyone. I was avoiding the temptation to call and ask HO about my status as this was the 7th week after my application.But at the end it came thru..

[T_mahmood]

Congrat mate. I had applied 1 day before you, still waiting....

TIMELINES..
Date Applied/Docs sent: 26-JAN-2009 (Morning)
Date Docs reached HO: 27-JAN-2009
Reference Letter Dated: 27-JAN-2009
Date Payment Deducted: 27-JAN-2009
Application Decided: 12-Feb-2009
Status: Visa given till March5th 2012
Docs Received: 14-March-2009

Thanks to everyone. I was avoiding the temptation to call and ask HO about my status as this was the 7th week after my application.But at the end it came thru..

[wptotier177]

TIMELINES..
Application Decided: 12-Feb-2009
Status: Visa given till March5th 2012

schindler, is there a typo in your timelines... sorry to bother you, but my application is under processing and i am a bit worried about gaps in my 'continuous residence' clause for ILR..

As the visa is normally for 3 years, does your visa date start from march 5th 2009?

[sashi]

Thanks for the details Ramesh,

I have observed the trends in the forums.I hope i can hear good news in 2 weeks.

Sashi

[wp_to_tier1_19]

Congrats Schindler!!

As Ramesh rightly said, your news brought a ray of hope for all of us who applied around the same time.

[hsmptier1]

Hi,

I have applied on 5th of Jan for HSMP to Tier1 Ext, Fee debited on 10th of Jan, called twice with same reply as "Under consideration" & no news
until date. Is it a matter of worry? What else can be done in this kind of
exceptionally delay?

[schindler]

Schindler C O N G R A T S!!!

I think your success is a BIG ray of hope to the rest waiting during ur time period...

btw what is this

Application Decided: 12-Feb-2009

found in ur timelines,,

cheers

TIMELINES..
Date Applied/Docs sent: 26-JAN-2009 (Morning)
Date Docs reached HO: 27-JAN-2009
Reference Letter Dated: 27-JAN-2009
Date Payment Deducted: 27-JAN-2009
Application Decided: 12-Feb-2009
Status: Visa given till March5th 2012
Docs Received: 14-March-2009

Thanks to everyone. I was avoiding the temptation to call and ask HO about my status as this was the 7th week after my application.But at the end it came thru..

Thanks Ramesh and Sorry... It should have read 12-Mar-2009

[schindler]

TIMELINES..
Application Decided: 12-Feb-2009
Status: Visa given till March5th 2012

schindler, is there a typo in your timelines... sorry to bother you, but my application is under processing and i am a bit worried about gaps in my 'continuous residence' clause for ILR..

As the visa is normally for 3 years, does your visa date start from march 5th 2009?

yes my visa was ending on 05-mar-2009 and now got it extended till 05-mar-2012

[tvn_ramesh]

Hi,

I have applied on 5th of Jan for HSMP to Tier1 Ext, Fee debited on 10th of Jan, called twice with same reply as "Under consideration" & no news
until date. Is it a matter of worry? What else can be done in this kind of
exceptionally delay?

HSMPTIER1...

When was the last you called them n u got the response UnderConsideration?? if it is on thursday friday than i can assure u that its just a matter of time u will hear the goodnews...

But if it is alternative like under considration than awaiting consideraton n under consideration sort of response than i am not sure...

i wish u all the best to hear good news soon

[T_mahmood]

Hi tvn_Remesh

I cannot understand whats these terms means.....its very strange in simple terms that first ' its under consideration' (means some is considering it) and then' awaiting for consideration' ( means case is not in consideration or in a Que) and then again 'under consideration'(some one is looking into it) ....what a cycle of processing or play on the words. I cannot understand wher are UKBA ' processing standard. I am sure that if they want to check or verify from all employer/agencies, they can do it within an hour and the whole case can be processed in a day. I can see on trackitt.com that some UK cases are in months processing. I am not sure that after paying such a huge processing fee, there is so much delay......

[tvn_ramesh]

Hi tvn_Remesh

I cannot understand whats these terms means.....its very strange in simple terms that first ' its under consideration' (means some is considering it) and then' awaiting for consideration' ( means case is not in consideration or in a Que) and then again 'under consideration'(some one is looking into it) ....what a cycle of processing or play on the words. I cannot understand wher are UKBA ' processing standard. I am sure that if they want to check or verify from all employer/agencies, they can do it within an hour and the whole case can be processed in a day. I can see on trackitt.com that some UK cases are in months processing. I am not sure that after paying such a huge processing fee, there is so much delay......

HI Mahmood... It is very highly disappointing how the UKBA works or updates the applicatants even after charging those high fees n promising to give world class services which is no where near it...

But thanks to this forum that all ppl share each n every improvement or development they keep on sharing raising hopes n keeping them alive,,

so, what i understood during my battling period of wait for my result is that

1. Once we receive the Ref letter they mention that it will be sent to a caseworker..
2. But i think it only goes into the que which is AWAITING CONSIDERATION and it will stay in this que for 4-5weeks... that means that our application is still in Que to be given to a case worker to start looking into it...
3. So around 6th week in most cases it wil be about to be taken by the caseworker so during this period we keep on listening Awaiting consideration...
4. if our case is clear n straight forward it straight away goes to Under Consideration after 3-4days wait
5, But if there is something the HO needs to check it will be sent back to Awaiting FURTHER Consideration
6. Same when it goes to UNDER CONSIDERATION.. we shd hear our result in 4days if again our case is clear n straight forward
7. but again if there is something to be verified or checked or waiting for report..
8. It goes to Under Further consideration...

This i think is the process which is really frustrating when our case is staright forward but needs to wait for long long time

hope it is helpful...

we can wait that;s all and NO News is better than bad news...

Wish you all the goodluck and hear wonderful GOOD NEWS soon

[aaammmiii]

Hi tvn_Remesh

I cannot understand whats these terms means.....its very strange in simple terms that first ' its under consideration' (means some is considering it) and then' awaiting for consideration' ( means case is not in consideration or in a Que) and then again 'under consideration'(some one is looking into it) ....what a cycle of processing or play on the words. I cannot understand wher are UKBA ' processing standard. I am sure that if they want to check or verify from all employer/agencies, they can do it within an hour and the whole case can be processed in a day. I can see on trackitt.com that some UK cases are in months processing. I am not sure that after paying such a huge processing fee, there is so much delay......

HI Mahmood... It is very highly disappointing how the UKBA works or updates the applicatants even after charging those high fees n promising to give world class services which is no where near it...

But thanks to this forum that all ppl share each n every improvement or development they keep on sharing raising hopes n keeping them alive,,

so, what i understood during my battling period of wait for my result is that

1. Once we receive the Ref letter they mention that it will be sent to a caseworker..
2. But i think it only goes into the que which is AWAITING CONSIDERATION and it will stay in this que for 4-5weeks... that means that our application is still in Que to be given to a case worker to start looking into it...
3. So around 6th week in most cases it wil be about to be taken by the caseworker so during this period we keep on listening Awaiting consideration...
4. if our case is clear n straight forward it straight away goes to Under Consideration after 3-4days wait
5, But if there is something the HO needs to check it will be sent back to Awaiting FURTHER Consideration
6. Same when it goes to UNDER CONSIDERATION.. we shd hear our result in 4days if again our case is clear n straight forward
7. but again if there is something to be verified or checked or waiting for report..
8. It goes to Under Further consideration...

This i think is the process which is really frustrating when our case is staright forward but needs to wait for long long time

hope it is helpful...

we can wait that;s all and NO News is better than bad news...

Wish you all the goodluck and hear wonderful GOOD NEWS soon

Hi,

I really appreciate this forum, it helps a lot.
To get the approval sooner may be we can do the following

1. A good covering letter that details all the sections
2. Arrange it in the best possible way and get it reviewed for another person before applying (spouse or may be a friend)
3. Provide documents as perfect and as near as mentioned in the guidence notes
4. also keep a photocopy of the application and all the supporting documents that you send in case you may need it in future.

My point is to make your application crisp and clear for the case worker (mostly they just tick boxes after going through your documents) so that there is nothing for them to be confused about.
I know there will be many exceptional cases but this is what we can do from our side and hope for the best but be ready for the worst.

Cheers.

[hsmptier1]

Thanks Ramesh,

I checked nearly 15 days ago & the status was under consideration and as I said, I again called up on Friday & it remained same strangly!!

Not sure whats happening with it & how long it may take more.

Its something more than frustrating waiting for more than 2 months even though my case is quite straight forward with gaining 75 pts.

[Parry08]

Date Applied/Docs sent: 28/01/2009
Date Docs reached HO: 28/01/2009
Date Payment Deducted: 29/01/2009
Date on acknowledgement letter: 29/01/2009
Date acknowledgement letter received: 31/01/2009
Visa Status as on 13 March: Awaiting consideration
Visa Status as on 16 March: Awaiting further consideration

More than 6 weeks now and it is still not processed. Fingure crossed.

Parrry

[wp_to_tier1_19]

TIMELINES..
Date Applied/Docs sent: 26-JAN-2009 (evening)
Date Docs reached HO: 27-JAN-2009
Reference Letter Dated: 27-JAN-2009
Date Payment Deducted: 29-JAN-2009
Status as of 11-MAR-2009: Awaiting Consideration
Status as of 16-MAR-2009: Under Consideration

[sunil.suneel]

Any one who applied in Feb and got an approval .... Please share your timelines ....

Thanks
Su

[tvn_ramesh]

Any one who applied in Feb and got an approval .... Please share your timelines ....

Thanks
Su

Yes Sunil..

There are around 5cases of Feb application who got approval..

check this link..

www.spammer.com/uk-immigration- ... plication/

[rajsingh216]

I am currently on Work Permit and has applied under Tier-1 (General) switching.
My timeline for Tier-1 (General)

Date Application Sent: 11-March-2009
Date Application Received by Home Office: 12-March-2009
Date Payment Deducted: 12-March-2009
Date Reference letter received by Post: 14-March-2009
(Letter dated 12-03-09)

Hoping for the best.

Raj

[sashi]

www.spammer.com/uk-immigration- ... pplication

Ramesh,

Those are out of country applications.I have checked the first page only.

[tvn_ramesh]

www.spammer.com/uk-immigration- ... pplication

Ramesh,

Those are out of country applications.I have checked the first page only.

Please find some which i copied from there... sorry for the format.. if not good...

You are right there is only 1 which is applied in UK 3 x US and 1x Oman..


No. UserName Nationality Applied From Application Filed Application Received Points Claimed Fee Debited Reference Number Received Reference Number Application Status Approval/Denial Date Papers Received Elapsed Time Response Time

1. RajaJ India United States 12 Feb 2009 12 Feb 2009 105 18 Jan 2009 approved 18 Feb 2009 6 days
2. buffalo1 Pakistan United States 03 Feb 2009 04 Feb 2009 95 27 Jan 2009 06 Feb 2009 approved 10 Feb 2009 11 Feb 2009 6 days
3. Kavitha400 India United Kingdom 03 Feb 2009 04 Feb 2009 105 05 Feb 2008 06 Feb 2009 PB3*** approved 28 Feb 2009 03 Mar 2009 24 days
4. pv India United States 23 Feb 2009 04 Mar 2009 105 23 Feb 2009 approved 12 Mar 2009 8 days
5. asharaj India Oman 14 Feb 2009 14 Feb 2009 115 14 Feb 2009 14 Feb 2009 approved 23 Feb 2009 23 Feb 2009 9 days

apologies..

[jagberg]

Im getting married next Sunday, 29 Mar and am flying out on Fri, 20 Mar. Ive sent a number of Urgent Treatments but it doesnt look like its helped. I called the Home Office and because of my circumstances they told me my status. They said Im at "Awaiting further consideration". Does anyone know what this really means and how long it could take from this stage. I cant withdraw my application as my visa expires 30 Mar and I would have to quit my job. It may even take longer to get my passport back then to just wait.

7 Feb - Sent by Royal Mail so that it arrives by 09:00
10 Feb - Received
10 Feb - Fee Deducted
17 Feb - Sent urgent treatment
28 Feb - Sent urgent treatment
9 Mar - Sent urgent treatment
17 Mar - Awaiting further consideration

[hsmptier1]

Hi, Ramesh & other experts

I just called up HO and it says "Waiting for consideration", I am having
same status since last 15 days. I also noticed from this forum that
sending UTF also won't speed up any processing.

Any idea what people should be doing in this case waiting for more than
10 weeks now?

Applied 5th Jan, Fee debited 8th (In country)

Thanks

[flygirl]

Hi, Ramesh & other experts

I just called up HO and it says "Waiting for consideration", I am having
same status since last 15 days. I also noticed from this forum that
sending UTF also won't speed up any processing.

Any idea what people should be doing in this case waiting for more than
10 weeks now?

Applied 5th Jan, Fee debited 8th (In country)

Thanks

Urgent treatments works according to the discretion of HO. From what I've read on the forums, when HO decides to act on UT request, it takes a very short while - like a week, in some instances a couple of days to process. But it's up to them to decide whether to process it urgently or not.

If an application is subjected to extra checks, for example, even though they feel the urgent treatment request is valid, HO may decide it is more important for them to wait for the checks. Hence, a delay. At other times, what seems urgent to you might not be considered urgent by them.