acknowledge receipt of the application

[user_name]

Hi All,

How many days usually take to get an acknowledgment receipt of the application?

Thanks!

[tvn_ramesh]

Hi All,

How many days usually take to get an acknowledgment receipt of the application?

Thanks!

Once payment is deducted.. Reference Letter from HO can come in 1-7days time..

[ChetanOjha]

Hi All,

How many days usually take to get an acknowledgment receipt of the application?

Thanks!

Adding to ramesh's comment above, there are many occurances where people received approval before acknowledgment. Once fee is deducted from your account, you can sure that application is accepted and under process.

[user_name]

Thanks Ramesh and Chetan for your valuable inputs!!!

Hi All,

How many days usually take to get an acknowledgment receipt of the application?

Thanks!

Adding to ramesh's comment above, there are many occurances where people received approval before acknowledgment. Once fee is deducted from your account, you can sure that application is accepted and under process.

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Once fee is deducted from your account, you can sure that application is accepted and under process.

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What does Accpeted mean.? it mean the application is a valid application and its in the process ?

[myegin11]

I think when they receive one's application, payment team opens the envelope and looks for the payment section (Section 1 on the application form). That is the reason why they want Section 2 starting on a new page instead of being overleaf of the last page of Section 1. Then they check the payment. The postal orders and credit/debit card payments are cleared immediately assuming no complications occur with the credit/debit card payment. For cheques, they might wait until the payment is cleared and it is paid into HO's account.

After the payment team finishes the job with the payment, they keep Section 1 in their records and they produce the acknowledgement letter. The acknowledgement letter states the applicant's PBS reference number and some general explanations like not contacting HO during the time where the application is processed within service standards, not sending additional documents unless asked by the caseworker, etc. Just a half full page of writing and nothing about the content or further situation of the application itself. In this forum, I have read approved applications even without the applicant's receiving the acknowledgement letter.

Then the payment team sends the application to a caseworker. Hence, if the payment is deduced (can be verified from credit/debit card balance or via the receipt of acknowledgement letter) first checkpoint is passed. The rest is the job of the caseworker.

[sanblazer]

Thanks myegin11 ,that makes sense .

Nyways I just dropped in my extension application today (19-oct-2009)..now the nervous wait begins ...

ALl the best to other members who have applied ..

Regards,
Sandeep

[user_name]

Thank you all for your active participation.

Application fee got deducted from my account.
but have NOT recieved the receipt/acknowledgement yet.
is this fine?
Should i contact HO if i dont receive it 3-4 days down the line, also?

Thanks!

Thanks myegin11 ,that makes sense .

Nyways I just dropped in my extension application today (19-oct-2009)..now the nervous wait begins ...

ALl the best to other members who have applied ..

Regards,
Sandeep

[imran22]

I think you should wait more than 3-4 days.

I got mine after 6 days and at that time only random delivery offices were doing strikes but there is a national strike tommorow and day after which will disrupt everything.

Also bare in mind the reference letter has 2nd class post so it does not have any priority at all.

[user_name]

Thank You!!!

I think you should wait more than 3-4 days.

I got mine after 6 days and at that time only random delivery offices were doing strikes but there is a national strike tommorow and day after which will disrupt everything.

Also bare in mind the reference letter has 2nd class post so it does not have any priority at all.

[user_name]

Is there any way to check the status of the process of application?
Can I track this using the Reference Number in the Acknowledgement letter?

Thanks!

Thank You!!!

I think you should wait more than 3-4 days.

I got mine after 6 days and at that time only random delivery offices were doing strikes but there is a national strike tommorow and day after which will disrupt everything.

Also bare in mind the reference letter has 2nd class post so it does not have any priority at all.

[imran22]

Is there any way to check the status of the process of application?
Can I track this using the Reference Number in the Acknowledgement letter?

Thanks!

There is no way to track accept calling homeoffice but they discourage that and they normally dont tell you anything before 14 weeks have elapsed.

Some people don't get the reference number because it gets lost in post in that case they can also find out by royal mail reference from your special or recorded delivery.

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Some people don't get the reference number because it gets lost in post .

Sounds strange..

[ChetanOjha]

Some people don't get the reference number because it gets lost in post .

Sounds strange..

Nothing is strange. It's home office..