Spousal Visa Application - Pakistan

SHAHZAD1204 · Post by **SHAHZAD1204** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 6:48 pm

Hey im new to this forum.but iv been chasing up on this site for the last few days.
iv applied for my hubbys visa on the 17.05.10 and still no answer. i dont get it why they taking long.
can anyone tell me why this is please.thanks.
i hope inshallah everyone gets a visa stamped and everyones worry will be over.

Q4sim · Post by **Q4sim** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 6:52 pm

navalaviator wrote:Wow few new people have joined
Kaidee how you doin mate??? Hopefully you will hear something soon.

@Q4sim:How far you have gone with your application,i mean whats left to be sorted out?

I am now in the process of organising my documents.
I am already paranoid as most of you are aware of and hearing the stories about peoples experiences when submitting their visa app really makes matters worse.
I have decided NOT to submit my documents in a folder as it seems that they will DEFINITELY take my documents out of it.
I want to staple each section together although some sections are too large to staple.
Ideally I would like to put a treasury tag through the whole lot and just bundle them together but I heard that they take them out in Islamabad.

So I guess my only options now are to staple what I can, put it all together and hope nobody drops them and ruins the order before they arrive in Croydon.!!
Does anyone know if they will take out staples!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How are you going to organise your docs?

Apart from this, I just want to clarify a few points like the question that I raised above from batleykhan and inshallah i'll be good to go!

corrado · Post by **corrado** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 8:03 pm

Q4sim I'm sure Kaidee has previosly said treasury tags were ok but maybe it depends who receives your application as others have said they remove them.

I'm going to try and submit mine with treasury tags at Islamabad.

Secondly I put supported by family member and added supported by father on the space for text next to the tick box as I'm not supporting my wife until she comes here.

Not saying I'm right though, but I thought it preferable to put that rather than unemployed which suggests she is looking for work.

Q4sim · Post by **Q4sim** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 8:28 pm

corrado wrote:Q4sim I'm sure Kaidee has previosly said treasury tags were ok but maybe it depends who receives your application as others have said they remove them.

I'm going to try and submit mine with treasury tags at Islamabad.

Secondly I put supported by family member and added supported by father on the space for text next to the tick box as I'm not supporting my wife until she comes here.

Not saying I'm right though, but I thought it preferable to put that rather than unemployed which suggests she is looking for work.

Batlyekhan whats your views on this? Should we tick the supported by family member tick box? or the unemployed tick box?

navalaviator · Post by **navalaviator** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 11:33 pm

Q4sim wrote:
navalaviator wrote:Wow few new people have joined
Kaidee how you doin mate??? Hopefully you will hear something soon.

@Q4sim:How far you have gone with your application,i mean whats left to be sorted out?
I am now in the process of organising my documents.
I am already paranoid as most of you are aware of and hearing the stories about peoples experiences when submitting their visa app really makes matters worse.
I have decided NOT to submit my documents in a folder as it seems that they will DEFINITELY take my documents out of it.
I want to staple each section together although some sections are too large to staple.
Ideally I would like to put a treasury tag through the whole lot and just bundle them together but I heard that they take them out in Islamabad.

So I guess my only options now are to staple what I can, put it all together and hope nobody drops them and ruins the order before they arrive in Croydon.!!
Does anyone know if they will take out staples!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How are you going to organise your docs?

Apart from this, I just want to clarify a few points like the question that I raised above from batleykhan and inshallah i'll be good to go!

Does anyone know if they will take out staples!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DO NOT use staples to put your documents togather,it will surely add up to your problem at the time of application submission.

Asif121 · Post by **Asif121** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:17 am

Q4sim wrote:5.1 What are your current personal circumstances?.

Hey guys, i'm not sure what my wife should put in this section as it seems as if she falls under 2 categories. She is unemployed and is living with her parents at the moment.

Should she put a cross in the "Unemployed" or the "Supported by spouse / partner / other family member, please give full fetails in the box including their relationship to you" section.

Any ideas?

It should definitely be supported by spouse and/or spouses family to show that she is now with u or with ur family, believe it or not the ECO's are very well aware of our culture and our traditions and know wat usually happens after a girl is married off as in who's responsibility she becomes, which is why any evidence of funds remitted such as money transfers or spending money etc etc is always good to send with ur application to ahow u have or ur family have been supporting her now since she is ur wife, this is what they want to see and wat the ECO's are looking for...

Asif121 · Post by **Asif121** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:39 am

navalaviator wrote:
Q4sim wrote:
navalaviator wrote:Wow few new people have joined
Kaidee how you doin mate??? Hopefully you will hear something soon.

@Q4sim:How far you have gone with your application,i mean whats left to be sorted out?
I am now in the process of organising my documents.
I am already paranoid as most of you are aware of and hearing the stories about peoples experiences when submitting their visa app really makes matters worse.
I have decided NOT to submit my documents in a folder as it seems that they will DEFINITELY take my documents out of it.
I want to staple each section together although some sections are too large to staple.
Ideally I would like to put a treasury tag through the whole lot and just bundle them together but I heard that they take them out in Islamabad.

So I guess my only options now are to staple what I can, put it all together and hope nobody drops them and ruins the order before they arrive in Croydon.!!
Does anyone know if they will take out staples!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How are you going to organise your docs?

Apart from this, I just want to clarify a few points like the question that I raised above from batleykhan and inshallah i'll be good to go!

Does anyone know if they will take out staples!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DO NOT use staples to put your documents togather,it will surely add up to your problem at the time of application submission.

To keep it really simple with the staple an treasury tag issue lol, which has been discussed in detail in previous posts,
its easy........
8-10 plastic wallets like the ones that u used to use at college/school the ones with holes punched all the way down the side and then u can put them in ring binders etc , just get 8-10 of those or however many u may need (whsmiths ones are proper quality lol feel better an thicker than the ones in the cheap pound shop)
Clear white sticky labels that u can stick on the front of each plastic wallet u can get these in printable format too that u just throw into ur printer using word u can create the exact labels to print out, but if u got really neat writing u can just write on them using bold marker pen

then u simply put all the relevant docs in each different wallet with bullet points on the front labels marking exactly what is in each wallet, u can then treasury tag the whole set together without having to go through ur documents,
eg,
plastic wallet 1

* Application Form and Nikkahnama and passport size Photos

plastic wallet 2

* TB Test Certificate and Spouses passport photocopies etc

plastic wallet 3

* Bank statements
*Employers letter
*Wage slips

plastic wallet 4

* evidence of contact
*phone bills
*emails
*gifts letters posted etc etc

plastic wallet 5

* accomodation etc house inspection report to prove no over crowding
* for those living at home letter from mum an dad etc to say its okay to stay there
* for homeowners mortgage statements,
* land registry showing property in ur name
* letter from mortgage company showing no arrears etc

etc etc etc ...... u get the picture i cant sit here an doo the whole thing lol but im sure u get the picture......

do the same again for ur photopcopy set and its all good

as my wife told me it was so easy for her to understand when she went to visa centre and she said they do treat some people like shit and so rude and give them so much hassle especially women applicants, as the ask you to produce everything individually in the centre to show them so its easy to take things out one by one from each wallet and then replace it safely too and as the whole things treasury tagged and no the actual documents stapled or tagged they put the whole thing in a black file to send off so when it lands on an ECO's desk its pretty self explanatory...

just relax guys an remember there is no correct way of doing it as long as all the relevant docs are there in some sort of decent organised way inshallah it will all be ok.......

kaidee · Post by **kaidee** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:56 am

Q4sim wrote:5.1 What are your current personal circumstances?.

Hey guys, i'm not sure what my wife should put in this section as it seems as if she falls under 2 categories. She is unemployed and is living with her parents at the moment.

Should she put a cross in the "Unemployed" or the "Supported by spouse / partner / other family member, please give full fetails in the box including their relationship to you" section.

Any ideas?

Mine read supported by spouse. Clearly stated unemployed status, spouse sends money (Â£100 or so every 6 weeks) and that funds required are minimal due to living with parents so living costs are negligible. Included 4 money transfer receipts with applicant's name as recipient and sponser's name as sender.

kaidee · Post by **kaidee** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:58 am

navalaviator wrote:Wow few new people have joined
Kaidee how you doin mate??? Hopefully you will hear something soon.

@Q4sim:How far you have gone with your application,i mean whats left to be sorted out?

Kaidee's doing ok alhamdulillah, checking the online tracking numerous times during the day!

Any closer to your submission? I know you've been busy gathering info...

kaidee · Post by **kaidee** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:00 am

Q4sim wrote:
navalaviator wrote:Wow few new people have joined
Kaidee how you doin mate??? Hopefully you will hear something soon.

@Q4sim:How far you have gone with your application,i mean whats left to be sorted out?
I am now in the process of organising my documents.
I am already paranoid as most of you are aware of and hearing the stories about peoples experiences when submitting their visa app really makes matters worse.
I have decided NOT to submit my documents in a folder as it seems that they will DEFINITELY take my documents out of it.
I want to staple each section together although some sections are too large to staple.
Ideally I would like to put a treasury tag through the whole lot and just bundle them together but I heard that they take them out in Islamabad.

So I guess my only options now are to staple what I can, put it all together and hope nobody drops them and ruins the order before they arrive in Croydon.!!
Does anyone know if they will take out staples!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How are you going to organise your docs?

Apart from this, I just want to clarify a few points like the question that I raised above from batleykhan and inshallah i'll be good to go!

For piece of mind I suggest emailing the relevant office and asking them about treasury tags. As previously stated, I emailed Mirpur and the manager replied that treasury tags were fine. Wife had no problem with submission, tags stayed on. I tagged each section and then put 2 tags through the whole lot to keep it all together.

Is200 · Post by **Is200** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:33 am

Slaam everyone

Status changed this morning at 7am and My wife received a SMS

Your application is ready for collection; please visit the UK Visa Application Centre where you submitted your visa application to collect the same

Very nervouse lol

inshallah get good news will keep everyone posted
just to let everyone know,

application Submitted on 31st March 2010 Lahore.
Status changed to being processed at BHC on 12th may.
Decision made at BHC on 25th may 2010.
Ready for collection 6th June 2010.

Slaam

NAZIA786 · Post by **NAZIA786** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:18 am

VERY VERY NERVOUS...FIND OUT TODAY... PLZ BRO AND SISTERS PLZ...MAKE DUA...FOR ME... JZKALLAH..

I WILL ALSO PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE ...WAITING DECISION TODAY AND THOSE WAITING FOR PROCESS... INSHALLAH....

tasawar · Post by **tasawar** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:51 am

AOA

Nazia and all others who will find out their decisions today i wish them all the best and InshaAllah all of us will be with our loveonces soon with happy and smiliy face with shiny visa stikers on Passports.

NAZ786 · Post by **NAZ786** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:17 am

I think you can put staples on the documents to keep them separate so they no which one is which if im right. As long as you do not staple the whole bunch together its pointless. Being paranoid is not going to help! as long as your documents are together thats what matters.

I was told that if you put them in folder or punched pockets they will take them out so there's no point!

NAZ786 · Post by **NAZ786** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:35 am

Aoq NAZIA786

Inshallah you will hear good news today! keep us posted my prays are with you....

NAZIA786 · Post by **NAZIA786** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:40 am

NAZ786, TASAWAR... thank you for your.. duas........im very nervous... my legs are getting wobbly... im soo eager to find out... lol... its just am matter 3 hours... then finally waithing will end... hoping its a favourable outcome... inshallah...

SF786 · Post by **SF786** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:56 am

Good luck Is200 and NAZIA786. InshaAllah you will get good news! My duas are with you!

NAZ786 · Post by **NAZ786** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:45 am

Aoq SF786, Did you get the reference number from your husband?

SF786 · Post by **SF786** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:10 am

Walaikumsalam NAZ786 he is insistent that the receipt has no ref no. Maybe its because he signed up to this new text message update thing. Has anyone else signed up for that?

NAZIA786 · Post by **NAZIA786** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:11 am

HEY GUYS....UNFORTUNTLY I DIDNT GET IT.... IT WAS REFUSED

CRT7 · Post by **CRT7** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:14 am

Nazia786...........so sorry to hear that..........may Allah give you strength.......what did they refuse on?

I still havent heard yet, my partner is still in there.......

zmk2 · Post by **zmk2** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:21 am

NAZIA786 wrote:HEY GUYS....UNFORTUNTLY I DIDNT GET IT.... IT WAS REFUSED

Salam ALL.

Sorry to hear about ur refusal, What was the reason given.

NAZ786 · Post by **NAZ786** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:24 am

SAF786, My husband signed up for the tex messages so i dnt know why you do not have reference number on the receipt???

tasawar · Post by **tasawar** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:26 am

Nazia i feel sorry for your husbands refusal yaar i allredy been throw that pain and me and my been in hell since 2008 she in UK and i in Pakistan but Allah gives Himat to everybody as give us but be strong becouse end of the day Inshallah you will win your loveone,s visa .so be strong and keep Dua for us .

NAZIA786 · Post by **NAZIA786** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:27 am

NOT SURE OF THE REFUSAL EXACTLY... HE'S GANA SCAN N EMAIL THE PAPERWORK TO ME... DEVASTATED...

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