Dependent Processing Time (Karachi VAC)

[saminkhan]

Congrats rehmanji. Thank God this thread is open again.

I have the same thing added at the end of the status i.e. 05/12/10 which is more scary than a plain your application is under process.

After the audit report i sent emails to both Gerry's Mirpur and Abu Dhabi clearly mentioning ''complaint'' in subject. I never had even an automated response but this time both addresses sent me the automated responses with the number of days they take to answer. Lets see if they come back with anything useful.

[Amir999]

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[rehmanji]

, @ boxir, butta,amirr

i have a question guys i issued visa last month dated on 30/06/2010 and i got my passport today on 30/07/2010 so is there any specific time period i have to leave pak or i can go any time. because they already hold my passport one month i heard with in 28day i have to be there?

what u guys think............?


regards

Boxsir is right, there is no time limit and you can travel anytime after the stamping of visa.
However, if you delay your entry for more than 28 days , there will be a problem when you apply for ILR. You need to stay in the UK for five years in a row to be elgible for the ILR. It means your visa after one extension will expire before the completion of five years and you will have to apply for one more extension in order to be eligible for ILR.
Also keep in mind ILr rules will change in July 2011. so, do 'nt worry.

@amirr199 , boxsir



but i m already late on month as i mention in my last post they issued me visa on last month 30/06/1010 and i as you guys know i got my passport yesterday on 30/07/2010 so its mean my entry is already late so its not my fault they send passport late to me is init ...?

yes u r right rules are changing in 2011!!!

regards

and all dau's for u guys!!!
inshallha good news soon

[saminkhan]

I called Abu Dhubi today and asked them about the status of my application again in case they could give me any additional information but despite them giving me the status information over a month ago, they said that they dont have access to the status checking facility.

Another door closed!!!

[poor_soul]

Guys,

I had applied for T1 G Visa from Karachi on 16 July. I called Abu Dhabi today for a status check and got a weird reply from the lady over there. She said T1 applications from Pak are no more handled in Abu Dhabi but Islamabad. Is that true? Pls confirm.

Regards.

[saminkhan]

I got my first response back from visa people in last two months. Here it is:

Thanks for your mail dated 28th July. We sincerely regret for the inconvenience which we may have caused and apologise for the delay. Please be aware that the application has been processed but due to the high number of visa applications we have recently handled there is currently a queue of decisions awaiting printing. You will therefore have to wait a short amount of time to collect your decision. Please accept our apologies for this delay and we appreciate your patience.

Thanks,

Visa Enquiries Desk,
Abu Dhabi

[shaz1]

I got my first response back from visa people in last two months. Here it is:

Thanks for your mail dated 28th July. We sincerely regret for the inconvenience which we may have caused and apologise for the delay. Please be aware that the application has been processed but due to the high number of visa applications we have recently handled there is currently a queue of decisions awaiting printing. You will therefore have to wait a short amount of time to collect your decision. Please accept our apologies for this delay and we appreciate your patience.

Thanks,

Visa Enquiries Desk,
Abu Dhabi

@samin khan
hopefully long wait will be over soon.insha Allah
i applied on 29th of april from islamabad..still waiting

[boxsir]

hi guys,

i wana share update regrading visa processing,
one of my cousin applied tier4 in 5 january 2010 from khi , he has got admission in LCA, he recived his passport on 25 july 2010, with a 1 year visa, after 6 months.

so its not only us but all categories are affected in pakistan, every one who has got visa, recived their passports in approx. 4 months from the time of application. in worst senario 6 months like my cousin. this kind of situation odf late visa processing is not new in pakistan it is been since last year march 2009.

as i had applied on 27 april from khi and still waitin, there is no point calling abudhabi again and again as they dont entertain the coustomers any more.
regards

[Saga]

This kind of scenario (6 month) is valid for student visas. Tier1 and dependents visa processing is usually within 2-3 months.

[mhkhan]

Just wanted to share my family's visa timelines:

Application submitted on July 12, 2010
Text for processing came on July 14, 2010

Passports with visa stamp received August 4, 2010


I must add here that it does seem very quick ( approx. 14 working days) but my wife had visited UK on a2 yr visit visa few years back when I was a student here. Hence that might be the reason for a relatively faster processing.

Additionally, the visa was applied for my wife and two sons. Youngest son who is 3 yr old his passport has not arrived yet. Only got with all other original docs. for my wife and elder son. Do not know why?

[boxsir]

@saga
like u said process time is 2-3 months for tier1 and dependents , but as u can see in this forum at least 95 percent applicants havent recived their passports yet and they have submitted applications since ages
even the maximum time line given by UKBA is 12 weeks on the website UKVACPK.
@mhkhan
my wife have been in uk for 1.5 years as well, when i was student in uk,
but im waiting since 27 april, its been 14 weeks or so it doesnt make any difference wether u have visited uk or not, yhey process each application as a fresh but yes the risk evaluation factor is minimum for those who have been in UK. wel u r lucky u got passport back in 3 weeks, i hope u will not wait long for ur son's pp.
regards

[Bhutta144]

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[Amir999]

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[boxsir]

@ammir and bhuuta

guys be patient , this slow process doesnt mean that they have lost our papers, its going on since 2009
i have 3 examples in my mates who recived pp after 3 months but before 4
so this month will be the month to get pp
hope fully

[Saga]

Hey guys, which number did you called to get an appointment ?

The telephone: 0900 10411 given on ukvacpk does not seem to answer. I have been trying for 2 days at different timings without any luck !

Anyone knows?

Thanks !

[boxsir]

@saga
just dial 8865 from ur cell phone
call cost 10 rs/ min
best time to call is pk 10 pm in the night, they open from 8 to 12 mid night
regards

[faisalkhan001]

Date of submission 10th May 2010
Visa Stamped 30th May 2010
Passport received 6th August 2010

Now according to my timeline I really don’t understand who is lazy in the whole process. Is it Abu Dhabi passport handling department or it is our own beloved countrymen who are just not doing anything apart from just put the sticker on passport and forward it to us. I am really very disappointed how painful is the whole process.

I learn one thing from the whole experience that there is no point to call either Abu Dhabi or Islamabad or even your city VAC. All of them are useless people because they don’t have any idea at what stage your passport is and who is handling it. It is not worthy to spend money on atrocious call rates. Just pray and more pray that situation of our country will be better so that we will not treat like alien in our own country.
Please don’t reply as I don’t want to create any irrelevant discussion. The whole point of saying all this is that don’t call them just wait….

[Bhutta144]

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[adnanmanzoor]

What country has to do with delay in your passport return? I believe there is an element of uncertainty within UK regarding us.. they probably take a security check on us.. it is just my wild guess but i think so.. the reason the pp are returned late is probably this.. police verifications or verifications from other security agencies.. this is what i think might be the reason because BHC is returning pp within three days in even countries like India..

[faisalkhan001]

Hello Adnan, as you can noticed Visa stamped on 30th after 20 days of submission and I remember online status change from Islamabad OC to BHC after 2 weeks so it means they hardly took a week to sort out all checks. Please dont go any further details because if you are true and clean person no one check you further. We all know that how our government departments are working.. Anyway I am praying for my country and all the people who are waiting for their passport although they had their visa

[alimohmand]

guys it has nothing to do with BHC etc they will only issue you a visa once you ve passed your initial vetting.

To what I understand and previous experience its the laziness of VFS or Gerry whatever you call them.

Anyhow good luck

[boxsir]

hi guys, shaz1, bhutta, samin khan,

after long wait i got today my passports with visa stamaped, i had applied with my wife and a baby from khi vac, i took a huge gamble by applying all together but it worked we all got entry clearence. my time line is

date of application: 27 april, 2010
processed in abu dhabi : 30 may 2010( just in one month almost)
visa stamped date: 30may 2010
passport recived: 6 august 2010
visa time lost by ISB BHc: 2 months and 6 days
total time of processing: 3 months and 11 days

moral: be patient , processing is very slow, and u know what else

for guys who applied in april, should contact on following email, which i got now, as she is the only person in gerrys who can get the update regarding the application from ISB BHC

nancy.john@gerrys.com.pk

one more starnge thing what i observed at the time of pp collection at khi vac is, some people who even recived text message and emails for pp collection, did't got their paasports, and vac staff said oh soory we havent recived your pp due to flight delays etc etc so please come back after 2 days or 3 days.
strange is'nt it

hope every one got their paperwork soon.

regards

[saminkhan]

Congrats Boxir. May i ask where did you get this address from?

[h_a]

i wana know this too

[shaz1]

hi guys, shaz1, bhutta, samin khan,

after long wait i got today my passports with visa stamaped, i had applied with my wife and a baby from khi vac, i took a huge gamble by applying all together but it worked we all got entry clearence. my time line is

date of application: 27 april, 2010
processed in abu dhabi : 30 may 2010( just in one month almost)
visa stamped date: 30may 2010
passport recived: 6 august 2010
visa time lost by ISB BHc: 2 months and 6 days
total time of processing: 3 months and 11 days

moral: be patient , processing is very slow, and u know what else

for guys who applied in april, should contact on following email, which i got now, as she is the only person in gerrys who can get the update regarding the application from ISB BHC

nancy.john@gerrys.com.pk

one more starnge thing what i observed at the time of pp collection at khi vac is, some people who even recived text message and emails for pp collection, did't got their paasports, and vac staff said oh soory we havent recived your pp due to flight delays etc etc so please come back after 2 days or 3 days.
strange is'nt it

hope every one got their paperwork soon.

regards

@boxir
congrats mate..i am very happy 4 u..i am still waiting...