Spousal Visa Application - Pakistan

[batleykhan]

Looks like the coming of Ramadan has bought its blessing to a few people with the news of their visas being issued.

Congratulation to all those who have suceeded

[NAZ786]

tellmenow, Many congatulations to you too... really happy to hear that people are getting positive responses, your lucky you did not send phonecards & contact but still got visa!

Wish you & your wife lots of happiness! Ameen...

By the way which date was your wife's visa issued thanx...

[K44MYY]

Masha Allah, Allah is GREAT

Good news from few of you, may Allah bless you and begin your life together.

BATLEYKHAN - How do I check status online -
I have gone onto link below

http://www.ukvacpk.com

I enter in the GRY-PK-03-055471-X code given along with my mrs D.O.B but doesnt seem to find it?
is there a certain way to check?

Please if anyone can help

[confused.com!]

hey guys i emailed bhc this morning because its 12 weeks today since i submitted and this is what they wrote back

Thank you for your email. All settlement applications are lodged in Pakistan and processed in the UK. I have checked on the status of your husband's application and can confirm that your application has been processed.

The VAC will be contacting you shortly when your paperwork is ready for collection. Please do not contact them direct as this may cause a delay to all applications.

Regards

UK Visa Section
Correspondence Team

can anyone tell me what looks like the outcome of this-successful or not? they have to get technical dont they!

[SF786]

Assalamalaikum congratulations C4_2007 and tellmenow aka I'vebeentold! So happy for you both


Remember the rest of us in your duas

[c4_2007]

Masha Allah, Allah is GREAT

Good news from few of you, may Allah bless you and begin your life together.

BATLEYKHAN - How do I check status online -
I have gone onto link below

http://www.ukvacpk.com

I enter in the GRY-PK-03-055471-X code given along with my mrs D.O.B but doesnt seem to find it?
is there a certain way to check?

Please if anyone can help

Salams you need to enter the other reference number depending on the Vac you submitted at it will vary for example at Lahore it is it the format LHE/XXXXXXX/XXXXXXX/X

Hope that helps

[c4_2007]

Salam Tellmenow
Congratulations really good news.Good luck for future.one question please can you tell me visa issue date.just want to check how long it's took them to call u after the visa issue date

Visa was issued (according to MP on 21st July) and the stamp on the passport was for the 21st of July.

I don't know when exactly the stamp was put in, it appears the UKBA make the decision and then ISL HC stamp on the date that the visa was issued by the UKBA.

It took 2 weeks and 3 days to get my docs back from decision time and by vac was Lahore.

Total application was one day short of 14 weeks.

[tellmenow]

salaam, i wil tell u the date of the stamp when my wife checks it. Wat i would say is most people get the visa, if u gt a reply to say your visa has been processed then inshallah im very confident u will get it. I waited 2 weeks since my email from ukhub to hear collection news.

[snipered]

hey guys i emailed bhc this morning because its 12 weeks today since i submitted and this is what they wrote back

Thank you for your email. All settlement applications are lodged in Pakistan and processed in the UK. I have checked on the status of your husband's application and can confirm that your application has been processed.

The VAC will be contacting you shortly when your paperwork is ready for collection. Please do not contact them direct as this may cause a delay to all applications.

Regards

UK Visa Section
Correspondence Team

can anyone tell me what looks like the outcome of this-successful or not? they have to get technical dont they!

Salaam, can you tell me what you wrote in the email please? I have contacted them and they keep saying it still hasn't been processed.

I contacted my MP and they sent a letter to Croydon on 30/07/2010 and they said it takes longer than a week to get a reply.

I am really peed. Everyone else on this board has at least had an email saying its been processed and ours hasnt.

[K44MYY]

Masha Allah, Allah is GREAT

Good news from few of you, may Allah bless you and begin your life together.

BATLEYKHAN - How do I check status online -
I have gone onto link below

http://www.ukvacpk.com

I enter in the GRY-PK-03-055471-X code given along with my mrs D.O.B but doesnt seem to find it?
is there a certain way to check?

Please if anyone can help

Salams you need to enter the other reference number depending on the Vac you submitted at it will vary for example at Lahore it is it the format LHE/XXXXXXX/XXXXXXX

W/SALAAM c4_2007

YES THANKS SORTED:
Reference Number QML/220710/XXXXX/X
Application date 7/22/2010
Status Application Forwarded to Islamabad OC on 07/22/2010

[navalaviator]

Congratz c4 2007 and tellmenow,wish you good luck
Qasim ,kaidee any news

[chezza100]

Hi Everybody

Congratulations to all who have got their visas recently.

We are still waiting for my husbands call letter. Its now 16 weeks since we received the appeal determination and we are chasing both through emails to FCO & through the MP.

Has anybody else waited this long?

I'm just hoping once he submits the passport we get it in 4 - 6 weeks.

[atikhonee]

Chezza. . . . . . 4 to 6 weeks naaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. at least you will have to wait up to 12 weeks because i saw no one got their passport in such a time.

[maryammajid786]

Aoa

Congragulations on all those who got there visa.as i understand reading this forum,people having applied in april and may are getting there visas.people like me having applied on 11 june should wait approx another month.has anyone applied in june and got there visas.

Allah Hafiz for now.

[chezza100]

OK

Getting him here before New Year may not be a possibility now.

Thanks for the information.

[Henah]

Congrats to all those who have been issued with a visa!! U can enjoy ramadhan with ur other halfs how lovely for u all. Have a fab life together.

Ramadan Mubarak to All...

My hubby has got his appointment to submit case on 16th aug!!!! Next monday..Inshallah hope all goes well and allah grants our wish for having our other halfs with us soon. Ameen:)

Enjoy ramadan and dnt eat toooooooo many samosas n kebabs people!! hehehe

[musab_27]

Hi Everybody

Congratulations to all who have got their visas recently.

We are still waiting for my husbands call letter. Its now 16 weeks since we received the appeal determination and we are chasing both through emails to FCO & through the MP.

Has anybody else waited this long?

I'm just hoping once he submits the passport we get it in 4 - 6 weeks.

my wife recieved call letter 4 weeks after determination.

Once passport is handed in get your MP to chase them, then insh Allah you have good chance of getting passport back within 4-6 weeks.

Ramadan Mubarak, make plenty of duas for the Muslims suffering in pakistan still suffering from floods. And please if you haven't allready donated PLEASE PLEASE DONATE and get even more reward in this blessed month.

[c4_2007]

Enjoy ramadan and dnt eat toooooooo many samosas n kebabs people!! hehehe

Ramadhan Mubarak to All.
I couldn't word it better.

Ramadhan is a month of fasting and not feasting! May Allah guide all the Muslims and forgive us of our shortcomings.

InshAllah - Allah will unite all applicants and their spouses very soon.

Here are the list of docs that I Submitted, this is for information only, but I would recommend that Brother Batley's list is followed as it is much more conclusive and inclusive to all cases. (my list is specific to my situation).

My Wife had an itemised list letter which included the following:

1-Settlement Visa Application - VAF4A
2-Passport sized photograph – taken in accordance with UK specifications.
3- Original Pakistani Passport
4- Attested Copy of the passport
5- Telephone Bills Showing Communication between me and my spouse.
6- Wedding Photographs
7- Original Marriage Certificate
8- Certified Translation of Marriage Certificate
9- TB Screening Medical Certificate
10- My spouses Supporting Documents as listed in his covering letter


Then I (being the sponsor) drafted a separate letter (i.e point 10 from my wifes list).

In my letter I included the following docs:

1. Sponsorship Undertaking – Form SU07/01
2. Sponsorship Declaration Letter – written on my behalf by my legal representative at; (address stated here)
3. Certified Copies of my present Passport- biometric data page showing evidence of my British Nationality.

Finances:

4. Letter from employer – A letter of reference from my employer XXXX
5. Employer Payslips from October 2009 till March 2010 – Payslips certified by HR Manager.
6. Most recent P60 document from April 2009
7. Savings from Shares – Statements from employer
8. Current account XXX Bank Statement:
• Bank Name and address: XXX
• Account Holders name:XXX
• Account number: XXX
• Sort-code: XX_XX_XX

9. Instant Savings account 1 of 2
• Bank Name and address: XXX
• Account Holders name:XXX
• Account number: XXX
• Sort-code: XX_XX_XX

10. Instant Savings account 2 of 2
• Bank Name and address: XXX
• Account Holders name:XXX
• Account number: XXX
• Sort-code: XX_XX_XX

Accommodation:
11. Letter of purchase and completion for my accommodation.
12. Official Copy of the Land Registry for my accommodation.
13. Housing Inspection report – showing the suitability of my accommodation, produced by a qualified independent body, whose reports are accepted by the British High Commissions and the UK Home Office.
14. Recent Council Tax bills – evidence of residence and single occupancy.
15. Recent Electricity bills - evidence of residence
16. Recent Water-utility bills- evidence of residence
Other:
17. Electronic Ticket & Boarding Card for my visit to Pakistan.
18. Itemised Telephone Bills from Jan 10 to Apr 10 – showing evidence of our relationship and regular communication before our marriage
19. Last Visit to Pakistan – Certified copy of the entry and exit to Pakistan when I first met my spouse.



Any questions, send me a PM.

[Yousafa]

Salaams to All and Ramadan Mubarak.

Also many congratulations to the those who have had a positive response back, best wishes for the future.

[qasimb123]

My wife submitted her application on 25/05/2010 at Islamabad, havent heard nuffin yet. i have been following this forum for ages but never really got involved till 2day, She got someone to go over to find out what is happening with her application and to our luck the offices are now closed till Tuesday and no one ever bothers to pick up the phones either. Not a very happy person.

[asmajafar]

HI,

I AM IN THE SAME SITUATION/PROBLEM! MY HUSBAND SUBMITTED HIS APPLICATION ON 26/05/10 AND WHENEVER I CHECK ONLINE IT IS STILL BEING PROCESSED. I HAVE PHONED CUSTOMER SERVICES SO MANY TIMES AND EMAILED THEM AND GET THE SAME ANSWER- BEING PROCEESSED.
I JUST GOT BACK FROM PAKISTAN ON SUNDAY WHICH IS MY 2ND VISIT THERE AND WAS HOPING TO BRING MY HUSBAND NACK WITH ME BUT THAT DIDNT WORK OUT.

I AM REALLY ANNOYED AND WISH I COULD GET AN ANSWER QUICK FROM THEM!

[qasimb123]

Asma which VAC did u apply from, also my wife's name is Asma as well

[wa51mmm]

Hi Everybody

Congratulations to all who have got their visas recently.

We are still waiting for my husbands call letter. Its now 16 weeks since we received the appeal determination and we are chasing both through emails to FCO & through the MP.

Has anybody else waited this long?

I'm just hoping once he submits the passport we get it in 4 - 6 weeks.

contact them to find out.
may be something to do with your post/ mail. find out where will the post man go upto? your local post offce?

we had got the call letter in less than a month after receiving the determination.

[wa51mmm]

My wife submitted her application on 25/05/2010 at Islamabad, havent heard nuffin yet. i have been following this forum for ages but never really got involved till 2day, She got someone to go over to find out what is happening with her application and to our luck the offices are now closed till Tuesday and no one ever bothers to pick up the phones either. Not a very happy person.

welcome to being involved afterall

do not worry too much budd, hopefully things go ok if your application makes the first impression, the delays in processing is because employers sometimes dont reply to emails/ phone calls, ask them if they had. if self employed then check with the accountant.

and of course allways wait for their call, they might call back.

[asmajafar]

He submitted his from Mirpur. have you heard anything?