Spousal Visa Application - Pakistan

[Zahida]

Congratulations to everyone who got their visa's recently, it's great to see they have reduced the waiting time dramatically.

Good luck to all those waiting - inshallah it will be good news

[riz_ras]

Alhamdullilah we've received the following message:

Your application is ready for collection; please visit the UK Visa Application Centre where you submitted your visa application to collect the same 12/03/2010

They sent it after Gerry's had closed so now, we have a very nervous weekend waiting for Monday. Please make dua for us and congratulations to everyone who has received theirs.

Monday will be 5 weeks from the day of submission, so much quicker than previously.

Minty please update my details. Thanks

[riz_ras]

Hi Guys

Can someone tell me when the passport is ready for collection exactly what the email says because last time when my visa was refused it said collect application has been processed collect the same documents where you submitted them does that hint is been refused so no visa stamp please do reply

Hey Imranshah

the email reads as follows:

A decision on your Visa application ref number............ has been made by the British High Commission. Your application has been received at the UK Visa Application Centre and is ready for collection. Please collect your Passport between 2pm to 3pm Monday through Friday.


Is this different from your email?

[ali2102]

Salaam to those who recieved emails to say their application has been processed via email. This is before collection. What was their exact reply? Please those who then got their visa also share us the experience.

[Imranshah]

Yeah I last applied for my visa in january and it was refused I got the email in Feb which said Your application is ready for collection; please visit the UK Visa Application Centre where you submitted your visa application to collect the same

So i'm thinking collecting the same probably meant the same what you gave us but I wasn't sure thanx anyway it's been 8 weeks for me now but my visa has been refused 3 times so god knows what will happen this time

[genghiz]

Hi guys,

I am new here, my wife applied for visa on 1st october and I have been told that a decision was made on 12th November, however we have not recieved any further information. Can somebody give me an e-mail or phone number so I can check up on the progress. I have been following the forum since August and I am certain I have seen the e-mail address but cant find them at the moment.

[batleykhan]

Allhamdullah my wife received her visa

Application Submitted: 23/09/10
Under Process ar BHC: 02/10/10
Ready for collection: 29/11/10
Collected with visa: 30/30/10

Total IN DAYS: 66 Days
Total IN weeks 9.5 weeks - Incorrect

Total in weeks 13.2 (weeks 66 divided into 5 working days = 13.2 weeks)

[riz_ras]

Hi guys,

I am new here, my wife applied for visa on 1st october and I have been told that a decision was made on 12th November, however we have not recieved any further information. Can somebody give me an e-mail or phone number so I can check up on the progress. I have been following the forum since August and I am certain I have seen the e-mail address but cant find them at the moment.

If you have been told by the BHC that a decision has been made then it is best to contact Gerry's. You can find their email addresses in the link below, you should email the office your wife submitted her visa to:

http://www.ukvacpk.com/contactus.aspx

I emailed them yesterday they didnt respond, but today they updated status ready for collection, so i dont know if it helped, but seems to

[genghiz]

If you have been told by the BHC that a decision has been made then it is best to contact Gerry's. You can find their email addresses in the link below, you should email the office your wife submitted her visa to:

http://www.ukvacpk.com/contactus.aspx

I emailed them yesterday they didnt respond, but today they updated status ready for collection, so i dont know if it helped, but seems to[/quote]

Thanks riz ras, I did try the e-mail for Islamabad before but got an error. Whenever I paste the e-mail It has an extra space and does not work, I only realised that now and resent my last e-mail.

Thanks once again.

[dilseabbassi]

Hi guys, when i try to contact my husbands application a big unsmiley face comes up and says unable to perform request, but i have typed the refrence in correctly, has anyone else had this problem?

[khan786]

Hi guys, when i try to contact my husbands application a big unsmiley face comes up and says unable to perform request, but i have typed the refrence in correctly, has anyone else had this problem?

Try again after a few minutes just a blip

[haseebuk1]

Hi Guys

Can someone tell me when the passport is ready for collection exactly what the email says because last time when my visa was refused it said collect application has been processed collect the same documents where you submitted them does that hint is been refused so no visa stamp please do reply

Hey Imranshah

the email reads as follows:

A decision on your Visa application ref number............ has been made by the British High Commission. Your application has been received at the UK Visa Application Centre and is ready for collection. Please collect your Passport between 2pm to 3pm Monday through Friday.


Is this different from your email?

can i ask u guys sumthing about this e mail decision ? do they e mail u themselvs or its reply to ur e mail to them ? that they give u e mail deision if its been processed or not ?
and wots the best e mail adress to contact them for sumone whos applied at end of aug?

[shabzy]

Salaam,

I am a new member, The details of my husbands application are as follows:

Submitted in ISB
Application forwarded to islamabad OC on 23/09/2010
Under process at BHC on 06/10/2010
No employer contact as of yet.

I read that The Ridler's wifes VISA has been granted, we applied at the same time..... very happy for u m8. Getting really anxious about mine. I hope my documents were sufficient enough for his Visa to come thorough...

A question for the ridler since ur wife's visa has just been granted how much money do u have to have in your account and whether renting a property for a year and a half will affect the decision... ....I do live alone and theirs enough place for both of us.

If anyone else can answer as well i'd be very grateful....this wait is just killing me hope Allah g gives me and all the married people out their waiting Sabar...ameen

[unique012]

[quote="dilseabbassi"]Hi guys, when i try to contact my husbands application a big unsmiley face comes up and says unable to perform request, but i have typed the refrence in correctly, has anyone else had this problem?[/quote]

I have also had the same problem and it is continuing to do this.

[dilseabbassi]

I have also had the same problem and it is continuing to do this.[/quote]

Im not sure why it was doing it, but after a while it did go back to normal, it got me a little anxiouse at first thinking maybe it was updating it....but nope nothing, i really hope i hear something this week inshallah...its been a very long tough time

[unique012]

InshAllah u will hear something soon. have u had employer contact yet?

[dilseabbassi]

Nope nothing i know that they dont always contact them...but actually i was just wondering, who would they actually call? my manager at my work, or head office of the company?

[unique012]

[quote="dilseabbassi"]Nope nothing i know that they dont always contact them...but actually i was just wondering, who would they actually call? my manager at my work, or head office of the company?[/quote]

They usually contact the manager at work, that's who they asked for when they contacted my work place. Do you know how long it takes to get a reply after emplyer contact?

[dilseabbassi]

Hmm from what ive seen on here its usualy the next day or within a few days, it would be so much easyer if they just called the head office department as i know for a fact that our only phone at work is in use almost all day with customers calling...im worried they wont be able to get through and refuse it?

[unique012]

Don't worry have faith in Allah swt and all will be good. Be positive, they dnt always contact the employer so there is no need to worry. Have you emailed them?

[dilseabbassi]

Inahallah! Yeah i have emailed them quite a few times now lol but always get the same anoying message about timescale, im gona email them again in the morning just incase

[unique012]

lol ok keep us informed, remba us all in ur duas please. Good luck

[TheRidler]

Allhamdullah my wife received her visa

Application Submitted: 23/09/10
Under Process ar BHC: 02/10/10
Ready for collection: 29/11/10
Collected with visa: 30/30/10

Total IN DAYS: 66 Days
Total IN weeks 9.5 weeks - Incorrect

Total in weeks 13.2 (weeks 66 divided into 5 working days = 13.2 weeks)


66Days was 66 week days not 66 working days

if its weeks days then its
47 days
6.5 Weeks

sorry for the confusion

[minty]

Good luck to Yasama and Riz_ras tomorrow. I wish you all the best.

Please update us. IA we pray you get the Visa and are united with your partners soon IA

[minty]

I have just visited the ukvisas.gov.uk website and am absoloutely astonished at the figures they have published.

It states for the month of October the settlement decisions were granted in 30 days for the following percentages of applicants who applied at the VACs below.


Islamabad Applicants 94%
Karachi Applicants 98%
Lahore Applicants 100%
Mirpur Applicants- 97%

As we have been keeping a spreadsheet of applicants, in reality this is clearly not the case. There lies, theres damn lies, and then theres statisitics!