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kinsella9 · Post by **kinsella9** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:43 pm

Congratulations Mego
I am so pleased your wait is over and you can be with your wife xx
Take care
and im sure its been worth the long wait x

lhsiri · Post by **lhsiri** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:02 pm

Congratulations Mego

I hope a very good life to you and your family inshallah
hope to here some good news before christmas
good luck to everyone

butterfly4321 · Post by **butterfly4321** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:06 pm

Congratulations Mego - best wishes

shaz111 - you applied two days before me which means your 60 working days is up on the 10th January including holidays

maroc68 · Post by **maroc68** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:12 pm

Congratulations Mego and good luck for everyone very soon Insha Allah

shaz111 · Post by **shaz111** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 2:10 pm

congratulations mego to you and your wife

mego_1980 · Post by **mego_1980** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 2:40 pm

Thanks to everybody, Wish you and your family all the best for your applications:)

achrafstacie · Post by **achrafstacie** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:15 pm

what a good news

good luck wiv ur family and goos luck for everyone here

teko248 · Post by **teko248** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:33 pm

Congratulations Mego and may god bliss u with a beautiful healthy baby

btw why was the visa dated 24/11 ?? i mean that's almost 2 weeks ago??

Becks1981 · Post by **Becks1981** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:09 pm

Hey all...

Anyone else had any news or updates? Each day is like a lifetime at the minute, another week is more than half way through...I really hope others are getting closer to decisions.

Becks xx

butterfly4321 · Post by **butterfly4321** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:40 pm

Hi Becks

Not heard anything but not expecting to at the moment as I am only on 36 working days. Also found another holiday the ukba take in egypt on the 6th Jan so my 60 working days has gone from the 12th Jan to the 15th now

seems like a life time away.

Yours I would imagine shouldnt be long now becks x

Abelel · Post by **Abelel** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:49 pm

I'm maybe calculating this wrong but as the 6th Jan is a Friday, they would be closed anyway?

If its 60 working days, are we to count Friday and Saturday as weekend and Sunday to Thursday as the working days?

If they are closed for two days for Christmas, is this Christmas Eve (24th) and Christmas Day or Christmas Day and Boxing Day (26th). Makes a day difference as Christmas Eve is also a Friday when they will be closed anyway.

butterfly4321 · Post by **butterfly4321** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:00 pm

Hi Adelel

Yes its 60 working days so do not count friday and saturday. I got the 6th december from 2011 I dont know what it will be as yes your right it is a Friday but I assume they will have a day off in lou if its a public holiday not sure what date though - here is the link http://ukinegypt.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us ... y-holidays sorry for confusing you

Holidays coming up you need to count are

Xmas - 1 day 25th dec Sunday
Boxing day 1 day 26th dec Monday
NY Day 1 day 1st Jan Sunday
Coptic xmas 1 day not sure what date though

How confusing!

Abelel · Post by **Abelel** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:05 pm

Coptic Christmas is the 7th January.

The 6th is their Christmas Eve so I guess UKBA will be closed both days then, if you already think they are closed on the 6th?

butterfly4321 · Post by **butterfly4321** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:12 pm

Hi Adelel

https://www.visainfoservices.com/pages/ ... actUs_page]

Worldbridge are closed 8th Jan and normally have the same hols as ukba.

I HATE WAITING!!!!

Abelel · Post by **Abelel** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:17 pm

So is that the 6th, 7th and 8th then?

butterfly4321 · Post by **butterfly4321** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:19 pm

the 6th and 7th are weekend and they are closed any way as its a friday and a saturday - so its only sunday the 8th which is a holiday and you cant count in your working days.

butterfly4321 · Post by **butterfly4321** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:24 pm

Adelel you should be on 18 working days today taking into account the election day last week.

Abelel · Post by **Abelel** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:26 pm

OK, so the 8th is the day in lieu for being closed anyway...

Takes us up to 7th Feb for our 60 days...bleurgh!

butterfly4321 · Post by **butterfly4321** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:29 pm

yeah 8th is a day in leiu did you also count Sunday 5 February Prophet's Birthday - waiting is sooooooooo hard, hopefully we will get them sooner than 60 days

Abelel · Post by **Abelel** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:31 pm

Yes, 18 working days today, so actually 60 days will be the 8th Feb with all the holidays considered. Just realised I can't count, ooops. Hope there are no errors like that in our application!!

maxiy · Post by **maxiy** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:32 pm

Abelel · Post by **Abelel** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:32 pm

OK, so that's the 9th Feb then if I include the Prophet's birthday

Any more to add?

butterfly4321 · Post by **butterfly4321** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:33 pm

Lets just pray for a drop in applications coming through so they can be quicker!

Abelel · Post by **Abelel** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:44 pm

And a miracle (it being nearly Christmas and all!)

X

butterfly4321 · Post by **butterfly4321** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:47 pm

haha yes Adelel I fully agree a miracle will be a fine thing at the moment they have around 17 bank holidays a year there compared to our 8!! I am in the wrong job!

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