Can't book online appointment

ivang23 · Post by **ivang23** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:45 am

I'm trying to book a Tier 1 (General) extension approintment following this link on UKBA website: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/book-appointment. Doing this for three days by now, the problem is there are no appointments available at all no matter which options in dates or PEO i choose. Is the link correct?

pgaitonde · Post by **pgaitonde** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:05 am

ivang23 wrote:I'm trying to book a Tier 1 (General) extension approintment following this link on UKBA website: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/book-appointment. Doing this for three days by now, the problem is there are no appointments available at all no matter which options in dates or PEO i choose. Is the link correct?

The link you provided doesnt work. Use this link.

Login to the system at 11:55pm and select your preferable location and be ready 00:00 and hit the search button and u will see the appointments..be really quick because the appointments are available for 1 min..literally 1 min...fill in the details in 15 seconds or your appointment will be gone..i have done it and got it today midnight.

Ducky11 · Post by **Ducky11** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:11 pm

Hello, I am having the same problem but will try tonight at 11:55 / 12:00.

Just one question - I understand that appointments are only available 6-weeks in advance, hence will the appointments that are made available tonight only be for the 1st of February (6-weeks after 21st December)? Or will there be any before that day?

Thanks

Ducky11 · Post by **Ducky11** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:13 pm

Also, what details are required? I just want to make sure that I have everything ready since I will only have 15-seconds to fill it all in.

Thanks

arsenal49 · Post by **arsenal49** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:40 pm

people cancel their appointment all the time.... so the next one could be before feb!

pgaitonde · Post by **pgaitonde** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:58 pm

Ducky11 wrote:Also, what details are required? I just want to make sure that I have everything ready since I will only have 15-seconds to fill it all in.

Thanks

Get ur name and surname ready on a notepad and ur birthdate.
This is applicable for it dependants too.
Best of luck

Ducky11 · Post by **Ducky11** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 6:31 pm

Ok so ukba releases all cancelled appointments at 12 as well?

abhijack · Post by **abhijack** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:52 pm

Ducky11 wrote:Ok so ukba releases all cancelled appointments at 12 as well?

no fixed times mate...
but generally people have found early hours being the time when new slots appear...so keep trying and best wishes....

if you need appointments at croydon, liverpool etc. i think they are available always..

pgaitonde · Post by **pgaitonde** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:08 pm

Ducky11 wrote:Ok so ukba releases all cancelled appointments at 12 as well?

According to me it is always released at 12am

Ducky11 · Post by **Ducky11** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:08 am

I managed to get an early morning appointment for Croydon on the 1st of February!!

Thanks a million for the help guys! Much appreciated!

I would still prefer an earlier one around the 16th of Jan, but now I have a backup. If I were to hope for a cancellation then when would the best time to check the site be? Are the cancelled appointments made available if & when they are actually cancelled or are they released at a specific time as well?

Thanks

pgaitonde · Post by **pgaitonde** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:53 am

Ducky11 wrote:I managed to get an early morning appointment for Croydon on the 1st of February!!

Thanks a million for the help guys! Much appreciated!

I would still prefer an earlier one around the 16th of Jan, but now I have a backup. If I were to hope for a cancellation then when would the best time to check the site be? Are the cancelled appointments made available if & when they are actually cancelled or are they released at a specific time as well?

Thanks

When does your visa expire? If it doesnt expire before 1 Feb then be happy with it and go well prepared on 1 Feb and get ur visa..

In case you want to try, then do try between 00:00hrs 00:30hrs every single day to see if you can get one..

Ducky11 · Post by **Ducky11** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 11:03 am

It expires on 13th Feb but I wanted an earlier one only for the sake of convenience. I'll try on those times as well.

With the premium service will my passport be returned to me on the same day as the appointment when I am at the home office or will I have to return to collect it the following day?

Thanks

pgaitonde · Post by **pgaitonde** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 11:06 am

Ducky11 wrote:It expires on 13th Feb but I wanted an earlier one only for the sake of convenience. I'll try on those times as well.

With the premium service will my passport be returned to me on the same day as the appointment when I am at the home office or will I have to return to collect it the following day?

Thanks

If your application is straight forward then you will get your passport on the same day along with your biometrics taken. also you will receive the Tier 1 visa approved letter from them. The BRP card will be posted to you via post.

Ducky11 · Post by **Ducky11** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 11:31 am

Thank you for all the help!

abhijack · Post by **abhijack** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 11:59 am

Ducky11 wrote:I managed to get an early morning appointment for Croydon on the 1st of February!!

just out of curiosity....at what time did you manage to find the slot and book?

pgaitonde · Post by **pgaitonde** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:02 pm

abhijack wrote:
Ducky11 wrote:I managed to get an early morning appointment for Croydon on the 1st of February!!

just out of curiosity....at what time did you manage to find the slot and book?

ducky11 replied to post at 12:08am so i think he must have got one between 00:00 to 00:08

Ducky11 · Post by **Ducky11** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:11 pm

abhijack wrote:
Ducky11 wrote:I managed to get an early morning appointment for Croydon on the 1st of February!!

just out of curiosity....at what time did you manage to find the slot and book?

I clicked on "submit" as soon as the clock struck 12 & there were quite a few available appoitments. Must have been at exactly 12:00:01.

abhijack · Post by **abhijack** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:10 pm

cool..thanks for the info mate...

iuk_netizen · Post by **iuk_netizen** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:22 am

Thanks a lot for the help guys! Much appreciated!
I managed to get an early morning appointment for Sheffield on 13th of March!!

I would still prefer Croydon office as I stay in London, but now I have a backup. Once I get another appointment for Croydon, i'll cancel this one.

Cheers!
Imran

penny2013 · Post by **penny2013** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:32 pm

I am doing some research before applying in the next few months

From the previous posts, it seems like the booking system will allow multiple booking appointments? So, I don't need to cancel the previous booking before booking another one, is that right? Just to be safe really. many thanks in advance

mulderpf · Post by **mulderpf** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:58 pm

No, the booking system only allows a single appointment to be booked with a log in. To book multiple appointments, you need to create a secondary accounts (I'm not saying this is right, just saying this is how people get around it). From posts on here, the UKBA have started phoning people asking them why they are booking multiple appointments, so I would suggest that you just stick to the rules and book only a single appointment at a time.

sonny79 · Post by **sonny79** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:40 pm

Hi!
I haven't been able to get an appointment either. Is there anyone out there who knows a trick or two to get one? My visa expires on the 9th of Feb and I have been trying for the last couple of weeks but haven't caught a break yet.
Would appreciate any help i can get in securing one. Just don't wanna pay any money to the touts is all.

Many thanks

shivasks · Post by **shivasks** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:36 am

Getting appointments with dependents is proving very challenging but at the same time single/individual appointments appear plenty, any thoughts anybody ?

Regards,
Shiva

shivasks · Post by **shivasks** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 3:16 pm

got the appointment finally last night at stupid o clock pfff tips on the site http://londonseye.blogspot.co.uk/2012/1 ... ments.html helped

good luck to all

Rajukatru · Post by **Rajukatru** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:14 pm

penny2013 wrote:It is very hard to find new appointment and takes lots of effort, because many people attempts to book on website at same time midnight,
but if you want to allow me to catch any cancellations/new slots for you during daytime, please contact me: expresult@inbox com

Booking system do not allow it to book multiple in same account.

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Pfff got one finally