It takes 17 days to achieve this! This is GOD on my side becuase they claimed there are backlogs of over 6000 applications.
I sent an urgent request form on Tuesday(25/09/06) to HO and my application was approved yesterday and dispatched sameday.
I observed that if you had a geniune reason(s) (which is acceptable) for your urgent request, HO will concur. The reason is because, when I called now the customer service voice was telling story about how she think that my urgent request will not be approved because HO has backlogs of over 6000 applications and that I must really have SERIOUS and ACCEPTED reason(s) for me to get approval
I just convinced her to check it for me, after a while she agreed and lo and behold! I had already been given approval since yesterday.
She said to me that she was surprised but very happy for me after delivering the good news.
So, I think you should just send in your urgent request if you have SERIOUS and ACCEPTED reason and with God on your side like he was in my case, you get approval pretty soon.
This is my timelines:
Application sent: 9th September
Application received: 11th September
Payment (postal order) confirmed: 11th September
Reference no. received: 14th September
Application approved: 27th September
I am just waiting for my docs to arrive. I'll keep you guys posted and,
Thank you all.
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