sw33tazra wrote:Salam everyone..hope ur all well...serious question ...when you submit your applications for spouse visa do they get sent straight to abu dhabi/dubai? because i emaoled abu dhabi just to see what kind if response i was going to get...i told them that i was told i would get a reply within 28 working days and that will be on the 18th..and that if my hubby was granted a visa i needed to book annual leave atleast 2 weeks in advance so i can take my son over to see his grandparents and we wud all cum bak as a family..first they emailed me saying to send them all my hubbys details..i did that and now they have emailed me saying that there collegues in pakistan are dealing with the application and they wud ask them to contact me...what does this mean??? that the case has been sent bak to palistan???
Whoever told you you're getting a response by the 18th has told given told you nonsense. In order for you to get a response that quickly, it means you're not applying for the Spouse Settlement VISA, cause no one for the last 3 months has got a reply in that kind of time frame.
You also said the person who told you this was the CEO, I didn't even know UKBA or the BHC, or even the embassy had a CEO, then when you realised that that could be a mistake, you said that the manager told you this.
Let us tell you the truth. The UKBA is not a corrupt organisation, though it can make mistakes and talk to up, it is not corrupt. All applications are dealt with in the same way, no one application is more special than the other. You will get a response around the 60 working day mark and perhaps longer cause that's what everyone else is at.
There are guys who applied in December who are still waiting, how is it fair, for them to not get a reply, but you to get a reply not even a month after you applied?
As for who deals with the application, you cannot be sure, as the lower end staff, 1ls and 2ls in these organisations, won't have the info you want. It's 3ls, the decision makers who seem to have the info and they like any other organisation will not take calls or direct emails. How do I know this? I have a friend who works for UKBA here in the UK, he is in 3ls and he says he will never have direct contact with any customers or users ever.