In automated email reply it says we need 5 days to respond to your email.
here is the reply i got,
From: "
visaenquiries.islamabad@fco.gov.uk" <
visaenquiries.islamabad@fco.gov.uk>
To:
shahid_banni@yahoo.com
Sent: Thursday, 3 May 2012, 6:05
Subject: Out of Office: settlement visa application update
Thank you for emailing the Visa Section of the British High Commission Islamabad, Pakistan. Please allow five working days for us to respond. There is no need to send your email again.
For a status update on a current visa application please contact the UK Border Agency’s partner, Gerry’s Pakistan, by visiting their website
www.ukvacpk.com or by phoning 0900 10411 from a landline or 8865 from a mobile. These calls are charged at a premium rate of 10 Rupees per minute. If you are calling from the United Kingdom, please call 0871 7043005.
The UK Border Agency (Visa Section) at the British High Commission in Islamabad deals with applications made by business visitors, visit visas for 2, 5 and 10 years, and settlement applications (for applications submitted on or after 25 October 2010). We aim to process all applications as quickly as possible. Current processing times for visit applications is five working days. For settlement, we are currently processing within forty-one working days.
If your enquiry is about a 6 month visit visa, or a work or study visa, it will be forward to the UK Border Agency in Abu Dhabi for a reply. They will respond within 5 working days.
General information about entry requirements for everyone travelling to the United Kingdom and our current processing times can be found at
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas
Thank you.
Visa Enquiries Islamabad
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