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fedupwaitingtoo wrote:Hi everybody...
Like everyone in this forum, I'm very disappointed
My husband & I made contact with our MP and his Office. Not heard anything for 2 weeks now. We had quick response from the MP Office and they sent letter very quickly to UKBA. We spoke with the office to see if they had heard anything and was told it could be 30 to 40 days before a reply would be made from UKBA.
My time line just to show we are not alone in this....
Application sent 6th January 2012 with all documents.
Acknowledgment letter dater 31st Jan received 3rd Feb 2012.
Biometrics letter received 10th march 2012
Enrolled Biometrics Golders Green post office 13th March 2012.
Date BRP recieved : Still waiting.
Date documents received : still waiting.
Application is fiance visa to FLR(M)
We feel let down by the performance of UKBA and see all problems in both forums and on the news. We also see they are getting bonuses for their good work!!!!
All the best to everyone and good fortune.
Fedupwaitingtoo
I agree, finally we started hearing good news on this forum.tommyc wrote:Congratulations TheLongWait!
Good to read some positive news for a change on here - although a bit worrying for me that you enrolled your biometrics 3 days after us and have your visa already!!
fingers and toes crossed for the next few days....
Thankyou for your reply and we did try this see our post on the result.AngieLynn09 wrote:fedupwaitingtoo wrote:Hi everybody...
Like everyone in this forum, I'm very disappointed
My husband & I made contact with our MP and his Office. Not heard anything for 2 weeks now. We had quick response from the MP Office and they sent letter very quickly to UKBA. We spoke with the office to see if they had heard anything and was told it could be 30 to 40 days before a reply would be made from UKBA.
My time line just to show we are not alone in this....
Application sent 6th January 2012 with all documents.
Acknowledgment letter dater 31st Jan received 3rd Feb 2012.
Biometrics letter received 10th march 2012
Enrolled Biometrics Golders Green post office 13th March 2012.
Date BRP recieved : Still waiting.
Date documents received : still waiting.
Application is fiance visa to FLR(M)
We feel let down by the performance of UKBA and see all problems in both forums and on the news. We also see they are getting bonuses for their good work!!!!
All the best to everyone and good fortune.
Fedupwaitingtoo
Fedupwaitingtoo, I was just thinking maybe you should call your MP office again and insist they call the UKBA. You mentioned they wrote a letter, but the MP's have a special hotline number to the UKBA that they can call. This is what our MP did and they received an answer same day. Just a thought, best of luck!
Hi Dodokiredodokire wrote:Hi all, I and my wife submitted her application for spouse visa since 26th of april and we have not received any acknowledgement letter and the money for the application fee is still intact what could be happening pls?.
I just hope my bank allowed them deduct the fees of £561 because I am more than confused....anybody with any advice
You should consider yourself to be very lucky that you are in this situation where you can avoid all the hassle of waiting and waiting.pippa wrote:I haven't applied yet but seeing people's problem waiting for a long time for postal application makes me think that I should apply in person...
I know, thank God I discover this forum soon enough before I consider applying. Hope everyone else will get some updates soon. You have paid a lot of money to them.waitwaitwait wrote:You should consider yourself to be very lucky that you are in this situation where you can avoid all the hassle of waiting and waiting.pippa wrote:I haven't applied yet but seeing people's problem waiting for a long time for postal application makes me think that I should apply in person...
If you have any travel plans then do apply in person.
If you dont mind waiting for 3-4 months then you may apply by post.
Some of us,infact most of us have been waiting for more than 3 months and still no news.
Had a letter today from UKBA telling my wife according to their records she had failed to do her Biometrics within the 15 days given & not provided a reasonable excuse for not doing so, I did not know that we were supposed to be psychic as know nothing about a Biometrics letter or anything else, we have had no communications from them since 12th March.blueboy wrote:New to this forum so hi to everyone. Frustrating situation to all on here for sure.
Sent all my documents in on the 8th March 2012 received a letter confirming receipt on the 12th & they cashed the cheque & since then not a damned squeak. No communication at all, no biometrics letter nothing.
Wrote to my MP yesterday to voice my frustration & dismay with the situation. If you can afford it then it can be done on the day so it can't be that time consuming to sort things out in a reasonable time. I want to take my wife home to see her aging (83) & unwell mother, I guess she will be gone before we will even have any passports to go there. So sorry for my wife as she may not see her mum again in this life because of bureaucracy here in the UK. I had to write to my MP to get her here as she had been waiting for a year for her visa to come in the first place. It seems terrorists & the like can come & go here without difficulty but go down the legal & proper route for a loved one & you get treated like all the people on here, makes me sad to be British at times.
Hi,bobobo wrote:A quick question for those, who have contacted their MP's. Did you send an email or a written letter to their Westminster/Constituency address. I contacted my MP's constituency office and was told to send an email or a letter to the Westminster address and Not the constituency address so not sure whether to believe them or not, assuming most of the govt organisations are pretty dysfunctional.
All help appreciated
thanks
viking12 wrote:Hi,bobobo wrote:A quick question for those, who have contacted their MP's. Did you send an email or a written letter to their Westminster/Constituency address. I contacted my MP's constituency office and was told to send an email or a letter to the Westminster address and Not the constituency address so not sure whether to believe them or not, assuming most of the govt organisations are pretty dysfunctional.
All help appreciated
thanks
Sent the constituency an email and also left them a voice mail by phone. They were very quick to get back to me. Email was a lot faster I have to say.
bobobo wrote:Thanks, the email I have been given is xxxxxxxx@parliament.uk, not sure if this is for the constituency
viking12 wrote:Hi,bobobo wrote:A quick question for those, who have contacted their MP's. Did you send an email or a written letter to their Westminster/Constituency address. I contacted my MP's constituency office and was told to send an email or a letter to the Westminster address and Not the constituency address so not sure whether to believe them or not, assuming most of the govt organisations are pretty dysfunctional.
All help appreciated
thanks
Sent the constituency an email and also left them a voice mail by phone. They were very quick to get back to me. Email was a lot faster I have to say.
viking12 wrote:Yes that looks about right. The email I sent off also had the parliment suffix.
Also, if they dont get back in touch with you in a few days, pop them a reminder. Thats what I did
bobobo wrote:Thanks, the email I have been given is xxxxxxxx@parliament.uk, not sure if this is for the constituency
viking12 wrote:Hi,bobobo wrote:A quick question for those, who have contacted their MP's. Did you send an email or a written letter to their Westminster/Constituency address. I contacted my MP's constituency office and was told to send an email or a letter to the Westminster address and Not the constituency address so not sure whether to believe them or not, assuming most of the govt organisations are pretty dysfunctional.
All help appreciated
thanks
Sent the constituency an email and also left them a voice mail by phone. They were very quick to get back to me. Email was a lot faster I have to say.
viking12 wrote:Yes that looks about right. The email I sent off also had the parliment suffix.
Also, if they dont get back in touch with you in a few days, pop them a reminder. Thats what I did
bobobo wrote:Thanks, the email I have been given is xxxxxxxx@parliament.uk, not sure if this is for the constituency
viking12 wrote:Hi,bobobo wrote:A quick question for those, who have contacted their MP's. Did you send an email or a written letter to their Westminster/Constituency address. I contacted my MP's constituency office and was told to send an email or a letter to the Westminster address and Not the constituency address so not sure whether to believe them or not, assuming most of the govt organisations are pretty dysfunctional.
All help appreciated
thanks
Sent the constituency an email and also left them a voice mail by phone. They were very quick to get back to me. Email was a lot faster I have to say.