Spousal Visa Application - Pakistan

[som1984]

Zully or any1 who can help,

i have a question which i am hoping you can help. I recieved a letter from Tribunial (liecester) today saying we need to pay £140 appeal fee before our appeal gets processed. my hubby apealed 28th april 2012 from pakistan,i assumed he paid the fee but didnt so i am going to pay it today. How long will it take for money to be processed? i am assuming they are working on 28th april as they hve already sent us letter asking payment. when do you think it will go back to dhuabi?


visa rejected one 1 ground (no english test certificate provided):25th april
appealed:28th april

i think a member of this forum paid it online. it seems the quickest way for the payment to get processed. this could be due as it goes straight into their account. you may need to phone them or email them with the payment reference number.

i could be wrong. maybe king can give you some advice on how he did this!!

[tnt4ever]

Updated below

[tnt4ever]

Worth Reading
Though already available on this forum
but for new people and those who are not aware of where when why to whom...

Pray for me and others too

*Emails

ukhub.pakistansettlementenquiriesandcomplaints@fco.gov.uk
UKBApublicenquiries@ukba.gsi.gov.uk
ukvisasection.Pakistansettlementenquiries@fco.gov.uk
info@britishcouncil.org.pk

visa.abudhabi@fco.gov.uk
islamabadsettlementenquiries@fco.gov.uk

From June till November 2011

2011 Over all status( several are not in this line but a general over view)

Month Granted Refusals
June 9 3
July 12 2
August 10 1
September 7 5
October 14 3
November 4 2

Visa Success and Rejection Ratio
% Granted 77.7777777777778
% Reject 22.2222222222222


Rejects Total % reject
Mirpur 7 21 33.3333333333333
ISL 6 31 19.3548387096774
LHE 2 14 14.2857142857143


City % Reject
MIrpur 33.3333333333333
Islamabad 19.3548387096774
Lahore 14.2857142857143
Karachi 0

General Reasons of Refusals


Contact
Nikah nama Invalid or something missing
Ielts
NO original Documents
Wage Slips
P60
Housing
Proof of Contact
and so on several minor and majors


Started in October 2011

some were granted in 3 weeks time line
and max goes to 13 weeks as per my knowledge

so here we are
now u can see what else is required

Surely ALLAH's hands is in everything and he knows whts better for us
pray for others and keep patience.

ALLAh Hafiz

[/b]

[dolphin10]

Thank you for your reply.
I have just spoken to couple regarding 3000 rupee fee. I have been told there
was a solicitor there who took the fee and their documents for inspection.
I think they are going to get an appointment on Wednesday to submit their online application.
Although the couple got married in Pakistan in December 2011, the husband of my friend was an overstayer in the UK.
The wife is a British subject, she met her husband in the UK and fell inlove with him. On discovering that he was an overstayer, she decided to do the right thing and asked him to leave the country on voluntary basis. She later married him in Pakistan and now applying for him to come over as her husband.
She is aware of the fact that there will be a slight tweak in this application, there is likelihood that he will be refused and the case might have to go to appeal. Comments welcomed

I am helping a couple with their spouse application.
They went to Gerry's at the Lahore branch yesterday where they were
charged 3000 rupees for inspection of their papers. They were told that an agent would look at their documents and ring them for an appointment next Tuesday.
Having read on the forum here that Gerry's office is closed on Monday and Tuesday, I advised my friends that they should contact the agent and request an appointment for Wednesday or Thursday.
Can someone who has been through the procedure advise whether the agent at Gerrys should have given them a date for appointment there and then as the couple is based in Faisalabad.
I have read elsewhere that there should be no charge for the appointment, so where does this figure of 3000 rupees come from.
Thanks in advance

hey i may be wrong but as far as i know hubby never had to pay anything at gerrys other tjan the application fee...he only paid an additional 200 rupees for the text alert servixe and thats optional...and ive never heard of them sending people back to come another day after taking money from them

[new member]

zully, on the letter they gave payement reference number..hopefully the money should go str8 in2 their acocunts...appeal process is the worst, would hve been bettet to just re apply.

[aaaaaa123]

@New Member If u dont mind me askin wat date was the letter typed on.

[HaroonAli]

Please note normally appointments are free but however if you want a better service at Gerrys then pay the 3000 ruppees for the Premium Lounge service.

This is why the 3000 has been taken but however you can get this appointment there and then at the office.

I hope this information is of help to you.

Thanks

Haroon Ali

[zully]

Zully or any1 who can help,

i have a question which i am hoping you can help. I recieved a letter from Tribunial (liecester) today saying we need to pay £140 appeal fee before our appeal gets processed. my hubby apealed 28th april 2012 from pakistan,i assumed he paid the fee but didnt so i am going to pay it today. How long will it take for money to be processed? i am assuming they are working on 28th april as they hve already sent us letter asking payment. when do you think it will go back to dhuabi?


visa rejected one 1 ground (no english test certificate provided):25th april
appealed:28th april

Hi, right firstly if you pay on their website you will just need to add in the appeal number and pay £140...
You will recieve an email confirming payment forward that back to customer services with your first 4 digits and the last 4 digits of your card
and the name the card is registered in.
Send all that back then they will be able to locate your appeal and get it sent of. They have a massive back log I know that. your probably looking at a date in april for the ECM to give an answer.
Not all appeals go to Abu, it depends what the post ref: if it state abu then yes it will go back there if it has Islamabad then i think it will come here to an ecm then sent back to pakistan..
I had my appeal go in on the 19th and im still waiting


Zully

[zully]

zully, on the letter they gave payement reference number..hopefully the money should go str8 in2 their acocunts...appeal process is the worst, would hve been bettet to just re apply.

I think the payment ref is the appeal number. when you put the details in it will come as correct or not

Zully

[dolphin10]

Thank you Haroon. We are going to wait to till Wednesday when the offices reopen after the Bank and Jubliee holiday and see what happens in terms of an appointment.

Please note normally appointments are free but however if you want a better service at Gerrys then pay the 3000 ruppees for the Premium Lounge service.

This is why the 3000 has been taken but however you can get this appointment there and then at the office.

I hope this information is of help to you.

Thanks

Haroon Ali

[king2be98]

i have a question which i am hoping you can help. I recieved a letter from Tribunial (liecester) today saying we need to pay £140 appeal fee before our appeal gets processed. my hubby apealed 28th april 2012 from pakistan,i assumed he paid the fee but didnt so i am going to pay it today. How long will it take for money to be processed? i am assuming they are working on 28th april as they hve already sent us letter asking payment. when do you think it will go back to dhuabi?


visa rejected one 1 ground (no english test certificate provided):25th april
appealed:28th april

Pay them online if you can, if they've given you this option, it is the fastest, so use it. If not then post it to them, include the key details if you do and you'll know it's been process when your bank account is £140 lighter.

As for how long they take, it's evident that it's quicker to do everything online, as mines is already all done, but the paper applicants are still waiting. My estimate, you'll have it sent off to the EMC withitn 14 days of you paying.

[zully]

i have a question which i am hoping you can help. I recieved a letter from Tribunial (liecester) today saying we need to pay £140 appeal fee before our appeal gets processed. my hubby apealed 28th april 2012 from pakistan,i assumed he paid the fee but didnt so i am going to pay it today. How long will it take for money to be processed? i am assuming they are working on 28th april as they hve already sent us letter asking payment. when do you think it will go back to dhuabi?


visa rejected one 1 ground (no english test certificate provided):25th april
appealed:28th april

Pay them online if you can, if they've given you this option, it is the fastest, so use it. If not then post it to them, include the key details if you do and you'll know it's been process when your bank account is £140 lighter.

As for how long they take, it's evident that it's quicker to do everything online, as mines is already all done, but the paper applicants are still waiting. My estimate, you'll have it sent off to the EMC withitn 14 days of you paying.

I think even that it is quicker online. i think thats only if its done as you did king. new member's is different its like mine. So i told them exactly what i had to do but hopefully you are right it will take about 14 days as they have to match up payments but if they send of proof as i suggest before hopefully it will get done quicker.

Zully

[som1984]

Worth Reading
Though already available on this forum
but for new people and those who are not aware of where when why to whom...

Pray for me and others too

*Emails

ukhub.pakistansettlementenquiriesandcomplaints@fco.gov.uk
UKBApublicenquiries@ukba.gsi.gov.uk
ukvisasection.Pakistansettlementenquiries@fco.gov.uk
info@britishcouncil.org.pk

visa.abudhabi@fco.gov.uk
islamabadsettlementenquiries@fco.gov.uk

From June till November 2011

2011 Over all status( several are not in this line but a general over view)

Month Granted Refusals
June 9 3
July 12 2
August 10 1
September 7 5
October 14 3
November 4 2

Visa Success and Rejection Ratio
% Granted 77.7777777777778
% Reject 22.2222222222222


Rejects Total % reject
Mirpur 7 21 33.3333333333333
ISL 6 31 19.3548387096774
LHE 2 14 14.2857142857143


City % Reject
MIrpur 33.3333333333333
Islamabad 19.3548387096774
Lahore 14.2857142857143
Karachi 0

General Reasons of Refusals


Contact
Nikah nama Invalid or something missing
Ielts
NO original Documents
Wage Slips
P60
Housing
Proof of Contact
and so on several minor and majors


Started in October 2011

some were granted in 3 weeks time line
and max goes to 13 weeks as per my knowledge

so here we are
now u can see what else is required

Surely ALLAH's hands is in everything and he knows whts better for us
pray for others and keep patience.

ALLAh Hafiz

[/b]

where have you got all this info from?

[fazila89x]

hi everybody, ive been reading this thread for a while and its been very helpful, thank you for all your information
let me just start by telling you a bit about my situation..
me and my husband got married in october last year and we applied on the 1st of march 2012. we sent a load of documents and inshallah we didnt leave anything out..
im just worried that we havnt heard anything yet, the status says its still being processed in islamabad and when i contact them they say that they can only give information to my husband as he is the applicant..
i saw here that another person got their visa yesterday and they applied on the same day and in islamabad, congratulation!
inshallah not long for me too..
its really hard... but im glad we can share our experiences here

[tnt4ever]

As i already said its some where at this forum.
hope so this will clear your understandings in a wider way...

Worth Reading
Though already available on this forum
but for new people and those who are not aware of where when why to whom...

Pray for me and others too

*Emails

ukhub.pakistansettlementenquiriesandcomplaints@fco.gov.uk
UKBApublicenquiries@ukba.gsi.gov.uk
ukvisasection.Pakistansettlementenquiries@fco.gov.uk
info@britishcouncil.org.pk

visa.abudhabi@fco.gov.uk
islamabadsettlementenquiries@fco.gov.uk

From June till November 2011

2011 Over all status( several are not in this line but a general over view)

Month Granted Refusals
June 9 3
July 12 2
August 10 1
September 7 5
October 14 3
November 4 2

Visa Success and Rejection Ratio
% Granted 77.7777777777778
% Reject 22.2222222222222


Rejects Total % reject
Mirpur 7 21 33.3333333333333
ISL 6 31 19.3548387096774
LHE 2 14 14.2857142857143


City % Reject
MIrpur 33.3333333333333
Islamabad 19.3548387096774
Lahore 14.2857142857143
Karachi 0

General Reasons of Refusals


Contact
Nikah nama Invalid or something missing
Ielts
NO original Documents
Wage Slips
P60
Housing
Proof of Contact
and so on several minor and majors


Started in October 2011

some were granted in 3 weeks time line
and max goes to 13 weeks as per my knowledge

so here we are
now u can see what else is required

Surely ALLAH's hands is in everything and he knows whts better for us
pray for others and keep patience.

ALLAh Hafiz

[/b]

where have you got all this info from?

[tnt4ever]

Dont stress your self before time and even after time.
its only a matter of days now.
things will turn quickly after these holidays.
however i cant assure and its not accurate that its going to take one more week or 4 weeks, but by the end of the day they will contact the applicants to collect their documents.

to all readers as several times quoted and requested, please be humble this wait is worth doing at the end.
there are several people here who silently scratch every single post and waiting patiently to see good outcome, but referred here and before earlier do not create panic for your self which will cause troubles for others.

just discuss if any issue is related to your application that is on its way to be submitted, or leave the rest if you are already on the wait list, you cant do anything once the application has been submitted.

pray and recite for the betterment.

hi everybody, ive been reading this thread for a while and its been very helpful, thank you for all your information
let me just start by telling you a bit about my situation..
me and my husband got married in october last year and we applied on the 1st of march 2012. we sent a load of documents and inshallah we didnt leave anything out..
im just worried that we havnt heard anything yet, the status says its still being processed in islamabad and when i contact them they say that they can only give information to my husband as he is the applicant..
i saw here that another person got their visa yesterday and they applied on the same day and in islamabad, congratulation!
inshallah not long for me too..
its really hard... but im glad we can share our experiences here

[zully]

tnt4ever,

I think going back to last october doesnt explain why you guys are having to wait this year.

I think going back 8 months is like a life time in the case of BHC. Most peple want to know what is happening now and how to get an answer from BHC as to why there is a back log

Zully

[mirpur]

tnt4ever - actually, it will go even slower after the holidays. why? because saturday and sunday are holidays and monday and tuesday are bank holidays and the queens jubilee. this slows the process down even more and causes more of a back log.

i understand people trying to be optimistic but this whole 'next week we should here something i hope' does not really do us any good as no one knows and the only thing we do know is the BHC are really slow and far behind. so bad they are not even responding to emails!

delays delays delays.

[fazila89x]

in their responce to my email they called me 'Filza'. Considering my name was clearly written in my email i dont know how someone who was paying any attention would make such a mistake.... and these people hold my life in their hands

[zully]

in their responce to my email they called me 'Filza'. Considering my name was clearly written in my email i dont know how someone who was paying any attention would make such a mistake.... and these people hold my life in their hands

That sums them up totally.
Im sure its a genuine reason have you asked your partner to call gerry's and see if the passport has been returned.


Zully

[fazila89x]

i believe he has emailed them asking what the status is of the application and they said they will reply within 5 days, i will tell him today to call Gerrys tmrw inshallah..

[shade00]

There are several reasons why they are taking alot of time these days with the applications.

-- Huge volume of applicants due to age change in Nov 2011
-- Priority given to Visitor visas due to olympics
-- Due to the propasals of maintenance law changing many people are applying now as it will be impossible to apply with new maintenance threshold
-- In pakistan Usually from Feb-April is classed as wedding season, peak period so hence more people applying
-- Backlog at the start of the year

Putting all those into consideration its possibly the reason why they are taking alot of time.
Imo i think majority will be given a response after 90 working days now.

Inshallah it will be sooner but i can't really see it. Alot of the feb lot including me are closing in on the 80 day mark now.

[HaroonAli]

Indeed Shade00 you are correct with all them points as applications have been flooded in.

However do you not think these times might improve as I am unable to wait as every day is getting tougher and days are taking forever to pass lol.

Thanks

[HaroonAli]

In June, July & August there are so many holidays in Pakistan and UK now they will take forever. I think it is all about making money and not feeling for any other peoples lives. At least we can wait and see what happens. AHHHHHHHHH

[*Nazia]

In June, July & August there are so many holidays in Pakistan and UK now they will take forever. I think it is all about making money and not feeling for any other peoples lives. At least we can wait and see what happens. AHHHHHHHHH

Paisay baymaari hai in Pakistan lol just like my hubby says all the time

I am really hoping that we hear soon, insha'allah before Rozay start, I want to spend this year Rozay and Eid with hubby insha'allah and the weather in Pakistan is soooo hot and on top off that the bijli problem and even pani problem too which makes it evern harder.

Stay positive bro, thats all you can do. Add your timeline to your sgnature if you dont mind.