Visit Visa from Pakistan

[bkhan]

How long is the British High Commission in Pakistan taking to decide first time visit visas?

[Khurram]

Source : http://www.britainonline.org.pk/highcom ... /visas.htm

Processing Time:

Processing time for applications week commencing 19 July 2004:

Visitors who have travelled to the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia within the last 10 years: 4 – 5 weeks.
Employment (Permit and permit free): 4 – 5 weeks.
First time family visitors: 2 months.
First time non-family visitors: You can apply to register details of your application, but the British High Commission cannot give any indication of how long it will take to contact you.
Students: 2 months.
Settlement: 3 months.

Regards

[bkhan]

Thanks Khurram. Thats apparently for someone applying after 19 July.
A relative of mine applied in mid-June. Do you know of any estimated time period for non-family first time visit applications?

[Khurram]

Am afraid so wouldn't know the answer to your query. However, based on the current processing times for that particular visa category, a pure speculation would be that the guidelines (whether pre- or post- Jul 19th) wouldn't have changed by much. i.e.

"First time non-family visitors: You can apply to register details of your application, but the British High Commission cannot give any indication of how long it will take to contact you. "

Regards