badger111 wrote:TnT-FreaK wrote:mrsclc78 wrote:http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/p ... ing-311921
Is it possible for UKBA to return the applicant's passport back for travel purposes without withdrawing the application? Maybe that could be a suggestion to our MPs, so that when UKBA comes to our application they can request our passports back. This will avoid a lot of pain to both the applicant and UKBA with a million applicants chasing them every day.
No way. You BRP is a proof of your immigration status. If you don't have it you can't prove what is going on with you, and they would never let you back in the country. It would just be against the law.
For example, they are considering someone's application, that person goes to it's domestic country, commits a crime, comes back to the UK, and gets BRP. That is just one of the examples of why that would never be possible.
I have been waiting 27 weeks...
There is one solution for you though. I presume you still have fiancee visa valid? Well if you do, and if you can afford it, withdraw your application, and re-apply again using premium service. I would do the same, but my fiancee visa has expired so I won't do that. Trust me, I know it seems expensive, but in the end it will be much cheaper the waiting for over 6 months.
I thoroughly advise that you do not do this, the premium service is a complete waste of time.
My partner was on a tier 2 sportsperson migrant and we decided to switch to a FLR(m). He is a motobike racer and is required to travel in to Europe etc alot, so we decided that the premium service was the best option so that he was without his passport for a minimum amount of time.
We had our 'premium' service appointment booked for 25/07/2012 at 1:20pm. We were not seen by a case worker until 6:10pm and then we were told that they couldnt process our application, as we hadnt provided all of the correct documentation. Nothing to do with the fact we were the only people left in the building and they wanted to get home for their dinner.
They gave us a letter and told us we had 2 weeks to submit the outstanding paperwork and it would be sent up to their shefield office.
The documents infact were not missing at all, we had abided by the guidelines, so i sent a letter and some more documents to shefield which arrived on 30/7/2012.
It has now been 7 weeks and we still have nothing.
I try to ring and they will not help us, we just get fobbed off, so we have contacted our MP who has been very helpful and understanding and chased this for us, and for the passed 2 weeks all they will tell him is that a decision is being finalised.
If a 'premium' application can apparently be processed on the day in 45 minutes then why has ours been in that status for over 2 weeks?
The whole thing is an utter joke, and we are at a loss as to what to do next.
My Partner needs to return to Australia in November to race, and we have no confidence that this will be solved by then, if we withdraw the application to get the passport back then we loose our money.
Does anyone know if withdrawing an application affects your rights to apply again?
If you are going for a premium service, then try and get the first appointment of the day to avoid massive delays.
Good luck to you all on your quest for Visa's, lets hope one day they understand what we are going through.