Spousal Visa Application - Pakistan (Timeline Only)

hakimi2012 · Post by **hakimi2012** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:44 am

Scottishraja wrote:Did anyone recieve an RFC today?

How often do batches of visa decisions usually come through?

Before the current lots of decisions (Monday/Tuesday) the last lot out about 3 weeks abck?

evry day now days
check arund 6 pm uk time

som1984 · Post by **som1984** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:40 am

solospy wrote:
som1984 wrote:
solospy wrote:UKBA are taking 24 weeks to respond. My wife applied on 14/06/12 from islamabad, so i am expecting a response around 29th Nov when it will be 24 weeks.
my wife applied same date and place as you. 14 june at islamabad

Bro i thought that UKBA deals with every case differently and on the basis of individual circumstances. I was expecting a sooner response because my wife lived with me in the UK for nearly 3 years on a spouse visa when i was on Work permit and my son was born in the UK in 2011. Unfortunately just before their visa was expiring they had to go back to pakistan for an emergency, So i thought they can apply from pakistan and it wont take long but i was wrong.

I guess UKBA are dealing with applications on the basis of when they are recieved.

i dont know how they work but inshaallah it should be very soon

shuby · Post by **shuby** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:49 am

mosesmoses wrote:Wow lots of visas mashallah, congrats to everyone!

Pls pray for me, my wife is in islamabad to collect her papers, inshallah will find out in a few hours the result *stressed*

Good luck brother

My wifes gone today aswell in islamabad so hopefully we'll all get a good result Insha'Allah.

Shazia1104 · Post by **Shazia1104** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:58 am

Congratulations people, my heart gives out a sigh of relief when I hear someone's visa has been granted

Masha'Allah it must be a big achievement after the long wait.
Its great to see some of the May applicants have been granted visas so Insha'Allah us June applicants will be hearing good news soon. Please lets continue to make dua for our fellow brothers/sisters, we all need them.
My husband was a student in UK when we met back in December 2011 and we went to Pak to get married in March 2012. My husband still has a valid student visa until April 2013, therefore I thought his visa should come through pretty quickly, or am I just dreaming lol

king2be98 · Post by **king2be98** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:24 am

Scottishraja wrote:How often do batches of visa decisions usually come through?

The batches by in large are the ones which are handled outside of Pakistan, either in Abu Dhabi or in the past also Croydon too. The Entry Clearance stamp is always done in ISB, but it's the stages before that which are done abroad.

The batches that come through usually come through once a month. The members on this site are just a small portion, about 2% of the real figure. Applications in ISB, ie the ones which are processed entirely in ISB are actually handled individually.

mosesmoses · Post by **mosesmoses** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:43 am

Hi guys, all thanks to Allah, my wifes visa has been granted! We're overjoyed and i cant express how happy we are at the news. After 2 years apart, with a rejection and failed appeal in the past, finally we can start our lives together.

I would like to thank you all for your prayers, kind words and to this forum for invaluable information and support. I would also like to thank batelykhan for his insights and information.

I will browse the forum from time to time and try to help where can I can.

Finally the status on the tracker has changed to Application collected 10/10/12

shuby · Post by **shuby** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:11 pm

Alhamdulillah VISA GRANTED!!!!!
Sooooo happy just cant stop smiling

lol
Sisters nikah on sunday so trying to everything sorted for her to be here insh'Allah.

To all the brother/sisters still waiting, i pray that all of you recieve the good news asap. I know how it feels but once its done its the best feeling EVER. Just keep the faith

Congrats to all those got it granted. I too know that feeling now haha

Will check back time to time to keep watch on all ur applications. For now PEACE!

Allah Hafiz

shahbazahmed779 · Post by **shahbazahmed779** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:15 pm

hi friends today my cousine got his rfc text from gerry an he collctd and his visa is accepted his time line is applied 16/04/2012 at mirpur vac under proccess at bhc 26/04/2012 rfc 10/10/2012 and congrats to every1 who got his visa an plz pray for them who are waiting

my time line is
applied at mirpur //// 29/06/2012
under proccess at bhc 13/07/2012
and now its 15 weeks completed

shazz · Post by **shazz** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:45 pm

Congratulations shuby!! And 2 every1 els hus got ther visas congrats 2.. Good 2 see lots of people gettin ther rfc's makes me feel like some progress is happening, please pray for the ones hu are waiting aswel:)

Shazia1104 · Post by **Shazia1104** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 2:00 pm

Congratulations !!!

Shazia1104 · Post by **Shazia1104** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 2:01 pm

Congratulations !!!

Haila1 · Post by **Haila1** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 2:15 pm

MY HUSBAND GOT HIS VISA TODAY!!!!

finally after a total of 181 days he got his text yesterday and he went got it today!!
Thank you soo much for all your duas, and i will pray for all of you who are still waiting and Inshallah you will get yours soon too!!!

m.k · Post by **m.k** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 2:27 pm

Congrats to all those who got their visa granted

Any RFC's today o has this batch now finisdhed an the next lot gonna be a while?

Mosesmoses pls check ur pm.

Brothers and sisters pls do dua my husband gets his visa ASAP he going through a hard time his dad jus passed away 2 weeks ago he needs me to get through this difficult time. Jazakallah khair......

zny · Post by **zny** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 5:17 pm

Congratulations to everyone who has been granted visas may allah keep you happy.
I had a question an wud be grateful if someone answered it i wanted to know what kind of call log proof of contact u provided.

samiyla · Post by **samiyla** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:28 pm

salaam, just checked got an rfc today inshallah it be is granted. all praise to allah.

please do dua it is granded also inshallah so nervous after a long wait.

m3y · Post by **m3y** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:50 pm

king2be98 wrote:
Scottishraja wrote:How often do batches of visa decisions usually come through?
The batches by in large are the ones which are handled outside of Pakistan, either in Abu Dhabi or in the past also Croydon too. The Entry Clearance stamp is always done in ISB, but it's the stages before that which are done abroad.

The batches that come through usually come through once a month. The members on this site are just a small portion, about 2% of the real figure. Applications in ISB, ie the ones which are processed entirely in ISB are actually handled individually.

King they are not handled in abu dhabi .. all settlement visa's are handled in pakistan now.. not in abu dhabi and not in croydon

I have had this confirmed to my MP by the UKBA...

Also you can read the recent inspection report carried out on islamabad BHC and it confirms all proccessing has returned to pakistan.

Even document verification, which in the past was done in Croydon, is now done in islamabad.

Some applications were handled in abu dhabi previously but this went back to pakistan also

keepfaith · Post by **keepfaith** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:57 pm

shuby wrote:Alhamdulillah VISA GRANTED!!!!!
Sooooo happy just cant stop smiling lol
Sisters nikah on sunday so trying to everything sorted for her to be here insh'Allah.

To all the brother/sisters still waiting, i pray that all of you recieve the good news asap. I know how it feels but once its done its the best feeling EVER. Just keep the faith

Congrats to all those got it granted. I too know that feeling now haha
Will check back time to time to keep watch on all ur applications. For now PEACE!

Allah Hafiz

Congratulations Shuby my brother! I am very happy for you...you have suffered longer than most but it all worked out in the end...thanks to Allah

Good luck bro!

keepfaith · Post by **keepfaith** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:59 pm

mosesmoses wrote:Hi guys, all thanks to Allah, my wifes visa has been granted! We're overjoyed and i cant express how happy we are at the news. After 2 years apart, with a rejection and failed appeal in the past, finally we can start our lives together.

I would like to thank you all for your prayers, kind words and to this forum for invaluable information and support. I would also like to thank batelykhan for his insights and information.

I will browse the forum from time to time and try to help where can I can.

Finally the status on the tracker has changed to Application collected 10/10/12

Congratulations, that's brilliant news!

May the good news keep rolling in for everyone!

2ee5haan · Post by **2ee5haan** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:50 pm

Hi guys
this is my first time posting so im sorry if i have made a mistake or put it in the wrong forum.
I also dont know much of the terminology so if you could help me out that would be fantastic

I got married last october (18/10/11) in pakistan returned in decemeber
and submited the the visa case on the 25/06/12

this is what my online tracking reads

Reference Number (my refrence number)
Application date 6/25/2012
Status Visa application is under process at the British High Commission. 07/09/2012

how long do visa cases normally take, the guys at the Gerry office in mirpur told my wife she would have a answer within two months.

obviosly this is not right, but i am getting restless.
and help guys??

Shazia1104 · Post by **Shazia1104** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:03 pm

Same timeline as my husband, 4th month going on. I dont expect anything before end of Nov/early Dec. Plz make dua brother

2ee5haan · Post by **2ee5haan** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:08 pm

Shazia1104 wrote:Same timeline as my husband, 4th month going on. I dont expect anything before end of Nov/early Dec. Plz make dua brother

Its awfull because I always plan for the worst
so at the moment I am spending the bare minimum from my wages
because if God Forbid the case gets declined and I have to resubmit it, I can sure that I have a good wage.

I am praying for everyone this waiting game is the worst feeling ever. especially when you have so many expectations and responsibilities.

laiba85 · Post by **laiba85** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:10 pm

2ee5haan when u applied the waiting time was 12 weeks and now it is 24 weeks due to the change of immigration rules on 9th July therefore expect a 6 month wait but thats not to say u wont get a reply before then

2ee5haan · Post by **2ee5haan** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:13 pm

laiba85 wrote:2ee5haan when u applied the waiting time was 12 weeks and now it is 24 weeks due to the change of immigration rules on 9th July therefore expect a 6 month wait but thats not to say u wont get a reply before then

But if I applied before the rules were changed doesnt that mean I should get answer within 12 weeks???

(hopefully)

Thats the whole reason I applied on that date
just so that I can beat the rule change

laiba85 · Post by **laiba85** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:21 pm

Unfortunately it doesnt work like that i wish it did but dont worry the old rules apply to u but due to the amount of applications everyone has had to wait longer. U did beat the rule change like many others which caused record breaking applications. Sabr is key but inshallah we should hear soon. Good luck

m.k · Post by **m.k** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:01 pm

No updates today anybody??

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