OLD FLR(M) waiting times Thread

TnT-FreaK · Post by **TnT-FreaK** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 8:58 am

Our long wait is finally over. When I reached home yesterday there was Royal mail letter to collect a delivery.

This morning when I went to the post office we had the letter with all our documents confirming the visa has been granted and will receive BRP in 7 days.

Here is our timeline

Application sent: 4 July 2012
Acknowledgement letter date: 9 July 2012
Biometrics letter received: 3 Sep 2012 (letter dated 31 Aug 2012)
Biometrics enrolled: 4 Sep 2012
Documents returned: 31 Oct 2012 (letter dated 30 Oct 2012)
BRP: waiting... hopefully arrives in 7 days

CDNgirl · Post by **CDNgirl** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:49 am

TnT-Freak: Great news!!! Very happy to hear that processing is still in motion!

bustednotch · Post by **bustednotch** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:21 am

Very good news TnT-Freak!! My timeline is just a few days ahead of yours so I'm hoping I might get some good news soon. So happy for you!!

Aus25 · Post by **Aus25** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:35 am

Holy hell TnT-Freak! Congratulations! I applied the day before you... and I have a Royal Mail Delivery slip waiting for me to collect a parcel! I thought it was just something from Amazon... but now I'm going to race down there! *Must not get over-excited*

Do you mind saying what time of visa you were swapping from, and which category of FLR(M) you are changing to?

TnT-FreaK · Post by **TnT-FreaK** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:59 am

Aus25 wrote:Holy hell TnT-Freak! Congratulations! I applied the day before you... and I have a Royal Mail Delivery slip waiting for me to collect a parcel! I thought it was just something from Amazon... but now I'm going to race down there! *Must not get over-excited*

Do you mind saying what time of visa you were swapping from, and which category of FLR(M) you are changing to?

Thank you everyone, it definitely is a big relief.

We were transferring from a PSW visa to FLR M. I dont know that FLR M has categories, but I guess if there is one, we were in the marriage category.

Aus25 · Post by **Aus25** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:16 am

Yeah - that's what I meant (not 'categories' per se).

I'm really so pleased for you. Keep your fingers crossed for me, I'm going to the post office depot at lunch!

Skonky · Post by **Skonky** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:49 am

Wow finally

Hoping I get something today or soon

It's obviously getting closer,we are extending our last flrm,so diff categories from you

Still.Waiting · Post by **Still.Waiting** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:50 am

Skonky wrote:Wow finally

Hoping I get something today or soon

It's obviously getting closer,we are extending our last flrm,so diff categories from you

when did you apply?

Skonky · Post by **Skonky** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:53 am

Still.Waiting wrote:
Skonky wrote:Wow finally

Hoping I get something today or soon

It's obviously getting closer,we are extending our last flrm,so diff categories from you
when did you apply?

2nd July
Biometrics 1st sept

Still.Waiting · Post by **Still.Waiting** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:57 am

Skonky wrote:
Still.Waiting wrote:
Skonky wrote:Wow finally

Hoping I get something today or soon

It's obviously getting closer,we are extending our last flrm,so diff categories from you
when did you apply?
2nd July
Biometrics 1st sept

Hope you get it soon.
But i don't understand why UKBA is processing latter applications first. How can they claim its first come first serve when clearly earlier applications are still awaiting decisions?? I am happy for all the people getting the visas but i just think UKBA isn't playing it fair!!!

Skonky · Post by **Skonky** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 12:04 pm

Hope you get it soon.
But i don't understand why UKBA is processing latter applications first. How can they claim its first come first serve when clearly earlier applications are still awaiting decisions?? I am happy for all the people getting the visas but i just think UKBA isn't playing it fair!!![/quote]

Yeah I agree with you completely

If they working to keep statistics looking good then I find it disgusting.

A lot of people's lives on hold because of them and they show no remorse .

Unbelievable!

annieak · Post by **annieak** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 12:11 pm

Just an update

feb applicant
requested passport back
23rd oct
received today.

was hoping we would get a letter asking for more docs or some good news but no. still stuck.
i do not understand why later applicants are being granted visas.

so confused

Still.Waiting · Post by **Still.Waiting** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 12:13 pm

Skonky wrote: If they working to keep statistics looking good then I find it disgusting.
A lot of people's lives on hold because of them and they show no remorse .

Unbelievable!

Agreed! - disgusting and remorseless = UKBA

CDNgirl · Post by **CDNgirl** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 12:20 pm

It does seem quite unfair, however maybe it has to do with how complex the applications are and if they have to investiagte them further they go back into a pile or something until they 'decide' to pick it up again.

I think it might depend on which caseworker picks up the file, which is in other words, crap because again, no consistency and it's not fair on the people who have been waiting.

I feel for everyone who has had to wait more than 6 months (even though 6 months even seems WAY too long for a service we pay good money for in the first place!)

Still.Waiting · Post by **Still.Waiting** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 12:26 pm

CDNgirl wrote:It does seem quite unfair, however maybe it has to do with how complex the applications are and if they have to investiagte them further they go back into a pile or something until they 'decide' to pick it up again.

I think it might depend on which caseworker picks up the file, which is in other words, crap because again, no consistency and it's not fair on the people who have been waiting.

I feel for everyone who has had to wait more than 6 months (even though 6 months even seems WAY too long for a service we pay good money for in the first place!)

It just seems quite out of place and i do agree with the theory that UKBA is doing this to show better statistics! if it wasnt for that than how come there is a gap between February and July's application? as if all march and April's applications were not straight forward. I applied in April and my application is pretty straight forward.

daiyan.suraya · Post by **daiyan.suraya** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 12:56 pm

this is realy unfair. I am happy for those who is getting their visas. I am an april applicant but still waiting...

Aus25 · Post by **Aus25** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:01 pm

False alarm - my package was indeed from Amazon. I got FAR too excited, only to be greatly disappointed. Ugh.

Still, I am encouraged by TnT's story.

TnT - did you request anything back, or did this happen indepentently of any intervention?

LE80 · Post by **LE80** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:41 pm

Daiyan - I feel your pain. I am a March applicant.

Whilst I am happy for those getting their visas and not having to wait so long, it is terribly unfair. This has been such a hard 8 months and not the way that anyone would want to start their married life.

I don't buy the 'complex applications' stuff either. My application is straightforward, and in any case they had determined June and July applications before mine had even been started. My theory is that batches of applications from June onwards have been passed to a contractor to clear, where the UKBA team has retained the older ones.

TnT-FreaK · Post by **TnT-FreaK** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 2:54 pm

Aus25 wrote:False alarm - my package was indeed from Amazon. I got FAR too excited, only to be greatly disappointed. Ugh.

Still, I am encouraged by TnT's story.

TnT - did you request anything back, or did this happen indepentently of any intervention?

I did request the sponsor passport back but that was around mid-September. We needed it for ID purposes.

CDNgirl · Post by **CDNgirl** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 3:05 pm

Sorry, I didn't mean to say that they were all complex.The UKBA would probabaly use that as an excuse to why June or later applicants are being decided before the earlier applicants.

It's most definetly to keep the numbers and stats up for this quarter, which agreed - not fair in the slighest.

LE80 · Post by **LE80** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 3:26 pm

Sorry CDNgirl, in my ranting I wasn't being clear. I wasn't referring to what you said, I was referring to the fact that UKBA very frequently use it as an excuse as to why some apps are done quicker than others. They have claimed such in FOI requests and in the Parliamentary committee. It's now become very obvious that it's not true.

I wish there was an effective way to complain, not to the UKBA, but about the UKBA.

2222 · Post by **2222** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:40 pm

My Final time:

Finally after waiting 8 months and 4 days, today I received my documents along with My Biometric card -valid for 2 years. I am so pleased that the long waiting time is over now.

FLR M applied on: 27th February 2012
Payment out of the bank: 29th February 2012
Acknowledgement letter: I didn't get one!!
Biometric letter received on: 16th March 2012
Biometric completed on: 28th March 2012
Requested my partner’s passport: 10/10/2012
Partner’s passport received: 17/10/2012
More documents requested by UKBA: 22/10/2012
The requested documents sent to UKBA: 26/10/2012
Document return: received on. 1/11/2012
Biometric card: received on. 1/11/2012.

Good luck to all of you.

Waitingwaiting · Post by **Waitingwaiting** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:23 pm

FLR(M) applied on: 12/03/2012
Acknowledgement letter received: 21/03/2012 (issued 15/03/2012)
Biometric enrolled: 28/03/2012 (Biometric letter issued 23/03/2012)
Documents received: 25/10/2012 (issued 24/10/2012)
Biometric card received: 01/11/2012 (redelivered)

Takes some time and you will eventually get it.

Good luck to all!

daiyan.suraya · Post by **daiyan.suraya** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:01 pm

congrats to both of you..

Still.Waiting · Post by **Still.Waiting** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:26 am

2222 wrote:My Final time:

Finally after waiting 8 months and 4 days, today I received my documents along with My Biometric card -valid for 2 years. I am so pleased that the long waiting time is over now.

FLR M applied on: 27th February 2012
Payment out of the bank: 29th February 2012
Acknowledgement letter: I didn't get one!!
Biometric letter received on: 16th March 2012
Biometric completed on: 28th March 2012
Requested my partner’s passport: 10/10/2012
Partner’s passport received: 17/10/2012
More documents requested by UKBA: 22/10/2012
The requested documents sent to UKBA: 26/10/2012
Document return: received on. 1/11/2012
Biometric card: received on. 1/11/2012.

Good luck to all of you.

Congrates 2222 really happy for you ! lets see when will i hear from them :/

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