i have been going through this web site for the past few days and i must first of all congratulate the people responsible for running and maintaining such an informative forum. It has given me hope when i needed it the most and i find the pages and events told in this forum VERY informative.
i applied for a spouse visa from lahore -pakistan through Gerry's on the 19th of Jan 2007 and although i have not been called for the interview as yet but i think i would be called soon. (fingers crossed) I went to the Uk in 2004 march on a student visa and married my wife in Sept 2006 while i still had a year left on my student visa. In December i had to fly urgently to Pakistan on a family emergency and when i returned after a week i was refused entry into the Uk on the grounds that since i had married while i was in UK my student visa is null and void and i need to go back to my country of origin and apply for a spouse visa. This was very upsetting for us both as you can imagine because its hard for a newly wedded couple to be separated this early. She is a doctor by profession and i plan to continue my carrier as a multimedia developer but so far it seems very hard. i was able to secure a job position in a multimedia company but because of this whole going back to Pakistan situation it has messed it up for me and i don't think they would wait for that long for me to come back and join them.
The lady at the immigration control booth at the airport was understanding and on my request granted me temp visa to stay in the UK over the new years period and i was told to fly back early Jan 2007. While on the temporary visa for those few days we saw a solicitor who told us that the best solution for the problem is for me to go back apply and come back and i should not be worried.
i am sorry i am going on and on but to sum it up
i returned to Pakistan on the 3rd of Jan 2007, i was initially reported to come to heathrow for a flight to Pakistan on the 2nd which i did but the flight never took off due to weather and i was given one day temporary visa for the next flight ( i don't know if it is relevant in the story or not)
anyhow i submitted my application from Lahore gerry's office on the 19th of Jan 2007 and sent my nikah nama(english), my marriage certificate, My wifes letter of appointment and contract, her pay slips, utility bills and the tenancy agreements of the place where we lived together from Sept onwards and all the supporting documents with the application.
Right now i am waiting for the application to be processed but every time i log on to gerrys web site http://www.visadropbox.com i get the message that my visa application is under process. i called them up but the person at the phone is unable to help me as all he can do is type the virification code into the website and tellme the status that comes on the screen (something which i can do myself on the same sebsite)
Could anyone please tell me how long does it normally take for the application process to go through and when should i be expecting the interview call if at all!
Any help/ heads up in the matter would be lovely
I miss my wife very much and it seems my life has suddenly ground to a hault. This website is full of stories of people who are in my situation who miss thier other halves and my heart goes out to them as i know exactly what they are going through. Any kind of feedback would be highly appriciated.
cheers
