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atifakhan
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Any RFC for month June 2013 ??

Post by atifakhan » Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:28 pm

Has anyone submitted their application in March 2013 and got RFC so far? Really stressed out as I handed my application on 20th March 2013 and it's now June 24th and still have not heard anything..

Submitted case: 20th March 2013
OC on 20th March 2013
BHC on 4 April 2013
RFC: ??

It's been 65 working days today and still waiting. . Please pray for me, Ya Allah/Ya Muhammad(PBUH)/Ya Ali Madad...

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Post by Wardak » Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:18 pm

Why z not April applications n process yet?

bluejewel
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Post by bluejewel » Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:30 pm

Must be some kind of delay... march applicants are still waiting. ..

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Post by abidabzhussain » Tue Jun 25, 2013 3:04 pm

wow yar ... seems like a backlog or something ....

people from march are still waiting :shock: :shock:
Nasro MinAllah hee wa fatahun qareeb

Applied : 16/05/2013
Visa stamp : 04/09/2013 , in Islamabad
RFC & Collected : 05/09/2013.. Visa Granted

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Post by bluejewel » Tue Jun 25, 2013 3:25 pm

Must be some kind of delay... march applicants are still waiting. ..

atifakhan
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Emailed Gerry

Post by atifakhan » Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:50 pm

It has been 66 working days so far, sent email to Gerry to explain the 3 month rule. they wrote back that they will forward my email on (maybe to BHC) I assume. It's been few days since they emailed back to say this so am waiting to hear a reply from BHC to Gerry who will then forward me their reply. Waiting is hard, fruit may be sweet at the end, Allah khair!

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Post by abidabzhussain » Tue Jun 25, 2013 7:22 pm

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... ableAnchor

dont know why they post this time line every month while they dont keep it in practical....


as per ukba processing time. for pakistan in the month of May... settlement visa were 100% done in 60 days ....

and in total of only 58 decisions were made... they should be fast man , compared to last year and before , when they used to have thousands of spouse visa applications...

just a tactic to delay cases i think
Nasro MinAllah hee wa fatahun qareeb

Applied : 16/05/2013
Visa stamp : 04/09/2013 , in Islamabad
RFC & Collected : 05/09/2013.. Visa Granted

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Post by arsum1516 » Tue Jun 25, 2013 10:26 pm

hope march people have all got their visas inshallah...

hope they do speed up...

altho part of me fears that now ramadhan is here they may slow down again.. altho that's no excuse to b fair?

ya allah help us all and get us thru this worry inshallah

I wonder if any april people have heard anything??
Applied Islamabad VAC : 15/05/13
Application Forwarded to Islamabad OC: 15/05/13
Application Under Process at BHC : 29/05/13
RFC and Collection:15/08/13
Outcome: Visa Accepted Mashallah!!!!!
Visa Stamped:13/08/2013

atifakhan
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Post by atifakhan » Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:27 pm

arsum1516 wrote:hope march people have all got their visas inshallah...

hope they do speed up...

altho part of me fears that now ramadhan is here they may slow down again.. altho that's no excuse to b fair?

ya allah help us all and get us thru this worry inshallah

I wonder if any april people have heard anything??
No, March applicants have not heard anything as of yet, true Ramadam is no excuse but may slow things down. To make it even worse, students are now applying for courses which may cause further delays for May to July applicants..

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Post by abidabzhussain » Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:41 am

any other category of visa should not effect spouse visa application processing time.. i dont think so...

i think the reason behind settlement visa is that , they want to give this impression that , we are taking such a long time cz we are doing checks on everything and scrutinize all applications since it will be a permanent visa ...


in reality i think they just take a day or two , to process an application of settlement.... in month of May total applications were merely 60...

still they are taking sweet time... what does this tell you!!

( in one case i saw this one guy apply from New Zealand , and it was just one settlement application in all of month , still took 2/3 months )
Nasro MinAllah hee wa fatahun qareeb

Applied : 16/05/2013
Visa stamp : 04/09/2013 , in Islamabad
RFC & Collected : 05/09/2013.. Visa Granted

atifakhan
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Some advise to "Spouses & Applicants"

Post by atifakhan » Wed Jun 26, 2013 11:49 am

Some advise to all: A spouse, may it be a male or a female go through a lot of pain, effort, hard work and great determination to call their loved ones over to a country they belong to (UK, USA, Australia) etc. What may hurt one is when applicants don't understand the value of what someone has done for them and one day say "what did you do for me, coming here was in my destiny, you did f all". No matter which situation you are in, being Spouse or Applicant, appreciate one another's hard work and determination, do not say or do anything which may hurt one another. You and your partner are in one boat, both you need to sail through life to make it eternally to heaven. Please think before you speak to one another. My friends sisters were in UK, they called their partners over and as few months went by, the applicants said "we came to UK on our own accord, you did nothing but to fill some few forms", I wonder how much pain these girls may have been in :(

I just hope that each partner are compatible and understand each other, just like how heart and love understand one another..

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Post by Iqra1121 » Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:42 pm

My hubby submitted his application on the 18th March... still no news. Really getting fed up now. Why are they taking so long??

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Post by atifakhan » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:55 pm

Iqra1121 wrote:My hubby submitted his application on the 18th March... still no news. Really getting fed up now. Why are they taking so long??
God, it surely is annoying. I have seen few forums where people obtained their visas up to 10th/11th March but not heard anything after that. I applied on 20th March 2013, everything froze since..

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Post by bluejewel » Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:10 am

[quote="Iqra1121"]My hubby submitted his application on the 18th March... still no news. Really getting fed up now. Why are they taking so long??[/quote

Omg! 18th!? Thats been ages now.. would suggest emailing BHC but they'll just give you standard reply.. I pray you hear from them soon with positive reply. Plz post on the forum when you've had had your RFC as then it will give us some kind of idea when to expect ours..

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Post by bluejewel » Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:59 am

[quote="Iqra1121"]My hubby submitted his application on the 18th March... still no news. Really getting fed up now. Why are they taking so long??[/quote

Omg! 18th!? Thats been ages now.. would suggest emailing BHC but they'll just give you standard reply.. I pray you hear from them soon with positive reply. Plz post on the forum when you've had had your RFC as then it will give us some kind of idea when to expect ours..

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Post by abidabzhussain » Thu Jun 27, 2013 8:37 am

All march applicants will be hearing soon from BHC , i m sure .. like with in couple of days !!
Nasro MinAllah hee wa fatahun qareeb

Applied : 16/05/2013
Visa stamp : 04/09/2013 , in Islamabad
RFC & Collected : 05/09/2013.. Visa Granted

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Post by atifakhan » Thu Jun 27, 2013 9:42 am

bluejewel wrote:
Iqra1121 wrote:My hubby submitted his application on the 18th March... still no news. Really getting fed up now. Why are they taking so long??[/quote

Omg! 18th!? Thats been ages now.. would suggest emailing BHC but they'll just give you standard reply.. I pray you hear from them soon with positive reply. Plz post on the forum when you've had had your RFC as then it will give us some kind of idea when to expect ours..
I gave mine on 20th March 2013 and still waiting :(

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Post by arsum1516 » Thu Jun 27, 2013 1:41 pm

any updates or rfcs for the march ppl?? hope u r all hearing from them now inshallah
Applied Islamabad VAC : 15/05/13
Application Forwarded to Islamabad OC: 15/05/13
Application Under Process at BHC : 29/05/13
RFC and Collection:15/08/13
Outcome: Visa Accepted Mashallah!!!!!
Visa Stamped:13/08/2013

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Post by atifakhan » Thu Jun 27, 2013 1:52 pm

arsum1516 wrote:any updates or rfcs for the march ppl?? hope u r all hearing from them now inshallah
I applied on 20 March 2013, 68 working days have passed by today, no news as of yet. Emailed Gerry, got a reply saying "we will forward your email on to the correct department", not heard after that.. Ya Allah khair..

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Post by arsum1516 » Thu Jun 27, 2013 1:58 pm

aawwww atifa, hope they get back to u asap.. wonder what the issue is... why they taking long...

do keep us informed, lots n lots of duas coming your way hun x
Applied Islamabad VAC : 15/05/13
Application Forwarded to Islamabad OC: 15/05/13
Application Under Process at BHC : 29/05/13
RFC and Collection:15/08/13
Outcome: Visa Accepted Mashallah!!!!!
Visa Stamped:13/08/2013

abidabzhussain
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Post by abidabzhussain » Thu Jun 27, 2013 2:13 pm

maybe you have not heard any answer yet and other applicants , who are not on IB have had replies?

apparently as per ukba processing time, now its exactly 60 days for 100%..

sometimes some cases require more time then others
Nasro MinAllah hee wa fatahun qareeb

Applied : 16/05/2013
Visa stamp : 04/09/2013 , in Islamabad
RFC & Collected : 05/09/2013.. Visa Granted

arsum1516
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Post by arsum1516 » Thu Jun 27, 2013 2:15 pm

not being negative or anything by some cases do go to 90 days.. allah na kareh maybe ur in that minority...

I just hope and pray that the wait is worthwhile and u get ur visa inshallah soon
Applied Islamabad VAC : 15/05/13
Application Forwarded to Islamabad OC: 15/05/13
Application Under Process at BHC : 29/05/13
RFC and Collection:15/08/13
Outcome: Visa Accepted Mashallah!!!!!
Visa Stamped:13/08/2013

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Post by Wahid ahmad » Thu Jun 27, 2013 2:24 pm

I also applied on the 16 may from lahore...i was expecting that we will get reply before eid but now it's not looking easy..march applicants are still waiting...
Allah help us all inshAllah!!

abidabzhussain
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Post by abidabzhussain » Thu Jun 27, 2013 2:25 pm

Wahid ahmad wrote:I also applied on the 16 may from lahore...i was expecting that we will get reply before eid but now it's not looking easy..march applicants are still waiting...
Allah help us all inshAllah!!
wahid , dont think we will be hearing anytime soon mate ...

think our rfc will be round 10th august !
Nasro MinAllah hee wa fatahun qareeb

Applied : 16/05/2013
Visa stamp : 04/09/2013 , in Islamabad
RFC & Collected : 05/09/2013.. Visa Granted

arsum1516
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Post by arsum1516 » Thu Jun 27, 2013 2:40 pm

Wahids in our group abid lol
Applied Islamabad VAC : 15/05/13
Application Forwarded to Islamabad OC: 15/05/13
Application Under Process at BHC : 29/05/13
RFC and Collection:15/08/13
Outcome: Visa Accepted Mashallah!!!!!
Visa Stamped:13/08/2013

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