Hi guys,
Just a quick update, I finally received my passport yesterday with a shiny new visa stamp! Here's my time line below:
Visa application submitted on:
04/03/2013
Biometrics submitted on:
04/03/2013
Application forwarded to the British Deputy High Commission:
09/03/2013 (Chennai)
Email on decision made received on:
27/06/2013
Passport and documents received on:
29/06/2013
Visa valid from:
25/06/2013
Applied at:
VFS, Bangalore
After a lot of up and down with numerous emails and phone calls, no requests for extra documentation or an interview and 82 working days later - I finally got my settlement visa approved.
A huge thanks to all members who posted their time lines and updated the many applicants like me with good news and valuable insights.