Spouse visa

fiza · Post by **fiza** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:17 am

Hi

We applied for my spouse visa via Islamabad just over 10 weeks ago and no response. Should I be worried? You hear of people getting visa within 6-8 weeks.

Also is they another way apart from Gerrys website to find out how far your appliations got?

thanks

roninxxx · Post by **roninxxx** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:15 am

Hi Fiza,

My wife applied nearly 9 weeks ago in ISB and no news yet - I guess no news is good news eh?

cloudysky99 · Post by **cloudysky99** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:48 pm

I have heard that some people are getting their visas sooner than the 12 weeks thses guys say if the application is straight foward. anyone else know anything about this?

Brit Chick · Post by **Brit Chick** » Thu May 03, 2007 5:31 pm

They can issue the visas quicker than the 12-13 weeks they state which was the case with my husbands application and I know of several other people who have had similar applications from Islamabad processed within a few weeks so it looks like they are finally catching up with their workload (either that, or it's the quiet time before 'marriage season' starts next month

)

Annoying thing is that if you do contact them before the 12 week deadline they won't give you any info and tell you to wait to be contacted.

Easier said than done right....

roninxxx · Post by **roninxxx** » Thu May 03, 2007 6:25 pm

Yeah its bloody annoying they don't even answer emails, I think they need to following a set of CONCRETE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES!

fiza · Post by **fiza** » Mon May 14, 2007 8:31 pm

They need to put in a better system than this. Its been just over 12 weeks and still no word.

irfan594 · Post by **irfan594** » Mon May 14, 2007 9:35 pm

hi my wife applied just 3 days ago at bhc in Islamabad via gery FedEx at lahore i hope mine takes quicker then 12 weeks but one thing when my wife showed all the documents they said that the documents were well organised and they added another page to the application form which headed addition question. it had 3 question the last question was about my family i.e mother brother and sister. There D.O.B relationship, status and residency is this new

cloudysky99 · Post by **cloudysky99** » Mon May 14, 2007 10:54 pm

hi fiza
maybe you should contact the bhc now since your 12 weeks are up. email them or better yet contact them by telephone. if you applied from bhc islamabad call them on 051-2012901.
was your case complicated if so its probably been referred to the HO in uk.
and don't worry!

hope this helps
good luck
cloudysky

roninxxx · Post by **roninxxx** » Tue May 15, 2007 10:05 am

Fiza,

Try ringing them and also emailing the HIGH COMMISSION.

Make sure in the subject line you write FAO ENTRY CLEARANCE MANAGER.

I did this and got a reply within 24 hours.....

Tahir Khan BURNLEY · Post by **Tahir Khan BURNLEY** » Thu May 24, 2007 2:28 am

hi,
just recantly two of my cousins visas have been denied and now the long road to the appeal has begun, i my self am in the 6th week of my wifes application. at the momment, the embassies are not taking new applications,( they have been for a week and a half, well thats what it says on gerry's webisite,) does this mean that my wifes visa has been delayed, or quicked because of more manpower on the processig side of the system.
by the way, they both got news of their visa decisions on the 12th week, so if you havent recieved any news yet, make a strong effort in contacting them!

Assad · Post by **Assad** » Fri May 25, 2007 9:01 am

^^ were they spouse settlement, and if so why were they denied?

fiza · Post by **fiza** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:58 am

Thank You all for your help. We have heard at last from BHS Islamabad. My husband got his visa.

eliasuk4u · Post by **eliasuk4u** » Thu May 31, 2007 12:03 pm

Congradulation fiza.

jamalkhan · Post by **jamalkhan** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:00 am

what was the reason for delay

avjones · Post by **avjones** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:49 pm

congratulations!

Brit Chick · Post by **Brit Chick** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 6:56 pm

Great news!

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