Hi All,
So I applied to extend my tier 2 general visa on the 18th of september, 2014. Like many of you, I received a letter acknowledging receipt of my application but there was this paragraph inserted to the effect of something like this: your application raises issues relating to the european convention on human rights. I was quite nervous about this as I didn't know what it meant. I phoned the call centre of UKVI and the lady I spoke to couldn't tell me anymore than what I already knew. I wanted to contact the UKVI by letter as per the lady's suggestion but I did not. In the meantime, I read up on the internet and I gathered that it had something to do with taking biometric details of a person. A case had been brought against the UKVI and as such they had to justify why they needed to keep such information about applicants to the european court. That's when they started inserting that paragraph so I came to the conclusion that for applications where biometric details are required, that paragraph is put in as a generic paragraph. Do not quote me on this, its just the conclusion I've come to personally.
Anyway, I received the decision of my application today and it was successful so I am pleased about that. I was quite surprised as it only took them about 3 weeks to return a decision. The initial letter I received said it could be longer that 8 weeks which was the standard but it wasn't even a month! SO, if you've had that paragraph inserted in the acknowledgement letter do not loose any sleep over it. It shouldn't affect your application in any way.
I hope you all have good news with your applications!