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In-country skilled worker visa application timelines

Only for the UK Skilled Worker visas, formerly known as Tier 2 visa route

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Re: In-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by ImmigraionUser » Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:35 pm

1. Type of application: (Switching / Extending) - Switching
2. If switching, category changing (switching) from - PSW
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) - April 2012
4. Date application posted - 17/02/2012
5. Date payment debited - 22/02/2012
6. Payment mode - Debit Card
7. Biometric Letter Dated: 28/02/2012
8. Biometric letter recieved: 01/03/2012
9. Biometric done: 06/03/2012
10. Passport Received: 10/04/2012
11. Biometric Received: 04/04/2012
12. Date leave to remain valid from - 31/03/2012


Goodluck guys :-)
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tearhacker
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Tier2 General

Post by tearhacker » Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:12 pm

1. Type of application: (Switching / Extending) - Switching/change of employment
2. If switching, category changing (switching) from - work permit to Tier2 (General)
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) - May 2013
4. Date application posted - 16/01/2012
5. Date payment debited - 19/01/2012
6. Payment mode - Debit/Credit Card
7. Biometric Letter Dated: 13/02/12
8. Biometric letter received: 17/02/2012
9. Biometric done: 08/03/2012 (Liverpool PEO)
10. Passport Received: Waiting
11. Biometric Received: 25/04/2012
Finally got the BRP but still waiting for the documents.......wish you best of luck to all who awaiting for the decision.....
Last edited by tearhacker on Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:26 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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aarnags
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Post by aarnags » Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:41 am

1. Type of application:- Tier2-G extension with Family
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) - Feb 2012
4. Date application posted - 25/01/2012
5. Date payment debited - 01/02/2012
6. Payment mode - Credit Card
7. Biometric Letter Dated: 14/02/12
8. Biometric letter received: 17/02/2012
9. Biometric done: 15/03/2012 (Cardiff PEO)
10. Passport Received: 16/04/2012
11. Biometric Received: Waiting
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john353
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Post by john353 » Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:05 pm

1. Type of application:- Tier2-G extension with Family
2. Date of expiry of current leave - April 2012
3. Date application posted - 15/02/2012
4. Payment mode - Postal Order
5. Biometric letter received: 12/03/2012
6. Biometric done: 13/03/2012 (Post Office)
7. Date COS used by UKBA: 12/04/2012 (got this info through HR who checked Sponsor Management system)
8. Passport Received: 14/04/2012 (Royal mail next day delivery)
9. Biometric Received: 17/04/2012 (DX-secure)
Last edited by john353 on Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:46 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Post by shivuk » Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:34 pm

1. Type of application:- Tier2 (General) Extension with Family
2. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) - 15/03/2012
3. Date application posted - 06/02/2012
4. Date payment debited - 09/02/2012
5. Acknowledgement letter received: 13/02/2012 dated 09/02/2012
6. Payment mode - Debit Card
7. Biometric Letter Dated: 06/03/2012
8. Biometric letter received: 08/03/2012
9. Biometric done: 15/03/2012 (Post office)
10. Passport and approval letters received: 18/04/12 dated 13/04/12
11. Biometric Received: Waiting

HEARTFELT THANKS TO THE MODERATORS, GURUS AND MEMBERS OF THE FORUM FOR THEIR ADVICES.

ALL THE VERY BEST FOR THOSE WAITING FOR YOUR VISA.
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Post by MAD... » Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:51 pm

Type of Visa: Tier 2 G, Change of employment
Current visa Exp date: 5th April 2012
Application Submitted: 22nd Feb 2012
Acknowledgement letter: 28th Feb
Biometrics invitation letter: 17th March 2012
Biometrics Done at York Post Office: 20th March 2012
Passports: Awaited
BRP cards: Awaited :cry:
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Post by Yuliya » Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:08 pm

1. Type of application:- Tier2 General switching from PSW + 1 dependant
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) - 18/03/2012
4. Date application posted - 30/01/2012 (Next day special delivery)
5. Date payment debited - 03/02/2012
6. Payment mode - Debit Card
7. Biometric Letter Dated: 17/02/12
8. Biometric letter received: 22/02/2012
9. Biometric done: 08/03/2012 (Belfast PEO)
10. Passport with approval letters received: 25/04/2012
11. Biometric Received: Waiting

Best of luck to all of you. This forum became my home page for this waiting time
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koolguykvs
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Post by koolguykvs » Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:36 pm

1. Type of application:- Switching from PSW
2. Date application posted - 17/02/2012 (Postal)
3. Payment mode - Debit card (Paid)
4. Biometric letter received: 24/02/2012
5. Biometric done: 02/03/2012 (Sheffield)
6. Passport Received: yet to receive
7. Biometric Received: 25/04/2012
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Post by kokey » Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:35 pm

1. Type of application: (Switching / Extending) - Switching
2. If switching, category changing (switching) from - Tier 2 switching employer
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) - October 2013
4. Date application posted - 16/01/2012
5. Date payment debited - agent
6. Payment mode - agent
7. Biometric Letter Dated: 26/02/2012 (had two earlier, with wrong details, had to get new letters sent)
8. Biometric letter recieved: 28/02/2012
9. Biometric done: 28/02/2012 - Camden PO
10. Passport Received: 30/03/2012
11. Biometric Received: still waiting (now 1 June, so now nearing 5 months since application!)

I suspect something has gone wrong, probably to do with the fact that I had to get my biometric letter details fixed twice.
Last edited by kokey on Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Post by ku85 » Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:23 pm

1. Type of application: Switching +1 dependant
2. If changing from : Tier 2 ICT to Tier 2 General
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) : Apr- 2012
4. Date application posted : 13 Jan 2012 (Royal Mail next day delivery)
5. Date payment debited : 13 Jan 2012
6. Payment mode : Postal Order
7. Acknowledgement letter received : 13 Feb 2012
8. Date Letter for Biometric received: 16 Feb 2012
9. Date Biometrics were taken : 02 Mar 2012 (Liverpool PEO)
7. Date passport received : 28-Apr-2012 (through Royal mail)
8. Date Biometric card received: 27-Apr-2012 (dx secure)

Good luck to those still waiting..hopefully u wont need to wait this long as me and receive ur documents soon.
Last edited by ku85 on Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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ICT Extension with 2 dependents

Post by gamitk » Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:53 am

My Assingment in UK is about to End in 3 weeks, However I havent recieved my Passport and Biometric card. I am now worried, How to go about it, is it possible i will get my passports atleast to travel back to India.

1. Type of application: Tier 2 ICT Extension With 2 dependents
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) - March 2012
4. Date application posted - 11/02/2012
5. Date payment debited - 15/02/2012
6. Payment mode - Amex Credit card
7. Biometric Letter Dated: 07/03/2012
8. Biometric letter recieved: 10/03/2012
9. Biometric done: 12/03/2012 - Earlscourt PO
10. Passport Received: Still waiting
11. Biometric Received: still waiting
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Post by angervisa111 » Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:04 pm

1. Type of application:- From Tier4 to Tier2 G with Family
2. Date application posted - 08/02/2012 (Postal)
3. Payment mode - Debit card (Paid)
4. Biometric letter received: 09/03/2012
5. Biometric done: 09/03/2012 (Post Office)
6. Passport and document, sent by UKBA: 26/04/2012
7. Passport and document, Received: 30/04/2012
7. BRP Received: not yet
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Post by reymundl » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:50 pm

Tier 2 change of employer
Online application- 28 Feb 2012
Documents received by Ukba- 2 March 2012
Biomentric letter received- 7 March 2012
Biometrics done- 8 March 2012 (London PO)
Approval letter and passports- 30 April, 2012
BRP- 27 March 2012 (Missed delivery (I dont know why coz im in my place the whole day) so rescheduled w/ fee of £6.13 9-1pm delivery but they delivered at 1330)
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Tier 2 Extension

Post by piyushs » Tue May 01, 2012 12:25 pm

1. Type of application: Tier 2 ICT Online
2. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) :11/05/2012
3. Date application posted :04 April
4. Date payment debited : Online 03rd April
5. Payment mode :Online card
6. Acknowledgment letter: Awaiting
7.Biometric Letter: Awaiting
8: Passport Awaiting
9. BRP: Awaiting
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Post by doc44 » Thu May 03, 2012 11:12 am

1. Type of application: (Extending) WP to Tier 2 (same employer)
2. If switching, category changing (switching) from WP
3. Date of expiry of current leave 11/02/2012
4. Date application posted 10/02/2012
5. Date payment debited 13/02/2012
6. Payment mode: Debit card
7. Biometric invitation: Dated 9th March 2012
8. Biometric done: 19th March 2012
9. BRP card received: 3/05/2012 (issued on 28/04/2012)
10. Date passport and documents received: 3/05/2012
Last edited by doc44 on Thu May 03, 2012 4:31 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Post by nskand » Thu May 03, 2012 11:32 am

Type of Visa: Tier 2 ICT extension for self and family
Current visa Exp date: 31-Jan-2012
Application Submitted: 12-Jan-2012
Biometrics invitation letter:6 -Feb-2012
Biometrics Done at UKBA Birmingham - 15-March-2012
Passports: Awaited
BRP cards: 3-May-2012
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pespes
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To God be the Glory!!!

Post by pespes » Thu May 03, 2012 12:14 pm

1. Type of application:PSW to Tier 2 (same employer)
2. If switching, category changing (switching) from PSW
3. Date of expiry of current leave
4. Date application posted 21/02/2012
5. Date payment debited 23/02/2012
6. Payment mode: Debit card
7. Biometric invitation: Dated 9th March 2012
8. Biometric done:RECEIVED AND DONE 14th March 2012
7. Date leave to remain valid from: ALMOST HERE
8. Date passport received: 3RD OF MAY, 2012

Many thanks to Forum Members
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mooreao
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Wait times

Post by mooreao » Thu May 03, 2012 7:48 pm

1. Type of application: (Extending) Tier 2 (same employer)
2. Date of expiry of current leave 09/03/2012
3. Date application posted 4/03/2012
4. Date payment debited 7/03/2012
5. Payment mode: Debit card
6. Biometric invitation: Dated 12th March 2012
7. Biometric done: 14th March 2012 (Holborn, London PO)
8. Date leave to remain valid from: waiting
9. Date passport received: waiting (may been delivered today, missed delivery)
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Post by smoothraj » Fri May 04, 2012 12:30 am

1. Type of application: Switching (change of employer) +1 dependant
2. If changing from : Tier 2 ICT to Tier 2 General
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) : May- 2012
4. Date application posted : 28 April 2012 (in-person premium appointment)
5. Date payment debited : Not Applicable
6. Payment mode : Bankers draft
7. Approval letter received : same day
8. Date Letter for Biometric received: Not Applicable
9. Date Biometrics were taken : same day
7. Date passport received : same day
8. Date Biometric card received: expecting it to reach my new employer's rep by middle of next week.


Date originally entered the country - Jan 2009 on Tier-2 ICT

hope this helps.
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Post by cml614 » Fri May 04, 2012 10:32 pm

Type of application: (Extending) Tier 2 (same employer) with 2 dependants
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 1 April 2012
3. Date application posted: 21 Feb 2012
4. Date payment debited: 20 Feb 2012 (online)
5. Payment mode: Credit card
6. Biometric invitation: 21 March 2012
7. Biometric done: 26 March 2012 (Post Office)
8. Date leave to remain valid from: awaiting BRP
9. Date passport received: 4 May 2012 (including approval letters)

Thank you moderators for all the help/advise and insights. I hope and pray that everyone else will receive their much-awaited documents soon.
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Re: In-country Tier 2 application timelines

Post by SheltonM » Mon May 07, 2012 9:48 pm

1. Type of application: (Tier 2 Extending) with family
2. If switching, category changing (switching) from N/A
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa)14/02/12
4. Date application posted. 26/01/12
5. Biometrics Letter Received: 18/02/12
6. Biometrics Done: 14/03/12
7. Date of Approval letter. 27/04/12
8. Date passports received: 02/05/12
9. Date BRPs received: 02/05/12

This was a long wait indeed! Good luck to all
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Post by Simi UK » Tue May 08, 2012 4:11 pm

1. Type of application: (Switching / Extending) - Switching
2. If switching, category changing (switching) from - work permit
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) - Jan 2012
4. Date application posted - 27/01/2012
5. Date payment debited - Applied by company
6. Payment mode - Applied by company
7. Biometric Letter Dated: 05/03/12
8. Biometric letter recieved: 08/03/2012
9. Biometric done: 10/03/2012
10. Passport Received: 08/05/2012
11. Biometric Received: 08/05/2012
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Update

Post by gasser3000 » Fri May 11, 2012 8:04 pm

1. Type of application:- Tier2 General switching Employer + 2 dependents
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) - 30/04/2012
4. Date application - Online 14/02/2012
5. Date payment debited - 14/02/2012
6. Biometric Letter Dated: 23/02/2012
7. Biometric done: 07/03/2012 (Liverpool)
8. Passport with approval letters received: 08/05/2012
9. Biometric Card Received: 04/05/2012
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Post by Stryker » Fri May 11, 2012 9:32 pm

1. Type of application:- tier 2 general from PSW
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) - 14/04/2012
4. Date application - 02/03/2012
5. Date payment debited:
6. Biometric Letter Dated: 26/03/2012
7. Biometric done: 29/03/2012
8. Passport with approval letters received: 11/05/2012
9. Biometric Card Received: 11/05/2012
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Re: T2G to T2G timeline- biometrics done 24 March 2012

Post by metta » Mon May 14, 2012 12:15 pm

1. Type of application: (Switching / Extending): Switching (change of employer)
2. If switching, category changing (switching) from: T2G to T2G
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa): 14.04.2012
4. Date application posted: 1.03.2012
5. Date payment debited: 05.03.2012
6. Payment mode: Credit card
7. Application acknowledgement received: 9.03.2012 (dated 07.03.2012)
7. Biometrics letters received: 23.03.0212
8. Biometrics done: 24.03.2012 (Post-office)
9. BRP card received: 11.05.2012
10. Date leave to remain valid from: 08.05.2012
10. Date passport received: 12.05.2012 (the package had approval letter dated 02.05.2012!).
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