Spousal Visa Application - Pakistan (Timeline Only)

[alil2014]

looks like BHC have moved to february/ march applicants...slowly catching up to backlog

[zee09]

people who have applied in the 2nd half of this year will have their applications started to be looked at by feb/march next year.

Theyre taking way too long to clear the backlog.

[tallojani]

Blumango, have a happy blessed life.
Haseb, I know you asked the question to blumango but I thought I should share my experience too, it may help.
My wife arrived Heathrow in April, they did check her TB certificate but didn't make any comments on the fact that it was expiring on the day.
Wife was asked the followings: Have you travelled to uk before? Where does husband work? Where does he live? Who does he live with? when did you get married? that's all.

Congratulation to everyone who received their visas recently. Had a question regarding when arriving to the UK. Would you ukbA still ask all the questions at the airport even when travelling with spouse or is it only when husband/ wife travel alone? And when questioning the spouse are both husband and wife present at the same time?[/quote]

When someone arrives at Heathrow there are sections at the border control, foregin and UK national. People with UK passport have to join the UK national queue (or self service machine) and their spouse would have to join the foreign queue (long queue). If one is clever he/she would join the foreign queue with their spouse and see what happens.

[umeraali]

Congratulations to everyone who have been granted visas recently, alot of March and Feb ones

ZEE 09 - Where did you hear that people who have submitted late this year will hear in March or February 2015?

[alil2014]

Congratulations to everyone who have been granted visas recently, alot of March and Feb ones

ZEE 09 - Where did you hear that people who have submitted late this year will hear in March or February 2015?

i think august september applicants will start hearing from Decemebr onwards.

Its taken BHC nearly two months to clear a backlog which was dating back from August 2013 and now they have reached march 2014 applicants, so in two months they have cleared 8 months worth of backlog. I can't see it taking that long to clear the remainder of the backlog which is bascially another 5 months worth at most.

My wife applied in september 2014 and after a few weeks i enquired on the progress and was told by UKVI that further checks are being done.

[khan2013]

Congratulations to everyone who have been granted visas recently, alot of March and Feb ones

ZEE 09 - Where did you hear that people who have submitted late this year will hear in March or February 2015?

i think august september applicants will start hearing from Decemebr onwards.

Its taken BHC nearly two months to clear a backlog which was dating back from August 2013 and now they have reached march 2014 applicants, so in two months they have cleared 8 months worth of backlog. I can't see it taking that long to clear the remainder of the backlog which is bascially another 5 months worth at most.

My wife applied in september 2014 and after a few weeks i enquired on the progress and was told by UKVI that further checks are being done.

My wife also applied on 15/09/2014,the status of the application says"decision has been delayed till further checks are made"so according to this assumption they shouldnt be even looking at sep applications.

[alil2014]

Congratulations to everyone who have been granted visas recently, alot of March and Feb ones

ZEE 09 - Where did you hear that people who have submitted late this year will hear in March or February 2015?

i think august september applicants will start hearing from Decemebr onwards.

Its taken BHC nearly two months to clear a backlog which was dating back from August 2013 and now they have reached march 2014 applicants, so in two months they have cleared 8 months worth of backlog. I can't see it taking that long to clear the remainder of the backlog which is bascially another 5 months worth at most.

My wife applied in september 2014 and after a few weeks i enquired on the progress and was told by UKVI that further checks are being done.

My wife also applied on 15/09/2014,the status of the application says"decision has been delayed till further checks are made"so according to this assumption they shouldnt be even looking at sep applications.

Yep that's my point too. When my wife applied in september I assumed it wouldn't be looked at until backlogs were processed but it is being processed. But I think the main priority at the moment would be to clear backlogs but at the same time bhc won't want to create more backlogs by not processing visa application submitted now.

[stillwaiting123]

Congratulations to everyone who has had their visa issued..I have received the email saying pre assessment has been done and is in queue to be seen by a Eco..anyone know a time frame

[alil2014]

Congratulations to everyone who has had their visa issued..I have received the email saying pre assessment has been done and is in queue to be seen by a Eco..anyone know a time frame

It means ECO has not yet seen the application. When did you apply?

[stillwaiting123]

Congratulations to everyone who has had their visa issued..I have received the email saying pre assessment has been done and is in queue to be seen by a Eco..anyone know a time frame

It means ECO has not yet seen the application. When did you apply?

Yes I know it hasn't been seen but online checks have been done..applied 10/06/2014

[Asim khan]

Congratulations to everyone who has had their visa issued..I have received the email saying pre assessment has been done and is in queue to be seen by a Eco..anyone know a time frame

It means ECO has not yet seen the application. When did you apply?

Yes I know it hasn't been seen but online checks have been done..applied 10/06/2014

So they emailed u themselves Without u asking for it.. i mean ur still a step away From being processed ..

[stillwaiting123]

It means ECO has not yet seen the application. When did you apply?[/quote]

Yes I know it hasn't been seen but online checks have been done..applied 10/06/2014[/quote]


So they emailed u themselves Without u asking for it.. i mean ur still a step away From being processed ..[/quote]

No I emailed them complaining that they had not responded well..first they said case has been escalated then after 4 days they said pre assessment check had been done and it is on queue.. God noes how long that queue is!

[zee09]

I applied 12/08/14 for my wife but as of now not a single piece of communication from them.

[alil2014]

It means ECO has not yet seen the application. When did you apply?

Yes I know it hasn't been seen but online checks have been done..applied 10/06/2014[/quote]


So they emailed u themselves Without u asking for it.. i mean ur still a step away From being processed ..[/quote]

No I emailed them complaining that they had not responded well..first they said case has been escalated then after 4 days they said pre assessment check had been done and it is on queue.. God noes how long that queue is![/quote]

If they are dealing with March applicants then inshallah you will here within the next month. I'm still confused with how they deal with visa applications. Does further checks mean it's with an eco? I first emailed UKVI and they said it's not been seen by an Eco and then 2 weeks later I emailed them again and they said further checks being done ?!? No idea what procedure of any they follow

[rudey786]

ZEE 09 - Where did you hear that people who have submitted late this year will hear in March or February 2015?[/quote]

i think august september applicants will start hearing from Decemebr onwards.

Its taken BHC nearly two months to clear a backlog which was dating back from August 2013 and now they have reached march 2014 applicants, so in two months they have cleared 8 months worth of backlog. I can't see it taking that long to clear the remainder of the backlog which is bascially another 5 months worth at most.

My wife applied in september 2014 and after a few weeks i enquired on the progress and was told by UKVI that further checks are being done.[/quote]
My wife also applied on 15/09/2014,the status of the application says"decision has been delayed till further checks are made"so according to this assumption they shouldnt be even looking at sep applications.[/quote]

Yep that's my point too. When my wife applied in september I assumed it wouldn't be looked at until backlogs were processed but it is being processed. But I think the main priority at the moment would be to clear backlogs but at the same time bhc won't want to create more backlogs by not processing visa application submitted now.[/quote]

Yes - i don't think it should take too long now because remember, between April - July lots of people were getting cases outcomes very quickly (due to all the cases that were on hold). So In Sha Allah shouldn't ne too long for you all.
I havent even applied for my husband yet - dreading the wait! We will be applying first week of November In Sha Allah if all goes well, just collated last few docs.

[Asim khan]

Rudey if this was Facebook i would Like ur post lol ...Give us hope

[zeeh]

people who have applied in the 2nd half of this year will have their applications started to be looked at by feb/march next year.

Theyre taking way too long to clear the backlog.

I am following this forum, over one year and also regular visitor of this forum,if you look at zee09 previous post no one will take him serious ,he not working for BHC Islamabad that his own opinion. So get ready you all will hear soon, this long wait will be over sooner than March.

May the blessings of Allah fill your life with happiness and open all the doors of success now and always.

[Tazmaniaa]

Hey i was wondering if sum could help as this is guna b my third application im jus really weary about everything.
In my contract letter it says that i get 4weeks paid holiday but i spent 5 weeks in pakistan with my new application if i show that as evidence ov going to see my husband will thay b a problem n will thy pik up that point if yes whatt can u doo ???

[zeeh]

Hey i was wondering if sum could help as this is guna b my third application im jus really weary about everything.
In my contract letter it says that i get 4weeks paid holiday but i spent 5 weeks in pakistan with my new application if i show that as evidence ov going to see my husband will thay b a problem n will thy pik up that point if yes whatt can u doo ???

your Passport pages where you will have entry stamped in Pakistan,is enough to show you came down to see hubby,also ticket and recent photo with him.The Only one problem might occur if you have 5th week as unpaid holiday if your earning are just around 18600.

[zee09]

people who have applied in the 2nd half of this year will have their applications started to be looked at by feb/march next year.

Theyre taking way too long to clear the backlog.

I am following this forum, over one year and also regular visitor of this forum,if you look at zee09 previous post no one will take him serious ,he not working for BHC Islamabad that his own opinion. So get ready you all will hear soon, this long wait will be over sooner than March.

May the blessings of Allah fill your life with happiness and open all the doors of success now and always.

If I worked for BHC Islamabad, no one would have to wait over 12 weeks for their Visa.

Yes it was my opinion.

[Tazmaniaa]

Hey i was wondering if sum could help as this is guna b my third application im jus really weary about everything.
In my contract letter it says that i get 4weeks paid holiday but i spent 5 weeks in pakistan with my new application if i show that as evidence ov going to see my husband will thay b a problem n will thy pik up that point if yes whatt can u doo ???

your Passport pages where you will have entry stamped in Pakistan,is enough to show you came down to see hubby,also ticket and recent photo with him.The Only one problem might occur if you have 5th week as unpaid holiday if your earning are just around 18600.

Yeh lol thats my problem that in my contract letter it states 4 weeks but i spent 5. Is their any excuse i could make for that ??
Could i get my employer to write a letter and say that i gave her that weeks holiday as paid too?

[zeeh]

Hey i was wondering if sum could help as this is guna b my third application im jus really weary about everything.
In my contract letter it says that i get 4weeks paid holiday but i spent 5 weeks in pakistan with my new application if i show that as evidence ov going to see my husband will thay b a problem n will thy pik up that point if yes whatt can u doo ???

your Passport pages where you will have entry stamped in Pakistan,is enough to show you came down to see hubby,also ticket and recent photo with him.The Only one problem might occur if you have 5th week as unpaid holiday if your earning are just around 18600.

Yeh lol thats my problem that in my contract letter it states 4 weeks but i spent 5. Is their any excuse i could make for that ??
Could i get my employer to write a letter and say that i gave her that weeks holiday as paid too?

if your payslip are all good,nothing less then,they got no problem. i am positive.

[Mrs Asim]

Hey! I put in 12-14 bank statements but applying through DLA exemption. I have heard under that criteria you only need to put in one statement. Any idea?

[Girl786]

hey ppl hope u all re fine . Actually i need a lil help if some one can answer this . actually im making my online application filled all but now im just thinking that if i do confirm application so i ve to do all procedures at the same time like declaration,booking appointment,& payment & print . can i book appointment & print & pay later on ??? so much confusedddddddddddddd annoying as aint got printer in hme n ve do complete this all by this week. so the bank statements dnt gt out of date . plxxx reply if anyone can as soon as possible .

[tallojani]

Hey i was wondering if sum could help as this is guna b my third application im jus really weary about everything.
In my contract letter it says that i get 4weeks paid holiday but i spent 5 weeks in pakistan with my new application if i show that as evidence ov going to see my husband will thay b a problem n will thy pik up that point if yes whatt can u doo ???

your Passport pages where you will have entry stamped in Pakistan,is enough to show you came down to see hubby,also ticket and recent photo with him.The Only one problem might occur if you have 5th week as unpaid holiday if your earning are just around 18600.

Yeh lol thats my problem that in my contract letter it states 4 weeks but i spent 5. Is their any excuse i could make for that ??
Could i get my employer to write a letter and say that i gave her that weeks holiday as paid too?

Don't worry about it being a week over then your 4 weeks paid holiday, As long as your payslip for that period is still above minimum income threshold then you should be fine and if its less then there is nothing you can do to rectify that.