My wife has taken up the task of monitoring the immigration process. Let me tell you a little bit about her and this UKBA thing. I am here on a fiance visa. Essentially, I've already gone through the process to be here in the first place. I passed the biometrics, we submitted all the necessary documentation to prove our viability, and she has a stellar reputation in the UK. Every scrap of paper we gave UKBA is ample evidence for our application.MrsWillo wrote:I am just worried i'll be rejected, as most applicants feel i guess.
Despite that, she still loses sleep at night. Worries about losing the love of her life because some immigration person sitting in an office has "control of our lives." (I disagree with that, but that is her perception). Worse of all, we cannot travel, I cannot work or volunteer. and UKBA is far from being a transparent, communicative, or efficient organization.
We are at week 37, so not too far ahead of you at 28 weeks. It appears that after 8 months April applications are now being processed. She called again today and the person at UKBA told her that mine is now with a caseworker. That is a significant turn for us. Yet, she is still nervous. In her words "I'll believe it when I have it in my hands."
The problem with constantly monitoring the immigration process and news is that you, me, and others build up our hopes on speculation. A proverb states "Hope deferred makes the heart sick." That is what happens. We fill our hearts with hope every time we sign on to a forum, scour the news for breakthroughs, or listen for the footsteps of the post person. Day after day, our hearts just sicken. I need to encourage my lovely wife to only go on here once or twice a week. Otherwise, I lose the beautiful, vibrant person she is to a weakened heart.
Not one drop of energy wasted on worry will effect your application nor will any amount of effort speed your application to completion. Be satisfied that you've done all you can, allow the thing to run its course, and live as much life as you can in the meantime.
The end of that proverb is "but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life." One way or another your longing will be fulfilled and it will produce life in the end. So hang in there.
(BTW. Except in cases of criminal history or fraud, those generally denied their visa are not personally rejected just their application for a variety of procedural issues. Minor issues are often resolved in the review process, many times affording the applicant opportunity to "fix" the problem by providing additional paperwork.)
