Spousal Visa Application - Pakistan (Timeline Only)

[Zainykhal]

You don't need to redo the TB test once visa is granted
The visa holder just needs to bring their expired TB certificate with them to the uk and present it to the entry officer if requested

@shaf1234

Then luckily you have got a 33 month visa and that's for sure
As I just checked up and a 30 day sticker would be valid for 30 days and the BRP card one would get when they reach uk is which would have the remaining time written on it
So it's strange but lucky at the same time

Thanx sajjad.
I have one question,do we now need to retake a TB test again? (before travelling as the old one may expire before he arrives here).

You will need a Valid TB test certificate to show to immigration officer at airport. If your test is expired, take a new one.

[sajjaduk]

@shaf1234

Appendix T (the Appendix to the Immigration Rules on TB screening). “Migrants applying to enter the UK for more than 6 months from the countries listed below must present at the time of application a valid medical certificate issued by a medical practitioner listed in Part 2 of this Appendix confirming that they have undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that such tuberculosis is not present in the applicant.” (again, “at the time of application” means at the time you submit your visa application or, in legal terms, at the time you pay your visa processing fees).

[sajjaduk]

I got the same reply same status

Received a response for my escalation a fews mins go

"Dear XXXXX

Thank you for contacting the UK Visas and Immigration International Enquiry
Service.

We would like to apologise for the delay in responding to you. We have
received the following update on your escalated case.

'Online verification conducted. - Under process for further enquiries and
checks'"

[sajjaduk]

All praise to Allah(swt). Got my visa today. 30 day stamp along with BRP details stapled to the passport. I hope everyone waiting soon get a response and insh aa Allah all goes well for everyone on this forum. I applied 13th April 2015, and got processed email yesterday 7th of July 2015 and collection email 8th of July 2015. The issuance date on the visa is 7/7/15. Stay safe everyone and good luck.

MANY many congrats
May Allah swt bless you and your partner with a long and happy life together in shaa Allah

[asif_sharif]

I got the same reply same status

Received a response for my escalation a fews mins go

"Dear XXXXX

Thank you for contacting the UK Visas and Immigration International Enquiry
Service.

We would like to apologise for the delay in responding to you. We have
received the following update on your escalated case.

'Online verification conducted. - Under process for further enquiries and
checks'"

i didnt even get that

[sajjaduk]

@asif_sharif
When did you escalate ??

[debrancherenzym]

All praise to Allah(swt). Got my visa today. 30 day stamp along with BRP details stapled to the passport. I hope everyone waiting soon get a response and insh aa Allah all goes well for everyone on this forum. I applied 13th April 2015, and got processed email yesterday 7th of July 2015 and collection email 8th of July 2015. The issuance date on the visa is 7/7/15. Stay safe everyone and good luck.

MANY many congrats
May Allah swt bless you and your partner with a long and happy life together in shaa Allah

Thank you brother. You are in my duas. Every namaz. Insh aa Allah you'll be hearing a good news soon. And all the other applicants as well.

[asif_sharif]

@asif_sharif
When did you escalate ??

1st july

[sajjaduk]

@asif_sharif
When did you escalate ??

1st july

You will get your response tomorrow
I escalated on 30th

[sajjaduk]

All praise to Allah(swt). Got my visa today. 30 day stamp along with BRP details stapled to the passport. I hope everyone waiting soon get a response and insh aa Allah all goes well for everyone on this forum. I applied 13th April 2015, and got processed email yesterday 7th of July 2015 and collection email 8th of July 2015. The issuance date on the visa is 7/7/15. Stay safe everyone and good luck.

MANY many congrats
May Allah swt bless you and your partner with a long and happy life together in shaa Allah

Thank you brother. You are in my duas. Every namaz. Insh aa Allah you'll be hearing a good news soon. And all the other applicants as well.

Thank you so much the duas have already worked lol
After ages got my update after chasing them like made that the pre assessment and online verification had been done already and it's currently undergoing further checks enquiries

[nasir631]

I got the same reply same status

Received a response for my escalation a fews mins go

"Dear XXXXX

Thank you for contacting the UK Visas and Immigration International Enquiry
Service.

We would like to apologise for the delay in responding to you. We have
received the following update on your escalated case.

'Online verification conducted. - Under process for further enquiries and
checks'"

i didnt even get that

Slaam to all,
Congrats to all who have got the Visa and pray for those who have applied for the UK visa.
Below is my wife application status update which I recevied today. Does any one has any idea what exactlt its mean?

We understand that you would like to know about the current status of your
visa application. I have tracked the status (********) and date of birth
*****) and found that a decision on your application has been delayed
whilst further enquiries are being conducted. Your visa application centre
or the entry clearance officer will contact you once a decision has been
made or, if necessary, during the consideration of your application.
Time line is :
VAC in mirpur on 15-04-2015
Thanks,
Nasir

[AHMED91]

I got the same reply same status

Received a response for my escalation a fews mins go

"Dear XXXXX

Thank you for contacting the UK Visas and Immigration International Enquiry
Service.

We would like to apologise for the delay in responding to you. We have
received the following update on your escalated case.

'Online verification conducted. - Under process for further enquiries and
checks'"

Can you let me know when you can ask for an escalation of a case? Also how does one ask for an escalation?
Praying for Good news for everybody in sha Allah

[faraway3301]

Salaam Everyone,

I have been a silent reader, May Allah give Sabar to all those still waiting and congratulations to all those who have had there visa granted.

My time scales are as follows:-

Documents Submitted @ Islamabad: 15/04/15
Documents Received BHC ISB: 16/04/15
Processed Email Received 06/07/15

My wife went today (07/07/2015) to pick up her passport and Alhamdulillah she has the visa.
My total wait has been 2 months, 22 days (including weekends) OR 11 weeks and 6 days (including weekends)

Documents which i submitted at the time of application they all are in my name :-

A copy of my British passport
A copy of my National insurance number
6 Months of bank statements Originals (My salary gets paid in on the end of each month but my bank statement ends on the 20th of the month so I took a screenshot of my online banking statement to show my 6th pay going in)
A letter of employment from my current employer
My Job contract & Offer letter
6 Months of payslips (I received them online so i requested my employer to print them on the company letter head)
P60
Land Registry
Mortgage offer letter from my bank
E on Gas and Electric bill
TV licence

Nikah nama was in English (we got this attested)
My wife gave the English test and Alhamdulillah passed first time and TB Medical Test.

We submitted around 30 pics which included Nikka, Barrat, Valeema, skype webcam and selfies around Islamabad after marriage.
We also submitted a log of skype calls which we made after i left for the UK.

That's all that i can remember on the top of my head, will Insha'Allah update if i forgot anything.

Tc all

Thanks alot for the information and ppl updating there time lines.

Khuda Hafiz

Borther first of All Ma sha Allah and so happy for you guys. May Allah grant you successfull and happy life from here on.

Quick question to help every one, did you put down that your marriage was arranged? Because when i applied first my application was refused purely becasue we did not include skype/ whats app msges. But we included 100 pics, invitations, marriage cert tickets etc.

Its purely to help other people to understand.

Salaam Brother,

I didn't mention anything that it was arranged, I only sent one letter with my application stating that I have a job when i started, for how long i am working,that i own my house when i bought it and got married to my wife on the following dates, and the first time I met her where we got engaged.

and yes forgot to mention that i also sent the wedding invitations in the application too

Hope this helps

Khuda Hafiz

[faraway3301]

Salaam Everyone,

I have been a silent reader, May Allah give Sabar to all those still waiting and congratulations to all those who have had there visa granted.

My time scales are as follows:-

Documents Submitted @ Islamabad: 15/04/15
Documents Received BHC ISB: 16/04/15
Processed Email Received 06/07/15

My wife went today (07/07/2015) to pick up her passport and Alhamdulillah she has the visa.
My total wait has been 2 months, 22 days (including weekends) OR 11 weeks and 6 days (including weekends)

Documents which i submitted at the time of application they all are in my name :-

A copy of my British passport
A copy of my National insurance number
6 Months of bank statements Originals (My salary gets paid in on the end of each month but my bank statement ends on the 20th of the month so I took a screenshot of my online banking statement to show my 6th pay going in)
A letter of employment from my current employer
My Job contract & Offer letter
6 Months of payslips (I received them online so i requested my employer to print them on the company letter head)
P60
Land Registry
Mortgage offer letter from my bank
E on Gas and Electric bill
TV licence

Nikah nama was in English (we got this attested)
My wife gave the English test and Alhamdulillah passed first time and TB Medical Test.

We submitted around 30 pics which included Nikka, Barrat, Valeema, skype webcam and selfies around Islamabad after marriage.
We also submitted a log of skype calls which we made after i left for the UK.

That's all that i can remember on the top of my head, will Insha'Allah update if i forgot anything.

Tc all

Thanks alot for the information and ppl updating there time lines.

Khuda Hafiz

Congratulations! Amazing news did you not submit the original urdu nikkah nama?

Salaam,

I didnt have an urdu one. My Original one was in English.

Khuda Hafiz

[sajjaduk]

@nasir631

I would suggest escalate or call the enquiry line
The email is nothing but a standard auto generated email
Your application would be almost concluded don't worry and don't go by their email as it means nothing
Looking at your bio date you should be due a decision any day soon in shaa Allah

[sajjaduk]

I got the same reply same status

Received a response for my escalation a fews mins go

"Dear XXXXX

Thank you for contacting the UK Visas and Immigration International Enquiry
Service.

We would like to apologise for the delay in responding to you. We have
received the following update on your escalated case.

'Online verification conducted. - Under process for further enquiries and
checks'"

Can you let me know when you can ask for an escalation of a case? Also how does one ask for an escalation?
Praying for Good news for everybody in sha Allah

You can escalate anytime but best to do it after 8 week minimum
You request by either calling the enquiry line or using the email form stating you would like to escalate as you want an accurate update

[faraway3301]

AOA, Please can you let us know two things 1st how long is the visa stamped for 30 days or 3 months? 2nd is when you received the email that application is processed ,did your wife next day collected her passport or was there a second email for collection?
I would appreciate your reply

Salaam,

The Visa is stamped for 30 days, it was stamped on the 3rd July, She got a processed email on the 6th July and then she got a call on the 7th from the Gerry's office to come and collect her passport.

She has not mentioned about getting a second email for collection.

Hope this helps

Khuda Hafiz

[nasir1122]

Thank you for contacting the UK Visas and Immigration International Enquiry
Service.

We understand that you would like to know about the current status of your
visa application. I have tracked the status of your application and found
that your application has not yet been assessed by an Entry Clearance
Officer (ECO). Each application is assessed individually and processing
times may vary, hence applicants are requested to be patient whilst
processing is completed. Your visa application centre or the entry
clearance officer (ECO) will contact you once a decision has been made or,
if necessary, during the consideration of your application.

We strongly recommend all applicants not to book and pay for flight tickets
and/or accommodation until you receive your passport. This is when you
will find out if you got the visa or not

Documents Submitted @ Mirpur: 27/05/15
Documents Received BHC ISB: 28/05/15
Processed Email Received Wating
Can any one Explain ?

[sajjaduk]

Give them another 2 weeks roughly by then they would have atleast done the pre assessment and online verification
At the moment your on week 6
The email is standard so don't worry
It's just advising wait really and not to make plans until you get your passport and you know the outcome

Thank you for contacting the UK Visas and Immigration International Enquiry
Service.

We understand that you would like to know about the current status of your
visa application. I have tracked the status of your application and found
that your application has not yet been assessed by an Entry Clearance
Officer (ECO). Each application is assessed individually and processing
times may vary, hence applicants are requested to be patient whilst
processing is completed. Your visa application centre or the entry
clearance officer (ECO) will contact you once a decision has been made or,
if necessary, during the consideration of your application.

We strongly recommend all applicants not to book and pay for flight tickets
and/or accommodation until you receive your passport. This is when you
will find out if you got the visa or not

Documents Submitted @ Mirpur: 27/05/15
Documents Received BHC ISB: 28/05/15
Processed Email Received Wating
Can any one Explain ?

[nasir631]

@nasir631

I would suggest escalate or call the enquiry line
The email is nothing but a standard auto generated email
Your application would be almost concluded don't worry and don't go by their email as it means nothing
Looking at your bio date you should be due a decision any day soon in shaa Allah

Jazak Allah Sajaduk for answering my question,
May Allh grant all of us visa soon,
Ameen

[i.need.help]

Slaam to all,
Congrats to all who have got the Visa and pray for those who have applied for the UK visa.
Below is my wife application status update which I recevied today. Does any one has any idea what exactlt its mean?

We understand that you would like to know about the current status of your
visa application. I have tracked the status (********) and date of birth
*****) and found that a decision on your application has been delayed
whilst further enquiries are being conducted. Your visa application centre
or the entry clearance officer will contact you once a decision has been
made or, if necessary, during the consideration of your application.
Time line is :
VAC in mirpur on 15-04-2015
Thanks,
Nasir

It means exactly what it says. See bold part. They are carrying out some checks before they make a decision.

[ukmu]

Salaam all,

Can anyone answer my following query,

When you get a call to collect your passport, does the number be your VAC number, or does it be from Islamabad?

Please anyone, any feedback would be much appreciated. Thank you

[Faith24]

Thank you for contacting the UK Visas and Immigration International Enquiry
Service.

We understand that you would like to know about the current status of your
visa application. I have tracked the status of your application and found
that your application has not yet been assessed by an Entry Clearance
Officer (ECO). Each application is assessed individually and processing
times may vary, hence applicants are requested to be patient whilst
processing is completed. Your visa application centre or the entry
clearance officer (ECO) will contact you once a decision has been made or,
if necessary, during the consideration of your application.

We strongly recommend all applicants not to book and pay for flight tickets
and/or accommodation until you receive your passport. This is when you
will find out if you got the visa or not

Documents Submitted @ Mirpur: 27/05/15
Documents Received BHC ISB: 28/05/15
Processed Email Received Wating
Can any one Explain ?

Salaam Nasir - our timelines are very similar.
I applied online 21/5 and submitted paperwork at mirpur 23/5 so just a week apart.

We should be hearing around the same time. I last asked for an update on 26/6 and got a reply saying that eco had not yet assessed app.

By the way things are going i believe we should receive a reply week beginning 17 August which unfortunately is a few weeks away yet...but just keep praying, may well herlar back sooner.

Congrats to those who have received visas and i hope everyone else gets their visas soon. You're all in my duas. Allah knows best

[stillwaiting123]

It looks like visa applications and appeals of same dates r coming out together...

[asif_sharif]

Salaam all,

Can anyone answer my following query,

When you get a call to collect your passport, does the number be your VAC number, or does it be from Islamabad?

Please anyone, any feedback would be much appreciated. Thank you

guessing its the VAC where you handed in the paper work right fellas ?