Settlement visa application from India - 2011

[neerajverma]

Hey All,

:D:D I got the VISA!!!

It was such a dreadful waiting period and I have no clue why they delayed it because the visa says that it is valid from 24th July, but they did not post it until yesterday!!

Anyway, very happy now! and I hope that the rest of you get yours ASAP.

Thanks for all the support and best wishes you have given me! Couldn't have done it without all of you.

@maroonedsoul,

Many many congratulations to you, have a great time aheadm:D
hope others will get to hear soon...

Best wishes and regards,

[neerajverma]

Thanks Ranjith,

also want to find out if they ask any questions at the airport when you arrive UK.

ash

Hey ash ,

You can stay up to 3 months before you travel to UK..that's why they granted visa for 27 months.

Ranjith.

hi everyone

I just want to know that how long can i stay in my home country after my spousal visa has been issued without affecting the ILR which i will apply in the near future? i was granted my visa on the 18th of July 2012.

Really appreciate for your answers

@ash8055,

when i arrived UK (Birmingham Airport) , immigration officer just asked :

1 when did you get married.?
2 for how long is your wife/husband in UK?
3 who is waiting outside ?

just only three questions, then she put up arrival stamp on my passport. even they did not asked for any chest X-ray etc. i was quite surprised.

hope it helps..

Best wishes & regards,

[sKAUR]

@SKAUR

Nop, spoke to my solictor yesterday. He has advised he will send a few e-mails requesting a update. Not sure what he aims to achieve.

Anyhow spoke to my local MP regarding my case, she has a requested a copy of grounds of appeal and corresponding supporting documents so that she can contact BHC to raise her concern on my behalf.

Will post any news as and when.

What's with the 19 week figure?

hmm well i was told to wait. neway i rang iat and they said settlement cases can take up to 19 weeks for an ecm to respond back. so just really nervous

[sKAUR]

hey skaur..u recieved an acknowledgement letter? i dint receive anything as yet?? wonder wts happ what should i do??

i received nothing just yet i too am feeling so nervous bout whats going to happen too. i guess i might call up monday and see if a letter has been issued as yet. @ lucy, king to be and batley khan is there any advise of conduct we should take at this point

[sKAUR]

all i know im planning to fly out there for karva chauth but i hope i get a response back before that

[sanghasaab]

hi all
i back in uk last friday. immigration officer in heathrow did not ask any question. but at amritsar airport immigration officer asked me that why did i not add my mrs name on passport? i explained to him. he seen my marriage certificate.
good luck who are waiting
thanks for support me

[s & s]

hey skaur..just came to know tht they probably have posted information on 1st of aug..so u shud get one too Insha'Allah..

[sKAUR]

hey skaur..just came to know tht they probably have posted information on 1st of aug..so u shud get one too Insha'Allah..

hope so hun just really nervous cant believe these guys can just decide whether you can or cant be with your husband/wife has alot of pressure on relationships

[sKAUR]

@batley khan

innyour opinion for an ecm to overturn a decision does it have to be astraight forward case. my case is more about an explaination of our relationship so in your opinion would you say an ecm would make the decision his/herself or forward it on to an immigration judge

[king2be98]

innyour opinion for an ecm to overturn a decision does it have to be astraight forward case. my case is more about an explaination of our relationship so in your opinion would you say an ecm would make the decision his/herself or forward it on to an immigration judge

If you provide evidence and they look at it, they'll overturn. No one wants to go to court and be humiliated by the judge, remember the judge is the decision maker then. The question is whether or not the ECM/ECOs bother to look at the appeal or if they have the time, both of which are inexcusable.

I don't want to dampen your spirits, but you're look at January sKaur if it goes the distance, so I'd suggest you hang in there now and start to kick up a fuss close to your deadline. Your case seems pretty simple to most of us, and it will be to the ECM if they look at it, so let's hope they look at it.

[ranji82]

Hey Guys,

Finally after a long wait ... got visa today. VISA GRANTED for 27months.
_________________
04-05-2012: Submitted application @ VFS Hyderabad
07-05-2012: Application forwarded to BHC
09-05-2012: Application under process at BHC
06-08-2012: Application processed and courier sent
07-08-2012: VISA GRANTED

[lucy_2011]

congrats ranji...bless ya...

[sKAUR]

innyour opinion for an ecm to overturn a decision does it have to be astraight forward case. my case is more about an explaination of our relationship so in your opinion would you say an ecm would make the decision his/herself or forward it on to an immigration judge

If you provide evidence and they look at it, they'll overturn. No one wants to go to court and be humiliated by the judge, remember the judge is the decision maker then. The question is whether or not the ECM/ECOs bother to look at the appeal or if they have the time, both of which are inexcusable.

I don't want to dampen your spirits, but you're look at January sKaur if it goes the distance, so I'd suggest you hang in there now and start to kick up a fuss close to your deadline. Your case seems pretty simple to most of us, and it will be to the ECM if they look at it, so let's hope they look at it.

Thank you. I have another issue on my refusal well my husbands because my wages of my last statement were lower than my previous 6 months statements they had refused however when we applied i had said i recieve income from family ie my ex but had not wriiten that my mum has helped for the past three years since i left my ex husband as she owns her house and works also and recieves my late fathers private work pension. i hadnt wriiten this because obviously it is a cash in hand thing and my mum gives me money for when i went india as she feels its like her way of helping me . just wondering will a ecm consider this now even though i had not declared it at application time or will it go to courtbecause of this factor.

[nad]

Hi everyone, my wife visa status changed to processed application delivered to blue dart today,
Application Date : 10 May 2012
from Hyderbad
Processed date 07 Aug 2012
best of luck to all who are waiting.

[ranji82]

Thanks Lucy ...

congrats ranji...bless ya...

[ranji82]

Congrats .. All the Best nad ..

Hi everyone, my wife visa status changed to processed application delivered to blue dart today,
Application Date : 10 May 2012
from Hyderbad
Processed date 07 Aug 2012
best of luck to all who are waiting.

[vj100]

Hi,

I am getting married next month in India, and going to apply for UK Spouse / Settlement Visa for my wife soon after the wedding / registar marriage. I am a british citizen and my wife is an Indian National. I have gone the through UK border agency website, so know what online form that I need to fill in but not very clear about what supporting documents that I need to submit. My wife will be applying for this Visa in VFS CHENNAI. I am thinking of going through a solicitor for help and advice, but they charge about £500 to help with the Visa. Not sure if its the right thing to do. Has anyone gone through this recently who can help me.

[ranji82]

Hi,

I am getting married next month in India, and going to apply for UK Spouse / Settlement Visa for my wife soon after the wedding / registar marriage. I am a british citizen and my wife is an Indian National. I have gone the through UK border agency website, so know what online form that I need to fill in but not very clear about what supporting documents that I need to submit. My wife will be applying for this Visa in VFS CHENNAI. I am thinking of going through a solicitor for help and advice, but they charge about £500 to help with the Visa. Not sure if its the right thing to do. Has anyone gone through this recently who can help me.

Hey ,

Please have a look at list of documents submitted by Wahaj ...

Hi All,

Just for your information I am sharing the list of documents I have provided with my application hoping this might help someone with the application process.

1 Information about the Applicant
a. Passport.
b. Educational certificates and transcripts.
c. Letter from the Applicant.
d. Letter from the current Employer and payslips.
e. Letter from the previous employer and payslips with form P-60.
f. Police clearance certificate.
g. Bank Statements.
h. UK Driving License.

2 Information about my Sponsor.
a. Sponsorship Letter from the Sponsor.
b. Scanned passport copies.
c. Letter from the current Employer and payslips with form P-60.
d. Bank Statements.

3 Information about relationship between Applicant and Sponsor
a. Marriage Certificate.
b. Wedding Invitation cards (from both families)
c. Wedding Photographs.
d. Honeymoon Photographs.

4 Information about the property where I and my spouse intend to live in the UK.
a. Environmental report.
b. House mortgage statements.
c. Land Registry papers.

5 Information about communication between the applicant and sponsor.
a. Telephone bills of the sponsor.
b. Telephone bills of the applicant.
c. Emails between the Sponsor and the Applicant.
d. Postal Communication between the Sponsor and the Applicant.
e. Evidence of the Spouse's Visit to India in Nov-Dec 2011.
i. Visa stamped on passport with dates (refer to s.no: 2B)
ii. Photographs.
iii. Restaurant bills and boarding passes.

You can take it as a reference but every case is different and other people might need different documents with their application. Hope it helps.

Regards
Wahaj.

[nad]

Hi everyone,
Just a quick update Alhamdulillah my wife finally got her visa today,
Do we have to do a medical or not
as we didn't submit any medical report when submitting the application.
Thanks.

[lucy_2011]

nad,

its totally ur call.. in my time in april, 12, i wasnt asked for one... but just before me, some people were asked... recently, on this forum someone has mentioned that they didnt ask any chest x-ray at the airport..

[sk2912]

Hi Everyone

I am pleased to inform you all that me and my daughter have been granted visa for 27 months after a long long wait..

Thanks a lot for everyone on this forum.. All the information which I got from here helped me in getting my visa....

Regards
sk2912

[lucy_2011]

@sk,

congrats to both of u.. we told ya, u were unecessarily scared

have a blessed life ahead!

[lucy_2011]

Guys,

plz go thru this.. all those applying for settlement visas, plz read this link:


http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... ia-tb-test

[king2be98]

Hi everyone,
Just a quick update Alhamdulillah my wife finally got her visa today,
Do we have to do a medical or not
as we didn't submit any medical report when submitting the application.
Thanks.

Is your TB test still valid?

If not you may consider re-doing it as they may halt you purely for medical checks at the airport. Most people have a valid TB certificate when they arrive, but some don't and are often kept at the airport for an extra 6/7 hours for some stupid checks.

Personally, I would go with getting a TB test done again in India if I were you and had the money, but it's up to you.

[Harpreet91]

Lucy/Skaur/all

Submitted appeal on 20th July 2012. Been advised by FTTIAC that they will forward appeal to BHC Delhi tommorow 10/08/12. They expect BHC Delhi to receive appeal with a week.

However I received a call from BHC politely requesting me to send original candidate results sheet or deliver by hand. (visa was refused as they state we did not originally supply)

I guess this is a good sign? As they haven't yet received my appeal and appear to be actioning a review requested by my solictor.

Kindly let me have your thoughts?