In-country skilled worker visa application timelines

[pricesoft]

1. Type of application: Tier-2 (General) out-of-time
2. If switching, category changing (switching) from : PSW
3. Date of expiry of current leave : 16-05-2011 (visa expired on 12-08-2010)
4. Date application posted :19-05-2011
5. Date payment debited : N/A
6. Payment mode: Postal Order
7. Date passport received : 22-06-2011
8. BRP card receive date: Awaiting

Date biometrics letter received: 27-05-2011
Date biometrics taken: 28-05-2011

Good luck to you all

[moonlight55]

1. Type of application: Tier-2 (ICT) Extension
2. If switching, category changing (switching) from : N/A
3. Date of expiry of current leave : 14-07-2011
4. Date application posted :10-05-2011
5. Date payment debited : 15-05-2011
6. Payment mode: Debit card
7. Date passport received : 26-06-2011
8. BRP card receive date: 26-06-2011

Date biometrics letter received: 22-05-2011
Date biometrics taken: 31-05-2011

[mm0909]

1. Type of application: Tier-2 (General) Extension
2. If switching, category changing (switching) from : Post study work
3. Date of expiry of current leave : 13-05-2011
4. Date application posted :12-05-2011
5. Date payment debited : 19-05-2011
6. Payment mode: Cheque
7. Date passport received : 02-07-2011
8. BRP card receive date: 01-07-2011

Date biometrics letter received: 24-05-2011
Date biometrics taken: 09-06-2011

[avi123]

1. Type of application: PSW to Tier 2 General
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) :12-08-11
4. Date application posted :07-07-11 ( PEO Croydon)
5. Date payment debited :07-07-11
6. Payment mode: Credit Card
7. Date leave to remain valid from: 15-07-11
8. Date passport received: 08-07-11

Thanks to everyone in this forum for sharing all the valuable information.

[lily365yang]

1. Type of application: Tier 2 (general)
2. If changing from : Change employer
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) : 14 June 2011
4. Date application posted : 27 May 2011
5. Date payment debited : N/A
6. Payment mode : Postal Order
7. Biometrics Letter arrived :5 June 2011
8. Biometrics Taken : 30 June 2011
9. Date passport received :16 July 2011
10. Date Biometric card received: 18 July 2011

[Scooter1]

1. Type of application: Switching from Work Permit, Extending, Change of Employer
2. If switching, category changing (switching) from: Work Permit
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa): August 15, 2011
4. Date application posted: June 28th
5. Date payment debited: June 29th
6. Payment mode: Credid Card
7. Biometric Invitation Received July 6
8. Biometrics Taken at Post Office: July 6
9. Date leave to remain valid from: Not sure yet, but I assume August 16.
10. Date passport/approval received : July 23
They tried to deliver my biometrtic card July 22, will be redelivered on July 25. Thought it odd the biometric card arrived BEFORE the approval letter.


Thanks to all who have posted here during this stressful time!

[oye_rg]

Type of application: Tier 2 ICT Extension
Date of expiry of current leave (visa): 14 June 2011
Date application posted: 28 May 2011
Date payment debited: 28 May 2011
Payment mode: Postal orders
Date leave to remain valid from: 15 June 2011
Biometrics Appointment: 05 July 2011
Biometrics Location: Croydon (family)

Date passports received: 26 July 2011
Date BRPs Received: 26 July 2011

[mrcwise]

Type: Tier 2 postal application. Switching from 5 year work permit as changing employer.

Current Visa Expiry: 2013 (issued 2008)
Date Posted: 21 June 2011 (First Class)
Payment Debited: 23 June 2011
Payment Mode: Credit Card
Biometrics Letter Received: 07 July 2011
Biometrics Taken: 11 July 2011 (Done at the post office rather than PEO)
BRP Card Received: 27 July 2011
Password & Acceptance Letter Received: 28 July 2011 (same package)
Valid until: June 2014

[DEEPALEE]

Type of application: Tier-2 General- 3 dependents

2. If switching, category changing (switching) from : nil- as change of employment
3. Date of expiry of current leave : march 2014
4. Date application posted :30/06/2011
5. Date payment debited : 01/07/2011
6. Payment mode: Debit card
7. Date passport received :9/8/2011-12 working days after Biometrics
8. BRP card receive date: Awaiting

Date biometrics letter received: 07/07/2011
Date biometrics taken: 22/07/2011 (with family)@Liverpool long wait for Biometrics as I was need of family apnt.
Thanks

[h_a]

1. Type of application: TIER 2 GENERAL
2. If switching, category changing (switching) from
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) 2ND AUGU 2011
4. Date application posted 10 JULY 2011
5. Date payment debited 12 JULY 2011
6. Payment mode DEBIT CARD
7. Date leave to remain valid from 08-08-2011
8. Date passport received 10-08-11 ( Though the letter which came after the permit says 4-8-11)

[kaidy330]

Type of application: T2 general
Date Posted: 11 July 2011 (First Class)
Payment Debited: 13 July 2011
Payment Mode: Debit Card
Biometrics Letter Received: 18 July 2011
Biometrics Taken: 20 July 2011 (PEO)
BRP Card Received: Awaiting
Password & Acceptance Letter Received: 12 Aug 2011

[typhoon2801]

Type of application: Tier 2 General
Date of expiry of current leave (student visa): 31 October 2011
Date application posted: 11 July 2011
Date biometrics letter received: 15 July 2011
Date of biometrics: 21 July 2011
Date passport/decision letter received: 15 August 2011
Date BRP card received: 15 August 2011

[ecnk]

1. Type of application: T2 General
2. Category switching from: Student Visa
3. Date of expiry of current leave: 31-OCT-2011
4. Date application posted: 11-JUL-2011
5. Date payment debited: Company Payment
6. Payment mode: Company Payment
7. Date of biometrics letter: 22-JUL-2011
8. Date of biometrics: 23-JUL-2011 (Post Office)
9. Date of Northern Ireland DAT1 Request letter: 27-JUL-2011
10. Date DAT1 Application sent: 27-JUL-2011
11. Date DAT1 Results published and sent to UKBA: 09-AUG-2011
12. Date passport received: 18-AUG-2011
13. Date Biometric card received: 18-AUG-2011

Please note: there was an extra step to my application which involved obtaining police records from the Northern Irish Police Service because I lived in Northern Ireland - the UKBA has no access to the police database in Northern Ireland. There is an additional fee of £10 and two weeks processing time for this.

[silverchloride]

1. Type of application: Tier 2 (General)
2. Switching from: Tier 4 - Student
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa): 31st October 2011
4. Date application posted: 20th August
5. Date application recieved at UKBA: 22nd August
6. Date payment debited: 25th August
7. Payment mode: Debit Card

- Acknowledgement letter recieved: 27.08.11 (dated: 23.08.11)
- Biometrics Letter recieved: 29.08.11 (dated: 24.08.11)

8. Biometrics done: 30.08.11 (Post Office)

9. Date leave to remain valid from: 19th September
10. Date passport received: Royal Mail Delivered: 21st September, shall collect it tomorrow (22nd)
11. Biometric Card Recieved: 21st September

[ts1]

1. Type of application: (Switching)
2. If switching, category Tier 2 General switching from Work Permit
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa): 21.August.2011 on old work permit, 24.August.2013 on new BRP
4. Date application posted: 20.July.2011 (First Class Recorded)
5. Date payment debited: 22.July.2011 (although bank statement shows 26.July.2011)
6. Payment mode: Visa Debit Card
7. Date leave to remain valid from: 22.August.2011
8. Date passport received: 24.August.2011 (date on letter was 19.Aug.2011)
9. Biometric Residence Permit received: 25.August.2011

[madona587]

1. Type of application: Tier 2 (General)
2. Switching from: PSW
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa): 08th September 2011
4. Date application posted: 26th August 2011
5. Date application recieved at UKBA: 31st Aug 2011
6. Date payment debited: 01st Sep 2011
7. Payment mode: Credit Card
8. Biometrics Received: 07th Sep 2011
9. Biometrics Taken: 14th Sep 2011
10. Date BRP card received : 04th Oct 2011
11. Date passport received: 05th Oct 2011
12. Date leave to remain valid from: 30 sep 2011

[Palprithvi]

1. Type of application: Tier 2 (General)
2. Switching from: WP
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa):
4. Date application posted: 22nd July
5. Date biometric letter: 6th August
6. Date biometric appointment: 8th August at post office
6. Payment mode:

7. Date leave to remain valid from:
8. Date passport received:26th august

[donnie82]

1. Type of application: Switching
2. Switching from: Tier 2 (General) - Change of Employer
3. Date of expiry of current leave: Oct 2012
4. Date application posted: 29 July 2011
5. Date payment debited: 4 August 2011
6. Payment mode: Debit Card
7. Date leave to remain valid from: 1 Sep 2011
8. Date passport received: 30 August 2011
9. Date BRP receives: 31 August 2011 -

Biometrics letter received: 8 August 2011
Biometrics taken: 9 August 2011 at Post Office, Holborn

[raghul]

1. Type of application: Switching
2. Switching from: Tier 2 (General) - Change of Employer
3. Date of expiry of current leave: March 2013
4. Date application posted: 27 July 2011
5. Date payment debited: 3 August 2011
6. Payment mode: Debit Card
7. Date leave to remain valid from: 25 Aug 2011
8. Date passport received: 31 August 2011
9. Date BRP received: 31 August 2011


Biometrics letter received: 5 August 2011
Biometrics taken: 8 August 2011 at Post Office.

[needTier1]

All beautiful people out here,

Thanks for keeping this forum updated with timelines. It was really helpful. Finally, Today I got my passport. So, here's my timelines

1. Type of application: Extending
2. Category : Tier 2 ICT Extension
3. Date application posted: 27-July-2011
4. Date biometrics letter received: 06-Aug-2011 (Though I received an email from home office on 2nd Aug, actual letter came at 6th)
5. Date of biometrics: 10-Aug-2011 (via appointment over phone)
6. Date Biometric card received: 02-Sept-2011
7. Date passport received: 06-Sept-2011

[jet1973]

1.Type of application: Change of employer/extending with family dependants
2.Switching/changing: Tier 2 to Tier 2
3.Date of expiry of current visa: april 2012
4.Date application posted: 20th july 2011 sent by company via royal mail
5.Date payment debited: 22nd of july 2011
6.Payment mode: via debit card
7.Date leave to remain valid: PROCESSING/PENDING
8.Date passport receive: PROCESSING/PENDING

Biometrics taken: 1st August 2011 ( Croydon )

[tier2applicant]

1. Type of application: Tier 2 General
2. If switching, category changing from : PSW visa
3. Date of expiry of current leave: 20/01/2012
4. Date application posted: 10/09/2011
5. Date payment debited: N/A
6. Payment mode: Postal Order
7. Date leave to remain valid from
8. Date passport received: 10/10/2011 - Rejected

Applied 3 months before the time stated on CoS

[aftab]

1. Type of application: Tier 2 (General)
2. Switching from: tier 2 general
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa): 08th September 2013
4. Date application posted: 10th August 2011
5. Date application recieved at UKBA: 11th Aug 2011
6. Date payment debited: 11th Aug 2011
6. Payment mode: Credit Card
7. Biometrics Received: 16th Aug 2011
8. Biometrics Taken: 23th Aug

7. Date leave to remain valid from: 14th sep 2011
8. Date passport received: 19 sep 2011
9. Date BRP received: 19th sep 2011

[shoma]

1. Type of application: Switching
2. If switching, category changing (switching) from: PSW
3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) 01-09-2014
4. Date application posted 08-08-2011
5. Date payment debited 15-08-2011
6. Payment mode: Cheque
6. Migrant Change of Circumtances Form Posted: 19-08-2011 (with new COS)
7. Biometrics letter: 20-08-2011
8. Biometrics Done: 30-08-2011
9. Date leave to remain valid from : 01-09-2011
8. Date BRP received: 22-09-2011

[ajek01]

1.. Type of application: T2 General
2. Category switching from: PSW
3. Date of expiry of current leave: 31-OCT-2012
4. Applied for cos online: 13/07/2011 (instant cos)
5. Application sent by myself: 23/07/2011
6. Biometrics email received: 28/07/2011
7. Biometrics letter received: 30/07/2011
8. Biometrics given @ post office: 30/07/2011
9. Biometrics card + all the documents received: 26/08/2011
10. Visa valid till: 22/08/2014