Hi guys,
Looks like this nightmare never over...
I applied 12/12/16 in Moscow. Got few not straightforward emails and on hold email in July. I contacted UKVI and found out the decision was made on 14/10/17. I also was informed that will have my decision within 10 working days. 10th working day was today and I haven't received nothing from VAC.
But I got email from Sheffield as an answer on my enquiry which was made in July... Very strange
Dear TATIANA
Regarding Visa Application: GWFxxxxxxxxx
For NAME
Thank you for your enquiry
You will by now be aware that a decision has been reached on your case. That decision was notified to the VAC where you submitted your application, and you should now have received your passport back.
You raised anumber of issues in your enquiry, which I will try to answer.
You ask why it took so long for you to received the email about the Supreme Court Judgement. You applied before the Supreme Court Judgement, and work had already started on assessing your case, but there were things that needed clarification, so you were sent emails informing you that your case was not straightforward. After the Supreme Court Judgement ANY settlement application which may be affected, because of similarities in situations, were put on hold whilst the Home Office considered possible implications and courses of action. You state that you didn't apply for entry clearance for your daughter. This is irrelevant. What IS relevant is that you have a child. The Supreme Court Judgement related to human rights and family life, so regardless of twhere the child is, the presence of a child was the important factor.
You say that you were informed that your documents would be returned. This was done. All your supporting documents were returned to your UK sponsor. Your passport was not retained by us, but was at the British Embassy in Moscow where it was held securely until a decision was made. I see that you had a lot of contact with TLS and am surprised that you were never advised that you could have requested your passport back, to be resubmitted once a decision was made. However, it would have had to be resubmitted to the VAC where the application was submitted for the visa to be inserted.
I apologise for the distress you suffered during this time, but can assure you that all correct procedures were followed and that there was no malicious intent or victimisation. Sometimes there are situations beyond our control which require us to pause applications whilst senior staff, in this case government ministers, debate the best course of action.
If you have any further enquiries, please visit our website at
www.GOV.UK
Kind Regards
FRG
UKVI Contact Centre Service - UK Decision Making Centre
www.GOV.UK
It is stating that actually the decision should be with me already. Another thing: my passport is already with me. I received it nearly 1 month after got hold message in the end of July. This looks strange to me. I haven't been requested for passport by VAC. Does it mean application was refused? From the email above I cannot guess too what was the decision but the answer on my requests looks like excuse.... Have bad feeling about it
