Application Category: Spouse (Non-Priority)
Application Submitted Online: 26-April-2017
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Location): Lahore
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Date):05-May-2017
Application Forwarded To British High Commission On : 06-May-2017.
Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield On : 06-May-2017.
Supporting Documents Received Back From Sheffield On : 18-May-2017
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI (if applicable): No
Employer contacted By UKVI (if applicable): No
Sponsor Contacted UKVI: Phoned them - response: awaiting decision. (Total waste of money as no real update at which stage the application was. Not sure, which HO processing time SLAs to believe, link in status check website says 95% within 12Weeks and 100% within 24weeks. VFS Center Lahore says 100% within 12 Weeks, Online calculator link says 100% within 60 days.)
Decision Made (As Per Covering Letter Issued By Home Office): No email
Contacted For Collection :
Collection Made :
Decision Of Application :
Validity Of Visa:
28th Jul::: 60 working days (05-May-17 to 28-July-17) have passed since the Bio-metrics.
07th Aug:: 65 working days (05-May-17 to 07-Aug-17) No response whatsoever - not even an email explaining why there is a delay as per their standard policy. Its straight forward application (own a house, x3 salary, UKNARIC assessment reports, no immigration history) so frustrating! Please update your thread guys especially the people who applied in 1st week of May 17.
14th Aug:: 70 working days (05-May-17 to 14-Aug-17) still no response, called again last week Friday to check on the status since the escalation date 28th July, same answer application awaiting decision since 9th May. Not even received an email from this SITEL company that they have escalated my case. However, they said since you have escalated your case, it can only be re-escalated after 15 working days. Mrs. sent an email to home secretary from Lahore Amber RUDD. I've logged a complaint with HO at "
complaints@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk" (Questioning SLAs & demanded numbers) and am most likely going to take it to the NEWS as 95% application within 60days is a F-joke OR some of us just happened to be the unluckiest remaining 5% that has to wait 24Weeks. that's enough rant to Kick-start the Monday.
Anyway, good to read some of the comments that few people received their passports last week who applied in May 2017. Fingers crossed!