uk spouse visa on hold :(

[hus7876]

HELLO GUYS
ANYONE WITH ANY UPDATES

Raj86 unfortunately i cannot yet open my messages, i also like to keep everything open so it benefits others, please post your message on here if possible

[SimonS]

hus, The enquiry service is useless and they always provide contradicting and misguided information plus they charge you money for it (real frustrating).
Regarding the financial requirements, in addition to the income, they also expect to see at least £16000 in a saving account.

You do not need any savings if you meet the income threshold by salaried employment.

Simon,
Can you please refer us to written proof for this assertion?
From what I read in Appendix FM of the immigration laws it states you need both

Financial requirements
E-ECP.3.1. The applicant must provide specified evidence, from the sources listed in paragraph E-ECP.3.2., of-

(a) a specified gross annual income of at least-
(i) £18,600;
(ii) an additional £3,800 for the first child; and
(iii) an additional £2,400 for each additional child; alone or in combination with
(b) specified savings of-
(i) £16,000; and
(ii) additional savings of an amount equivalent to 2.5 times the amount which is the difference between the gross annual income from the sources listed in paragraph E-ECP.3.2.(a)-(d) and the total amount required under paragraph E-ECP.3.1.(a); or

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I believe I have highlighted the written proof in bold above. You are misreading it! ALONE = £18,600 NO Savings. OR in combination with B) Savings.

Kind regards
Simon

[Untraceable]

Just to update, as i waited for a reply by email i had to call up UKVI via the paid service, which cost me a further £20, once i was connected and handed my wife's GWF ref and IHS Number, i was told the visa had been rejected as i did not hit the Income Threshold, which confused me as i am currently earning over £21000, The advisor said i was told about this on the 5th March via email, however the only email we received was in regards to the Pause in place also on the 5th March, i told them this and was told he would escalate my case, and would take a further 15 days to escalate.

What frustrates me is the fact we have to pay to chase up information regarding our own circumstances, which we should really have the right to know anyway.

has anyone else tried to call UKVI? what was the response? Please share

I received the following email about 10 mins after the call.


Dear Husam ,
Many thanks for contacting UKVI and in response to your e-mails dated: June 10, 2017 application reference no. GWF000000000.

I have made an escalation request on your wife's application as discussed earlier on phone today.


Regards,


Adeel

Nicholas

Hi Husan

Was your income of 21,000 for the whole year? Or have you just started recently earning this amount say in the last 6 months for example

[PCP]

Settlement Visa (Spouse) Timeline

Application submit spouse visa (Online) : 06/02/2017 (standard)
Biometrics enrolled at VFS ahemdabad, India: 06/02/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 07/02/2017
Online application confirmation by UKVI : 06/02/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on :08/02/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - yes
Interview done by UKVI: N/A
Application not straight forward email : 04/05/17
Contacted with 'decision made' : No e-mail received as yet , but according to the UKVI Inside UK Tracker it says 05/06/2017 Decided
Contacted for Collection : no
Collection made : passport delivered at home. By 14/06/17

Visa granted from 13/06/17

[pixelrage09]

Settlement Visa (Spouse) Timeline

Application submit spouse visa (Online) : 06/02/2017 (standard)
Biometrics enrolled at VFS ahemdabad, India: 06/02/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 07/02/2017
Online application confirmation by UKVI : 06/02/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on :08/02/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - yes
Interview done by UKVI: N/A
Application not straight forward email : 04/05/17
Contacted with 'decision made' : No e-mail received as yet , but according to the UKVI Inside UK Tracker it says 05/06/2017 Decided
Contacted for Collection : no
Collection made : passport delivered at home. By 14/06/17

Visa granted from 13/06/17

Congrats PCP! Finally some good news to people in similar situation of "case not straightforward" email.

Did you receive any "awaiting for a decision" status email from UKVI?

[SimonS]

Settlement Visa (Spouse) Timeline

Application submit spouse visa (Online) : 06/02/2017 (standard)
Biometrics enrolled at VFS ahemdabad, India: 06/02/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 07/02/2017
Online application confirmation by UKVI : 06/02/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on :08/02/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - yes
Interview done by UKVI: N/A
Application not straight forward email : 04/05/17
Contacted with 'decision made' : No e-mail received as yet , but according to the UKVI Inside UK Tracker it says 05/06/2017 Decided
Contacted for Collection : no
Collection made : passport delivered at home. By 14/06/17

Visa granted from 13/06/17

Congratulations PCP! Delighted for you and your loved one.

Kind regards
Simon

[addy321]

Settlement Visa (Spouse) Timeline

Application submit spouse visa (Online) : 06/02/2017 (standard)
Biometrics enrolled at VFS ahemdabad, India: 06/02/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 07/02/2017
Online application confirmation by UKVI : 06/02/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on :08/02/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - yes
Interview done by UKVI: N/A
Application not straight forward email : 04/05/17
Contacted with 'decision made' : No e-mail received as yet , but according to the UKVI Inside UK Tracker it says 05/06/2017 Decided
Contacted for Collection : no
Collection made : passport delivered at home. By 14/06/17

Visa granted from 13/06/17

Congratulations PCP. So its a good news for those who had received not forward email that UKVI has started processing these applications.

[levisworkedupon]

Settlement Visa (Spouse) Timeline

Application submit spouse visa (Online) : 06/02/2017 (standard)
Biometrics enrolled at VFS ahemdabad, India: 06/02/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 07/02/2017
Online application confirmation by UKVI : 06/02/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on :08/02/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - yes
Interview done by UKVI: N/A
Application not straight forward email : 04/05/17
Contacted with 'decision made' : No e-mail received as yet , but according to the UKVI Inside UK Tracker it says 05/06/2017 Decided
Contacted for Collection : no
Collection made : passport delivered at home. By 14/06/17

Visa granted from 13/06/17

Congratulations PCP. So its a good news for those who had received not forward email that UKVI has started processing these applications.

Yea but unfortunately not for those who have also received supreme court ruling on hold emails ! For whome this thread is made for and people fail to recognise it

[unitedkingdom12]

Settlement Visa (Spouse) Timeline

Application submit spouse visa (Online) : 06/02/2017 (standard)
Biometrics enrolled at VFS ahemdabad, India: 06/02/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 07/02/2017
Online application confirmation by UKVI : 06/02/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on :08/02/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - yes
Interview done by UKVI: N/A
Application not straight forward email : 04/05/17
Contacted with 'decision made' : No e-mail received as yet , but according to the UKVI Inside UK Tracker it says 05/06/2017 Decided
Contacted for Collection : no
Collection made : passport delivered at home. By 14/06/17

Visa granted from 13/06/17

how to track UKVI inside uk tracker plz tell mee

[Raj86]

HELLO GUYS
ANYONE WITH ANY UPDATES

Raj86 unfortunately i cannot yet open my messages, i also like to keep everything open so it benefits others, please post your message on here if possible

Hello that's fine np
All I wrote in the msg is thAt please keep me
Update on ur case as it's similar to mine

[Raj86]

Has anyone got there visa???
Who also received the hold msg....
Just to get an idea.....

[CR001]

HELLO GUYS
ANYONE WITH ANY UPDATES

Raj86 unfortunately i cannot yet open my messages, i also like to keep everything open so it benefits others, please post your message on here if possible

Hello that's fine np
All I wrote in the msg is thAt please keep me
Update on ur case as it's similar to mine

If you are going to be sending unsolicited PMs to members, youe PM privilege will be withdrawn permanently!

[Raj86]

Settlement Visa (Spouse) Timeline

Application submit spouse visa (Online) : 06/02/2017 (standard)
Biometrics enrolled at VFS ahemdabad, India: 06/02/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 07/02/2017
Online application confirmation by UKVI : 06/02/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on :08/02/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - yes
Interview done by UKVI: N/A
Application not straight forward email : 04/05/17
Contacted with 'decision made' : No e-mail received as yet , but according to the UKVI Inside UK Tracker it says 05/06/2017 Decided
Contacted for Collection : no
Collection made : passport delivered at home. By 14/06/17

Visa granted from 13/06/17

Congz mate happy for u

Do you mind sharing what ur income was

[bittu11]

Has anyone got there visa???
Who also received the hold msg....
Just to get an idea.....

Hi Raj
Have u applied from Ahmedabad too?? And have u received the hold email

[Neosprin]

how to track UKVI inside uk tracker plz tell mee

Hi Uk12

Heres the link. try it with your GWF number. type gwf..... and see what the status is.

If not then put your VAF number. just the number.

For me both the number are not recognized. For some its awaiting decision.

Do post what you get as on date. Thanks in advance.

https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside- ... ion-status

[mb7891]

From our experience, the tracker only worked after the decision was made. Before that it was only saying reference number not recognized.

This is mainly for inside uk applications so do not take it as gospel as tracker for outside uk applications.

[Neosprin]

Settlement Visa (Spouse) Timeline

Application submit spouse visa (Online) : 06/02/2017 (standard)
Biometrics enrolled at VFS ahemdabad, India: 06/02/2017
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 07/02/2017
Online application confirmation by UKVI : 06/02/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on :08/02/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI - yes
Interview done by UKVI: N/A
Application not straight forward email : 04/05/17
Contacted with 'decision made' : No e-mail received as yet , but according to the UKVI Inside UK Tracker it says 05/06/2017 Decided
Contacted for Collection : no
Collection made : passport delivered at home. By 14/06/17

Visa granted from 13/06/17

HI PCP. Very happy for you.

The below info is for everyone whos breaking their heads over calling and emailing UKVI.

I have applied from India under category F- non priority. There is no reason why my application should take this much time but it is so.
My spouse called the UKVI and asked for an upate to which the only response was that the application has gone through processing stage and is yet to reach the decision making centre. I have read the posts on this forum and its clear that we all have been given different information at different times with no sign of progress. (least in my case). When i had called for a status check I was told that its awaiting decision but this time when my spouse called it had gone through processing stage.
So we asked what are the steps to get a decision- This entire call was a 40 minute call
1) Once application is made a VAF number is generated post which the documents are expected.
2) Once documents are received the VAF number is allocated to an ECO and documents are processed as in copies are taken and files are arranged (this stage itself has taken approx 3 months for me)
3) Then another officer checks the records and sends it to the decision making center where the case is evaluated
4) After the case is evaluated it goes to the commissioner for approval.

It was confirmed on the call that there are backlogs and the checks have become very strict. Also there were internal changes. My spouse spoke with the agent and the manager at the call centre who provided this information and also said that he has given a lot information than he should.
Also the case not straigtforward email is a standard email that goes to appicants who havent heard from them in 60 working days.
The suprising part is none of queries were resolved on email but they sent us emails for all our pending queries stating that we have resolved your query.

Thats all for now..

[Neosprin]

From our experience, the tracker only worked after the decision was made. Before that it was only saying reference number not recognized.

This is mainly for inside uk applications so do not take it as gospel as tracker for outside uk applications.

Thank you mb7891. This brings solace to my mind.

[mb7891]

The agents on UKVI service both e-mail or telephone will have access to limited information. They are a third party contractor for the UKVI

With the previous provider (before 1st June) all we got was the standard replies and that is when they bothered to reply. The new service which i called twice again just said it waiting decision. They could not tell me if the application was processed as priority.

After the second call , i did not bother. For those that are waiting I know its tough but if you are over the 60 working days service standard then contact your MP as parliament is now back in session and they can look into it for you.

[unitedkingdom12]

how to track UKVI inside uk tracker plz tell mee

Hi Uk12

Heres the link. try it with your GWF number. type gwf..... and see what the status is.

If not then put your VAF number. just the number.

For me both the number are not recognized. For some its awaiting decision.

Do post what you get as on date. Thanks in advance.

https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside- ... ion-status

For me both the number are not recognized. I don't why ?? I applied on 29 dec 2016. Its 6 month complete.

[frazy325]

@NeoSprin
Do you mind sharing if you attached SA302 with your application under Category F? I applied in the same category that will be helpful for me. Thanks

[hus7876]

how to track UKVI inside uk tracker plz tell mee

Hi Uk12

Heres the link. try it with your GWF number. type gwf..... and see what the status is.

If not then put your VAF number. just the number.

For me both the number are not recognized. For some its awaiting decision.

Do post what you get as on date. Thanks in advance.

https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside- ... ion-status

For me both the number are not recognized. I don't why ?? I applied on 29 dec 2016. Its 6 month complete.

Have you called them up to chase your application? and also try to get your local MP involved, the status checker does not always work unfortunately.

[Neosprin]

@NeoSprin
Do you mind sharing if you attached SA302 with your application under Category F? I applied in the same category that will be helpful for me. Thanks

No i havent attached SA302. I have only given last one years bank statements, P60 for last 2 years along with VAF4A and sponsorship declaration form.

[frazy325]

@ Neosprin,,, Thanks for sharing information.

[Gwf001]

@NeoSprin
Do you mind sharing if you attached SA302 with your application under Category F? I applied in the same category that will be helpful for me. Thanks

No i havent attached SA302. I have only given last one years bank statements, P60 for last 2 years along with VAF4A and sponsorship declaration form.

So u didnt receive supreme court mail!!