Tier 1 (General) extension application processing timelines

[TinaJohn]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 General Extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 21st April 2013
3. Number of dependent's applying at same time: 2
4. Date application posted: 23rd March 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA:
6. Date payment debited: 2nd April2013
7. Payment mode : Cheque
8. Acknowledgement letter received:
9. Biometric letter received:15th April 2013
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 16th April 2013
11. Date of approval: 25thApril2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents:13th may 2013
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 25th April 2013
14. Date BRP received: 13th may 2013

[rizash76]

Date submission. 15th of march 2013.
biomatric done:28th of march 2013.
biomatric card reciv. 12th apr 2013.
pass port reciv.13th of apr 2013.
it was a smooth transaction. unbelievable

[khim]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 General Extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 23rd March 2013
3. Number of dependent's applying at same time: 0
4. Date application posted: 5th March 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 6th March 2013
6. Date payment debited: 12 March 2013
7. Payment mode : Cheque
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 15 March 2013 (14 March 2013)
9. Biometric letter received: 29 March 2013 (dated 15th March, delivery to the wrong address and was found almost 2 weeks later)
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 30 March 2013
11. Date of approval: Awaiting
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: Awaiting
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: Awaiting
14. Date BRP received: Awaiting

[azhar_new2004]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 General Extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 24th May 2013
3. Number of dependent's applying at same time: 0
4. Date application posted: 12th April 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 15th April 2013 (Royal Mail Website)
6. Date payment debited: 20th April 2013
7. Payment mode : Credit Card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 24th April 2013 (Dated 19th April 2013)
9. Biometric letter received: 24th April 2013 (Dated 19th April 2013)
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 4th May 2013
11. Date of approval: 16th May 2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 17th May 2013
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 16th May 2013 till 16th May 2016
14. Date BRP received: 31st May 2013

[ccson]

UKBA has been really smooth this time around, first ever!

Details:
1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 13 April 2013
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 0
4. Date application posted: 15 March 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 18 March 2013
6. Date payment debited: 18 March 2013
7. Payment mode : Postal orders
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 20 March 2013
9. Biometric letter received: 25 March 2013
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 26 March 2013
11. Date of approval: 6 April 2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 9 April 2013
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 6 April 2013
14. Date BRP received: 16 April 2013

[krishna6693]

1. Current visa: Tier 1 General
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 16 Apr, 2013
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 2
4. Date application posted: 20 March, 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 21 March, 2013
6. Date payment debited: 22 March, 2013
7. Payment mode : Debit Card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 25 March, 2013
9. Biometric letter received: 28 March, 2013
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 02 Apr, 2013
11. Date of approval: 11 Apr, 2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 13 Apr, 2013
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 11 Apr, 2013
14. Date BRP received: 15 Apr, 2013

[samira_uk]

1. Current visa: Tier 1 General
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 16 Apr, 2013
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 2
4. Date application posted: 20 March, 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 21 March, 2013
6. Date payment debited: 22 March, 2013
7. Payment mode : Debit Card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 25 March, 2013
9. Biometric letter received: 28 March, 2013
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 02 Apr, 2013
11. Date of approval: 11 Apr, 2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 13 Apr, 2013
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 11 Apr, 2013
14. Date BRP received: 15 Apr, 2013

It is really fast!! UKBA reverts to good old days?

[muditmalhotra]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (G)
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 20 April 2013
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 1
4. Date application posted: 26th March
5. Date application received at UKBA: 27th March (Royal Mail website)
6. Date payment debited: 28th March, money went out on 2nd April (Easter)
7. Payment mode : Debit card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: o4 April dated 27th March
9. Biometric letter received: 5th April (Dated 2nd April)
10. Date of biometric enrollment: 8th April
11. Date of approval: 16 April
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 17 April
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 16 April 2013
14. Date BRP received: 18 April 2013


20 Days to approval !

[krishna6693]

Probably UKBA is prepared to expect lots of applications around 1st to 4th Apr nd clearing all prior applications ASAP.

[digitalrev]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 General Extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 12 march 2013
3. Number of dependent's applying at same time: 0
4. Date application posted: 11 march 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 11 march 2013 (Royal Mail Website)
6. Date payment debited: Processed
7. Payment mode : Postal Order
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 15 March
9. Biometric letter received: 18 March
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 22 March
11. Date of approval: 11 April
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 12 April
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 11 April
14. Date BRP received: 16 April

[narendra_ydk]

1. Current vignette : Tier 1 (G) first extension
2. Date of PEO Appointment : 19-Mar-2013
3. Number of dependents: 2
4. Employment: Employed (Limited Company Director / Salary + Divid)
5. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) : 01-Jun-2013
6. Date of expiry of the new visa : 19-March-2015
7. Payment mode : Credit Card (HSBC Credit Card and Debhenams)
8. Name of PEO Applied : Birmingham
9: Approval letter: Given on the same day
10. Dependents BRP Received on: 23-03-2013
11. My BRP received on 19-04-2013

Please notice the dates. I received my BRP after a month which my dependents got.
1. After 10 working days I sent a an email to BRPDelivery@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk then they issued my BRP card but with incorrect visa dates.
2. Then I sent back my BRP card with covering letter to BRPError@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk on 10-April-2013 and
3. Finally 19-04-2013 (today) I received my BRP with correct dates

[k_tier1]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) Extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: April 2013
3. Number of dependent's applying at same time: 0
4. Date application posted: 5 April 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 8 April 2013
6. Date payment debited: 16 April 2013
7. Payment mode : VISA Debit Card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 22 April 2013
9. Bio metrics letter received: 22 April 2013
10. Date of bio metrics enrolment: 24 April 2013
11. Date of return of passport and other documents: 03 May 2013
12. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 01 May 2013
13. Date BRP received: 03 May 2013

[shiva_ts]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) Extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: oct 2013
3. Number of dependent's applying at same time: 1
4. Date application posted: 4 April 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 5 April 2013
6. Date payment debited: 16 April 2013
7. Payment mode :Debit Card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 19 apr 2013
9. Bio metrics letter received: 19 apr 2013
10. Date of bio metrics enrolment: -
11. Date of approval: -
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: -
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: -
14. Date BRP received: -[/quote]

[veerug]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) Extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 08th July 2013
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 2
4. Date application posted: 27 March 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 28 March 2013
6. Date payment debited: 03rd April 2013
7. Payment mode : Debit Card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 08th April 2013
9. Biometric letter received: 06 April 2013
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 12 April 2013
11. Date of approval: 09 may 2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 12 May 2013
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 09 May 2015
14. Date BRP received: 12 may 2013

[tahir52]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) Extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 13 Mar 2013
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 1
4. Date application posted: 27 March 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 28 March 2013
6. Date payment debited: 02nd April 2013
7. Payment mode : Debit Card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 08th April 2013
9. Biometric letter received: 12 April 2013
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 12 April 2013
11. Date of approval: 18 April 2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: Waiting
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 18 April 2013
14. Date BRP received: 23rd April 2013

[khim]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 General Extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 23rd March 2013
3. Number of dependent's applying at same time: 0
4. Date application posted: 5th March 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 6th March 2013
6. Date payment debited: 12 March 2013
7. Payment mode : Cheque
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 15 March 2013 (14 March 2013)
9. Biometric letter received: 29 March 2013 (dated 15th March, delivery to the wrong address and was found almost 2 weeks later)
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 30 March 2013
11. Date of approval: 22 April 2015
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 24 April 2013
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 22 April 2015
14. Date BRP received:24 April 2013

[anandpathak]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 General Extension ( second extension)
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 28th Nov 2014 ( second extension required due to late entry by 6 months)
3. Number of dependent's applying at same time: 3
4. Date application posted: 03 April 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 04 April 2013
6. Date payment debited: 09 April 2013
7. Payment mode : HSBC MAster Credit Card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: None
9. Biometric letter received: 11 April 2013
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 16th April 2013
11. Date of approval: Awaiting : 24th April 2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: Awaiting
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: Awaiting
14. Date BRP received: Awaiting

: 26th April 2013 (WRONG VISA VALID UNTIL DATE) - Preparing for correction Apeal now.

I folks I got my BRP and waiting for ymy passport now. The decision tooljust 22 days for me ( 8 days after biometric) but UKBA messed up the Validity dates . My iitial Visa was for 2 years as per the rules prevelant after 6th April 2010 and My Extensions should be of 3 years ( My first extension was indeed for 3 years) . This second extension have only been of 2 years thus I am falling short of ILR now by 5 months.
I am due for ILR in Oct 2015 and was expecting this new Visa valid till April 2016. I wonder why UKBA deprived me of this small happiness of getting CORRECT Visa in 22 days
Any personal experience of a similar situation , pls guide.
Cheers
Anand

[maaan143]

1. Current vignette: tier1 general
2. Date of expiry of current leave:10 april 2013
3. Number of dependants applying at same time:1
4. Date application posted:14-3-2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 18-3-2013
6. Date payment debited: 22-3-2013
7. Payment mode : checque
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 30-3-2013
9. Biometric letter received: 12-4-2013
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 12-4-2013
11. Date of approval:25-4-2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: awaiting
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from:25-4-2013
14. Date BRP received: 30-4-2013

Note. had one invoice query, visa stumped soon after they recvd confirmation.

[srikiran14]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 General Extension
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 03rd May 2013
3. Number of dependent's applying at same time: 0
4. Date application posted: 30th April 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 01 May 2013
6. Date payment debited: 03 May 2013
7. Payment mode : Visa Debit
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 03 May 2013
9. Biometric letter received: 03 May 2013
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 08 May 2013
11. Date of approval: 17 May 2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: Awaiting
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 17 May 2013
14. Date BRP received: 20 May 2013

Thanks for all the updates !! and hope rest of you get yours sorted soon.

[syed07]

1. Current visa : Tier 1 (General)
2. Date of expiry of current leave (visa): May 18, 2013
3. Date application posted: April 2, 2013
4. Date payment debited: april 8 , 2013
5. Payment mode: Bank Account Debit Card
6. Acknowledgement received: 13/04/2013
7. Biometric letter received :12/03/2013, enrolled 12/04 at Post Office
8. Date extension leave to remain valid from: 29/04/2013
9. Date passport received: 01/05/2013.
10. Date biometric card received: 01/05/2013
11. Numbers of dependant applied at the same time: 3

Thanks all of the members of this forum sharing their experiances and answers the required questions.

All the best to other applicant!

[drdheer]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 - General
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 21st April 2013
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 2
4. Date application posted: 30th March 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 2nd April 2013
6. Date payment debited:
7. Payment mode : Bankers Draft
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 19th April
9. Biometric letter received: 19th April 2013
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 22nd April 2013
11. Date of approval: 29th April 2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 3rd May 2013
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 29th April 2013
14. Date BRP received: 1st May 2013

[pshayer]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 - General
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 16th May 2013
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 1
4. Date application posted: 5th April 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 8th April 2013
6. Date payment debited: 17th April 2013
7. Payment mode : Visa Card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 20th April
9. Biometric letter received: 19th April 2013
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 23nd April 2013
11. Date of approval: 30th April 2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: Awaited
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 30th April 2013
14. Date (new) leave to remain valid Until: 30th April 2016
15. Date BRP received: 3rd May 2013

I am bit concerned about my wife's visa, her previous visa type was "TIER 1 (GENERAL) PARTNER * *****" and after extension the new one says "PBS DEPENDANT". I don't know if there is any difference!

[drdheer]

This is one and a same thing. Do not worry! Same is the case with my wife as well.

[pshayer]

This is one and a same thing. Do not worry! Same is the case with my wife as well.

Thanks for clarifying @drdheer

[kolaxy]

1. Current vignette: Tier 1 - General
2. Date of expiry of current leave: 13th July 2013
3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 1
4. Date application posted: 27th March 2013
5. Date application received at UKBA: 28th March 2013
6. Date payment debited: 3rd April 2013
7. Payment mode : Debit card
8. Acknowledgement letter received: 8th April
9. Biometric letter received: 5th April 2013
10. Date of biometrics enrolment: 5th April 2013
11. Date of approval: 9th May 2013
12. Date of return of passport and other documents: 11th May 2013
13. Date (new) leave to remain valid from: 9th May 2013
14. Date BRP received: 13th May 2013

The last 45days has been the longest of my life. Thanks everyone for your wonderful contributions and advice on this forum. My advice for everyone expecting his/her visa is to have enough patience as the ball is no more in our court. We can only pray. I believe 99.99% of us will get our visa approved. Wish you all the best of luck.


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