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[limey10]

Hi, To Set (M) colleagues here, has there been any progress for the Aug and Sep applications?

Nothing for me either. Applied August 26th, no contact from UKVI, no delay emails like others have reported. Someone did get a result for their application late September, but apparently this is acceptable and we are encouraged to say nothing and just wait.

[poper]

Hi, To Set (M) colleagues here, has there been any progress for the Aug and Sep applications?

Nothing for me either. Applied August 26th, no contact from UKVI, no delay emails like others have reported. Someone did get a result for their application late September, but apparently this is acceptable and we are encouraged to say nothing and just wait.

To me, your decision sounds imminent as you are about to hit 6 months waiting in a few weeks

[Elk11]

Hi, To Set (M) colleagues here, has there been any progress for the Aug and Sep applications?

I applied on 13/9/2020 and haven’t heard anything yet.

[nathybes]

NEED HELP.

We have biometric appointment tomorrow. Applying for SET (O) Tier 2 + husband and kid.

Do We need to take the orignal marriage certificate?

I am desperate because I cannot find it

No need.

Thank you! It was pretty simple.

[CULLINAN]

Suggestion for booking biometrics appointments, might be helpful to new users:

You have 45 working days to book an appointment (excluding Sat/Sun) after online submission. These days biometrics appointments are running at a 28 days lag i.e. you get an appointment for the 28th day unless you get to find an earlier cancellation.

My suggestion:
1) Login UKVCAS booking system 12 AM midnight GMT to look for appointments.

2) Look for different centres and locations if you are willing to travel.

3) Look continuously for 3/4 days regularly (after submission and before booking a slot) to find an earlier cancellation or free appointments during the day/after midnight. For free appointments look especially between 6am-9am in the morning.

4) If you fail and can not find any earlier cancellations or free appointments for next 3/4 days after submission, book one logging in at 12 AM midnight GMT. You will get one for the 28th day (has to be a week day for better availability). If the 28th day is a Sat/Sun, availability will be almost nil.

I would suggest you try your luck for 3/4 days before you book one. Once you book an appointment, you will not be able to see any more availability.
Cullinan

[I VE A LIFE WITHOUT TIER2]

My fellow SET M & SET LR friends, so we still don’t have an explanation as to why our applications are taking far longer than SET O despite paying the same amount?

HO should be ashamed and frankly speaking, someone there should be losing their job, no priority service and you have to be locked down in the country for months waiting for a decision, it’s pure madness. Where am I going to start? I have lived legally in the UK for over 10yrs, paid a fortune as an undergraduate international student, moved to Tier 2 and later to Spouse. Couple of years on Tier 2 wasted, reset after FLM, now over 5yrs on FLM, 2 kids and wife - All British. As I high earner, I have paid a handsome amount in income taxes over the years not to mention the number of visas I have bought as I went along, including the fraudulent health surcharge (double payment as we contribute through NI). In my current job (New), I have been avoiding overseas offshore trips (more money) because of this stupid ILR decision. I am done, escalating tomorrow through MP

[bearbearwing212]

My fellow SET M & SET LR friends, so we still don’t have an explanation as to why our applications are taking far longer than SET O despite paying the same amount?

HO should be ashamed and frankly speaking, someone there should be losing their job, no priority service and you have to be locked down in the country for months waiting for a decision, it’s pure madness. Where am I going to start? I have lived legally in the UK for over 10yrs, paid a fortune as an undergraduate international student, moved to Tier 2 and later to Spouse. Couple of years on Tier 2 wasted, reset after FLM, now over 5yrs on FLM, 2 kids and wife - All British. As I high earner, I have paid a handsome amount in income taxes over the years not to mention the number of visas I have bought as I went along, including the fraudulent health surcharge (double payment as we contribute through NI). In my current job (New), I have been avoiding overseas offshore trips (more money) because of this stupid ILR decision. I am done, escalating tomorrow through MP

I am considering to do the same. I am wondering if anyone else want to do similar with their MP. so more MP aware of the situation and raise it with HO

[Elk11]

My fellow SET M & SET LR friends, so we still don’t have an explanation as to why our applications are taking far longer than SET O despite paying the same amount?

HO should be ashamed and frankly speaking, someone there should be losing their job, no priority service and you have to be locked down in the country for months waiting for a decision, it’s pure madness. Where am I going to start? I have lived legally in the UK for over 10yrs, paid a fortune as an undergraduate international student, moved to Tier 2 and later to Spouse. Couple of years on Tier 2 wasted, reset after FLM, now over 5yrs on FLM, 2 kids and wife - All British. As I high earner, I have paid a handsome amount in income taxes over the years not to mention the number of visas I have bought as I went along, including the fraudulent health surcharge (double payment as we contribute through NI). In my current job (New), I have been avoiding overseas offshore trips (more money) because of this stupid ILR decision. I am done, escalating tomorrow through MP

Same as you here - living in the UK for 10 years now. From student -> Tier 2 -> FLM spouse and have a job now, paying taxes and the healthcare surcharge. Don’t understand why we are being treated so differently compared to set(o)!

[swissman20]

My fellow SET M & SET LR friends, so we still don’t have an explanation as to why our applications are taking far longer than SET O despite paying the same amount?

HO should be ashamed and frankly speaking, someone there should be losing their job, no priority service and you have to be locked down in the country for months waiting for a decision, it’s pure madness. Where am I going to start? I have lived legally in the UK for over 10yrs, paid a fortune as an undergraduate international student, moved to Tier 2 and later to Spouse. Couple of years on Tier 2 wasted, reset after FLM, now over 5yrs on FLM, 2 kids and wife - All British. As I high earner, I have paid a handsome amount in income taxes over the years not to mention the number of visas I have bought as I went along, including the fraudulent health surcharge (double payment as we contribute through NI). In my current job (New), I have been avoiding overseas offshore trips (more money) because of this stupid ILR decision. I am done, escalating tomorrow through MP

Same here, I'm considering escalating to my MP this week based on some of the discussions I've had here. I've also decided to actively stop myself from clicking on the SET-O timeline thread as it tends to leave me with an elevated heart rate for the rest of the day.

[JeffWebb]

Hi, To Set (M) colleagues here, has there been any progress for the Aug and Sep applications?

Not for me - I applied for Set M on 5/09/2020..... have had no updates!!

Hi, my wife's Set M application was submitted on 4/09/2020 with biometrics submitted a week later via the IDV app. So far no response. It is a time for patience and focussing on the breath, a meditation technique, to try to stay calm during this challenging wait.

[bearbearwing212]

My fellow SET M & SET LR friends, so we still don’t have an explanation as to why our applications are taking far longer than SET O despite paying the same amount?

HO should be ashamed and frankly speaking, someone there should be losing their job, no priority service and you have to be locked down in the country for months waiting for a decision, it’s pure madness. Where am I going to start? I have lived legally in the UK for over 10yrs, paid a fortune as an undergraduate international student, moved to Tier 2 and later to Spouse. Couple of years on Tier 2 wasted, reset after FLM, now over 5yrs on FLM, 2 kids and wife - All British. As I high earner, I have paid a handsome amount in income taxes over the years not to mention the number of visas I have bought as I went along, including the fraudulent health surcharge (double payment as we contribute through NI). In my current job (New), I have been avoiding overseas offshore trips (more money) because of this stupid ILR decision. I am done, escalating tomorrow through MP

Same here, I'm considering escalating to my MP this week based on some of the discussions I've had here. I've also decided to actively stop myself from clicking on the SET-O timeline thread as it tends to leave me with an elevated heart rate for the rest of the day.

may be we should get more people to write to their MP and hope we can get some attention. so they know that is not just one or two inpatient application, but there are many out there. a little bit like the recent Gamestop incident

[grizza]

is it possible to have another separate timeline thread for set(m) instead of keeping it joined with set(o)? checking it has become quite depressing with all the set(o) approvals.

[Zah2012]

I applied on 31st August setM
Myself and 3 children
Biometrics 11 September
Just one email of payment confirmation and thats about it
Still waiting .......

[I VE A LIFE WITHOUT TIER2]

I applied on 31st August setM
Myself and 3 children
Biometrics 11 September
Just one email of payment confirmation and thats about it
Still waiting .......

Shocking.

Hopefully not too long for you as you are approaching the 6 month mark.

I just wished they show some consistency. Ok, they said decision within 6 months at the time of application, but you can't have some people getting decisions within couple of weeks whilst some are waiting 5/6 months. Where is the fairness?

Personally, I also think it's crazy to expect people not to be able to travel out of the country for 6 months because of a visa application.

[bearbearwing212]

My fellow SET M & SET LR friends, so we still don’t have an explanation as to why our applications are taking far longer than SET O despite paying the same amount?

HO should be ashamed and frankly speaking, someone there should be losing their job, no priority service and you have to be locked down in the country for months waiting for a decision, it’s pure madness. Where am I going to start? I have lived legally in the UK for over 10yrs, paid a fortune as an undergraduate international student, moved to Tier 2 and later to Spouse. Couple of years on Tier 2 wasted, reset after FLM, now over 5yrs on FLM, 2 kids and wife - All British. As I high earner, I have paid a handsome amount in income taxes over the years not to mention the number of visas I have bought as I went along, including the fraudulent health surcharge (double payment as we contribute through NI). In my current job (New), I have been avoiding overseas offshore trips (more money) because of this stupid ILR decision. I am done, escalating tomorrow through MP

I VE A LIFE WITHOUT TIER2:. Other than MPs,Do you know anyone else we can raise the issue with?
Thx

[I VE A LIFE WITHOUT TIER2]

My fellow SET M & SET LR friends, so we still don’t have an explanation as to why our applications are taking far longer than SET O despite paying the same amount?

HO should be ashamed and frankly speaking, someone there should be losing their job, no priority service and you have to be locked down in the country for months waiting for a decision, it’s pure madness. Where am I going to start? I have lived legally in the UK for over 10yrs, paid a fortune as an undergraduate international student, moved to Tier 2 and later to Spouse. Couple of years on Tier 2 wasted, reset after FLM, now over 5yrs on FLM, 2 kids and wife - All British. As I high earner, I have paid a handsome amount in income taxes over the years not to mention the number of visas I have bought as I went along, including the fraudulent health surcharge (double payment as we contribute through NI). In my current job (New), I have been avoiding overseas offshore trips (more money) because of this stupid ILR decision. I am done, escalating tomorrow through MP

I VE A LIFE WITHOUT TIER2:. Other than MPs,Do you know anyone else we can raise the issue with?
Thx

Hi, unfortunately I don’t. I have seen a few people here successful by escalating through MP. I believe if there’s enough complaint from SET M applicants through MP’s to HO, they can look into this. Having said that, there’s a reason for the delays on SET M & LR and only HO know, I just think it’s not fair.

[bearbearwing212]

I m hoping that more voice can catch people attention to move the process quicker

[nevsito]

I'm also in this position over Set (M), being the partner of an applicant who applied Sep 2nd so we are over 5 months now, and nothing from HO. We will probably wait a bit before going down the MP escalation route, but I too am baffled as to why Set (O) and (LR) processes in 2-3 months typically. The silver lining, if that is what it is, is that Covid/border closures have made it difficult/risky to leave the country anyway. The process is certainly teaching patience

All the best to everyone still awaiting decisions

Nev

[swissman20]

I'm also in this position over Set (M), being the partner of an applicant who applied Sep 2nd so we are over 5 months now, and nothing from HO. We will probably wait a bit before going down the MP escalation route, but I too am baffled as to why Set (O) and (LR) processes in 2-3 months typically. The silver lining, if that is what it is, is that Covid/border closures have made it difficult/risky to leave the country anyway. The process is certainly teaching patience

All the best to everyone still awaiting decisions

Nev

If only SET LR was taking as long as SET O

current LR is comparable to SET M at 4+ months

[ntuleimat]

Finally, my wife's Set M is now approved today. Applied on 17th of Aug and biometrics submitted on 7th of Sep via IDV. I hope all receive it soon.

[poper]

Finally, my wife's Set M is now approved today. Applied on 17th of Aug and biometrics submitted on 7th of Sep via IDV. I hope all receive it soon.

Congrats ntuleimat.
I also saw another August applicant's SET(M) approved today. Appears HO are keen not to prolong cases atleast beyond 6 months

[JeffWebb]

Finally, my wife's Set M is now approved today. Applied on 17th of Aug and biometrics submitted on 7th of Sep via IDV. I hope all receive it soon.

Great news. Congratulations!

[bearbearwing212]

My fellow SET M & SET LR friends, so we still don’t have an explanation as to why our applications are taking far longer than SET O despite paying the same amount?

HO should be ashamed and frankly speaking, someone there should be losing their job, no priority service and you have to be locked down in the country for months waiting for a decision, it’s pure madness. Where am I going to start? I have lived legally in the UK for over 10yrs, paid a fortune as an undergraduate international student, moved to Tier 2 and later to Spouse. Couple of years on Tier 2 wasted, reset after FLM, now over 5yrs on FLM, 2 kids and wife - All British. As I high earner, I have paid a handsome amount in income taxes over the years not to mention the number of visas I have bought as I went along, including the fraudulent health surcharge (double payment as we contribute through NI). In my current job (New), I have been avoiding overseas offshore trips (more money) because of this stupid ILR decision. I am done, escalating tomorrow through MP

I VE A LIFE WITHOUT TIER2:. Other than MPs,Do you know anyone else we can raise the issue with?
Thx

Hi, unfortunately I don’t. I have seen a few people here successful by escalating through MP. I believe if there’s enough complaint from SET M applicants through MP’s to HO, they can look into this. Having said that, there’s a reason for the delays on SET M & LR and only HO know, I just think it’s not fair.

hi

I have post a tweet address to Home Office and PRiti to request them to at least re-open the super priority services at the same time highlight the Set M & set LR is taking much longer time to process... please like or retweet the tweet.. hope it will get some traction and some action

[sean2606]

Finally... after a long wait (15 days short of 6 months) my wife's SET(M) has been approved. Applied 19/08/20, decision received 04/02/21. Hang in there all those who have applied.

[nevsito]

Finally... after a long wait (15 days short of 6 months) my wife's SET(M) has been approved. Applied 19/08/20, decision received 04/02/21. Hang in there all those who have applied.

Congrats sean2602! Hopefully my wife's is not too far behind now, (Sep 2nd application). Am seeing a trend smoewhat for Set (M) approvals taking 5 & 1/2 months