Family Visitor visa - Date of travel or the date of issue

[nm]

Hi

I am planning to apply for family visitor visa for my mother, she's planned to travel in 3rd week of October. I will be making my visa application in the first week of September. Will the visa granted from the date of travel or the date of issue ? If they would give from the date of issue then she will loose two months in india before she arrives here. If this is the case, i may need to delay two weeks of time to apply for the visa.

It would be really helpful if someone could help me clarifying this ?

[ban.s]

visa starts normally from the issue date; applicants can request to issue post dated visa but there is no gurantee the request will be considered.

[nm]

Thanks Mate, how do we request them ?

[ban.s]

you can mention in the covering letter or 'additional information' section of the application.
ps: it was not considered when my family members applied for their visas earlier in the year; however you might be lucky.

[themonsoonhunter]

And mention it on application form notes.

I got it started on the day I requested.