taniah wrote:Hi
Its for a spouse settlement visa in Cairo. We have had to reapply as The British Counsel in Cairo gave my husband the wrong test so we failed on the English Language requirement the first time. Took the right test shortly after the refusal but ECM and appeal judge wouldn't allow.
I have decided to pay for fast-track (£300) anyway and so far it does seem to have speeded up the process. The application was sent to UKVI the same day (Thurs) and they received it the following working day (Sunday/yesterday). So just waiting for the decision. Not sure how long that will take though. Anyone any ideas/experience. I'm guessing it's probably gone to Abu Dhabi as it did last time
Thanks
Th fast track service was increased to £360 effective from 6 April 2015, did you pay the new fee?
When was the English test taken. The test also changed effective from 6 April 2015 and tests taken after this date, only the IELTS consortium test will be accepted.
Also, did you pay the heath surcharge (rate @ £200 per year, so for initial 33 months will be £600), this was also introduced on 6 April and must be paid in advance for all applications made after this date.
When you send in your application, it normally joins a queue and will be considered when the case worker comes to the application. All the fast track service does is allow the application to jump to the front of the queue so it will get considered before the other applications in the queue. It does not get considered any quicker, just that it jumps to the front of the queue and follows exactly the same procedure as all the other applications.
