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Process time for UK spouse visa application

Post by Imi4252 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:53 pm

Hi Everyone
Hope everyone doing well.
I am from Pakistan and have been married to a British citizen few months ago. I have applied for spouse visa and have submitted all required documents 2 weeks ago. I have to ask how much time it will take? As per my knowledge it normally takes 12 weeks to process a standard visa application. Also my wife is 8 month pregnant will this thing give some boost to my application or not? I want to join her by the time of birth of my child.
I have used standard visa application option, haven't used any priority service options.
I shall be very thankful to you guys if someone can explain about it.
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Re: Process time for UK spouse visa application

Post by CR001 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:58 pm

I have to ask how much time it will take? As per my knowledge it normally takes 12 weeks to process a standard visa application.
Some members are waiting more than 60 or 90 days, some even waiting almost a year.
Also my wife is 8 month pregnant will this thing give some boost to my application or not?
No it will not.
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Re: Process time for UK spouse visa application

Post by Imi4252 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:10 pm

Application has been submitted and I've chosed standard visa application. Also i have submitted my passport. Can i go for priority service now?
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Re: Process time for UK spouse visa application

Post by CR001 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:11 pm

Imi4252 wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:10 pm
 Can i go for priority service now?
No, too late now to change it. Even priority service is not guaranteed to be quick with most waiting around 60 days.
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Re: Process time for UK spouse visa application

Post by Imi4252 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:19 pm

Can it be processed before 60 days or it's fixed time frame?
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Re: Process time for UK spouse visa application

Post by CR001 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:23 pm

Imi4252 wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:19 pm
 Can it be processed before 60 days or it's fixed time frame?
Standard applications are rarely, if ever, decided before 60 days.

Link below is a whole topic about members waiting.

immigration-for-family-members/still-wa ... -6120.html

Pakistant Timeline Thread in link below.

immigration-for-family-members/spouse-v ... -1040.html
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Re: Process time for UK spouse visa application

Post by Jaune08 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:11 pm

Imi4252 wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:10 pm
 Can i go for priority service now?
I think it's too late to change. When I applied, I used the priority service and it took 25 working days to get the decision.
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Re: Process time for UK spouse visa application

Post by Imi4252 » Wed Jul 31, 2019 6:28 am

Hi
Can you please guide about how to track my UK visa application? Should i have to contact home office or have to check somewhere online?
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Re: Process time for UK spouse visa application

Post by THO » Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:08 am

There is no way to track it, and what good is just simply knowing it has not been looked at. No one useful to call. You just wait until you receive an answer.
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Re: Process time for UK spouse visa application

Post by Karmy100 » Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:26 pm

Imi4252 wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:53 pm
 Hi Everyone
Hope everyone doing well.
I am from Pakistan and have been married to a British citizen few months ago. I have applied for spouse visa and have submitted all required documents 2 weeks ago. I have to ask how much time it will take? As per my knowledge it normally takes 12 weeks to process a standard visa application. Also my wife is 8 month pregnant will this thing give some boost to my application or not? I want to join her by the time of birth of my child.
I have used standard visa application option, haven't used any priority service options.
I shall be very thankful to you guys if someone can explain about it.
Regards
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I applied non-priority and it took around 53 working days. But had I applied priority you get a decision within 30 working day. Looking back I regret not doing priority and paying extra £700. I was told on the biometric interview, you could change it to priority if you would like. I'm not sure if you had your biometric interview or not?
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Re: Process time for UK spouse visa application

Post by Imi4252 » Wed Jul 31, 2019 4:50 pm

Thanks for your reply
I have done my biometrics and submitted passport 5 weeks and 3 days ago. I'm not sure how many days they gonna take since i haven't get any response. And i got documents receiving email from Sheffield around 4 weeks ago. Can you please tell me since when they start processing time, from biometric details day or from the online application submit day?
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Re: Process time for UK spouse visa application

Post by Karmy100 » Thu Aug 01, 2019 12:05 pm

Imi4252 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 31, 2019 4:50 pm
 Thanks for your reply
I have done my biometrics and submitted passport 5 weeks and 3 days ago. I'm not sure how many days they gonna take since i haven't get any response. And i got documents receiving email from Sheffield around 4 weeks ago. Can you please tell me since when they start processing time, from biometric details day or from the online application submit day?
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From the day of your biometric.
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Re: Process time for UK spouse visa application

Post by Jaune08 » Thu Aug 01, 2019 4:57 pm

Imi4252 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 31, 2019 4:50 pm
 I have done my biometrics and submitted passport 5 weeks and 3 days ago. I'm not sure how many days they gonna take since i haven't get any response.
I know it's nerve-racking, but since you didn't choose priority there's nothing to do unfortunately :( . As someone has already said, it may take up to 90 days or 12 weeks to process a standard application (6 weeks for priority applications). If you haven't got any response during these 5 weeks, you're within the timeframe, and you may even have wait 7 more weeks.
Imi4252 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 31, 2019 4:50 pm
Can you please tell me since when they start processing time, from biometric details day or from the online application submit day?
The processing time starts from the day when you have provided your biometrics.
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