Postman rang a bit ago - visa has been granted! 1. Category changing (switching) from: Tier 1 General 2. Date of expiry of current leave (visa): July 2011 3. Date application posted: 5 July 2011 4. Date payment debited: 8 July 2011 5. Payment mode: Bank 6. Date leave to remain valid from: 17 Aug ...

Does anybody have one in progress or recently completed? How long did it take? The UKBA website was doing well on time for processing for a while but seems stuck on july 12 biometric appointments for the last few weeks. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/tier1/entrepreneur/applying ...