Successful Skilled Worker AR (Overturned Refusal), Employer SMS shows "CoS Status: Used" & "Granted" (Date: 22 June 2026

[RealChef54]

Hi everyone, I am currently stuck abroad (in Bangladesh) waiting for my final visa issuance after a successful Administrative Review. I am looking for advice or insight from anyone who has experienced a similar post-AR desynchronization loop where multiple communication paths have failed.

My timeline and escalation log briefly:

•14 Nov 2024: Refused on genuine candidate grounds.

•9 Dec 2024: AR submitted.

•1 Apr 2026: AR Successful (Refusal overturned).

•18 June 2026: All compliance tasks and updated TB certificate cleared.

•22 June 2026: Employer's SMS updated automatically: CoS Status: Used, Current CoS Status Date: 22 June 2026, and Migrant Application Status: Granted.

Escalations Made: Solicitor follow-up (15 July), paid enquiry (21 July), direct emails to the AR team by both myself and my employer, and multiple contacts to the Business Helpdesk by my employer (which bounced back). International Contact Centre simply tells us to "wait for a passport resubmission invitation" that hasn't triggered.

Current Status: Employer's portal shows granted, but my personal UKVI account shows the old Nov 2024 refusal, no decision letter has arrived, my 1 August start date has passed, and a formal complaint was lodged recently.

For those who have navigated a post-AR passport issuance delay:

1.⁠How long did it realistically take for the passport resubmission instruction letter to drop once the SMS updated to "Granted" after an AR win?

2.⁠Since direct emails to the AR team and Business Helpdesk have hit dead ends, is the formal complaint the only mechanism that forces the operational team to push the passport request?

3.⁠Can a UK-based employer effectively use their local MP to shake loose a passport request letter from the overseas processing team when the SMS already confirms the used CoS and granted status?