Spousal Visa Application - Pakistan (Timeline Only)

[musriz]

Has anyone on here applied for a divorce in the kashmir court on here?
i need to know how long it can take and what steps to take?

There is a divorce procedure through the Union Council in Pakistan. It takes 90 days.
Please understand the law in Pakistan and Azad Kasmir are different and UKVI are aware of both laws.
It all depends where both people are living at the time of divorce. If both are present in AK then they accept the verbal and written divorce through the Mirpur Union Council.
If either one are in UK then unfortunately they will only accept the UK divorce via courts here.
You will have go through the union council where that marriage was registered and get a divorce certificate through them.

i will be present in kashmir when i process the divorce through the courts,
this is what the guidelines says

"An overseas divorce will be recognised if:

* it is obtained by means of judicial or other proceedings in any country outside
the United Kingdom; and

* it is valid in that country; and

* either spouse was habitually resident in, or was a national of that country"

my ex-wife is habitually resident in that country and has never been to UK.

so my understanding is that as long as i go to kashmir and do the divorce there by "judicial or other proceedings" it should be accepted. there dont accept bare talaq divorce if i am domiciled in UK, it needs to be by "judicial proceedings"

That is correct. If you are both in AK they will even accept the bare talaq ! Im not quite sure how you will prove you are 'habitually' residing there and not just visiting. However you can get something in written form by the mufti in Mirpur AK who deals with these procedures.
Im glad your on the right track and have read guidelines on their website. Best of luck

[salimkk]

GUYS MY WIFE RECEIVED RFC TODAY .... she has received a call from Islamabad number that her passport is ready for collection but we don't know the decision yet .

and the problem is we cant receive the passport as my wife is away and she cant collect the passport any one knows what is the procedure if some one else want to collect the passport on behalf of the applicant

and any one knows the Gerry,s office direct phone number

my time line is application submitted on 9th sept 2013
recieved rfc today

[muskaan1987]

and rest of my documents have been accepted


it was only the tax issue they have

stuoid eco

Dear Muskaan1987

How BHC found out about your tax was paid on 13K? did you submit any HMRC letters?

I know BHC have authority to check directly with HMRC UK and they do quite often these days...they do reject cases on the basis of current situation...if someone submitted application months ago and then lost the job or business and if BHC checked with HMRC, they will reject the application as no longer employed...this is my understanding... I always suggest attaching HMRC letters instead of just p60...

thankyou very much on your input

i have had a word with my accountant and he said he will just make new accounts from april 2013 to april 2014 to make it simple and easy

just pray its gets done on time and my husband issued a visa

[muskaan1987]

i have got all letter of hmrc

class 1 and 2

[Majy05]

GUYS MY WIFE RECEIVED RFC TODAY .... she has received a call from Islamabad number that her passport is ready for collection but we don't know the decision yet .

and the problem is we cant receive the passport as my wife is away and she cant collect the passport any one knows what is the procedure if some one else want to collect the passport on behalf of the applicant

and any one knows the Gerry,s office direct phone number

my time line is application submitted on 9th sept 2013
recieved rfc today

Were you asked for any additional documents if so when? And when did you submit them

[aneesa786]

GUYS MY WIFE RECEIVED RFC TODAY .... she has received a call from Islamabad number that her passport is ready for collection but we don't know the decision yet .

and the problem is we cant receive the passport as my wife is away and she cant collect the passport any one knows what is the procedure if some one else want to collect the passport on behalf of the applicant

and any one knows the Gerry,s office direct phone number

my time line is application submitted on 9th sept 2013
recieved rfc today

Can you let us know what category of income you applied under please?

[fn286]

i have got all letter of hmrc

class 1 and 2

Hi.

My question was did you submit any HMRC letters with your visa application? How did BHC found out about your tax?

My second question is will your accountant also update records with HMRC?

class 1 and class 2 letter NI or both NI and income? I think for self employed (without a limited) only net income is considered for visa i.e. after expenses.

[fn286]

GUYS MY WIFE RECEIVED RFC TODAY .... she has received a call from Islamabad number that her passport is ready for collection but we don't know the decision yet .

and the problem is we cant receive the passport as my wife is away and she cant collect the passport any one knows what is the procedure if some one else want to collect the passport on behalf of the applicant

and any one knows the Gerry,s office direct phone number

my time line is application submitted on 9th sept 2013
recieved rfc today

hi..

anyone can collect passport if they show original CNIC and/or athorisation letter from the applicant. This use to be the process. My driver collected my passport years ago

[salimkk]

thanks fn286 .... for your reply .. yes i think this is the procedure but still i will confirm it some how

to aneesa786.... i applied as combination of categories i am employed +self employed + cash savings

to Majy05..... no i was not asked for any additional documents

[ALWAYSHOPE]

To Salimkk

Good luck. Hope its visa granted. You have waited a long time for update.

[Shine786]

Any update on mirpuri applicants ??

Also to the people who emailed for an update how long did you wait til you got a reply ?

Over four months and no update

[mushypeas29]

Hello everyone. I thought I would share my timeline with you.

My Time Line:

Initial Application date: 4.11.13
Location: Lahore
Date of decision: 13.12.13
Notified of Decision and collected passport on: 18.12.13.
Decision: Refusal as English Lang Test not sat.
Decision made in 30 days.

New Application Date: 4.3.14
Location: Lahore
Date of decision: 21.4.14
Notified of Decision and collected passport on: 21.4.14
decision made 33 days.

Reading this forum has given me strength during this very difficult time. However, I have kept my faith in God and realise that everything happens for a reason. Keep the faith and God Bless.

Mushypeas29

[mushypeas29]

Forgot to mention that the decision was successful and my wife got the Visa lol

[Naila]

Slam shine786

I also applied in Mirpur n bein waitin for 7 months stil no response. Dnt knw wt dey takin tym. May Allah SWT grant us all visa for our spouse soon inshallah ameen.

[ash2006]

naila if you look at my timeline, i been waiting for 7 months as well, all i get is further checks are being conducted , i dont understand what is taking them so long

[RONZ]

As2006 - Same here, My Mp wrote to me that further checks are being done and it's being so long ..
I applied in Dec 16. I wonder what checks they are conducting.

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naila if you look at my timeline, i been waiting for 7 months as well, all i get is further checks are being conducted , i dont understand what is taking them so long

[Naila]

Ash 2006

Have u involved ur mp in dis situation is ur case bein on hold.

[Shine786]

Naila and ash, have you tried to contact anyone? I've emailed but no reply, stressing me out

Wasalam x

[musriz]

March seems to be a lucky month. So many ppl who submitted applications in March have already got their visa's.
Dec/Jan applicants still waiting ! So unfair.

[shahid78]

Salaam all,

Got this email reply:
Dear Sir/ Mad Thank you for contacting the UK Visas and Immigrations international enquiry service. The decision of your visa application has been made and you should receive a confirmation email shortly. kind Regards Yang Xu UKVI

Don't know whether to trust them or not i'm sure someone else had this reply even though their application was on hold. Has anybody had this and actually had RFC shortly after?

which email did you email them on ?? I sent one ages ago still haven't received a reply inshallah hope it's good news for you

Emailed them via the new tracking system. Here's the link:
https://ukvi-international.faq-help.com

Provide them with the application reference no GWF..... and a date of birth. If they don't respond within a couple of working days try again using a different email address.

Hi as you said we are not suppose to give them GWF reference number, then what else reference we should give them, my wife and son submitted their dependent Visa application for Tier1 General dependents they are not given any reference number, we have only GWF reference number can you let us know from where did you get this reference and where it is printed Please, thanks

[shahid78]

Salaam all,

Got this email reply:
Dear Sir/ Mad Thank you for contacting the UK Visas and Immigrations international enquiry service. The decision of your visa application has been made and you should receive a confirmation email shortly. kind Regards Yang Xu UKVI

Don't know whether to trust them or not i'm sure someone else had this reply even though their application was on hold. Has anybody had this and actually had RFC shortly after?

which email did you email them on ?? I sent one ages ago still haven't received a reply inshallah hope it's good news for you

Emailed them via the new tracking system. Here's the link:
https://ukvi-international.faq-help.com

Provide them with the application reference no GWF..... and a date of birth. If they don't respond within a couple of working days try again using a different email address.

Hi as you said we are not suppose to give them GWF reference number, then what else reference we should give them, my wife and son submitted their dependent Visa application for Tier1 General dependents they are not given any reference number, we have only GWF reference number can you let us know from where did you get this reference and where it is printed Please, thanks

[Safikazmi12]

Dear Syed, Thank you for contacting the UK Visas and Immigrations International Enquiry Service. Your application has not yet been processed by an entry clearance officer. You will be informed as soon as it is completed. We hope that this has answered your query. For any further details , or should you need to contact us again please refer to our website at https://ukvi-international.faq-help.com/ Best Regards, The UK Visa and Immigration International Enquiry Service

Dear Forum Members,
I emailed them on 5th may 2013. so I will advise all the forum members please don't use chat or phone service because they will charge u and the reply will be the same like I received. so better to submit online e-mail enquiry and wait for one day they will send u reply. I applied on 20th January 2014 so still my application is not processed by and Entry Clearance officer. Allah knows Better what they want to do with us.....

[muskaan1987]

i have got all letter of hmrc

class 1 and 2

Hi.

My question was did you submit any HMRC letters with your visa application? How did BHC found out about your tax?

My second question is will your accountant also update records with HMRC?

class 1 and class 2 letter NI or both NI and income? I think for self employed (without a limited) only net income is considered for visa i.e. after expenses.

i sent 1400 tax paid at the time letter

and ni 1

later came the ni 2 and i the paid another 700 tax

my accountant has told me he will write a letter saying they have calculated my money wrong plus do new accounts for 2014

also its personal and not limited

thanx

[Naila]

Slam shine786

I have contacted my mp n my MP goes I will hear very soon bt gd knws hw long der soon gna be

[Sidra Akil]

salaam guys

my wife got a sms and a call from gerrys today to say come tomorrow to collect her passport. please make dua that her visa has been accepted.
we had no contact since 9/12/13 when we submitted her paper work in mirpur and this is the only contact we have had today.