Settlement Visa Applications - INDIA TIMELINES ONLY

[Ranaraj]

SETTLEMENT VISA APPLICATIONS - INDIA TIMELINES ONLY
Re: Settlement Visa Applications - INDIA TIMELINES ONLY


Spouse settlement visa - entry clearance/initial application

Application and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at: 23.03.2017 VFS Ahmadabad

Application Received at Sheffield 23.03.2017,Application is made ready to looked by Entry clearence Officer
,Supporting Documents forwarded to SHEFFIELD on: 29.03.2017
Documents Returned by Sheffield 03-04-2017 ,with letter generic one documents have been copied.
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): no
Decision made: waiting
Contacted with 'decision made': waiting
Contacted for Collection: waiting
Collection made: waiting

Nearly 24 working days No Contact made by UKVI

[kalyanihomkar]

Spouse settlement visa - entry clearance/initial application non-priority (Standard)

Spouse: UK Permanent Resident, Wife: Indian

Application and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at: 15.03.17 at VFS Ahmedabad
Supporting Docs sent to Sheffield from India: 15.03.2017
Supporting Docs reached Sheffield: 17.03.2017
Application under process at SHEFFIELD: 16.03.17 (received email)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): not yet
Emailed UKVI for status: 27.03.2017, 4.04.2017, 11.04.2017, 25.04.2017 (answers: in process, delayed, in process, yet to be attended respectively)
Decision made: TBC
Contacted with 'decision made': TBC
Contacted for Collection: Not yet
Collection made: Not yet
Decision: Not yet
Date of visa approval: no information

Any body with same status or can help? 31 working days done today.

[rohit809]

I am self Employed as Joint Director of Limited Company.

Online application submitted on Priority: 07.03.2017
Application & biometrics enrolled at/on: 16.03.2017, New Delhi VFS
Email Received from Sheffield: 17.03.2017
Supporting Documents Sent to Sheffield on : 23.03.2017
Supporting Documents received in Sheffield: 28.03.2017
Email sent to know status on 04.04.2017: Application is currently in progress. Your visa application centre or the entry clearance officer will contact you once a decision has been made or, if necessary, during the consideration of your application.
Supporting Documents received back: 19.03.2017
Email sent again for status on 24.04.2017: Application is yet to be assessed by an Entry Clearance Officer (ECO). Your visa application centre or the entry clearance officer (ECO) will contact you once a decision has been made or, if necessary,during the consideration of your application.
Applicant contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Text Message from BHC: 03/05/2017
passport received: 03/05/2017
Decision of Application:Decision was made on 28.04.2017. Visa Granted from 05/05/2017 to 04/06/2017

Applied as Priority case from New Delhi for my wife.
It took total 31 working days from Biometric in New Delhi on 16.03.2017.

Good Luck to all others.

[unitedkingdom12]

[quote="unitedkingdom12"]Application submit (Normal): 23/12/2016
Biometrics enrolled at VFS New Delhi: 29/12/2016
Application forwarded to UKVI on : 29.12.2016
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 20/01/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on :not yet
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): 24/02/2017

UKVI Case not straight forward email : 08/03/2017

Status check 20/03/2017: Application under process.
Status check 29/03/2017: found that a decision on your application has been
delayed whilst further enquiries are being conducted.
Status check 11/04/2017: there is no update

Applicant called to UKVI 13/04/2017: they told me a about case escalated after that they reply me your case is escalated

Interview mail from UKVI on 16/04/2017: Applicant interview by video calling at VFS new delhi and spouse ( Husband in uk ) interview by phone at same time..
Contacted with 'decision made' :
Contacted for Collection :
Collection made :
Decision of Application :

My interview done on 1st may and my husband interview is also done same day...they asked only general question.

Any one have idea how much tym to take after interview

[Pklaire]

Online application submitted: 07/02/2017
Application and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at/on: 16/02/2017, Jalandhar VFS
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 17/02/2017
Documents sent to Sheffield : 23/02/2017
Documents returned from Sheffield : NO
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): NO

Still waiting for a response, will be full 12 weeks on the 11th May.

[STARZ2000]

Spouse settlement visa - entry clearance/initial application

Application and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at: 21/12/2016 at VFS JALANDHAR INDIA
Supporting Docs sent to Sheffield from UK: 21/12/2016
Supporting Docs reached Sheffield: 21/12/2016
Application under process at SHEFFIELD: 11/01/2017
Email not straight forward case : 10/3/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable):none
Emailed UKVI for status: numerous under process
Decision made: TBC
Contacted with 'decision made': TBC
Contacted for Collection: Not yet
Collection made: Not yet
Decision: Not yet
Date of visa approval:

STILL WAITING PRAYERS NEEDED

[unitedkingdom12]

Application submit (Normal): 23/12/2016
Biometrics enrolled at VFS New Delhi: 29/12/2016
Application forwarded to UKVI on : 29.12.2016
Supporting documents sent to Sheffield on : 20/01/2017
Supporting documents received back from Sheffield on :not yet
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): 24/02/2017
UKVI Case not straight forward email : 08/03/2017
Status check 20/03/2017: Application under process.
Status check 29/03/2017: found that a decision on your application has been
delayed whilst further enquiries are being conducted.
Status check 11/04/2017: there is no update
Applicant called to UKVI 13/04/2017: they told me a about case escalated after that they reply me your case is escalated
Interview done by UKVI on 01/05/2017: interview done by video calling at VFS new delhi.
Status check 05/05/2017: `it is yet to be assessed by an entry clearance officer`
Contacted with 'decision made' :
Contacted for Collection :
Collection made :
Decision of Application :

No reply yet. still helpless,any one help and advice will be appreciated.

[bittu11]

Spouse settlement visa - entry clearance/initial application

Online application made on: 9.12.2016
Documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at: 05.01.2017 VFS Ahmedabad
Application forwarded to SHEFFIELD on: 05.01.2017
Application under process at SHEFFIELD: 09.01.2017 email stating application being prepared for assessment.
Status check: Not straightforward case email received on 03.03.2017
Status check: Case escalated on 08/05/2017 when contacted UKVI for an update.
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable):
Decision made:
Contacted with 'decision made':
Contacted for Collection:
Collection made:

[CR001]

To all members who contribute to this topic/thread, the following are the guidance to adhere to so that we do not end up with a timeline thread that runs into so many pages like the other one did and which has become a discussion thread, rather than an easily readable timeline thread :

1. This topic is for timelines and timeline updates ONLY.

2. ANY discussions, chit chat, question such as 'Any news for applications from Dehli...' ect, will be deleted and the user issued with a warning.

3. Most members who contribute to this thread will already have other recent queries or threads on the forum, i.e. 'Spouse Visa - Please Advise' etc. If you need to ask a member something specific about their application, click on their name, search for their most recent NON timeline post and ask the question there. You are of course free to use the PM function for this too if you choose.

4. There will be zero tolerance of any abuse of the timeline thread.

5. No posting of personal contact details, please see Forum Terms & Conditions (click), particularly point 5.

6. The Format for posting your timeline is below.

7. This topic/thread will be monitored daily.

Is there ANYTHING in the above that is unclear????

Also, user 'madhu_zoom' - strongly suggest you read the forum rules as you were required to do when you registered as a user. Personal contact information is NOT permitted to be posted.

[aimu123]

[quote="aimu123"]UPDATE

Spouse settlement visa - entry clearance/priority application

Priority

Application and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at: 29/03/2017
Application forwarded to SHEFFIELD on: <a href="tel:30/032017">30/03/2017</a>
Email received from Sheffield 31/03/2017 Your online application has been received in Sheffield, UK. Your application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer.

Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): NO
Decision made: No
Contacted with email form : not yet processed by entry clearance offer
Contacted again reply saying yet to be processed by entry clearance office
Contacted and escalated on 09/05/2017
Contacted again 12/05/2017 said that decision made
No message or mail from vfs
Tracked blue dart courier its arrived on delivery office
Collection made: 18/05/2017
Visa granted decision made on 11/05/2017
Applied priority but it's took 28 working days even though I am glad

Thanks god almighty

Good luck for people who waiting



Thanks

[panjaabee]

Spouse settlement visa - Entry clearance/Initial Application

Application and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at: 01.03.2017 VFS Jalandhar
(Standard Application)
Application Received at Sheffield 02.03.2017,
Application is made ready to looked by Entry Clearance Officer
,Supporting Documents forwarded to SHEFFIELD on: 08.03.2017
Documents Returned by Sheffield 13-03-2017 ,with Letter Saying That Documents Have Been Copied (Generic Letter)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable):
Decision made:
Contacted with 'decision made':
Contacted for Collection:
Collection made:

55 working Days (11 Working Weeks) are already gone Since 01-03-2017 No Contact made by UKVI, Everytime Contacted UKVI by Email saying That Spouse Settlement Visa Could Take 95% Applications in 12 Weeks, 100% 24 Weeks, and the Application Has not Been reviewed By An Entry Clearance Officer.

Just Praying to GOD everyday To Get a Positive Reply From UKVI to GET VISA STAMPED ON MY Wife's Passport.
Keep Praying Guys. Good Luck To All Of You, Waiting for Your Spouses

[hotglacier]

Application and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at : New Delhi (non-priority)
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 29 March 2017
Application under process at British High Commission on : 30 March 2017 (@Sheffield)
Documents returned to Sponsor: 19 April 2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No communication regarding this
Sponsor sent enquiry through email: 22 May 2017 (No response yet)
Contacted with 'decision made' : waiting
Contacted for Collection : waiting
Collection made :
Decision of Application :
(38 working days of anxious waiting so far)

[singhmohit]

Spouse Settlement Visa Application. Husband: British Passport (Indian origin), Wife: Indian Passport.
Location: VAC-New Delhi (Non-Priority)
Date of Biometrics: 21-Feb-2017
Application under process at British High Commission on: 22-Feb-2017
Date of Supporting Documents “received” in Sheffield: 28-Feb-2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: UKVI did not contact me (Husband, the sponsor) at all in our case.
Contacted for Collection: Email received on 23rd May – “Decision made please collect your passport”
Collection made: 23rd May
Decision of Application: 17th May
Visa granted for one month: 25th May to 24th June
Total Time Taken:

• Weeks: Just over 13 weeks
• Calendar Days: 92 days
• Working Days: 63 days (excluding UK bank holidays)

Good luck to everyone else waiting.

[Neosprin]

[quote="singhmohit"]
Extremely happy for you Mohit. Thanks for the update and your help.

Update
Spouse settlement visa - entry clearance/initial application

Application and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at: 15.03.17 at VFS Mumbai North
Supporting Docs sent to Sheffield from UK: 15.03.2017
Address provided by VAC-VFS Mumbai North-
Sheffield Visa Section
PO Box 5852
Sheffield
S11 0FX
Supporting Docs reached Sheffield: 17.03.2017
Application under process at SHEFFIELD: 16.03.17
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): Not yet
Emailed UKVI for status: 27.03.2017
Status on 28.03.2017: Email received stating that decision on your application has been
delayed whilst further enquiries are being conducted.
Email received on 06.04.2017 stating: We are in receipt of your UK Visa Application however we are yet to receive your UK sponsor supporting documentation. Without these documents we are unable to make a full consideration of your application. Can you please ensure that your UK sponsor submits the documentation to the below address within 10 working days of this email.
Sheffield Visa Section
PO Box 3468
Sheffield
S3 8WA
Note that this address is different than the one given by VAC- VFS Mumbai North
Contacted UKVI on phone on 07.04.2017: To check why there is a different address mentioned. The representative took down the details to track down the documents and asked us to call back in 5 working days to check if the documents have been received by them. He was also told to escalate the matter for the difference in the address leading to this delay. He also provided us with a contact ID.
Contacted UKVI on phone on 18.04.2017: To check if the documents have been tracked and in process. To our shock there was no escalation and no documents tracked. We explained the situation and now escalated through email on the UKVI website. Both me and my husband emailed to track the documents and check if the documents are received and in process.
Email received on 18.04.2017 stating: Please note that your case has already been escalated and we are still waiting for a reply.
Sent a cover letter at the new address on 21.04.2017 stating date wise information on documents sent, delivery reciept and communication recieved from UKVI
Called UKVI on 11.05.2017 stating: Please note that your case has already been escalated and we are still waiting for a reply.
Called UKVI on 18.05.2017 stating: Please note that your case has already been escalated and we are still waiting for a reply.
Called UKVI this week- Did not get through them
Decision made: Not yet
Contacted with 'decision made': Not yet
Contacted for Collection: Not yet
Collection made: Not yet
Decision: Not yet
Date of visa approval:
I am hopeful it will come through soon.

[CR001]

To all members who contribute to this topic/thread, the following are the guidance to adhere to so that we do not end up with a timeline thread that runs into so many pages like the other one did and which has become a discussion thread, rather than an easily readable timeline thread :

1. This topic is for timelines and timeline updates ONLY.

2. ANY discussions, chit chat, question such as 'Any news for applications from Dehli...' ect, will be deleted and the user issued with a warning.

3. Most members who contribute to this thread will already have other recent queries or threads on the forum, i.e. 'Spouse Visa - Please Advise' etc. If you need to ask a member something specific about their application, click on their name, search for their most recent NON timeline post and ask the question there. You are of course free to use the PM function for this too if you choose.

4. There will be zero tolerance of any abuse of the timeline thread.

5. No posting of personal contact details, please see Forum Terms & Conditions (click), particularly point 5.

6. The Format for posting your timeline is below.

7. This topic/thread will be monitored daily.

Is there ANYTHING in the above that is unclear????

[panjaabee]

Spouse settlement visa - Entry clearance/Initial Application

Application and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at: 01.03.2017 VFS Jalandhar
(Standard Application)
Application Received at Sheffield 02.03.2017,
Application is made ready to looked by Entry Clearance Officer
,Supporting Documents forwarded to SHEFFIELD on: 08.03.2017
Documents Returned by Sheffield 13-03-2017 ,with Letter Saying That Documents Have Been Copied (Generic Letter)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable):
Decision made: 24/05/2017
Contacted with 'decision made':
Contacted for Collection: 29/05/2017
Collection made:29/05/2017 Visa Granted m

To all readers Application has been Sucessfull It took 61 Working days, And Visa Has been Granted, keep Faith In GOD,
Positive Result Will Come.

[madhu_zoom]

Applied settlement visa for spouse and 2 children.
Application and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at : Hyderabad (non-priority) 10 March 2017
Documents forwarded to Sheffield on : 16 March 2017
Documents returned to Sponsor: 24 March 2017

After that no updates, still waiting for the visa.

[paulakh]

Applied for settlement visa for my wife standard from chandigarh india
online application submitted - 24/02/2017
biometric at vfs chandigarh- 09/03/2017
documents sent to sheffield-13/03/2017
documents recieved with letter - 15/03/2017
status check 22/05/2017 - recieved email your application submitted recently or your details wrong no updates on application
no updates
58 days gone but no updates

[mprithviraj]

Spouse settlement visa - Entry clearance/Initial Application

Application and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at: 09.03.2017 VFS Hyderabad
(Standard Application)
Application Received at Sheffield 13.03.2017(Received email from Sheffield),
Application is made ready to looked by Entry Clearance Officer
,Supporting Documents forwarded to SHEFFIELD on: 16.03.2017
Documents Returned by Sheffield 22-03-2017 ,with Letter Saying That Documents Have Been Copied (Generic Letter)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable):
Decision made:
Contacted with 'decision made':
Contacted for Collection:
Collection made:

Its been 54 working days excluding bank holidays.
Still awaiting for a response. Sent them some email by filling the form but no response yet.

[STARZ2000]

[quote="STARZ2000"]Spouse settlement visa - entry clearance/initial application

Application and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at: 21/12/2016 at VFS JALANDHAR INDIA
Supporting Docs sent to Sheffield from UK: 21/12/2016
Supporting Docs reached Sheffield: 21/12/2016
Application under process at SHEFFIELD: 11/01/2017
Email not straight forward case : 10/3/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable):none
Emailed UKVI for status: numerous under process
Decision made: TBC
Contacted with 'decision made': TBC
Contacted for Collection: Not yet
Collection made: Not yet
Decision: Not yet
Date of visa approval:

STILL WAITING PRAYERS NEEDED




Still no news ... Fingers crossed guys and we'll done and
Congrats to those who have finally been reunited with
Love ones

[CR001]

To all members who contribute to this topic/thread, the following are the guidance to adhere to so that we do not end up with a timeline thread that runs into so many pages like the other one did and which has become a discussion thread, rather than an easily readable timeline thread :

1. This topic is for timelines and timeline updates ONLY.

2. ANY discussions, chit chat, question such as 'Any news for applications from Dehli...' ect, will be deleted and the user issued with a warning.

3. Most members who contribute to this thread will already have other recent queries or threads on the forum, i.e. 'Spouse Visa - Please Advise' etc. If you need to ask a member something specific about their application, click on their name, search for their most recent NON timeline post and ask the question there. You are of course free to use the PM function for this too if you choose.

4. There will be zero tolerance of any abuse of the timeline thread.

5. No posting of personal contact details, please see Forum Terms & Conditions (click), particularly point 5.

6. The Format for posting your timeline is below.

7. This topic/thread will be monitored daily.

Is there ANYTHING in the above that is unclear????

[winzero8]

Online application submitted: 11.02.2017
biometrics enrolled at/on: 14.02.2017, VFS JALANDHAR
Application forwarded to Ukvi on : 14.02.2017
Documents sent to sheffield: 15.02.2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: 09.05.2017 through email stating supporting documents not received. Contacted them and case was escalated.
Recieved an email stating full search is on to locate the documents: 19.05.2017
Decision made: not yet
76 working days till today

[zubbshah]

Spouse settlement visa - entry clearance/initial application

Application and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at: 06/03/2017, Mumbai VFS INDIA
Supporting Docs sent to Sheffield from UK: 07/03/2017
Supporting Docs reached Sheffield: 21/03/2017
Application under process at SHEFFIELD: 11/01/2017
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable):none
Emailed UKVI for status: numerous , first one saying : yet to be processed, then it said , no current updates, then a phone call saying file is not yet opened up, another update saying, no current updates
Decision made:
Contacted with 'decision made':
Contacted for Collection:
Collection made:
Decision:
Date of visa approval:

[paulakh]

Applied for settlement visa for my wife standard from chandigarh india
online application submitted - 24/02/2017
biometric at vfs chandigarh- 09/03/2017
documents sent to sheffield-13/03/2017
documents recieved with letter - 15/03/2017
status check 22/05/2017 - recieved email your application submitted recently or your details wrong no updates on application
no updates
58 days gone but no updates

email recieved - case not straight farward on 2nd june

[madhu_zoom]

Applied settlement visa for spouse and 2 children.
Application and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at : Hyderabad (non-priority) 10 March 2017
Documents forwarded to Sheffield on : 16 March 2017
Documents returned to Sponsor: 24 March 2017
After that no updates, still waiting for the visa.

email received saying Email not straight forward case : 05/6/2017