Still waiting for a decision.....

[Misskatie]

From what I've read on the previous thread about this, and other sites, it seems like anyone who has received the on hold email hasn't had a response. Some have been waiting since December. I'm not withdrawing my partners application. I paid for a solicitor to ensure I met every single factor and I am confident that my partner should get a yes, eventually. It's just how long that takes. My issue is that they have his passport, despite saying they would send it back with the documents. The email service is useless, and I point blank refuse to pay £20 for a call. They've had enough money from me. I am going to email them every single week until I get a reasonable answer. They'll be sick to the back teeth of me. There must be some legal thing that says they can only keep the application for so long before making a decision, especially if they are holding passports to ransom like this

[Fatzipoo]

Even the emails every week are gonna cost you over £5 per email lol. However, the issue is my husband has missed a training in Dubai because of this, and there's one coming up in Japan in August, so he really needs his passport as I really don't know how long they'll take. Obviously I don't want to withdraw but I just want to know if they'll still make a decision or not. Apparently they cannot hold the passport for longer than 120 working days I heard, not sure how true it is but apparently after this we can appeal or escalate the case. Has anyone ever escalated the case here?

[Misskatie]

It's £5 for the first email and all emails after that are free. They have just replied saying my partners application was escalated 30.6.17 and usually it takes 10 w/d for a response. Looks like they're already sick of me

[pixelrage09]

Even the emails every week are gonna cost you over £5 per email lol. However, the issue is my husband has missed a training in Dubai because of this, and there's one coming up in Japan in August, so he really needs his passport as I really don't know how long they'll take. Obviously I don't want to withdraw but I just want to know if they'll still make a decision or not. Apparently they cannot hold the passport for longer than 120 working days I heard, not sure how true it is but apparently after this we can appeal or escalate the case. Has anyone ever escalated the case here?

Home Office can and will hold passports for more than 120 days. There are lots of people here in this forum that have applied in early December with still no response. I know people on this forum who have passed 140 working days and still waiting.

[Mash17101]

Even the emails every week are gonna cost you over £5 per email lol. However, the issue is my husband has missed a training in Dubai because of this, and there's one coming up in Japan in August, so he really needs his passport as I really don't know how long they'll take. Obviously I don't want to withdraw but I just want to know if they'll still make a decision or not. Apparently they cannot hold the passport for longer than 120 working days I heard, not sure how true it is but apparently after this we can appeal or escalate the case. Has anyone ever escalated the case here?

Hi,

You can request your husbands passport back home office cannot hold your passport and they will return once they make the decision they will ask for the passport back.

[MrClientServer]

Even the emails every week are gonna cost you over £5 per email lol. However, the issue is my husband has missed a training in Dubai because of this, and there's one coming up in Japan in August, so he really needs his passport as I really don't know how long they'll take. Obviously I don't want to withdraw but I just want to know if they'll still make a decision or not. Apparently they cannot hold the passport for longer than 120 working days I heard, not sure how true it is but apparently after this we can appeal or escalate the case. Has anyone ever escalated the case here?

Hi Fatzipoo - By today it is 142 not out. Yes, I have been waiting 142 days (Overall 205 days). Looks like there is no rule or standard for UKVI keeping passports with them. Escalation is really useless. UKVI contact centre had escalated 4 times to sheffield office. Recently Sheffield office came back to me repeating the old msg : U r case not straight forward. We dont have timeline. We will get back to you when required. thats it . that means indirectly they r saying even not to contact UKVI contact centre.

[Mash17101]

The process of getting your passport back is you have to call or email ukvi and they will send back an email with a formto fill in and it takes 20 working days to get the passport back.i would recommend not to.If home office dont have your passport they may put your file in the back of the que and once they have made a decision they will get in touch to ask for it back.waste of time i think.

Hi anna,

Did you pick up your passport and did you get your visa.

[Sweetlarkee]

Are most people using priority getting a response within the 60 day period or is it still taking longer than that? I am on day 42 using priority?

[Misskatie]

I used priority and docs submitted 5.5.17, not too sure how many working days that's classed as.

I've got my MP looking into it. She has just advised me that she spoke to the HO and they have passed the application back to the decision maker for re consideration, as I as the sponsor meet all the requirements.

I really hope that this means this hold is over or at least they will look further into the ones on hold

[Sweetlarkee]

I used priority and docs submitted 5.5.17, not too sure how many working days that's classed as.

I've got my MP looking into it. She has just advised me that she spoke to the HO and they have passed the application back to the decision maker for re consideration, as I as the sponsor meet all the requirements.

I really hope that this means this hold is over or at least they will look further into the ones on hold

That's the same date as me! I submitted my application online on 5th May and my husband did his biometrics on 9 May. What do you mean re-consider?

Your lucky hun atleast your mp is doing something about it! I have been chasing mine for the last 3 weeks and still no help!

[MissOwl]

Hey everyone, I'm new to this forum, but I've read all 30 pages of thr previous thread about "pause", or hold, whichever you prefer I'm Ukrainian, my husband is English and we have a ukrainian-born son who has a British passport due to his dad being english. UKVI sent my passport with a "pause" letter on the 59-th working day. My husband has already contacted his MP, since we meet financial requirements, and have a british child, but does that even help?
So timeline:
Application submitted - 23rd March 2017
Biometrics taken - 03 April 2017
Recieved passport with no decision and "pause" letter - 3 July 2017
My husband rang the enquiry service on the 30th of June and they said "awaiting a decision", nothing about the pause or case being not straightforward. Very frustrated.
Good luck everyone, hope this pause ends soon

[Geet1328]

Hey everyone, I'm new to this forum, but I've read all 30 pages of thr previous thread about "pause", or hold, whichever you prefer I'm Ukrainian, my husband is English and we have a ukrainian-born son who has a British passport due to his dad being english. UKVI sent my passport with a "pause" letter on the 59-th working day. My husband has already contacted his MP, since we meet financial requirements, and have a british child, but does that even help?
So timeline:
Application submitted - 23rd March 2017
Biometrics taken - 03 April 2017
Recieved passport with no decision and "pause" letter - 3 July 2017
My husband rang the enquiry service on the 30th of June and they said "awaiting a decision", nothing about the pause or case being not straightforward. Very frustrated.
Good luck everyone, hope this pause ends soon

Hi miss owl
That's very strange you got back your passport after a long exhausting wait and that to with a pause ?!? What does that mean ... should you re apply or wait for them to ask your passport again ?!

[MissOwl]

Hey everyone, I'm new to this forum, but I've read all 30 pages of thr previous thread about "pause", or hold, whichever you prefer I'm Ukrainian, my husband is English and we have a ukrainian-born son who has a British passport due to his dad being english. UKVI sent my passport with a "pause" letter on the 59-th working day. My husband has already contacted his MP, since we meet financial requirements, and have a british child, but does that even help?
So timeline:
Application submitted - 23rd March 2017
Biometrics taken - 03 April 2017
Recieved passport with no decision and "pause" letter - 3 July 2017
My husband rang the enquiry service on the 30th of June and they said "awaiting a decision", nothing about the pause or case being not straightforward. Very frustrated.
Good luck everyone, hope this pause ends soon

Hi miss owl
That's very strange you got back your passport after a long exhausting wait and that to with a pause ?!? What does that mean ... should you re apply or wait for them to ask your passport again ?!

Geet1328,

They will contact me as soon as they are able to conclude my application, apparently. There's no telling when that will be though. I understand some people get their passports back, some get the supporting documents,but not passports. I only got my passport.

[Geet1328]

Hey everyone, I'm new to this forum, but I've read all 30 pages of thr previous thread about "pause", or hold, whichever you prefer I'm Ukrainian, my husband is English and we have a ukrainian-born son who has a British passport due to his dad being english. UKVI sent my passport with a "pause" letter on the 59-th working day. My husband has already contacted his MP, since we meet financial requirements, and have a british child, but does that even help?
So timeline:
Application submitted - 23rd March 2017
Biometrics taken - 03 April 2017
Recieved passport with no decision and "pause" letter - 3 July 2017
My husband rang the enquiry service on the 30th of June and they said "awaiting a decision", nothing about the pause or case being not straightforward. Very frustrated.
Good luck everyone, hope this pause ends soon

Hi miss owl
That's very strange you got back your passport after a long exhausting wait and that to with a pause ?!? What does that mean ... should you re apply or wait for them to ask your passport again ?!

Geet1328,

They will contact me as soon as they are able to conclude my application, apparently. There's no telling when that will be though. I understand some people get their passports back, some get the supporting documents,but not passports. I only got my passport.

Oh I see .... all the best !! I'm sure good news will come soon

[Hapats]

Hi pixelrage09

I am in the same boat as you. We applied on the 24th january did the biometric on the 2nd of Feb. They attempted to make contact me...I think on the 4th of May. But due to my employers' strict no personal phone policy i missed their call. On the 6th may my husband get two emails. Case on hold and case is not straightforward.

I rang up a few weeks ago and they told me my application is "awaiting decision" it has been like this since 6th may. I called them up again on Monday 26th June and they told me that they are going to escalate the application and told me to wait a further 15 working days and someone should get back to me. But reading your threads i not going to hold my breath.

[Misskatie]

I used priority and docs submitted 5.5.17, not too sure how many working days that's classed as.

I've got my MP looking into it. She has just advised me that she spoke to the HO and they have passed the application back to the decision maker for re consideration, as I as the sponsor meet all the requirements.

I really hope that this means this hold is over or at least they will look further into the ones on hold

That's the same date as me! I submitted my application online on 5th May and my husband did his biometrics on 9 May. What do you mean re-consider?

Your lucky hun atleast your mp is doing something about it! I have been chasing mine for the last 3 weeks and still no help!

I don't know what the MP meant by re consideration. I honestly think the ECO just dismissed the application as I don't meet the financial requirement Puerly through job - I had savings too.

Also everyone - I complained saying they should never have taken priority money off me if they can't meet the service levels, plus my partner should have been advised of the hold but he wasn't. I said I want my priority fee back and they said they will look into it.

[Sweetlarkee]

I have just checked the visafc website and my status is showing as 'complete', does anyone know what that means?

[taffet87]

Application Category: Spouse (Wife) Non-Priority
Application Submitted Online: 09-April-2017
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Location): Islamabad
Biometrics & Passport Submission (Date):12-April-2017
Application Forwarded To British High Commission On : 13-April-2017.

Supporting Documents Sent To Sheffield On : 18-April-2017
Supporting Documents Posted Back by Sheffield On: 28-April-2017
Supporting Documents Received Back From Sheffield On: 2 May 2017 (delay due to weekend and bank holiday after 28 April)
Sponsor Contacted By UKVI (if applicable): n/a

UKVI status check website update (have been checking every day: 05 July 2017 - which is 59 working days from date of payment on 9 April 2017
Decision Made (As Per UKVI status check website): 3 July 2017

[Sweetlarkee]

Hi anna,

Not sure why that is but mine is showing complete have those people that got in active did they get there visa or was it bad news.

What date is yours showing as decided from?

Mine is showing as complete on the visa4uk website. Does this mean my application has been decided?

[taffet87]

Have posted timeline above and also on timeline thread...

Please wish me luck... let's see if status tracker is accurate... i will send a follow up email to the contact centre as well as i had paid the £5.48 a while back

[taffet87]

Hi anna,

Not sure why that is but mine is showing complete have those people that got in active did they get there visa or was it bad news.

What date is yours showing as decided from?

Mine is showing as complete on the visa4uk website. Does this mean my application has been decided?

I don't think the visa4uk site status has any link to it.. but please check on https://contact-ukvi.homeoffice.gov.uk/ ... visastatus

this is where you get a decision date as well...

for what's it worth my wife's status on visa4uk is also showing as "complete" but I am not sure what it used to be before and when it changed to "complete".

I know that on the visa status check site it changed this afternoon as I was checking it regularly and a couple of hours ago it was not recognising the GWF number

[Geet1328]

Have posted timeline above and also on timeline thread...

Please wish me luck... let's see if status tracker is accurate... i will send a follow up email to the contact centre as well as i had paid the £5.48 a while back

Hi taffet ... all the best !! Hope you read your good news soon .. sorry but can't see your timeline ?!?!

[Sweetlarkee]

Hi anna,

Not sure why that is but mine is showing complete have those people that got in active did they get there visa or was it bad news.

What date is yours showing as decided from?

Mine is showing as complete on the visa4uk website. Does this mean my application has been decided?

I don't think the visa4uk site status has any link to it.. but please check on https://contact-ukvi.homeoffice.gov.uk/ ... visastatus

this is where you get a decision date as well...

for what's it worth my wife's status on visa4uk is also showing as "complete" but I am not sure what it used to be before and when it changed to "complete".

I know that on the visa status check site it changed this afternoon as I was checking it regularly and a couple of hours ago it was not recognising the GWF number

Thank you taffett! I check on the above tracker 100 times in a day however it still shows as my gwf number not being recognised. I wonder if it was always complete or whether it shows as complete once a decision has been made?

[Mash17101]

Hi sweetlarkee,

If visas for uk is showing complete then your application has been decided after a couple of days it will show up on the tracker as decided so you should get your decision and your passport should follow after a few days of that.

Goodluck

[Sweetlarkee]

Hi sweetlarkee,

If visas for uk is showing complete then your application has been decided after a couple of days it will show up on the tracker as decided so you should get your decision and your passport should follow after a few days of that.

Goodluck

Hi Mash

Really? A friend said hers was showing as complete through out the whole way though? The other tracker keeps telling me my GWF number is not recogniseable?