Still waiting for a decision.....

[Hope01]

URGENT!!

My husband has his biometrics done on the 18th October 2017. We paid priority. Please be aware that our decision hub is Warsaw, not Sheffield.

I have just logged into the teleperformance website and it has the box ticked for recieved by UKVI. It has been like this for a while. However just now, there is a tick on 'Passport returned'.... There is no tick next to decision made. What is going on??? I have recieved no emails to say decision has been made nor that my passaport is reasy for collection.

I am so anxious right now. What does this mean?

Im extra anxious at the fact that it hasnt been that long since i submitted - does this mean refusal. Our case is straight forward. We went theough cash saving route

[smarter1]

Please be aware that our decision hub is Warsaw, not Sheffield.

Unless I missed something, this is not possible. All spouse visas are decided in Sheffield. In relation to your main question, get in touch with the visa centre to find out more and do not speculate before you will receive your passport back. However, I agree that it sounds very very strange!

TLS always send an email about all changes, so it may be a glitch in the system.

[Christ-Believer]

Do successful applicants need to bring anything other than our passport when they arrive in UK?

Take the original TB certificate, if you submitted it initially.

Is this essential we bring TB certificate?

Anything else we need to bring?

[Hope01]

Please be aware that our decision hub is Warsaw, not Sheffield.

Unless I missed something, this is not possible. All spouse visas are decided in Sheffield. In relation to your main question, get in touch with the visa centre to find out more and do not speculate before you will receive your passport back. However, I agree that it sounds very very strange!

TLS always send an email about all changes, so it may be a glitch in the system.

How do i contact the visa center ?

[smarter1]

How do i contact the visa center ?

I am not a psychic to guess where you have applied, so open their website and check contact details.

[vsab101]

Do successful applicants need to bring anything other than our passport when they arrive in UK?

Take the original TB certificate, if you submitted it initially.

Is this essential we bring TB certificate?

Anything else we need to bring?

Congratulations. As far as i know you just need TB certificate and passport. if you don't have valid TB certificate you can obtain one for free at the airport upon your arrival, but this could take time as you would have to queue up for Xray, etc. best to bring along a valid one with yourself. I believe TB certificates are only valid for 6 months.

[j4v3d]

Correct, TB certificates are only valid for 6 months - bring the TB certification and passport - that's all you'll need.

Here's hoping we see loads of decisions this week, Sheffield have had enough of our time.

[SuperNkky]

Correct, TB certificates are only valid for 6 months - bring the TB certification and passport - that's all you'll need.

Here's hoping we see loads of decisions this week, Sheffield have had enough of our time.

Even if your country was exempted?

[smarter1]

Even if your country was exempted?

Obviously, no.

[sassceeme]

I noticed lots of people got their documents back from sheffield a short time after biometrics.
My husband didnt get his documents back and we r on day 80. Does that mean anything?

I'm near day 60 and have not received any of my documents back yet. I did receive a "case to straightforward email" on Friday 27/10/2017. I applied on 1/8/2017, biometrics on 10/8/2017 and my package was received by Sheffield on 17/8/2017. Has your husband received his documents back yet?

Sry just noticed this response
No he hasnt recieved anything yet
I call ukvi every ten days to check on my status everytime its a different answer.
Last answer i got is my desicion is delayed due to backlog of applications that were not looked in till august.

Makes me so sad, even more so as all the stores are putting up holiday decorations and I don't want to miss another Christmas with my fiancee. I'd trade all my worldly processions just to be able to be with him. Hope we all hear good news soon.

[Ranabutt]

I applied in 5may 2017 and still waiting for decision and received an email last Tuesday case not straight forward and they hold my application longer then normal due extended checks after 6months they are awake and they don’t have no Idea what painful waiting is

Still didn’t get any news from HO called them many times they have nothing to say just said dnt know.. you have wait for your decision Is some one whos facing this kind of rubbish????i dnt know what to do I haven’t seen my husband since March plz help me give me some suggestions about it

[samkahn]

You have to be patient...very patient. I haven't seen my other half since October 2016! Missed our first anniversary and both birthdays as husband and wife! We applied in early March 2017, have had nothing apart from the 31st October email.
There have been some users who waited a lot longer than us and some who have applied before us are still waiting.
So be patient, pray and have happy thoughts...

[Kumar5689]

Patient is the only option we have . Me and my also missed our first birthdays as husband and wife but
Thanks to god we did see each other on our first anniversary. She came from uk to India so we can see each other after 11 months . We both waiting for our decision since December 2016. Received 31st email and few not straight forward email as well.
Now my wife have to go back to uk because her work
And we both don’t know when we are going see each other again and this real unbearable pain.
I don’t know what to do I just know one this wait will be
Over and me and my wife will start life .
God bless you all .

[pradis12]

Hi

New week starts hope lots of them will hear good news this week. Does anyone receive decision recently applied from Sri Lanka? I'm waiting since July 2017 from Sri Lanka and still didn't hear anything from home office. Hopefully we all get visa soon. Hope for the best.

hi
still waiting, if i get any update i ll notify,,
did u contacted ho recently ??

Hi
I have contacted HO once by calling them in end of October and they said still in processing. Are you applied from Sri Lanka too? When did you do biometrics? I have done my Biometrics on 7th July 2017. Have you contacted HO?

Country applying from: SriLanka
Type of visa applied for: Settlement spouse Visa
Priority/Non-Priority : Non priority
Date application submitted: 07th June 2017 - Online
Date biometrics taken: 15th june 2017
Date documentation sent to Sheffield UKVI: 15th june 2017
Date documentation received by Sheffield UKVI: Not sure. No confirmation received by UKVI.
Documents returned: 29th August 2017.
Office Location processing Your Visa: Sheffield, UK

Projected timeline given: 12 weeks
Received not straightforward email: 4th sep 2017
Received october 31st mail: 25th sep
Received phone call from ho : 15th october

Decision made email: Waiting
Email from VFS stating visa has been processed: Waiting

Date your visa was received: Waiting
Processing time from Biometrics date: more than 150 Business Days

only one time they said only application under processing.
i dont no what happening there, everyday moving like hell,

[press1977]

Hi

New week starts hope lots of them will hear good news this week. Does anyone receive decision recently applied from Sri Lanka? I'm waiting since July 2017 from Sri Lanka and still didn't hear anything from home office. Hopefully we all get visa soon. Hope for the best.

hi
still waiting, if i get any update i ll notify,,
did u contacted ho recently ??

Hi
I have contacted HO once by calling them in end of October and they said still in processing. Are you applied from Sri Lanka too? When did you do biometrics? I have done my Biometrics on 7th July 2017. Have you contacted HO?

Country applying from: SriLanka
Type of visa applied for: Settlement spouse Visa
Priority/Non-Priority : Non priority
Date application submitted: 07th June 2017 - Online
Date biometrics taken: 15th june 2017
Date documentation sent to Sheffield UKVI: 15th june 2017
Date documentation received by Sheffield UKVI: Not sure. No confirmation received by UKVI.
Documents returned: 29th August 2017.
Office Location processing Your Visa: Sheffield, UK

Projected timeline given: 12 weeks
Received not straightforward email: 4th sep 2017
Received october 31st mail: 25th sep
Received phone call from ho : 15th october

Decision made email: Waiting
Email from VFS stating visa has been processed: Waiting

Date your visa was received: Waiting
Processing time from Biometrics date: more than 150 Business Days

only one time they said only application under processing.
i dont no what happening there, everyday moving like hell,

Hi
I can understand the pain me too in same situation. Didn't hear anything from HO. I did my online application on 28th June 2017 and biometrics was on 7th July 2017. Since then still waiting. I just contacted HO once and they said still processing. Also, I didn't see anyone here from Sri Lanka receiving decisions recently. I don't know what to do and how long we have to wait for our decisions. We can only do waiting. I hope we all hear good news very soon. Hope for the best.

[j4v3d]

Correct, TB certificates are only valid for 6 months - bring the TB certification and passport - that's all you'll need.

Here's hoping we see loads of decisions this week, Sheffield have had enough of our time.

Even if your country was exempted?

If exempt, you don't need one then.

[abhachandel]

Anyone who got the 30 mail of more time get visa this week or last week ? Especially long timers

[M2sam]

Anyone contact HO after 30/10 email?

[press1977]

Does anyone here in Sri Lanka received decision from HO yesterday? I'm waiting since June and I didn't receive any email from HO. Today is last day of October and new month also beginning. Still waiting for decision from HO. Hopefully we all get visa soon. Hope for the best.

same here, i applied 20june 2017,, still waiting i miss my wife everyday, i don't know what happening now about my application.

Hi
Yes me too in same situation missing my wife so much. I applied 28th June 2017. I never received any email from HO. Not even that not straightforward email or 31st October mail. I have completed more than 80 business days. Don't know how long we have to wait for decision. Have you checked your application status from HO by emailing or calling them? Hope we all get visa soon. Hope for the best.

I'm in the same boat. Applied in January 2017
The still processing their EU countries applications I guess.

Hi
Have you received your passport? Hope you got good news. Wish you very good luck.

[Sadfaz]

Country applying from: Islamabad, Pakistan
Type of visa applied for: Settlement spouse Visa
Priority/Non-Priority : priority
Date application submitted: 15th September 2017 - Online
Date biometrics taken: 21st September 2017
Date documentation sent to Sheffield UKVI: 21st September 2017
Date documentation received by Sheffield UKVI: Not sure. No confirmation received by UKVI.
Documents returned: 6th October 2017
Office Location processing Your Visa: Sheffield, UK

Projected timeline given: 20 working days (Told by Lawyer)
Contacted Home office 22nd working days, got told to call back after 30 working days to escalate the case.

Contacted home office again on 30th day, was told it will be escalated, didn't hear anything from them through email or so.

7th Nov 2017 - Contacted them again to see if the case is been escalated. They told me that it got escalated and I should wait another 20 working days.

HO TOLD ME ITS STILL WAITING A DECISION BUT RECIEVED A TEXT AT THE SAME TIME SAYING THE APPLICATION IN RECIEVED IN THE GERRY OFFICE, WHICH MEANS ITS READY TO BE COLLECTED.

Total 34 working days

[Hope01]

Please be aware that our decision hub is Warsaw, not Sheffield.

Unless I missed something, this is not possible. All spouse visas are decided in Sheffield. In relation to your main question, get in touch with the visa centre to find out more and do not speculate before you will receive your passport back. However, I agree that it sounds very very strange!

TLS always send an email about all changes, so it may be a glitch in the system.

Turns out that my application was considered in Warsaw. I got confirmation of this. There is currently a transition of settlement visas. The future goal is to get all settlement visas considered and decided in Sheffield, however this is still in progress.

Glitch was actually not an error. A decision has been made and yesterday the passport was collected from Warsaw embassy. I have been very lucky to wait less than 15 working days (Paid priority) . Hopefully good news...

[wellwisher1928]

Country applying from: Islamabad, Pakistan
Type of visa applied for: Settlement spouse Visa
Priority/Non-Priority : priority
Date application submitted: 15th September 2017 - Online
Date biometrics taken: 21st September 2017
Date documentation sent to Sheffield UKVI: 21st September 2017
Date documentation received by Sheffield UKVI: Not sure. No confirmation received by UKVI.
Documents returned: 6th October 2017
Office Location processing Your Visa: Sheffield, UK

Projected timeline given: 20 working days (Told by Lawyer)
Contacted Home office 22nd working days, got told to call back after 30 working days to escalate the case.

Contacted home office again on 30th day, was told it will be escalated, didn't hear anything from them through email or so.

7th Nov 2017 - Contacted them again to see if the case is been escalated. They told me that it got escalated and I should wait another 20 working days.

HO TOLD ME ITS STILL WAITING A DECISION BUT RECIEVED A TEXT AT THE SAME TIME SAYING THE APPLICATION IN RECIEVED IN THE GERRY OFFICE, WHICH MEANS ITS READY TO BE COLLECTED.

Total 34 working days

Good. Hopefully you will grant visa. Keep update plz...

[ak80]

same here, i applied 20june 2017,, still waiting i miss my wife everyday, i don't know what happening now about my application.

Hi
Yes me too in same situation missing my wife so much. I applied 28th June 2017. I never received any email from HO. Not even that not straightforward email or 31st October mail. I have completed more than 80 business days. Don't know how long we have to wait for decision. Have you checked your application status from HO by emailing or calling them? Hope we all get visa soon. Hope for the best.

I'm in the same boat. Applied in January 2017
The still processing their EU countries applications I guess.

Hi
Have you received your passport? Hope you got good news. Wish you very good luck.

Hi friend
I didn't get any sound from them yet.
But my husband will contact them day after tomorrow.

[press1977]

Hi
Yes me too in same situation missing my wife so much. I applied 28th June 2017. I never received any email from HO. Not even that not straightforward email or 31st October mail. I have completed more than 80 business days. Don't know how long we have to wait for decision. Have you checked your application status from HO by emailing or calling them? Hope we all get visa soon. Hope for the best.

I'm in the same boat. Applied in January 2017
The still processing their EU countries applications I guess.

Hi
Have you received your passport? Hope you got good news. Wish you very good luck.

Hi friend
I didn't get any sound from them yet.
But my husband will contact them day after tomorrow.

Hi
Don't worry you will hear good news. Please update us too. I have been waiting since July too. Still no reply at all from HO. Hope for the best. Hopefully we all get visa soon..

[Ranabutt]

I applied in 5may 2017 and still waiting for decision and received an email last Tuesday case not straight forward and they hold my application longer then normal due extended checks after 6months they are awake and they don’t have no Idea what painful waiting is

Still didn’t get any news from HO called them many times they have nothing to say just said dnt know.. you have wait for your decision Is some one whos facing this kind of rubbish????i dnt know what to do I haven’t seen my husband since March plz help me give me some suggestions about it

ASSALAM U ALAIKUM..... visa granted Fainallyyyy today got phone called from Gerry’s they said come and collect your visa I was shocked but MashALLAH now the painful wait is over ALHUMDULILLAH MASHALLAH ...I wish everyone get their visa soon o pray all the time for every one ...validity visa 5 November to 5december