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Call from home office.

Post by Hshah2009 » Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:16 pm

Dear, Members

I have made 2nd spouse visa application in December 2017, since 1st application was refused.

Would like to ask forum members that it would be much helpful if you all can help me out.

Want to ask that when home office call (ECO?), what phone number do you get on the mobile screen and do they leave a voicemail if you don't answer?

Do the numbers are UK numbers (+44 numbers) or abroad numbers (Eg: France, Italy numbers) ?

Asking this as I was India to make the application and have got 5 calls (Which I didn't answer as mobile was in UK) from France (different numbers) after I have submitted the application. Again yesterday got a call from Italy but before I answer it, it was cut off.

Please do share members what number do you get when ECO call you. Not the actual number, just want to know its UK number or abroad number (which country).

Look forward to your replies members.

Thank you.

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Re: Call from home office.

Post by CR001 » Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:19 pm

The calls come from a 'private number'. HO would not be calling from France or Italy. You are likely receiving spam calls.
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Re: Call from home office.

Post by sam550 » Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:28 am

Must be a call from PPI and not ECO !!

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Re: Call from home office.

Post by Hshah2009 » Sat Jan 27, 2018 11:29 am

Thank you CR001 and sam550.

I thought and asked because calls started coming from the Same day I received the email that document are received at Sheffield.

I don't know its just coincident that I get call from same day and then every other day till 5th Jan (from same location, different numbers) then stopped suddenly.

Anyways if other members have any similar experience like this from ECO (home office numbers) then do share.

Thank you.

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Re: Call from home office.

Post by Casa » Sat Jan 27, 2018 1:49 pm

If you input the numbers in a Google search, you'll see whether they've been reported as spam calls. :idea:
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Re: Call from home office.

Post by Hshah2009 » Sat Jan 27, 2018 7:54 pm

Hi Casa have tired that, nothing come up. One of the number is +31205552783.

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Re: Call from home office.

Post by CR001 » Sun Jan 28, 2018 11:30 am

Hshah2009 wrote:
Sat Jan 27, 2018 7:54 pm
Hi Casa have tired that, nothing come up. One of the number is +31205552783.
It is NOT the Home Office. Likely a spam caller.
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Re: Call from home office.

Post by seagul » Sun Jan 28, 2018 12:00 pm

Home office in 99.99% cases will call from private number but for everyone's information there are a lot website which allow phone calling in uk while displaying non-UK number but HO won't do that. In now a days phone network providers give our numbers to other marketing agencies who contact us too.
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Re: Call from home office.

Post by Hshah2009 » Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:49 pm

Thank you CR001 and seagul for your replies.
Hoping they are spam calls. :)

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