**NEW** FLR(M) - TIMELINES ONLY

[Shah05]

[quote=Shah05 post_id=1627483 time=1524784466 user_id=99242]
Application Submitted on : 27/03/2018
Postal or In Person Application : postal
Application deferred for further checks (in person app) : n/a
Acknowledgement Received on (for postal app) : 19/04/18
Biometric Letter Received (for postal app) : 19/04/2018
Biometrics Enrolled on (for postal app):19/04/18
Additional Documents Requested on (if any):none
Decision of Application :21st May
Date of Decision :23rd may
BRP Card Received :22nd May.
[/quote]

[farewell]

Country applied from: UK
Visa Type: FLR (M) Online Application

Application Submitted on : 13/06/2018
Postal or In Person Application : Online Application (within UK)
Documents Posted on: 13/06/2018 via Royal Mail Special Delivery
Biometric Letter Received: 13/06/2018 (was issued after payment taken during online application)
Biometrics Enrolled on: 13/06/2018
Acknowledgement Letter Received on:
Acknowledgement Dated:
Application deferred for further checks (in person app):
Additional Documents Requested on (if any):
Decision of Application :
Date of Decision :
BRP Card Received :

[ThorK]

Country applied from: UK
Visa Type: FLR (M) Online Application

Application Submitted on : 07/06/2018
Postal or In Person Application : Online Application (within UK)
Documents Posted on: 14/06/2018 via Royal Mail Special Delivery (delivery to Sheffield recorded on 15/06)
Biometric Letter Received: 07/06/2018 (was issued after payment taken during online application)
Biometrics Enrolled on: 13/06/2018
Acknowledgement Letter Received on:
Acknowledgement Dated:
Application deferred for further checks (in person app):
Additional Documents Requested on (if any):
Decision of Application :
Date of Decision :
BRP Card Received :

[jagankumar]

Application Submitted on : 02 May 2018 - FLR (M) 1st EXTENSION
Postal or In Person Application : Postal Application(standard)
Documents Posted on (for postal app):02 May 2018
Biometric Letter Received (for postal app) : 18 May 2018
Biometrics Enrolled on (for postal app): 19 May 2018
Acknowledgement Received on (for postal app) : 08 May 2018
Additional Documents Requested on (if any): None
Decision of Application : Approved (for 30 months)
Date of Decision : 20 June 2018
BRP Card Received : Awaiting for BRP

[farhadkh]

Application Submitted on : 05 May 2018 - FLR (M) 1st EXTENSION
Postal or In Person Application : Postal Application(standard)
Documents Posted on (for postal app):05 May 2018
Biometric Letter Received (for postal app) : 18 May 2018
Biometrics Enrolled on (for postal app):18 May 2018
Acknowledgement Received on (for postal app) :18 May 2018
Additional Documents Requested on (if any): None
Decision of Application : 20/6/2018
Date of Decision : 20/6/2018
BRP Card Received : Awaiting for BRP

self employed sponsor
RECEIVED DECISION IN 6 WEEK

[Amd724]

Application Submitted on : 21 May 2018
Postal or In Person Application : Online
Application deferred for further checks (in person app) : N/A
Acknowledgement Received on (for postal app) :
Biometric Letter Received (for postal app) : 21 May, downloaded online
Biometrics Enrolled on (for postal app): 30 May 2018, area HO biometric system was down, post office couldn’t enroll for almost a week.
Additional Documents Requested on (if any):
Decision of Application : waiting
Date of Decision : waiting
BRP Card Received : waiting

[limey10]

Application Submitted on: 4th May 2018 - FLR (M) 1st EXTENSION
Postal or In Person Application: Online Application (standard)
Documents Posted on: 11/05/2018
Biometric Letter Received: N/A (letter received online after application submitted)
Biometrics Enrolled on: 10/05/2018
Application deferred for further checks (in person app): N/A
Acknowledgement Received on (for postal app): N/A
Additional Documents Requested on (if any): N/A
Decision of Application: Approved
Date of Decision: 21/06/2018
BRP Card Received : 23/06/2018 (still waiting for docs to be returned)
Total time taken: 6 weeks 1 day

[claraluh]

Application Submitted on : 01st May 2018 (1st Extension)
Postal or In Person Application : Online (Postal)
Acknowledgement Received on (for postal app) : 04th dated 2nd May
Biometric Letter Received (for postal app) : 1st May (downloaded online)
Biometrics Enrolled on (for postal app): 07th May
Additional Documents Requested on (if any): N/A
Decision of Application : 19/06/2018 Approved
Date of Decision : 18/06/2018 (7 weeks)
BRP Card Received : 22/06/2018 issued on 18/06/2018

Good Luck to everyone waiting!

[Amd724]

Application Submitted on : 21 May 2018
Postal or In Person Application : Online
Application deferred for further checks (in person app) : N/A
Acknowledgement Received on (for postal app) : 25 June 2018
Biometric Letter Received (for postal app) : 21 May, downloaded online
Biometrics Enrolled on (for postal app): 30 May 2018, area HO biometric system was down, post office couldn’t enroll for almost a week.
Additional Documents Requested on (if any):
Decision of Application : waiting
Date of Decision : waiting
BRP Card Received : waiting

[deus4ko]

Application Type : FLR(M) - First extension for 30 months.
Application Submitted on: 17May2018
Postal or In Person Application: Postal/online
Documents received by UKVI: 18May2018
Documents signed for: 18May2018
Payment taken: 17May2017
Application deferred for further checks (in person app): N/A
Acknowledgement Received on (for postal app): 29May2018
Biometric Letter Received (for postal app): 17May2018
Biometrics Enrolled on (for postal app): 17May2018
Additional Documents Requested on (if any): N/A
Online app status: N/A
Decision of Application: Approved
Date of Decision: 28June2018
Documents Received on: 02July2018
BRP Card Received on : 02July2018

[Amd724]

Application Submitted on : 21 May 2018
Postal or In Person Application : Online
Application deferred for further checks (in person app) : N/A
Acknowledgement Received on (for postal app) : 25 June 2018
Biometric Letter Received (for postal app) : 21 May, downloaded online
Biometrics Enrolled on (for postal app): 30 May 2018, area HO biometric system was down, post office couldn’t enroll for almost a week.
Additional Documents Requested on (if any):
Decision of Application : Approved
Date of Decision : 30 June 2018, letter received 3 July 2018
BRP Card Received : waiting

Processing time: 5 weeks, five days. 2 weeks five days after receiving our supporting documents.

[sajjaduk]

Application Type : FLR(M) - First extension for 30 months.
Application Submitted on: 2nd July 2018
Postal or In Person Application: Postal
Documents received by UKVI: 3rd July 2018
Documents signed for:
Payment taken:
Application deferred for further checks (in person app): N/A
Acknowledgement Received on (for postal app):
Biometric Letter Received (for postal app):
Biometrics Enrolled on (for postal app):
Additional Documents Requested on (if any): N/A
Online app status: N/A
Decision of Application:
Date of Decision:
Documents Received on:
BRP Card Received on :
Wish us luck will update with time

[farewell]

Update..

Country applied from: UK
Visa Type: FLR (M) Online Application

Application Submitted on : 13/06/2018
Postal or In Person Application : Online Application (within UK)
Documents Posted on: 13/06/2018 via Royal Mail Special Delivery
Biometric Letter Received: 13/06/2018 (was issued after payment taken during online application)
Biometrics Enrolled on: 13/06/2018
Acknowledgement Letter Received on: 05/07/18
Acknowledgement Dated: 03/07/18
Application deferred for further checks (in person app):
Additional Documents Requested on (if any):
Decision of Application :
Date of Decision :
BRP Card Received :

[Casa]

@Khadaffi2002 Please respect that this is a TIMELINE THREAD ONLY. Any question posts will be and have been deleted.

[irfan278]

Online app & paid 27th May
Biometrics 30th May
Posted docs 3rd June
HO Received docs 5th June
Received letter acknowledging app 20th June
Received docs back & decision 7th July
Total 6 weeks
Visa approved

[ronab808]

2nd FLR (M) application for myself
Online app and paid: 14th of May 2018 (biometric letter received automatically upon submitting online application)
Support posted and biometrics appointment: 15th of May 2018
Support received by Home Office: 16th of May (according to Royal mail tracking)
Home office letter acknowledging receipt of application: 22nd of May 2018
Approval letter and brp received: 6th of June 2018
Total: 7 weeks and 4 days

My husband is self-employed so we were expecting a longer wait due to the extra support we had to provide. Overall, we are satisfied with the service but you can never avoid the stress of waiting!

[sajjaduk]

Application Type : FLR(M) - First extension for 30 months.
Application Submitted on: 2nd July 2018
Postal or In Person Application: Postal
Documents received by UKVI: 3rd July 2018
Payment taken: 4th July 2018
Acknowledgement Received on (for postal app): 6th July 2018
Biometric Letter Received (for postal app): waiting
Biometrics Enrolled on (for postal app): waiting
Additional Documents Requested on (if any): N/A
Decision of Application:
Date of Decision:
Documents Received on:
BRP Card Received on :
Wish us luck will update with time

[Fadumo8]

First FLM R visa applied following a fiancée visa application granted from the UAE. The first application took under 40 days and following that we got married and applied for the Spouse visa in the UK. This forum has been a god send as we tackled this whole thing with minimal input from a lawyer.

First FLM R Application submitted online 31.05.2018
Biometrics (Printed online) 1.06.2018
Posted 4.06.2018 Next day delivery
Payment taken 1.06.2018
Delivered: 5.06.2018
Confirmation letter 18.06.2018 dated
Decision: Granted visa on 09.07.18 (I received a letter that was received on the 10.07.18 along with all my documents (All sent via a pre paid recorded envelope that I sent with my application)
Documents received: 10.07.2018
BRP card:Waiting

Processing time 5 weeks 3 days

Wishing you all luck!

[sajjaduk]

Application Type : FLR(M) - First extension for 30 months.
Application Submitted on: 2nd July 2018
Postal or In Person Application: Postal
Documents received by UKVI: 3rd July 2018
Payment taken: 4th July 2018
Acknowledgement Received on (for postal app): 6th July 2018
Biometric Letter Received (for postal app): 10th July 2018
Biometrics Enrolled on (for postal app): 10th July 2018
Additional Documents Requested on (if any): N/A
Decision of Application:
Date of Decision:
Documents Received on:
BRP Card Received on :
Wish us luck will update with time

[Khadaffi2002]

FLR(m) first extension
Application posted : 17.05.2018
Postal or In Person Application : Recorded Delivery
Application received :18.05.2018
Payment taken : 22.05.2018
Acknowledgement Received on: 13.05.2018
Biometric letter received : 13.06.18 dated 12.06.18
Biometric enrolment done : 15.06.2018
Decision of application: APPROVED
Date of decision: 10.07.2018
Document received : 12.07.2018
BRP card received: 13.07.2018
Total weeks = 7weeks 2days

Best of Luck to others awaiting the decision of their application.

[sajay4u_in]

Application Submitted on : 17.07.2018
Postal or In Person Application : Post Spl Del
Application deferred for further checks (in person app) :
Acknowledgement Received on (for postal app) :
Biometric Letter Received (for postal app) :
Biometrics Enrolled on (for postal app):
Additional Documents Requested on (if any):
Decision of Application :
Date of Decision :
BRP Card Received :

Yajas

[sajay4u_in]

Applocation type : FLR M first extension
Application Submitted on : 17.07.2018
Postal or In Person Application : Post Spl Del
Application deferred for further checks (in person app) :
Acknowledgement Received on (for postal app) :
Biometric Letter Received (for postal app) :
Biometrics Enrolled on (for postal app):
Additional Documents Requested on (if any):
Decision of Application :
Date of Decision :
BRP Card Received :

Yajas

[CR001]

Application Submitted on : 18th May 2018
Postal or In Person Application : in Person (Pakistan)
Posted 18th May 2018 (UK)
Biometrics Enrolled on (in Pakistan): 18th May 2018
Application received and signed for by homeoffice: 21st May 2018
Confirmation of Application received : 20/06/2018
Original documents returned (by HM to sponsor) : 22/06/2018
Additional Documents Requested on (if any): NOT YET
Decision of Application :
Date of Decision :
BRP Card Received :

This is NOT a timeline for application outside the UK. The topic heading clearly states FLR(M) and NOT VAF4A!!

There is a Pakistant Spouse Visa timeline only topic for applications OUTSIDE the UK, post there!!

immigration-for-family-members/spouse-v ... 1-760.html

[AlexAlexAlex]

FLR(M) first extention

Application Submitted on :14/07/2018 online
Postal or In Person Application :posted the documents on 15/07/2018
Documents received by HO: 16/07/2018
Application deferred for further checks (in person app) : waiting
Acknowledgement Received on (for postal app) : waiting
Biometric Letter Received (for postal app) : printed online
Biometrics Enrolled on (for postal app): 17/07/2017
Additional Documents Requested on (if any): waiting
Decision of Application : waiting
Date of Decision : waiting
BRP Card Received : waiting

[sajay4u_in]

Applocation type : FLR M first extension
Application Submitted on : 17.07.2018
Postal or In Person Application : Post Spl Del
Application deferred for further checks (in person app) :
Acknowledgement Received on (for postal app) : 21.07.2018
Biometric Letter Received (for postal app) :
Biometrics Enrolled on (for postal app):
Additional Documents Requested on (if any):
Decision of Application :
Date of Decision :
BRP Card Received :

Yajas