Settlement Visa Applications - INDIA TIMELINES ONLY

[Y123m]

2nd application. First was refused as bank statements and payslips did not match.

Type of visa applied for: Spouse settlement(wife)
Priority/Non-Priority: Non Priority, VFS Mumbai North
Online Application Submitted: 29/01/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 4/02/2019
Documents sent to Sheffield: 6/02/2019
Documents received at Sheffield: 7/02/2019
Documents returned: 15/02/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": 8/03/2019
Case not straightforward email: 25/04/2019
Employer contacted by UKVI:
Sponsor contacted by UKVI:
Decision made email from UKVI:
VFS Text for passport collection:
Passport Collected:

[Heythereitsme]

ype of visa applied for: Spouse settlement(Husband)
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority VFS Kochi
Online Application Submitted: 22/03/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 11/04/2019
Documents scanned at VFS: 12/04/2019
Documents returned from VFS: 20/04/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": pending
Case not straightforward email: Hopefully not!!
Employer contacted by UKVI:
Sponsor contacted by UKVI:
Decision made email from UKVI:
VFS Text for passport collection:
Passport Collected:

[revathykanickaraj]

Type of visa applied for: Spouse settlement / Wife
Priority/Non-Priority: Non Priority - vfs chennai
Online Application Submitted: 02/03/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 20/03/2019
Documents received at Sheffield: 26/03/2019
Documents returned: 03/04/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer":
Employer contacted by UKVI:
Sponsor contacted by UKVI:
Case not straightforward email:
Decision made email from UKVI:
VFS Text for passport collection:
Passport Collected:
Status:

[Nsafi]

Country applying from: New Delhi- India
Type of visa applied for: Settlement
Priority/Non-Priority: Non Priority
Online Application Completed: 1 Jan 2019
Biometric taken: 14 Jan, 2019
Documents sent to Sheffield: 14 Jan, 2019
Documents received at Sheffield:
Email from UKVI: 'Application being prepared for ECO consideration :13th Feb, 2019
Application not straightforward : 4th April 2019
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): 24/April/2019
Documents returned: 25 Jan, 2019
Decision made email from UKVI: No
Decision made text from VFS : 29/Apr/2019
Passport collected/delivered: 30/Apr/2019
Status: Visa granted

[Boss82]

Country applying from: Jalandhar
Type of visa applied for: Spouse settlement - Husband
Priority/Non-Priority: Non-Priority
Date Application submitted online: 17.01.2019
Date Bio-metrics taken: 21.01.2019
Supporting Documents sent: 22.01.2019
Supporting Documents received at UKVI:23.01.2019
ECO Confirmation email received: 29.01.2019
Interview: 05.04.2019 - phone call and mail regarding interview for wife and myself.
Case not straight forward email: 09.04.2019
15.04.2019 - Video interview could not take place as a server issue accurd in Jalandhar visa Application Centre centre
18.04.2019 - rescheduled interview for both which also was about to be cancelled again due to system issues in the visa application centre. Suddenly after 2 hours delay our interview did take place on that day.
23.04.2019 - called UKVI to ask for decision and escalated case
Decision made email:
Document ready for collection email:
Passport collected:

We are really stressed about this whole situation and just hope for a quick response so that we can live together again. In total since biometrics it has been 70 working days.

[rmkirfan]

Country applying from: Bangalore - India
Type of visa applied for: Appendix FM partner (new UKAccess service for settlement spouse)
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority
Online Application Completed: 27/04/2019
Documents self upload: 28/04/2019
Biometric taken: 30/04/2019

Waiting game started ..

[Heythereitsme]

ype of visa applied for: Spouse settlement(Husband)
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority VFS Kochi
Online Application Submitted: 22/03/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 11/04/2019
Documents scanned at VFS: 12/04/2019
Documents returned from VFS: 20/04/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": 02/05/2019
Case not straightforward email: Hopefully not!!
Employer contacted by UKVI:
Sponsor contacted by UKVI:
Decision made email from UKVI:
VFS Text for passport collection:
Passport Collected:

[Dsithu]

Type of visa applied for: Spouse settlement(wife)
Priority/Non-Priority: Non Priority, VFS Chennai
Online Application Submitted: 23/01/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 1/02/2019
Documents sent to Sheffield: 15/02/2019
Documents received at Sheffield: 16/02/2019
Documents returned: 22/02/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": 08/03/2019
Employer contacted by UKVI: 03/05/2019
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: 03/05/2019
Case not straightforward email: 25/04/2019
Decision made email from UKVI: Not yet
VFS Text for passport collection: Not yet
Passport Collected: Not yet

After 58 working days we received not straightforward email from HO, depressed and sad to receive an email like that after a long wait

[rmkirfan]

Country applying from: Bangalore - India
Type of visa applied for: Appendix FM partner (new UKAccess service for settlement spouse)
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority
Online Application Completed: 27/04/2019
Documents self upload: 28/04/2019
Biometric taken: 30/04/2019
Email Receipt:07/05/2019 ("Application received and shortly considered by ECO")
Waiting game started ..

[Dsandhu]

[quote=Dsandhu post_id=1771052 time=1555790327 user_id=216393]
pplication and documents submitted & biometrics enrolled at : UK spouse visa settlement, Non Piority
Online application: 28/2/2019online
Non priority
Biometrics: 8/3/2019 At Jalandhar
Documents sent:15/3/2019
Document received: 18/3/2019 : checked with tracking number
Email to say recieve documents: nothing so far
Email to say in decision making centre: 1/5/2019

Sponsor contacted by UKVI

Recieved ECO emails after 35 WD

[Y123m]

2nd application. First was refused as bank statements and payslips did not match.

Type of visa applied for: Spouse settlement(wife)
Priority/Non-Priority: Non Priority, VFS Mumbai North
Online Application Submitted: 29/01/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 4/02/2019
Documents sent to Sheffield: 6/02/2019
Documents received at Sheffield: 7/02/2019
Documents returned: 15/02/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": 8/03/2019
Case not straightforward email: 25/04/2019
Employer contacted by UKVI: 7/05/2019
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: 7/05/2019
Decision made email from UKVI:
VFS Text for passport collection:
Passport Collected:

[CR001]

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[Moorthy]

[quote=Moorthy post_id=1767809 time=1555062255 user_id=215404]
[quote=Moorthy post_id=1761348 time=1553763524 user_id=215404]
My 1st application was refused on 4th May 2018

Country applying from: Sri Lanka
Type of visa applied for: Settlement - Wife
Priority/Non-Priority: Non Priority
Online Application Completed: 18 Jan 2019
Biometric taken: 21 Jan, 2019
Documents sent to Sheffield: 08 Feb 2019
Documents received at Sheffield: 11 Feb 2019
Email from UKVI: 'Application being prepared for ECO consideration on 15 Feb, 2019
Application not straightforward on 27 March 2019
Employer contacted by UKVI: 03 April 2019
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: 03 April 2019
Decision made email from VFS : 03 may 2019
Collection made : 06 may 2019 Visa Granted..
Thanks for everyone..

[ANKST]

Type of visa applied for : Fiancee (Marriage - Settlement)
Priority/Non-Priority: Non Priority
Online application submitted on : 4 April 2019
Biometrics enrolled on : 9 April 2019
Biometrics enrolled at : VFS New Delhi
Documents scanned at the VFS on 9 April 2019 and returned on the same day
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 11 April 2019
Application under process at British High Commission on : not yet received (however, when my sponsor rang the UKVI regarding his change of job, they informed him that my application is currently being assessed)

Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable)

Contacted with 'decision made' :
Contacted for Collection :
Collection made :
Decision of Application :

20 working days since biometrics. The estimated time given is 60 working days since biometrics as per the VFS employees.

[revathykanickaraj]

Type of visa applied for: Spouse settlement / Wife
Priority/Non-Priority: Non Priority - vfs chennai
Online Application Submitted: 02/03/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 20/03/2019
Documents received at Sheffield: 26/03/2019
Documents returned: 03/04/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": 16/05/2019
Employer contacted by UKVI:
Sponsor contacted by UKVI:
Case not straightforward email:
Decision made email from UKVI:
VFS Text for passport collection:
Passport Collected:
Status:

Today is 38th working day and received an email from Entry Clearance officer.

[Bsis]

[quote=Bsis post_id=1767769 time=1555059216 user_id=199843]
Type of visa applied for: un-married settlement
Priority/Non-Priority: Non-Priority, Jalandhar India
Online Application Completed: 07/01/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 21/01/2019
--Documents sent from UK--
Documents sent to Sheffield: 21/01/2019
Documents received at Sheffield: 22/01/2019
Documents returned: Yes
Acknowledgment Email from UKVI: Yes on 15/02/19
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): NO
Case not straightforward email: 15/04/19 (60th working day)
Additional document requested: 14/05/19 (78th working day)
Additional document submitted: 16/05/19 (80th working day)
Decision made email from UKVI:

Fingers crossed

[uaana]

current status : visa approved
County and country New Delhi , India
Type of visa : priority spouse settlement visa
Online application date : 07th March 19
Intended date of travel mentioned on the application form
:20th May 2019
Biometric on : 04th April 19
Document scanned in Manchester : 12 April 19
Document returned : on the same day I.e the 12April 19.
UKVI acknowledgement email : none
Request for additional document from UKVI: 13May 19
Additional document sent to UKVI via email :14 May19
UKVI decision made email : None
SMS For passport collection : 16th May 2019
Passport collected : 17 May 2019
Eco letter indicated when my visa was approved : 14th May 2019 ( this letter comes with the passport )
Visa vignette from 20th May till 19 June 19 .
Total days involved in processing the visa : 26 working days

Totally over the moon . My entry visa starting date matches with my intended date of travel . Don’t be disheartened if you don’t receive emails from UKVI . They might be in a hurry to process your visa , so you will ultimately only receive an SMS to collect the visa .

[praish]

Type of visa applied for: Spouse settlement
Priority/Non-Priority: Non Priority, VFS chennai
Online Application Submitted: 01/02/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 01/03/2019
Documents sent to Sheffield: 08/03/2019
Documents received at Sheffield: 11/03/2019
Documents returned: - 18/03/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": No
Employer contacted by UKVI: No
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: 09/03/2019 asked to resend the payslips as the scanning partner didnot scan the payslips correctly
Case not straightforward email: No
Decision made email from UKVI: No
VFS Text for passport collection: 23/03/2019
Passport Collected: 24/03/2019
Status:Visa granted.

51 WD from biometric. Thank you all for the support. Good luck !!!!

[Spouse2019]

Type of visa applied for: Spouse settlement
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority, VFS Chandigarh
Online Application Submitted: 30/03/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 01/04/2019
Documents sent to Sheffield: 08/04/2019
Documents received at Sheffield:
Documents returned: - 17/04/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": No
Employer contacted by UKVI: No
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Decision made email from UKVI: No
VFS Text for passport collection:
Passport Collected:
Status:

31 WD from biometric. Called UKVI advised no decision made. They said they will escalate and I have to wait further 15 WD before I contact again. My solicitor said delays in all priority applications & they contact all employers. So sad been over 30 days

[Dsandhu]

Update

ype of visa applied for: Spouse settlement
Priority/Non-Priority: Non priority vfs jalandhar
Online Application Submitted: 28/2/19
Bio-metrics taken: 8/3/2019
Documents sent to Sheffield: 15/3/2019
Documents received at Sheffield: 18/3/2019
Documents returned:
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": 1/5/2019
Employer contacted by UKVI: No
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Decision made email from UKVI: N0
VFS Text for passport collection: 17/5/2019
Passport Collected: 20/3/2019
Status: approved total 46 working days from biometric

[Dsandhu]

Update

ype of visa applied for: Spouse settlement
Priority/Non-Priority: Non priority vfs jalandhar
Online Application Submitted: 28/2/19
Bio-metrics taken: 8/3/2019
Documents sent to Sheffield: 15/3/2019
Documents received at Sheffield: 18/3/2019
Documents returned:
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": 1/5/2019
Employer contacted by UKVI: No
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: No
Case not straightforward email: No
Decision made email from UKVI: N0
VFS Text for passport collection: 17/5/2019
Passport Collected: 20/5/2019
Status: approved total 46 working days from biometric

[Heythereitsme]

ype of visa applied for: Spouse settlement(Husband)
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority VFS Kochi
Online Application Submitted: 22/03/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 11/04/2019
Documents scanned at VFS: 12/04/2019
Documents returned from VFS: 20/04/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": 02/05/2019
Case not straightforward email: no
Employer contacted by UKVI: no
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: no
Decision made email from UKVI:
VFS Text for passport collection: 20/05/2019
Passport Collected:

I pray that the visa is approved

[rmkirfan]

[quote=rmkirfan post_id=1777579 time=1557234334 user_id=91724]
[quote=rmkirfan post_id=1775419 time=1556785575 user_id=91724]
Country applying from: Bangalore - India
Type of visa applied for: Appendix FM partner (new UKAccess service for settlement spouse)
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority
Online Application Completed: 27/04/2019
Documents self upload: 28/04/2019
Biometric Appointment: 30/04/2019
Email receipt "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an ECO": 20/05/2019
Case not straightforward email:
Employer contacted by UKVI:
Sponsor contacted by UKVI:
Decision made email from UKVI:
VFS Text for passport collection:
Passport Collected:

[Heythereitsme]

ype of visa applied for: Spouse settlement(Husband)
Priority/Non-Priority: Priority VFS Kochi
Online Application Submitted: 22/03/2019
Bio-metrics taken: 11/04/2019
Documents scanned at VFS: 12/04/2019
Documents returned from VFS: 20/04/2019
Email stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer": 02/05/2019
Case not straightforward email: no
Employer contacted by UKVI: no
Sponsor contacted by UKVI: no
Decision made email from UKVI:
VFS Text for passport collection: 20/05/2019
Passport Collected: 22/05/2019

Visa granted from 23/05/19 - 22/06/19
24 working days from biometrics to vfs text to collection

[Spouse2019]

Congrats guys!! We are on 34th working day on priority application but no update as of yet! I have called and been told the application has been processed and is awaiting a decision!
Chandigarh - Priority
Online application - 30 March 2019
Biometrics - 1 April 2019
Documents returned to solicitor - 17 April 2019
No contact since...
Called UKVI 3 times and on final call case was escalated Please pray for us