employer missed a call from HOME OFFICE

[redcarpert]

Moderators i need your help with this please

I had a phone interview on 30 August 2019 from home office asking infomration about applicant and job, call lasted 25 minutes. Then on 3 September 2019 same lady phoned in the morning asking for my employer contact number, i gave her the number. she phoned my employer in the morning but he told me that he had missed a call from a private number as he was asleep, i told him it was HO she requested your number.

What's going to happen now? will they attempt to phone again? or will they make a decision based on what they got? since then he never recieved the call again

please advice

[Fizzy513]

Moderators i need your help with this please

I had a phone interview on 30 August 2019 from home office asking infomration about applicant and job, call lasted 25 minutes. Then on 3 September 2019 same lady phoned in the morning asking for my employer contact number, i gave her the number. she phoned my employer in the morning but he told me that he had missed a call from a private number as he was asleep, i told him it was HO she requested your number.

What's going to happen now? will they attempt to phone again? or will they make a decision based on what they got? since then he never recieved the call again

please advice

Hi, Sorry I'm not a moderator.

I'm not entirely sure how it works but I personally think if they need to speak to employer they will call again. Did they prearrange an interview with you or was it a random call? What questions did they ask? Also what is your timescale as I want to find out how early or late in the process they call applicants? thanks and goodluck.

[redcarpert]

Moderators i need your help with this please

I had a phone interview on 30 August 2019 from home office asking infomration about applicant and job, call lasted 25 minutes. Then on 3 September 2019 same lady phoned in the morning asking for my employer contact number, i gave her the number. she phoned my employer in the morning but he told me that he had missed a call from a private number as he was asleep, i told him it was HO she requested your number.

What's going to happen now? will they attempt to phone again? or will they make a decision based on what they got? since then he never recieved the call again

please advice

Hi, Sorry I'm not a moderator.

I'm not entirely sure how it works but I personally think if they need to speak to employer they will call again. Did they prearrange an interview with you or was it a random call? What questions did they ask? Also what is your timescale as I want to find out how early or late in the process they call applicants? thanks and goodluck.

It's fine, thanks for your reply.

my timeline:
Country applying from: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Type of visa applied for: Spouse, Settlement
Visa Priority or Non Priority: Non-Priority as priority service isn't available
Date Application Submitted Online: 2 April 2019
Date Bio-metrics Taken: 18 April 2019
Documents scanned to UKVI - : 18 April 2019
Text from VFS stating documents has been sent to UKVI: 19 April 2019
Email from Sheffield stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer: 6 June 2019
Email from UK decision making centre stating: Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets: 12 July 2019 (sent on the 60th working day)
Decision Made Email: TBC
Passport Returned: TBC
Visa Approved (date on letter): TBC

Sent paid email to UKVi: 17 July 2019
Reply back from UKVI Stating that my application has been escelated to the relevant team and they will be intouch within 15 working days (This is like the 3rd escalation) : 24 July 2019

Home office phone interview with myself: 30 August 2019
Home office phone interview with my manager: Not yet

96 working days and still no decision yet (absolutly disheartned)

I had the call at random, it was not arranged or anything, i received the call after 4 months from biometric.

if I remember these the questions she asked:
are you fit and well to be interviewd?
Did you apply to sponsor someone in the UK, if so who?
tell me your wife full name?
her date of birth?
date of marriage?
do you work?
what is your job?
name of the company you work for?
how many hours a week do you?
how much do you earn from?
are you paid cash, cheque or bank transfer?
how many people work in the company? (there are only 3 where i work)
can you tell me their names?
who is the manager? what is his name?
who is the director, what is his name?
what is your role in the company?
what do you do from the time you start to you finish?
describe the buildings or near by places of the company?
whats the address of the company?
how did you apply for the job?
do you have qualification for the job you working for? if so what are your qualifications?
what did you do before you were working for this company?
describe the builidng of your company and the logo of the company?
do you understand all these questions?
how are you feeling now, are you feeling fit and well?
have you got any questions you would like to ask me?



pretty much this were the questions, there were some nerve reckon interview ive ever had

[Fizzy513]

Moderators i need your help with this please

I had a phone interview on 30 August 2019 from home office asking infomration about applicant and job, call lasted 25 minutes. Then on 3 September 2019 same lady phoned in the morning asking for my employer contact number, i gave her the number. she phoned my employer in the morning but he told me that he had missed a call from a private number as he was asleep, i told him it was HO she requested your number.

What's going to happen now? will they attempt to phone again? or will they make a decision based on what they got? since then he never recieved the call again

please advice

Hi, Sorry I'm not a moderator.

I'm not entirely sure how it works but I personally think if they need to speak to employer they will call again. Did they prearrange an interview with you or was it a random call? What questions did they ask? Also what is your timescale as I want to find out how early or late in the process they call applicants? thanks and goodluck.

It's fine, thanks for your reply.

my timeline:
Country applying from: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Type of visa applied for: Spouse, Settlement
Visa Priority or Non Priority: Non-Priority as priority service isn't available
Date Application Submitted Online: 2 April 2019
Date Bio-metrics Taken: 18 April 2019
Documents scanned to UKVI - : 18 April 2019
Text from VFS stating documents has been sent to UKVI: 19 April 2019
Email from Sheffield stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer: 6 June 2019
Email from UK decision making centre stating: Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets: 12 July 2019 (sent on the 60th working day)
Decision Made Email: TBC
Passport Returned: TBC
Visa Approved (date on letter): TBC

Sent paid email to UKVi: 17 July 2019
Reply back from UKVI Stating that my application has been escelated to the relevant team and they will be intouch within 15 working days (This is like the 3rd escalation) : 24 July 2019

Home office phone interview with myself: 30 August 2019
Home office phone interview with my manager: Not yet

96 working days and still no decision yet (absolutly disheartned)

I had the call at random, it was not arranged or anything, i received the call after 4 months from biometric.

if I remember these the questions she asked:
are you fit and well to be interviewd?
Did you apply to sponsor someone in the UK, if so who?
tell me your wife full name?
her date of birth?
date of marriage?
do you work?
what is your job?
name of the company you work for?
how many hours a week do you?
how much do you earn from?
are you paid cash, cheque or bank transfer?
how many people work in the company? (there are only 3 where i work)
can you tell me their names?
who is the manager? what is his name?
who is the director, what is his name?
what is your role in the company?
what do you do from the time you start to you finish?
describe the buildings or near by places of the company?
whats the address of the company?
how did you apply for the job?
do you have qualification for the job you working for? if so what are your qualifications?
what did you do before you were working for this company?
describe the builidng of your company and the logo of the company?
do you understand all these questions?
how are you feeling now, are you feeling fit and well?
have you got any questions you would like to ask me?



pretty much this were the questions, there were some nerve reckon interview ive ever had

Thank you. Is it a bid ltd company you work for or a smaller business? Have they called back yet? Good luck

[redcarpert]

Moderators i need your help with this please

I had a phone interview on 30 August 2019 from home office asking infomration about applicant and job, call lasted 25 minutes. Then on 3 September 2019 same lady phoned in the morning asking for my employer contact number, i gave her the number. she phoned my employer in the morning but he told me that he had missed a call from a private number as he was asleep, i told him it was HO she requested your number.

What's going to happen now? will they attempt to phone again? or will they make a decision based on what they got? since then he never recieved the call again

please advice

Hi, Sorry I'm not a moderator.

I'm not entirely sure how it works but I personally think if they need to speak to employer they will call again. Did they prearrange an interview with you or was it a random call? What questions did they ask? Also what is your timescale as I want to find out how early or late in the process they call applicants? thanks and goodluck.

It's fine, thanks for your reply.

my timeline:
Country applying from: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Type of visa applied for: Spouse, Settlement
Visa Priority or Non Priority: Non-Priority as priority service isn't available
Date Application Submitted Online: 2 April 2019
Date Bio-metrics Taken: 18 April 2019
Documents scanned to UKVI - : 18 April 2019
Text from VFS stating documents has been sent to UKVI: 19 April 2019
Email from Sheffield stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer: 6 June 2019
Email from UK decision making centre stating: Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets: 12 July 2019 (sent on the 60th working day)
Decision Made Email: TBC
Passport Returned: TBC
Visa Approved (date on letter): TBC

Sent paid email to UKVi: 17 July 2019
Reply back from UKVI Stating that my application has been escelated to the relevant team and they will be intouch within 15 working days (This is like the 3rd escalation) : 24 July 2019

Home office phone interview with myself: 30 August 2019
Home office phone interview with my manager: Not yet

96 working days and still no decision yet (absolutly disheartned)

I had the call at random, it was not arranged or anything, i received the call after 4 months from biometric.

if I remember these the questions she asked:
are you fit and well to be interviewd?
Did you apply to sponsor someone in the UK, if so who?
tell me your wife full name?
her date of birth?
date of marriage?
do you work?
what is your job?
name of the company you work for?
how many hours a week do you?
how much do you earn from?
are you paid cash, cheque or bank transfer?
how many people work in the company? (there are only 3 where i work)
can you tell me their names?
who is the manager? what is his name?
who is the director, what is his name?
what is your role in the company?
what do you do from the time you start to you finish?
describe the buildings or near by places of the company?
whats the address of the company?
how did you apply for the job?
do you have qualification for the job you working for? if so what are your qualifications?
what did you do before you were working for this company?
describe the builidng of your company and the logo of the company?
do you understand all these questions?
how are you feeling now, are you feeling fit and well?
have you got any questions you would like to ask me?



pretty much this were the questions, there were some nerve reckon interview ive ever had

Thank you. Is it a bid ltd company you work for or a smaller business? Have they called back yet? Good luck

It's a LTD Company, does that make a different? He missed another call in the mornings, the problém is he works until 7am and he got the call in the mornings while he was alsleep.

I don't know what to do now, i don't know wither they will phone again or not as i believe they phoned twice already. I don't know if i should email and tell them the situation or not?

[Fizzy513]

Hi, Sorry I'm not a moderator.

I'm not entirely sure how it works but I personally think if they need to speak to employer they will call again. Did they prearrange an interview with you or was it a random call? What questions did they ask? Also what is your timescale as I want to find out how early or late in the process they call applicants? thanks and goodluck.

It's fine, thanks for your reply.

my timeline:
Country applying from: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Type of visa applied for: Spouse, Settlement
Visa Priority or Non Priority: Non-Priority as priority service isn't available
Date Application Submitted Online: 2 April 2019
Date Bio-metrics Taken: 18 April 2019
Documents scanned to UKVI - : 18 April 2019
Text from VFS stating documents has been sent to UKVI: 19 April 2019
Email from Sheffield stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer: 6 June 2019
Email from UK decision making centre stating: Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets: 12 July 2019 (sent on the 60th working day)
Decision Made Email: TBC
Passport Returned: TBC
Visa Approved (date on letter): TBC

Sent paid email to UKVi: 17 July 2019
Reply back from UKVI Stating that my application has been escelated to the relevant team and they will be intouch within 15 working days (This is like the 3rd escalation) : 24 July 2019

Home office phone interview with myself: 30 August 2019
Home office phone interview with my manager: Not yet

96 working days and still no decision yet (absolutly disheartned)

I had the call at random, it was not arranged or anything, i received the call after 4 months from biometric.

if I remember these the questions she asked:
are you fit and well to be interviewd?
Did you apply to sponsor someone in the UK, if so who?
tell me your wife full name?
her date of birth?
date of marriage?
do you work?
what is your job?
name of the company you work for?
how many hours a week do you?
how much do you earn from?
are you paid cash, cheque or bank transfer?
how many people work in the company? (there are only 3 where i work)
can you tell me their names?
who is the manager? what is his name?
who is the director, what is his name?
what is your role in the company?
what do you do from the time you start to you finish?
describe the buildings or near by places of the company?
whats the address of the company?
how did you apply for the job?
do you have qualification for the job you working for? if so what are your qualifications?
what did you do before you were working for this company?
describe the builidng of your company and the logo of the company?
do you understand all these questions?
how are you feeling now, are you feeling fit and well?
have you got any questions you would like to ask me?



pretty much this were the questions, there were some nerve reckon interview ive ever had

Thank you. Is it a bid ltd company you work for or a smaller business? Have they called back yet? Good luck

It's a LTD Company, does that make a different? He missed another call in the mornings, the problém is he works until 7am and he got the call in the mornings while he was alsleep.

I don't know what to do now, i don't know wither they will phone again or not as i believe they phoned twice already. I don't know if i should email and tell them the situation or not?

Hi I'm sorry to hear this. Have you given them your managers direct number? Is it not possible to get deputy manager or another manager to take the call?

Is it a well known Ltd company or a family business?

I think they will call again. To be honest, they could email them or just contact you and arrange an appointment.

Is there any reason that you know why your case is not straight forward and been delayed for so long?

[redcarpert]

It's fine, thanks for your reply.

my timeline:
Country applying from: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Type of visa applied for: Spouse, Settlement
Visa Priority or Non Priority: Non-Priority as priority service isn't available
Date Application Submitted Online: 2 April 2019
Date Bio-metrics Taken: 18 April 2019
Documents scanned to UKVI - : 18 April 2019
Text from VFS stating documents has been sent to UKVI: 19 April 2019
Email from Sheffield stating "Your Application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer: 6 June 2019
Email from UK decision making centre stating: Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets: 12 July 2019 (sent on the 60th working day)
Decision Made Email: TBC
Passport Returned: TBC
Visa Approved (date on letter): TBC

Sent paid email to UKVi: 17 July 2019
Reply back from UKVI Stating that my application has been escelated to the relevant team and they will be intouch within 15 working days (This is like the 3rd escalation) : 24 July 2019

Home office phone interview with myself: 30 August 2019
Home office phone interview with my manager: Not yet

96 working days and still no decision yet (absolutly disheartned)

I had the call at random, it was not arranged or anything, i received the call after 4 months from biometric.

if I remember these the questions she asked:
are you fit and well to be interviewd?
Did you apply to sponsor someone in the UK, if so who?
tell me your wife full name?
her date of birth?
date of marriage?
do you work?
what is your job?
name of the company you work for?
how many hours a week do you?
how much do you earn from?
are you paid cash, cheque or bank transfer?
how many people work in the company? (there are only 3 where i work)
can you tell me their names?
who is the manager? what is his name?
who is the director, what is his name?
what is your role in the company?
what do you do from the time you start to you finish?
describe the buildings or near by places of the company?
whats the address of the company?
how did you apply for the job?
do you have qualification for the job you working for? if so what are your qualifications?
what did you do before you were working for this company?
describe the builidng of your company and the logo of the company?
do you understand all these questions?
how are you feeling now, are you feeling fit and well?
have you got any questions you would like to ask me?



pretty much this were the questions, there were some nerve reckon interview ive ever had

Thank you. Is it a bid ltd company you work for or a smaller business? Have they called back yet? Good luck

It's a LTD Company, does that make a different? He missed another call in the mornings, the problém is he works until 7am and he got the call in the mornings while he was alsleep.

I don't know what to do now, i don't know wither they will phone again or not as i believe they phoned twice already. I don't know if i should email and tell them the situation or not?

Hi I'm sorry to hear this. Have you given them your managers direct number? Is it not possible to get deputy manager or another manager to take the call?

Is it a well known Ltd company or a family business?

I think they will call again. To be honest, they could email them or just contact you and arrange an appointment.

Is there any reason that you know why your case is not straight forward and been delayed for so long?

Yes when she phoned i gave her his personal mobile number. He is the only manager and he is the only director and man with power in the company, he has no other managers.

its a dessert place, only known in the area. i've done a research and it says that ECO has no time to do further investigation or further chasing, they only go with the information they have

I personally don't think there was anything not straightforward in my case, when i made a complain, they said that background checks takes time both for applicant and sponsor, well thats what they claim

[Fizzy513]

Thank you. Is it a bid ltd company you work for or a smaller business? Have they called back yet? Good luck

It's a LTD Company, does that make a different? He missed another call in the mornings, the problém is he works until 7am and he got the call in the mornings while he was alsleep.

I don't know what to do now, i don't know wither they will phone again or not as i believe they phoned twice already. I don't know if i should email and tell them the situation or not?

Hi I'm sorry to hear this. Have you given them your managers direct number? Is it not possible to get deputy manager or another manager to take the call?

Is it a well known Ltd company or a family business?

I think they will call again. To be honest, they could email them or just contact you and arrange an appointment.

Is there any reason that you know why your case is not straight forward and been delayed for so long?

Yes when she phoned i gave her his personal mobile number. He is the only manager and he is the only director and man with power in the company, he has no other managers.

its a dessert place, only known in the area. i've done a research and it says that ECO has no time to do further investigation or further chasing, they only go with the information they have

I personally don't think there was anything not straightforward in my case, when i made a complain, they said that background checks takes time both for applicant and sponsor, well thats what they claim

Hi,

Let me know how it goes for you? no more calls since?

[redcarpert]

It's a LTD Company, does that make a different? He missed another call in the mornings, the problém is he works until 7am and he got the call in the mornings while he was alsleep.

I don't know what to do now, i don't know wither they will phone again or not as i believe they phoned twice already. I don't know if i should email and tell them the situation or not?

Hi I'm sorry to hear this. Have you given them your managers direct number? Is it not possible to get deputy manager or another manager to take the call?

Is it a well known Ltd company or a family business?

I think they will call again. To be honest, they could email them or just contact you and arrange an appointment.

Is there any reason that you know why your case is not straight forward and been delayed for so long?

Yes when she phoned i gave her his personal mobile number. He is the only manager and he is the only director and man with power in the company, he has no other managers.

its a dessert place, only known in the area. i've done a research and it says that ECO has no time to do further investigation or further chasing, they only go with the information they have

I personally don't think there was anything not straightforward in my case, when i made a complain, they said that background checks takes time both for applicant and sponsor, well thats what they claim

Hi,

Let me know how it goes for you? no more calls since?

Not what i'm aware of no. whats your timeline?

[Fizzy513]

Hi I'm sorry to hear this. Have you given them your managers direct number? Is it not possible to get deputy manager or another manager to take the call?

Is it a well known Ltd company or a family business?

I think they will call again. To be honest, they could email them or just contact you and arrange an appointment.

Is there any reason that you know why your case is not straight forward and been delayed for so long?

Yes when she phoned i gave her his personal mobile number. He is the only manager and he is the only director and man with power in the company, he has no other managers.

its a dessert place, only known in the area. i've done a research and it says that ECO has no time to do further investigation or further chasing, they only go with the information they have

I personally don't think there was anything not straightforward in my case, when i made a complain, they said that background checks takes time both for applicant and sponsor, well thats what they claim

Hi,

Let me know how it goes for you? no more calls since?

Not what i'm aware of no. whats your timeline?

Applied from Pakistan.

Application submitted 22nd june
biometrics 4th july
docs scanned at vfs 9th july
email from eco consideration 12th july
49 working days and nothing else

[redcarpert]

Yes when she phoned i gave her his personal mobile number. He is the only manager and he is the only director and man with power in the company, he has no other managers.

its a dessert place, only known in the area. i've done a research and it says that ECO has no time to do further investigation or further chasing, they only go with the information they have

I personally don't think there was anything not straightforward in my case, when i made a complain, they said that background checks takes time both for applicant and sponsor, well thats what they claim

Hi,

Let me know how it goes for you? no more calls since?

Not what i'm aware of no. whats your timeline?

Applied from Pakistan.

Application submitted 22nd june
biometrics 4th july
docs scanned at vfs 9th july
email from eco consideration 12th july
49 working days and nothing else

You got 11 more days left for the 12 weeks period, in sha allah you will hear good news from them soon. I advice you don't nag them by phoning them, leave it and in sha allah they will be in touch to tell you when a decision has been made. good luck, keep me updated and i'll do the same in sha allah

[Fizzy513]

Hi,

Let me know how it goes for you? no more calls since?

Not what i'm aware of no. whats your timeline?

Applied from Pakistan.

Application submitted 22nd june
biometrics 4th july
docs scanned at vfs 9th july
email from eco consideration 12th july
49 working days and nothing else

You got 11 more days left for the 12 weeks period, in sha allah you will hear good news from them soon. I advice you don't nag them by phoning them, leave it and in sha allah they will be in touch to tell you when a decision has been made. good luck, keep me updated and i'll do the same in sha allah

Thanks for the kind words. In Shaa Allah you will hear good news very soon. It'll be worth the long wait for you. Hopefully mine doesn't exceed the 12 weeks. It's long enough as it is. I'm not going to message or anything before he 12 weeks at all

[Sil123]

I am in similar situation. I have applied for my husband spouse settlement visa as on 28th August 2019 on Priority request which is 30 working days. I received call from HO yesterday 03/10/2019 where similar questions were asked in regards to my employment. I work in a huge company which is established since 1841 and has around 2500 employees. Can you guys tell me how long after the call did you get the VISA result? I am quite confused as 30 workings days would be as on October 13th 2019. Any related response is much appreciated. Thank you all.

[Sil123]

Not what i'm aware of no. whats your timeline?

Applied from Pakistan.

Application submitted 22nd june
biometrics 4th july
docs scanned at vfs 9th july
email from eco consideration 12th july
49 working days and nothing else

You got 11 more days left for the 12 weeks period, in sha allah you will hear good news from them soon. I advice you don't nag them by phoning them, leave it and in sha allah they will be in touch to tell you when a decision has been made. good luck, keep me updated and i'll do the same in sha allah

Thanks for the kind words. In Shaa Allah you will hear good news very soon. It'll be worth the long wait for you. Hopefully mine doesn't exceed the 12 weeks. It's long enough as it is. I'm not going to message or anything before he 12 weeks at all

I am in similar situation. I have applied for my husband spouse settlement visa as on 28th August 2019 on Priority request which is 30 working days. I received call from HO yesterday 03/10/2019 where similar questions were asked in regards to my employment. I work in a huge company which is established since 1841 and has around 2500 employees. Can you guys tell me how long after the call did you get the VISA result? I am quite confused as 30 workings days would be as on October 13th 2019. Any related response is much appreciated. Thank you all.