Out-of-country skilled worker visa application timelines

[prashanth639]

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 General Visa/ Work permit for UK (Standard 15 days /Non Priority Visa)

2. Country of application: India

3. City of Visa Application Centre: VFS, Cochin

4. Date of application submission: September 28

5. Date of submission of documents: September 30

6:Date of Biometrics: September 30

7.Date of acknowledgement of receipt of documents from Sheffield visa decision making center: October 1

8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: Nov 1

9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 month

10.Receipt of mail from VFS about receipt of processed Visa application: October 10

11.Date passport received via courier: October 12

12.Date of landing in UK: November 11

[maddy09]

1. Category applying under: Tier2 General (Priority)
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: Kolkata
4. Date of application: 28/09/2019
5. Date of submission of documents: 10/10/2019 in VFS center - Kolkata
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 11/10/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: Waiting
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: Waiting
10 Date passport received: Waiting

[sakthij]

1. Category applying under: Tier2 General (Priority) - main, dependent and child - after 5 years of ICT of dependent
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: Chennai
4. Date of application: 13 Aug 2019
5. Date of submission of documents: 14 Aug 2019 in VFS center - Chennai
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 16/10/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: Waiting
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: Waiting
10 Date passport received: Waiting

Called home office more than 5 times and still waiting for decision. Got response couple of times over email on delay and no decision made so far. It is more than 8 weeks now. they did telephonic interview for main candidate and sponsor audit etc 4 weeks back and still no response

[bganuk]

1. Category applying under: T2 General - Standard walk-in service (2 adults and 2 children)
2. Country of application: Poland
3. City of Visa Application: Warsaw
4. Date of application: 01/10/2019
5. Date of submission of passport and biometric information: 02/10/2019 in TLS center - Warsaw
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 03/10/2019
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 15/10/2019
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 21/10/2019
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 month
10. Date passport received: 16/10/2019

[vinde86]

1. Category applying under: T2 ICT- Priority
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: Bangalore
4. Date of application: 24/09/2019
5. Date of submission of passport and biometric information: 26/09/2019
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 27/09/2019
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: Waiting

Its been >15 Working days and no reply.
Called to Sheffield they say -its still under consideration. No email communication.

[alantang1031]

1. Category applying under: Tier2 General (Priority)
2. Country of application: Hong Kong
3. City of Visa Application: Hong Kong
4. Date of application: 16/10/2019
5. Date of submission of documents: 17/10/2019 in VFS center - Hong Kong
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 17/10/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: I only received VFS email for passport collection on 22/10/2019
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 02/11/2019
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 months
10 Date passport received: 22/10/2019

[maddy09]

1. Category applying under: Tier2 General (Priority)
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: Kolkata
4. Date of application: 28/09/2019
5. Date of submission of documents: 10/10/2019 in VFS center - Kolkata
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 11/10/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 21/10/2019
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 02/11/2019
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 month
10 Date passport received: 22/10/2019

[mpaiiz]

The lawyer got email from UKVI on Oct 22nd, and passport picked up same day. After 18 working days, priority service!!

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 - General (Priority)
2. Country of application: Turkey
3. City of Visa Application: Istanbul
4. Date of application: 25/09/2019
5. Date of submission of documents: 25/09/19
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: Waiting
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: Waiting
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: Waiting
10 Date passport received: Waiting

[vinde86]

1. Category applying under: T2 ICT- Priority
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: Bangalore
4. Date of application: 24/09/2019
5. Date of submission of passport and biometric information: 26/09/2019
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 27/09/2019
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: Waiting

Its been >15 Working days and no reply.
Called to Sheffield they say -its still under consideration. No email communication.

Still Waiting..... Anybody with the same timeline?????

[azamirkhan]

1. Category applying under: Tier2 General (Standard)
2. Country of application: Pakistan
3. City of Visa Application: Karachi
4. Date of application: 01/09/2019
5. Date of submission of documents and biometrics: 09/09/2019 in VFS center - Karachi, Pakistan
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 09/09/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: I only received VFS email for passport collection on 21/10/2019
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 25/10/2019
9. Date passport received: 22/10/2019

[fodawg]

1. Category applying under: Tier 2 - General (Priority)
2. Country of application: Australia
3. City of Visa Application: Melbourne
4. Date of application: 17/10/2019
5. Date of submission of documents: 17/10/19
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 18/10/19
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 24/10/19
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: -
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: -
10 Date passport received: 25/10/19

[auslander]

1. Category applying under: Tier2 PBS ICT long term staff - spouse and child (Standard - non priority)
2. Country of application: India
3. Visa application centre (VFS): Bangalore under Chennai Deputy High Commission
4. Date of application: 21 Oct 2019
5. Date of biometrics: 24 Oct 2019 in VFS center
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an ECO to consider my application: 28/10/2019
7 BRP letter dated, that visa has been granted: 28/10/2019
8. Email/SMS that decision has been made: 30/10/2019
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 30/11/2019
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1 month
10 Date passport received: 31/10/2019

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[mathan_kumar]

1. Category applying under: T2 General (Priority) & Dependent (Priority)
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: Chennai
4. Date of application: 30/10/2019
5. Date of submission of documents: 01/11/2019 in VFS centre - Chennai
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 04/11/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: Waiting
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: Waiting
10 Date passport received: Waiting

[mathan_kumar]

1. Category applying under: T2 General (Priority) & Dependent (Priority)
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: Chennai
4. Date of application: 30/10/2019
5. Date of submission of documents: 01/11/2019 in VFS centre - Chennai
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 04/11/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 06/11/2019
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 04/11/2019
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 04/12/2019
10 Date passport received: 07/11/2019 - Courier

Good luck to others!!

[sakthij]

1. Category applying under: Tier2 General (Priority) - main, dependent and child - after 5 years of ICT of dependent
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: Chennai
4. Date of application: 13 Aug 2019
5. Date of submission of documents: 14 Aug 2019 in VFS center - Chennai
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 16/10/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 4th Nov 2019
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 1st Nov 2019
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 1st Dec 2019
10 Date passport received: 5th Nov 2019

[SKJ1984]

1. Category applying under: TIER2 PBS DEPENDENT (SPOUSE AND 2 KIDS)
2. Country of application: INDIA
3. City of Visa Application: CHENNAI
4. Date of application: 07/11/2019
5. Date of submission of documents: 13/11/2019 AT 10.15 AM
6. Email from UK Decision Making Center - acknowledgement: 13/11/2019 AT 5:00 PM
7 Received an email FROM VISA APPLICATION CENTER CRM for processed visa: 18/11/2019
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 01-12-2019 (Date given in application 8-12-2019)
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 31 days
10 Date passport received: 19/11/2019

Good Luck Others.

[luisarthurf]

1. Category applying under: T2 General (Priority)
2. Country of application: Brazil
3. City of Visa Application: São Paulo
4. Date of application: 20/11/2019
5. Date of submission of documents: 26/11/2019 in VFS Global centre - São Paulo
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 27/11/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: Waiting
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: Waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: Waiting
10 Date passport received: Waiting

[luisarthurf]

1. Category applying under: T2 General (Priority)
2. Country of application: Brazil
3. City of Visa Application: São Paulo
4. Date of application: 20/11/2019
5. Date of submission of documents: 26/11/2019 in VFS Global centre - São Paulo
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 27/11/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 29/11/2019
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 30/11/2019
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 22 days
10 Date passport received: Waiting

[Anand1007]

Category applying under: T2 General (Priority) and dependant visa(priority)
2. Country of application: india
3. City of Visa Application: bangalore
4. Date of application: 22/11/2019
5. Date of submission of documents: 29/11/2019 in VFS Global centre - bangalore
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 02/12/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 03/12/2019
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 23/12/2019
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 30 days
10 Date passport received: 04/12/2019
11. Dependent visa decision : waiting
12. Dependent passport recieved: waiting

[shipan]

Category applying under: T2 General (standard) and dependant visa(standard)
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: Hyderababd
4. Date of application: 22/11/2019
5. Date of submission of documents: 29/11/2019 in VFS Global centre - Hyderababd
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying Your application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer: 02/12/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: waiting
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: waiting
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: waiting
10 Date passport received: waiting
11. Dependent visa decision : waiting
12. Dependent passport received: waiting

[asiklk]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) - Tier 2 General
2. Country of application - QATAR
3. City of Visa Application Centre - DOHA
4. Date of application - 20/11/19 (standard)
5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above). - 27/11/19
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 23/12/19
7. Duration for Entry Clearance -23
8. Date passport received -05/12/19

[MasterZap]

1. Category applying under: Tier2 General (Priority)
2. Country of application: India
3. City of Visa Application: VFS Cochin
4. Date of application: 02/12/2019
5. Date of submission of documents: 02/12/2019
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 03/12/2019
7 Received an email that the decision of my application is made: 05/12/2019
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 07/12/2019
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: Until 06/01/2020
10 Date passport received: 07/12/2019

I was switching from a Tier 5 (Creative & Sporting) Visa

[ahmed4]

1. Category applying under : Tier-2 Dependants (partner and 3 children), Standard non-priority
2. Country of application: Pakistan
3. City of Visa Application Centre: Lahore
4. Date of application: 20 November, 2019
5. Date of submission of documents and biometrics: 5 December 2019
6. Received an email from Sheffield office saying they already assign an entry clearance officer to consider my application: 09 December, 2019
7. Received an email that the decision of my application is made: [Email from VFS Global for passport collection] 11 December, 2019
8. Date Entry Clearance valid from: 13 January 2020
9. Duration for Entry Clearance: 30 days
10. Date passport received: 13 December, 2019

[blitz1988]

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : Tier 2 General Priority Service
2. Country of application : India
3. City of Visa Application Centre : New Delhi
4. Date of application : 12 December 2019
5. Date of submission of documents : 13 December 2019 (Couldn't get the VFS Global appointment online because of some error on their website which never got resolved. Had to take the walk-in appointment.)
6a. Received an SMS from VFS saying the documents were forwarded to UKVI : 13 December 2019
6b. Received an email saying the application is being considered at the UK Decision Making Centre: 16 December 2019
7a. Received an email saying the decision was made on the application: Never received this email but the letter accompanying my passport was dated 17 December 2019
7b. Received an SMS from VFS saying the passport is available for collection : 20 December 2019
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from : 24 December 2019
7. Duration for Entry Clearance : Until 23 December 2019
8. Date passport received: 20 December 2019