Still waiting for a decision.....

[saragullu]

We applied 24th Feb and submitted the bio metrics on 17th March in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Our lawyer had to chase on 10th June and we just got these exact x2 emails a minute apart from each other a couple of days ago.

We have no idea when the VAC is opening in Pakistan as no announcements have been made but I am sure i seen some other member commenting on another post saying they had got an email saying they are aiming to open up 8th July in Pakistan. Not sure if this is true.

[Aarav086]

We applied 24th Feb and submitted the bio metrics on 17th March in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Our lawyer had to chase on 10th June and we just got these exact x2 emails a minute apart from each other a couple of days ago.

We have no idea when the VAC is opening in Pakistan as no announcements have been made but I am sure i seen some other member commenting on another post saying they had got an email saying they are aiming to open up 8th July in Pakistan. Not sure if this is true.

We’ve been keeping an eye on the VFS website and on their twitter feed for updates on when VACs are opening and in which country. So definitely have a look at that. I’m wondering if anyone else received these emails and has since received a positive outcome. I guess we’ll see more decisions being made over the next few weeks.

[HI1406]

We got both of those emails above. The 2nd one on the 4th May whilst the VAC was still closed. We got an email this week saying the decision is ready and passport can be collected as the VAC reopened this week.

Is your VAC open in your country yet?

Nope - it’s opening on 6th July so we’re crossing fingers and toes for then!

It’s nerve wracking. We have to wait until Monday to find out after 6 months of waiting since biometrics.

[Aarav086]

We got both of those emails above. The 2nd one on the 4th May whilst the VAC was still closed. We got an email this week saying the decision is ready and passport can be collected as the VAC reopened this week.

Is your VAC open in your country yet?

Nope - it’s opening on 6th July so we’re crossing fingers and toes for then!

It’s nerve wracking. We have to wait until Monday to find out after 6 months of waiting since biometrics.

Wish you all the best!!

[HI1406]

Thank you!

[NiDz91]

Lots of people (including myself) are receiving these 2 emails immediately after one another. I’ve read that these emails are triggered by a decision being made. Has anyone else received this and subsequently received a decision in last few days/weeks?

Thanks


Recived x 2 emails from UKVI withing 1 minute apart.

First Email
From: VISAINFO.SHEFO@fco.gov.uk

Thank you for applying for a UK visa. Your visa application has been received and is under consideration. We aim to process non settlement applications within 15 working days (unless you have opted for the Priority Visa service), and settlement applications within 60 working days.

Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets. We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible.

We will write to you again if there is any change to this. Please do not attend the Visa Application Centre until you have been advised that your application has been decided and that your passport is ready for collection.

Kind Regards,

UK Decision Making Centre



Second Email

We apologise for the inconvenience, but, due to the worldwide impacts of COVID-19, and resulting Visa Application Centre (VAC) closures in your region, your application has been placed on hold. We would like to reassure customers that this is due to the operational impacts of COVID-19. Customers should not be concerned that there is something wrong with their application. Once the VACs re-open and your application can be processed, we will contact you. Please do not attend the VAC until you have been advised that your application has been decided. If you’ve paid for courier return, your passport will be returned, where local permissions allow. If your passport is currently held in a VAC and you need it returned urgently, but have not previously arranged for it to be returned by courier, please contact the visa application centre where you lodged your application to discuss return. For TLS at https://pos.tlscontact.com/par_en/contact and for VFS customercare@vfsglobal.com Finally, if you are concerned about your situation please contact the Coronavirus Immigration Helpline at: CIH@homeoffice.gov.uk We appreciate your patience at this time.

Kind regards,

UK Decision Making Centre

I have received exact same emails on 1st July..

[Aarav086]

Lots of people (including myself) are receiving these 2 emails immediately after one another. I’ve read that these emails are triggered by a decision being made. Has anyone else received this and subsequently received a decision in last few days/weeks?

Thanks


Recived x 2 emails from UKVI withing 1 minute apart.

First Email
From: VISAINFO.SHEFO@fco.gov.uk

Thank you for applying for a UK visa. Your visa application has been received and is under consideration. We aim to process non settlement applications within 15 working days (unless you have opted for the Priority Visa service), and settlement applications within 60 working days.

Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets. We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible.

We will write to you again if there is any change to this. Please do not attend the Visa Application Centre until you have been advised that your application has been decided and that your passport is ready for collection.

Kind Regards,

UK Decision Making Centre



Second Email

We apologise for the inconvenience, but, due to the worldwide impacts of COVID-19, and resulting Visa Application Centre (VAC) closures in your region, your application has been placed on hold. We would like to reassure customers that this is due to the operational impacts of COVID-19. Customers should not be concerned that there is something wrong with their application. Once the VACs re-open and your application can be processed, we will contact you. Please do not attend the VAC until you have been advised that your application has been decided. If you’ve paid for courier return, your passport will be returned, where local permissions allow. If your passport is currently held in a VAC and you need it returned urgently, but have not previously arranged for it to be returned by courier, please contact the visa application centre where you lodged your application to discuss return. For TLS at https://pos.tlscontact.com/par_en/contact and for VFS customercare@vfsglobal.com Finally, if you are concerned about your situation please contact the Coronavirus Immigration Helpline at: CIH@homeoffice.gov.uk We appreciate your patience at this time.

Kind regards,

UK Decision Making Centre

I have received exact same emails on 1st July..

Are the VACs open in the country you’ve applied from?

[NiDz91]

Lots of people (including myself) are receiving these 2 emails immediately after one another. I’ve read that these emails are triggered by a decision being made. Has anyone else received this and subsequently received a decision in last few days/weeks?

Thanks


Recived x 2 emails from UKVI withing 1 minute apart.

First Email
From: VISAINFO.SHEFO@fco.gov.uk

Thank you for applying for a UK visa. Your visa application has been received and is under consideration. We aim to process non settlement applications within 15 working days (unless you have opted for the Priority Visa service), and settlement applications within 60 working days.

Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets. We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible.

We will write to you again if there is any change to this. Please do not attend the Visa Application Centre until you have been advised that your application has been decided and that your passport is ready for collection.

Kind Regards,

UK Decision Making Centre



Second Email

We apologise for the inconvenience, but, due to the worldwide impacts of COVID-19, and resulting Visa Application Centre (VAC) closures in your region, your application has been placed on hold. We would like to reassure customers that this is due to the operational impacts of COVID-19. Customers should not be concerned that there is something wrong with their application. Once the VACs re-open and your application can be processed, we will contact you. Please do not attend the VAC until you have been advised that your application has been decided. If you’ve paid for courier return, your passport will be returned, where local permissions allow. If your passport is currently held in a VAC and you need it returned urgently, but have not previously arranged for it to be returned by courier, please contact the visa application centre where you lodged your application to discuss return. For TLS at https://pos.tlscontact.com/par_en/contact and for VFS customercare@vfsglobal.com Finally, if you are concerned about your situation please contact the Coronavirus Immigration Helpline at: CIH@homeoffice.gov.uk We appreciate your patience at this time.

Kind regards,

UK Decision Making Centre

I have received exact same emails on 1st July..

Are the VACs open in the country you’ve applied from?

No they’ll start returning passports from 8th if July but I haven’t received any decision yet

[Aarav086]

[quote=Aarav086 post_id=1910235 time=1593775818 user_id=2

I have received exact same emails on 1st July..

Are the VACs open in the country you’ve applied from?

No they’ll start returning passports from 8th if July but I haven’t received any decision yet

Neither have we but we’re hoping that when the VACS open next week (confirmed from VFS website) then something should hopefully happen...

[Mh83]

The visas were granted! And they arrive to the UK on Monday at midday.
It has been a whirlwind couple of days, we are still in a bit of shock how quickly its all been processed.
I would like to thank everyone on these forums for the help and guidance offered.

Aww congratulations i did say it will be a positive outcome. May i ask how long does the visas last ?

The visas are valid from july-october. So they are 100% extending the period of use during this current pandemic.

[Remti]

The visas were granted! And they arrive to the UK on Monday at midday.
It has been a whirlwind couple of days, we are still in a bit of shock how quickly its all been processed.
I would like to thank everyone on these forums for the help and guidance offered.

Aww congratulations i did say it will be a positive outcome. May i ask how long does the visas last ?

The visas are valid from july-october. So they are 100% extending the period of use during this current pandemic.

Thank you

[Aarav086]

Has anyone who has applied from India received any decision/their passport back since the VACs opened on Monday? Thanks

[saragullu]

Lots of people (including myself) are receiving these 2 emails immediately after one another. I’ve read that these emails are triggered by a decision being made. Has anyone else received this and subsequently received a decision in last few days/weeks?

Thanks


Recived x 2 emails from UKVI withing 1 minute apart.

First Email
From: VISAINFO.SHEFO@fco.gov.uk

Thank you for applying for a UK visa. Your visa application has been received and is under consideration. We aim to process non settlement applications within 15 working days (unless you have opted for the Priority Visa service), and settlement applications within 60 working days.

Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets. We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible.

We will write to you again if there is any change to this. Please do not attend the Visa Application Centre until you have been advised that your application has been decided and that your passport is ready for collection.

Kind Regards,

UK Decision Making Centre



Second Email

We apologise for the inconvenience, but, due to the worldwide impacts of COVID-19, and resulting Visa Application Centre (VAC) closures in your region, your application has been placed on hold. We would like to reassure customers that this is due to the operational impacts of COVID-19. Customers should not be concerned that there is something wrong with their application. Once the VACs re-open and your application can be processed, we will contact you. Please do not attend the VAC until you have been advised that your application has been decided. If you’ve paid for courier return, your passport will be returned, where local permissions allow. If your passport is currently held in a VAC and you need it returned urgently, but have not previously arranged for it to be returned by courier, please contact the visa application centre where you lodged your application to discuss return. For TLS at https://pos.tlscontact.com/par_en/contact and for VFS customercare@vfsglobal.com Finally, if you are concerned about your situation please contact the Coronavirus Immigration Helpline at: CIH@homeoffice.gov.uk We appreciate your patience at this time.

Kind regards,

UK Decision Making Centre

I have received exact same emails on 1st July..

Are the VACs open in the country you’ve applied from?

No they’ll start returning passports from 8th if July but I haven’t received any decision yet

NIDZ91 when did you apply?
VACs in Pakistan open tomorrow I.A

[aseef935]

I got the exact 2 emails from HO, Not sure if the decision has been made or not yet!

Lots of people (including myself) are receiving these 2 emails immediately after one another. I’ve read that these emails are triggered by a decision being made. Has anyone else received this and subsequently received a decision in last few days/weeks?

Thanks


Recived x 2 emails from UKVI withing 1 minute apart.

First Email
From: VISAINFO.SHEFO@fco.gov.uk

Thank you for applying for a UK visa. Your visa application has been received and is under consideration. We aim to process non settlement applications within 15 working days (unless you have opted for the Priority Visa service), and settlement applications within 60 working days.

Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets. We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible.

We will write to you again if there is any change to this. Please do not attend the Visa Application Centre until you have been advised that your application has been decided and that your passport is ready for collection.

Kind Regards,

UK Decision Making Centre



Second Email

We apologise for the inconvenience, but, due to the worldwide impacts of COVID-19, and resulting Visa Application Centre (VAC) closures in your region, your application has been placed on hold. We would like to reassure customers that this is due to the operational impacts of COVID-19. Customers should not be concerned that there is something wrong with their application. Once the VACs re-open and your application can be processed, we will contact you. Please do not attend the VAC until you have been advised that your application has been decided. If you’ve paid for courier return, your passport will be returned, where local permissions allow. If your passport is currently held in a VAC and you need it returned urgently, but have not previously arranged for it to be returned by courier, please contact the visa application centre where you lodged your application to discuss return. For TLS at https://pos.tlscontact.com/par_en/contact and for VFS customercare@vfsglobal.com Finally, if you are concerned about your situation please contact the Coronavirus Immigration Helpline at: CIH@homeoffice.gov.uk We appreciate your patience at this time.

Kind regards,

UK Decision Making Centre

[NiDz91]

I have received exact same emails on 1st July..

Are the VACs open in the country you’ve applied from?

No they’ll start returning passports from 8th if July but I haven’t received any decision yet

NIDZ91 when did you apply?
VACs in Pakistan open tomorrow I.A

My husband actually applied in dec. His biometrics was on 19th of dec it’s been more than 6 months we are waiting now.

[iyas]

Hi

My wife applied from TLS centre in Rabat Morocco (Priority service) and we submitted her biometrics mid-March 2020. We have received 2 standard emails from UKVI asking us to wait for decision.

TLS has been open from 29 June 2020 but we are still waiting for a decision. If is anyone in a similar situation who have now received their passport back, please share your experience.

Thanks

[munzzz123]

Hi All,

We are in the same boat. We applied online back in march and submitted biometrics/documents on 29th June using the priority method. This was in the Dublin UKVAC.

Still waiting for a decision.

[saragullu]

Yup same.

We got those same emails from ukvi.

My husband submitted the app on 24th Feb. Biometrics 17th March.

Even though in Pakistan theVFS VACs are now working on returning passports that was from 8th July they said they are starting work we have heard nothing.

[Manugmedia]

Hang on there Guys, soon will be good news.

We kept tracking ours via TLS web, today morning they changed the status to application transferred to VAC, few minutes later, TLS email decision made then ready for collection. Waooh! God is great.

Granted

We applied on 9th March then had bio-metrics on 13 March. We had the usual process not straight forward and on Hold emails on 28th May. VAC opened on 29th June

All the best Guys, soon will be good news for you.

[iyas]

Hi

Thats great news. I am very happy for you both. Where did your partner apply from?

[Manugmedia]

Hi

Thats great news. I am very happy for you both. Where did your partner apply from?

Thanks so much
Applied from Nairobi, Kenya.

[Aarav086]

Anyone applying from India received a decision since VACs opened on 6th July? Thanks

[Arun07]

Dears,

I have applied for my tier-2 dependency visa from Riyadh

After reopening of VFS centres in Middle East that is June -28 , it is more than 15 days now

I got from UKVI Sheffield office one email last day , this is as below can anyone advice is anything I need forward to them , they didn’t even ask any additional documents


Dear

Regarding Visa Application:
For:

Thank you for applying for a UK visa. Your visa application has been received and is under consideration. We aim to process non settlement applications within 15 working days (unless you have opted for the Priority Visa service), and settlement applications within 60 working days.

Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets. We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible.

We will write to you again if there is any change to this. Please do not attend the Visa Application Centre until you have been advised that your application has been decided and that your passport is ready for collection.

Kind Regards,

UK Decision Making Centre

[CR001]

Dears,

I have applied for my tier-2 dependency visa from Riyadh

After reopening of VFS centres in Middle East that is June -28 , it is more than 15 days now

I got from UKVI Sheffield office one email last day , this is as below can anyone advice is anything I need forward to them , they didn’t even ask any additional documents


Dear

Regarding Visa Application:
For:

Thank you for applying for a UK visa. Your visa application has been received and is under consideration. We aim to process non settlement applications within 15 working days (unless you have opted for the Priority Visa service), and settlement applications within 60 working days.

Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets. We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible.

We will write to you again if there is any change to this. Please do not attend the Visa Application Centre until you have been advised that your application has been decided and that your passport is ready for collection.

Kind Regards,

UK Decision Making Centre

Can you please stop tagging your questions onto topics that are NOT relevant to Tier 2 Dependent visas. This topic is ONLY relevant to spouse settlement visas.

Please post your questions in the Tier 2 sub forum!!

https://www.immigrationboards.com/uk-ti ... red-visas/

[Aarav086]

Hi everyone - just wanted to let you all know that my husband’s visa was approved (with 3 month vignette). He received his passport back today. Application done in India. Thanks so much to everyone for help and support during this experience!