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Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by furqan_uk » Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:37 pm

Uk visitor visa standard
Applied from karachi Pakistan online application submitted on 28th Jan 2022.
Biometric and Passport submitted on 1st Feb 2022 at VAC (KHI, Pak) along with supporting docs.
Sponsor contacted: pending
Visa application decision : pending

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Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by kanju44 » Sun Feb 13, 2022 8:52 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Standard Visitor
Country/Town of Application : India/Kochi
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 8th Feb 2022
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 9th Feb 2022
Application under process at British High Commission on :
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:
Contacted for Collection :
Collection made :
Decision of Application :

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Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by iamwellandgood » Wed Feb 16, 2022 12:54 pm

iamwellandgood wrote:
Thu Dec 30, 2021 12:14 pm
Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Mother 6 months, Standard Service
Country/Town of Application : VFS Global, Chandigarh India
Biometrics enrolled at :29/12/2021
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :29/12/2021
Application under process at British High Commission on :N/A
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :N/A
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 12/02/2022
Contacted for Collection : 14/02/2022
Collection made : 15/02/2022
Decision of Application : Approved for 6 months starting 1 March 2022

In Total the turnaround time for current visitor visa application from India is around 45 days. Good luck everyone!

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Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by Tier 4 » Wed Feb 16, 2022 4:37 pm

Standard Visitor Visa : 6 Months
Country/Town of Application : Pakistan , Islamabad
Application submitted: 25/11/2021

Biometrics enrolled at : 13/12/ 2021
Awaiting decision: 7/02 /2022
Delivered via TCS: 16/02/2022
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Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by tcpip_helper » Tue Feb 22, 2022 12:36 pm

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : 5 year Standard Visitor
Country/Town of Application : Karachi
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 9th Feb 2022
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 9th Feb 2022
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : No
Email: Your UK visa application has been issued: 15th Feb 2022
Email received for Collection : 21st Feb 2022
Passport Received via Courier: 22nd Feb 2022
Decision of Application : 5 year Visa Issued

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Post by CR001 » Tue Feb 22, 2022 1:42 pm

Kindly respect that this is not a topic for general discussion or questions about visitor visas. It is for timeline posts only and any questions, discussions or chit chat will be removed.
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Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by talkhome » Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:31 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : 10 years Standard Visitor
Country/Town of Application : Lahore
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 9th Feb 2022
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 9th Feb 2022
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :
Email: Your UK visa application has been issued:
Email received for Collection :
Passport Received via Courier:
Decision of Application :

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Post by faraqut » Wed Feb 23, 2022 10:45 pm

faraqut wrote:
Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:21 am
faraqut wrote:
Fri Dec 24, 2021 3:45 pm
Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : parents 6 months
Country/Town of Application : VFS Global, Islamabad
Biometrics enrolled at :11/11/2021
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :12/11/2021
Application under process at British High Commission on :N/A
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :N/A
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: never received on 05/01/2021
Contacted for Collection : 12/01/2022
Collection made : 19/01/2022
Decision of Application : visa issued

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Post by ub1994 » Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:38 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub-Category: Family (Mother-, Father- and Sister-In-Law)
Country/Town of Application: Islamabad, Pakistan
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at: 29.12.2021
Application forwarded to British High Commission on: 31.12.2021
Application under process at British High Commission on: 20.01.2022
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on: N/A
Contacted with visa application issued email: N/A (never received. Checked spam/junk folder as well. Only passport collection email was received in spam)
Contacted for Collection: 24.02.2022
Collection made: 25.02.2022
Decision of Application: Approved 180 days

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Post by GondalUK » Fri Feb 25, 2022 12:14 pm

Visa Category: 6 months Standard Visitor
Country/Town of Application : Islamabad (Pakistan)
Application submitted: 8th Feb 2022
Biometrics enrolled: 14th Feb 2022 (Free appointment)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Email (Your UK visa application has been issued): 22th Feb 2022
Email received for Collection : 25th Feb 2022
Passport collected: 25th Feb 2022
Decision of Application: Visa Issued

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Re: Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

Post by aliahmadsabir » Fri Feb 25, 2022 2:33 pm

My visit visa timeline
Biometric 12 January 2022
Location Lahore, Pakistan
Visa issued email on 3 February 2022
Passport submission request email on 14 February 2022. Bought keep my passport service.
Passport submitted on 15 February 2022
Passport collection email 25 February 2022
Passport collected on 25 March 2022
6 months visa received

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Post by aliahmadsabir » Fri Feb 25, 2022 5:17 pm

Correction :
Passport collected on 25 February 2022
aliahmadsabir wrote:
Fri Feb 25, 2022 2:33 pm
My visit visa timeline
Biometric 12 January 2022
Location Lahore, Pakistan
Visa issued email on 3 February 2022
Passport submission request email on 14 February 2022. Bought keep my passport service.
Passport submitted on 15 February 2022
Passport collection email 25 February 2022
Passport collected on 25 March 2022
6 months visa received

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Post by kperiyasamy » Tue Mar 01, 2022 11:07 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Standard Family Visitor 6 Months (Mother in Law)
Country/Town of Application : India - Chennai VFS
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 21-Jan-2022
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 21-Jan-2022
Application under process at British High Commission on : None
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : n/a
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: none
Contacted for Collection : 28-Feb-2022
Collection made (Courier) : 01-Mar-2022
Decision of Application : Approved, Visa Granted for 6 Months

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Post by Skamalmustafa » Wed Mar 02, 2022 2:52 pm

Skamalmustafa wrote:
Tue Feb 08, 2022 8:14 am
Skamalmustafa wrote:
Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:09 pm
Skamalmustafa wrote:
Sat Dec 04, 2021 5:22 am
Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (2 years Business) :
Country/Town of Application : Amsterdam, NLD
Nationality: Pakistan
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 03-12-2021
Application forwarded to DMC on :03-12-2021
Application received by DMC on : 03-12-2021
Passport Collected for travel: 23-12-2021
Submission of passport notice: 17-01-2022
Passport Submitted: 28-01-2022
Application forwarded to UKVI: 28-01-2022
Application received by UKVI:28-01-2022
Passport collected with visa:28-01-2022
Visa mistake reported to Home office: 28-01-2022
Mistake acknowledged: 08-02-2022
Resubmission of passport notice for visa correction:08-02-2022
Resubmitted passport: 18-02-2022
Passport picked up with correct visa: 18-02-2022

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Post by sreejith222 » Fri Mar 04, 2022 11:36 am

Standard Visitor Visa
Country/Town of Application : Kochi, Kerala
Nationality: Indian
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 25-02-2025
Application forwarded to DMC on :
Application received by DMC on :
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : n/a
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: 03-03-2022
Contacted for Collection : 04-03-2022
Collection made (Courier) : 04-03-2022
Decision of Application : Approved, Visa Granted for 6 Months

Good luck everyone!

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Post by Adnan2020 » Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:51 pm

Adnan2020 wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 1:09 pm
Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category family brother
Country/Town of Application : gerry Islamabad Pakistan
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 25.01.2022
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 26.01.2022
Application under process at British High Commission on : none
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : none
Contacted with visa application issued email: none
Contacted for Collection : 09.03.2022
Collection made : 09.03.2020
Decision of Application : 6 months visa approved. Shukar al khamdulillah.

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Post by shoaibrehman » Wed Mar 09, 2022 6:08 pm

Standard Visitor Visa (2 years)
Country/Town of Application : Lahore, Pakista
Nationality: Indian
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 25-01-2022
Application forwarded to DMC on :
Application received by DMC on :
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : n/a
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: never received any email
Contacted for Collection : 09-03-2022
Decision of Application : Approved, Visa Granted for 2 years

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Post by furqan_uk » Wed Mar 09, 2022 10:02 pm

furqan_uk wrote:
Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:37 pm
Uk visitor visa standard
Applied from karachi Pakistan online application submitted on 28th Jan 2022.
Biometric and Passport submitted on 1st Feb 2022 at VAC (KHI, Pak) along with supporting docs.
Sponsor contacted: today and ask lots of questions relevant to sponsorship and about me. My sponsor said it was 6min n 30sec call and after spoke to my sponsor. I received email " your uk visa application has been issued "
Visa application decision : your uk visa Application has been issued.

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Post by furqan_uk » Wed Mar 09, 2022 10:03 pm

furqan_uk wrote:
Wed Mar 09, 2022 10:02 pm
furqan_uk wrote:
Thu Feb 10, 2022 10:37 pm
Uk visitor visa standard
Applied from karachi Pakistan online application submitted on 28th Jan 2022.
Biometric and Passport submitted on 1st Feb 2022 at VAC (KHI, Pak) along with supporting docs.
Sponsor contacted on 9th March: today and ask lots of questions relevant to sponsorship and about me. My sponsor said it was 6min n 30sec call and after spoke to my sponsor. I received email " your uk visa application has been issued "
Visa application decision : your uk visa Application has been issued.

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Post by Adnan2020 » Thu Mar 10, 2022 6:07 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category
(Family/General) : Family Parents
Country/Town of Application : Islamabad gerry
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 09.03.2022
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 10.03.2022
Application under process at British High Commission on : waiting
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : waiting
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: waiting
Contacted for Collection : waiting
Collection made : waiting
Decision of Application : waiting

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Post by kanju44 » Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:47 am

kanju44 wrote:
Sun Feb 13, 2022 8:52 pm
Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Standard Visitor
Country/Town of Application : India/Kochi
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 8th Feb 2022
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 9th Feb 2022
Application under process at British High Commission on : N/A
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : N/A
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: N/A
Contacted for Collection :18th Mar 2022
Collection made :19th Mar 2022
Decision of Application : Approved, granted visa for 180 days.

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Post by Kaif Alo » Fri Mar 25, 2022 9:51 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category
(Family/General) : visit tourist
Country/Town of Application : Islamabad Gerry VFS
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 09.03.2022
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 10.03.2022
Application under process at British High Commission on : waiting
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :NA
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: waiting
Contacted for Collection : waiting
Collection made : waiting
Decision of Application : waiting

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Post by CR001 » Fri Mar 25, 2022 1:08 pm

Kindly respect that this is not a topic for general discussion or questions about visitor visas. It is for timeline posts only and any questions, discussions or chit chat will be removed.
Char (CR001 not Casa)
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Please DO NOT send me a PM for immigration advice. I reserve the right to ignore the PM and not respond.

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Post by Faraz2022 » Sat Mar 26, 2022 4:35 am

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : 10 yeat visa/ Family
Country/Town of Application : VFS Global, Karachi
Biometrics enrolled at :14/3/2022
Application forwarded to British High Commission on :14/3/2022
Application under process at British High Commission on :N/A
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :N/A
Contacted with 'courier despatched' text/email:
Courier delivered :
Decision of Application : awaiting

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Post by Faraz2022 » Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:26 pm

Kaif Alo wrote:
Fri Mar 25, 2022 9:51 am
Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category
(Family/General) : visit tourist
Country/Town of Application : Islamabad Gerry VFS
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 09.03.2022
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 10.03.2022
Application under process at British High Commission on : waiting
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :NA
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email: waiting
Contacted for Collection : waiting
Collection made : waiting
Decision of Application : waiting
Any update on this please

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