Visitor Visa Applications - TIMELINES ONLY

[PPS832]

Standard Visitor Visa Sub - Category : 6 months (Parents - First time visitors)
Country/Town of Application : Ahmedabad, India
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 14th Apr 2022
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : Not known
Application under process at British High Commission on : Not known
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on : Sent a paid query on 11th May 2022
Response from UKVI : Visa under process 11th May 2022 (UKVI responded on the same day)
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email : 23rd May 2022
Contacted for Collection/passport delivery : 23rd May 2022
Passport received : 24th May 2022
Visa issue date : 1st week of Jun 2022
Visa end date : 1st week of Dec 2022

[CR001]

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.

[santhkumar]

Visa Category: 6 months Standard Visitor (FIRST TIME TRAVELLER to the UK)
(Family/General) : Family Visit Visa
Country/Town of Application : Bangalore, India
Application submitted: 21st March 2022
Biometrics enrolled: 28th March 2022 (Premium Lounge)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Contacts: 6 Paid Calls enquiry but always same response that application waiting for processing until 21st May 2022
Email (Your UK visa application has been processed): 6th June 2022
Email received for Passport Ready: 06th June 2022
Passport dispatched by Courier: 6th June 2022
Decision of Application: waiting for passport delivery

[CR001]

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.

[meself2]

Visa Category: 6 months Standard Visitor / Tourism
Country/Town of Application : Dublin, IE
Application submitted: 5th May 2022
Biometrics enrolled: 31st May 2022
Email received for Collection :
Decision of Application:
Passport collected:
Visa Status:

Visa Category: 6 months Standard Visitor / Tourism
Country/Town of Application : Dublin, IE
Application submitted: 5th May 2022
Biometrics enrolled: 31st May 2022
Received by DMC: 6th June 2022
Email received for Collection :
Decision of Application:
Passport collected:
Visa Status:

Correction in dates, was received just now (since TLS contact site said "transferred", I assumed it meant the same as received, but nope.
European visit visas seem to be processed in Shanghai according to the table, so not surprised it took a while.

[alog1]

Visa category: 6 months standard visitor
(Family/General): Tourism (including visiting family and friends)
Country/Town of Application: Chennai, India
Application submitted: 26.03.2022
Biometrics enrolled at: 30.03.2022
Application forwarded to UK Visas and Immigration on: 30.03.2022
Update from UKVI on: 21/05/2022
"UKVI is prioritising applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine. This is in addition to significant levels of demand across all visa routes globally, following the easing of travel restrictions into the UK and standard visitor visa applications are currently taking between 9-10 weeks to process. We are sending you this email to acknowledge that your visa application will take longer than 6 weeks to process."
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on:
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:
Contacted for Collection : waiting
Collection made : waiting
Decision of Application : waiting

Contacted with 'processed ' text/email: 07/06/2022
Contact for passport couriered : 07/06/2022
Collection made : waiting
Decision of Application : waiting

[sfarooqui]

Visa category: 6 months standard visitor (Mother First Time Visit)
(Family/General): Tourism (including visiting family and friends)
Country/Town of Application: Chennai, India
Application submitted: 20.04.2022
Biometrics enrolled at: 05.05.2022 - Hyderabad
Application forwarded to UK Visas and Immigration on: N/A
Update from UKVI on: 08/06/2022
"UKVI is prioritising applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine. This is in addition to significant levels of demand across all visa routes globally, following the easing of travel restrictions into the UK and standard visitor visa applications are currently taking between 9-10 weeks to process. We are sending you this email to acknowledge that your visa application will take longer than 6 weeks to process."
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on:
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email:
Contacted for Collection : waiting
Collection made : waiting
Decision of Application : waiting

[anavuduri]

Visa Category: 6 months Standard Visitor
(Family/General) : Family Visit Visa
Country/Town of Application : Bengaluru, India
Application submitted: 23th March 2022
Biometrics enrolled: 29th March 2022 (Free appointment)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Email (Your UK visa application has been issued): No
Email received for Collection : no
Passport collected: pending
Decision of Application: pending

My travel date is 21/05/2022 from BLR To LHR.

Visa Category: 6 months Standard Visitor
(Family/General) : Family Visit Visa
Country/Town of Application : Bengaluru, India
Application submitted: 23th March 2022
Biometrics enrolled: 29th March 2022 (Free appointment)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Email (Your UK visa application has been issued): No
Email received for Collection : 8 June 2022
Passport collected: pending
Decision of Application: pending

[hitengpatel]

Standard Visitor Visa Sub - Category : 6 months (In-Laws - First/Second time visitors)
Country/Town of Application : Ahmedabad, India
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 30th Apr 2022
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : Not known
Application under process at British High Commission on : Last called on 30th May and it was awaiting
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :No
Response from UKVI : Called UKBA Phone enquiry on 8th June and response was Decision has been made
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email : waiting
Contacted for Collection/passport delivery : waiting
Passport received : waiting
Visa issue date : waiting
Visa end date : waiting

[anavuduri]

Visa Category: 6 months Standard Visitor
(Family/General) : Family Visit Visa
Country/Town of Application : Bengaluru, India
Application submitted: 23th March 2022
Biometrics enrolled: 29th March 2022 (Free appointment)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Email (Your UK visa application has been issued): No
Email received for Collection : no
Passport collected: pending
Decision of Application: pending

My travel date is 21/05/2022 from BLR To LHR.

Visa Category: 6 months Standard Visitor
(Family/General) : Family Visit Visa
Country/Town of Application : Bengaluru, India
Application submitted: 23th March 2022
Biometrics enrolled: 29th March 2022 (Free appointment)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Email (Your UK visa application has been issued): No
Email received for Collection : 8 June 2022
Passport collected: pending
Decision of Application: pending

Visa Category: 6 months Standard Visitor
(Family/General) : Family Visit Visa
Country/Town of Application : Bengaluru, India
Application submitted: 23th March 2022
Biometrics enrolled: 29th March 2022 (Free appointment)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Email (Your UK visa application has been issued): No
Email received for Collection : 8 June 2022
Passport collected: 9 June 2022 (via courier)
Decision of Application: Issued

[Lavinarm]

Visa Category: 6 months Standard Visitor (FIRST TIME TRAVELLER)
(Family/General) : Family Visit Visa
Country/Town of Application : Mumbai, India
Application submitted: 25th March 2022
Biometrics enrolled: 30th March 2022 (Free appointment)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No

Update from UKVI on: 21/05/2022
UKVI is prioritizing applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine. This is in addition to significant levels of demand across all visa routes globally, following the easing of travel restrictions into the UK and standard visitor visa applications are currently taking between 9-10 weeks to process. We are sending you this email to acknowledge that your visa application will take longer than 6 weeks to process.

Email (Your UK visa application has been issued): No
Email received for Collection : 10/06/2022
Passport collected:11/06/2022
Decision of Application: 6 months visit visa from 07/06/2022

[pkt1980]

Visa Category: 6 months Standard Visitor
(Family/General) : Family Visit Visa
Country/Town of Application : Hyderabad, India
Application submitted: 04 April 2022
Biometrics enrolled: 04 April 2022 (Free appointment)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Email (Your UK visa application has been issued): No
Email received for Collection : 11 June 2022
Passport collected: 13 June 2022 (via courier)
Decision of Application: Issued

[justjigar]

Passport has been dispathced email: 14-June-2022
Courier received: 15-June-2022
Decision: granted visa from 10th June onwards

Visa category: 6 months standard visitor
(Family/General): Tourism (including visiting family and friends)
Country/Town of Application: Mumbai South, India

Bio-metrics enrolled at: 30.03.2022

Update from UKVI on: 21/05/2022
UKVI is prioritizing applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine. This is in addition to significant levels of demand across all visa routes globally, following the easing of travel restrictions into the UK and standard visitor visa applications are currently taking between 9-10 weeks to process. We are sending you this email to acknowledge that your visa application will take longer than 6 weeks to process.

Paid telephonic inquiry on 01-JUN-2022: Application still awaiting decision
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on:
Collection made : waiting
Decision of Application : waiting

Visa category: 6 months standard visitor
(Family/General): Tourism (including visiting family and friends)
Country/Town of Application: Mumbai South, India

Bio-metrics enrolled at: 30.03.2022

Update from UKVI on: 21/05/2022
UKVI is prioritizing applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine. This is in addition to significant levels of demand across all visa routes globally, following the easing of travel restrictions into the UK and standard visitor visa applications are currently taking between 9-10 weeks to process. We are sending you this email to acknowledge that your visa application will take longer than 6 weeks to process.

Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on:
Collection made : waiting
Decision of Application : waiting

[lolisecka]

Passport has been dispathced email: 14-June-2022
Courier received: 15-June-2022
Decision: granted visa from 10th June onwards

Visa category: 6 months standard visitor
(Family/General): Tourism (including visiting family and friends)
Country/Town of Application: Mumbai South, India

Bio-metrics enrolled at: 30.03.2022

Update from UKVI on: 21/05/2022
UKVI is prioritizing applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine. This is in addition to significant levels of demand across all visa routes globally, following the easing of travel restrictions into the UK and standard visitor visa applications are currently taking between 9-10 weeks to process. We are sending you this email to acknowledge that your visa application will take longer than 6 weeks to process.

Paid telephonic inquiry on 01-JUN-2022: Application still awaiting decision
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on:
Collection made : waiting

congratulation to you please for you. Keep us in your prayers we still waiting 10 weeks next week Monday.
Decision of Application : waiting

Visa category: 6 months standard visitor
(Family/General): Tourism (including visiting family and friends)
Country/Town of Application: Mumbai South, India

Bio-metrics enrolled at: 30.03.2022

Update from UKVI on: 21/05/2022
UKVI is prioritizing applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine. This is in addition to significant levels of demand across all visa routes globally, following the easing of travel restrictions into the UK and standard visitor visa applications are currently taking between 9-10 weeks to process. We are sending you this email to acknowledge that your visa application will take longer than 6 weeks to process.

Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on:
Collection made : waiting
Decision of Application : waiting

[hitengpatel]

Standard Visitor Visa Sub - Category : 6 months (In-Laws - First/Second time visitors)
Country/Town of Application : Ahmedabad, India
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 30th Apr 2022
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : Not known
Application under process at British High Commission on : Last called on 30th May and it was awaiting
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable) on :No
Contacted with 'decision made' text/email : No .Called UKBA Phone enquiry on 8th June and response was Decision has been made
Contacted for Collection/passport delivery : 14-Jun-2022
Passport collected/received : 15-Jun-2022
Visa issue date : 7-Jun-2022
Visa end date : 7-Dec-2022

[lolisecka]

Standard visit visa 6 month(First Time Traveller)
Bio 11/04/2022 Banjul Gambia
7 paid phone calls
4 paid emails always same thing awaiting decision.
19/06/2022 @18:50 received this email below
19/06/2022 decision:yes
No contacts from homeoffice.


Thank you for contacting UK Visas and Immigration International Contact Centre.

With regards to your enquiry about the status of your application, our records indicate that a decision has been made on your application. We cannot discuss the outcome of your application on-line or by telephone.

Please allow 10 working days for the visa application centre to contact you in regards to collection or delivery of your passport.

We strongly recommend that you do not buy a non-refundable, non-flexible ticket to the UK, until your visa application has been approved and you have received your documents.

Please note the information given to you on the progress of an application is dependent on the details you provide, and we can only provide the progress updates based on the application reference number given.

We do not have access to specific case information and so progress updates could be subject to change. Please wait for formal contact or a decision letter before taking any further steps.

[ska_abbas]

Visa Category: 6 months Standard Visitor (Previously travelled to the UK in 1998-2000)
(Family/General) : Family Visit Visa
Country/Town of Application : Islamabad, Pakistan
Application submitted: 23 April 2022
Biometrics enrolled: 5 May 2022 (free appointment)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Contacts: 1 paid email to UKVI - waiting
Email (Your UK visa application has been processed): waiting
Email received for Passport Ready: waiting
Passport dispatched by Courier: waiting
Decision of Application: waiting

We are on to our 7th week now, however, no communication has been made by UKVI, not even the one which says, your application will take longer than 6 weeks. I used the paid email service yesterday, now waiting for a response.

[lolisecka]

Standard visit visa 6 month(First Time Traveller)
Bio 11/04/2022 Banjul Gambia
7 paid phone calls
4 paid emails always same thing awaiting decision.
19/06/2022 @18:50 received this email below
19/06/2022 decision: yes
No contacts from home office.


Thank you for contacting UK Visas and Immigration International Contact Centre.

With regards to your enquiry about the status of your application, our records indicate that a decision has been made on your application. We cannot discuss the outcome of your application on-line or by telephone.

Please allow 10 working days for the visa application centre to contact you in regards to collection or delivery of your passport.

We strongly recommend that you do not buy a non-refundable, non-flexible ticket to the UK, until your visa application has been approved and you have received your documents.

Please note the information given to you on the progress of an application is dependent on the details you provide, and we can only provide the progress updates based on the application reference number given.

We do not have access to specific case information and so progress updates could be subject to change. Please wait for formal contact or a decision letter before taking any further steps.

Decision made 17th June 2022
Passport Delivery : waiting
outcome: waiting

[Rimas15]

It’s almost 7 weeks from Biometrics and haven’t heard anything from UKVI or VFS.

Standard Visitor Visa Sub- Category (Family/General) : Family (Parent in laws)
Country/Town of Application : Mumbai North, India
Application submitted & biometrics enrolled at : 12 May 2022
Application forwarded to British High Commission on : 12 May 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 :

[RMasin]

Visa Category: 6 months Standard Visitor
(Family/General) : Family Visit Visa
Country/Town of Application : Hyderabad, India
Application submitted: 11 April 2022
Biometrics enrolled: 19 April 2022 (paid appointment)
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Email (Your UK visa application has been issued): waiting
Email received for Collection : waiting
Passport collected: waiting
Decision of Application: waiting


Been more than 10weeks since Biometrics given and still no news from UKVI- frustrated

[Putra]

Visa Category: 6 months Standard Visitor
(Family/General) : Parent Visit Visa (1st visit)
Country/Town of Application : VFS Ahmedabad, India
Application submitted: 05th Apr 2022
Biometrics enrolled: 14th Apr 2022
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Email (Your UK visa application has been issued): No, Contacted UKVI using paid mail enquiry on 06th may, status is still as awaiting decision, checked last on 20th May.
Email received for Collection : No
Passport collected: No
Decision of Application: No

Took paid mail query and no mail received yet. It is still awaiting decision as checked on 29th June.

[lolisecka]

Standard visit visa 6 month(First Time Traveller)
Bio 11/04/2022 Banjul Gambia
7 paid phone calls
4 paid emails always same thing awaiting decision.
19/06/2022 @18:50 received this email below
19/06/2022 decision: yes
No contacts from home office.


Thank you for contacting UK Visas and Immigration International Contact Centre.

With regards to your enquiry about the status of your application, our records indicate that a decision has been made on your application. We cannot discuss the outcome of your application on-line or by telephone.

Please allow 10 working days for the visa application centre to contact you in regards to collection or delivery of your passport.

We strongly recommend that you do not buy a non-refundable, non-flexible ticket to the UK, until your visa application has been approved and you have received your documents.

passport received :Approve

Good Luck to all..

Please note the information given to you on the progress of an application is dependent on the details you provide, and we can only provide the progress updates based on the application reference number given.

We do not have access to specific case information and so progress updates could be subject to change. Please wait for formal contact or a decision letter before taking any further steps.

Decision made 17th June 2022
Passport Delivery : waiting
outcome: waiting

[RH12]

Help please!

Application submitted for my parents visit visa on 12th May 2022.
Biometrics on 9th June (premium lounge paid appointment)

I have not heard back from UKVI.

Moderaror edit : please do not ask questions in the TIMELINE only thread

[Letsee2022]

Hi all,

Application made on 16th May for in-laws in Mumbai. They have been here before. No update yet from visa department.

[Putra]

Visa Category: 6 months Standard Visitor
(Family/General) : Parent Visit Visa (1st visit)
Country/Town of Application : VFS Ahmedabad, India
Application submitted: 05th Apr 2022
Biometrics enrolled: 14th Apr 2022
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (if applicable): No
Email (Your UK visa application has been issued): No, Contacted UKVI using paid mail enquiry on 06th may, status is still as awaiting decision, checked last on 20th May.
Email received for Collection : No
Passport collected: No
Decision of Application: No

Took paid mail query and no mail received yet. It is still awaiting decision as checked on 29th June.

Further checked on 06th July and mentioned that it is 12 week about to completed so got below response.

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Thank you for your query from the information you have provided, we have escalated your case to the relevant department on 06-07-2022 and you should be contacted within 15 working days. Please wait until the 15 working days have passed before contacting the service again as we are unable to do anything further before this time.

We strongly recommend that you do not buy a non-refundable, non-flexible ticket to the UK, until your visa application has been approved and you have received your documents.
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