Spousal Visa Application - Pakistan (Timeline Only)

hashim10 · Post by **hashim10** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:34 pm

fazila89x wrote:Applied ISL - 01/03/2012
Under process - 14/03/12
106 days...........still waiting...............
so annoyed

Ahhh thats harsh, and I thought I had it hard. I applied on 5th march 12 in lahore and still waiting. The annoying thing is that gerry's asked me to email the following: visaenquiries.islamabad@fco.gov.uk to enquire about my wifes application status but my email keeps bouncing as their inbox is currently full.. Urghhhhh!!!

Elisha · Post by **Elisha** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:40 pm

Hashim10
Even i tried emailing that address and to this day not recieved a reply from them so good luck!

Application submitted 29/03/2012
Forwarded to BHC 13/04/2012
Visa granted 21/07/2012
Collected 27/02/2012
Centre mirpur

bassem · Post by **bassem** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:55 pm

My wife's online status has changed to:
"Your application is ready for collection; please visit the UK Visa Application Centre where you submitted your visa application to collect the same"

My wife received a different message from Gerry's which included their opeining times etc.

Should I read anything into the online message? It says "your application" rather than "your passport". Does that mean anything?

To self: don't panic, don't panic!

farah123 · Post by **farah123** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:01 pm

Ok m officially having a panic attack now why us march applicants atleast they shud now grant us our applications this is so unfair wish I submitted mine in mirpur just if I knew

hashim10 · Post by **hashim10** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:04 pm

Hey Bassem,

glad your application has been processed.. I think you should be ok.. I soo wish my wife had applied in mirpur

munchies27 · Post by **munchies27** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:05 pm

asalamu alaikum everyone...
Hope everyone is keeping well.

Hamza84 there isnt a delay in a particular Application Centre. my hubby submitted application on 19/03/12 and we havent heard anything yet. there are people wgo applied before us who are also waiting. there are a few people who submitted their applications from Islamabad in March 2012 and have been granted visas so thats how i know.

we have all been given a timescale for 24weeks so any time before that our decisions will be made. anothere couple of weeks wont harm if we have been able to wait all this time... as long as its a good outcome in the end.

i agree the system is a farce and isnt providing any customer satisfaction, but there isnt anything we can do apart from wait. it seems like all feb applicants are cleared so we are nect to hear good news Insha'Allah

anyways im sorry if this is the incorrect forum for this post.
if it is,could somebody plz kindly post the link to the correct forum.

Many Thanks

JZK [/b][/list]

Elisha · Post by **Elisha** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:13 pm

Bassem
That is a standard reply my husband also got the same text and different message on the online tracking facility like yours.dont read too much into it just tell your wife to go and collect her passport!good luck and let us know the outcome.
Ps i think mirpur are working alot quicker than other centres at the moment!nice for a change!

Application submitted 29/03/2012
Forwarded to BHC 13/04/2012
Visa granted 21/07/2012
Collected 27/07/2012
Centre mirpur

fazila89x · Post by **fazila89x** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:13 pm

ive contacted my mp, sent emails, everything.. after 106 days still nothing... its really hard to stay optimistic after so long.. just fed up now

munchies27 · Post by **munchies27** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:15 pm

@ farah123 i feel exactly how u do. dont worry hun we r all in the same boat.
We will all hear something soon Insha'Allah

i know its hard but just a little more sabr... we will get there in the end.

Anyways time for Zuhr namaaz, remembering u all in my duas and plz do pray for one another and Insha'Allah Allah wil give us all good news

take care

Allah Hafiz

Dshah · Post by **Dshah** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:26 pm

@ bassam
My wife's status said the same and it was granted so don't panic.

bassem · Post by **bassem** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:28 pm

I'm surprised we've got a decision already.

I only contacted my MP on Monday this week. I hope the quick response from BHC is because my MP carries clout and moves quickly and not because there was anything amiss with our paperwork.

laiba85 · Post by **laiba85** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:28 pm

It is a standard response that most receive so dont worry and good luck

Elisha · Post by **Elisha** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:34 pm

Bassem

I doubt your mp had any impact if you only contacted him
On monday because it takes a couple of days for the passport to be sent back to the centre as well therefore it may just be pure coincidence!most likely the visa application would have already been processed when you contacted your mp
Goodluck

king2be98 · Post by **king2be98** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:46 pm

Ok brother's wife got VISA today.

Timeline is:

28 February - Submission Lahore.
30 July - Ready for collection.
31 July - Gerry say come back in 2 days
2 August - Passport Collected with VISA.

That is one of the longest waits anyone has ever had to endure, so those of you who are concerned about your long waits, think about others who've had to wait a lot longer than you.

Regarding your collection, apparently Gerry's had the passport but made some inexplicable excuse to not hand it over on 31 July. I of course wrote emails expressing my disgust. Some people as in my sister in law's case, have to travel 4 hours to get to Lahore and then 4 hours back.

So guys please be careful if you live long distances from the Application Centres.

Any questions let me know.

hashim10 · Post by **hashim10** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:09 pm

Congratz for your bro's wife's visa King.. It was useful to know that you guys submitted your application in Lahore on 28/02/12 which indeed is a shockingly long wait. I guess us March applicants should hear something pretty soon now in'sha'allah. Just out of curiousity, did you guys get your MP involved at all?

leila · Post by **leila** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 5:21 pm

congratualtions king2be for your brothers wife visa ... if i am correct it took a total of 106 working days i believe that it the longest so far.

anyway i would like to add my timeline
i applied in islamabad on 20 march and currently still waiting and today is the 95 working days.

inshallah we shud all hear something soon

farah123 · Post by **farah123** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:00 pm

Waitng for da day when someone says got call or msg for passport collection from isl applicants who applied in march hope next week they finally remeber that march applicants are still left

fazila89x · Post by **fazila89x** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:06 pm

hi king2be98
Congratulations on ur brothers wife's visa!
if im correct your brother applied on the 28th of feb and got a call back on the 31st of july? that makes it 106 days right?
itl be 107 days for me tmrw.. i really didnt expect it to take this long.. think im the longest on the thread

hashim10 · Post by **hashim10** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:42 am

Asalam alaikum Fazila,

which centre did you submit your application too?

fazila89x · Post by **fazila89x** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:32 am

walaikum assalam Hashim
my husband submitted his application in islamabad

hashim10 · Post by **hashim10** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:42 am

Oh izzit.. and there's me thinking lahore was the only centre that was inefficient.. dont worry, in'sh'allah our time is close now!!!

munchies27 · Post by **munchies27** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:56 am

yes ur right our time is near insh'Allah... we r all going down the same road. its most likely for 'ready for collection' status to flood in hopefully next week as we r all/nearly past the 100 day mark. As long as ur case is genuine we will all Insha'Allah be fine.

Mash'Allah everyone nowadays is getting visa granted. i know they refused some cases due to silly reasons like the english language requirement. Dont loose hope.

King2b congrats for ur sis-in-laws visa. just look at how long king's bro had to wait. its all worth it in the end coz ur spouse is gna be with u for the rest of the time. before i used to get impatiant all the time but Allah has given me sabr... Just hope its a good outcome at the end of the day.

i sent numerous emails to my MP, made phone calls, emailed BHC but they r gna take how long they want.

Anyways Jummah Mubarak to All. Insha'Allah good news awaits us all. its just around the corner.

bassem · Post by **bassem** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:11 pm

She got it! Visa granted. I was literally jumping for joy!

So glad that's over. That was an emotional rollercoaster I don't want to go on again.

When getting the paperwork together I was advised only to give them the bare minimum. I was told any excess paperwork would just add to the ECO's workload and give them more documents to check and chase up.

I was really confident when we submitted the application that all the necessary paperwork was present and correct. Then reading this forum got me worried that I had missed important stuff out. Unfortunately, rather than being a help, the forum was what got me down - my fault for being such a worrier. And then there was the prospect of having to apply under the new rules and waiting 5 years for ILR.

However, I'll be back checking the forum when its time to apply for ILR in a few months time. I'm gonna get that sorted at the earliest opportunity.

To people still waiting I would say hang on in there. If there was something seriously wrong with your application you would have had a decision by now. Inshallah it will work out.

farah123 · Post by **farah123** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:48 pm

I have literally started to consider that may there is something wrong with our application or why else would it be so long people who applied on 18 april have got their visa so why only us lot taking so long so unfair

mosesmoses · Post by **mosesmoses** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:07 pm

Just to add my wifes visa app to the timeline:

Application submitted ISL - 19/04/2012
Under process at BHC - 3/05/2012
Ready for collection - waiting

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