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Re: UK Visa Settlement Processing Time
« Reply #2355 on: November 07, 2011, 04:07:56 PM »
New York for a settlement visa

26th Oct - Mailed the application
28th Oct - email to acknowledge receipt of application
31st Oct - email to say it needed extra processing (up to 15 days)
4th Nov - email saying visa had been issued
7th Nov - visa arrived in the post

Really impressed with communication and speed this time around  ;D


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Re: UK Visa Settlement Processing Time
« Reply #2356 on: November 08, 2011, 07:17:16 PM »
You all were right.... you feel so silly for all that worry when you finally get that email....

Cuz.....  I feel a bit silly....

Cuz....

I GOT ISSUED MY VISA TODAY!!!!! :):):)
Oct 17, 11 - Submitted online application
Oct 21, 11 - Biometrics
Oct 28, 11 - Mailed documents (no priority)
Oct 31, 11 - FedEx delivered
Nov 1, 11 - Email saying documents opened and organized
Nov 4, 11 - Email saying needs further processing
Nov 8, 11 - Email saying visa issued!!!
Feb 14, 2012 - FLR issued!
Feb, 2014 - ILR issued!


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Re: UK Visa Settlement Processing Time
« Reply #2357 on: November 08, 2011, 08:53:29 PM »
Woo, congrats to all the recent approvals :)
Oct 10th - Applied Online
Oct 14th - Biometrics Appt.
Oct 24th - Application fed-ex'd Overnight w/ Worldbridge Priority Service
Oct 25th - Email saying it had been received
Oct 27th - Email saying Visa Approved!


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Re: UK Visa Settlement Processing Time
« Reply #2358 on: November 08, 2011, 09:13:13 PM »
Congrats Yorkshire Lass and kkidd85!  :)
"Once in awhile, in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairytale."
Met Online: 6 November 2010
Married <3: 29 September 2011
Overnighted docs: 18 October 2011
Visa issued!: 20 October 2011
Moved to the UK: 3 December 2011
ILR granted: 18 November 2013
UK Citizenship: 8 April 2015


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Re: UK Visa Settlement Processing Time
« Reply #2359 on: November 08, 2011, 09:21:50 PM »
Proof that the "needs further processing" email isn't a bad thing :)

I'm also impressed with the speed and communication!

Oct 17, 11 - Submitted online application
Oct 21, 11 - Biometrics
Oct 28, 11 - Mailed documents (no priority)
Oct 31, 11 - FedEx delivered
Nov 1, 11 - Email saying documents opened and organized
Nov 4, 11 - Email saying needs further processing
Nov 8, 11 - Email saying visa issued!!!
Oct 17, 11 - Submitted online application
Oct 21, 11 - Biometrics
Oct 28, 11 - Mailed documents (no priority)
Oct 31, 11 - FedEx delivered
Nov 1, 11 - Email saying documents opened and organized
Nov 4, 11 - Email saying needs further processing
Nov 8, 11 - Email saying visa issued!!!
Feb 14, 2012 - FLR issued!
Feb, 2014 - ILR issued!


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Re: UK Visa Settlement Processing Time
« Reply #2360 on: November 08, 2011, 10:28:47 PM »
Great news congrats to everyone who got approved x


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Re: UK Visa Settlement Processing Time
« Reply #2361 on: November 09, 2011, 11:29:24 PM »
October 26, 2011: Applied online
November 3: Biometrics appointment
November 7: sent documents priority service
November 8: email saying documents had arrived
November 9: email that visa had been issued!

Only took them one day to approve! Thanks for the help I got on his forum, you guys are amazing.


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Re: UK Visa Settlement Processing Time
« Reply #2362 on: November 10, 2011, 08:31:29 AM »
That's great news love and so quick too enjoy your life in the UK together x ;D


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Re: UK Visa Settlement Processing Time
« Reply #2363 on: November 22, 2011, 07:22:28 PM »
joining the ranks here, just mailed it out a few minutes ago  :o
 

so at the moment this is my timeline:
November 18-paid for visa
November 22-paid for priority, did biometrics, and overnighted it USPS


and now i wait O_o


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Re: UK Visa Settlement Processing Time
« Reply #2364 on: November 22, 2011, 08:32:49 PM »
Just got the email saying my visa has been issued! I'm officially going to join my husband in London!

Timeline:
October 28 - Online application submitted
November 4 - Biometrics
November 12 - Sent in supporting documents (Priority Settlement processing)
November 14 - Call from UKBA saying envelope arrived damaged, confirmed that everything was still inside. Also got email after this saying that it would be processed priority
November 22 - Email saying visa issued!

What a relief!


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Re: UK Visa Settlement Processing Time
« Reply #2365 on: November 22, 2011, 08:57:54 PM »
congrats Neuf, good luck to you caitlin x


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Re: UK Visa Settlement Processing Time
« Reply #2366 on: November 22, 2011, 10:40:03 PM »
joining the ranks here, just mailed it out a few minutes ago  :o
 

so at the moment this is my timeline:
November 18-paid for visa
November 22-paid for priority, did biometrics, and overnighted it USPS


and now i wait O_o


Good luck, I remember your posts from around the time I applied for my visa.  I hope you get it this time!


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Re: UK Visa Settlement Processing Time
« Reply #2367 on: November 23, 2011, 12:32:22 AM »
Good luck, I remember your posts from around the time I applied for my visa.  I hope you get it this time!


i hope so too, the last time i wasent this scared about it so maybe thats a good sign lol


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Re: UK Visa Settlement Processing Time
« Reply #2368 on: November 23, 2011, 10:18:27 AM »

i hope so too, the last time i wasent this scared about it so maybe thats a good sign lol

Are you going for unmarried partner or visit?


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Re: UK Visa Settlement Processing Time
« Reply #2369 on: November 23, 2011, 12:30:34 PM »
Are you going for unmarried partner or visit?

unmarried partner proposed civil partnership visa


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