August priority and non priority

Thanks Larabee and Phu.  Yeah Im super excited he is going to be here and maybe just maybe my visa will come in the meantime and I can fly back with him.   

That would be perfect, wouldn't it?  Fingers crossed for you! 

Any updates from anyone on August applications? On day 16 here (priority) and no emails yet or any confirmations.

Got the email "Your online application has been received in Sheffield, UK.  Your application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer."

So this means...someone is looking at it? so a few days a decision will be made?

So glad to get something after 3 weeks after they received it

Got the email "Your online application has been received in Sheffield, UK.  Your application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer."

So this means...someone is looking at it? so a few days a decision will be made?

So glad to get something after 3 weeks after they received it

It means they've logged the application into their system as received.  Nothing more, nothing less. 

So it does not mean it is "currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer"

Priority? Think it will still be another week? month? couple  months?

So it does not mean it is "currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer"

Priority? Think it will still be another week? month? couple  months?

It means it has been received, opened and put in the processing line along with all the other applications waiting to be processed.

So, now you just have to wait.

It could be a week, it could be a month... we just don't know how fast they are getting through the applications right now. Fingers crossed you get it quickly.

So it does not mean it is "currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer"

Priority? Think it will still be another week? month? couple  months?

I would plan on 4-5 weeks in total (from when they received it) for priority.

Received Automated Confirmation EMAIL (Priority) See Timeline Below... Hopefully won't be long now.

Is anybody else still waiting to hear? I sent my application to Sheffield on the 16th of August, had confirmation from ups that it arrived on the 18th. I still haven't had any emails saying it's being processed. I'm so nervous about this, this is my second time applying to be with my husband, we applied within the U.K. when I was on a student visa and not married yet (applied under unmarried partners) and were refused because we were missing a few pay slips from the six month period! I'm so anxious to hear back this time. It's nice to know I'm not the only one still waiting!

Sorry you're waiting still, erine91 .

Did you pay for priority processing for the application?

Your previous visa refusal shouldn't affect the outcome of this application as long as you addressed the reasons for the refusal. However, it may slow down your processing time as they will need to look into the previous refusal first... So that could add a couple of weeks into the processing time.

Unfortunately, the document requirements are really strict and if even one of the required payslips is missing, the visa can be refused.

Fingers crossed you hear back soon - and don't worry, several other people have not received any emails either.


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Sorry you're waiting still, erine91 .

Did you pay for priority processing for the application?

Your previous visa refusal shouldn't affect the outcome of this application as long as you addressed the reasons for the refusal. However, it may slow down your processing time as they will need to look into the previous refusal first... So that could add a couple of weeks into the processing time.

Unfortunately, the document requirements are really strict and if even one of the required payslips is missing, the visa can be refused.

Fingers crossed you hear back soon - and don't worry, several other people have not received any emails either.


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Thank you for the reply! I had a feeling it would take longer, our solicitor made sure to include it as evidence as the judge who sent the refusal said in his letter that if I applied from the states he saw no reason why I shouldn't get the visa and return to the U.K. We've sent every scrap of evidence we could possibly gather with our solicitor's help. I'm so anxious because of everything that happened last time! I've seen on a few topics that it could take 24 weeks, is that true? I hope everyone on here gets the response they want as soon as possible!

Yeah, it can take longer but as long as you meet the requirements and sent all the required documents this time, it shouldn't be a reason for refusal.

It's a tick-box visa - as long as they can tick the boxes to say you meet the requirements and have included every document, the visa will be granted. Last time, they couldn't tick all the boxes because they didn't have all 6 months of payslips, so they had to refuse it.

Again, did you pay for priority processing? If you did, you may get the visa within the next 2-3 weeks or so, but if you didn't you could be waiting another 1-2 months or so.

In theory it could take up to 24 weeks - that's UKVI's service standards time for their business targets (95% in 12 weeks, 100% in 24 weeks), but generally it hasn't taken longer than 3-4 months over the last few years.


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Just received an email this morning stating they rec'd my application but like everyone says its an automatic email..at least the received it..am happy thanks to all the mods
to many to mention but all the brothers and sisters who helped me. I consider you that...

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Again, did you pay for priority processing? If you did, you may get the visa within the next 2-3 weeks or so, but if you didn't you could be waiting another 1-2 months or so.

In theory it could take up to 24 weeks - that's UKVI's service standards time for their business targets (95% in 12 weeks, 100% in 24 weeks), but generally it hasn't taken longer than 3-4 months over the last few years.


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Sorry, forgot to add that, we couldn't afford priority at the time, we weren't expecting to have to reapply so suddenly! I'm hoping it's only another month at most, I'm definitely missing my husband. 

Sorry, forgot to add that, we couldn't afford priority at the time, we weren't expecting to have to reapply so suddenly! I'm hoping it's only another month at most, I'm definitely missing my husband. 

Ah, in that case you may have a while to wait - non-priority people who mailed their applications in June and July are still waiting for their visas even now.

Hopefully they will manage to clear the backlog soon and we'll get a rush of decisions in a short space of time (as has happened in the past) - fingers crossed.


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