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Back in 2012 was the last time that visas were taking this long, but back then they were still processing settlement visas in New York, not Sheffield, which meant they had to deal with the rush of student visa applications as well.
Here are a few settlement visa timelines from 2012, to give you an idea of those previous long processing times:
1)
August 15 - Paid for priority processing and sent application
August 16 - Application arrived in New York
August 17 - Email received that application was opened
October 8 - Email that fiance visa was approved
PRIORITYTime to receive email = 1 day
Time between email received and visa issued = 38 working days
2)
August 24, 2012 - Biometrics and mailed application PRIORITY
August 27, 2012 - Application arrived in NYC
August 28, 2012 - 1st email received - "Application processing"
September 11, 2012 - VISA ISSUED!
PRIORITYTime to receive email = 1 day
Time between email received and visa issued = 10 working days
3)
8/23 - paid priority processing and sent to NY
8/24 - confirmation of receipt email
9/6 - email requesting more documentation
9/14 - Visa Issued
PRIORITYTime to receive email = 1 day
Time between email received and visa issued = 15 working days
4)
17 Sep 12 - Signature delivery confirmation from USPS.
18 Sep 12 - First e-mail: "Priority UK Visa application received ... being processed."
02 Oct 12 - "Your UK visa has been issued." Yay!!
PRIORITYTime to receive email = 1 day
Time between email received and visa issued = 10 working days
5)
Aug 22, 2012: App mailed
Sept 7, 2012: App opened
Oct 15, 2012: Additional Documents Request
Oct 18, 2012: Docs sent overnight mail
Oct 19, 2012: Docs signed for
Oct 19, 2012: Visa Approved!
NON-PRIORITYTime between application mailed and email received = 12 working days
Time between email received and visa issued = 30 working days
6)
July 16 - package arrives in NY
July 21 - package opened
Sept 13 - request for more documents
Sept 18 - all further documents arrive in NY
Sept 26 - email: your UK visa has been issued!
NON-PRIORITYTime to receive email = 5 working days
Time between email received and visa issued = 48 working days
7)
21 July 2012: Sent in application to New York
23 July 2012: Application arrived and signed for
30 July 2012: E-mail notification that application was received and opened
19 September 2012: Received e-mail stating UK visa has been issued
NON-PRIORITYTime to receive email = 5 working days
Time between email received and visa issued = 38 working days
8 )
23 July 2012: arrived in NY
27 Sept 2012: visa issued
NON-PRIORITYTime to receive email = Email not received
Time between documents arriving in NY and visa issued = 47 working days