April Timeline

Coincidentally Im in the exact same situation. My wife also has bi-polar and is in a depressive phase. Having to leave the country in order to apply has made things worse, but with the magics of the internet, were able to stay well connected. Just remember, you and her are not alone. It'll get better.

Thank you for sharing, really. You're right I also meant depressive phase. And yes, without Skype I don't think we could have got through it. We've managed to get through the past 4 years mostly apart, I think we can handle another few weeks

Hopefully we start seeing some "decisions made emails" on this thread soon to start getting the excitement going for March/Aprils!

Hello All, I've been following this forum for a while and decided to post out timeline. My husband submitted his online application on the 2nd April and went for his biometrics on the 6th of April. We paid for priority however she forgot to write priority on the envelope which had the supporting documents. We tracked the package and it showed it had been signed for by someone however we've only got the generic email they send.So i guess I'm joining the long wait as my husband was refused a visa last year for overstaying by 2 days as he was in the hospital with an irregular heart condition. So this time around we paid for a letter from his GP when he was a student confirming it and also included letter from the hospital. Fingers crossed and praying we all get approved here. x

Hello All, I've been following this forum for a while and decided to post out timeline. My husband submitted his online application on the 2nd April and went for his biometrics on the 6th of April. We paid for priority however she forgot to write priority on the envelope which had the supporting documents. We tracked the package and it showed it had been signed for by someone however we've only got the generic email they send.So i guess I'm joining the long wait as my husband was refused a visa last year for overstaying by 2 days as he was in the hospital with an irregular heart condition. So this time around we paid for a letter from his GP when he was a student confirming it and also included letter from the hospital. Fingers crossed and praying we all get approved here. x

If you got the confirmation email, it sounds like it's in the correct pile!  Did you put the priority receipt on top?

So long as you cleared any money owed with the NHS, he should be fine. 

He did send copies reciepta for all IHS and priority. He sent his uni degree as he schooled in UK as english language proof as well as marriage certificate and pictures of our wedding and pictures of us together when he was residing in UK as well as loads of train ticket bookings showing he was coming to see me to the biometric appointment  as he's in Ghana and i sent all supporting documents originating from UK such as bank statements and payslips  and title deeds to my mums house as well as flight and boarding passes for when i went to see him twice in Ghana. So although I've had confirmation email he thinks its for the documents he submitted at the biometric enrollment as the confirmation came with a message telling us to send docs or ignore it if already sent.

Ah, if he's applying from Ghana, then we can't really give you any advice on processing times.

The application process and processing times are different for US applications compared with Ghana applications.

The February processing times for Ghana applications are 70% in 30 working days and 98% processed in 90 days.

The February processing times for US applications are 92% processed in 30 working days and 98% in 60 working days.


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He should come visit you.   

I suggested that to him; but unfortunately, we're both in the limbo of not having enough money for that option  We kind of have enough for my ticket home and that's about it.

I suggested that to him; but unfortunately, we're both in the limbo of not having enough money for that option  We kind of have enough for my ticket home and that's about it.

I know that feeling. When I moved over we really wanted to get me back by Valentine's day. It would have been the first one we got to celebrate together, but that didn't quite work. The flights were simply too expensive. So we just postponed out Valentine's plans for when I was there. You guys can still make a big deal out of it for him. You could have a meal together over Skype and watch a movie?

The important thing to remember is that this will be the last time, right?

And you never know, maybe things will move nice and quickly and you'll be there in time for his birthday.

I know that feeling. When I moved over we really wanted to get me back by Valentine's day. It would have been the first one we got to celebrate together, but that didn't quite work. The flights were simply too expensive. So we just postponed out Valentine's plans for when I was there. You guys can still make a big deal out of it for him. You could have a meal together over Skype and watch a movie?

The important thing to remember is that this will be the last time, right?

And you never know, maybe things will move nice and quickly and you'll be there in time for his birthday.

Awe I love that idea! I'm definitely going to suggest that.

And I'm hoping that, myself. It'll be a summer miracle, but it'd be lovely.

If you got the confirmation email, it sounds like it's in the correct pile!  Did you put the priority receipt on top?

So long as you cleared any money owed with the NHS, he should be fine. 

This may seem like a silly question but I was in the UK on a student visa and visited a GP twice during the year to have a regular "check-up". I didn't receive any medication or stay in a hospital or anything and only had the GP check my vitals. Do I need to send in any information to the UKVI regarding these two visits? Do they even care? I paid for the right to use the NHS with the IHS but I have heard of people being denied because of not informing the UKVI about medical treatment.

I am so paranoid about everything at this point 

You do have to list on the application form that you saw a GP, but as you were on a visa that entitled you to 'free' NHS care, you don't have to do anything else or worry about this.

They are just trying to make sure that people who used the NHS but were not entitled to free treatment have paid for that treatment.

It's not about whether you had any treatment or not, it's about whether you had to PAY for that treatment... because if you have £500 or more in unpaid NHS debt (I.e. From treatment on a visitor visa), it is an automatic visa refusal.

On a student visa valid more than 6 months, you did not have to pay at point of service anyway (as you paid the IHS), so this will not affect you at all.

Just list your GP visits and the GP details and state you did not have to pay due to being on a Tier 4 visa.


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Oh goodness. I already filled out and paid for my online application and when it asked if I was ever treated by a GP in the UK I clicked "no". Should I add a cover letter to state that I was never treated but I saw someone? Will this error in my application cause a refusal?

You can correct it in pen on your printed online form - no big deal.

If you like, you can also make a note of the correction in a cover letter or in the Additional Information section if there's any room once it's printed.

The thing is that ANY contact with the NHS must be listed because you might have been charged for it. If you were on a visitor visa or a visa valid less than 6 months, you might have had to pay for the GP visit, even if you had no treatment, and it's the potential payment they are concerned with, not whether there was actual treatment involved.


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Okay I will correct it on my paper app. I paid a lot of money for the IHS so I sure hope I don't owe any money haha 

From Paragraph 320 of Part 9 of the immigration rules:

Grounds on which entry clearance or leave to enter the United Kingdom should normally be refused

(22) where one or more relevant NHS body has notified the Secretary of State that the person seeking entry or leave to enter has failed to pay a charge or charges with a total value of at least £500 in accordance with the relevant NHS regulations on charges to overseas visitors.

Now, simple GP visits should be free even for visitors, but if you don't list it and then UKVI find out you visited a GP and didn't mention it in your application, it could look like you have something to hide... which could be considered using deception.


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Well now Im scared. I hit no under the receiving medical treatment. I saw a GP 4/5 times while on my student visa but never while I was in the country on a visitor visa. I even sprained my  MCL while there last month but refused to go because I didn't want to jeopardize my application.

You do have to list on the application form that you saw a GP, but as you were on a visa that entitled you to 'free' NHS care, you don't have to do anything else or worry about this.

They are just trying to make sure that people who used the NHS but were not entitled to free treatment have paid for that treatment.

It's not about whether you had any treatment or not, it's about whether you had to PAY for that treatment... because if you have £500 or more in unpaid NHS debt (I.e. From treatment on a visitor visa), it is an automatic visa refusal.

On a student visa valid more than 6 months, you did not have to pay at point of service anyway (as you paid the IHS), so this will not affect you at all.

Just list your GP visits and the GP details and state you did not have to pay due to being on a Tier 4 visa.


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