Non-priority Spousal Visa Timeline

I massively underestimated how sick I would feel to get the “decision made” email.

We received the email today on a non priority after 26 business days. My mind is going straight to the worst “there must have been something glaringly obvious for a rejection”

I hate to tell you this, but it gets worse! Just wait until you have the package in your hands... it's hard to breathe at that point! 

I massively underestimated how sick I would feel to get the “decision made” email.

We received the email today on a non priority after 26 business days. My mind is going straight to the worst “there must have been something glaringly obvious for a rejection”

Type of Application: Settlement Spouse Visa (non priority)
Met Husband: January 2014
Got married: 14 November 2017
Online application: 24 February 2018
Biometrics: 27 February 2018
Application mailed: 27 February 2018
Application received in Sheffield: 05 March 2018
Application received email: 06 March 2018
Decision email received: 11 April 2018 (26 business days)
Passport received:

Excellent news.  Now repeat, "Quick decisions are approvals" over and over.

Excellent news.  Now repeat, "Quick decisions are approvals" over and over.

Is that known to often be true? I’ve just rarely seen it happen so I have no idea what to expect.

Is that known to often be true? I’ve just rarely seen it happen so I have no idea what to expect.

Yes, because refusals require more research to ensure they aren't rejecting a visa where there could be a claim to a human rights infringement. They are probably trying to improve stats again

Is that known to often be true? I’ve just rarely seen it happen so I have no idea what to expect.

It's ALWAYS true.  I've never seen a quick refusal.

I massively underestimated how sick I would feel to get the “decision made” email.

We received the email today on a non priority after 26 business days. My mind is going straight to the worst “there must have been something glaringly obvious for a rejection”

Type of Application: Settlement Spouse Visa (non priority)
Met Husband: January 2014
Got married: 14 November 2017
Online application: 24 February 2018
Biometrics: 27 February 2018
Application mailed: 27 February 2018
Application received in Sheffield: 05 March 2018
Application received email: 06 March 2018
Decision email received: 11 April 2018 (26 business days)
Passport received:

Good luck!  I'll be thinking about you.  I am on day 38 of waiting and it's killing me! 

I massively underestimated how sick I would feel to get the “decision made” email.

We received the email today on a non priority after 26 business days. My mind is going straight to the worst “there must have been something glaringly obvious for a rejection”

Type of Application: Settlement Spouse Visa (non priority)
Met Husband: January 2014
Got married: 14 November 2017
Online application: 24 February 2018
Biometrics: 27 February 2018
Application mailed: 27 February 2018
Application received in Sheffield: 05 March 2018
Application received email: 06 March 2018
Decision email received: 11 April 2018 (26 business days)
Passport received:

Good luck! Great to see a non priority decision! Business day 33 and counting for me

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Hopefully you all get yours soon too!

OMG is that true? The longer it takes the more it could mean its been regected? I'm on BD 44 and no end in sight. I'm so worried. How do you guys know that your paperwork is in Sheffield? I had to turn my papers and my passport into some weird outsourced company in Munich. They wouldn't tell me anything. Actually she told me I'd hear back in two to three weeks, ha ha. I've been wondering if it was even a legitimate company. I don't even know who to talk to. I was thinking of calling the American Consulate.

OMG is that true? The longer it takes the more it could mean its been regected? I'm on BD 44 and no end in sight. I'm so worried. How do you guys know that your paperwork is in Sheffield? I had to turn my papers and my passport into some weird outsourced company in Munich. They wouldn't tell me anything. Actually she told me I'd hear back in two to three weeks, ha ha. I've been wondering if it was even a legitimate company. I don't even know who to talk to. I was thinking of calling the American Consulate.

Non priority is currently running about 60 days.  Absolutely no reason to worry.

Did you have to apply at a TLS centre?

OMG is that true? The longer it takes the more it could mean its been regected? I'm on BD 44 and no end in sight. I'm so worried. How do you guys know that your paperwork is in Sheffield? I had to turn my papers and my passport into some weird outsourced company in Munich. They wouldn't tell me anything. Actually she told me I'd hear back in two to three weeks, ha ha. I've been wondering if it was even a legitimate company. I don't even know who to talk to. I was thinking of calling the American Consulate.

Yes, please don't worry. The long waits are usually successful too! 

OMG is that true? The longer it takes the more it could mean its been regected? I'm on BD 44 and no end in sight. I'm so worried. How do you guys know that your paperwork is in Sheffield? I had to turn my papers and my passport into some weird outsourced company in Munich. They wouldn't tell me anything. Actually she told me I'd hear back in two to three weeks, ha ha. I've been wondering if it was even a legitimate company. I don't even know who to talk to. I was thinking of calling the American Consulate.

You should have probably used TLS. I used TLS from France. Last time (November 2017) it took me 43 business days for priority application.

OMG is that true? The longer it takes the more it could mean its been regected? I'm on BD 44 and no end in sight.

No, not at all - a quick decision is an approval, but a slow decision could be either an approval or a refusal.

Two people who paid for priority processing in the US just waited 85 working days and 60 working days (normal times are about 30 working days) and they got approvals.

I'm so worried. How do you guys know that your paperwork is in Sheffield? I had to turn my papers and my passport into some weird outsourced company in Munich. They wouldn't tell me anything. Actually she told me I'd hear back in two to three weeks, ha ha. I've been wondering if it was even a legitimate company. I don't even know who to talk to. I was thinking of calling the American Consulate.

The American consulate won't be able to help you because you are applying for a UK visa.

However, if you applied in Munich, you would have gone through a TLS Centre (https://uk.tlscontact.com/de/muc/index.php). This is a commercial partner of UKVI and is the only way you can submit your application in Germany.

Your documents will have been transferred to Sheffield within a day or so of your appointment. I think there should be a way to track your application progress on the TLS website.

Yes I was at the TLS center in Munich. Yes I have access to the website but, just like veryone else, there's no information besides the red light / green light. It says papers were received by UK Immigrations. Is that in Sheffield? I wish someone would have told us about the process. If they had told me it was 60 BD, I would have expected this. Sorry to vent, it's just if they had told us this, we'd be fine with it.

I just tell you my experience in TLS France.
1) i had biometrics appointment 8th of March, they scanned my documents and UKVI received them. If it’s written that ukvi received them, than your documents are in Sheffield
2) on 5th of April I received an email from Sheffield confirming the receipt of my application. It seems that for the applications from Europe they send this email now only at the point they start reviewing documents