Non-priority Spousal Visa Timeline

Thank you for explaining 

Just out of curiosity, having put our travel date at Jan 1st as we thought it would take a full 12 weeks/60 BD, how likely is it that our visa will be dated for Jan 1st?

Or is it more common for it to be dated soon after issue of visa?

I am just curious as our intended travel date is over a month away.

Thank you for explaining 

Just out of curiosity, having put our travel date at Jan 1st as we thought it would take a full 12 weeks/60 BD, how likely is it that our visa will be dated for Jan 1st?

Or is it more common for it to be dated soon after issue of visa?

I am just curious as our intended travel date is over a month away.

As we've said, official policy is to honour the travel date you put on the application form. So, it should be made valid either starting on Jan 1st, or 7 days before.

So, I would assume your visa will either start on 1st January, or 7 days earlier on December 25th

It's unlikely to start earlier than that, but it's not completely out of the realm of possibility... you'll just have to wait and see what it says in his passport when you receive it back. Sometimes they issue it with a random date on it that seem to have no relation to the date you put down.

Thank you for explaining 

Just out of curiosity, having put our travel date at Jan 1st as we thought it would take a full 12 weeks/60 BD, how likely is it that our visa will be dated for Jan 1st?

Or is it more common for it to be dated soon after issue of visa?

I am just curious as our intended travel date is over a month away.

I’ve got money on January 1st, or within a week each side.  We WANT them to honour the requested travel date.  They went through a period where they didn’t honour travel dates and it was chaos. 

I’ve got money on January 1st, or within a week each side.  We WANT them to honour the requested travel date.  They went through a period where they didn’t honour travel dates and it was chaos.

I haven't applied for a visa from outside the UK in a while (I was on a different visa renewing from in the UK from 2012-2018). But for my most recent visa, I put November 19. LOL. Not happening clearly.

What happens if the visa is granted afterward? They just do the next month as your vignette?

What happens if the visa is granted afterward? They just do the next month as your vignette?

They will normally make it valid starting from about 7 days after the date they make the decision.


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They will normally make it valid starting from about 7 days after the date they make the decision.


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Awesome. Thanks. Sorry for posting in the wrong thread! whoops. Not all there yet today...it is Tuesday after a holiday!

Our visa has been accepted and arrived today!
Our entry date is 29th December so slightly earlier than our intended travel date but all fine. Thank you to everyone for your help - and apologies for being repetitive with my questions. As I’m sure you can understand, this is a huge part of our lives and I’m only so versed in it all. 

Our visa has been accepted and arrived today!
Our entry date is 29th December so slightly earlier than our intended travel date but all fine. Thank you to everyone for your help - and apologies for being repetitive with my questions. As I’m sure you can understand, this is a huge part of our lives and I’m only so versed in it all. 

Congratulations !!!

Our visa has been accepted and arrived today!
Our entry date is 29th December so slightly earlier than our intended travel date but all fine. Thank you to everyone for your help - and apologies for being repetitive with my questions. As I’m sure you can understand, this is a huge part of our lives and I’m only so versed in it all. 

Congrats yay 

Our visa has been accepted and arrived today!
Our entry date is 29th December so slightly earlier than our intended travel date but all fine. Thank you to everyone for your help - and apologies for being repetitive with my questions. As I’m sure you can understand, this is a huge part of our lives and I’m only so versed in it all. 

Congratulations Daisy! 

Our visa has been accepted and arrived today!
Our entry date is 29th December so slightly earlier than our intended travel date but all fine. Thank you to everyone for your help - and apologies for being repetitive with my questions. As I’m sure you can understand, this is a huge part of our lives and I’m only so versed in it all. 

That is amazing, congrats!!    I just got my decision made email this morning,  I am a bit worried because they asked me to resend our bank statements last week and i am also non priority so it seems a bit early.  Sleep will not come easy these next few days while i wait to get my passport back.  Not that it came easy to begin with during this entire process. I( checked my credit card to see if my IHS payment was refunded, and it was not so hopefully that is a good sign?  Fingers crossed, it just seems too soon for non priority.

That is amazing, congrats!!    I just got my decision made email this morning,  I am a bit worried because they asked me to resend our bank statements last week and i am also non priority so it seems a bit early.  Sleep will not come easy these next few days while i wait to get my passport back.  Not that it came easy to begin with during this entire process. I( checked my credit card to see if my IHS payment was refunded, and it was not so hopefully that is a good sign?  Fingers crossed, it just seems too soon for non priority.

Refusals take time, approvals are quick. 

Also, I think with "scan gate" Sheffield has been quite quiet as there was a lull in getting applications there.  I suspect they've been able to make good progress on the non-priority applications during that time.    Absolutely nothing to worry about.

Refusals take time, approvals are quick. 

Also, I think with "scan gate" Sheffield has been quite quiet as there was a lull in getting applications there.  I suspect they've been able to make good progress on the non-priority applications during that time.    Absolutely nothing to worry about.

Thank you dancer,   I wish i had found this forum when i was putting our visa together, it would have made things so much easier,  you, larabee, and ksand are great and so well informed.  I only ran into the forum when trying to figure out whether to send my docs to NY or sheffield becuase i applied right after the switch.  You all are awesome, especially you three.

That is amazing, congrats!!    I just got my decision made email this morning,  I am a bit worried because they asked me to resend our bank statements last week and i am also non priority so it seems a bit early.  Sleep will not come easy these next few days while i wait to get my passport back.  Not that it came easy to begin with during this entire process. I( checked my credit card to see if my IHS payment was refunded, and it was not so hopefully that is a good sign?  Fingers crossed, it just seems too soon for non priority.

YAY Congrats.. maybe you will be home for Christmas 

Thank you, I wish, but i foolishly put Jan 5th as my entry date, i just never imagined that it would be this soon.  Honestly, I would just be happy to get back to him, haave not seen my husband since july.