Non-priority Spousal Visa Timeline

Yay! Congratulations @casinodog and @bubblehits!

Congrats to bubblehits, casinodog and mei-bunny....
Woot-woot.....

Wow!  Congratulations all three of you!  Don't forget we have other sections of this forum where you can get tips for the move.  Yay!  I love days like this whenall the happy approvals drop at once.

Thanks to those who answered my bio and shipping questions a couple of weeks ago. Now, I have a new problem. I paid for my application and registered on the VFS site to ship my documents to New York. Through a comedy of errors (if only it was funny), I accidentally (though I have no idea how) checked a Child visa instead of a Partner visa for the shipping. The actual application is correct, but the VFS registration is wrong.

I'm freaking out. I don't want to send it to the wrong category. I've contacted VFS, but they're closed until Monday and I searched Google to find out if anyone else made such a stupid mistake and only found one other person. They said that VFS was no help and said to register again, which was impossible because you can only use your GWF number once. They also said they never got their money back.

So, what are my choices here? Send it with the wrong registration category and hope someone realizes, "Hey, this isn't a child application"? (Sounds like a bad bet). Or do I send it via UPS on my own and hope VFS issues us a refund? Any other ideas?

I'm sooooo stressed.

Hello,

I brought my entire folder just in case, but I only needed to show the  biometrics appointment confirmation sheet to be stamped and my passport.

I wanted to upload my documents, but in the end couldn't because there was a glitch in the system. I went to a UPS store and mailed the entire package and bought a return label. I sent everything 3 Day commercial (that's what my receipt says) and it cost me a total of $31.71. The guy at UPS talked me into the 3 day saying it is cheaper and really doesn't take 3 days. Glad I didn't spend the extra money  to expedite it because my he was right and my  package was signed for in New York the next day. I mailed it from Rhode Island.
FYI, I have the tracking number for my return label, but the package will be sent to the UPS store, they will notify me when it is delivered and I must go pick it up.

Non-Priority spouse visa application
Application submitted with the new system: July 16, 2019
Biometrics Appointment: July 24, 2019
Documents mailed UPS: July 25, 2019
Package signed for in NY:  July 26, 2019
Application received email : August 15, 2019

Our dates are pretty close together. For some reason in my head I was expecting to get a decision within 30 days of the application recieved email. I'm now thinking that was a high hope.

Our dates are pretty close together. For some reason in my head I was expecting to get a decision within 30 days of the application recieved email. I'm now thinking that was a high hope.

I think 30 days is wishful thinking too. I also noticed that we are close in our timelines and keep checking this thread to see if you've posted any updates.  I'm trying to keep it together, but it's so hard. There really doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to the amount of time it takes. As of today for me it has been 42 working days since my application was signed for in NY. I calculated the last 3 approvals and if I'm correct, Casinodog was 47 days, Bubblehits was 74 days and Mei Bunny was 67 days from the received in NY date. I know that all of our applications are different, but the waiting is awful

Waiting is the worst!

As an update and maybe some hope for those who submitted over the summer - today my husband got his passport back APPROVED!!

I got the submission confirmation e-mail on 2nd August, decision made e-mail on the 1st October and got the passport back on the 4th October (I believe that's 63 days?

I didn't receive any other correspondence between the submission and decision e-mail. But now we can finally start planning!

Good luck to everyone else waiting!

Waiting is the worst!

As an update and maybe some hope for those who submitted over the summer - today my husband got his passport back APPROVED!!

I got the submission confirmation e-mail on 2nd August, decision made e-mail on the 1st October and got the passport back on the 4th October (I believe that's 63 days?

I didn't receive any other correspondence between the submission and decision e-mail. But now we can finally start planning!

Good luck to everyone else waiting!

Yay! Congratulations!!! 

Waiting is the worst!

As an update and maybe some hope for those who submitted over the summer - today my husband got his passport back APPROVED!!

I got the submission confirmation e-mail on 2nd August, decision made e-mail on the 1st October and got the passport back on the 4th October (I believe that's 63 days?

I didn't receive any other correspondence between the submission and decision e-mail. But now we can finally start planning!

Good luck to everyone else waiting!

Congratulations! Happy Planning 

Congratulations! Happy Planning 

Lynn you and I have the same timeline! Bio 24 July, docs received 26 July. Hopefully we're up soon!

I think 30 days is wishful thinking too. I also noticed that we are close in our timelines and keep checking this thread to see if you've posted any updates.  I'm trying to keep it together, but it's so hard. There really doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to the amount of time it takes. As of today for me it has been 42 working days since my application was signed for in NY. I calculated the last 3 approvals and if I'm correct, Casinodog was 47 days, Bubblehits was 74 days and Mei Bunny was 67 days from the received in NY date. I know that all of our applications are different, but the waiting is awful

I see you have some update  what's the tor email?

Lynn you and I have the same timeline! Bio 24 July, docs received 26 July. Hopefully we're up soon!

Hi Dana, Wow! We have the exact dates.  Have you received the application received email yet? 

I see you have some update  what's the tor email?

Hi Lynn,  I am shipping my personal belongings (UPakweship.com). I read that I could apply for the TOR (Transfer of residence ) before my visa is actually approved so I did. I wasn't sure how long it would take to get it and I wanted to be sure that I had it ready to go as soon as my visa is approved. I added it to my timeline so others will know how long it took. 

Hi Dana, Wow! We have the exact dates.  Have you received the application received email yet?

Yep, same as you - 15/8! Really hoping to get that "decision made" email this week!

I see you have some update  what's the tor email?

I got the "decision has been made" email this morning! Hopefully you will get yours today too !