Priority Spouse Visa FALL Timeline (Oct-Dec)

It's interesting to hear that there can be a 9BD (and presumably more) discrepancy in this process. That's almost 2 weeks, and we've all paid a fair chunk of change to be processed as promptly as possible. If information is missing or incomplete then that's fair enough, but aside from that a 2 week difference seems excessive to me. I guess that's government workers for ya!

It’s not unusual at all - if one person has missing documents, a previous refused visa or refused entry to the UK, that can add 2-3 weeks to the processing time right there.

Also, it depends how many applications arrive on any given day. If Person A’s is the first application received/logged that day, but your application is the 100th application received/logged that same day, then there are now 98 applications that have to be processed after Person A’s and before yours.


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Didn't get the second email with the tracking number so guess it'll get shipped next week now.

SO HAPPY to see decision emails coming! My fingers are crossed that it is good news all around <3

Please help with this, I wanted to know if I reply to a email i get from the contact centre will that reach them? They sent me a escalation form and ive filled it in and sent it to the email they sent it off

Ahhh!! Happy for both that received decision emails today!! Hopefully we get a few more before the day is up! ♥️♥️♥️

 October 9th group is patiently waiting!

October 9th group is patiently waiting!

I have a feeling next week will be our week for the Oct. 9th crew. 😊

October 9th group is patiently waiting!

Yes!! I'm October 9th and my anxiety is at an all time high! Hopefully we hear something soon !

Wait... am I understanding this right that the decision email is just "we made a decision" and you have to wait AGAIN to receive the decision by UPS?! Seriously?! It's like they designed the process specifically to maximize the pain and anguish.

OK, do I have the new status right:
3 Oct       Spouse     SyKy                  10 Nov   29 BD
7 Oct       Spouse     Fatam
9 Oct       Spouse     evyf
9 Oct       Spouse     Mojo22
9 Oct       Spouse     Miami2UK
9 Oct       Spouse     Escouhmanduh
12 Oct     Spouse     altash0910        10 Nov   20 BD
13 Oct     Spouse     anihun09
23 Oct     Spouse     mungogrubb
23 Oct     Marriage   Kstarr
23 Oct     Marriage   Caty
23 Oct     Spouse     HurryUpHO
25 Oct     Spouse     AweSam
31 Oct     Spouse     vanessa_3763
1 Nov      Spouse     Mrspratt29
1 Nov      Spouse     Lisa2103
2 Nov      Spouse     AHOXLA
6 Nov      Marriage   JimmynD
8 Nov      Spouse      lvjeremylv

Wait... am I understanding this right that the decision email is just "we made a decision" and you have to wait AGAIN to receive the decision by UPS?! Seriously?! It's like they designed the process specifically to maximize the pain and anguish.

Yes sir, lol.  The e-mail just tells you they've made a decision.  You don't actually find out what that decision is until you get the delivery back in the mail.  Fun times!!!

I can't remember who, but someone on here said they used to tell you the decision in the e-mail, but no longer.  If I had to guess, I'd say it's because they messed up a time or 2 and told the person the wrong information.

Back when settlement visas were processed in New York (before March 2013), you were told the decision in the email. However, when they moved the processing of settlement visas to Sheffield, it turned out that Sheffield’s emails were worded differently and did not tell you the decision.

So,
- if you apply for any other kind of visa except a settlement visa (so a work, student or visitor visa), you still get told the decision in the email because they are all processed in New York
But
- if you apply for a settlement visa, you will not get the decision in the email because it is processed in Sheffield


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OK, do I have the new status right:
3 Oct       Spouse     SyKy                 10 Nov   29 BD
7 Oct       Spouse     Fatam
9 Oct       Spouse     evyf
9 Oct       Spouse     Mojo22
9 Oct       Spouse     Miami2UK
12 Oct     Spouse     altash0910       10 Nov   20 BD
13 Oct     Spouse     anihun09
23 Oct     Spouse     mungogrubb
23 Oct     Marriage   Kstarr
23 Oct     Marriage   Caty
23 Oct     Spouse     HurryUpHO
25 Oct     Spouse     AweSam
31 Oct     Spouse     vanessa_3763
1 Nov      Spouse     Mrspratt29
1 Nov      Spouse     Lisa2103
2 Nov      Spouse     AHOXLA
6 Nov      Marriage   JimmynD

I'm Oct 9th as well, if you would like to add me to the list.

OK, do I have the new status right:

I am November 8th

OK, do I have the new status right:
3 Oct       Spouse     SyKy                 10 Nov   29 BD
7 Oct       Spouse     Fatam
9 Oct       Spouse     evyf
9 Oct       Spouse     Mojo22
9 Oct       Spouse     Miami2UK
12 Oct     Spouse     altash0910       10 Nov   20 BD
13 Oct     Spouse     anihun09
23 Oct     Spouse     mungogrubb
23 Oct     Marriage   Kstarr
23 Oct     Marriage   Caty
23 Oct     Spouse     HurryUpHO
25 Oct     Spouse     AweSam
31 Oct     Spouse     vanessa_3763
1 Nov      Spouse     Mrspratt29
1 Nov      Spouse     Lisa2103
2 Nov      Spouse     AHOXLA
6 Nov      Marriage   JimmynD

I think you could take out the spouse/marriage column all together.  . At the timeline stage, it doesn't make a bit of difference as they are processed in exactly the same way. It would make it easier to read at a glance and be less work for you too! 

Yes sir, lol.  The e-mail just tells you they've made a decision.  You don't actually find out what that decision is until you get the delivery back in the mail.  Fun times!!!

I can't remember who, but someone on here said they used to tell you the decision in the e-mail, but no longer.  If I had to guess, I'd say it's because they messed up a time or 2 and told the person the wrong information.

I think it's because people would immediately start respond to the emails as to why they shouldn't have been denied and Sheffield didn't want to deal with all of those emails at that stage.

The reason I think that is I was denied back in January 2014 and found out in my decision email. Apparently they had already stopped telling you if you were approved or denied for the most part by then. And I successfully got them to approve us before they shipped it back as the previous denial was calculated differently then this one's. We had misunderstood how the financial requirement worked the first time and I wasn't on UKY yet.