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Thanks for replying! I'll gladly take all the advice I can get.My parcel really should have got into the priority queue. It was a large flat box, with "PRIORITY SERVICE - SETTLEMENT VISA" in thick black marker pen on every side of the outer wrapping of the box, my priority receipt attached to the top and bottom of the box, and the same on the actual box inside the wrapping. My priority receipt was the first thing you would find when opening the box (marked "this way up"). I had a priority receipt in each envelope inside, and PRIORITY SERVICE in thick black marker on each envelope too. So, there is nothing more I could have done, and it would be lamentable if they failed to identify my package as priority.Yes, the package sent to Sheffield already included a Royal Mail label for return of documents, and within 1 hour of their "AWB" email requesting a courier account or airway bill I emailed them back UPS return shipping label procured from VFS Global.Yes, the time between my parcel actually being received and the email saying so was much longer for me than others reported on the forums, and yes this worried me and I already wrote to them asking for confirmation that I am in the priority queue but they keep sending back standard replies from the paid-for email service. If I am on 10 working days, that is a great disappointment. However, on forums I am seeing comparable US applications received around the same time as mine receiving decisions now.An accurate estimated timeline would help me greatly. I'm closely monitoring forums including this one, and I'm seeing a typical processing time of about 35 business days from biometrics for recent priority US applicants. Those timelines seem so consistent that it has led me to wonder whether they start processing the application at that point. It would make sense for the clock to start ticking when Sheffield receives the documents, but who knows whether their 30 day timeline starting point is really defined as actual date received or date of email saying received? I've seen a lot of claims and assumptions on forums which I know to be incorrect. Is there somewhere I can look to verify that the timeline is 30 days from the package received email?
Hi, I'm new here! My husband is currently in the U.S. (U.S. citizen) whilst out two year old (dual) and I (Brit) wait for him over here in the UK. We have been living in the U.S. for 3 years and decided to make the move and TOTALLY underestimated the entire process. Our son and I had to move because my new job needed me to start! We've been apart a month now and it's so hard, especially with a little one involved. We hired a solicitor to help us, who also underestimated the process(shockingly) and is pretty much useless and uncommunicative. I think we're at a similar point to Kay right now as this is approx. BD 25. I say approx. as we never actually received any form of email or communication from the Homeoffice whatsoever. So who knows!
Lawyers usually put their contact information in the application, therefore you won't receive the "application received" email or the "decision made" email. Those will go to the lawyer instead.Next time, use us. We're free and we respond.
Hey guys quick timeline recap and update.Application online- March 19th 2018Biometric- March 21stApplication received email- April 6thNot straightforward email- April 26th2nd Not straightforward email- May 25thDecision made email- July 10thDocuments received- July 12thFinally APPROVED...Thank you to everyone in this forum. You guys have no idea how much of a impact you guys make for others. And good luck to everyone that's waiting. You all will hear the good news soon.
Finally APPROVED...
YESSS!!! Got my decision made email! 33 business days - almost seven weeks of waiting! Now to obsessively refresh the tracking to see when I can expect the package to reach me! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Hey guys, quick question. I know I have to pick up the BRP within 10 days after getting to UK, but how do I get the national insurance number? Another things I need to apply or submit?
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