Priority Spouse Visa FALL Timeline (Oct-Dec)

Visa approved! We received our decision made email on BD 42 ♡♡

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YAY!!! WONDERFUL!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! YAY!!!

Guys
Thank god I got my visa approved today with a lot of exceptions. I will share my story in a separate post because it will help so many candidates here
First of all I would like to give special thanks to @ksand24 @larrabee @KFdancer . I am very grateful to you al all the other members here.
I got approved with a god miracle and I didn't even believe I would get it. I applied with category F and I believe not all evidences were provided also I didn't meet the accommodation requirement as well but with the blessing of Allah I still got my visa approved

This is my time line
Application Type: Settlement/Spouse Priority
Online application submitted: 15 June, 2018
Biometrics appointment:-22 June 2018 but did early walk-in 19th June
Docs sent: 28 June 2018
Package arrived in Sheffield: 2nd July 2018
Email stating my application was being prepared by ECO: 3rd July 2018
Decision made email: 15 August 2018
Documents returned: 16 August and visa is approved

After the longest 2 months of my life, I can finally say APPROVED. 

CONGRATS!!!

Congrats to all!!! Gives hope to all of us still waiting.Best wishes to all of you 

Seeing all of these approvals is making me so happy! I can imagine your excitement if you got an approval! It makes me more hopeful for my own:) it’s hard to keep optimistic about it but you are giving me hope!! ❤️❤️


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Seeing all of these approvals is making me so happy! I can imagine your excitement if you got an approval! It makes me more hopeful for my own:) it’s hard to keep optimistic about it but you are giving me hope!! ❤️❤️


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Remain positive and know that everyone is rooting for you and they are here to help and support.

After the longest 2 months of my life, I can finally say APPROVED. 

Awesome! Congratulations iamsarah! 

Visa approved! We received our decision made email on BD 42 ♡♡

Hurrah!!!!  Congratulations SoonInDevon!! 

Guys
Thank god I got my visa approved today with a lot of exceptions. I will share my story in a separate post because it will help so many candidates here
First of all I would like to give special thanks to @ksand24 @larrabee @KFdancer . I am very grateful to you al all the other members here.
I got approved with a god miracle and I didn't even believe I would get it. I applied with category F and I believe not all evidences were provided also I didn't meet the accommodation requirement as well but with the blessing of Allah I still got my visa approved

This is my time line
Application Type: Settlement/Spouse Priority
Online application submitted: 15 June, 2018
Biometrics appointment:-22 June 2018 but did early walk-in 19th June
Docs sent: 28 June 2018
Package arrived in Sheffield: 2nd July 2018
Email stating my application was being prepared by ECO: 3rd July 2018
Decision made email: 15 August 2018
Documents returned: 16 August and visa is approved

You must be so relieved. How is your wife doing now? 

You must be so relieved. How is your wife doing now? 

Hiya she is happy now for sure and she is doing alright. We are still waiting for 1 more surgery but all good

Visa approved! We received our decision made email on BD 42 ♡♡

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Congratulations!!!!

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Hello everyone,
A little update... my husband got the "Decision made" email this morning!

I'm the person who was (incorrectly) advised by immigration consultants that the application would take 2-3 weeks. In the end, it seems like it has taken 28 Business Days to get to this point...which, all things considered, doesn't seem at all bad.

I'm assuming 'decision made' usually means approved...?! If so, will let you all know once it has been dispatched and is in hand etc.

I reluctantly left the US last week and am setting up our home in Scotland. I had anticipated at least another 2 weeks on my own, but I'm now hopeful that my husband and our 2 year old will be here sooner...

Although every decision I've seen on forums lately has been an approval, I'm becoming increasingly anxious as I see more applications processed within timeframes that for us have been and gone two weeks ago. I've heard it said that a rejection tends to take longer than an approval.

Today is bd 37 for us and I just called the call centre and heard that our application is still at "awaiting decision" status -- and I can see from monitoring forums like this that the decision made email can arrive days after the actual decision.

The longest time to decision made I've seen lately for comparable cases is 42 bd.

How worried should I be?

Although every decision I've seen on forums lately has been an approval, I'm becoming increasingly anxious as I see more applications processed within timeframes that for us have been and gone two weeks ago. I've heard it said that a rejection tends to take longer than an approval.

Today is bd 37 for us and I just called the call centre and heard that our application is still at "awaiting decision" status -- and I can see from monitoring forums like this that the decision made email can arrive days after the actual decision.

The longest time to decision made I've seen lately for comparable cases is 42 bd.

How worried should I be?

You should not be worried AT ALL.  A UK visa is a tick box visa.  Meet the requirements, demonstrate that through your evidence and you tick the boxes and get the visa. 

You should not be worried AT ALL.  A UK visa is a tick box visa.  Meet the requirements, demonstrate that through your evidence and you tick the boxes and get the visa. 

We definitely meet the requirements and our evidence is extensive and comprehensive, but it's at the ECO's discretion and I've seen rejections on this forum and others for daft reasons.

What encourages me somewhat is that lately it appears Sheffield is asking for clarification or missing evidence before rejecting. But I fear that commendable policy could now slip as they hit peak business.