Priority Spouse Visa FALL Timeline (Oct-Dec)

ohhh, I figured out how to reply with the same incident number...  so i dont have to pay again...jeepers creepers its a bad day in the neighbourhood 

I got a reply back from Nadia, as you have said @KFdancer , im sure its a standard reply, but it eases my mind that my email address is working , lol, 

I got a reply back from Nadia, as you have said @KFdancer , im sure its a standard reply, but it eases my mind that my email address is working , lol, 

I would have emailed you and saved you the money! 

I got a reply back from Nadia, as you have said @KFdancer , im sure its a standard reply, but it eases my mind that my email address is working , lol, 

What did it say? Was it the same as the first response they sent you?

What did it say? Was it the same as the first response they sent you?

UK Visas and Immigration <ukvisupport@mailgb.custhelp.com>
Thu 10/01/2019, 21:23 -- It was a bit different than the first one... and the reply came within minutes of me sending it.....
Dear  Lori Anne Burns Benson
Thank you for the information you have provided , I can confirm that your application is being considered and is currently awaiting a decision.
We escalated your case to the relevant department on (10/01/2019). You should be contacted regarding your case within 15 working days from the date of escalation.
Your patience is highly appreciated.
Regards,
Nadia
UK Visas and Immigration
 
 
 

 

UKVI Contact Centre

Website: www.gov.uk/home-office

Home Office
The first duty of the government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure. The Home Office has been at the front line of this endeavour since 1782. As such, the Home Office plays a fundamental role in the security and economic prosperity of the United Kingdom. Home Office is a ministerial department, supported by 31 agencies and public bodies .
www.gov.uk

 

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Please note that we cannot provide case specific advice or pre-assess an application but we can provide information and support you through signposting and website navigation. If you require more specific advise then please speak to a qualified immigration advisor
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UK Visas and Immigration <ukvisupport@mailgb.custhelp.com>
Thu 10/01/2019, 21:23 -- It was a bit different than the first one... and the reply came within minutes of me sending it.....
Dear  Lori Anne Burns Benson
Thank you for the information you have provided , I can confirm that your application is being considered and is currently awaiting a decision.
We escalated your case to the relevant department on (10/01/2019). You should be contacted regarding your case within 15 working days from the date of escalation.
Your patience is highly appreciated.
Regards,
Nadia
UK Visas and Immigration
 
 
 

 

UKVI Contact Centre

Website: www.gov.uk/home-office

Home Office
The first duty of the government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure. The Home Office has been at the front line of this endeavour since 1782. As such, the Home Office plays a fundamental role in the security and economic prosperity of the United Kingdom. Home Office is a ministerial department, supported by 31 agencies and public bodies .
www.gov.uk

 

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Please note that we cannot provide case specific advice or pre-assess an application but we can provide information and support you through signposting and website navigation. If you require more specific advise then please speak to a qualified immigration advisor
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It would be nice if they could confirm that you are in the priority queue instead of the non-priority queue. Especially since there are people that applied 1- 2 weeks after you getting their approvals already.

It would be nice if they could confirm that you are in the priority queue instead of the non-priority queue. Especially since there are people that applied 1- 2 weeks after you getting their approvals already.

Problem is, they don't have access to that information. They are not located in Sheffield and cannot physically see your package... all they can do is type in your application information to their computer and read off what it says.

The phrase:

"I can confirm that your application is being considered and is currently awaiting a decision."

just means:

"Sheffield have received your application and it is now sitting in either the priority or the non-priority queue"

... which you already know anyway, because you got the same information from Sheffield weeks ago when they sent their confirmation email.

Problem is, they don't have access to that information. They are not located in Sheffield and cannot physically see your package... all they can do is type in your application information to their computer and read off what it says.

The phrase:

"I can confirm that your application is being considered and is currently awaiting a decision."

just means:

"Sheffield have received your application and it is now sitting in either the priority or the non-priority queue"

... which you already know anyway, because you got the same information from Sheffield weeks ago when they sent their confirmation email.

Excatly, just a canned response... at least i know my email works lol 

Ahhhhhh!!! Just received a decision made email!!! Omg! I cried in the office lmao




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ahh amazing!

when sending the email, they are asking for payment again, even though i have paid for the first email. also, FYI, that  email address was incorrect, it directed me to the Visa site

Just reply in your 1st response from them, you do not have to pay again.

They just emailed me on Monday , I copied and pasted the email address to you. Dont know why its incorrect.

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Just reply in your 1st response from them, you do not have to pay again.

They just emailed me on Monday , I copied and pasted the email address to you. Dont know why its incorrect.

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Odd huh...  I saw on the other email what to do to reply back so I wouldn't have to pay again.

Well after seeing others with dependents on Facebook getting approvals. I came to the conclusion something is wrong with my applications. They told me yo call my MP I told them no, my husband said we should wait.

Well I couldn't shake the feeling. So I called the MP. I told him my name and the 1st thing he said was I know that name we have been working on your case.

He confirmed that my applications at one point could not be located, then something was wrong with one of the names  and lastly my children applications was standard while mine was priority. I explained everything and told him I had sent the priority receipts in December when the help line emailed me and said 60WDS. Told him I would forward the emails again this time including the MPs office.

He response and said he has forwarded my receipts to home office and ask them to process my applications ASAP.

He even asked if I'm out of my processing times, I said well that's a catch 22. The service I paid for yes I'm over that time, standard processing I'm not over it. He said they should not offer a service they cant provide.

He was super nice and super helpful actually was glad that he was already working on my case.

I also started to tell him all the issues we have been having in New York. He said let's get you your travel documents and then I want to know all the issues in New York. He said it's a horrible and expensive process and it shouldnt be that way.

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Odd huh...  I saw on the other email what to do to reply back so I wouldn't have to pay again.

Okay awesome. We are coming up.

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Okay awesome. We are coming up.

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Yes we are... Just any day now

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Well after seeing others with dependents on Facebook getting approvals. I came to the conclusion something is wrong with my applications. They told me yo call my MP I told them no, my husband said we should wait.

Well I couldn't shake the feeling. So I called the MP. I told him my name and the 1st thing he said was I know that name we have been working on your case.

He confirmed that my applications at one point could not be located, then something was wrong with one of the names  and lastly my children applications was standard while mine was priority. I explained everything and told him I had sent the priority receipts in December when the help line emailed me and said 60WDS. Told him I would forward the emails again this time including the MPs office.

He response and said he has forwarded my receipts to home office and ask them to process my applications ASAP.

He even asked if I'm out of my processing times, I said well that's a catch 22. The service I paid for yes I'm over that time, standard processing I'm not over it. He said they should not offer a service they cant provide.

He was super nice and super helpful actually was glad that he was already working on my case.

I also started to tell him all the issues we have been having in New York. He said let's get you your travel documents and then I want to know all the issues in New York. He said it's a horrible and expensive process and it shouldnt be that way.

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Oh man it is so hard waiting. We got our Sheffield documents received email on the 17th and haven't heard a thing since. My email was "full" over the new year and I am worried that we received a document request email from Sheffield  and somehow missed it? I have rectified my email now and most everything that was stuck came through on the day I fixed it but its nagging at me.

In everyone opinion is paying for an email to "escalate" this worth it? Or should we try calling the MP? How would we actually go about calling our MP. My husband is in Bath.

Hope and faith can only hold us over for so long .

Thanks

Well after seeing others with dependents on Facebook getting approvals. I came to the conclusion something is wrong with my applications. They told me yo call my MP I told them no, my husband said we should wait.

Well I couldn't shake the feeling. So I called the MP. I told him my name and the 1st thing he said was I know that name we have been working on your case.

He confirmed that my applications at one point could not be located, then something was wrong with one of the names  and lastly my children applications was standard while mine was priority. I explained everything and told him I had sent the priority receipts in December when the help line emailed me and said 60WDS. Told him I would forward the emails again this time including the MPs office.

He response and said he has forwarded my receipts to home office and ask them to process my applications ASAP.

He even asked if I'm out of my processing times, I said well that's a catch 22. The service I paid for yes I'm over that time, standard processing I'm not over it. He said they should not offer a service they cant provide.

He was super nice and super helpful actually was glad that he was already working on my case.

I also started to tell him all the issues we have been having in New York. He said let's get you your travel documents and then I want to know all the issues in New York. He said it's a horrible and expensive process and it shouldnt be that way.

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Odd.  I’ve never heard of an MP actively working a UKVI application without having been contacted by their constituent.

As they requested a missing document, I suspect you’ll have your decision email before the week is out regardless.