Trefor
12th June 2012, 14:37
Does anyone think the UKBA can process a Fiancée Visa in 1-2 working days?
We had an appointment/applied on Sunday 10th June at the VFS offices in Dubai at around 2pm. We had applied online 30 minutes earlier. We used their 'VIP' option, they took biometrics while she was there too. We got a confirmation SMS that the docs were sent for processing in Abu Dhabi overnight. So they could have been on someone's desk at some point on Monday morning. Today, Tuesday afternoon my lady gets this email from what looks like an Abu Dhabi Visa clearing email address:
From: 3G Un-Cleared <abdhaVisaInfo@fco.gov.uk>
Date: June 12, 2012 1:35:49 PM GMT+04:00
To: Future Mrs Trefor-to-be
Subject: Your Visa Application @ Abu Dhabi (Ref: xxxxxx)
Your visa has been issued and will shortly be returned to our commercial partner. This does not mean that your documents are ready to collect: you must await confirmation of this, or follow the collection instructions you have already been given.
Your views are important to us, and we would really appreciate your feedback on the visa application process. Please visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Gulf-Pakistan-UKBA and let us know how we can improve our services.
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Looks promising, although the reference number in the email isn't on any of our docs (maybe it is the new Visa ref no?). They must have got her email address from somewhere. I supposed it could be a mistake and they sent this to the wrong person, but not very likely. If this is not a mistake then I guess we'll just have to wait for a day or two for VFS to get the passport back and SMS her to collect it.
Any input? Has anyone else dealt with the UAE UKBA team before?
We had an appointment/applied on Sunday 10th June at the VFS offices in Dubai at around 2pm. We had applied online 30 minutes earlier. We used their 'VIP' option, they took biometrics while she was there too. We got a confirmation SMS that the docs were sent for processing in Abu Dhabi overnight. So they could have been on someone's desk at some point on Monday morning. Today, Tuesday afternoon my lady gets this email from what looks like an Abu Dhabi Visa clearing email address:
From: 3G Un-Cleared <abdhaVisaInfo@fco.gov.uk>
Date: June 12, 2012 1:35:49 PM GMT+04:00
To: Future Mrs Trefor-to-be
Subject: Your Visa Application @ Abu Dhabi (Ref: xxxxxx)
Your visa has been issued and will shortly be returned to our commercial partner. This does not mean that your documents are ready to collect: you must await confirmation of this, or follow the collection instructions you have already been given.
Your views are important to us, and we would really appreciate your feedback on the visa application process. Please visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Gulf-Pakistan-UKBA and let us know how we can improve our services.
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Looks promising, although the reference number in the email isn't on any of our docs (maybe it is the new Visa ref no?). They must have got her email address from somewhere. I supposed it could be a mistake and they sent this to the wrong person, but not very likely. If this is not a mistake then I guess we'll just have to wait for a day or two for VFS to get the passport back and SMS her to collect it.
Any input? Has anyone else dealt with the UAE UKBA team before?