Hello everybody,
The 2go aboitiz picked up my documents just this afternoon. Im nervous now for the outcome of my application. I hope there's no probs with it. What's next with this ??? how will i know that the ukvacs approved my application. Hope to hear about this soon...thanks and more power to this site Filipinouk...
GOd bless ya all!!!
Paul and Jovelyn Dallow
Wait.....get drunk....drink some more......usually helps....otherwise you have to put up with the wait like everyone else. It is no where near as long as it used to be though.
Keith - Administrator
hehe yeah to stop thinking about visa... i really hope i can get this visa sorted very soon. I cant wait to be with my husband in Uk... anybody here just applied also this month????
Paul and Jovelyn ( Gensanbritish)
Keep an eye on the ukvacs website..
As long as you have a reference number you can check how the application is doing but most of all try to be patient
applied july 4th and sign into ukvacs every hour lol come on
So your still waiting for a call from the embassy until now? i will send my application soon , maybe first this first week of ausgustOriginally Posted by britoy
applied july 4th and sign into ukvacs every hour lol come on
Scot ===>
"The world is all about diversity. I am different and you are different."
Yeah its really sad to be far apart to your husband. that's why im really hoping that they will grant me a visa. About the passport, i got it after my wedding so i already use the surname of my husband. Thats why i dont have a problem with it. As i know u need to have your marriage contract and go to DFA to amend ur passport. One of my friend who married german have done that also. Thanks for your reply and u too goodluck. Im really excited now to be with my husband... take care my friend and GOd bless ya!!!
PS. heres my email address if u want to chat with me windchime882002ATyahoo.com
Paul and Jovelyn
what is reference number?? where can i find that??? hope to hear from you soon....
paul and jovelyn ( Gensanbritish)
Yeah still waiting 2 months tomorrow. same old hmmmmSo your still waiting for a call from the embassy until now? i will send my application soon , maybe first this first week of ausgustwas going to swear lo same old rubbish from embassy we are dealing with applications fom july1-5 th your application should be there with int he week they said that twice to us now. so we have given up hope of getting it anytime this month. my guess is embassy got it july 4th and we will not here anything til oct4th
HI Iainbusby,
Thanks for your information. That would be sad. Ohh takes really long time
Gensanbritish ( Jovelyn and Paul)
Hello gensanbritish
Im a filipina married to a british guy also. Im still waiting for our marriage contract from NSO so i could apply for spouse visa. Just want to ask if you got your passport ammended to your husbands surname before applying for spouse visa?
Goodluck to your application. I know how you feel, very sad being apart from your husband.
Hi Jeida, My wife is going to get her passport changed into her married name next week. She previously applied to do this, but was told that it could only be done after she had attended the pre-departure seminar.
HI how come i got my passport without attending seminar?? but actually the guy their who assisted me in the DFA said that i need to attend CFO but after that day they already issued me a passport. And actually my close friend said that u can attend that seminar before or after u got your visa. So in my case i will just have that seminar if i have my visa already...
Hope to hear from you soon regarding this!!! thanks and take care and have a bless sunday... God bless you all...
Gensanbritish
HI byang,
How many days before they will email to you your reference number. They picked up my docs last july 26 and until now they still didnt email me this reference number... I hope to hear from you about this... thanks in advance and may Godbless you always ...
Gensanbritish ( Paul and Jovelyn)
hi!
lemme share this timeline...
May 24 (wed) - made an arrangement with 2go-aboitiz manila
May 26 (fri) - 2go picked up my docs from my house
May 29 (tue) - ukvacs received my docs
June 1 (thu) -ukvacs emailed me: "your uk visa application has been encoded, your reference number is 20060529xxxx"
>>>>> So,the first 8 digits is actually the date of which my app was received by ukvacs. It's a big help if you correspond with them alot through email or you may call them asap for whatever concerns you have. Also, ukvacs is not really perfect. they do commit mistakes.. in my case, they wrongfully addressed the reference number to another person eventhough the email add was mine. they responded real quick though and apologized.
July 11 (tue) - received my passport, originals docs and an appointment letter was attached as well as the official receipt of ukvacs service fee of Php 616.
July 19 (wed) - embassy interview
July 20 (thu) - CFO
In my experience, I can say that ukvacs is very efficient, fast and informative. Just today they emailed me a Quality Assessment form for me to fill up.. I made a positive feedback and a suggestion to replace the word "receipt" (as seen on the website )to "reference" That way, it will be very clear once and for all. So, I hope they would change it real soon!!!!!
Hello IainBusby,
thanks for the info, so did ur wife got her passport ammended already? So she attend seminar first before changing her passport? Do the CFO needs her marriage contract as one of the requirements for the seminar? As of now im waiting for our marriage contract so im stuck. My husband wants me to attend seminar while waiting for our marriage contract but i guess i cant coz they will need my marriage contract right?
Would be very happy if you could help me with this. God bless you and your wife
hi Byang ,
Thanks your reply. Take care and God bless you...
I guess i need to phone them very soon..thanks again...
Gensanbritish ( Paul and Jovelyn)
Thats nice to hear from you Byang i hope so that mine will works so fast like what you had
Scot ===>
"The world is all about diversity. I am different and you are different."
God bless you Lynlyn!!!
Ahhh how to start a new thread? hehe
Thank you
Its nice to be here again. Been very busy preapring for all the stuffs needed for the application!! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! lol so hard yet exciting hehe
Take care all..
My name is Zobel (Remee is my mom's name - just love her so much)
Hi Jovelyn,
Got any updates?
Take care always
Zobel
hi ZObel,
I am just waiting for the schedule of my interview. I hope that will be very soon as i cant stop thinking about it... thanks for you post..
Gensanbritish ( Paul and Jovelyn)
Hi Jovelyn,
It looks like your application was submitted about 1 week before my wife's, which she handed in personally. I made an email enquiry to the embassy to ManilaVisaEnquiries.manila@fco.gov.uk , about how much notice for a proposed interview date we could expect to be given. After an initial "out of the office" auto reply, I got a another reply from them on 29th of August which said:
"To date we are dealing settlement application received on 05 July.
For settlement visa applications the visa section of the embassy targets to process applications in 3 months. There will be one of three outcomes: issuance of visa, refusal of visa, or interview. If you require an interview, the embassy aims to be able to provide an appointment within 15 working days.
Unfortunately there will invariably be times - particularly at peak travel times - when the embassy cannot reach these standards with all applications.We recommend that you allow at least 3 months for settlement.
We will advise the applicant as soon as it will be considered."
With this reply in mind and the fact that UKVACS said it will take 3 months when she submitted her application, both my wife and I have decided to try not to think about it too much until both September and October are over, otherwise we'll both go stark staring mad just checking that UKVACS tracking page every day and seeing the same depressing status message "At The British Embassy".
Iain.
Were just about same email that had received from the manila embassy. So since it could take up 3 months who knows maybe will get our interview by this month or maybe October."To date we are dealing settlement application received on 05 July.
For settlement visa applications the visa section of the embassy targets to process applications in 3 months. There will be one of three outcomes: issuance of visa, refusal of visa, or interview. If you require an interview, the embassy aims to be able to provide an appointment within 15 working days.
Unfortunately there will invariably be times - particularly at peak travel times - when the embassy cannot reach these standards with all applications.We recommend that you allow at least 3 months for settlement.
We will advise the applicant as soon as it will be considered."
Scot ===>
"The world is all about diversity. I am different and you are different."
That's a good news then.Goodluck!
Scot ===>
"The world is all about diversity. I am different and you are different."
now we are both sat here wondering what do's "Dispatched" meando's it mean we could have a visa on it's way...if it do's my credit card will be going round SM in the morning as she buys everything in the mall OK me too LOL. Or do's mean the docs are coming back, or maybe a interview...dam i really need to calm down now
I rememeber someone else posted on here that she was unsure what it meant when the status of her application on the UKVACS tracking page changed to dispatched and when she phoned UKVACS to find out, she was told that it meant the visa had been dispatched and was on its her. I really hope for both your sakes that my memory serves me well.now we are both sat here wondering what do's "Dispatched" mean
Iain.
[QUOTE=IainBusby I really hope for both your sakes that my memory serves me well.
Iain.[/QUOTE]
O.M.G.
Embassy emailed me back last 3 weeks ago about the status of my application.
"For settlement visa applications the visa section of the embassy targets to process applications in 3 months. There will be one of three outcomes: issuance of visa, refusal of visa, or interview. If you require an interview, the embassy aims to be able to provide an appointment within 15 working days. "
I think you're going for an interview? But at least it's her time now to have visa..I'll be next
Scot ===>
"The world is all about diversity. I am different and you are different."
It means that your file is being returned to you but you will not know for sure if you have the visa until you open the package.The first thing to do is look in your passport and check if the visa has been put securely into it but at least you will have an answer one way or the other in the next day or so...
I remeber the Day the Wife got her Parcel, i felt like complaining not even a Letter to say welcome to the UK. BBut after 5 seconds i forgot that and was jumping around the room.
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