Hello, Ross. If my memory serves me correctly, I know the section of the VAF4 to which you're referring. And it confusedOriginally Posted by Ross
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my question is about filling up the settelement VAF41 about Travel Dates..?
is the the date from which u fill and if you are going to be granted..which i know 3 months is the result just bit confuse..ME too ... to the extent that at the time we were completing ours last January, I'd wondered WHY the authorities bothered including such a question when it was well-documented that the average processing time for spousal visas was around 3 months.
Anyway, nothing daunted, I inserted February 19, 2009 as being the date on which I would be leaving the Phils. In so-doing, my letter of sponsorship drew attention to the fact that I was keen for my wife to accompany me because she'd never, ever been abroad before, and I didn't want her travelling such a distance unaccompanied. But, in spite of this undoubtedly very relevant explanation, my plea went unheeded and, somewhat ironically, her visa arrived a mere four days after I came back home ... on my own!
Better [slightly] late than never, I suppose. And, in the event, I daresay WE were fortunate that our visa was approved so quickly, given the length of time others have had to wait. But all the same ... !
Yes, it's confusing,But I really believe it would be worth your while putting down the *date you would LIKE the visa and if you [as your good lady's sponsor] were also to include *it -along with valid reason(s) for this - in your covering letter, then so much the better ... you never know your luck! And finally, please keep in mind, that applications for spouse visas are SELDOM - if ever - refused
... no matter how long the process takes!
