Another batch of members Waiting for their visa (part 2)

[angel17]

Your email has reached the Visa Enquiries Team at the UKBA Regional Visa Section for the Philippines, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong.
Thank you for your e-mail of 18 August concerning the visa application of your fiancee.
We are sorry to advise you that we are currently dealing with a high number of settlement applications at present. To be fair and consistent to all applicants, we are dealing with them in strict chronological order. At the moment, we are dealing with applications received on 27 April.
We will try and deal with her application as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely
Correspondence Team | Visa Services| UKBA International Group | British Embassy Manila Email: manilavisaenquiries@fco.gov.uk | Website: http://ukinthephilippines.fco.gov.uk | Telephone: +63 2 858 2398 | Fax: +63 2 858 2305
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 0800-1545 | Friday 0800-1230



thats the reply of email we received from the uk embassy today....
im happy that there's imporvement on there process...
GOODLUCK TO ALL OF US...

[mickcant]

Can you try to send me the link for VFS i want to check the status of my son,but then its been 30 minutes now i cant get into thier website to track the status, highly appreicated any response

Hello Mrs.JMajor, I could not rteply to your private post the system said you were not set to recive them!
This is the link:track your application on our website www.vfs-uk-ph.com using your reference number and date of birth, click on the "Track your Application" on the home page. your Application Reference Number needs to be in capital letters
The date of birth as it needs to be entered: day 05 (if may) year

The track your application is on the left hand side of the page.
Hope this works for you, Mick.

[rayofLight]

CONGRATULATIONS TO......... MICK...AND....Ji&Ma....

[Arthur Little]

THREE successes [that we know of] in as many days ... Cheers!!! ... And here's to the next batch ...

[Bluebirdjones]

if you'd also included photos of your respective "his & Her" tattoos you'd have got the visa earlier LOL !

Only joking ..... but will be interesting to see the ECO's response time to Pumpkin's innovative application !

My best wishes to you all ...... CONGRATULATIONS.

[Mjaes]

wow!!! congratulations, mick! so happy for you! :-) i really hope my sister gets her visa soon. if they're now processing april 26 applicants, i wonder why my sister's not in yet? she emailed them just now to follow-up as well. CONGRATULATIONS!!! at least the long wait is finally over!

[Mjaes]

just checked the status of my sister's application and it said: "returned to the courier." how long does it normally take for the package to arrive? rayoflight, how many days from change of status did u get the actual package?

[Jem]

just checked the status of my sister's application and it said: "returned to the courier." how long does it normally take for the package to arrive? rayoflight, how many days from change of status did u get the actual package?

Is there a difference between your application being 'ready for collection' and it has been 'returned to the courier'??

[Ji&Ma]

Is there a difference between your application being 'ready for collection' and it has been 'returned to the courier'??

Yes- if it says "ready for collection" you have to go to VFS to pick it up as you didn't paid for courier service when applying.
"Processed, returned to courier" means it will be delivered by Aboitiz2GO courier as a confidential package in a few days...

[Jem]

Yes- if it says "ready for collection" you have to go to VFS to pick it up as you didn't paid for courier service when applying.
"Processed, returned to courier" means it will be delivered by Aboitiz2GO courier as a confidential package in a few days...

Ahhh ok! My husband lives close by so im guessing he will just go to collect it!

Congrats to everyone getting their visas!!

[Ji&Ma]

Ahhh ok! My husband lives close by so im guessing he will just go to collect it!

Congrats to everyone getting their visas!!

Depends on if he paid for the courier service when he submitted his visa application at VFS. My Maricel lives in Makati and we paid for it as we thought it is more comfortable and it wasn't so much money on top of the visa fee...
Check this link: VFS - additional services

[Ji&Ma]

just checked the status of my sister's application and it said: "returned to the courier." how long does it normally take for the package to arrive? rayoflight, how many days from change of status did u get the actual package?

Depends on where is she from - if she lives in Metro Manila or around it is usually the next day, for more remote province you need to add from day to three days...
Just tell her to be at home to pick it up personally as the courier WON'T give it to anybody else - even if they present valid ID of that person...
Thanks to this policy we "missed" one day as my Maricel been working when they tried to deliver it for the first time. So today she took off to wait for the courier...
Good luck, hope the result is positive
Looks like we have a week of good news on the forum now

[rayofLight]

just checked the status of my sister's application and it said: "returned to the courier." how long does it normally take for the package to arrive? rayoflight, how many days from change of status did u get the actual package?

wow...CONGRATULATIONS......
it depends where you live....for me that i live far from manila..it takes 3days....
again....congratulation......"from where are you.."

[lontaly151206]

just checked the status of my sister's application and it said: "returned to the courier." how long does it normally take for the package to arrive? rayoflight, how many days from change of status did u get the actual package?

Congratulations! I am so happy one after the other granted visas...

lontaly151206

[Mjaes]

thanks everyone. :-) we live here in Quezon City. will keep everyone posted is result is positive. :-)

[mickcant]

Hi, all
Just to say Jennifer has been to the embassy and picked up her passport and Visa, and proudly showed me it on the web cam, and if arranging to go for the CFO on Monday.
And we are hoping she will fly here early September.
Thanks again for all your support.
Mick.

[Ji&Ma]

Hi, all
Just to say Jennifer has been to the embassy and picked up her passport and Visa, and proudly showed me it on the web cam, and if arranging to go for the CFO on Monday.
And we are hoping she will fly here early September.
Thanks again for all your support.
Mick.

Hi Mick - congratulations, well done, glad to hear that everything is OK
About CFO - is she going to counselling session in Cebu or Manila? Just asking because from what I've seen on their web I've got the impression that seminars for UK are held just Tuesdays and Thursdays in Manila...

[mickcant]

Hi Mick - congratulations, well done, glad to hear that everything is OK
About CFO - is she going to counselling session in Cebu or Manila? Just asking because from what I've seen on their web I've got the impression that seminars for UK are held just Tuesdays and Thursdays in Manila...

Hi Ji&Ma,
She said she was going to stay in Manila and go on Monday, I will warn her that it could be Tuesday but I do not think it will affect her to stay anouther night.
Thanks for letting us know, it will help.
Mick.

[tiN]

Both. My application on 15 July, 2009 was refused, but just got my positive visa result today (the one I lodged on 07 August, 2009).

Congratulations greenbeltboy

Hi, all
Just to say Jennifer has been to the embassy and picked up her passport and Visa, and proudly showed me it on the web cam, and if arranging to go for the CFO on Monday.
And we are hoping she will fly here early September.
Thanks again for all your support.
Mick.

A heartiest congratulations to you Mick and Jennifer

And have a safe trip to your lovely wife

[Mrs.JMajor]

Hi Mick - congratulations, well done, glad to hear that everything is OK
About CFO - is she going to counselling session in Cebu or Manila? Just asking because from what I've seen on their web I've got the impression that seminars for UK are held just Tuesdays and Thursdays in Manila...

Hi Ji&Ma,
She said she was going to stay in Manila and go on Monday, I will warn her that it could be Tuesday but I do not think it will affect her to stay anouther night.
Thanks for letting us know, it will help.
Mick.

It is monday to friday, (everyday) in Manila as far as I know including quezon city CFO, when I done my CFO in katipunan, quezon city its everyday

[Ji&Ma]

It is monday to friday, (everyday) in Manila as far as I know including quezon city CFO, when I done my CFO in katipunan, quezon city its everyday

It is weird - because as far as I understand following link the seminars (Guidance and Counselling sessions) are done just Tues and Thurs for UK...

CFO - Guidance and Counselling requirements and schedules

My Maricel is going there Tues anyway - so doesn't matter too much...

[lontaly151206]

Hi, all
Just to say Jennifer has been to the embassy and picked up her passport and Visa, and proudly showed me it on the web cam, and if arranging to go for the CFO on Monday.
And we are hoping she will fly here early September.
Thanks again for all your support.
Mick.

Congratulations, Mick!!!! Hope my husband will be next!

[sunshine]

Hi, all
Just to say Jennifer has been to the embassy and picked up her passport and Visa, and proudly showed me it on the web cam, and if arranging to go for the CFO on Monday.
And we are hoping she will fly here early September.
Thanks again for all your support.
Mick.

Congratulations Mick and to your wife, have a safe trip soon

Now we are getting nervous hope ours will be next

[steadyfornow]

i hope it wouldnt take this long by the time we apply for fiancee visa..

[Ji&Ma]

Congratulations Mick and to your wife, have a safe trip soon

Now we are getting nervous hope ours will be next

No worries Sunshine - you are very very close - I guess you can expect it any day now
Just keep your faith, wish you good luck and hope everything will be fine for you

Makes me wonder where Rob&Lols application is now???

[Mjaes]

what again is CFO? is that the next step after one gets a visa? :-)

[Ji&Ma]

what again is CFO? is that the next step after one gets a visa? :-)

See this post about CFO hope it will help...
Or this more exhaustive one: CFO experience

[Rob&Lol2009]

YEEEHAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

Sooooooooooooo HAPPPYYYYYYY!!!! Thanks MRS Major for this whole thread and i hope this thread carries on for AGES!!!!! (you should christen it with your name somehow as youre the birth mother to this thread!!!)

i have one question,

Now that the missus has her very important little sticker (Visa) in her passport, and as she has already been to and worked in Dubai, does she still have to get the CFO sticker?

What are the next steps apart from booking flights and getting on your booked flight?

THANKS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MICK, havent said a proper well done since you officaially posted, so.... well done and congrats!!!

everyone else who is waiting, your time will come (sooner than for us aprilians i hope!!!) At the end of the waiting is a massive awesome feeling so hold on to that thought!!!!

Take it easy and I shall speak to you in a bit!!!!!!!!!!!

[empott]

Congratulations Rob&Lol, Ji & Maricel, and Mick and Jennifer. Let's all have a party!

CFO is everyday, Ji. Tell Maricel to call first coz the offices have varied requirements. Their website is not updated.

[Ji&Ma]

Congratulations Rob&Lol, Ji & Maricel, and Mick and Jennifer. Let's all have a party!

CFO is everyday, Ji. Tell Maricel to call first coz the offices have varied requirements. Their website is not updated.

Thanks a lot Em
I will tell her today - glad to hear that we have more choices...