i sent email to embassy on friday evening and got this reply today
Dear Mr xxxxxxxxx
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 concerning the visa applications of your wife.
We are sorry to advise you that we are currently dealing with a high number of settlement applications at present and to be fair and consistent to all applicants we are dealing with them all in strict chronological order, we will try and deal with their applications as soon as possible.
At the moment, we are dealing with applications received on 24 April.
Yours sincerely
