July 2009 processing times

[Jonnywina]

Visits Visas 2 days 3 days 5 days 10 days 15 days 30 days 60 days 90 days 120 days Total decisions made
Premium Visit (more than 6 months) 42% 70% 78% 83% 86% 98% 100% 100% 100% 118
General Visit (6 months or less) 25% 36% 47% 54% 64% 92% 99% 99% 100% 551
Business Visit (6 months or less) 27% 41% 54% 64% 70% 97% 99% 100% 100% 270
Family Visit (6 months or less) 8% 12% 16% 28% 45% 93% 99% 99% 100% 1000
Transit (6 months or less) 60% 79% 96% 98% 98% 99% 100% 100% 100% 1313
Other Visit (6 months or less) 11% 16% 21% 27% 45% 83% 97% 98% 100% 85


Points Based System Visas 2 days 3 days 5 days 10 days 15 days 30 days 60 days 90 days 120 days Total decisions made
PBS Tier 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 12% 62% 100% 100% 100% 8
PBS Tier 2 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 44% 97% 100% 100% 47
PBS Tier 4 0% 0% 0% 8% 19% 42% 99% 100% 100% 868
PBS Tier 5 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 2


Other Non Settlement Visas 2 days 3 days 5 days 10 days 15 days 30 days 60 days 90 days 120 days Total decisions made
Student 0% 0% 0% 1% 2% 8% 19% 34% 59% 179
EEA Family Permits 12% 62% 75% 75% 75% 100% 100% 100% 100% 8
Other Non-Settlement 0% 2% 2% 12% 31% 84% 98% 99% 99% 440


Settlement Visas 2 days 3 days 5 days 10 days 15 days 30 days 60 days 90 days 120 days Total decisions made
Settlement 0% 0% 2% 2% 5% 5% 25% 83% 94% 36

[MarBell379]

Thats a bit tough to read, but I THINK it says for settlement Visas approved in July,
2% were approved in 10 days
5% were approved within 30 days (1mth)
25% within 60 days (2mths)
83% within 90 days (3mths)
94% within 120 days (4mths)

and only 36 decisions were made?

Does that sound about right or am I reading it completely wrong?

[Jonnywina]

that is correct. remember 60 days is 5days = 1 week

25% for 60 days is very poor. I think it was 55% in june. They must have a lot of staff on holiday or taking on work from other embassies is playing a part.

J&W

[joebloggs]

Other Non Settlement Visas 2 days 3 days 5 days 10 days 15 days 30 days 60 days 90 days 120 days Total decisions made
EEA Family Permits 12% 62% 75% 75% 75% 100% 100% 100% 100%

they can process 62% of Family permits in 3 days and 100% of them in 30 days, yet they make their own citizens wait upto 13wks.

something seriously wrong with this gov, british applicants should have priority over others

[Jonnywina]

8 decisions joe and only 38 for settlement.

[joebloggs]

8 decisions joe and only 38 for settlement.

EU law states that applications for a family permit should be treated as a priority over others, now i think British apps should be given priority first

why should a brit wait 9wks longer than a european living in the UK and why do brits have to pay ?, someone has to pay the embassy workers, the europeans in the uk are not, us brits are

but i'm not a fan of the EU as you can tell, soviet union has been breaking up for many years, only the EU and china are getting bigger