I submitted an application for my wife's further leave to remain visa in late September 09 and she gave the Biometric information in mid December 09.
We have heard nothing since and they still have our passports and documents. I was wondering if anyone else is in a similar situation and what the current processing times are.
Our FLR took 12 weeks from submission to final receipt.
(first week Sept 09 - first week Dec 09)
What puzzles me, is why it took u 2+mnths to arrange a biometrics appointment ?
If memory serves me, when u receive confirmation of receipt of your FLR application,
doesn't the letter give u a time limit to apply for & arrange the biometrics ?
Without the biometrics, I guess that they've not even bothered to look at the application,
and it was returned to the bottom of the pile.
U could be looking at mid-late February.
No man is an island, but Barry is
What puzzles me, is why it took u 2+mnths to arrange a biometrics appointment ?
If memory serves me, when u receive confirmation of receipt of your FLR application,
doesn't the letter give u a time limit to apply for & arrange the biometrics ?
After submitting all the documents required in late September we received a letter around mid November informing us to make an appointment at a Biometric Enrolment Centre.
The letter said that an appointment must be made within fifteen days of the date of the letter, which only left ten days in which to make the appointment.
When I called the number provided to make an appointment and told them my wife could only attend at certain times as she was working and the distance to travel was over 100 miles so we could not arrive before 11am I was told that if she could not attend within the fifteen days an appointment could be made later than this. I made the appointment for mid December around a month after the date of the letter.
Looking around at other forums and a freedom of information request (on waiting times for FLR which was refused) I can see that we could be waiting for up to 14 weeks from submiission of Biometrics.
I tried calling Borders Agency for info on any progress of the application but was told that applications can take up to fourteen weeks from submission of Biometric Information which is the first stage. When I replied that this could mean waiting a further ten weeks I was told "possibly".
This would take us into April a processing time of over six months in total.
After submitting all the documents required in late September we received a letter around mid November informing us to make an appointment at a Biometric Enrolment Centre.
... Yeah, a few people seem to have suffered this, a big delay in the letter mentioning the biometrics. We got ours almost immediately.... it was included on the letter confirming receipt of the application form.
When I called the number provided to make an appointment and told them my wife could only attend at certain times as she was working
.... working ? PLEASE BE CAREFUL ! My understanding is that your wife cannot officially work until the FLR is granted.
No man is an island, but Barry is
.... working ? PLEASE BE CAREFUL ! My understanding is that your wife cannot officially work until the FLR is granted.[/QUOTE]
My wife has been here since October 07 on a Spouses Settlement Visa and is entitled to work (NI No.). We are applying for FLR and not ILR because she has not yet passed the Life in the UK examination.
... aahhhh..... now I understand.
Best wishes on the FLR
No man is an island, but Barry is
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