Quote Originally Posted by ccw71 View Post
I've read so many posts saying the
" Your visa will be despatched shortly. Passports can normally be collected from the Visa Application Centre after 3 days." email indicates a success.

I've not read anywhere, the wording of the email if the visa has been refused.

Can anyone enlighten me please. Thanks

I sincerely hope it is good news for you and your application was succesful.
The only people who know the result of the application are UKBA. I've only ever known them to send a message when the visa is approved. They never send any other message. Incidently, not everyone appears to receive communication from UKBA

VFS are never informed of the actual decision, only that the application review has been completed and documents returned. Communications from VFS have no indication of the result. Sometimes it's approval and sometimes refusal.

I wonder if there is a specific process to request messages from UKBA