Timeline : ILR/ FLR/ Settlement Spouse / Fiance Visa

[Michael Parnham]

Exactly three weeks in May/June 2012.

ILR still waiting, 13 weeks so far!

[belle29]

Spouse Visa (Philippines) 2010...3 days

[Trefor]

Fiancee Visa - 3 days (1 day of actual processing - had to wait for Embassy to send it back) - this was June 2012, Dubai VFS who pass applications on to the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi.

FLR (M) - PEO appointment (premium service). Took 2 hours from walking in to leaving. After our experience I can recommend trying for an appointment at the UK BA Belfast PEO.

Biometric card just arrived - took 2 days from PEO appointment (Tues - Thurs).

[LeeRose]

Spouse Visa (Philippines 2010) 4 working days
ILR (2012) 5 months

[STEVENJAG]

as previously posted me and my fiance are applying in march for the fiance visa,if and when we get it god be willing, we will marry within 2 month of her being here...does it make getting two year spoouse visa easier once shes here?or could they ship her back to cebu?

[McGregor03]

Hi Stevenjag,we will apply for a fiancee visa in march too,hopefully it will go smoothly for both of us...

[bhem_bhem]

fiancee visa (philippines) - 7 working days
Spousal visa (liverpool) - 1 and half hour..

[STEVENJAG]

ah sounds encouraging, thanks for that....and enjoy the uk, the best to you and your spouse!!!!

[bhem_bhem]

ah sounds encouraging, thanks for that....and enjoy the uk, the best to you and your spouse!!!!

thnx steven.. won't be hard if u meet all the requirements.. it's just the waiting that sucks..

[STEVENJAG]

can we do some kind of express service at cebu, pay more to get the result?the waiting sucks but makes you strong i feel.....the genuine people have to suffer at the hands of the systems abusers.....but we prevail in the end as love does....

[bhem_bhem]

can we do some kind of express service at cebu, pay more to get the result?the waiting sucks but makes you strong i feel.....the genuine people have to suffer at the hands of the systems abusers.....but we prevail in the end as love does....

never tried the one in cebu, u can pay for premium services but it's only to avoid waiting there for hours just to give ur papers and enroll biometrics..

i wasn't really that worried when i applied for my fiancee visa as i've been living here in uk for 3 years as a student and my hubby's got a good job..

[melovesengland]

can we do some kind of express service at cebu, pay more to get the result?the waiting sucks but makes you strong i feel.....the genuine people have to suffer at the hands of the systems abusers.....but we prevail in the end as love does....

you can only pay for the premium service which allows your darling to submit her visa app in fast track but like what you have heard from the members here your gf needs to wait till the result comes.

indeed true but lets look on the brighter side of the world of its very nice to walk free and not thinking someones after you because ur illegal.

[freyter]

My wife's spouse visa:

Applied VFS Manila 5 November 2012

Issued 13 December 2012

[neallie]

Spouse Visa (Philippines) November 2010- 3 days
ILR (PEO Cardiff) January 2013- 4 hours

[STEVENJAG]

HI PEOPLE HOPE ALL IS WELL, TWO WEEKS TILL I SUBMIT FOR OUR FIANCE VISA,...IN CEBU.HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAVING GOOD LUCK, AND CAN GIVE GOOD NEWS REGARDS YOUR OWN JOURNEYS.
MY FIANCE CANT PROVIDE LAND REGISTRY DOCS,,,,,,AS THEY DONT OWN THE LAND, DOES THIS MATTER?ALSO HAVE MORE QUESTIONS REGARDS SPOUSE VISA, BUT WILL GO INTO THAT LATER...

[vernier caliper]

Fiancé visa (Dubai, June 2012) -1 day
Passport received the next day

FLRM (Belfast, Nov 2012) -90 minutes
BRP received after 2days

[lastlid]

Fiancé visa (Dubai 2012) -1 day
Passport received the next day

WOW Very fast!

How come?

Manila are quoting several months for settlement visas for October 2012.

[vernier caliper]

WOW Very fast!
How come

Straight forward application, accurate and enough evidence and the rest - I don't know. I'm very thankful indeed that both Fiancé and FLRM have been granted quickly. Hope no more delays on 2013 from UKBA.

[lastlid]

Straight forward application, accurate and enough evidence and the rest - I don't know. I'm very thankful indeed that both Fiancé and FLRM have been granted quickly. Hope no more delays on 2013 from UKBA.

For some reason Manila, in October, have been really slow.


http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/co...ultTableAnchor


40 working days (8 weeks) to process just the first 9% of the total applications that month.

[fiasco1114]

Fiancée visa from Manila
Submitted application : 09 October 2012
Received visa : 29 November 2012

[angellegwen]

June 18, 2012 applied at UKBA Manila
June 28, 2012 recieved an e-mail from UKBA
June 30, 2012 recieved my papers by delivery
Dec, 28, 2012 submitted papers for FLR(M) by post
Feb. 5, 2012 biometrics letter (with errors so waiting for the new corrected letter)

[angellegwen]

June 18, 2012 applied at UKBA Manila
June 28, 2012 recieved an e-mail from UKBA
June 30, 2012 recieved my papers by delivery
Dec, 28, 2012 submitted papers for FLR(M) by post
Feb. 5, 2012 biometrics letter (with errors so waiting for the new corrected letter)

In addition:
March 25, 2013 received the new biometrics letter

[angellegwen]

In addition:
March 25, 2013 received the new biometrics letter

Addition:
March 26,2013 Done my biometrics at Dartford
April 4,2013 Recieved the letter and papers from UKBA (BRP after 10 working days) now waiting for the BRP

[marlyn&kenny]

spouse visa (around 2months think or more)
ILR exactly 4 months (application by post)
-i did all the paper works
-submit all the requirements listed in their website
- BUT i also added all our cards for each other (ex.bday card,valentine,xmas, within 2 years), few pictures together within 2 years
-i did write a letter basically saying we would really appreciate and would be so happy if they grant us the ILR bla bla bla and if you need any information or any thing that you are not sure of please do contact us!
that's it had to wait like 2 months then i got letter from them saying have to do the biometric , then after that just wait for the result. they don't even bother to write to you saying they got your biometric bla bla.....

[stevie c]

Spouse visa 2 days 2010
ILR applied for in November 2012 & currently still waiting for a decision

[stevewool]

we are waiting too, but i have gave myself till mid april to get ours back, that would be 6 months, anything early then that date is a bonus, plus we did the postal route why give them anymore money

[marlyn&kenny]

exactly why give them anymore money!
what we paid is a lot of money and they do not have at least the decency to keep us updated or inform us what is causing the delay,if they already got the biometric data bla bla..
sure emma's will arrive soon!

we are waiting too, but i have gave myself till mid april to get ours back, that would be 6 months, anything early then that date is a bonus, plus we did the postal route why give them anymore money

[cessxy]

Spouse Visa- applied Nov 2010 and receive after 3 weeks
ILR -Jan 22, 2013 (PEO Cardiff 2 hrs )

[belle29]

Spouse settlement visa ( manila) 2010---- 2 days----------

[jlags90]

Hi

Here's my visa application timeline:

Fiancee Visa (Philippines 2011) - 5 working days (Granted on the 12th of Dec 2011 but valid on 12th of March 2012 because of my inability to leave Philippines after March.)


Here's the painful bit

FLR (United Kingdom 2012 and still waiting)

-28/08/2012 - Posted my FLR(M) Application
-12/02/2013 - enrolled my Biometrics in Leeds
-?????? (who knows) - still waiting for almost 6 months now.