Timeline : ILR/ FLR/ Settlement Spouse / Fiance Visa

[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..

[georose]

hi meloves, are u still here in uk? i applied for flr (m) extension and yes mine is complicated as well....

[georose]

hi meloves, are u still here in uk? i applied for flr (m) extension and yes mine is complicated as well....

[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

[Arthur Little]

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

Congratulations ... certainly wasn't a "fiasco" for you then, eh?

[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.

[melovesengland]

hi meloves, are u still here in uk? i applied for flr (m) extension and yes mine is complicated as well....

hiya! yes i am in the uk still and waiting for my result.

what makes urs complicated dear?

[fiasco1114]

Congratulations ... certainly wasn't a "fiasco" for you then, eh?

Thanks, wasn't expecting it till late December to be honest! Now off to planning the trip and wedding!

[marksroomspain]

Congratulations fiasco my wife submitted hers on 10 October 2012 a day after you just hoping she will get a positive result in the next few days...

[fiasco1114]

Congratulations fiasco my wife submitted hers on 10 October 2012 a day after you just hoping she will get a positive result in the next few days...

Probably just got caught up by the holiday...fingers crossed, next week you'll receive the sought after email about the visa being despatched.

[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

[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 )

[McGregor03]

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

[belle29]

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

[raynaputi]

I've made this as a sticky thread so everyone would have an idea about the visa timeline.

As for mine..
Fiancee Visa (2011) - 2 weeks
FLR(M) - did it by post and they received my application on March 27, 2012...had biometrics a week after..and as for the result, currently waiting for 15 weeks!!!!

To update this:
Fiancee Visa (2011) - 2 weeks
FLR(M) (27th March 2012-14th Feb. 2013) - 10.5 FREAKING MONTHS!!!

Hopefully in ILR time, it'll just be 1 day only!

[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)

[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.

[jlags90]

Hopefully in ILR time, it'll just be 1 day only!

Looks like Rayna is tempted to use the Super Premium Service. Hope this struggle will be over soon! In my birthday - (27th of March) I'll wish for your biometrics will have arrived.

[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...

[STEVENJAG]

Hiya, yes i agree better to be legit, ...we are and all our paperworks in order, jeez so much to take in here its hard but worth it,......anyone know the current processing times at vfs in cebu, i heard they are quick.....true?

[Terpe]

.....anyone know the current processing times at vfs in cebu, i heard they are quick.....true?

VFS do not decide on Visa's.
All visa applications are sent to the British Embassy (Manila Hub) for processing and decisions.
Applications from Cebu will be sent to Manila.