Length of Time for Fiancee Visa Processing

[forester]

We have received notice that our application has been deferred as follows:
"We have commenced the processing of your visa application. Having assessed the application, the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) requires additional supporting documents, so he/she may fully consider your application. We are, therefore, giving you a limited opportunity to provide the following documentation:

- Evidence that your sponsor held the funds of £62,500 for a continuous six month period prior to transferring them into his bank account."

We have been given 10 days to produce evidence.

We had provided monthly detailed valuations of shares for 5 months prior to them being liquidated and held in a bank account for month and a letter from the stockbroker confirming the valuation was above £62,500 for the 5 month period.

I have emailed scanned copies of quarterly valuations which cover the period concerned, though they are quarterly and do not show each month in detail, but have an opening and closing balance.

Have just received a generic email from Manila Deferrals saying that the aim is to action additional information within 5 working days.

Did we give too much information in the first place?

Everything crossed now!

[Terpe]

......Did we give too much information in the first place?..

I don't think so.
It sound as though the ECO wants to see solid evidence as to the cash savings and the source.That's all.

As long as you complied with the Cash Savings detailed FM requirement it'll be fine.
UKBA just need the paperwork showing that the investments, stocks, shares, bonds or trust funds or whatever were actually in your specific control and ownership for that part of the 6 month period before the application and before they were liquidated into cash savings.
Also that their value before the 6 month period was at least equivalent to the amount of the cash savings relied upon in the application.
The requirements are fairly simple and straightforward provided the funding did not get sourced by loans.

Good luck......the decision looks pretty close now.

Should be OK