Visa On Hold (how long should we wait?)

[joebloggs]

Key facts

In the year ending September 2013, 33,747 family route visas were issued. This is a decrease of 20% compared with the year ending September 2012 (42,146) and is the lowest number of family route visas issued since comparable records began in 2005. There was also a 6% increase in the number of visas issued to other dependants joining or accompanying migrants in the UK (75,260) compared with the previous 12 months (70,741).

The proportion of resolved family route visa applications that were refused was 38%. This compares with 21% in the year ending September 2012.

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...-2013#family-1

In 2013, 33,690 family route visas were issued. This is a decrease of 18% compared with 2012 (40,892) and is the lowest number of family route visas issued since comparable records began in 2005. There was a 9% increase in the number of visas issued to other dependants joining or accompanying migrants in the UK (76,742) compared with the previous 12 months (70,633).

The proportion of resolved family route visa applications that were refused was 34%. This compares with 27% in 2012.

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...-december-2013

well the Tory policies are biting, and they've definitely increased the refusal rate

but at the end of the day most of these are British citizens trying to bring their partner to the UK

[gWaPito]

at the end of the day most of these are British citizens trying to bring their partner to the UK

I dont get that argument

[joebloggs]

I dont get that argument

what argument , your telling me they are not British

[gWaPito]

what argument , your telling me they are not British

I'm talking about the non EEC partners.

[joebloggs]

I'm talking about the non EEC partners.

but if they are not British or don't have ILR then they would have to apply for a dependent visa for their partner