Any POSITIVE Visa's granted in May?

E mail Brendon Lewis

a funny thing happened today ,went to check my wifes application status about an hour ago got the same thing as usual number not recognised ( so fed up with seeing that every day) 10 minutes later my agency sent me a copy of an email they got today ..
Dear Susan Bright ,
The processed visa application for GWF reference number - GWF044255171 was received at the UK Visa Application Centre on 8/24/2017 .
If a courier service was purchased from VFS Global, your processed application will be delivered to the chosen address.
If not, your documents can be collected during the designated passport collection times.
Please note this is an auto generated e-mail. Please do NOT reply to this email

to me it looks like the decision is at vfs global in manila......my wife has had no text message, told her to go to vfs global tomorrow and see if its there , what do you all think ?.....working day 56 today ..whats the point of having a status report

The decision awaits and you can collect the documents .....good luck

Pray that your wife will get her visa approved anytime soon

we used an agency here in the uk ,thats where we sent my wifes documents from with a post paid to return to the agency , if her answer is awaiting at vfs global i wonder if the documents have been sent their as well ,as they havnt been returned to my agency ? does anyone know that its standard practice to send everything back to vfs global or should they have gone to my agent , the reason i ask is her tb certifficate is with the documents and she needs it to enter the uk

You do not need the TB certificate to enter the UK it will be on record, if you have it it's handy to carry but I don't know of anyone who has been asked to produce it.
Don't forget the CFO

Go get the answer good news awaits the 30 day click is ticking

thank you ,i thought she would need the tb certificate if not thats one worry out of the way ,susan has already done the cfo 18 months ago just got to go and get the sticker...if its good news hope to have her home by this sunday

Good luck where is she flying into are flying with her?

needs to get the cfo sticker when she gets the visa.

heathrow ,and she would be flying alone i will pick her up from the airport ...better find out if its good news first

Nothing like the feeling as she walks through the door...... A great moment

Good luck @dave bright

Hi MrsDoyle, I'm sorry to hear it is taking this long for them to make a decision. It probably would best to ring them yourself. In my experience it is worth calling them, I know it can be costly but I remember when I was making a follow up regarding my application I've called them twice and asked them all questions I can think of. Calling is better than emailing them though because it takes ages for them to reply. As for the confidentiality, they are a bit funny when it comes to that. They may not be able to discuss the decision made but they will definitely give you information regarding your application and if it has been looked at or what not. In my case, it took 58 days (I think) of waiting for my application to be checked and only 2 days to make a decision. Hope that helps.

I hope you'll hear from them soon. Oh, if the GWF number don't work on the tracking site try using your IHS number.

Hi @dave bright, is it addressed to the agency? If it is, UKVI will sent her passport to the agency then the agency will post it to her. Mine took 10 working days. If your agency opted for her to pick it up at VFS Global, she'll get a text message or an email that it is ready for collection on the same day she got the message or the following day. I think.

As for the TB cert, they don't ask for it. The immigration officer just wants the passport with the vignette on it. I had all my documents ready and in order but they never asked for it. However, the IO asked me to wait for 5 minutes as he went to verify my VISA but other than that it went okay. Good luck and Congratulations in advance!

thanks for the info mrs oggy really handy to know ....my wife just picked up her passport she got her visa ..activation date 30th of august , have to wait a few more days before she can come home....we are so happy this is all over and we can get on with our lives ,its been a terrible wait been through so many emotions .been really tough being apart this long, the hardest bit is thinking our answer was going to be given in 10-15 working days then realizing we where in for a 3 month wait .
i cant help thinking of all you guys and girls going through how i was feeling in the past 3 months especially the ones who have been waiting far longer than me , i wish everybody here the best of luck and get the same decision as my wife

yippee!



congratulations--well done

dont forget that cfo sticker !

wifes appointment date 7th june
ukvi received documents 8th june (did get an email from ukvi the same day saying documents received but it went to the agency i didnt know they had it)
emailed them 31st of july (just got a copy and paste email back not worth doing that at £6 a pop
phoned them on 8th august (only got told my wife was in the system and if she didnt hear anything by the time 60 working days where up to call them back not sure of the cost think its like £2 a minute ,i dont think its worth calling until your 60 working days are up
24th august agency sent me a copy of an email saying the decision was at vfs global manila 56 working days in all

Congratulations to you both have a great future.