Decision has been made

hanks hun! i have til fri to wait and book a ticket

dont forget the CFO seminar--if you havent already done it

@bigmac yeah I have aready done the seminar just have to go back there for the sticker..

I received a text message this afternoon at 4ish "The processed visa application for GWFxxxxxxx0 was received on 12/15/2015."

can i go to vfs tomorrow and get my documents or still have to wait for another text?
i dont think i can sleep tonight

@portia the VSF is going to send you a text message when your going to collect your documents.
Good luck

@Lyn wow waiting for that text makes me insane ... havent slept properly last night barely couldnt sleep at all because of being anxious....
the wait never ends and its a killer

@Katezo what's the subject and message in your second email? received an email and text today but no second email. so nervous right now.

@portia did you get a second email?

@Ayesha yesterday i received an email from FCO stating the decision has been made and documents will be forwarded back to vfs ( this happened at 11:30am) and then i received a text from vfs (4:15pm) that they have received the visa application. This morning (9:48am) i received an email from vfs with the following context

"
Dear PORTIA ,

The processed visa application for GWF reference number - GWXxxxxxxxxx was received at the UK Visa Application Centre on 12/15/2015 .
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."

apparently my visa application is for pick up and I have been dying the whole day to get a message from them that I can go ahead and pick up my documents

I, too, did not get any notification that my visa is ready for pick up. I also did not avail the courier service. What I did was wait for 4 days and went to VFS Cebu within their collection times (2-3pm). Not so sure about the collections times for Manila, though.

@Anne oh wow all the while i was thinking that their notifications are reliable..Good heavens then I will just probably go to VFS tomorrow then and try my luck

It would be worth a try. You will let us know, yeah?? Excited for you. X

@Anne for sure I will...cant wait for the waiting to be done and fly out!

Hi Portia... My friend who applied for settlement visa like you received same email today. Since she stays in the Makati area, she immediately went to VFS to see if she can already collect her documents. Lucky her because she received the email before 2PM. Collection times are the same for Cebu and Manila, 2-3PM. She's flying to the UK next week. Good luck

thanks for the reply @portia

I got the same second email last night.

@Ayesha i didnt get the email, im here though in vfs and try my luck

hi @portia how was it? did you get your visa?

@Ayesha whatttttt a dddddaaaaayyyy! got the visa and as soon as i had my passport i went straight to CFO for the sticker and then booked my flight for next week!
really exhausted but all worth it.

thanks a lot to all of the advices and tips

way hay-----another result

thanks @bigmac

are you willing to tell us how you booked your flight--and the ticket cost ?

@bigmac i did the booking online through philippine airlines website costed me USD 625.00 ( this is including the 50 usd for prefered seat).

at first i went to a travel agency and they quoted me 850 USD, thanks God i decided of not going with the agency

single ?