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Spouse visa still waiting paperwork returned

Discussion in 'UK Visa and Immigration Help' started by Colin4000, May 6, 2018.

  1. Mattecube
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

  2. Sanders
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    Sanders Banned

    I agree with your thinking but that does not always carry weight in the public sector.
  3. PatVen
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    My apologies for hijacking this thread.

    Just imagine the agony I've suffered with my application for flr fp (further leave to remain 10 year partner route) in-country application, it took nearly 13 months for the Home Office to make a decision and then refused (after a year of waiting). No further correspondence, letters or emails from them, except the acknowledgement and biometrics appointment letter a month after submitting the application. We already spent nearly £3,000 on Home Office fee for two applications alone. Not to mention the fee for the solicitors.

    I ended up on this route because of Home Office error for granting me the wrong entry clearance. I could have used a different route if they only thoroughly checked my initial entry clearance application and alerted me at the outset . At the moment, I am back to square one, counting another year for them to decide on my new application.

    Patience is a virtue. I am actually trying to forget that I am making an application. :) Don't just focus on your application. Once it is submitted and acknowledged, enjoy life and don't be stressed. In life, sometimes we have to suffer and get on with it.

    If there is no mess up, I would have been enjoying working with the NHS since I came here 2 years ago and have some good holidays. But that's life. I can do nothing but move on, give what they want, address all the refusals, make sure everything is spot on, read several case files available and wait and wait and wait.

    I wish you all good luck on your application. If your application is straightforward, then you don't need to worry. Just take it easy. You'll get there in the end. :)
  4. Anon04576
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    No apologies required and yes one could feel despair with them setting you on the wrong path, must be frustrating, very frustraing. I suppose if we look at the end game and we gain success at the end of our journies then yes it is one we have to put behind us and put it down to experience.
  5. PatVen
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    Thank you and I agree, this experience made me more aware about the complexity of both eu and uk immigration laws if we didn't get it right in the beginning.

    We really have to know what we are doing and what route is suitable for us. Also, we cannot totally rely on solicitors as some of them are not adept on specific cases. The service we will get will also depend on the fee they ask. We must do our own research as well.

    In my opinion, we can't really suggest or question the type of system the Home Office is using as they have their own (internal) rules and targets in reducing immigration.

    In conclusion, the result and timeframe of one's application will really depend on the documents submitted, how well the application is prepared and of course the caseworker who will handle such application. Though some cases are similar, the methodology used in assessing each application is different. Whatever it is, we don't know. We can only guess or assume based on actual cases available online as all the correspondence/response we normally receive are generic.
  6. UKDJ
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    Nope - no communication whatsoever from UKVI, since acknowledging receipt of the online application on March 29 - 6 weeks after it was submitted!
    I have more or less decided to pay the UKVI 'ransom fee' and email them tomorrow although I don't expect a sensible answer, explanation for the delay or any indication how far beyond the 60-days we can expect to wait for a decision...
  7. Sanders
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    If it is propping up some desk leg somewhere it might give them a nudge.

    On a more serious note, I recall emailing the Embassy over an issue of ours relating to marriage documentation and I was amazed how helpful they were. (Not the same thing I know). It took some time for a response, about a week. You may find you might get a better response than you think.
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  8. PorkAdobo
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    Considering the substantial fees involved for these visa applications, the applicants should certainly expect a higher standard of service.

    I'll be damned if the actual processing cost of an application is anywhere near £1500. Considering most of us pay our fair share of tax to begin with, it is a revenue generating exercise for the exchequer.

    In the private sector, we'd likely have a result in a week or so for most standard applications. If it is a complicated application, a personalised response would be expected. I know that government services will rarely reach service standards we see in the private sector, but this shouldn't be an excuse for such abominable standards. Having a 60 day time frame is already an admission of failure.

    I was fortunate that my application was handled in around one month from submission. I feel desperately sorry for those left in limbo.
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  9. UKDJ
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    Just a quick update...

    It would appear UKVI have a '3-strikes and you're OUT' on their email contact service - despite their last email being a request for more information, I then received an email asking me to complete a short survey... #FAIL
  10. Sanders
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    I don’t quite follow that UKDJ. How did that happen? Had you already emailed them before?

    Can you not send more?
  11. UKDJ
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    I emailed them - after paying the £5.48 fee - and received an automated reply, surprisingly within a few minutes...

    Emailed them back, asking for a bit of clarification, mainly what was 'not straightforward' about the application?

    Received another, largely standardised, reply which didn't answer the previous question...

    Emailed them again, giving the information they requested in their previous email which related to the fact they had missed the 60-day 'target'...

    This is when I received their final email, asking me to complete a survey, but not answering my previous email!

    Despite their email enquiry service stating that the fee covers subsequent emails relating to the original request, this doesn't actually appear to be the case - or, at least, only covers a couple of follow-up emails which continue to avoid answering the original question.
  12. Sanders
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    I see. Disappointing to say the least!

    Actually, it’s a disgrace.
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  13. UKDJ
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    Disappointing - yes. Unexpected - not entirely, based on earlier experience! More fool me, for being an eternal optimist and expecting that I might actually get a sensible, informative response...
  14. wardy33
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    I fully agree its a shambles the communication factor for the price paid is shambolic to say the least.My mate applied for a tourist visa and can blatantly prove they they never even looked at critical evidence that would of granted the visa , that is with his M/P now as there is no appeal process, different to Sheffield I know but same kind of argument.
    I am awaiting settlement visa for my wife and am hoping it is processed withing 60 days or earlier would be better, have no chance of knowing where the paperwork is on an officers desk or what or waiting around on an office floor with lots of others until it is looked at.
    Am currently in the Phils awaiting news so we can head back to U/K have no idea how much longer I have to stay here so that's the current state of play.
  15. wardy33
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    Strange my wife had an email today saying the visa is currently being prepared for consideration with an officer and hope documents are in order for reviewing, this is 3 weeks after they were returned to me any ideas what is happening seems a pretty standard email to me, seems to me ass about face and seems to me its going to be a bit more time to do than I had hoped and imagined.
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  16. wardy33
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    have you had any emails back mate, I had one today strange 3 weeks after they sentt the documents back to me a sort of email saying documents being prepared for officer to look at??
  17. bigmac
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    ukvi would have scanned the docs you submitted--and returned them to you. standard proceedure.
  18. wardy33
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    Yes but my documents came back in the post 3 weeks ago so they must of scanned them then why wait 3 weeks to let me know? now at 7 weeks and counting since application in Manila.
  19. Sanders
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    I have long suspected inconsistency of procedure with these guys.
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  20. Mattecube
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

    I am sure you will get there.

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