Thank you, BF

This forum has been instrumental in answering our queries and getting our visa application right. All we can say is THANK YOU. Got my visa today. Bless your big and generous hearts

Yay! Congratulations @Dave and Aisa! Which visa did you apply for again and how long did it take?

Congratulations @Dave and Aisa

Congratulations. that's great news..

Thanks @firew0myn , @Aromulus , @lainchelle, @ChoiAndJohn


@firew0myn, it's for a fiance visa. Submitted online on January 30, got passport today, Feb 4. I put March 7 as intended date of travel, so that's when the visa would be valid. Now I can tender my 30-day notice from work earlier than planned good luck with your application, won't be long now.

Oh wow! Did you guys use the premium service? That was quick!

Unfortunately I had to use their premium service to allow me to hand over my projects and assignments smoothly. I was actually expecting 10 working days then after that, that's when I was planning to resign. Guess I can sort more stuff then.

Submitted online: Jan 30
Went to VFS: Feb 1
Decision Email: Feb 3
Received Passport: Feb 4

I was tempted to avail of it too but thought otherwise. I can only pray to the heavens for patience as the waiting time officially began today.

Congrats on your good news DaveandAisa.

If it weren't for my demanding schedules in work recently, I wouldn't have gone for the service. Now I'm thinking how long it would take me to get the visa if I went for standard service. I'm guessing not long since they gave me results in 2 days, and not 10 working days...

ooh--well done !!







i think youre the first on here to use the new premium service for a settlement visa--saved weeks of anxiety--must be worth it.

I was tempted to avail of it too but thought otherwise. I can only pray to the heavens for patience as the waiting time officially began today.

heres decembers results for manila.

Settlement Visas
Settlement
Most applications are processed within 60 days.

Number of days to process application2 days3 days5 days10 days15 days30 days60 days90 days
% of applications decided1%1%1%6%23%89%98%100%
Note: actual processing times may vary depending on a range of factors.
The above data is for all decisions made in December 2015

ah--that copy / paste didnt work --heres the link:

https://visa-processingtimes.homeoffice.gov.uk/y/manila-philippines/settlement-visas/settlement

Thanks @bigmac! Need to find ways to not think about it too much.

Thanks @bigmac!
It is, because I did not want to resign just yet without getting the visa first. There is also my TB test that is due to expire in a few weeks. Now I can plan on having my documents and university stuff authenticated, etc.. Plus get a schedule for the CFO.

Great news on the visa, enjoy Great Britain

Congratulations and well done to both

I know you used the premiun service but even so, that's a truly remarkable result.

I wonder how many folks reading this will now be very tempted to follow in your footsteps.

Cheers @oss, @deanobeano , @Timmers, @Micawber