Post your UK visa timeline here!

[Otashem]

Country applying from: USA
Type of visa applied for: Spousal settlement
Date application submitted: 28th Feb , 2012
Date documentation received by UK Border Agency: 29th Feb, 2012
Office location processing your visa: New York office
Date your visa was received: March 5th, 2012

Amazing! So happy! Thanks to Joppa and everyone else!

[erina]

Got my visa in the mail today!!! So so so so happy, it's amazing, almost makes the past 6 months of stress worth it, almost


Country applying from: Australia (Sydney)
Type of visa applied for: Spouse - Settlement
Date Biometrics Taken: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Date application submitted: By Australia post, sent Wednesday 8th Feb, arrived at GPO BOX on the Thursday 9th Feb.
Date documentation received by UK Border Agency: The hotline advised me it was received in Manila on the Wednesday 15th Feb (took a whole 5 working days to get there!?)
Office location processing your visa: Manila
Date received email from UKBA Manila: Wednesday 29th Feb (took exactly 10 working days)
Date your visa was received: Tuesday 6th March 2012.

Took a day short of 4 weeks in total.

Thanks especially to Joppa and everyone else who helped me along the way!!!

[BlueBelle]

Originally Posted by Kitara

I am asking because, i would need to prepare document when my mom is coming over to visit me for 5 - 6 month.

1. Letter of invite
2. Return Airticket

You need to have VERY thorough documentation if someone is planning to visit you for 5 - 6 months. I came over in February to visit my partner for 6 months and was detained for 5 hours whilst the UKBA decided whether to grant my visitor visa. They needed to determine that I was a genuine visitor, that I would not overstay my visa and that I had enough funds to support myself for the entire 6 months.

Thankfully, I had an enormous amount of supporting documents with me including my partners latest UK tax return, 6 months worth of his pay slips, 6 months worth of my payslips, proof that he owns the property where we'd be living, a detailed itinerary of our travel plans over the next 6 months, my certificate of travel insurance for the next 6 months and a return ticket to America.

Thankfully, in the end, they agreed that I was a genuine visitor and granted my full 6 month visa, but being detained was a stressful and scary process. The preparation put into the enormous amount of documentation was definitely necessary and I would recommend you do the same for anyone coming to visit the UK for anything more than a few weeks - especially a few months or more.

A return ticket alone is not sufficient. In fact, the UKBA advised that a return ticket is only a small part of what they consider because tickets can easily be changed or ignored.

[UkIvatt]

My visa was issued!!!

My timeline:

Married: February 13th 2012
Applied online for visa: February 14th
Biometrics: February 17th
Sent documents to NY: February 17th FedEx ground
Received notice from FedEx package was delivered: February 21st
Received email from UKBA documents were opened: February 23rd
Received email UK visa has been issued: February 28th

Even though we had only known each other under a year and we have a age gap relationship, it was a very straight forward visa. We did not include any letters from family members or any pictures other than our wedding pictures. I have come to the conclusion that the UKBA is very methodical. If you give them all the information and can support yourselves you are good to go.

[Happygrl37]

Ok I've just applied!! I'm so happpppppy/nervous/excited/hopeful!

Applying from: USA
Applied online for settlement visa: March 16th
Biometrics: March 19th
Mailed documents overnight to NY: March 19th
Received notice package was delivered: March 20th

and now just waiting, will update when I hear anything

[moleking2k1]

Country applying from: Vietnam
Type of visa applied for: Settlement
Date application submitted (online or in person): Online on the 16th Feb 2012
Date biometrics taken: Feb 20th 2012 in Hanoi
Office location processing your visa: Bangkok Thailand
Projected timeline given: None
Date your visa was received: Today, 21st March 2012

Thank you so much for the help people have given on this website in particular Joppa. Your advice really helped us a lot and we'd have be lost without it.

[omim88]

Country applying from: Kenya
Type of visa applied for: Settlement
Date application submitted (online or in person):Online 2nd March 2012
Date biometrics taken: 5th March 2012 in Nairobi
Date documentation was received by UK Border Agency office: 7th March 2012 in Nairobi
Office location processing your visa:Nairobi, Kenya
Projected timeline given: 20 working days
Date your visa was received: 15th March 2012

I got a lot of help from this website. Cheers everyone.

[Happygrl37]

I just received my confirmation email that they have opened my documents!!!!

It also says they will notify me by email when it reaches the next stage of process: review by an Entry Clearance Officer and the outcome of my application

[sjellyman]

Here is where I stand today:

Applying from: USA
Applied online for spouse settlement visa: March 12th
Biometrics: March 15th
Mailed documents overnight to NY: March 16th
Received notice package was delivered: March 19th

sitting on pins and needles nowww

[saraheadon]

Country applying from: USA
Type of visa applied for: Settlement (Fiancee)
Date application submitted (online or in person):Online 11th March 2012
Date biometrics taken: 13th March
Documents Sent: 16th March
UPS Confirm Delivery: 19th March
Office location processing your visa: New York

- It has been five days sinces the supposed delivery of out application and we haven't had a confirmation email or anything like that. After reading everyones posts I'm starting to freak out! Any idea what could be the reason?