Post your UK visa timeline here!

[saraheadon]

I'm so happy for you guys!
If ours could get issued today that'd be glorious! Shame it'll be sent to my other half and he's working so I won't find out immediately.
Waiting is soooo awful!

[Team Stephenson]

Country applying from: USA
Type of visa applied for: Spouse Settlement and Dependant child
Date application submitted (online or in person): Online March 7th and 11th
Date biometrics taken: March 12th and March 14th
Date documentation was received by UK Border Agency office: Email confirming received March 27th
Office location processing your visa: NY
Projected timeline given:
Date your visa was received:

Just got the first email, package should have arrived yesterday.

Nervous doesn't even cover it.

[mistbound4england]

Yay! When u get ur visa pkg in the mail let us know the results as everyone usually gets an email saying ur visa has been issued but thats because they can't tell you by email if it was a yes or no decision. Hate the waiting part lol

[Happygrl37]

Originally Posted by Team Stephenson

Country applying from: USA
Type of visa applied for: Spouse Settlement and Dependant child
Date application submitted (online or in person): Online March 7th and 11th
Date biometrics taken: March 12th and March 14th
Date documentation was received by UK Border Agency office: Email confirming received March 27th
Office location processing your visa: NY
Projected timeline given:
Date your visa was received:

Just got the first email, package should have arrived yesterday.

Nervous doesn't even cover it.

Good luck!! believe me, I understand the nerves! I was so happy when I got my notice this morning I must have cried for an hour lol

[moninna]

Hi guys, I think most of people here have applied from the USA, so it might be quite different for other countries. I applied in Mexico, and submited my documents in person nearly 2 weeks ago. I have logged in to the ukvisas website and entered my email address, password and unique appointment appointment number, and it still gives me the option to change or cancel my appointment (which of course I already had). Do you have the same situation? I was told I should expect some news in about 6-8 weeks but it might take up to 12. (Applications from Latin America are dealt with much slower than those from the USA I'm afraid). Can you please let me know if you can also change your appointment, no matter you already had it? Thanks.

[MRSREILLY]

So just as your guys timeline go do you think if I give my travel date a month from when I apply and got everything sent to them quick that it would be enough time??? Im so nervous and I haven even applied for it yet. I am doing that on Friday.

[AnAmericanInScotland]

Originally Posted by moninna

Hi guys, I think most of people here have applied from the USA, so it might be quite different for other countries. I applied in Mexico, and submited my documents in person nearly 2 weeks ago. I have logged in to the ukvisas website and entered my email address, password and unique appointment appointment number, and it still gives me the option to change or cancel my appointment (which of course I already had). Do you have the same situation? I was told I should expect some news in about 6-8 weeks but it might take up to 12. (Applications from Latin America are dealt with much slower than those from the USA I'm afraid). Can you please let me know if you can also change your appointment, no matter you already had it? Thanks.

I was able to access my 'account' and supposedly make changes even after I'd sent my packet to NYC-I think what happens is that once you've paid for your visa and are able to make the appointment, that log-in page is only updated if you have to change your appointment time before you have the appointment. So after that, it's never updated again, even if you attend the scheduled appointment. I also think its automatically spit out of the system once the 'account' is 30 days old. Never checked, but it goes along with what they say that unacted on applications will be deleted at 30 days old.

Confusing, no? Sigh. I checked it once after the appointment, and then forced myself not to think about it, lol, because it was adding to the stress!

@MrsReilly-look at it this way...how soon do you want to leave if your visa is approved? Will you need a month to be ready to go to the UK after the visa is granted? A lot of people have said in posts here that they are ready to leave for the UK the day after getting their visa and regret having to wait.

I put a departure date on my application that I knew would pass before the visa was granted. So when mine arrived, I was ready to book and go-three days later I was on a plane back to my husband.

I've heard that if you leave the departure date space blank they will date your visa for the date they grant it. I did put a date (and yes, it had passed), and they dated my visa for the day they issued it.

[MRSREILLY]

Originally Posted by AnAmericanInScotland

I was able to access my 'account' and supposedly make changes even after I'd sent my packet to NYC-I think what happens is that once you've paid for your visa and are able to make the appointment, that log-in page is only updated if you have to change your appointment time before you have the appointment. So after that, it's never updated again, even if you attend the scheduled appointment. I also think its automatically spit out of the system once the 'account' is 30 days old. Never checked, but it goes along with what they say that unacted on applications will be deleted at 30 days old.

Confusing, no? Sigh. I checked it once after the appointment, and then forced myself not to think about it, lol, because it was adding to the stress!

@MrsReilly-look at it this way...how soon do you want to leave if your visa is approved? Will you need a month to be ready to go to the UK after the visa is granted? A lot of people have said in posts here that they are ready to leave for the UK the day after getting their visa and regret having to wait.

I put a departure date on my application that I knew would pass before the visa was granted. So when mine arrived, I was ready to book and go-three days later I was on a plane back to my husband.

I've heard that if you leave the departure date space blank they will date your visa for the date they grant it. I did put a date (and yes, it had passed), and they dated my visa for the day they issued it.

Sadly but yes I do we have to wait on housing since he is in the british army. Like we know where we will be living and how much and everything, we just dont have a move in date yet. Thats why I would put end of April.

[AnAmericanInScotland]

Originally Posted by MRSREILLY

Sadly but yes I do we have to wait on housing since he is in the british army. Like we know where we will be living and how much and everything, we just dont have a move in date yet. Thats why I would put end of April.

I hope they let you know something very soon about when your housing will be ready! Please extend our thanks to your husband for his service.

[MRSREILLY]

Originally Posted by AnAmericanInScotland

I hope they let you know something very soon about when your housing will be ready! Please extend our thanks to your husband for his service.

I will. And I have to say if it wasnt for our military and HM Forces, I would have never met the love of my life. I was navy 4years. but yes I hope they do make decision quick. We told them no later than the 3rd of may. And right now its just waiting on thrm. Like everything we do, hurry up, and wait... Lol