Post your UK visa timeline here!

[bialeger06]

Yeah, I wish I had done the same now. I read somewhere that they weren't offering that service anymore....stupid me!

[bialeger06]

Originally Posted by MRSREILLY

Here is my timeline up to now!

Country of Application: USA
Type of Application: Settlement (HM Forces/Armed Forces Dependent which i had to write at top of my application)
Application made on: March 30 2012
Biometrics taken : April 4 2012
Application and supporting documents couriered: April 13 2012<--- over nighted will be there by 3pm tomorrow if not the Monday.
Courier package arrived at UKBA NY office: N/A
Email confirming package opened and ready for review: N/A

Also I paid the $300 for the priority settlement service. so hopefully I should know by Wednesday or Thursday next week!!! So ready lol

Why did you have to write HM forces dependent on the top of your application? I'm married to someone also in the HM forces (so I'm especially curious)

[MRSREILLY]

Originally Posted by bialeger06

Why did you have to write HM forces dependent on the top of your application? I'm married to someone also in the HM forces (so I'm especially curious)

i had posted the question on their facebook page if there was anything special i needed to do with my application and they told me to write that at the very top of my application after i printed it out. because i was in the navy in the states and had a few friends whose spouses had to do special things when they applied for visas to come to the states. so i was curious if it was vice versa. and so far it was. im so ready to find out lol have you filed yours yet?

[bialeger06]

Originally Posted by MRSREILLY

i had posted the question on their facebook page if there was anything special i needed to do with my application and they told me to write that at the very top of my application after i printed it out. because i was in the navy in the states and had a few friends whose spouses had to do special things when they applied for visas to come to the states. so i was curious if it was vice versa. and so far it was. im so ready to find out lol have you filed yours yet?

Well that would have been nice to know.... I hope that my application won't run into any problems! Best of luck!

[Expat_Izzy]

Originally Posted by Expat_Izzy

My timeline goes as follows:
Country applying from: USA
Office location processing your visa: NYC
Type of visa applied for: Fiancee
Date application submitted online : March 12, 2012
Date biometrics taken: March 15, 2012
Date visa apps were sent out: March 16, 2012 (Friday)
Date package arrived at UKBA office: March 19, 2012 (Monday) (according to my USPS #)
Date email received from UKBA saying applications were being looked at: N/A
Date your visa was received: N/A

After much worrying I finally received my long awaited confirmations!It's in the post now and I will be reunited with my passport in 24 hours and back in sunny Edinburgh in 72 hours. Thanks again for all the advice, guys and best of luck to those still awaiting their decisions!

My updated timeline is:
My timeline goes as follows:
Country applying from: USA
Office location processing your visa: NYC
Type of visa applied for: Fiancee
Date application submitted online : March 12, 2012
Date biometrics taken: March 15, 2012
Date visa apps were sent out: March 16, 2012 (Friday)
Date package arrived at UKBA office: March 19, 2012 (Monday)
Date email received from UKBA saying applications were being looked at: April 16, 2012
Date your visa was received: April 16, 2012

Happy days!

[AnAmericanInScotland]

Originally Posted by Expat_Izzy

After much worrying I finally received my long awaited confirmations!It's in the post now and I will be reunited with my passport in 24 hours and back in sunny Edinburgh in 72 hours. Thanks again for all the advice, guys and best of luck to those still awaiting their decisions!

My updated timeline is:
My timeline goes as follows:
Country applying from: USA
Office location processing your visa: NYC
Type of visa applied for: Fiancee
Date application submitted online : March 12, 2012
Date biometrics taken: March 15, 2012
Date visa apps were sent out: March 16, 2012 (Friday)
Date package arrived at UKBA office: March 19, 2012 (Monday)
Date email received from UKBA saying applications were being looked at: April 16, 2012
Date your visa was received: April 16, 2012

Happy days!

Congratulations! Did they say anything about why it took so long?

[saraheadon]

Originally Posted by Expat_Izzy

After much worrying I finally received my long awaited confirmations!It's in the post now and I will be reunited with my passport in 24 hours and back in sunny Edinburgh in 72 hours. Thanks again for all the advice, guys and best of luck to those still awaiting their decisions!

My updated timeline is:
My timeline goes as follows:
Country applying from: USA
Office location processing your visa: NYC
Type of visa applied for: Fiancee
Date application submitted online : March 12, 2012
Date biometrics taken: March 15, 2012
Date visa apps were sent out: March 16, 2012 (Friday)
Date package arrived at UKBA office: March 19, 2012 (Monday)
Date email received from UKBA saying applications were being looked at: April 16, 2012
Date your visa was received: April 16, 2012

Happy days!

Yessss! Thats amazing news! Congratulations

We also got an email today to say they were looking at the visa. Which is a step in the right direction! Praying for the second email tomorrow!!!

Ooh, edit: Do we find out in the email if its is a Yes or No? I thought I read somewhere that it doesn't but then read somewhere else today that it does. I'm confused!

[mistbound4england]

Wow it took a month for them to issue ur visa? Guess I shouldnt expect anything anytime soon then. They received mine Apr 3 , got first email saying it was opened and being "prepared" on the 4th ..didnt receive the email saying it was being looked at though. So frustrating because if I miss the appt at the register's office to get married in England its an extra £250 to rebook after April. Ahhhhh shux lol

[saraheadon]

We didn't hear anything at all until today!
I know there was at least two people who got their replies in like 10 days who'd documents arrived the same time as ours. I wouldn't worry just yet!

[bialeger06]

Yay Congrats! My timeline is 1 day off from yours...so hopefully I'll be hearing some good news soon!!!