Okay, just to clarify- the application that our solicitor filled out on UKBA site isn't going to be used and instead we need to fill out the application on the worldbridge website? and the same day we submit that application we need to send out the paperwork marked "priority" and they will give us a biometrics appointment? Or we send out the paperwork the same day as the biometrics? Or we apply through the worldbridge website, they set up a biometrics, then after the biometrics we select premium service and the day we do that we have to send out the paperwork??
so sorry for my confusion, just want to make sure I have the paperwork ready at the proper point in time!!
Thank so much!
Whoever fills out the application, if they start on the WB site, they are redirected-in other words, so your solicitor has already begun your application, the UKBA has it in the system, and is waiting for you/your representative to hit submit, pay, and make your biometrics appointment.
You cannot send in your application and supporting docs until you have attended your biometrics appointment.
*First you complete, submit, and pay for the application online.
*Then a pop-up window prompts you to book and then attend a biometrics appointment. (The DHS does that in the US-don't be nervous, they are actually pretty nice considering. It takes all of about ten minutes start to finish, the DHS agent signs off on your print-out biometrics sheet, and off you go.)
*Then, you hurry home-in the US you have TWO WEEKS to send off your app and docs after you attend your biometrics appointment.
That
two weeks must be within 30 days of your online application being submitted.
*You gather up all of your paperwork, originals and copies, you put everything together, you take a deep breath, and then you decide, OK, I'm ready to send this off.
*You have decided you want to use priority service, so now this is how that works:
*Go back online on the morning that you are going to send all of your paperwork.
*You go to the WB site and find your way to the 'pay here for premium service' page.
*You pay and wait for the print-out prompts.
*You read and follow the clearly posted instructions telling you to place that print-out on the top of your app and docs bundle, including and especially: where and what to write on the OUTSIDE of the package.
*You hotfoot it down to the post office, get the padded envelope or the box from the window clerk, take it over to the table and load it then
label it INCLUDING the words the WB site said to write on the outside.
*Take all that back to the window, and send it priority overnight return receipt. Make sure you get a tracking number so you can track your packet.
I highlight the beginning of each step. It may help to print this out, and at least copy/paste to the desktop to have it handy. I sometime read this stuff aloud, too whilst going through the process because sometimes it made all the difference to have a print copy and to read out loud. This stuff is very confusing, and if you are nervous (and who wouldn't be?!) it's easy to lose your place
Hope this helps clear some of the confusion
The instructions and info on the UKBA site can be confusing! It's all there, but sometimes it's like the elephant you have to eat one bite at a time.
