Fish Head Soup Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Guemlum said: Thanks Creweser. What date did you apply? Online application date? Biometrics taken date? Documents submitted date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone88 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 On 19/02/2018 at 12:09 AM, Fish Head Soup said: A little more info might be helpful Cyclone Biometrics taken and received message to say everyrhing scanned and submitted to Sheffield on November 21st. Still not heard a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, Cyclone88 said: Biometrics taken and received message to say everyrhing scanned and submitted to Sheffield on November 21st. Still not heard a thing. Am I missing something ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone88 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, Jip99 said: Am I missing something ? what are you missing? Or maybe I am ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 12 minutes ago, Cyclone88 said: what are you missing? Or maybe I am ? No......it's me! I have done what I should have done earlier....... gone back to the original post.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone88 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 13 minutes ago, Jip99 said: No......it's me! I have done what I should have done earlier....... gone back to the original post.. it will be 90 working days on April 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 21 minutes ago, Cyclone88 said: it will be 90 working days on April 3rd. That is shocking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Head Soup Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Cyclone88 said: it will be 90 working days on April 3rd. Have you not emailed them? You should really consider using the paid (£5.60) email service to try and find out the status of the application. I wouldn't just keep waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Head Soup Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 22 hours ago, SantiSuk said: Biometrics taken: must have been done on previous visits I was always under the belief that biometrics were taken each and every application regardless of previous application success/failure. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creweser Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 25 minutes ago, Fish Head Soup said: I was always under the belief that biometrics were taken each and every application regardless of previous application success/failure. Interesting. Yes, we have had 6 tourist visas previously & now the settlement visa - biometrics were taken every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone88 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Fish Head Soup said: Have you not emailed them? You should really consider using the paid (£5.60) email service to try and find out the status of the application. I wouldn't just keep waiting. I've just emailed them 5 minutes before you posted. I'll post the reply when i receive it. As a matter of info, she has had previous holiday visa approved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 3 hours ago, Fish Head Soup said: I was always under the belief that biometrics were taken each and every application regardless of previous application success/failure. Interesting. Could be that my Thai daughter was whisked away for them without me noticing. I'll ask her when she gets back from uni tonight! Have been doing Schengen applications and neither France nor Germany repeat them if they were done within last 3 years or so. I made an assumption she must not have had/needed them in the absence of noticing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Head Soup Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 7 hours ago, Cyclone88 said: I've just emailed them 5 minutes before you posted. I'll post the reply when i receive it. Please do, and good luck. 4 hours ago, SantiSuk said: Could be that my Thai daughter was whisked away for them without me noticing. I suspect that is probably the case. You had a good turn around time with the visa though. Nice to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone88 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 4 hours ago, Fish Head Soup said: Please do, and good luck. well that was a waste of time... Received a prompt reply which I presume is just bog standard . This is the reply with private details removed. Thank you for contacting UK Visas and Immigration International Contact Centre.The status of your visa application is Awaiting a decision. This means that your application is being considered and is currently awaiting a decision. We cannot see any other information on your visa application other than the status of it.If your application has passed the standard process time we will be able to escalate it. For me to escalate your application I will need the following information:Full Name- Date of Birth- GWF number- IHS number- Passport number- Place of submission- Type of Visa applied for- Date of biometrics- Nationality- E-mail address used on the application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 6 hours ago, Cyclone88 said: The status of your visa application is Awaiting a decision. This means that your application is being considered and is currently awaiting a decision. So happy for the explanation, I would never have guessed otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Head Soup Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 3 hours ago, wgdanson said: So happy for the explanation, I would never have guessed otherwise. I'm sure any native English speaker would understand however the intended recipient of the email is a person who's first and possibly even second language is not English, so it's hardly a negative if it is made as clear as possible for that person to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Head Soup Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 We received an email from Sheffield today stating that 'Your application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer. A further email will be sent to you to confirm when your application has been assessed and dispatched.' UK Decision Making Centre. *The email arrived at 7:03am UK time which is a bit odd unless they are doing a little overtime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 11:53 PM, Fish Head Soup said: Please do, and good luck. I suspect that is probably the case. You had a good turn around time with the visa though. Nice to hear. Confirmed with my daughter - she did do biometrics on the day of appointment. Neither my wife nor I had noticed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone88 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 On 24/03/2018 at 2:01 AM, Fish Head Soup said: We received an email from Sheffield today stating that 'Your application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer. A further email will be sent to you to confirm when your application has been assessed and dispatched.' UK Decision Making Centre. *The email arrived at 7:03am UK time which is a bit odd unless they are doing a little overtime! well done. Hope it's good news. I notice your application was sent to Sheffield almost 2 months after ours and we still haven't heard a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Head Soup Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 12 hours ago, Cyclone88 said: well done. Hope it's good news. Thank you. 12 hours ago, Cyclone88 said: I notice your application was sent to Sheffield almost 2 months after ours and we still haven't heard a thing. It's disgraceful, they leave people hanging like this, with no idea how long it will take to process and then when they decide they are ready they send the passport and visa and you have 30 days to drop everything and enter the UK. It really is beyond a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007cableguy Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Wife's 6 month visa, Appointment at trendy on 19th March including biometrics today 26th email saying decision made awaiting passport back. Its her 5th visaSent from my SM-G950F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Head Soup Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, 007cableguy said: Wife's 6 month visa, Appointment at trendy on 19th March including biometrics today 26th email saying decision made awaiting passport back. Its her 5th visa Yes visit visas are no problem, they only take a few days. Settlement visas are now all processed in the UK and are taking 3 - 4 months on average by the look of things, I have read of some applications taking over 10 months to process. To me this is just simply not acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Head Soup Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share Posted March 28, 2018 Email received from VFS today saying processed visa application received and ready. Just waiting for passport to be sent to house EMS now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megasin1 Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 My ex-wife has recently applied, I will get the dates, via Bangkok. She informs me that as of June the centres in Thailand are closing down and everything will be conducted by mail to India. Interesting times ahead for the Thais as they find their personal information sold to the highest bidder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Head Soup Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share Posted March 28, 2018 50 minutes ago, Megasin1 said: My ex-wife has recently applied, I will get the dates, via Bangkok. She informs me that as of June the centres in Thailand are closing down and everything will be conducted by mail to India. Interesting times ahead for the Thais as they find their personal information sold to the highest bidder. Applications will still be as they are now. Biometrics etc will still be done in Bangkok and Chiang Mai but the decision making center for short stay visas will be moved to New Delhi. All long-term visa decisions are now made in the UK, so there will be no decision making center in Thailand anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldgit Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Post flaming other member removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 5 hours ago, Fish Head Soup said: conducted by mail to India I hope this means E-MAIL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I hope this means E-MAIL. Indeed!! I believe some support staff will remain in Bangkok to actually stick the visa in the passport and conduct any phone interviews. Sent from my SM-G930F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Head Soup Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 63 working days from online application to settlement visa granted and passport in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone88 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 8 hours ago, Fish Head Soup said: 63 working days from online application to settlement visa granted and passport in hand. congrats. 91 working days now since biometrics taken and still no news. sent them an email today to escalate it as I was told in my previous email to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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