UK Settlement visa vignette validity

[Iannisa]

Hi,

My wife will be summiting her biometrics on Friday 10 Feb for her settlement visa at VFS Trendy House Bangkok 

and i was wondering how many days validity she will get stamped on the vignette .

Will it be 30 days ?

I had heard since Covid that the validity to enter UK had changed to 90 days.

Has anyone got any up to date figures

Thanks  

[theoldgit]

Whilst the rules still state that successful applicants need to travel to the UK within 30 days, as a result of ECO's being redirected to process applications from Ukraine, and maybe Covid as well, the validity of the vignettes has been extended to 90 days, because of the extended processing times.

 

I'm aware of recent applicants, in Thailand and elswhere, who have all received vignettes with the 90 day validity.

 

It could revert to 30 days at any time, to my knowledge the extended period has never formally been announced.

[Tony M]

As said by theoldgit, it could be 90 days or 30 days.  Whichever it is, it can be extended if you don't, or can't, travel, and the cost is around 200 GBP for the application to extend.

[keithcresswell]

In our case last June. My partner was given 90 days, mind you it had taken 6 months for the decision.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Iannisa]

So basically it's wait and see.

I'll get good lady to ask the question while having biometrics done.

[Iannisa]

OK missus went for Biometrics and staff didn't know ,just said wait and see

[magicroundabout]

Wife got her visa today....it's stamped for 90 days.

[Iannisa]

thanks that's encouraging, how long did visa decision take after biometrics  ?

[theoldgit]

22 minutes ago, Iannisa said:

thanks that's encouraging, how long did visa decision take after biometrics  ?

 

From his earlier posts it would seem that his wife applied in the middle of November, so in the region of thirteen weeks ago, so just about back on track.

[Iannisa]

that should put us at beginning May. 

good news 

thanks for speedy reply