Mercury Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 hi everyone waiting, no news as yet but my wife got fone call on monday from embassy asking a few questions but not about our relationship it was all to do with kids?, now we are only applying for her and not kids so i dont really understand why they not ask about our relationship, and the 2nd time they call they ask about who the kids will stay with if she is given visa, but we have heard nothing since, does anyone know if this is common practice? please, thanks, john Sorry I don't have a definitive answer John but perhaps they are querying whether the kids were intending to try and get visas for the UK as well, albeit at a later date. I'm presuming here that the kids are not biologically yours and would thus need visas (sorry if previously explained). As I guess this would have been one of their first questions, it would seem that they only picked up your file on Monday 9th August, making it 8 weeks and 3 days for your paperwork to get to the front of the queue. That gives me about another 3 weeks and 3 days ! Best of luck for an SMS tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerjohn Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 hi everyone waiting, no news as yet but my wife got fone call on monday from embassy asking a few questions but not about our relationship it was all to do with kids?, now we are only applying for her and not kids so i dont really understand why they not ask about our relationship, and the 2nd time they call they ask about who the kids will stay with if she is given visa, but we have heard nothing since, does anyone know if this is common practice? please, thanks, john Sorry I don't have a definitive answer John but perhaps they are querying whether the kids were intending to try and get visas for the UK as well, albeit at a later date. I'm presuming here that the kids are not biologically yours and would thus need visas (sorry if previously explained). As I guess this would have been one of their first questions, it would seem that they only picked up your file on Monday 9th August, making it 8 weeks and 3 days for your paperwork to get to the front of the queue. That gives me about another 3 weeks and 3 days ! Best of luck for an SMS tomorrow. yes your right they asked my wife if we intended taking the kids and how long did she think she would be in the uk before going back for them?, i must admit it freaks me a bit, thanks mercury and hope i get the answer i want very soon this waiting is just terrible, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incy Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Great stats, I thought I was alone worrying. I applied for my wife and daughter on 21st June.. now 7 wks 2 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nongbkk Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Hi All Wife just called and YES,YES,YES...settlement visa succesful,my wait is now over and we can plan for the future.I am overjoyed as the waiting game is not a nice place to be.Now i just have to look for a flight for her to the UK one way next week..Can i book a flight with my credit card for her travelling alone? and if so does anyone know of some good travel agents/operators. I would like to wish everybody in the settlement waiting game good luck and hope the wait is not to long. Hi Miikeee Great new, good luck to both of you. I use Travelbag for my flights, they are good. Best regards Dubar Well Done on the VISA !! I used jet airways via Mumbai, was very pleased with the service and the airline, and where very cheap also Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerjohn Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 well folks my wait is almost over, wife got the sms this morning so now im in for the worst few hours of my life until it can be picked up after 3-o-clock, will inform everyone asap, john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveforever Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 well folks my wait is almost over, wife got the sms this morning so now im in for the worst few hours of my life until it can be picked up after 3-o-clock, will inform everyone asap, john all the best john, i know the feeling, had the same one for the visitor visa wait, just waiting on the big one now. you'll be fine mate. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiggerFish Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Wishing you the best of luck tigerjohn Welcome to the list incy and skeets Waiting times from applications that have completed. 26 Feb, 08 Apr, 5 weeks and 6 days, weaver93, successful 03 Mar, 22 Apr, 7 weeks and 1 day, kp86, successful 04 Mar, 26 Apr, 7 weeks and 4 days, rinbury, unknown 08 Mar, 04 May, 8 weeks and 1 day, lostforwords, successful 08 Mar, 05 May, 8 weeks and 2 days, harrydash, successful 10 Mar, 06 May, 8 weeks and 1 day, samuzza, successful 19 Mar, 12 May, 7 weeks and 5 days, , refused 26 Mar, 25 May, 8 weeks and 4 days, andyandythai, unknown 30 Mar, 27 May, 8 weeks and 2 days, HowardJohnson, successful 30 Mar, 03 Jun, 9 weeks and 2 days, , refused 30 Apr, 04 May, 0 weeks and 4 days, bwalker1973, successful 07 May, 29 Jun, 7 weeks and 4 days, craiggm16, successful 11 May, 02 Jul, 7 weeks and 3 days, Phil_nu_uk and nongbkk, both successful 24 May, 09 Jul, 6 weeks and 4 days, friend of catch245uk, unknown 25 May, 12 Jul, 6 weeks and 6 days, candledinner79, successful 25 May, 15 Jul, 7 weeks and 2 days, sanook2me, successful 26 May, 16 Jul, 7 weeks and 2 days, catch245UK, successful 31 May, 21 Jul, 7 weeks and 2 days, Matty1243, successful 01 Jun, 23 Jul, 7 weeks and 3 days, billymalky and esoteric, both successful 02 Jun, 02 Aug, 8 weeks and 5 days, Kaks and mikeee, both successful 08 Jun, 06 Aug, 8 weeks and 3 days, kevozman1, unknown 11 Jun, 11 Aug, 8 weeks and 5 days, tigerjohn, unknown at the moment Still waiting (11/08/10) 18 Jun, Dubar, has been waiting for 7 weeks and 5 days to date 21 Jun, incy, has been waiting for 7 weeks and 2 days to date 24 Jun, jasonr3255 and chiang mai, have been waiting for 6 weeks and 6 days to date 25 Jun, stament, has been waiting for 6 weeks and 5 days to date 28 Jun, TiggerFish and Skeets, have been waiting for 6 weeks and 2 days to date 06 Jul, Mercury and lonnie41, have been waiting for 5 weeks and 1 days to date 23 Jul, yumster, has been waiting for 2 weeks and 5 days to date 30 Jul, liveforever, has been waiting 1 weeks and 5 days to date 03 Aug, silverdales, has been waiting 1 weeks and 1 days to date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azravico Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Hi, Does anyone know if the waiting time for a child settlement visa request to join her mother in the UK is the same as an adult or not, seems adults are taking around 6 weeks and we are hoping to get the daughters visa all sorted in a 3 week window when we will be in Thailand, or can I get the ball rolling now from UK. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiggerFish Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 All settlement applications (spouse, child and fiancée) seem to be taking about the same time, assuming no complications. Currently the experience of those using this forum is that the waiting time is between 8-9 weeks. Here is a link to the UKBA guide to processing times. You can do some of the preparation from the UK but the application has to be submitted in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stament Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 hello everyone waiting, just thought id keep you up to date, i know nothing seems to be happening on our board but speaking to my wife today and on the forum she is on in thailand (sorry dont know what its called, lady inter or sumething like that) well the girls on there are just as anxious as we fellas are here, maybe you know someone on there?, my good wife informs me today the girl who put her app in on the 8th june got the message yesterday (thurs) although they seem to have forgot to sms her when she got home and checked vfs tracker there it was, she picked it up today and was a success, so she waited 8wk 2days, anyway just thought id let you know so the hope is still there, im hoping next wk for our answer, please haha Good luck. Crossing my fingers for you. They all seem to be taking about 8 weeks according to the stats so that's comforting for everyone waiting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonr3255 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Hi, Does anyone know if the waiting time for a child settlement visa request to join her mother in the UK is the same as an adult or not, seems adults are taking around 6 weeks and we are hoping to get the daughters visa all sorted in a 3 week window when we will be in Thailand, or can I get the ball rolling now from UK. Thanks in advance I am waiting for child settlement to join Mother in UK, Submitted 24 June so 6 Weeks and 6 days to date, Keep your eye on this thread I am in the list as Jasonr3255 Good Luck and I'll keep you posted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdales Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Best of luck everyone -- its amazing there are somethings money cant buy - this is one of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerjohn Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 yessssssssssssssssssssssssss, my wait is finally over, thankyou to everyone especially tiggerfish for doing all the work for me on here keeping all the data up to date so keep up the good work for everyone else tigger, and want to wish all still waiting the best of luck and hope you dont suffer the agony ive been feeling these last few weeks, it is such a relief now, so good luck everyone your times will come soon i hope, thanks, john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiggerFish Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Fantastic news !!! Congratulations. I'm a little relieved it was a good result, been waiting all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catch245uk Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 yessssssssssssssssssssssssss, my wait is finally over, thankyou to everyone especially tiggerfish for doing all the work for me on here keeping all the data up to date so keep up the good work for everyone else tigger, and want to wish all still waiting the best of luck and hope you dont suffer the agony ive been feeling these last few weeks, it is such a relief now, so good luck everyone your times will come soon i hope, thanks, john Congratulations John. I,m happy it all worked out for you. Me and the wife have been back in the UK now for two weeks already and she seems to be loving it. Good luck to everybody else waiting as Well Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Well done John ! To add another statistic, my missus sent me an sms to say that someone on this website, Lady Inter or whatever, received her visa today after waiting 60 days or 8 weeks and 4 days. Could that be John's wife ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerjohn Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 Well done John ! To add another statistic, my missus sent me an sms to say that someone on this website, Lady Inter or whatever, received her visa today after waiting 60 days or 8 weeks and 4 days. Could that be John's wife ? hehe thanks, yes i would imagine it was mrs mahoney thats the site she been communicating on, good luck to u all, its the best feeling in the world as i hope you will all find out, john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerjohn Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 oh and dubar mate get ready for that final few hours of agony between the sms and opening the envelope cos your top of the list now mate, good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubar Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 yessssssssssssssssssssssssss, my wait is finally over, thankyou to everyone especially tiggerfish for doing all the work for me on here keeping all the data up to date so keep up the good work for everyone else tigger, and want to wish all still waiting the best of luck and hope you dont suffer the agony ive been feeling these last few weeks, it is such a relief now, so good luck everyone your times will come soon i hope, thanks, john great news :-) I've been thinking about you all day, hopefully not to long for me now. Best regards Dubar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stament Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 yessssssssssssssssssssssssss, my wait is finally over, thankyou to everyone especially tiggerfish for doing all the work for me on here keeping all the data up to date so keep up the good work for everyone else tigger, and want to wish all still waiting the best of luck and hope you dont suffer the agony ive been feeling these last few weeks, it is such a relief now, so good luck everyone your times will come soon i hope, thanks, john Congratulations John. I,m happy it all worked out for you. Me and the wife have been back in the UK now for two weeks already and she seems to be loving it. Good luck to everybody else waiting as Well Paul Firstly well done, many congratulations Tigerjohn. Very pleased for you. Secondly Paul - I'm curious to know what exactly your wife's loving in the U.K. Surely not the British food?!! Will she be loving the dark winter nights that's the real test I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveforever Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 (edited) yessssssssssssssssssssssssss, my wait is finally over, thankyou to everyone especially tiggerfish for doing all the work for me on here keeping all the data up to date so keep up the good work for everyone else tigger, and want to wish all still waiting the best of luck and hope you dont suffer the agony ive been feeling these last few weeks, it is such a relief now, so good luck everyone your times will come soon i hope, thanks, john well done john, must be a great relief mate, all the very best for the future. steve Edited August 11, 2010 by liveforever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonnie41 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Hi, Does anyone know if the waiting time for a child settlement visa request to join her mother in the UK is the same as an adult or not, seems adults are taking around 6 weeks and we are hoping to get the daughters visa all sorted in a 3 week window when we will be in Thailand, or can I get the ball rolling now from UK. Thanks in advance Hello, My step grandaughters settlement papers were placed on July 3rd-----still waiting.Their parents are waiting in Thailand now,but it does seem to take an age.We reckon between 7 and 9 weeks!!--good luck anyway Lonnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Average seems to have crept up from 7-8 weeks last month to around 8-9 weeks at present. I'm sure I've been waiting 6 months already ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonr3255 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 yessssssssssssssssssssssssss, my wait is finally over, thankyou to everyone especially tiggerfish for doing all the work for me on here keeping all the data up to date so keep up the good work for everyone else tigger, and want to wish all still waiting the best of luck and hope you dont suffer the agony ive been feeling these last few weeks, it is such a relief now, so good luck everyone your times will come soon i hope, thanks, john Fantastic News John, Good Luck for the future, First things first, get yourself a rice cooker for the good lady upon arrival lol.!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverdales Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Congratulations, I take it after the SMS saying just collect your passport from VFS either a Visa in the passport or a letter saying why not? - I dont like the sound of this wait, we are pulling our hair out after only a week....Good luck everyone .. Thanks Tigger keeping list up to date it helps ! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlBkk Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Is it normal to get an email from the agency informing an applicant that their application has now been passed over to the British Embassy? If so, I wonder what the average wait is for this "second leg" of the process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerjohn Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 Is it normal to get an email from the agency informing an applicant that their application has now been passed over to the British Embassy? If so, I wonder what the average wait is for this "second leg" of the process? yes its quite normal and if you read the rest of this topic you will find at the moment the wait is 8/9 weeks???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Is it normal to get an email from the agency informing an applicant that their application has now been passed over to the British Embassy? If so, I wonder what the average wait is for this "second leg" of the process? yes its quite normal and if you read the rest of this topic you will find at the moment the wait is 8/9 weeks???? and increasing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakey Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 My wifes visa app went in 9th june we got the ok on 9th aug cant wait till she is here the visa wont start untill 9th sep we did put that date on app thinking it would take 3 months but all is good many thanks to all the knowlage on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stament Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 My wifes visa app went in 9th june we got the ok on 9th aug cant wait till she is here the visa wont start untill 9th sep we did put that date on app thinking it would take 3 months but all is good many thanks to all the knowlage on here Congratulations nice to see another success. There seems to have been a lot of those lately. It would be interesting to know the % success rate for all visa apps based on the applications made (sadly they don't publish this). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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