Uk Settlement Waiting

[7by7]

The simple answer, Quan, is no. As far as I am aware there is no provision for fastracking settlement applications for medical reasons (visit visas; yes, if the reason for the visit is to see the person who has the medical condition); and pregnancy is not an emergency medical condition anyway.

Of course, most airlines will not carry a woman in the latter stages of pregnancy, but the ECO will consider that this is not their problem and no reason to fastrack an application. After all, a spouse visa is valid for 27 months and the holder only has to be in the UK for 24 months to qualify for ILR, so if a woman is too advanced in her pregnancy to fly she when she receives her visa she can always travel after the birth.

[simmsc]

Morning all,

I switched on my pc this morning and on the tracking page it says the following:

Your application is ready for collection; please visit the UK Visa Application Centre where you submitted your visa application to collect the same.

The text on her phone has just come through too ...

A family member will pick up the visa today ... so I should have the result shortly.

[Stanaris]

Morning all,

I switched on my pc this morning and on the tracking page it says the following:

Your application is ready for collection; please visit the UK Visa Application Centre where you submitted your visa application to collect the same.

The text on her phone has just come through too ...

A family member will pick up the visa today ... so I should have the result shortly.

Thats great news for you, congratulations the long wait is over. Good luck with the result and this does look like they are getting processed more quickly too.

[silverdales]

Just heard .....it's the right answer both applications for my wife and stepdaughter approved!

Approved in 9 weeks 3 days,, not a easy wait but got there Finally!

Thanks to everyone for their help and support especially Tiggerfish and good luck everyone still waiting!

[silverdales]

Happy happy

Edited October 11, 2010 by silverdales

[yumster]

Congratulations to all.

I've still not heard anything, the worrying is making me physically sick now.

[liveforever]

its good news, the wife picked up her visa at 3pm today, big relief. many many thanks to everyone on here for their help over the months, tigerjohn for the thread and 7by7 for expert help.

good luck to all waiting.

cheers

Edited October 11, 2010 by liveforever

[simmsc]

You won't beleive this ... my fiancee's sister has just picked up the visa in BKK ... she called my fiance to tell her the news ... just as she was opening the envelove the line broke down and now we cant get through to her on the mobile anymore! Battery dead on the mobile it seems.

How much more dramatic can this get! We still dont know if its a yes or a no!

[Stanaris]

I Hope its not getting any easier at the 10 week point a week tomorrow is when its really possible to get that SMS, incidently my wife had a letter from the embassy confirming payment for the visa arrived today dated 22/9 so not sure what is that about, anybody got this as well and is there a pattern to how long you get the letter to decision maybe it means the file has been picked up? (we hope)

Does everyone eventually get a letter confirming payment?

[simmsc]

visa application granted - thanks everyone for making the wait easier. even thought it does feel like most of the time i was having a conversation with myself on here lol

[chiang mai]

At this rate there wont be many Brits left in Thailand.

For what it's worth, we recently went through the same cycle as all of you, applied, waited and the visa was granted, then we decided we're not going to go after all! I went back to the UK in September and realised that it just wouldn't work, not for my wife or for me, even though it was intended to be on a part of the year basis, how crazy is all of that I wonder, Oh well!

[TiggerFish]

Great news silverdales, liveforever and simmsc, let the good times roll.

Hang in there yumster and Mercury.

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

04 Jun, 18 Aug, 10 weeks and 5 days, snuggzzz, successful

08 Jun, 06 Aug, 8 weeks and 3 days, kevozman1, successful

09 Jun, 09 Aug, 8 weeks and 5 days, snakey, successful

11 Jun, 11 Aug, 8 weeks and 5 days, tigerjohn, successful

18 Jun, 25 Aug, 9 weeks and 5 days, Dubar, successful

21 Jun, 03 Sep, 10 weeks and 4 days, incy, successful

25 Jun, 03 Sep, 10 weeks and 0 days, stament, successful

24 Jun, 07 Sep, 10 weeks and 5 days, chiang mai, successful

24 Jun, 17 Sep, 12 weeks and 1 day, jasonr3225, successful

25 Jun, 15 Sep, 11 weeks and 5 days, akaloco, unknown

28 Jun, 16 Sep, 11 weeks and 3 days, skeets, successful

28 Jun, 17 Sep, 11 weeks and 4 days, TiggerFish, successful

06 Jul, 22 Sep, 11 weeks and 1 day, lonnie41, successful

20 Jul, 06 Oct, 11 weeks and 1 day, pagan1, successful

23 Jul, 01 Oct, 10 weeks and 6 days, brotch, successful

30 Jul, 08 Oct, 10 weeks and 0 days, liveforever, successful

03 Aug, 08 Oct, 9 weeks and 3 days, silverdales, successful

06 Aug, 11 Oct, 9 weeks and 3 days, simmsc, successful

Still waiting (11/10/10)

06 Jul, waiting 13 weeks and 6 days to date, Mercury

23 Jul, waiting 11 weeks and 3 days to date, yumster

17 Aug, waiting 7 weeks and 6 days to date, sonicdragon

20 Aug, waiting 7 weeks and 3 days to date, Diddyman

14 Sep, waiting 3 weeks and 6 days to date, Stanaris

16 Sep, waiting 3 weeks and 4 days to date, quadisking

01 Oct, waiting 1 weeks and 3 days to date, Quan

04 Oct, waiting 1 weeks and 0 days to date, bryangiggs

06 Oct, waiting 0 weeks and 5 days to date, AllThaidUp69

[AllThaidUp69]

Well Done all to all those who have had a nervous weekend waiting for visa collection and good luck to all the people still waiting

[bangkockney]

Nice to see a huge list of successful applications, congratulations guys.

[chris555]

hi there,can i be added to the list please,my wife applied for settlement visa on 13th september

thanks.

[chris555]

hi there,can i be added to the list please,my wife applied for settlement visa on 13th september

thanks.

is very nice to find a forum like this,and people who are going through similar circumstances:)

[TiggerFish]

Welcome chris555, perhaps your wait might not be as long as some others as it looks like times are coming down at last.

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

04 Jun, 18 Aug, 10 weeks and 5 days, snuggzzz, successful

08 Jun, 06 Aug, 8 weeks and 3 days, kevozman1, successful

09 Jun, 09 Aug, 8 weeks and 5 days, snakey, successful

11 Jun, 11 Aug, 8 weeks and 5 days, tigerjohn, successful

18 Jun, 25 Aug, 9 weeks and 5 days, Dubar, successful

21 Jun, 03 Sep, 10 weeks and 4 days, incy, successful

25 Jun, 03 Sep, 10 weeks and 0 days, stament, successful

24 Jun, 07 Sep, 10 weeks and 5 days, chiang mai, successful

24 Jun, 17 Sep, 12 weeks and 1 day, jasonr3225, successful

25 Jun, 15 Sep, 11 weeks and 5 days, akaloco, unknown

28 Jun, 16 Sep, 11 weeks and 3 days, skeets, successful

28 Jun, 17 Sep, 11 weeks and 4 days, TiggerFish, successful

06 Jul, 22 Sep, 11 weeks and 1 day, lonnie41, successful

20 Jul, 06 Oct, 11 weeks and 1 day, pagan1, successful

23 Jul, 01 Oct, 10 weeks and 6 days, brotch, successful

30 Jul, 08 Oct, 10 weeks and 0 days, liveforever, successful

03 Aug, 08 Oct, 9 weeks and 3 days, silverdales, successful

06 Aug, 11 Oct, 9 weeks and 3 days, simmsc, successful

Still waiting (12/10/10)

06 Jul, waiting 14 weeks and 0 days to date, Mercury

23 Jul, waiting 11 weeks and 4 days to date, yumster

17 Aug, waiting 8 weeks and 0 days to date, sonicdragon

20 Aug, waiting 7 weeks and 4 days to date, Diddyman

13 Sep, waiting 3 weeks and 6 days to date, chris555

14 Sep, waiting 4 weeks and 0 days to date, Stanaris

16 Sep, waiting 3 weeks and 5 days to date, quadisking

01 Oct, waiting 1 weeks and 4 days to date, Quan

04 Oct, waiting 1 weeks and 1 days to date, bryangiggs

06 Oct, waiting 0 weeks and 6 days to date, AllThaidUp69

[chris555]

Welcome chris555, perhaps your wait might not be as long as some others as it looks like times are coming down at last.

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

04 Jun, 18 Aug, 10 weeks and 5 days, snuggzzz, successful

08 Jun, 06 Aug, 8 weeks and 3 days, kevozman1, successful

09 Jun, 09 Aug, 8 weeks and 5 days, snakey, successful

11 Jun, 11 Aug, 8 weeks and 5 days, tigerjohn, successful

18 Jun, 25 Aug, 9 weeks and 5 days, Dubar, successful

21 Jun, 03 Sep, 10 weeks and 4 days, incy, successful

25 Jun, 03 Sep, 10 weeks and 0 days, stament, successful

24 Jun, 07 Sep, 10 weeks and 5 days, chiang mai, successful

24 Jun, 17 Sep, 12 weeks and 1 day, jasonr3225, successful

25 Jun, 15 Sep, 11 weeks and 5 days, akaloco, unknown

28 Jun, 16 Sep, 11 weeks and 3 days, skeets, successful

28 Jun, 17 Sep, 11 weeks and 4 days, TiggerFish, successful

06 Jul, 22 Sep, 11 weeks and 1 day, lonnie41, successful

20 Jul, 06 Oct, 11 weeks and 1 day, pagan1, successful

23 Jul, 01 Oct, 10 weeks and 6 days, brotch, successful

30 Jul, 08 Oct, 10 weeks and 0 days, liveforever, successful

03 Aug, 08 Oct, 9 weeks and 3 days, silverdales, successful

06 Aug, 11 Oct, 9 weeks and 3 days, simmsc, successful

Still waiting (12/10/10)

06 Jul, waiting 14 weeks and 0 days to date, Mercury

23 Jul, waiting 11 weeks and 4 days to date, yumster

17 Aug, waiting 8 weeks and 0 days to date, sonicdragon

20 Aug, waiting 7 weeks and 4 days to date, Diddyman

13 Sep, waiting 3 weeks and 6 days to date, chris555

14 Sep, waiting 4 weeks and 0 days to date, Stanaris

16 Sep, waiting 3 weeks and 5 days to date, quadisking

01 Oct, waiting 1 weeks and 4 days to date, Quan

04 Oct, waiting 1 weeks and 1 days to date, bryangiggs

06 Oct, waiting 0 weeks and 6 days to date, AllThaidUp69

thanks tigerfish,is comforting to find others who know what it feels like.

[chris555]

Congratulations to all.

I've still not heard anything, the worrying is making me physically sick now.

hope you get it soon yumster:)

[yumster]

My girlfriend collected her visa today. Very happy and relieved, it has been a tough wait.

The reason for the delay in me receiving my response was because I live in the Isle of Man and they make the decision on the application. Our application still has to wait in the queue in Bangkok like everyone else before being referred to the Isle Of Man.

Panic over!! Good luck to everyone waiting and thank you Tiggerfish for updating this thread.

[Diddyman]

Hurrah for Yumster, glad you finally got the result needed, must have been really tough seeing the other guys find out before you. So its been a good week, lots of positive results and a waiting time down under the 10 week mark again, which is what i need regards my booked flights (should i get the right result of course). So next up should be Sonicdragon closely followed by me i hope, will keep you posted......Cheers

[TiggerFish]

Fantastic News Yumster !!!! I'm relieved you got the right result after all that waiting.

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

04 Jun, 18 Aug, 10 weeks and 5 days, snuggzzz, successful

08 Jun, 06 Aug, 8 weeks and 3 days, kevozman1, successful

09 Jun, 09 Aug, 8 weeks and 5 days, snakey, successful

11 Jun, 11 Aug, 8 weeks and 5 days, tigerjohn, successful

18 Jun, 25 Aug, 9 weeks and 5 days, Dubar, successful

21 Jun, 03 Sep, 10 weeks and 4 days, incy, successful

25 Jun, 03 Sep, 10 weeks and 0 days, stament, successful

24 Jun, 07 Sep, 10 weeks and 5 days, chiang mai, successful

24 Jun, 17 Sep, 12 weeks and 1 day, jasonr3225, successful

25 Jun, 15 Sep, 11 weeks and 5 days, akaloco, unknown

28 Jun, 16 Sep, 11 weeks and 3 days, skeets, successful

28 Jun, 17 Sep, 11 weeks and 4 days, TiggerFish, successful

06 Jul, 22 Sep, 11 weeks and 1 day, lonnie41, successful

20 Jul, 06 Oct, 11 weeks and 1 day, pagan1, successful

23 Jul, 01 Oct, 10 weeks and 6 days, brotch, successful

30 Jul, 08 Oct, 10 weeks and 0 days, liveforever, successful

03 Aug, 08 Oct, 9 weeks and 3 days, silverdales, successful

06 Aug, 11 Oct, 9 weeks and 3 days, simmsc, successful

23 Jul, 13 Oct, 11 weeks and 4 days, yumster, successful

Still waiting (13/10/10)

06 Jul, waiting 14 weeks and 1 days to date, Mercury

17 Aug, waiting 8 weeks and 1 days to date, sonicdragon

20 Aug, waiting 7 weeks and 5 days to date, Diddyman

13 Sep, waiting 4 weeks and 0 days to date, chris555

14 Sep, waiting 4 weeks and 1 days to date, Stanaris

16 Sep, waiting 3 weeks and 6 days to date, quadisking

01 Oct, waiting 1 weeks and 5 days to date, Quan

04 Oct, waiting 1 weeks and 2 days to date, bryangiggs

06 Oct, waiting 1 weeks and 0 days to date, AllThaidUp69

[Stanaris]

I Hope its not getting any easier at the 10 week point a week tomorrow is when its really possible to get that SMS, incidently my wife had a letter from the embassy confirming payment for the visa arrived today dated 22/9 so not sure what is that about, anybody got this as well and is there a pattern to how long you get the letter to decision maybe it means the file has been picked up? (we hope)

I know I asked this before but still no reply. I was wondering if it is normal to receive a letter confirming payment and if this relates in any way to when an application is processed.

I would appreciate any feedback...... need something to keep me going while waiting and waiting and waiting

[TiggerFish]

I know I asked this before but still no reply. I was wondering if it is normal to receive a letter confirming payment and if this relates in any way to when an application is processed.

I would appreciate any feedback...... need something to keep me going while waiting and waiting and waiting

Not as far as I know, silverdales is the only one who has mentioned it.

[pagan1]

Pleased to hear that Yumster has some explanation for the delay.

Booked M's flight and she arrives next week.

Happy days !!!

[silverdales]

I know I asked this before but still no reply. I was wondering if it is normal to receive a letter confirming payment and if this relates in any way to when an application is processed.

I would appreciate any feedback...... need something to keep me going while waiting and waiting and waiting

Not as far as I know, silverdales is the only one who has mentioned it.

This may be to a misunderstanding I will report more if I ever see the letter in question... I have never heard of it before.

Got a good fare I think 1 way on Thai BKK - LHR £405 all in seems OK to me

[yumster]

This may be to a misunderstanding I will report more if I ever see the letter in question... I have never heard of it before.

Got a good fare I think 1 way on Thai BKK - LHR £405 all in seems OK to me

Hi Silverdales,

Where did you get that price from for the flight? What date?

Pagan - which airline and route are you using for M?

[silverdales]

It is these people used before seem quite good, Zoe is Thai as well! - this company seem to be the agent Thaiair appoint to sell their orchid holidays here .... BA had some competitive prices only single back no good for my return.

[silverdales]

Zoe

WestEast Travel Reservations

295 King Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 9NH

t: 0844 815 8899

f: 0870 063 3125

[quadisking]

I'm in Chiangmai with my wife and my son, waiting for her visa application to be processed.

In view of the fact it is taking 10 weeks or more for visas to be approved and I'm not working, I could use some advice.

My wife had 120,000 baht in her Thai bank account, I don't have any money left in my Thai bank account. After 4 weeks of waiting, are we safe to withdraw cash from her account to use? Or would it be safer for me to transfer cash from my bank account in England over? Not sure if her money needs to stay in the account the whole time?