Uk Settlement Waiting

[Suhari]

Well, it took a little longer than I hoped to finalise everything and get the paperwork over to Thailand, but my wife dropped in the application on Wednesday 27 October.

3 hours after dropping in the paperwork we got a a text saying the application had been passed to the Embassy.

Heard a story earlier on about a guy who only had to wait 10 days for a successful outcome. Here's hoping.

Good luck to those still waiting.

Still waiting (30/10/10)

13 Sep, waiting 6 weeks and 2 days to date, chris555

14 Sep, waiting 6 weeks and 1 days to date, Stanaris

16 Sep, waiting 5 weeks and 6 days to date, quadisking

01 Oct, waiting 3 weeks and 5 days to date, Quan

04 Oct, waiting 3 weeks and 2 days to date, bryangiggs

06 Oct, waiting 3 weeks and 0 days to date, AllThaidUp69

27 Oct, waiting 0 weeks and 3 days to date, Suhari

[glennsdaf]

Well, it took a little longer than I hoped to finalise everything and get the paperwork over to Thailand, but my wife dropped in the application on Wednesday 27 October.

3 hours after dropping in the paperwork we got a a text saying the application had been passed to the Embassy.

Heard a story earlier on about a guy who only had to wait 10 days for a successful outcome. Here's hoping.

Good luck to those still waiting.

Still waiting (30/10/10)

13 Sep, waiting 6 weeks and 2 days to date, chris555

14 Sep, waiting 6 weeks and 1 days to date, Stanaris

16 Sep, waiting 5 weeks and 6 days to date, quadisking

01 Oct, waiting 3 weeks and 5 days to date, Quan

04 Oct, waiting 3 weeks and 2 days to date, bryangiggs

06 Oct, waiting 3 weeks and 0 days to date, AllThaidUp69

27 Oct, waiting 0 weeks and 3 days to date, Suhari

[AllThaidUp69]

Welcome to the list Suhari

[Philbot44]

Welcome to the list Suhari

If it helps others you can stick me on the list too documents submitted on 22nd September still waiting!!

Philbot44

[TiggerFish]

Welcome to the list for Suhari & Philbot44

UKBA Still haven't posted Septembers official waiting times

Good Luck all

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

17 Aug, 18 Oct, 8 weeks and 6 days, sonicdragon, successful

20 Aug, 19 Oct, 8 weeks and 4 days, Diddyman, successful

02 Sep, 28 Oct, 8 weeks and 0 days, scuba4, successful

03 Sep, 26 Oct, 7 weeks and 4 days, Friend of Desertexile, unknown

Still waiting (01/11/10)

13 Sep, waiting 7 weeks and 0 days to date, chris555

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

16 Sep, waiting 6 weeks and 4 days to date, quadisking

22 Sep, waiting 5 weeks and 5 days to date, Philbot44

01 Oct, waiting 4 weeks and 3 days to date, Quan

04 Oct, waiting 4 weeks and 0 days to date, bryangiggs

06 Oct, waiting 3 weeks and 5 days to date, AllThaidUp69

27 Oct, waiting 0 weeks and 5 days to date, Suhari

[Stanaris]

Welcome to the list for Suhari & Philbot44

UKBA Still haven't posted Septembers official waiting times

Good Luck all

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

17 Aug, 18 Oct, 8 weeks and 6 days, sonicdragon, successful

20 Aug, 19 Oct, 8 weeks and 4 days, Diddyman, successful

02 Sep, 28 Oct, 8 weeks and 0 days, scuba4, successful

03 Sep, 26 Oct, 7 weeks and 4 days, Friend of Desertexile, unknown

Still waiting (01/11/10)

13 Sep, waiting 7 weeks and 0 days to date, chris555

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

16 Sep, waiting 6 weeks and 4 days to date, quadisking

22 Sep, waiting 5 weeks and 5 days to date, Philbot44

01 Oct, waiting 4 weeks and 3 days to date, Quan

04 Oct, waiting 4 weeks and 0 days to date, bryangiggs

06 Oct, waiting 3 weeks and 5 days to date, AllThaidUp69

27 Oct, waiting 0 weeks and 5 days to date, Suhari

Thanks for this update Tiggerfish, I think we all depend on this to keep us sane(ish)

I thought the first 6 weeks would be the hardest but each day is like a week at the moment

We are still hoping to know soon which means I may not have to change the flight date from the 17th November ( I know now that I should not have booked it until after the result)

Good Luck to all waiting

[chris555]

Welcome to the list for Suhari & Philbot44

UKBA Still haven't posted Septembers official waiting times

Good Luck all

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

17 Aug, 18 Oct, 8 weeks and 6 days, sonicdragon, successful

20 Aug, 19 Oct, 8 weeks and 4 days, Diddyman, successful

02 Sep, 28 Oct, 8 weeks and 0 days, scuba4, successful

03 Sep, 26 Oct, 7 weeks and 4 days, Friend of Desertexile, unknown

Still waiting (01/11/10)

13 Sep, waiting 7 weeks and 0 days to date, chris555

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

16 Sep, waiting 6 weeks and 4 days to date, quadisking

22 Sep, waiting 5 weeks and 5 days to date, Philbot44

01 Oct, waiting 4 weeks and 3 days to date, Quan

04 Oct, waiting 4 weeks and 0 days to date, bryangiggs

06 Oct, waiting 3 weeks and 5 days to date, AllThaidUp69

27 Oct, waiting 0 weeks and 5 days to date, Suhari

Thanks for this update Tiggerfish, I think we all depend on this to keep us sane(ish)

I thought the first 6 weeks would be the hardest but each day is like a week at the moment

We are still hoping to know soon which means I may not have to change the flight date from the 17th November ( I know now that I should not have booked it until after the result)

Good Luck to all waiting

is getting close now stanaris...chin up m8:)

[randall]

My Wife is in Bangkok at the moment and has just put in a visa for a ILR for her Daughter and I am hopeing we will be get answer before chrismas as my wife and my one year old little girl are waiting in Thailand till there get a ansawer will let you know what happens Thanks to the forum for lots of help in puting this together

[Stanaris]

is getting close now stanaris...chin up m8:)

Hiya Chris

It is getting close and I keep looking and hoping to see you post that you have been notified.

Good luck and I hope you hear soon

[Dubar]

Hi Stanaris

Just keeping thinking about the day you meet her at the arrivals, your heart will burst with pride, mine did and I know I speak for others.

Read some of my posts and you will feel better!!!

Best regards

Dubar!

[Stanaris]

Hi Stanaris

Just keeping thinking about the day you meet her at the arrivals, your heart will burst with pride, mine did and I know I speak for others.

Read some of my posts and you will feel better!!!

Best regards

Dubar!

Hiya Dubar

Thank you very much for those thoughts. I will not be waiting at arrivals though, as soon as we hear, then I will be booking a flight out there and bringing her back with me.

I have read through every post several times now and feel as thought I know so many people and not even met yet, but I guess that is because we all go/gone through the same.

All the best to you and your wife.

Stanaris

[Suhari]

Welcome to the list Suhari

Many thanks.

Glad to be on there; but hope I dont stay too long.

1 week down; ?? to go.

[Quan]

Woooohooo. Houston we have lift off!

Picked up the visa yesterday, approved on the 2nd. I can't thank you guys enough for this forum. You saved my life! Tigerfish, 7by7, I owe you guys, and thank God for that settlement checklist!

[Stanaris]

Woooohooo. Houston we have lift off!

Picked up the visa yesterday, approved on the 2nd. I can't thank you guys enough for this forum. You saved my life! Tigerfish, 7by7, I owe you guys, and thank God for that settlement checklist!

Congratulations quan

Just heard that my wife can collect passport today so hopefully we also have lift off too

[TiggerFish]

Fantastic News Quan, great result and a new record, you are lucky.

Good luck for the right result Stanaris.

Best of luck for those still 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

17 Aug, 18 Oct, 8 weeks and 6 days, sonicdragon, successful

20 Aug, 19 Oct, 8 weeks and 4 days, Diddyman, successful

02 Sep, 28 Oct, 8 weeks and 0 days, scuba4, successful

03 Sep, 26 Oct, 7 weeks and 4 days, Friend of Desertexile, successful

14 Sep, 04 Nov, 7 weeks and 2 days, Stanaris, unknown

01 Oct, 03 Nov, 4 weeks and 5 days, Quan, successful

Still waiting (04/11/10)

13 Sep, waiting 7 weeks and 3 days to date, chris555

16 Sep, waiting 7 weeks and 0 days to date, quadisking

22 Sep, waiting 6 weeks and 1 days to date, Philbot44

04 Oct, waiting 4 weeks and 3 days to date, bryangiggs

06 Oct, waiting 4 weeks and 1 days to date, AllThaidUp69

27 Oct, waiting 1 weeks and 1 days to date, Suhari

The UKBA have finally published their waiting times for September as you can see it was a long wait for everyone back then. June-Septembers figures attached.

[Stanaris]

Fantastic News Quan, great result and a new record, you are lucky.

Good luck for the right result Stanaris.

Best of luck for those still waiting !!!

Still waiting (04/11/10)

13 Sep, waiting 7 weeks and 3 days to date, chris555

16 Sep, waiting 7 weeks and 0 days to date, quadisking

22 Sep, waiting 6 weeks and 1 days to date, Philbot44

04 Oct, waiting 4 weeks and 3 days to date, bryangiggs

06 Oct, waiting 4 weeks and 1 days to date, AllThaidUp69

27 Oct, waiting 1 weeks and 1 days to date, Suhari

The UKBA have finally published their waiting times for September as you can see it was a long wait for everyone back then. June-Septembers figures attached.

Thanks for the good luck wishes

Your application is ready for collection; please visit the UK Visa Application Centre where you submitted your visa application to collect the same : 04 Nov 2010

This just says your application and not passport so not sure if that is good or not. WOW Talk about being nervous

[bryangiggs]

Congratulations Quan & good luck Stanaris.

Does anyone have any idea why Quan would get his result so early when others have been waiting weeks longer?

It does give a lot of confidence to everybody else waiting though.

Good luck everyone

[quadisking]

Your application is ready for collection; please visit the UK Visa Application Centre where you submitted your visa application to collect the same : 04 Nov 2010

Congratulations Quan. Stanaris, we got the same message as you about application is ready for collection, so hopefully sounds good, looks like we have lift off too. Very excited now, was expecting it to be at least another fortnight.

[Stanaris]

Your application is ready for collection; please visit the UK Visa Application Centre where you submitted your visa application to collect the same : 04 Nov 2010

Congratulations Quan. Stanaris, we got the same message as you about application is ready for collection, so hopefully sounds good, looks like we have lift off too. Very excited now, was expecting it to be at least another fortnight.

Thank you so much for letting me know because this makes me feel so much better.

Good luck with your result too

(pacing up and down like an expectant father hahaha)

[TiggerFish]

Good luck for the right result quadisking and Stanaris.

The pain of waiting is nearly over.

[Stanaris]

Good luck for the right result quadisking and Stanaris.

The pain of waiting is nearly over.

I just heard from a friend that she got her visa today

Oh hang on a minute!!! that was not a friend, that was my wife YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !!!!!

Thank you TiggerFish for these wonderful updates, Thank you everyone for you support and Good Luck to all waiting.

I am flying out next Thursday and flying back with my Beautiful wife 17th November

I am so excited and emotional that I feel like a teenager again

[silverdales]

It will all work out in the end! Just think how far u have already come, waiting for the visa is so slow but this thread helps and is so supportive! Good luck "wait a while" !!

[Desertexile]

they all get granted - why the freak out?

[chris555]

Good luck for the right result quadisking and Stanaris.

The pain of waiting is nearly over.

I just heard from a friend that she got her visa today

Oh hang on a minute!!! that was not a friend, that was my wife YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !!!!!

Thank you TiggerFish for these wonderful updates, Thank you everyone for you support and Good Luck to all waiting.

I am flying out next Thursday and flying back with my Beautiful wife 17th November

I am so excited and emotional that I feel like a teenager again

congratulations stanaris:)))

[chris555]

Woooohooo. Houston we have lift off!

Picked up the visa yesterday, approved on the 2nd. I can't thank you guys enough for this forum. You saved my life! Tigerfish, 7by7, I owe you guys, and thank God for that settlement checklist!

congrats m8....wow that was a fast one:))

[chris555]

Your application is ready for collection; please visit the UK Visa Application Centre where you submitted your visa application to collect the same : 04 Nov 2010

Congratulations Quan. Stanaris, we got the same message as you about application is ready for collection, so hopefully sounds good, looks like we have lift off too. Very excited now, was expecting it to be at least another fortnight.

good luck m8.

[Suhari]

Congratulations! (And a little bit of jealously!!! ).

I hate that they give you that vague message about the application being ready to collect. Happened to us with the visitor visa. Horrible trip back to BKK not knowing!

Here's hoping some of the other listees get the same message soon though.

[Philbot44]

looking like the wait is approx 7 weeks at the moment which is quite good looking at the historical waiting times.

wish we could go back to the days where they were issued on the same day, its a real nightmare for me having my wife already been granted a settlement visa after which we then moved overseas for 3 yrs due to my work during which time the settlement visa expired so we then replace it with a visit visa (perhaps this is where we went wrong but how can I renew a settlement visa when we were at the time classed as resident in UAE)?

Problem was soon after I had to return to the uk which affectively meant I had to go through the whole process again to the extent that I havent seen my wife (who I have lived with for 4 years now) for over 2 months as she can only apply for this type of visa in BKK and after applying has to submit here passport to them.

Why is it that its so complicated even thou we have lived together for 4 years, should it matter that we lived in uk for 9 months and UAE for 3 years then 6 months in uk on a visit visa for 6 months only to then find my wife has to fly to BKK and re-submit for new visa and we have to wait what could be 12 weeks.

I dont think it will be a problem but it just doesnt seem right that we have to be separated for that lenght of time.

ok you could say I should of stayed in the Uk but its clear that the rules can cause problems if your long term plans happen to change irrespective if you move around the world together as man and wife, worth noting for people who work overseas for long durations.

Phil

[Philbot44]

looking like the wait is approx 7 weeks at the moment which is quite good looking at the historical waiting times.

wish we could go back to the days where they were issued on the same day, its a real nightmare for me having my wife already been granted a settlement visa after which we then moved overseas for 3 yrs due to my work during which time the settlement visa expired so we then replace it with a visit visa (perhaps this is where we went wrong but how can I renew a settlement visa when we were at the time classed as resident in UAE)?

Problem was soon after I had to return to the uk which affectively meant I had to go through the whole process again to the extent that I havent seen my wife (who I have lived with for 4 years now) for over 2 months as she can only apply for this type of visa in BKK and after applying has to submit here passport to them.

Why is it that its so complicated even thou we have lived together for 4 years, should it matter that we lived in uk for 9 months and UAE for 3 years then 6 months in uk on a visit visa for 6 months only to then find my wife has to fly to BKK and re-submit for new visa and we have to wait what could be 12 weeks.

I dont think it will be a problem but it just doesnt seem right that we have to be separated for that lenght of time.

ok you could say I should of stayed in the Uk but its clear that the rules can cause problems if your long term plans happen to change irrespective if you move around the world together as man and wife, worth noting for people who work overseas for long durations.

Phil

[Philbot44]

looking like the wait is approx 7 weeks at the moment which is quite good looking at the historical waiting times.

wish we could go back to the days where they were issued on the same day, its a real nightmare for me having my wife already been granted a settlement visa after which we then moved overseas for 3 yrs due to my work during which time the settlement visa expired so we then replace it with a visit visa (perhaps this is where we went wrong but how can I renew a settlement visa when we were at the time classed as resident in UAE)?

Problem was soon after I had to return to the uk which affectively meant I had to go through the whole process again to the extent that I havent seen my wife (who I have lived with for 4 years now) for over 2 months as she can only apply for this type of visa in BKK and after applying has to submit here passport to them.

Why is it that its so complicated even thou we have lived together for 4 years, should it matter that we lived in uk for 9 months and UAE for 3 years then 6 months in uk on a visit visa for 6 months only to then find my wife has to fly to BKK and re-submit for new visa and we have to wait what could be 12 weeks.

I dont think it will be a problem but it just doesnt seem right that we have to be separated for that lenght of time.

ok you could say I should of stayed in the Uk but its clear that the rules can cause problems if your long term plans happen to change irrespective if you move around the world together as man and wife, worth noting for people who work overseas for long durations.

Phil