Uk Settlement Waiting

[TiggerFish]

Sorry tigerjohn, nothing personal, you only started this thread.

Updated list with more info this time. Now I really must go and do some work.

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

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, 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

Still waiting

26 May, catch245UK

02 Jun, mikee

11 Jun, tigerjohn

24 Jun, jasonr3255 and chiang mai

25 Jun, stament

28 Jun, TiggerFish

[jasonr3255]

Sorry tigerjohn, nothing personal, you only started this thread.

Updated list with more info this time. Now I really must go and do some work.

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

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, 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

Still waiting

26 May, catch245UK

02 Jun, mikee

11 Jun, tigerjohn

24 Jun, jasonr3255 and chiang mai

25 Jun, stament

28 Jun, TiggerFish

Great Stuff !!

[stament]

Sorry tigerjohn, nothing personal, you only started this thread.

Updated list with more info this time. Now I really must go and do some work.

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

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, 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

Still waiting

26 May, catch245UK

02 Jun, mikee

11 Jun, tigerjohn

24 Jun, jasonr3255 and chiang mai

25 Jun, stament

28 Jun, TiggerFish

Great post - keep it up guys.

[Kaks]

Just found this thread, it has put my mind at rest as my wife submitted her settlement application on the 2nd of June and we havn't heard anything yet.

I was a getting a bit worried but it seems to be taking about 7 or 8 weeks. Hopefully not long now....

[tigerjohn]

hi, i think a few people watching this post with interest and tigger doing a good job with the data as you see, good luck and keep us posted cos hopefully im no far behind you,

[Mercury]

Stick me on that list. Settlement visa application submitted on 6th July, SMS the next day saying the paperwork had "gone to the Embassy" or similar, hoping she didn't make a mistake and it was them asking her to go and collect it from the embassy ! (I'll check tomorrow) and settling in for the wait.

Still waiting for an update of June's processing times as at today, 16th July.

[catch245uk]

Hi All

You can cross me off the list Tiggerfish. Just had a call from Thailand and visa recieved back today and succesful so it looks like the 7ish week average is holding. Now just have to find some flights and heading over there next week.

Due to me being in the UK i decided that it would be easier to use an agent Thai Visa Express and he was worth every penny and took care of everything.

I would like to wish everybody on here good luck and hope the wait is not to long.

Paul

[TiggerFish]

Congratulations to catch245uk !!!!!

Welcome to the list to Kaks 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

Still waiting

02 Jun, mikee and Kaks

11 Jun, tigerjohn

24 Jun, jasonr3255 and chiang mai

25 Jun, stament

28 Jun, TiggerFish

06 Jul, Mercury

[tigerjohn]

Congratulations to catch245uk !!!!!

Welcome to the list to Kaks 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

Still waiting

02 Jun, mikee and Kaks

11 Jun, tigerjohn

24 Jun, jasonr3255 and chiang mai

25 Jun, stament

28 Jun, TiggerFish

06 Jul, Mercury

hi congratulations to catch and good luck in uk, and thanks for updating tigger your doing a sterling job lol

[jasonr3255]

Congratulations to catch well done mate !

[Matty1243]

Hi Guys, well i am a newbie, and my GF gave her application in on the 31st May, she was going on the 14th of May, however due to Red Shirt problems it was all closed down...

so as i said please add me to the list it might help also, thanks for the link TiggerFish great help mate cheers so 31st may still waiting guys what a long wait, i tried so hard with the papers...

Cheers..

[Matty1243]

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

Still waiting

31st May Matty1243

02 Jun, mikee and Kaks

11 Jun, tigerjohn

24 Jun, jasonr3255 and chiang mai

25 Jun, stament

28 Jun, TiggerFish

06 Jul, Mercury

[tigerjohn]

whats happened it all seems to have gone quiet now, no one has heard anything for a while is the embassy staff gone on strike or something,

[TiggerFish]

Welcome to the list Matty, with any luck you may be next up.

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

Still waiting (21/07/2010)

31 May, Matty1243, has been waiting for 7 weeks and 2 days to date

02 Jun, mikee and Kaks, have been waiting for 7 weeks and 0 days to date

11 Jun, tigerjohn, has been waiting for 5 weeks and 5 days to date

24 Jun, jasonr3255 and chiang mai, have been waiting for 3 weeks and 6 days to date

25 Jun, stament, has been waiting for 3 weeks and 5 days to date

28 Jun, TiggerFish, has been waiting for 3 weeks and 2 days to date (seems like forever)

06 Jul, Mercury, has been waiting for 2 weeks and 1 day to date

The UKBA figures for June have just been posted Click Here and select Thailand, Bangkok from the list, they are a lot better than Mays.

Edited July 21, 2010 by TiggerFish

[stament]

The UKBA figures for June have just been posted Click Here and select Thailand, Bangkok from the list, they are a lot better than Mays.

June figures:

30 Working Days 47%

60 Working Days 98%

90 Working Days 100%

Does anyone know if these are good figures or below average?

Thanks

[Mercury]

Whilst I failed to save the figures from months prior to the Bangkok unrest (though I may have quoted it in a post), I believe I would have remembered such poor early responses to settlement visa applications in the 2 to 15 day periods.

30 days is actually 6 weeks and 60 days is 12 weeks (business days) and both of those periods, going back to the beginning of June, incorporate the time when there was unrest in Bangkok. The conundrum is whether the lack of applications made allowed processing of outstanding paperwork after the end of the troubles (no real taper to 98%) or whether that performance has since deteriorated due to pent up demand to submit applications in the post unrest period. My guess is that this month and applications made since the unrest will be the only accurate guide.

Quite why it takes 21 days to publish figures is beyond me.

[Matty1243]

Hi Guys

would you belive it.. i phone the GF today and she has told me a text arrived to her phone this morning, telling her to collect her passport etc, in the morning at 11am she is going to take the 3 hour bus to Bangkok to collect her passport, keep fingers crossed...for us.

Also we have heard nothing from the VFS etc, since the application was given in on the 31st May, does anybody know if they are not happy with the application, do they ask more question prior to the desicion? do the ask girls to attend interviews? etc?? or just say no or yes?

Cheers.

[TiggerFish]

Hi Matty, as I understand it, if she's been called to collect her passport a decision has been made.... Good luck.

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, unknown... Good Luck

Still waiting (21/07/10)

02 Jun, mikee and Kaks, have been waiting for 7 weeks and 0 days to date

11 Jun, tigerjohn, has been waiting for 5 weeks and 5 days to date

24 Jun, jasonr3255 and chiang mai, have been waiting for 3 weeks and 6 days to date

25 Jun, stament, has been waiting for 3 weeks and 5 days to date

28 Jun, TiggerFish, has been waiting for 3 weeks and 2 days to date

06 Jul, Mercury, has been waiting for 2 weeks and 1 day to date

[7by7]

Also we have heard nothing from the VFS etc, since the application was given in on the 31st May, does anybody know if they are not happy with the application, do they ask more question prior to the desicion? do the ask girls to attend interviews? etc?? or just say no or yes?

The entry clearance officers try to decide as many applications as possible on the paperwork alone.

If the paperwork shows that, on the balance of probabilities, the criteria for the visa are met they will issue it.

If the paperwork fails to show this, they will refuse.

Only if there is an area of doubt, but not enough doubt to refuse outright, will they contact the applicant; either for a phone interview or to arrange a full face to face interview at the embassy.

VFS are merely a handling agent; they collect applications and forward them to the embassy and then receive passports back to return to the applicant once the decision has been made. At no point are they involved in the decision making. They don't even know the result, as for data protection reasons passports are returned to them in sealed packages.

[Matty1243]

Thanks 7by7 interesting answer, still no answer she is sitting in VFS right now, said they are so busy.. will update later.

[Matty1243]

AS MARY POPPINS SAID

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

yes yes yes ......... over the moon.....

matty1243.

[tigerjohn]

well done pal, good luck in uk

[TiggerFish]

Congratulations Matty1243 !!!!! All the best for the future.

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

Still waiting (22/07/10)

02 Jun, mikee and Kaks, have been waiting for 7 weeks and 1 day to date

11 Jun, tigerjohn, has been waiting for 5 weeks and 6 days to date

24 Jun, jasonr3255 and chiang mai, have been waiting for 4 weeks and 0 days to date

25 Jun, stament, has been waiting for 3 weeks and 6 days to date

28 Jun, TiggerFish, has been waiting for 3 weeks and 3 days to date

06 Jul, Mercury, has been waiting for 2 weeks and 2 days to date

[stament]

AS MARY POPPINS SAID

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

yes yes yes ......... over the moon.....

matty1243.

Nice one, all the best for the future.

[Kaks]

Good news Matty1243. My wife put her application in on 2nd June. Fingers crossed it will be here in the next few days.

[jasonr3255]

Well done Matty good luck for the future !

[Matty1243]

Thanks all for all the good luck messages, we will see... i hope all will be well, just need to find a good noodle shop now.

[billymalky]

Just to let you know that my Mrs applied on the 1st June and received the good news today.

So looks like its about a 7 week average.

good luck to everyone,

billy

[TiggerFish]

Congratulations Billy, all the best for the future.

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, successful

Still waiting (23/07/10)

02 Jun, mikee and Kaks, have been waiting for 7 weeks and 2 days to date

11 Jun, tigerjohn, has been waiting for 6 weeks and 0 days to date

24 Jun, jasonr3255 and chiang mai, have been waiting for 4 weeks and 1 day to date

25 Jun, stament, has been waiting for 4 weeks and 0 days to date

28 Jun, TiggerFish, has been waiting for 3 weeks and 4 days to date

06 Jul, Mercury, has been waiting for 2 weeks and 3 days to date

Edited July 23, 2010 by TiggerFish

[stament]

Just to let you know that my Mrs applied on the 1st June and received the good news today.

So looks like its about a 7 week average.

good luck to everyone,

billy

Nice one. Good to see their's been a lot of successes lately. Kind of gives you confidence when you're still waiting and hope!