davejonesbkk Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 My friend was chatting to me on msn, she says she got this email below on the 9th: Dear xxxxxx, Your Visa application reference number:APET/030811/xxxxxx has been processed by the British Embassy and is received at the UK Visa Application Centre. Please note this is an auto generated e-mail. Please do NOT reply to this email. She isnt clear what it means, I know nothing of the UK visa process. Does it mean they are just acknowledging the application or does it mean it has been approved? As I read it Id says its the former but I dont want to ill-advise her... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 She will not know that it has been approved or not until she picks it up. VFS cannot open the envelope in which the passport is to tell her. They are just telling her she can pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Reads like they are letting you know they have received you paperwork and is now being dealt with by the Visa Application Centre... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I thought the other way around. Processed at the British Embassy. UK Visa Application Centre I thought would be UK VFS, as it is the place you apply and not the British Embassy. so processed and returned. I could be wrong. If she has the number she can track it using the VFS website, then she will know exactly where it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I will check my missus one out as she got the email to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) This is the email you get when VFS send it to the Embassy Your visa application reference number:APET/300511/xxxxxx/1 has been dispatched to the British Embassy on: 05/30/2011 An auto e-mail will be generated to inform you when the application is returned and is available for collection at the application Centre.Please note this is an auto generated e-mail. Please do NOT reply to this email. The one your friend has like so: (below) Tells her to pick up her passport. Your Visa application reference number:APET/300511/xxxxxx/1 has been processed by the British Embassy and is received at the UK Visa Application Centre.Please note this is an auto generated e-mail. Please do NOT reply to this email. Edited August 17, 2011 by beano2274 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davejonesbkk Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 ok thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) looks like she went to VFS on the 03 August and they finished processing it on the 9th, that is a quick turn around (considering there was a weekend in between), and am not sure it looks good. My wife's took around 9 working days. But it could be that they are not busy and working fast. Let us know how she got on. Edited August 17, 2011 by beano2274 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7by7 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Beano is correct; it means what it says. That is; her application has been processed and her passport is ready for collection. For privacy reasons, the embassy will not tell anyone the result of her application, so she wont know that until she picks up her passport. Processing time is no indication of the result. Processing times are different for different types of visa application, and they vary depending on how many applications the embassy has received and are dealing with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Its similar to the Tex message you get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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