Uk Settlement Visa Application Waiting Times, Bangkok

[Steve77r]

3 more embassy open days and were at 12 weeks, the embassy says you can contact them after 12 weeks, do they take public holidays off this 12 weeks? Hence as we have has 5 in December we will actually have to wait till 13 before they will entertain any contact?

[Kiggs]

I would say yes add I think 5 days . Its a joke!

After saying that I'm sure when they decided on 12 weeks that would be based on the average and must have accounted for the down time through the year.

Edited January 4, 2013 by Kiggs

[Steve77r]

Yes and It does not mention excluding public holidays or 60 working days it's just 12 weeks! Anyway I will know on Wednesday, providing we don't get the news in the next 2 working days. Totally fecked off with this now.

[Steve77r]

Maybe not!

• 95 per cent of settlement applications within 12 weeks and 100% within 24 weeks of the application date.
  

Please note we define one week as 5 working days

[Steve77r]

Although just noticed this and it seems it 3 months not 12 weeks, so if the go by calander month then it will be the 17 of Jan before we can contact them and the 19th for you.

If we have taken more than 3 weeks (for non-settlement visas) or 3 months (for settlement visas) to process your application, and we have not published a news story to explain the delay, you can contact our visa information service to find out what is happening.

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[Kiggs]

I think that 3 mths is there to cover there backs. Can't remember every mth but I'm sure there they all said 100% @12 weeks.

I know what you mean if we don't have word before the 20th I will just stop in bangkok for a week. Pi$$ed off is not the word! I have stopped looking on the vfs website if I'm honest. I look at her emails but I think if they needed more info they would have asked already.

I know we are banging on about it but what I can't understand is wilbs only had a week on us and they requested more info but had his result 2 weeks ago.

[MrZM]

It's 12 working weeks.

[Steve77r]

Kiggs 12 weeks is there service standard for 95% not 100%, 100% is 24 weeks

95 per cent of settlement applications within 12 weeks and 100 per cent within 24 weeks of the application date.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/countries/thailand/processing-times/?langname=UK%20English#resultTableAnchor

Edited January 4, 2013 by Steve77r

[Kiggs]

Cant get it to ctrl V as i want but i can see that 100% last mth were made after 60days. 60days for us is next week

I can see the txt but im looking at the numbers. 38 made over the mth and they did them within 60 days (So they should!)

Edited January 5, 2013 by theoldgit

[Steve77r]

Yes in November they did process 100% in 60 days, but there service standard (what they aim for) is only 95% in 60 days. But I think spouses are the easiest of the SV's its things like kids and elderly dependents that take more time.

[Kiggs]

Ye loads of kids and self-employed will take longer. (Guess and speculation)

[Kiggs]

Key visa has kindly told me (differant forum) that they are still requesting info up to 60 days and I should keep an eye on her emails. Might be worth you doing the same.

[Steve77r]

Did they say when was the last time they had any contact regarding an SV?

Yes I have her Gmail account signed in on my Iphone always checking

[Kiggs]

I don't think he said,will have to look over all the posts. Take a look if you wish its on the the site that's for people addicted to pattaya.

I have the same on my s2.

[Kiggs]

Same Same !!! Take it we all still wait?

[Steve77r]

Bugger all here mate, that's 12 weeks now for us, the mrs going to call the embassy tmrw lets see what sort of response she gets.

[Kiggs]

I emailed them yesterday

[Steve77r]

Did you get a response?

[Kiggs]

No not yet. They always take days to respond

[Kiggs]

Bugger all here mate, that's 12 weeks now for us, the mrs going to call the embassy tmrw lets see what sort of response she gets.

Did she call the embassy today?

[durhamboy]

No response to our visa application either - the 3 of us seem to be in the same boat.

Good luck with the phone call to the embassy - please let us know. I thought they only accepted emails via VFS and, Kiggs, that is after 3 months which would really be 19th Jan in our cases.

Hope it all turns out ok

[Kiggs]

I thought it was 12 weeks. So not counting the 5days off over Christmas I make it the 11th.

Email received from the embassy 2/3days ago

I note your comments that applications are taking longer than previously however we are still processing settlement cases within 12 weeks. Although we may have been able to process settlement cases quicker at some points during the year, we have not exceeded the 12 weeks we advise that applicants should allow.

Edited January 9, 2013 by Kiggs

[Steve77r]

My Wife called the embassy in Hanoi today, she was told that they had nothing back from BKK but girl checked the computer and told my wife that our application is currently being processed, (I take this to mean simply that its in BKK waiting for a decision) she also said that it is currently undergoing my employment checks (not sure how accurate this is or if it indicates it close to being finished or not) and if no extra info is required by embassy it will be processed before 3 months (next Wednesday)

Steve

[Kiggs]

Do you think they will contact your employer? Its more likely to be the Tax office.

[Steve77r]

Yeah I would imagine it will be done through HMRC rather than direct contact with Employer, I know my employer wont give out any info unless I e-mail them first giving permission.

[Kiggs]

So they say next Wednesday let's hope they are true to there word!

My wife called today she thought it was the embassy but it was only the VFS office and they told her February! Don't believe anything they say tbh.

[Steve77r]

I think they only say next wed because thats when 3 months is up, dont think they had any justification for that day, simply going on the 3 months. How did they justify February to your Mrs? did they give a reason for such a delay? I tried to call BKK embassy today if you follow the options you just get a pre recorded msg so I called switch and asked to speak to visa section as our application is not handled by VFS and she tried to put me through but then kept saying there all in a meeting I was trying for over 2 hours, always same reply. TBH I dont think calling them will get any resonable explanation or answer from them.

[Kiggs]

Its been a very bad connection to her phone today so didn't get the full story but she said about holidays and the fact they don't work weekends!!!! Clear as mud I know but that's all I got. Will call her in the morn.

[Steve77r]

But Feb is over 3 weeks away.

[Kiggs]

I don't think for a second it will be fed. She rang the vfs office and let's be honest they are only the delivery guys for the embassy