So my GF, who has been accepted to university in Liverpool has just received notice that her Tier 4 (student visa) application will not be processed in the 15 working days processing time. They claim there is a backlog! As we had a visit visa issued only in June and that was within the said timeframe, we went ahead and booked the flight.

Can we pay extra now to have it processed or can the extra only be paid upon submission? I don't want to have to rearrange the flight as i envisage this will cost even more money.

Trying to contact them too is also a nightmare!

Unfortunately the fast track process is not available for student visa applications.

Thanks theoldgit. We have emailed but not holing out much hope. Will have to call etihad and see if there's anything they can do.

Cheers