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After 5/6 visit visa refusals between 2014 and 2017, fastforward to 2018 we switched to settlement visa after 103 working days wait In 2018 we got a refusal it was heartbreaking and felt like the end of the road i had to leave nairaland cos couldn't stand the comments and pple sharing their success stories! LOL In 2019 after 156 working days nightmares we finally got our YES! My family has been separated for nearly 5 years. We’ve spent thousands of pounds on visits, visit visa applications, calls to HO, lets not even talk about the emotional trauma we’ve been through. I had already given up hope about hearing from Home Office this year but God had other plans for me. My timeline is crazy, i can’t even believe it myself. We paid for priority but I’ve learnt that every application is different so don’t compare yours with someone else’s.

Category A salaried employment
Priority
Country of application: Nigeria
Application submitted: 3rd May 2019
Biometrics: 13th May 2019
ECO consideration email: 31st May 2019 (14WD)
Request for further documents: 19th June 2019 (27WD)
Further doc submitted the next day on 20th June 2019
Email saying further checks were being done: 3rd July 2019 (37WD)
NSF email: 2nd August 2018 (59WD)
In between 2nd August till the last day, countless calls and emails and complaints to HO were made but they insisted that the further checks must be completed and they could not disclose the nature of the checks. I involved my MP and he emailed them more than 3/4 times and he got the same reply as me each time. I sent different complaints to different HO email addresses but none helped as I was getting the same reply. I stopped escalating and calling and complaining as these weren’t helping me instead it made me and my spouse even more frustrated.
9th December 2019: Called to escalate and they said still awaiting decision (149WD)
18th December 2019 (156WD): TLS collection email
We finally got our yes!!! Christmas definitely came early for us. I had given up all hope. I submitted all the right documents, did everything correctly so I honestly can’t explain what happened or why it took so long or the nature of the further checks as they refused to disclose what it was. I’m just happy this nightmare is over. No calls to me or my employer. Just request for further document. I’ve learnt that everything has a time, if you’re waiting longer than others, one day, just out of the blues, when you least expected it, you will get your yes. Be patient!!!

oxygyne:
That is a very complicated application if you had to attend an interview (very rare nowadays I think) but do not fret, you should give yourself at minimum 30 working days after the interview...fingers crossed.

Btw hope the interview went well!!

Yes it did up till now no response it's been 91 working days

Hi Guys I applied for UK settlement visa since the 5th of June today makes it 82 Woking days I have been so worried my wife is distressed we have received not straightforward emails 3times we were also invited for interview on the 11th of this month which I attended and uptill now we still haven't heard anything please anyone with any advice please !