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[quote author=Priorygroup post=72302751][/quote]Wow. Got to London on the 6th of this month. Hubby got my son and I’s tickets. It was BA tho
But all the same those waiting please take note.
Welcome ma’am�

Priorygroup:
Please can we have your timeline plsssssssssss.

12th of June- Standard Online Application
26th of June- Biometrics
14th of July- Email from Ho our applications are assigned to an ECO same day got an email to pay IHS for my son.
19th of September- which was 60WD i called HO and they said a decision has been made.
24th of September- Got an email to come pick up our passports.
25th of September- Passports picked with our visa in it. No enquiry calls, Nothing.

Lexusgs430:
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If it was possible to fight it, you would have waited.....

You are almost at the end of marathon, y use small fart spoil yansh?

We got a yes today!!! I am grateful to everyone who answered my questions on here. God bless you all. My son and I got our visas this morning. Bio was on the 26th of June.

Lexusgs430:
Congratulations.......

2/4 months wait period ......

Hi All, I called UKVI today cos yesterday made it 60WD for my son and I. And they said a decision has been even if they didn’t send an email who knows how long they would get back to us to come and pick our passports?

deji2009:
Priority or non-priority ?

Non-priority. Hoping for everyone’s good news.

deji2009:
Sorry, I had to quote you to post my message.
I applied for a spouse visa with 1 dependent child of 11 months old whom was asked to pay £0 at the time of application and was given IHS ref number which was submitted. UKVI emailed me to pay IHS fee. Any experience? Looks like they’re be granted their visa. Both priority visa deferred until I pay and contact them as instructed to further the application.

Just like my son and I as well. My two year old’s IHS was £0 at the initial stage. On 14 WD they sent an email with a link to pay for him which my husband paid. We are on 53WD Standard. I just pray it doesn’t take forever seeing that other people have been waiting for a while.

deji2009:
Did you got £0 to pay for your son during IHS process ?

Yes when I initially paid for mine and our application. But they later emailed me with a link to pay for his IHS.

VeveC:
Hello house �...finally i am posting here. Been a silent reader for a while now.
My timeline:
Category: UK Spouse settlement visa (non priority)
Online application submitted: March 3rd 2018
Biometrics taken: March 6th
Supporting documents sent: 20th March
ECO assigned email: April 11th
Hubby contacted by Eco: June 14

No news from them after that.
Have escalated twice (last one being on August 22)
Been waiting for 5months from Biometrics day and 4months from Email confirmation day... �
I didn’t think i had this virtue (patience), until now. Good luck to all of us waiting for the positive response.

Wow! Now I’m worried for myself oh. My son and I did our Bio on the 26th of June. 13th of July we got an email to pay IHS for my son and our application as been assigned to ECO. Fingers crossed we shall all hear our good news this month!

Lexusgs430:
Applicant submits passport, TB cert and payment receipt at TLS Nigeria......

Sponsor submits all supporting documents to sheffield....

I did my bio on the 26th of June. I only submitted my passports. I was told to submit every other thing to Sheffield by my sponsor. Even the TB certificate.

chrisj2:
Can one pay for the fees using a UK bank's debit or credit card (straightforwardly in Pounds (£) sterling); that is, on behalf of the applicant who is filling the form online in Nigeria? Anyone done it this way recently? Thanks in advance

My husband paid from the UK with his card. I am the applicant.

Velourcity31:
Success!!!

Turns out I actually did get an email yesterday but my Gmail didn't send me a notification.

Here's my timeline:
Application submitted online: 27th May
Biometrics Appointment: 30th May
Documents sent to husband in UK via DHL: 1st June
Documents received at Sheffield (RoyalMail special delivery signed for): 7th June
'Application is being prepared for consideration by an ECO' email from UKVI: 13th June
Email enquiry made to Home Office: 30th July
Received email response: 30th July
Passport ready for collection email: 31st July
Picked up passport with visa inside: 1st August

44 working days from biometrics to passport collection at visa centre

Congratulations!!! I am soo happy for you. Goodluck to those of Us still waiting in line for our good news.

Velourcity31:
Hmmmmm... this wait during summer period is no joke.

My husband is in UK raking over the delay lol

Who else is sitting pretty waiting for their good news like me? ✋

40+ working days, Priority

We are in the same shoes✋�. Lool the waiting game isn’t easy at all. Good luck to Us

deji2009:
Would I need to pay the same spouse visa fees for my 11 months old daughter? I understand their is
additonal income that neeeds to be earn ontop of the spouse financial requirement. I just need to know If
I would have to pay same visa fees for daughter. We will be applying by mid August.

Yea you need to. Same fee for visa and IHS fee.

Extremebeau:
Hello beautiful people.so i arrived the UK safely into the waiting arms of my hubby today using Ethiopian airways, my new favourite airline now..impeccable service and excellent customer service.
Got to the border and the lady just kept asking me series of questions about my immigration history asking about my schooling time in d UK and when i left the UK as though all the information wasnt on my passport.she detained me for a while to check the information i gave her and said if all checks out she ll update her system with my visa new status. Suprisingly she asked for my TB certificate.explained to her why it wasnt with me and she asked for the photocopy which i gave her.
Immediately i got to Birmingham i went straight to d postoffice and picked up my BRB before going home cos i have 2days left on my entry clearance. On getting home with the husband they had delivered our documents.they returned everything we sent including the photocopies

Hi dear,
Wow. That’s serious oh. Now this is scary, I thought they would not ask for the TB certificate oh! I didn’t make a photocopy.
Plus was ethopian airline a direct flight? Still waiting in line for my good news

stargirl1628:
Thanks dear for d advice. Another question, can I submit my University Certificate (Nigerian Uni - Nnamdi Azikiwe Uni) without going thru Naric for verification?

I think you have to go through Naric for verification. Let my ogas at the top answer this question. Lol

stargirl1628:
I came to know about this forum today as vfs Ikeja. I'm done wt biometric n probably will post d supporting documents 2moro. I have an issue wt my IHS; after completing d form online, I was exempted(kind of weird) and an email wt ref no sent to my mail. On getting to vfs today, I met a lady who's also submitting for spouse visa n she told me that she paid. I'm really worried and I need to know what to do before I post my supporting docs to Sheffield to avoid any negative issues. Pls advice me on what to do

Hi,
This same thing happened to my 2 year old son. Cos we both applied together. But thankfully last friday they emailed me to pay cos we did our biometrics June 26. and I paid immediately. I was surprised why they would exempt my son from paying IHS. Although i was happy
My advice is either u wait for them to email you and u follow the link or contact them as soon as possible.

Kakushia2:
Success!!

We applied on priority. To be honest I think priority is daylight robbery, extra 50% charge and you’re not actually guaranteed anything as UKVI can’t be held to account for the timeframe.

Here’s our timeline.

Applied: 5th May
Biometrics: 21st May
App prepared email: 1st June
Escalated @ 30 BD: 3rd July
Emailed MP for assistance: 6th July
Email saying app is in last stages: 10th July
Email saying they’re too busy for a decision: 13th July
MP emailed to say UKVI informed them we had been successful: 18th July
Decision: 18th July
Passport picked: 18th July

41 working days from bio to passport collection.

I have been waiting to hear from you!! Congratulations!! I key into this.

Priorygroup:
Hi everyone

Please I need some information if anyone can help.
I and my son was refuse settlement visa in Feb 2018, for stupid reasons. We appealed in March 2018 , I received an email 3 weeks ago from Home Office Sheffield saying that they have decided to overturn the initial refuse, they want to grant my visa but I need to withdrawal my appeal. The tribunal contacted me and requested for letter of consent for the withdrawal, which I gave. Last week I received another email from Home Office stating that the decision to refuse your visa application has been overturned and our office is now ready to issue you a UK visa, that we need pay Immgration Health Surcharge with a link , after making the payment we should take our passport along with a copy of the email sent to me by Home Office to the visa application centre where we initially made our application.
Question 1- Are we just going to walk in ?
Question 2- Is it possible for someone to Submit our passport on our behalf?
Question 3- Do we need to do another TBS test when travelling by God's grace, since the previous one is more than 6 months?
Question 4- Are we going to pay any fee for this process again at application centre?
I will really appreciate your suggestion or response. Thanks and God bless.

If i may ask why were you guys refused?
Question 2- I don’t think it is possible for your passports to be submitted on your behalf because your biometrics would be taken again.
Question 3- If the TB test duration has not expired you can still use it.
Let my ogas at the top answer further. Lol

Lexusgs430:
Indeed.....

Hi all, I got an email this morning our application is about to be considered. It’s a standard application. Do i start counting from now or when we did biometrics?

Lexusgs430:
Can I use my internal connections to cancel your spousal visa application?

Ahhh! Please oh. Don’t abeg Lexus

Kakushia2:
Do people have to wait for up to 37 working days for priority and still no decision email sent?? I am losing my mind over this!!!!

It is well. When did you do your biometrics? And did you get an email that a decision is being made?

Extremebeau:
My timeline ...
Standard application from abuja Nigeria
Online application; 23rd march
Biometrics: 4th april
Docs sent: 14th April
Docs received at sheffield: 16th april
Hubby called to find out update on d 4th July and they said decision has been made d previous week and we should wait 10 working days.
Decision made email and passport ready for collection email: 10 July


Collected passport with visa: 11th july
Total: 69 working days from bio and 60 working days from date docs were received (excluding bank hols)
Vignette valid from 27th june to 27th july.they backdated mine so i have a shorter time to leave Nigeria.

Some little pointers:
I studied in d UK for my Msc and MBA qualifications.During my MBA, just as I finished and received my results i applied for a graduate entrepreneurship visa and in that time i had issues with the sch concerning this which made them revoke their sponsorship. As soon as this happened i left the UK immediately so as not to overstay. I applied in oct 2016 for visit visa to go for my MBA graduation and was refused because of the revoking of my sponsorship. hubby stated all this in his letter of sponsorship. Got married oct 2017 and we just had to present a very tight application in order not to b refused..
We made small errors though but God was on our side.. for example. Hubby's letter of employment wasnt on an office letter head..HR wrote it on a pdf doc and just signed it there was no stamp. We also didnt use any utility bill no council tax no nothing because hubby just moved into d apartment just before d application however we did submit tenancy agreement and letter from landlord and also property inspection report even though it is an apartment and he is staying alone. There were also small differences in his monthly salary for d 6mnth period but d amnt on d statement for each mnth was exactly d same on the payslip.

I pray that those still waiting receive their goodnews soon. ..Amen. just do your part and rely on God.he ll do it for you...

Congratulations. I am so happy for you, Amennn for those of Us waiting in line for an outcome.

Dremzz:
Hi Everyone, Good morning.
I am yet to receive an email that my documents have been received or my application is being considered by an Eco. I tracked my documents so i know they received it since last week Wednesday.
Is it possible to stay throughout the application process and not receive an emai from ukvi until decision has been made? I paid for priority too.

I am yet to receive any notification as well. But they have received my documents. Don’t worry we would be fine.

deji2009:
Thanks. Also, would I be the one to pay the visa fee in the UK or my wife in Nigeria?

Like Lexus said either of you can pay. In my own case my husband paid from the UK, it was easier.

deji2009:
Do I include the whole online application form with the supporting documents to Sheffield ?

Yes you should.

Deola101:
Here I stand, another graduate of this noble institution! I can't say thank you enough to everyone who has contributed vital information on this forum. The information is pricelessly invaluable!

I got my passport back today, with the visa!!
67 working days in total. I'm so elated and relieved. Here's my timeline;

*Online application - 31st March 18 (Non-Priority, Settlement - wife)
*Biometrics - 3 April 18
*Transferred to UKVI mail - 3 April 18
*Docs received at Sheffield - 16 April 18
*Being prepared for consideration mail - 23 April 18
*Application not straightforward - 1 July 18 (getting this after 62 working days sent me into panic mode!!)
*Decision made email from TLS - 5 July 18 (Day 66)
*Passport collected with visa - 6 July 18 (Day 67)

The last 3 months have been the longest, marked with obsessive mail/TLS status checking and counting working days. Lol. My advice, if you can, by all means, please do Priority. The wait is harrowing. Praise to God that its over and it turned out positive. I pray everyone waiting receives their good news soon too.

Congratulations,
If i may ask why did they say application not straightforward? Did they call or mail?

Lexusgs430:
Has he tracked it?

Yes. Here is the confirmation

Minnienellie24:
Hi @Killingmesoftly I would only be able to answer the question i bolded. To the best of my knowledge, I don't think working with an agency matters in as much as you are earning £18600 and above and you have all documents to prove this (employer letter, contract, pay slips and bank statement). When my husband applied last year, I was working with an agency and his application came through..

Hi all,
Am I to be worried? My husband has sent our applications to the UKVI office not received any email saying it has been received.

Aphrodite007:
Aii thanks for the clarification, since you say you are talking from experience.

Hi all,
For those that have gotten their visas please i want to ask is it a month you were given to leave Nigeria? And what are the best airline tickets available now.

oxygyne:
Exactly what was said earlier. The sponsor's status, accommodation, and finances are the main aspects to focus on as stated earlier.

Hi Everyone,
I want to find out if you get an email that documents have been received. My husband just sent our documents. Thank you

oxygyne:
Yes, you should DHL every single supporting document including the signed application form and applicant's introduction letter to the Sponsor for onward transmittal to Home Office. (Scanning might work but since you are sending other documents such as TB and Test certificates to her, why not send the original copies to prevent unnecessary hiccup)

Remember to use a checklist to confirm all your submissions, see sample below. All the best.

Thanks for the check list everything is in order for me.

Dremzz:
Hi Guys! Do we submit the Appendix 2 form and sponsorship undertaking when we go for biometrics?
Thank you.

No. You or your sponsor have to send it to their office in the Uk with your supporting documents. You are just going to do your biometrics and they collect your passports. I just did mine on Tuesday. Praying for good news.