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danielak1:
Good morning my people, please does anyone know the average time it takes to get one’s passport back after filling withdrawal form? It’s been five days already and I’ve been given another visa which requires my passport

The unfortunate thing here is that even if there's any tkmeline given for that on their website, they seems not to be obeying their own timelines again.

You can only hope and pray you get attended to asap.

It all seems as though "there's no more cause for control because everything is under alarm" �

ponmbe:
Sincerely, i really dont know the reason for long delays after decision has been made. I applied for skilled worker visa, had my biometrics on 13th july, iv made a paid call and numerous paid mails. i was told a decision was made as far back as 20th July, what is now causing all this delays??

I was told to wait 10 working days for VAC to send collection mail, i did and didnt receive anything, i then called and i was told my application has now been escalated. Do escalation really work or its just a placebo because im just so confused right now.

Escalation appeared to just be a word they use randomly to assuage applicants. I want to believe there's really no co-ordination between those at the call / mail centre and those at the DMC.

The usuall Escalation Notice given by those at the call/mail center is just a numbo jumbo.

There's a form of total incompetence and lack of adequate record keeping and updating going on between TLS and UKVI at the moment.

We keep praying and keep hoping.

kod161:
This is ridiculous!
Please have you gotten your passport now?
You shouldn’t wait for your passport m. I guess something has happened to those that apply at that time that they are not saying because I don’t know how renewal visa is taking 3 months to be issued.
They are not being honest and they are not disclosing what has happened: it’s unfair.

Would have had my thought along the same line but it's not encouraging to those of us in the same shoe, gladly, hearing people who had waited that long like May 14th saying they've finally collected their passport raises hope that in the next couple of days all those who had been waiting for so long would be finally attended to.

There's hope on the horizon

ace101:
Hello all, please how are people sending paid email? All my cards are failing. Its been 9 weeks for me in Abuja. Visitor visa.

Please help.

Naira cards are no longer working you either use a dorm card if you've got one, or simply ask someone outside o help you with the payment. It costs just £2.70.

All the best.

Mrvalent:
Please how long does standard Visitor's VISA take these days.
I'm planning to leave exactly 8 weeks between my biometric and my exam date in November. Please...Will this be enough out in this period?

How many weeks is the earliest in this period for first time applicant?

It appears to be taking 8 weeks now, those who had waited for like 6 weeks and contacted the centre were asked to wait until after the 8th week, however, you can't take this to the bank some have had theirs attended to in less than 6 weeks, while some are still waiting after like 8,9,10 weeks.

livewithpurpose:
Well I've told them to cancel my application and return my passport. They are telling me I need to wait. What kind of wahala is this? Is it by force. This is getting ridiculous. How can you hold my passport for almost two months? Like I have nothing else to do with it!

I wished there's is another channel to report this gross anomaly.

It's really an abuse of our rights. Just try and update here, how it pans out.

A total abuse I must say.

Babodun090:
Goodday house.

I did my biometric on May 18, no collection email nothing nothing.

First timer, Vistor visa, Family application.... me, my wife and my 5 years old daughter.

Today makes it exactly 12 weeks of waiting.

Please nairalander I'm tired of waiting what can I do?

Never send a paid email before nor track my application.

There's obviously an unexplained "glitch" in applications submitted in May/ early June. While some after a prolonged wait had received their response others are still waitinv on the line.

I'll advise you send a paid mail, because that's when they'll probably start counting your 21days or 15 business days. So the the earlier you do that the better, however, not a rule but seems to have been the pattern a observed lately.

All the best

kod161:
Now this is annoying.. did biometrics in VI on the 24th of May. Sent to DMC the second day and till date it is still awaiting decision.
Sent several paid mails. It’s more than 55 working days now and Last mail from them said it’s been escalated to relevant department and need to wait for another 15 business days. This is really pathetic… renewal visa taking three months

I feel your pain, I did 30th May. And it's been like the longest wait ever.

Whatever, might have been the cause of the delay it's only fair that they urgently address it, already like 9 days into their 15days escalation wait again. it has really not been funny waiting all these while.

Meziea:
Have you been given a decision

Not yet. Not a first time, third after a long break though

Meziea:
Yes I did sent a paid mail last week Monday and they said no decision yet thou its my first application is there need to send another paid mail?

30th May. Paid mail sent last week. Told to wait 15 working days.

You're not alone

RhylanTraveller:
Hello everyone, I'd really appreciate some help/advice. I've been given admission for a Master's programme in the UK that begins on the 19th of September and the deadline for me to be present is the 14th of October. Due to some delays, I am only now trying to book for the Biometrics at TLS Contact, VI. The appointment dates there, at this moment, show the 26th of August as earliest date available, and I'm worried I will miss my window to resume if I have the biometrics on that date.

My questions are:
1.} Are my fears unfounded? Will I be able to make it within the time frame?
2.} Is it possible for me to book for a date but go to have the biometrics at an earlier date? Would that work?
3.} If I wait a bit before booking, would earlier time/date slots open up, or am I wasting precious time already?

I sincerely appreciate any responses.

Your fears are not totally unfounded, you however, still stands a chance of meeting up provided you've already have your maintenance fund running and it's already or almost 28days, hoping you've done your tuberculosis test as well.

Kindly book your biometrics if the conditions above had been met.

You can try a walk in after booking there's no harm in trying, you could as well keep checking their portal after booking, you might be lucky to get a closer date.

The choice is yours, wish you all the best.

ashekmoney:
Hello house please I need urgent help on my child application was refuse on dependent visa and mine was approved on student visa and we apply together. Please I don't know what next to do now.

Sorry about that, unfortunately you haven't been following threads in this space otherwise, you would have done differently before applying, considering your circumstances before applying from reading threads here it was an expected outcome. Good enough you've been properly advised on what can be done to remedy the situation.

I wish you the very best as to your next step, you may wish to read the thread on Students Visa, where this kind of situation had been addressed so you will be properly guided. Cheers

mamawa123:
Next June (2023) my passport will be no longer valid. Can I apply for a 5- or 10-year UK visa using the same passport?

I have received a 2-year UK visa three times, thus my next application will be for a 5- or 10-year visa.

Absolutely YES. Just get a new passport once that expires and with your existing and valid visa, attach the new one.

peace2peace:
It seems those that did biometrics in May are the once experiencing this huge delay! Has a decision been made on her application like mine? What else do we do?

Absolutely and extremely disconcerting. As though those who submitted in May/June did something wrong. If there was glitch in their system they should have rectify it than allow people go through such an harrowing and prolonged waiting period.

cynthiaugbe:
Good day all. I just got a refusal mail. Can someone help with what I can do before reapplying. Thanks

I want to believe an agent helped you fill the form. The agent didn't do well at all. I'm short of saying the agent is incompetent.

It was a total disaster as in the packaging.

Salaries are supposed to match bank deposits and other deposits needed to be explained as to the source.

Sure others would hsve one or two things to say, but it doesn't look good. You need to check the quote for the refusal I pray it didn't come with a ban

toemie:
Oh wow. I leave the floor to other members of the group because honestly, you already did most of the things i wanted to advise. Some times these things happen. Some people even didn't provide as much documents as you did and got the visa while some who had 30 million etc in their account got refused. Just for next time when you re-apply, they would want you to address those concerns for the refusal.

Absolutely, he's provided most of the essentials, however one thing I found unexplained is the fact that most of the places he planned to visit are located in London, while according to Ethe VO, he planned staying in Liverpool. I guess that missing link really gave him out, the VO went further to mention that he never took time to study where he was visiting. Overall, he gave a very good account of himself but just for that little slight.

iretiogo1:
lol so all the airline you mentioned won’t have stopover right

Always read to understand and not to unnecessarily criticise. Where did I mention all the others are not having a stop over, I simply mentioned having to go first to Nairobi makes the journey much longer. If you don't want a stop over you use either of BA or Virgin Atlantic. Qed

Khendakillz01:
Hello please why are people not considering Kenya airways?? Is there a problem with this airline ?

I think it makes the journey much longer, having to land first in Nairobi before taking off to London, Ethiopian airline, Egypt Air and Royal Air Maroc should be preferred. Not forgetting Qatar Air though in a class of it's own as well as Turkish Air.

bigtt76:
Hmmmm ...from the screenshot, I see them mentioning that because they didn't send the decision to VAC, the visa was re-issued - my thoughts though, I find this funny though because not sending a decision to VAC shouldn't be a reason for a re-issue if no mistake in the name or any other details on the visa was reported. If visa was issued in May but was not sent to VAC, then they should've just notified VAC and off they go.

Let me ask, do you have two visas on your passport? The one issued in May and the re-issued one? It may appear that the message whoever replied you intended, was not properly conveyed.

My take on this is that it takes logic to understand the issue involved.

What I have been able to deduce ( I stand to be corrected) is that the printing of Visa stamp is done at the VAC, once a decision has been made by DMC regarding each application and communicated, so in these instance the May decision wasn't communicated due to administrative lapse, it wasn't stamped with a visa until when it was finally communicated in July.

The issue of having 2 visa stamps on the passport does not arise.

We are in almost the same mode I only sent them mail at the 9th week and got a similar response to wait until after 15 working days.

We keep waiting, keep praying and praising God. Even though it tarries it shall surely come.

drmayor95:
I did my biometrics on the 2nd of June at V.I

Sent a paid email last week Wednesday and was told my application is being considered and is awaiting a decision and would only be escalated after 8weeks


Sent another message yesterday( at exactly 8 weeks) and my application was escalated. I was told that I shouldn’t send another message until after 15 working days.


Has anyone been in this kind of similar situation?
Does a decision gets made within the 15 days?

I have an exam on the 23rd of August and I am very worried.

Teezee22:
Why will I say what I don't know when the first thing u see on tls is that visa is takin longer bcuz of ukraine crisis. Even the British High commission wrote to my school over here that visa application is now taking an average of 5weeks to process, pls dont come nd quote me again if u don't know what to write

We all should be open to being corected, all what you said are correct, but not absolute because UKVi are constantly updating information on their website. The current info is that student Visa has been adjusted to the initial 3 weeks timeline.

A regular check on the website is advised.

Someone once mentioned here that sending a paid mail more or less put more pressure on the UKVI towards an expedited action on your application and that quite agrees with what I thought from reading from others here, though some here believed it's a waste of resources

My application is in it's 9th week and I decided to send a paid mail yesterday, I got a response few minutes ago that my application is yet to be decided with a request for me to forward some listed details for escalation, I wished I had sent the mail after 6 weeks of waiting.

farnet:
Please delete this. If you re not current, try to. Don't jump in from nowhere to draw us far back.

You didn't fair better, granted the writer was wrong with an obsolete information, but you were more interested in condemning him than pushing out the accurate information.

Study visas has been reverted to the standard 3 weeks processing period. QED.

You really can't be serious. September ? That's
rather preposterous please.

MarryWhiteasap:
All may/june Applicant's both New/Renewal will receive a feedback latest September 31st... (Some may fall in July/August/Sept) all depend on were your application was sent for consideration. Embassy staffs does not have power on the decision making so as DMC varies.
Be patient , go about your businesses and stay awoke.

You both are getting this thing wrong, granted we've been told about long delays due to the Ukrainian crisis, but it becomes extremely worrisome when you begin to read about someone in the same visa category with you and who submitted almost 3 - 4 weeks after your own submission receiving collection mails while you're still waiting

That exactly is where is the worries lie.

kod161:
I think we all need to be patient.
Yes we paid for the service, but they have responded that request are high which is unusual and we all know the reason.
I understand that it is really causing anxiety to some people. Best thing is to await their feedback. Today makes it exactly 2months (since May 24) that my mum did biometrics and application is being considered, decision he not even been made.
She has valid US, Canadian and other countries visa and she has been in the UK within the last 10 years.
Yet she is experiencing this.
But what can we do, just be patient and be hopeful.
Thanks.

[quote author=ekpotek post=11504090
There is an option on TLC to keep your passport. If you have planned international travel within the next 6 months choose this option, when booking biometric appointment as there is no guarantee your passport will come out as expected.[/quote]

No he doesn't have dementia or any of such my guess is that he must have been wrongly advised by somebody like someone who said "you don't need a return ticket to travel on a visitor's visa" that since he had changed his passport, the record of his earlier denial has been wiped off.

I come in peace.

leef2022:
Aww bless him, has this friend of yours dementia or any health issues that causes one to be forgetful?. Does the refusal letter state he can appeal?
He may have to wait 10years..

I initially tried not to contribute to this debate but with the arrogance in complete ignorance displayed by this person. I'm forced to comment before he/she will go and mislead innocent souls.

Doubt if such a person would even be lifted from Nigeria because the airlines that lift such a person with visiting visa without a return ticket is liable to a fine.

Visitors should beware, allow the guy to dance naked in the market square by him/herself but don't get yourself misinformed.

leef2022:
NO it isn't must. It is at the discretion of the border officer to ask for proof of whatever and in-line with the UK home office policy and that 6 out of 10 visitors get asked that don't mean it is a must thing to travel with.

However, to process a PTA in Nigeria it is a must perquisite.
[b][/b] at least as of the time of this post.

Though I should state here, the onus is on the visitor to show that he/she would leave the UK and her borders, at most within 180days on a visiting visa, i.e with/out a valid return ticket just as was demonstrated in the visa application process.

On the contrary it is not advisory, it is a rule. First time visitors can only apply for a 6 months visa. Thank you

ekpotek:
There is no written condition. It is advisory. Rarely, will an embassy approved a long duration visitor visa for a first timer. Even if she is approved, they will give her 6 months regardless of applying for 2 years. She going there for visit her son, not for tourism or business.

You'll do yourself a whole world of favour to read through the UKVI guidelines for visitors. If you have a contrary view your best bet is to have stated that with the relevant quote

leef2022:
Pls where did you get that condition from?

If she's a first time visitor, 6 months please. She can only apply for 2 years as a visitor if she has previously had a 6 months visiting visa.

Preshyi:
Hello everyone,

As someone on a student Visa that wants her mum to visit before the end of the year. My Visa is valid till Jan 2023 which I plan to renew. I was wondering if I can do a 2 years visitor visa for her or if it has to be 6 months cos of my own present visa validity.

Go to your mailbox and click on the link to your visa application sent by UKVi while filling your form.

ii: sign into your application again

iii. Click on submit Biometrics another page (TLS page will open)

iv. Click on track. (There you go) Pronto, you'll see the current status of your application.

UmeakaChisom:
Please who knows how to track application