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8th May 2014 #1
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Still Waiting for Visa reply
We applied for the settlement visa in Manila on February 25th and 73 days later still waiting!
Very difficult to contact the Embassy and find out the status. They certainly don't make the process easy....
Anyone else wait this long?
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There's no doubt it's a very difficult and anxious time waiting for decisions on such life changing issues.
Manila Hub is a huge operation processing huge volumes of visa applications.
Many folks here have been waiting 3 months.
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Well, seems like we are in the same boat.
Do you know of people waiting longer than 3 months?
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Did you already check UKVI processing times here
5 days is equal to 1 week
Search the form for info about those folks waiting 12 weeks still
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Yes, I already checked and I contacted the Embassy to find out the status of the application. I was told that the application was in the queue but had not been processed yet.
They couldn't give me any idea about how long the application would take once it begins processing.
It is 11 weeks now and so I am hopeful for a reply soon but I'm not sure that contacting the Embassy helped very much.
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I got 2 friends it took 62 working days before they got the visa...
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Ok thanks Jane, was that recently?
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Hopefully!
Did they receive their visa last month?
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I am not sure what you are getting at?
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Hi there,
Have you got any news?
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Yes, my fiance got a phone call from the Embassy to ask her a few questions about her job and about her English Language test.
The agent also said that the TOEIC English test certificate was no longer valid!! It was valid when she took the exam in December, so I really don't know.
It is also on the list of acceptable exams!
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20th May 2014 #15
Hello there! I received a call today also from British Embassy asking me about my TOEIC exam .. And they said sorry for the delay of my application, it's because the TOEIC is not acceptable any more. But I told them I took the exam last August 2013 and I lodged my visa last February 27. He's asking me about what I'm applying for, and he said I can receive a result with in 2-3 days .... When did you'r fiancée receive the call?
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20th May 2014 #16
Hi there sweetlove.. May I ask if what time did the embassy called? I have a poor connection to my phone as I live in the mountain. I might hang my phone in the window eh.
Last edited by Baruk; 20th May 2014 at 16:09. Reason: Typed it wrong
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A friend of mine from Dumaguete applied on the 28th of February, she already received a text saying "PROCESSED VISA APPLICATION __________ will be endorsed to courier 2GO EXPRESS ON 14th of May. For metro Manila delivery will be approximately 24-48 hours on working days, for provincial delivery in the city will be approximately 48 to 72 hours on working days and on remote areas approximately 1 week." She is still waiting until now.....
Does that text means her visa has been approved?
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My fiance received the call in the afternoon, but the signal was bad, she was at work, and she was also very nervous.
I don't understand the purpose of the call. They seem to be calling the applicants that sat the TOEIC exam but not explaining much more.
Sorry AprilMaejon I don't know about that message.
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This could be the purpose of the call but I would have expected a face to face would be a fairer method of determining if an applicant were genuine.
"Applicants with an ETS language certificate will be subject to interview by UKVI to ensure thorough scrutiny."
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He didn't say, he just said that they would reach a decision soon.
Can you update us if you hear anything and I will do the same?
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