SUMMARY: Spouse Visa Processing times OFFSHORE-UK. Please add your Stats.

[jimmyciara121]

Its good to read people processing times!

We applied for our visa end of feb

6th March - money taken from account
hadnt heard anything from any case officer until beginning of April when my partner rang them to find out anything, they realised they had got our email address wrong! ahhh so about 2nd April we finally heard from our CO who requested some more info.

11th April - sent all info off
12th April - reply from CO - AB who requested medicals and police check!!
Woohoo! now the 5-6 month wait begins! x

[PollyGirl]

Has anyone else used a migration agent???

[Bamber]

Hi all,

This is such a helpful forum!

Application submitted (by special delivery): 7 March 2012
Case officer emailed: 12 March 2012 - asking me to undertake a medical and apply for my police checks
Police check applied for: 12 March 2012
Medical exam: 30 March 2012

So, I emailed my case officer today to check whether she had received the results of my medical. She confirmed she had and also stated: Your application is now in line to be finalised between Early August and Early September. I don't need anything further from you in order to keep the application in process. When the visa is ready to be finalised I will email you with notification.

Does this effectively mean my visa will be granted, but that I have to wait until Aug/Sep? Has anyone heard of anything similar?

Many thanks in advance!

[llessur]

Does this effectively mean my visa will be granted, but that I have to wait until Aug/Sep? Has anyone heard of anything similar?

Yep, generally that's good news :)

If your CO wanted any more info she would have asked for it at the same time as your meds.

What are your CO's initials just out of interest?

Best of luck with the process :)

[elizawilliam]

Has anyone else used a migration agent???

Hi, we are using a migration agent. I don't think in retrospect we needed to but didn't know that at the time we started this process! Here are our stats. I am the Aussie and we have been married for 8 years with two kids.

Application submitted on 05/04/2012
Request for meds and police check today 12/04/2012
Our case officer is also SV - she seems to have quite a work load!

[Bamber]

Yep, generally that's good news :)

If your CO wanted any more info she would have asked for it at the same time as your meds.

What are your CO's initials just out of interest?

Best of luck with the process :)

Thankt you, that's good news!

CO's intials are MT ;)

[PollyGirl]

My CO's initials are MC, I have only had indirect contact through the Migration Agent, and to be honest I am the one ringing and chasing up everything. Feel we could have done it ourselves, but just hope that now everything as been done and no extra paperwork is required, its just a waiting game. Just wish we could be given a rough date to work too.

[Harvey88]

We submitted our visa on the 21st of December and the medicals and police check where sent by the 5th of January.
I spoke to my agent today and he's told me to wait till may or even june. We've booked our flights to Perth for July 3rd so we are cutting it fine.!!

Jack and Laura x

[jane2010]

Booked Medical today for next Monday in Sutton Coldfield......tried to get in at Manchester or Birmingham but they have a current waiting time of 2 /3 weeks! Paying a bit extra for this one but they had the earliest appointment.

I'm hoping after that the visa won't be too far behind. I know a few have said there is a waiting time of 6 months - but keeping fingers crossed its sooner.....however do have the option of leaving and going to Australia for say August/September...

Has anyone does this or knows of anyone? Can you enter on an ETA - electronic 3 month tourist visa? ...and then when tht evisa is ready....leave the country to say New Zealand for a weeks holiday? Is this costly?

I'll update how the medical went for those who have yet to do theres.

Jane

[Bazinga]

No way will it be granted by August unless the processing times drop again.