During his visit to Pakistan the British Home Secretary Alan Johnson assured the Pakistan Government that the UK Border Agency is committed to providing an efficient visa service to its customers and is working hard to reduce visa processing times. He said he recognised and regretted the distress that had been caused to legitimate applicants due to IT problems experienced during the summer. During his visit to Pakistan, Mr Johnson toured the UK Border Agency offices in Islamabad and was reassured by staff that they will be able to reduce the waiting time for visa applications to 15 working days in November, in line with global customer service standards. The Home Secretary said “We have introduced tough checks around the world for anyone applying for a visa to enter the UK, with applications checked for fraud and forgery, with individuals fingerprinted and checked against a range of watch-lists. We have also taken every step to ensure the rules are clear, with advice on the application process is available on our website.”
Source: http://www.ukvacpk.com/
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Anyone who has applied for any type of visa should wait patiently for them to get back to you. I know that everyone wants their visa but let them do their work and InshAllah they will eventually reply. I think you should wait for at least 6 months. So many checks are made these days and this delays applications. I have a long story and m still waiting for my husband to get his visa since August 2008. WE have had many problems. Anyone to cut a long story short my lawyer has advised that we submit fresh application. When u submit fresh application do you have to present the previous appeals and refusals. If anyone has similar experience let me know. Thanks and Best Regards and Guys please be patient.
@Shaheen,
Na sister you dont need to submit your previous refusal papers, bcoz they have all the record of it.
at least 2 to 3 Solicitors ko apana case bataow , iss baar koye mistake na hoo buss,
and Good Luck.
@Kashif Pervaiz,
I got same story i submitted my pp with call letter in June 2009.still no sing,call so many time same ans every time.even i email them as well but not joy.I pray for everybody
InshaALLAHA we all get pp with visa very soon.
@Kashif Pervaiz,
Dear Brother , Adnan, Waqar and Atif got their Visa b/w 6 to 8 months, Buss thora or saber kar loo, InshAllah good news will knock at ur door very soon.
Just pray for others Allah aap ki dua bhi qabool kare ga.
@Kashif Pervaiz, Dear Brother Kashif I can understand your frustration at these people but wot can you do? These people are very slow and they dont care how we are suffering. InshAllah be patient a little longer you will get your visa. There will be a time InshAllah when everything will come to you. Look at my brother Q Raza he has had to go through so much in his life and now Alhumdulilah he is with his family. Just keep emailing them thats all u can do. Please remember keep smiling ok.
Hello everyone!!
Just to inform you people that after 5 and half months I have received a phone call by Gerrys Fedex Khi dated 03-02-2010 to collect my passport. However, my TB has been expired on 28 jan 2010 as well as my extension too.
Just pray for me.
@Adil from Karachi, good luck dear brother.allah keray appko visa mill jahay
Hello everyone , instead of passport I have received a letter in which it is stated that, kindly resubmit new extension letter as well as tb certificate, huh again long journey. lets see.
InshAllah Adil from Karachi you will get it.
Assalam u alaikum all,
Here i wana share my application history which has finally sorted out.
It was work permit application
Applied work permit application on 28th NOvember,08
On 17th july, 09 got calling letter for re-submission of Tb certificate and work permit.
Re-submitted all doc again on 11 th sep, 2009 and finally after a long journey with full struggle of sending them email and faxes to abu dhabi office, ukvisas london, BHC, islamabad.
Today received call and finally got my passsport back with visa on it.
First af all, I will recommend you all people to keep praying and then keep sending them emails to
abu dhabi office visa.abudhabi@fco.gov
and if they dont reply then try to post complaint letter to uk visas directly on adress
Visa Customers Services
Visa Services Directorate
International Group UKBA
c/o Lunar House
40 Wellesley Road
Croydon
CR9 2BY
my sp dua is with all of u and hopefully v soon you all will get back your passports. inshAllah
any Up date?
Mrs Usman, kya howa aap kay case ka, Adil bhai dont sit back, 22 Feb students kay laye new law aa raha hay so guys dont wait around , apply for ur visa with in 2 weeks.
Good Luck
@Q Raza, sallam brother i have submitted my pp on 3rd feb .do dua for us
@mrs usman,
inshAllah sister u will get ur visa.
my prayers are with you.
Good Luck
i forgot to tell you guys, At the airport i have been asked to show the Tb certificate, i didn’t know they would ask, lazy me.
when the immigration officer asked me to show her TB Certificate, i said, i have it but in my luggage. she said sorry, we can’t give you access to your luggage.i suppose to have it in my hand luggage. khair she sent me to the Doctor to have Xray done ( for TB)Doc asked me if im registered with NHS.i said yes i have a GP. doc said no worries u can go. thanks God.
I am sure you guys will not do what did.
good luck
keep praying for others and specially for me
SALAMZ TO ALL
WHEN I REACHED TO HEATHROW,IMMIGRATION OFFICER DIDNT ASK ME FOR TBCERTIFICATE ISTEAD OF THIS HE ASKED THESE QUESTIOON
WHICH VISA U TRAVELED ON
HOW U GET IT
WHICH PROFESSIOAL EDUCATION U GOT
WHERE U WILL STAY
WHAT KIND OF JOB U DO
AFTER REPLY HE SAID HERE IS NO JOB THEN WHAT WOULD U BDO
,
I SAID I GOT ENOUGH DEGRESS TO GET ANY JOBS, AFTER VIEWING MY PREVIOUS UNI AND COLLEGE CARDS AS WELL AS
READING MY LANDING CARD(AVAI;ABLE AT AIR PORT, WHERE U NEED TO FILLUP UR BASIC TRVALE HISTORY AND ABT URSELF)HE LETT ME GO,
AND MAKE A NOTE AT THE BACK OF CARD,
THATS ALL MY DEAR
TAKE CARE ALLL
ALLAH BLESS YOU
@ATIF,
Lucky you they didn’t ask, students ki alag say line bane hote thi,
like u Atif , they didn’t ask Adnan, so it was in my mind that they will not raise any question regarding TB certificate but they did.
@a father,
Alhamdullila, At least you hear some thing from Abu dhabi
@a father,
Allaha knows better.these people are really nuts.
in your case i think u can have in couple of days InshaAllaha.
slm Guys
I heard a news on TV regarding students, trust me its not a good news.
The number of foreign students given visas is to be slashed as part of a crackdown on abuses of the system, it was revealed today.
Home Secretary Alan Johnson is bringing in tougher rules including demanding that applicants be able to speak passable English and banning those enrolling for short courses from bringing dependants.
The tightening has been in the pipeline for several months, since Gordon Brown pledged a review in the wake of the Detroit plane bombing attempt.
Tens of thousands fewer visas are expected to be granted as a result of the measures – although the Home Office refused to give any estimate.
The “points-based” system was introduced around a year ago, requiring students to secure 40 points to come to the UK. Applicants are given 30 for holding a course offer from a college or university, and 10 for proving they can pay the fees and support themselves while in the country.
However, there has been criticism that the arrangements have allowed terrorist suspects and other would-be immigrants to gain entry into Britain, and simply stay on despite their visas being temporary.
In a statement, Mr Johnson said: “We created our points-based system so that we could respond quickly to changing circumstances when necessary to raise the bar students have to meet to come to the UK.
“We remain open to those foreign students who want to come to the UK for legitimate study – they remain welcome. But those who are not seriously interested in coming here to study but come primarily to work – they should be in no doubt that we will come down hard on those that flout the rules. I make no apologies for strengthening an already robust system.”
The new rules will not require legislation, and are due to come into force within weeks.
Would-be students from outside the EU will have to speak English to a level just below GCSE standard (treating English as a foreign language), rather than beginner level as at present.
In a bid to protect jobs for British youngsters, students taking “below degree level” courses will only be permitted to work for 10 hours a week, instead of the current 20.
Those on courses lasting less than six months will not be allowed to bring dependants at all, while the dependants of students on below degree-level courses will not be allowed to work.
Student visas for below degree-level courses will also only be granted for institutions that are on a new register, the Highly Trusted Sponsors List.
But ministers told the Sunday Telegraph that most if not all publicly funded universities and colleges would be on the roll.
HI,
IT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 DAYS AND INSHALLAH U WILL GET YOUR VISA ENDORSED PASSPORT
@a father,
We will,InshaALLAHA you have your passport with visa soon.
Please sis and bro pray for me.
hi,
bhai I feel really sorry for u but what is the reason of rejection ?. Why didnt give the visa to u. I think u have been in UK before so what seems to be a problem. Don’t take too much stress and just leave it to God because He will do what is best for us. INSHALLAH !
@ father
I really feel sorry for u. Can u please tell me how u contacted John Galbraith (Entry Clearance Officer Abu Dhabi)??
@a father,
you will get your visa one day InshaAllah.
These objections are really stupid.Me myself also waiting for my passport, i have applied for visa in june 2009 but still no sign of getting my passport back. Getting no reply from anywhere.
@SS, InshaAllah you will get ur visa soon.what kind of visa did you applied,and have you ever been to uk,because i applied in jun 2009 and i been to uk couple of time might be this is reason they delaying my passport.
@ALi,
I have applied for work permit visa. and yes i have been to UK for few years. Did they asked you to resubmit any expired document means TB Test ? What kind of visa you have applied?
@a father, errr its really sad u didn’t get it but don’t worry inshAllah you will get it this time….well in my case i had limited rights of appeal but i was given the chance to go for Administrative Review and i won it ….you have to file your appeal within 28 days of receiving your pp…i don’t know abt the appeal case but in administrative review you have to fill up a AR form and send it to the entry clearance manager and they decide within 28 days of submission but can take longer too…. so just do it within 28 days….in case you are going for admin review ask me anything which comes up…. i have been through it….
Well, in my case i was rejected for the visa back in September, went for Admin Review, won it and resubmitted my pp on 3rd dec and till now no clue…this monday is my last date to join university (with extension). so the thing is they are making me miss my university session for the second time… and i don’t need to tell you how much it costs you to even miss one session as you all know… but anyways maybe God has something better in our interest….
HI ,
BHAI I CAN TOTALLY UNDERSTAND YOU WERE LIVED IN UK THATS WHY U HAVE FAMILY THERE AND WHEN U USED TO LIVE SOME WHERE THESE THINGS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME LIKE DRIVING OFFENCES SAME THINGS HAPPENED WITH MY HUBBY WHEN WE USED TO LIVE IN US .AS U KNOW I GOT THE BRITISH VISA ALREADY BUT MY MAIN GOAL IS TO GET US VISA AND GO BACK TO MY SECOND HOME LAND MY SON IS AMERICAN CITIZEN HE WILL APPLY FOR US INSHALLA BUT HE IS TOO YOUNG FOR THAT TILL I WANT TO APPLY FOR US VISA SO AT-LEAST I CAN GO AND VISIT THERE NOW I READ YOUR STORY SO I M WORRIED THAT IS THERE SAME CHECKS IN AMERICAN AMBASSEY .ANY ONE WHO CAN HELP WHO APPLIED FOR US VISA ALREADY. YOUR HELP WILL BE REALLY APPRECIATED…..
HI,
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME THING TO U GUYS THAT DONT PUT TOO MUCH MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT, MATTER IS THEY THINK THAT THIS IS BLACK MONEY OR U BORROWED IT FROM SOME WHERE AND THEY CHECKED YOUR BANK STATEMENT FOR SURE AND U KNOW WHAT, I HAVE TWO TWELVE YEARS OLD BANK ACCOUNTS ,ONE HAS ONLY 3 LACS IN IT AND THE OTHER ONE HAS 9 LACS AT THAT TIME .
hi Bro i was refused on april 2009 but ive make apeal and won in dec,2009 have my appeal under old policy but due to tier4 my college was no more on the list so i take admission in onther college. i ve got an email form homeoffice ukbaig abhu dhabi to submit my passport, intended date of traveland uptodate acceptance letter of college so i have submitted would i get my visa or not or who stamped visa ukbaig abhu dhabi or BHC isl?m reply me on my email id (kane_killer2001@yahoo.com) thanks
@kashif, hi bro im in exact the same condition my case is also appeal win case my case history is like this
first rejection on 13 FEB.2009
appeal against it on 18 FEB.2009
won appeal on 27 AUG.2009
got callin letter on 1 SEP.2009
resubbmitted may PP on 26 NOV.2009
and till noe no answere from them waitin watin
my college was AA HAMILTON COLLEGE LONDON and there was no tier 4 at that time in but then the tier 4 system comes my college was there on the list till last month of 2009 but now then i saw the list of 9FEB it was suspended and the same question arises on my mind and i have email ABUDUBAI and they reply we cant help u on that question
im also verry confused bro if u got nay idea regarding this plz let us kanow
@a father, hi sir i feel very sorry for you but an i ask u a question was ur case appeal win and after winin the appeal from uk court u got again rejacted or this is of my stupid mind i cant understand u case coz i have heared that if ur case is allowed on ur side and the onle chance they got to rejact is within 28days after the decion was made PLZ CLEAR UR CASE FOR THOSE HOW HAS STUPID MIND LIKE MINE
HOPE U GET WHAT U WNAT Amen
ali bro when u submit ur passport ur college was on not on the list so why dont u not try in getting admission in another college who is in tier4. may be we get visa , however May Allah help us in that situation . keep in touch if u receive any decision form embassy.take care
@kashif, bro my college was on the list and how can i change my college now coz i have aready submitted my doc on 26 NOV.2009 so may doc are already in embassy for more then 2 months
@ALI, bro u said u submit documents on 26 Nov,2009 but when would ur classes would start?
@kashif, hi yaar my classes date was 27 jan 2010 but i have called my college they have told me that they will arange some catch up classes for me if i can arrive up to march 2010 so hope i will get my passport before that any ways what is ur college name coz my college AA HAMILTON COLLEGE LONDON it was on the tier 4 list in last year but now in FEB when the UK ORDER AGENCY upload the new list it was suspended and till the suspention is not lifted i will not get my pp back my appliction is put on hold for the suspention case is solved
plz kindly tell me any up date about ur PP and college name
ALLAH BLESS U ALL WITH VISA Amen
brother Asif could u plz let us know about further progress on ur case as we r in similar situation .today after 5 months of waiting we received a letter from BHc asking us to resubmit new passport as they have lost my mother passport .she was applied 6 months visit visa on 14sep2009. or any one else in similar situation plz advise.
@mrs usman,
Sorry to hear they too have lost your passport.
In my case once I found out (after 7 months of waiting!) I applied for a new passport on urgent basis (they will repay you the fees) & then resubmitted that to BHC Islamabad. They processed it in days only & returned it to me. They stamp the same decision on it that they made against your old passport.
In my case it was a refusal! I waited over 7 months to be told this. Refusal was made 21st June 2009 & for stupid reasons that are no longer valid today as my circumstances different.
Today I have resubmiited a new application for Business visa & hopefully will be successful this time.
Good Luck as regards your application.
Does anyone know the current processing times?
@asif, Thank you very much for your reply. Well we were happy that if they have asked for a new passport it might be that they are issuing visa. But as per your experience it could be a refusal. So lets see..
regards.
Ali bhai i think embassy would ask u to send new admission letter from a registered college coz ab to bhai college ka license # print hota a visa per . so i think visa mil gaye ga but we should wait and pray from Allah. take care and keep in touch
salaam to all i hav submitt my student visa case on 18th jan 2010.. and on vac my status is ”your application forwaded to islamabad oc”… my classes wil start on 26 feb.. can any one plz tel me wot does islamabad oc mean???? n how long i hav to wait more??
Hello frndz
i am Saqib
i submit my student visa tier4 on 10th november2009
i am waiting for the call to collect my passport
its almost more than 3 months
can any one hav idea how mch time they will take
PLZ pray for me
@saqib,
I submitted in June no call.
still waiting.
plz pray for me.
@saima,
is there any news about your visa? r you getting any reply to emails?
@SS, not yet
em regularly checking at the website ukvacpk.com , my case is fwded to OC islamabad
i dont knw how mch time they take
saima had you recieved any responce
i received UK spouse visa for my wife and for my 3 daughters in Islamabad Pakistan. I checked all the particulars of visas and found correct but there was a problem in the spelling of my youngest daughter name printed on her visa.
after a month i got reply from embassy to re-submit my daughter passport so they will correct the mistake. i re-submitted the passport on 4th january 2010 now is there any one who can tell me that how much time they will take to correct the problem and send me the passport back.
@Khalid,
Bhai they shouldn’t take more then a week, dont what they do , when i submit my passport next day they stamped visa. Allah KaRAM KARE GA BHAI
salm all what happened why did u all stooop writing did every one got visa or u all are buzzy in something hope to get new replys
May Allah Bless U All With VISA Amen
WHAT ARE the chances of getting visa after your appeal get approved?
@saima,
THERE ARE 100% CHANCES. THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GIVE YOU THE VISA, TIME LAG JAYE GA MAGER MILL GAYE GA INSHALLAH
WHAT ARE the chances of getting visa after your appeal get approved.
I submitted my pp in June 09 from now i am still waiting,
i email them and got reply from abu duabi,
Your application is currently being processed in Islamabad and a decision will be made shortly.
You can continue to monitor the progress of your application by checking the VAC’s website at: http://www.ukvacpk.com
Thank you for your patience
Visa Correspondence Team
British Embassy, Abu Dhabi
Any idea how long it take?????????????
@saima, sallamzz sis i wish i could help u in ur situation but Ive appealed last week can u tell me how long it took to get ur appeal heard and the whole process please it would be really help full thanks
@saima, @saima, dear same case here, received the same email 4m abudahbi. they told me that they have processed my application in abudhabi and i shud contact to VAC. my case was student visa. i also submitted my pp in june 2009. still waitin and waitin plz help me out by givin some suggestion. thanks Waqas
@Waqas,
what is your case story, have you been uk before?????????
Asalam o ALykum to All Forum Mates
Won the HSMP appeal and re-applied for Entry clearance in the start of Dec 2009, Received a call from BHC in Mid December 2009 from this number 051-2012000 that the HSMP approval letter you have submitted is expired and you need to submit a new HSMP Approval Letter to BHC Islamabad. I tried to convince/tell many people got their visa stamped with the expired HSMP approval letter, the letter expired due to the appeal decision delay and quoted some of my colleagues example but he said that you have to provide the fresh HSMP approval letter
So I applied for the reprint of the HSMP letter to the HSMP Team and despatched my all the relevant documents to the the Home Office though DHL courier , telephoned them in the start of Jan 2010 and told that my documents were received before Christmas so please issue me the reprint.
I continued to call them about thrice a week and they said that they have not received my documents , I told them the exact date and the name of the person who collected the documents and signed and their answer was that we are not denying that that you have not sent but we have not received and our computer system is not updating the status that your application for reprint has been received.
After that I faxed may application and other relevant documents (9 pages) about 4 times still they said that system is not updating that my application is received. After that around Mid February 2010 I called them and at the same time faxed the application along with documents and then the person said that you application is received .
I received the Reprint of HSMP approval letter by post and have submitted the original reprint of HSMP Approval letter to BHC Islamabad through TCS.
I applied for HSMP in 2006 when the score was required was 65.
I am totally unaware about the
1) Current processing times
2) After how much time I will receive my passport back.
3) My passport to expire in end Aug 2010.
4) Should I email
Abu Dhabi BHC email address
visa.abudhabi@fco.gov.uk
Islamabad BHC emails
visqry2.islamabad@fco.gov.uk
caseworker.islamabad@fco.gov.uk
What to do ? Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad
Forum members suggestion/advise will be highly appreciated.
Regards
Waheed
Guys , herez my email , i will try to help you what ever i know. so be positive.
Allah Ko yaad karoo ,., maffi mangu uss say , Allah hum sub ki dua qabool kare Ameen
qasiim_raza@yahoo.com
sallam ,i have submit my pp along with
my two kids pp on 3rd of feb but not receive pp yet .received call letter after a long wait and now wait for pp.Q Raza bahi some people like me not lucky enough like u brother .
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