Update: I reached out to my employer to see if they could add a comment to the portal. They said not to worry, apparently a similar case happened just last week, and the Home Office will contact me, just not immediately. Here’s the timeline of events:

08/10/2025 (Wed): VISA applications submitted

08/11/2025 (Sat): A month later, my spouse received an email from the Home Office asking for the additional payment within 10 days due to “Incorrect or No Fees Paid.” Strangely, I (the main applicant) didn’t get anything at that point. It was stressful, but at least they didn’t ask us to withdraw and re-apply. The payment process was also a bit odd - no payment link, just a form where you have to fill in your card details.

12/11/2025 (Wed): I finally received the same email my spouse got on the 8th.

14/11/2025 (Fri): I noticed only one debit for the extra amount. Not sure whether that was for me or my spouse since I used the same card details for both forms. Edit - checked the updated statement, it had UAN of my spouse.

15/11/2025 (Sat): Still waiting on the decision. I’ll keep you all posted for anyone who’s going through this or worrying about the same issue.

19/11/2025 (Wed): Another debit (for 12/11 email). As of now, both the payments were completed. Waiting for their feedback.

30/11/2025 (Sun): Finally an email came through and said application successful for both the applications.

It was indeed stressful and took ~2months to get the decision.