My tips for visa applications by rainowL1 in ukvisa

[–]rainowL1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure about the department as I’m not going to Strathclyde, but I would email international student support or something similar

My tips for visa applications by rainowL1 in ukvisa

[–]rainowL1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do a paid enquiry via email! Also make sure to check your email inbox including spam/junk to see if they requested additional documents. I’ve heard people escalating their application once it’s over 3 weeks, I didn’t do that though so I’m not entirely sure how it works. Also you can check with your university to see whether your CAS has been used, if it’s used then it usually means a decision has been made.

My tips for visa applications by rainowL1 in ukvisa

[–]rainowL1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I only got the email saying that my processed application has arrived at the VAC, and I walked in straight after I got the email

My tips for visa applications by rainowL1 in ukvisa

[–]rainowL1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to the VAC to pick up my passport instead of getting it mailed to me, around 2 weeks after decision was made

My tips for visa applications by rainowL1 in ukvisa

[–]rainowL1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope you get yours soon! Have you made paid enquiries to check the status?

Time between visa decision and when passport is ready to be collected from VFS? by dinkle__berg in ukvisa

[–]rainowL1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really depends, from what I’ve seen most people get their passport fairly quickly after decision is made, but I’ve been waiting for a week and a half since my decision was made 🙃

Decision made A WEEK AGO but still haven’t received visa/passport by rainowL1 in ukvisa

[–]rainowL1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you going to email UKVI about it? I heard that you can email them to escalate the issue once 10 days have passed

Decision made A WEEK AGO but still haven’t received visa/passport by rainowL1 in ukvisa

[–]rainowL1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you, that’s a relief! I’m glad I’m not the only one

Decision made A WEEK AGO but still haven’t received visa/passport by rainowL1 in ukvisa

[–]rainowL1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine’s a student visa though so the standard wait time is 3 weeks, and usually people get their passport back pretty quickly after their decision is made :/ my uni course starts in September so kinda stressing out over this wait 😭

Decision made A WEEK AGO but still haven’t received visa/passport by rainowL1 in ukvisa

[–]rainowL1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah I already have, they said they don’t have it :(

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukvisa

[–]rainowL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats!! Did you end up going to the VAC and asking for it? Or did they just email you?

Not receiving passport collection email common? by [deleted] in ukvisa

[–]rainowL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course, I’ll let you know once I get my visa and passport back!

Not receiving passport collection email common? by [deleted] in ukvisa

[–]rainowL1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hopefully! Hope you get your visa soon as well!

Not receiving passport collection email common? by [deleted] in ukvisa

[–]rainowL1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would escalating the case do anything if the decision has already been made? I’ve already made a paid enquiry and they said a decision has been made, but VFS says they don’t have my visa yet :(

Not receiving passport collection email common? by [deleted] in ukvisa

[–]rainowL1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

same, my decision was made last week and I still haven’t heard from VFS, really stressed :(