What
a disappointment. After such nice weather over the weekend, we woke up to rain
and chilly weather this morning.
Oh
well put the sunscreen away and get out the brolly.
The
rain has hung around all day.
I
nearly jumped out of my skin at about four o’clock this afternoon.
Suddenly
there was a very loud announcement saying that ‘fire has been reported in the building’, followed by instructions
to stay where we were until further notice. The message was repeated several
more times before the disembodied voice advised us that everything was Ok and apologised
for any inconvenience caused.
It is six months to the day since The man sent visa application in. If
you’re a regular reader you will be aware of the problems that The Man has been
having with his visa application. If not, scroll back and have good read.
Unfortunately
I don’t have any good news. Him and I are more frustrated than ever.
The following
is a direct quote from the paperwork that accompanied the acknowledgement letter.
Issue 1: Progress
How long will my application take to
consider?
Our service standards are to completed 95%
of cases within six months, although we do aim to concluded case quicker than
that. However certain cases are more complex than others and do take longer to
conclude. We do agree to expedite cases in certain compassionate and compelling
circumstances such as death or serious illness of a close relative. Documentary
evidence must be provided in such circumstances
If you have not heard from us, and the six
months target has passed, then please visit our website www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk for
further guidance
So as
instructed I visited the website, and what guidance did I find?
Absolutely
NONE!!
After
much googling and searching I found the following information page
Waiting times
This page contains our service standards covering applications for settlement made inside the UK. The service standards explain how quickly we aim to decide these applications.The service standards
We will:
- decide 95% of postal applications within six months; and
- decide 90% of applications made in person at a public enquiry office within 24 hours.
Hang
on…isn’t that what I just read?
Yes it is. And that is all I could find.
And
have they achieved their standard?
Um…don’t
have to be a genius to answer that one do you
How
frustrating is that!
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