London CR1 / IR1 Appointment Updates

[Mattf 2]

Hi all,

Looking to figure out if the wait for the passport to be returned after the interview is actually 7-10 business days or if that is just them covering themselves for mess ups? 
I know you aren’t supposed to plan anything until you have the visa in hand but I am going to be on a time crunch to start a new job so trying to rough plan.

 

DQ April 3rd 

IL April 26th

Interview date June 8th

Thanks!

[hopeful0811 23]

6 hours ago, Mattf said:

Hi all,

Looking to figure out if the wait for the passport to be returned after the interview is actually 7-10 business days or if that is just them covering themselves for mess ups? 
I know you aren’t supposed to plan anything until you have the visa in hand but I am going to be on a time crunch to start a new job so trying to rough plan.

 

DQ April 3rd 

IL April 26th

Interview date June 8th

Thanks!

Hiya my visa was issued on Thursday 20th April and I received it back on Monday 24th April

[jaz_1980 7]

36 minutes ago, hopeful0811 said:

Hiya my visa was issued on Thursday 20th April and I received it back on Monday 24th April

3 working days so quick - hopefully same for us 

 

Is anyone a dual citizen? Shortly after my interview my wife is coming over from America and we are having a holiday in Europe so planning on using my second passport to go overseas and when we get back to England picking up my passport/visa from the courier service place in Holborn - I think this should be ok?

[Mattf 2]

On 5/1/2023 at 7:18 AM, hopeful0811 said:

Hiya my visa was issued on Thursday 20th April and I received it back on Monday 24th April

Wow that’s fast, thanks!

 

Another question,

The embassy states the medical should be done 5 days before interview, but visa medical told us today that it has to be 10!

has anyone done in in less than 10 working days and had the medical ready for the interview? 
going to have to change a 17hr flight if it has to be 10!

[hopeful0811 23]

7 minutes ago, Mattf said:

Wow that’s fast, thanks!

 

Another question,

The embassy states the medical should be done 5 days before interview, but visa medical told us today that it has to be 10!

has anyone done in in less than 10 working days and had the medical ready for the interview? 
going to have to change a 17hr flight if it has to be 10!

I was told it takes 5 working days for the medical centre to process your results and then another 5 working days for them to send it over to the enbassy

[Icedgem 58]

4 minutes ago, Mattf said:

Wow that’s fast, thanks!

 

Another question,

The embassy states the medical should be done 5 days before interview, but visa medical told us today that it has to be 10!

has anyone done in in less than 10 working days and had the medical ready for the interview? 
going to have to change a 17hr flight if it has to be 10!

This happened to me too. Apparently the chest x-ray and any other tests you have done at the medical no longer get processed there. They are now sent off to a lab for processing so this adds extra time. I scheduled my medical for 2 weeks prior to the interview.

I have heard that if you attend the interview and the medical report isn’t there, then you just go into a processing state pending the results. It may only hold you up a few days.

[jaz_1980 7]

3 minutes ago, Mattf said:

Wow that’s fast, thanks!

 

Another question,

The embassy states the medical should be done 5 days before interview, but visa medical told us today that it has to be 10!

has anyone done in in less than 10 working days and had the medical ready for the interview? 
going to have to change a 17hr flight if it has to be 10!

Visa medicals told me on the day it would be 5 working days 

[sarahlou12 10]

Just got DQ today, 5 May! 

[jaz_1980 7]

1 hour ago, sarahlou12 said:

Just got DQ today, 5 May! 

Nice congrats - shouldn’t be long now for an IL - probably interview during mid August 

[jaz_1980 7]

39 minutes ago, jaz_1980 said:

Nice congrats - shouldn’t be long now for an IL - probably interview during mid August 

Sorry I meant mid July 

[sarahlou12 10]

19 hours ago, jaz_1980 said:

Sorry I meant mid July 

Yes! That’s what I’m hoping for, even late July would be perfect! So exciting. 

[NasUK 35]

On 5/6/2023 at 7:21 AM, jaz_1980 said:

Sorry I meant mid July 

I hope as we got DQed on 26th of April we get the IL for beginning/Mid July.

[Justme_13 2]

On 5/7/2023 at 4:07 PM, NasUK said:

I hope as we got DQed on 26th of April we get the IL for beginning/Mid July.

Any news on your IL? I was DQ 27th of April so we are very close on time lines

[NasUK 35]

21 hours ago, Justme_13 said:

Any news on your IL? I was DQ 27th of April so we are very close on time lines

Unfortunately nothing yet 😔 i will definitely keep you posted please do the same 

[Justme_13 2]

 

23 hours ago, NasUK said:

Unfortunately nothing yet 😔 i will definitely keep you posted please do the same 

Sure will do, fingers crossed is soon. I dont seem to see a patern of IL timelines