how long did your UK Visa take?

I've applied for a UK Ancestry Visa and wondering how long they have been taking to process. They have said 4-6 weeks, but other things that have said 8 weeks took less than 3 weeks (UK bank account)

Thin mine was ready in a week from memory. I guess you took it all in personally?

A WEEK,,, SHIT

I have been waiting 5 weeks and the fuckers still have my passport and i leave on thursday! I rang and gave them a F************KING piece of my mind today so they better get their act together and courier it to me tomorro! OR ELSE!

I've been waiting 3 weeks and nothing... Still got about 10 weeks till I leave though.

Honey- My sisters one showed up the day before she left (she had to apply for an America visa first though so was pressed for time from the start). They are fairly adamant about their 4 - 6 week timeframes though and judging from all the signs around the consulate at the High Commission.

hey yea its been over 5 weeks now almost 6 and they took the money out of my account like 3 weeks ago which to me indicates that they have finished the process! BUT NO!!

Im going to give someone some SHIT tomorro!! they have royally fucked around this time and i have the documentation and dates to proove it!

Mine took about 10 days (ancestry). I received a call from them one day as I hadn't enclosed my CV with my application (I wasn't aware that I had to), so I emailed it through to the person who was working on my application. They were very very helpful.

i have so got the raw deal!

I sent mine over 6 weeks ago and then they rang me and said that i had forgotten to include one piece of paper and NO I COULDNT EMAIL OR FAX OR JUST POST THAT PIECE, they had to send back my entire application and i had to pay to re courier it down the next day!

FARK all this is make me angry now everyone but me has had it done in far less time!

grrrrrrrrrrrrr someone is gonna get it tomorro! BIG TIME

TBH the money shows nothing as they are quite clear it's non-refundable regardless of the outcome.

After all my STERN words YAY it arrived this morning

FINAFRICKINGLY!!!!


HONEY IS DEF GOING TO LONDON!!

I just got a phone call saying I could go pick mine up too! Took about 3 weeks all up which will probably annoy you even more Honey (sorry).

my girlfriend got hers in two weeks.

**dub dub strokes his british passport

I'll make it up to you when I get there.

hehehe YAY

Well im half way there! First 11 hours wasnt that bad but the next 12-13ish will be!!

Ive had a shower, got changed, and now im just sitting in the Lounge in hong kong airport, eating and drinking many yum things

Yup - it's the second half that's the killer. Hope you wont have a two hour wait at the other end like i did at passport control... it's the last thing you feel like after a 22 hour flight!

Refering to the front page of today's herald (10 March) the UK have issued a statement saying they are wishing to abolish NZ Ancestry visas....so for anyone who has been putting off getting over to the UK (like me) and is eligible for an ancestry visa, now's the time to get your A into G!

I applied for HSMP under the old system where you send your application in two parts, the first to the UK home office. Took 21 weeks and the processing times were anything between 5-14 weeks! That fucked up my plans and I had to postpone my flights. Visa clearance is being processed currently.

The good news is the HSMP is now Tier 1 Highly Skilled and it is all processed in New Zealand and supposed to be much quicker.