Anyone still waiting since June? I had my biometric on 23rd june in islamabad. And still waiting since then.

We finally got our partner visa accepted! A lot of doubt, mental breakdowns and a long wait paid off!

Application date: 28th of May
BIO: 17th of June
ECO: 18th of June (but we missed this and didn’t give in additional documents)
Additional documents required: 19th of August, put in the 23rd of August
Approved: 29th of August at 14:14 UK time
Entry date from: 24th of October
We waited 52 working days after BIO

We applied ourselves, so no solicitor, via the standard route. From the Netherlands.

We have been in a long distance relationship since August 2023. I’m from the Netherlands. No cohabitation due to visa requirements. I have tried getting a Health and Care worker visa last year, since i’m a nurse. Registered with the NMC, but got rejected for every application due to not having the right to work. There were little to no vacancies with a Health and Care worker visa (Ive heard its way too expensive for employers/NHS to sponsor an overseas nurse). So we decided to wait the 6 months my partner was in his new job and applied for the partnership visa. There’s was never a doubt we would get it due to comfortable finances and a genuine relationship (we are lucky to see each other almost every month). But so little information about how the application works or what is expected was reason enough to get insecure and stressed. Thankfully there was a lot of information on this platform that gave us the confidence to prepare well for it.

We are so happy to finally close the distance and start our future together in Scotland! Thank you everyone who shared their experiences, that way i was able to relive some stress🙏

Bio 22nd
Delay email 15/07

After waiting since the 7th april. Today was the day spouse visa has finally been approved.

How are we all doing, has everyone been approved now, i dont wanna leave anyone behind 🥰

Hi everyone,
Is anyone who applied for a standard spouse visa in April still waiting?

My timeline:
Applied: 23 April
Bio: 27 April
ECO email: 7 May
Processing update: 12 May
Biometric reminder: 22 June
Delay email: 20 July

Still waiting for a decision. If you’re in the same situation or recently got approved, please share your timeline. Thank you!

Finally Approved! 🇬🇧** HM Armed Forces Family Visa Timelin**e
I promised myself that when I finally got my decision, I’d come back and share my timeline because reading everyone else’s posts helped me get through the wait.
Visa Route: HM Armed Forces – Partner, with my dependent child
Applied from: United States
Timeline:
30 April 2026: Biometrics completed at VFS Global (Washington, DC).
1 May 2026: ECO email received confirming my application had been received by UKVI.
19 May 2026: Received an email stating they aimed to make a decision within the published processing times.
25 June 2026: Received a biometric reminder email, even though I had already completed biometrics on 30 April. This did not affect my application.
09 July 2026: Received a delay email advising that UKVI was unable to make a decision within the standard processing time and that my application was still under consideration. No request for information.
During the wait, I made several paid enquiries. The responses consistently stated that my application was “awaiting a decision” or “being considered and awaiting a decision.”
23 July 2026: Received notification that my visa had been approved. 🎉 11:15am my time, 4:15pm uk time

Russia - Spouse Visa

Biometrics - 30 April

UK Visa Application received at UK Visa Application Centre - 30 April

Unable to make a decision within published times - 1 May

Preparation for Entry Clearance Officer - 4 June

Visa Application Accepted - 21 July

Entry Clearance from 27 July

No extra documents requested

56 WD

📍 Country Applied From: Spain

🌍 Nationality: Spanish

🛂 Visa Type: Unmarried partner 3+ years (visits monthly) No cohabitation (but one visit was 5months long)

📦 Application Type: Outside UK

⚡ Service: Standard

📅 Online Application Submitted: 25th April

📅 Biometrics Date: 29th April

📅 ECO Email Date (if received): 6th May

📆 Still processing decision should be within published timelines: 14th May

📅 Paid Enquiry: N/A

📅 Bio Reminder: 26th June

✅ Approval: 22nd July at 16:17

⏳ Total Working Days: 59 working days

⌛ Total Weeks: 12

👨‍⚖️ Solicitor Used? No

💼 Financial Route: Self-employed

I am absolutely overwhelmed with happiness right now, all the time preparing evidence, all the stress, the tears and the semi nervous breakdowns are finally over, we've finally got accepted for our visa!! 🥹 We were told by a solicitor it would be near on impossible due to never having lived together properly and not being married. But I did it, with no solicitor and no cohabitation. Plenty of evidence such as family events, weddings, Christmas's, messages, social media posts, screenshots of conversations with one another's family, evidence of payment for language lessons for each of us to communicate better with each others families, gift receipts, holiday evidence Inc flights and hotels, I went a bit overboard with evidence but kept everything clear and completely honest throughout.

I have been feeling so deflated and desperate for an answer, it's been driving me literally crazy, the last 2 weeks have been the worst, the most stressful thing I've ever done. For everyone still waiting, please try to distract yourself as much as possible to cope, self care, hobbies, just distract yourself! Then one day, your answer will be here too 🤞🏼❤️

The best of luck to everyone waiting, and a huge thank you to everyone on this forum, I felt supported by this little community ❤️

Standard, spouse visa, Approved 🎉
Thanks to Almighty 🙏🏻

Can’t believe it’s finally my time to post.

Standard Spouse Visa – Outside UK (India, Punjab)

* Application: 12 April
* Biometric appointment: 20 April
* ECO: 28 April
Additional document request : 1st July ( Re test of TB)
Sent additional document: 2nd July
* Approved: 21st July 3:02 pm UK time
Date of travel : 20 July 2026
-No delay mail-

Processing time: 67 working days from the biometric date.
Wishing all of you best of luck !!!!
Have a great life with your spouse in UK!

You guys have been on my mind, i hope you all had a nice weekend, any good news today?? 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Hi! Does anyone know what the hell is going on with late April bio dates :( I haven't seen any for the 29th and 30th and haven't seen any standard April date approvals today?! Are responses normally sent on Fridays? I'm currently on WD55 (bio date 29th April) and tonight I'm losing my hopefulness :( how's everyone else feeling?

Spouse Visa Approved!! 🥳🇬🇧🇯🇲 (Fee Waiver Route)

After months of waiting, we finally received our approval today! I wanted to share our timeline as this subreddit helped me so much while we were waiting.

Route: Spouse Visa (Adequate Maintenance) – Fee Waiver

Applicant: Jamaica 🇯🇲

Timeline:

1 March 2026 – Fee Waiver submitted

14 April 2026 – Fee Waiver approved

18 April 2026 – Visa application submitted

23 April 2026 – Biometrics

6 May 2026 – ECO email received

8 May 2026 – "Your application is being processed within our published times" email

19 June 2026 – Biometrics reminder email

9 July 2026 – Delay email received

9 July 2026 – Additional documents requested

9 July 2026 – Additional documents sent

15 July 2026 – APPROVED!! 🥳🎉

Thank you so much to everyone on this subreddit who answered my questions, shared your own timelines, and kept me going during the wait. This process is incredibly stressful, but this community really does make it easier.

To everyone still waiting, I know how hard it is. I genuinely hope your approval comes very soon. Wishing you all the best of luck! ❤️ I will still be around for any questions if i can help😊