High Commission of the United Kingdom in Islamabad

Phase
Thanks a lot mate.

@Seenan
We researched, prepared & compiled the docs ourselves.

Consulted a brilliant UK solicitor and paid him a very reasonable amount to assess the case.

With the solicitor's covering letter on top of my docs I handed over the whole lot to VAC.

Phase
Did you use a solicitor or prepared the case at your own?

Phase
Nice, you have wealth of information mate. God bless.

ALI141
who are you ali

@Seenan
My case was pretty complicated, they issued Vignette the day before BUT that does not mean the decision was made on the same date.

ECO might have approved visa days/weeks back and transferred Passport to Vignette Issuing Department notifying them to affix Vignette maximum by XX/XX/20XX date. Then after Vignette is pasted the docs are sealed-up and transferred to Despatch Department and they ship off your docs to the VAC where you applied.

My date will not be your parameter as you/others might have a straight forward case and decision might have been made after few days/weeks of receiving application BUT regardless of whichever date your Vignette is pasted, it's more than likely your RFC will still be day 62.

Phase 7
The time of ur Vignette will help to understand how much time they actually took to take the decision in ur case n then c can assume something in our case.

Adam
Takes you a while to get a grip on things don't it mate

PHASE
phase does that show you when ur visa will get rfc?

@Seenan
Thanks.

Just to let you know it's called a Vignette, not stamp.

That date is irrelevant as it's not a set rule that Vignette will be issued a set number of days before Passport despatch to VAC.

To calculate your expected RFC date (for spouse visa application only)

-goto http://www.work-day.co.uk/
-select your application date in 'start date'
-click the 'working days' counter to 62 days
-your expected RFC is the date shown in 'end date'

This is currently accurate for Nov2012 to Jan2013 applicants.