We do not want to be rude, but here in Manila, Phils., the processing of student visa is taking ages. It is wasting our time. We are helpless, all we do is wait. If there is so much work load in Taguig, UK Embassy, then they should advise VFS in Makati to temporarily stop accepting visa applicants to address the current work load. We are paying so much for the fee, around $200 and we deserve a proper and responsible service. Please help us…
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We have same experiences regarading our application at the UK EMbassy. Me i was waiting for almost 6 months and i got my result. “refused” due to the bank, i even submit all the original documents but still the same. they just collect our visa fee then they refused us at the end. Anyway good luck to all applications whose still waiting for the result for there application…..
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Hi explorer2k4, sad to hear that. I am afraid the same thing would happen to my application. That I would be refused a visa after waiting for a long time.
Hope you can share with us the details of the refusal. What was it about your proof maintenance fund? Thanks for sharing.
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Hi Pammie, im Ram Crimson i lodged my application last jan 13,10. Still got no news. Can I add you as a friend at Facebook if u hav an acct? so we can chat about any news
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i submitted my application feb 1st. still waiting… I missed all the opportunities, i should have accepted other offers! than waiting for nothing!
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me too.
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I have applied for a student visa last August 2009 and got the result on September after a month, and unfortunately my visa was denied. Apparently, the visa officer incorrectly calculated the funds so, I decided to logged in my appeal to the Asylum in UK. I haven’t heard anything since then. It only goes to show that not only most of us are getting bad reviews in our application but never the less an aging processing time. I only suggest that it is best to get in touch with the International Office of the University you guys have enrolled to. They are the only people you can count on at this time. Sure the people at the UK Embassy in Manila are locals (Filipinos) Oh yes, in case you don’t know. But I assure you that they are the Mafia inside that office, cannot be trusted and you can never count on them. It’s like they are doing : “ini-mini-my-ni-mo, who will I approve and not”.. BASTARDS!! Good luck to all.
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That’s a really long time of waiting Alex. Did you follow up your application or filed a complaint?
I hope you got it wrong. The people at UK Embassy should do their work properly because a lot of lives are affected by their decisions. I just hope my high regard for the British Embassy is not misplaced..
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hi pammie
the refusal said that my school is not license to sponsor,i don’t know maybe because it was suspended or what..but i hope all the best for all of you who are waiting..Godbless all
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Golders Green College is back on the Register of Sponsors list for about 2 weeks now.
Same here, still waiting. God bless and good luck to us! Lets hope for a positive result.
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wahhhhh… may nagtext.. processed na daw application ko.. hintay ko pa ideliver baka bukas. ill let you know guys the result.. fingers crossed right now!
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tol kmusta ang result? kelan ka pa naglodged?
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positive… granted visa ko.. dumating cya june 12… my flyt will be on july 8.. yung sanyo ba??? sana dumating na din…
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wow congrats! peaklink ka din pedz? ano course mo? sang school? kumuha ka din ng ielts?
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Hello po, pwede po ba mag ask kung how much mo yong nagasto nyo at saka anong mga requirements did you submit and what agency. salamat po sana mo email nyo sa akin… at joymledesma@rocketmail.com
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pedz…ask ko lang musta na kayo dyan sa uk ok naman ba nakaka survive ba? kasi yung application ko sa london e diko alam if makaka survive kasi mataas cost of living. reply ka naman ha? thanks hehe..
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ano skul nyo?????? ako sa Golders green college.. yung frend ko na nandun na said na suspended daw temporarily yung skul kaya siguro delayed na delayed yung processing ng visa ng mga enrolled sa GGC.. pero ma rereinstate din daw yun.. yun lang.. still waiting hir! 5 months and counting… jejejeje..
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hi dartlord
hi,it means your documents is already done.you will receive it after a day. it might be good news or bad.but me and the rest of my co-applicant receive our txt msg yesterday and got the result today.we are all refuse.good luck to you and the rest of you who are waiting
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Sorry to hear that melliza..
Do you mind sharing the grounds of refusal on your application? As proof of funds, did you submit PASSBOOK OR BANK CERTIFICATE?
Oh no, why is it that all I’m hearing from fellow applicants is visa refusal. This is really depressing.
Thanks for sharing.
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Stay positive Pammie!
What documents did you submit in support of your application?
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Hi Daniel,
With my agent’s advice, I submitted the ff: Visa Letter issued by Golders Green(lodged Feb 16 so it was still accepted), my College Diploma, Official Transcript of Records, Certificate confirming Philippine Nursing Board Registration, IELTS report card, my Passport, and Savings Passbook with my name on the account (closing transaction on the 29th day).
I submitted all originals by the way.
What do think are my chances of being granted a visa? I have been waiting for 4 months now. And my school, GCC, was taken out of Register of Sponsors list for a short while but they’ve been back for more than 2 weeks now.
Thank you Daniel. Your advice will be much appreciated.
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sorry to here that melliza, by the way saang school ka nag enroll sa UK, and what are the reasons why you and your co-applicant are refused?
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What it means.. if the embassy sent SMS to you telling that your visa application document is ready to pickup! it could be refused or approved?
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Dartlord, OMG I think that means Home Office has decided on your SV application! You will finally know if its a refusal or approval. I hope its the later! Good luck! Pls let us know after you pick up your docs.
I just hope mine will be next in line. Its been really frustrating to wait and wait for months..
By the way, when did you lodge your application dartlord?
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I lodged last feb. 8, 2010, almost 4 months of waiting grrr!. I just authorized my consultancy agency to claim my documents because i was here in davao right now. I received SMS last June 08, and send the letter of authorization yesterday. Today…i don’t know…God knows… Godspeed to everyone!
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so ul b geting ur docs na? gud 4 u chap. how many months hav u been waiting?
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Hi Dartlord
Just as the others have said, it means your application has been processed and a decision has been reached. Fingers crossed for good news.
What is the total time you have been waiting?
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4 months daniel.
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hi guys. i really understand what you are all going through now. i came here in london last feb. 2008 after getting my student visa just after two weeks of waiting. processing was really fast then compared to what you are experiencing right now of which some have been waiting for several months already
i applied for my visa extension last nov. 2009 and my college’s license was also suspended just right after i posted my application for extension. Though the guidelines clearly says that if the license of the sponsor is suspended, the application will be put on hold while waiting for the suspension to be resolved, i was still a bit worried because the Home Office had been suspending and revoking licenses of about 10 colleges everyday.
but nevertheless i got my visa extension 2 weeks after my college’s license was reinstated of which i commended the Home Office.
However its not only in the Philippines that visa processing takes much longer. i have a friend who posted his application for extension and biometrics in november 2009 yet and until now he havent received the result. i also got a colleague at work who had his application posted in october 2009 but havent got any result either until now.
so i guess they somewhat tightened their policy in immigration with the new conservative-liberal govt. or maybe they assess each application on a case to case basis depending on the circumstances and documents presented.
we’ll just hope and pray that they consider student applicants from the philippines.
just make sure that you submit the correct documents and dont give them reason to deny your visa application.
good luck to all those who are still waiting for their visa application results.
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Hi
Thanks for sharing the details of your experience and at least someone appears to be happy with the speed their applications were processed in!
Regarding your friends who have been waiting for so long, do you know what college(s) they have applied to?
Your point about submitting the correct documents is so true; it is very important for students to fully read and understand the application form they are submitting as well as the requirements for the supporting documents.
Hope to hear from you soon so that I may shed some light on your friends’ plight.
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Aside from a really HUGE delay in tier 4 processing in the Philippines, all I’m hearing from applicants is visa REFUSAL.
Why, oh why? This is so sad indeed.
I just hope and pray that I get my result SOON and that it will be a POSITIVE one. I earnestly hope all of you will be granted a VISA too. Lets continue praying guys..
Any update from other applicants?
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Fingers crossed for you and everyone else Pammie. I think there are some applications being released now, let’s wait and see what the results are.
Keep us updated with your progress and good luck.
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hi to aikz
hi,i just like to ask about your friend case,why she was refuse again?coz the school is suspended?kac we have same situation eh,but as far as i know the embassy would not process your documents ,if your school is still suspended coz there a still chance that they can get back there license,not unless there school would not get there license back. i have same case with you.i lodge last Feb 19 also and till now I’m still waiting..i really hope for the best to all my co-applicant
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my friend lodged her visa last feb. 3, narefused din cya. suspended daw ung school. i lodged mine nung feb. 19… and still waiting… god bless us all!
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I lodged my application last Feb 16 and until now Im still waiting for the decision as well. I hope we all get positive results soon. Hopefully this month our long wait will be over. It’s all in God’s hands guys..
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Fingers crossed for you. I must say the situation in the Philippines seems like such a joke.
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yes!truly painful..but still i do believe that prayers can move mountain..as long as we still didn’t receive our result,we all still have the chance..to lets just help each other by informing each other at same time,pray for each other.we all deserved to grant out visa.
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will.. it really hurts to those waiting for a long times and ended for refusal. we still waiting for our turn guys.. so please i advice everyone to pray.
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hi to pammie
as what I’ve said, my two friends have different prof of show money. one of my friend pass the bank certificate and bank statement and the other one is passbook,but they have same result which is refusal. the embassy reason out that they don’t have enough prof to support that they have that kind of fund. so now,i’m confuse what they want us to do..just to prof that we have that kind of fund..
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That’s confusing indeed melliza.
It boggles my mind as to why they wont accept PASSBOOKS as legitimate proof when it shows everything in there; it has account name, level of funds and dates of transaction, name and logo of bank, etc etc. It was even on the UKBA website that they accept Passbooks and Bank Statements. So what documents do they really need????
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This is concerning indeed. I would suggest an Administrative Review if you can afford to wait for the decision, otherwise you could make a fresh application.
Many students apply using Bank Books as proof of funds and in other countries have not experienced any problems. I wonder what the issue is in the Philippines?
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Hi Melliza
Can you provide the exact reason for refusal from the ECO? Without knowing their exact reasoning and the wording, it is difficult to comment.
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hi to dartlord…
yes!like all of you..I’m waiting for my visa application result as well. I lodge last Feb 19 in makati embassy,and now still waiting for 50/50 result.
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Fingers crossed and good luck. Keep me posted on your progress Melliza.
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This is sad..
And this makes me even more anxious!
You see, as proof of funds I submitted my PASSBOOK ONLY! But I was sure I followed the 28-day rule (I lodged on the 29th day).
Melliza, can you pls share with the specifics as to why they were refused? Was it because of the 28th day rule? Or was it because they came up short of the required level of funds perhaps?
I have heard of cases of visa refusal because the applicants only submitted bank statements. On the other hand, I have also heard of cases of approval when the only document submitted as proof of funds was a savings PASSBOOK and nothing else!
Does this mean a savings Passbook is enough to convince the ECO?
Daniel, can you help us out with this please. This is really confusing. We’re not clear on what documets the ECO really wants us to submit.
Thanks for any input any of you might post. Really anxious and confused here.
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Hi Pammie
I would suggest that you also get a letter from the bank confirming that you have held the funds for the required period and that you have immediate access to said funds. This document – sometimes called a bank certificate – should be printed on headed paper, in colour and be signed and stamped by a bank official. This letter from the bank should also state what your current balance is in GBP and what exchange rate has been used.
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Hi Daniel,
I did not submit a bank certificate but I gave them my savings passbook. I already lodged my application last Feb 16 so its too late to ask for a letter from my bank at this time. I just hope my passbook is enough evidence of maintenance fund.
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Hi Pammie
Fingers crossed for you, but to others reading this, I would strongly suggest submitting a Letter from a bank or building society confirming the funds or the agreement of a loan if the balance is not already in GBP.
Keep me posted Pammie.
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Too bad.. so sad to them, waiting for a long time then refused. are you also applying via consultancy agency melliza?
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hi to all of you
just want to share this.i have two friends, who already receive their result last week of May and early week of June. my friend who is waiting more than 5 months got his result and my other friend who wait for almost 4 months got her result as will,and both of them are refuse to same reason, about there show money.my other friend submitted bank certificate and bank statement and the other one is passbook,but then, still got same reason of refusal..my question is,what they what us to pass for us to be able to know what prof they what us to provide for them.coz!its not easy to waste money to re-apply. i just hope me and the rest who are waiting will got some good news about our application..
thank you..
hope you got something on this..
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melliza, nagpa-administrative review ba cla sa case nla or not?
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Do you guys know of anyone who got visa approval this year?
Any update? What is now the status of those who posted above?
Sad to say, I am in the same boat with you guys.. I lodged my application last Feb 2010 and until now still no decision from the Embassy. Been anxiously waiting for almost 4 months.
I, too, am very disappointed with their system. If there is so much backlog in the Philippines that they have stopped making decisions since Jan 2010, then they should stop accepting applications temporarily to somehow reduce the pile up.
I am beginning to think that UK Embassy = FRUSTRATION!
Hopefully this month some of us will finally get results. Lets pray that our waiting time and anxiety will be over SOON..
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Guys… Any updates! aasa nalang ba tayo sa wala nito?
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hmmmm it seems that most of us who lodged our documents late last year and early this year to the VFS got no response still.. i just duno how their system really works..i’ve tried sending emails to VFS before and they said that they have the time frame or standard to comply for the issuance of the visa result..but the fact is, we as applicants, have been waiting in mid air..with our pockets empty and so stressed already with the current situation..im waiting for more than 5months now, and maybe so as the others..Good luck nlng to all of us.
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hi everyone
I been waiting for the result of my tier4 application for six months now….I submitted my application since November 2009…. Every time I check my application status in VFS website my application is still in process by highest British Commission. I tried to call the British Embassy Manila but still i got the same reason. Please help us, after a long time of waiting, we hope we will get the positive result. My school sponsor tried to email the UKBA and the british embassy manila but the reply to our email is they checks and monitors all applications to ensure they meet the required standards set by the Points Based System…I just want to know HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE? I been waiting for six months now i’m really stress and depressed
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share ko lang po nangyari sa friend ko, nakakuha din po sia ng student visa last 2008, nakapag work and at the same time nakakuha sia ng NVQII, naka extend din po sia sa UK ng another 2yrs for tier4, nag try sia magbakasyon sa pilipinas last april 2010 after 2weeks na bakasyon bumalik po sia ng UK, ang nangyari po sa knya ay Airport to Airport( A to A) nagkaroon ng interview sa immigration sa heatrow, so sana maging ready ang mga papasok na student visa kasi sayang naman po ang gastos kung ganito ang mangyayari, unang una ginagawa na nilang business ang student visa entry sa UK, ang laki ng binabayad na student visa fee, ang pag aantay ng matagal sa application, ang ginastos sa tuition fee agency paglalakad ng documents ay hindi malaking biro. sana naman po maging fair, minsan iisipin mo sa sobrang dami ng nag aapply 20% lang naaapprove tapos pag dating ng airport sa heatrow pababalikin lang marami pong ganyan na case…minsan tuloy iniisip namin pinagkikitaan lng kmi ng embassy, school,agency, at airlines… bakit po ang US embassy kung kulang ang documents mo o nde ka nakasagot sa interview deny kagad, okay lng yun at least on the spot alam mo deny ka, samantalang sa UK embassy kung kulang documents mo pwede kang magprovide pero in the end of process deny ka pala nag aantay ng matagal na panahon almost half year nag aantay ka ng result tapos deny ka pala, hindi ka mkakuha ng another way kasi ang documents mo nasa kanila, tulungan nyo naman mga student visa na makarating tong testimony nila nakaka awa naman kung ganito lalo na kung may pamilya sila umaasa sa kanila….maging fair naman po sana!
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