12月21日收到邮件通知:“We have received your application material. Please submit your passport(s) within 4 weeks, If we do not receive your passport(s) before deadline, Your application may be refused.我处已收到您递交的申请材料。请在4星期内提交您的护照,如果我们没有在此期限内收到您的护照,您的申请可能被拒签。”这样一看又似乎交回护照与你有没有过签没有啥关系... 2018年1月8日回国后将护照交回签证中心,1月9日收到邮件通知:“Your UK visa application has been received and is under consideration. We aim to process non settlement applications within 15 working days (unless you have opted for the Priority Visa service), and Settlement applications within 60 working days. Unfortunately, the processing of your application has been non-straightforward and we have been unable to resolve your application within these customer service targets. Please be assured that we will continue to progress your application to enable a decision to be made as soon as possible.”而当时网站对此服务的说明也更改成了:“请尽早将护照返还英国签证申请中心以便英国签证与移民局今早完成审理过程。没收到护照,英国签证与移民局完成您的申请。”有错字以及最后一句完全没有逻辑,但这确实是当时网站公示,可见这段说明的修改应该是很仓促的。
我是2017年12月18日在广州签证中心递交资料,因为元旦要出国到7号才回,而英国行程安排在2月12日出行,看攻略来说这个时间似乎有点紧张。正好看到有“护照延迟递交服务”,当时网站说明是:“一旦英国签证和移民局对您的签证申请作出决定,我们将以邮件通知您向签证申请中心交回护照。”按我的理解是你先递交所有资料给VO去做决定,确定可以出签了才会通知你交回护照,否则就是被拒了,相当于说省去常规程序下你护照被放在英领等VO审资料的时间,当然正确与否不得而知。
12月21日收到邮件通知:“We have received your application material. Please submit your passport(s) within 4 weeks, If we do not receive your passport(s) before deadline, Your application may be refused.我处已收到您递交的申请材料。请在4星期内提交您的护照,如果我们没有在此期限内收到您的护照,您的申请可能被拒签。”这样一看又似乎交回护照与你有没有过签没有啥关系...
2018年1月8日回国后将护照交回签证中心,1月9日收到邮件通知:“Your UK visa application has been received and is under consideration. We aim to process non settlement applications within 15 working days (unless you have opted for the Priority Visa service), and Settlement applications within 60 working days. Unfortunately, the processing of your application has been non-straightforward and we have been unable to resolve your application within these customer service targets. Please be assured that we will continue to progress your application to enable a decision to be made as soon as possible.”而当时网站对此服务的说明也更改成了:“请尽早将护照返还英国签证申请中心以便英国签证与移民局今早完成审理过程。没收到护照,英国签证与移民局完成您的申请。”有错字以及最后一句完全没有逻辑,但这确实是当时网站公示,可见这段说明的修改应该是很仓促的。
这样一来时间及流程和我最初设想完全不一样了,基本相当于我自己白痴多花400多大元12月中就先交资料然并卵和我不花这400多大元回国后1月8日全套递交签证中心并没有区别。
数数日历,还好,就算按你15个工作日来计,时间也是刚刚够的,就当花钱买教训吧。
然后11号收到签证中心电话通知可以取回护照,12号取回护照看了眼日期签证是10号出的。感觉还是我最初的理解是正确的。