How to select a proposed 'Date Of Travel to the UK' in a spouse visa application.

[SingerSongwriter]

Can i ask a simple question about the logistics of selecting a proposed 'Date Of Travel to the UK' in a spouse visa application.

If we put the application into VFS at the end of JUNE, and say we want to travel SEPTEMBER 1st - two months later - will they start the Visa from SEPTEMBER 1st ?
(ASSUMING SUCCESS !). Or will they do something weird and start the visa on the day they make the decision ? - which could be a lot earlier obviously.

Lastly - when does the 30-day VIGNETTE start in this scenario ? (only just learned about this exotically-named complication)

THANKS in advance !

[maokaang]

The 30 day vignette will be dated from the travel date you declare on your application, assuming a decision is made before that date.

After receiving the temporary vignette sticker, if you can't travel during it's 30 day window, you will need to apply for a replacement vignette. The visa itself is unaffected.

[SingerSongwriter]

Many thanks ! I'm expecting a fast decision - either way - as the embassy website is now listing only 30 Days for 99% of settlement decisions - presumably a grim symptom of the impact of the 2012 clampdown.

[chris117402]

It's very quick at the moment we put ours in on 30th April on the 10th of May we got are answer. I am in Thailand now and bring my wife back to England with me this Friday


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[SingerSongwriter]

Nice one chris !

[dcb]

we put 7th april as our date and the visa came back as being valid from the 5th