UK visa processing time

UK spouse visa processing time or most of the visas processing time starts from the time you submit the application online.

The fear of delay in the UK visa processing time due to the pandemic has risen. Many calculate the visa processing time after the biometric but instead, it shall be counted from the date of application submission.

Here are the approximate visa processing time for the following types of visa:
  • Switch to or extend a student visa: 8 weeks
  • Switch to or extend a family visa: 8 weeks
  • Switch to or extend a family visa as a child: 8 weeks
  • Extend visa of a relative who will provide long time care: 8 weeks
  • Extend a parent of a child student visa: 8 weeks
  • Switch to or extend a work visa visa: 8 weeks
  • Switch to a graduation visa: 8 weeks
  • Switch to a start up visa: 3 weeks
  • Switch to or extend a Health and Care Worker visa: 8 weeks
  • Extend a visitor visa: 8 weeks
  • Extend an ancestry visa: 8 weeks
  • Application for settlement: 6 months
  • Application for British citizenship: 6 months
  • Fiancee visa: 12 weeks
  • Priority service: 5 working days
  • Super priority service: 24 hours
  • Leave to Remain as partner, parent, or private life ( 10 or 5 years route): No standard processing time but the average time is 10 months

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UK Visa Processing Time
UK Visa Processing Time