Immigration Nightmare

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2 years ago
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I am a nurse who used to work in Guernsey and was trying to move to the mainland UK to be closer to family. So I did interviews and managed to find a job for a private company who granted me a certificate of sponsorship. I then proceeded to lodge an application for UK visa on the 9th of May this year thinking I would only have to wait 6-8 weeks to get it. I ended my job in Guernsey on the 28th of May leaving me with no work visa. But it was okay because I was thinking I needed a little bit of breather before I start a new job. 

Fast forward it is now 28th of August, three months has passed since I resigned and still not a sign of my visa. I tried calling UK home office for support only to get frustrating generic responses and false reassurances which aren't really helpful. I was told to wait 8 weeks, then more, and that there is nothing else I can do. Meanwhile, I am running out of resources since I am paying bills without a pay check. I am very frustrated. It is just hard when someone is in charge of your life and you cannot do anything about it. I am very disappointed by the lack of proper support from UK home office as long as adequate communication regarding as to what stage of the application I am in or if my papers are being processed already. 

All I can really do now is pray and hope I get it soon so this nightmare could end. And lean on people who loves me and supports me despite the crisis. This is a very humbling experience.

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Hello NTMY thank you for stopping by my place:) Did this ever get resolved? I hope so it sounded like a nightmare.

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2 years ago

Hello NTMY! I'm on my 3.5 month wait. And I have finally mustered the courage to send in a complaint last week as it is well over the processing time. And I desperately need to work soon.

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2 years ago

Hope it gets attended to soon. I'm sure there is a patient waiting for your expertise.

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2 years ago

Yeah hopefully my patience pays off and I can tend to patients soon.

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2 years ago

That's so frustrating and I hope they attend to you asap. Paying bills without means of replacing it doesn't sound nice. I hope they act fast. 8 weeks is a long time... Place another call through to their customer service.

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2 years ago

I am actually on my 11th week of waiting as of 5 minutes from now as it is almost midnight here. Indeed I am frustrated as I was saving money for travel or retirement not for this visa wait. It is a healthcare visa too so if UK were so short of nurses why do they do this to me. Anyway I may call them again tomorrow in the hope I get an agent who goes above and beyond. It feels to me sometimes they don't even listen and try to help. They are more or less dismissive.

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2 years ago

I'm deeply sorry about this. I pray something good comes out. Prayer works too... Don't stop praying and have faith in God to do the best for you.

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2 years ago

Thank you Ola. I am praying although sometimes I do feel like I am starting to lose hope. I find myself demotivated to do things past couple of days. I am afraid I am getting quite depressed and to be honest I am quite an optimistic person. But being on a foreign land and not having a source of income is disheartening. I came here to earn money and work. Not to spend money unemployed. Please add me to your prayers.

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2 years ago

I understand. Everything will be fine. Sometimes when we pray we feel the situation is getting worse but that's when we need to raise our faith rather than our worries. I know things will work out well for you. God has never failed and He won't start now.

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2 years ago

This is so comforting. Thank you for listening to me whine. I will try to be more faithful. God has been good to me. This is just a test of faith.

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2 years ago

I am more than happy to be here with you. I'm glad you opened up. God will show up. It will end in praise.

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2 years ago

What a beautiful article and I'm so proud of you my friend because not many choose to help others more than themself. I really can't thank you enough for what you are doing for our society. Lots of love and prayers from my side

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2 years ago

Thank you so much. I hope I can start working and nursing again soon. Praying for my visa to come this month at least.

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