UKVI Priority Visa (PV) application Processing
Dear Home Office,
Under a previous FOI Response (48957), we were told that global timescales for resolving UKVI Priority Visa (PV) applications were calculated by:
..'using the total number of Working Calendar Days between the System Application Date and the Decision Date plus Lead/Lag Times.'
According to the FOI response provided, we were informed that the UKVI 'applies “Lead” and “Lag” information for individual VACs.' “Lead” refers to the time taken between the customer submitting their biometrics at the VAC and the application being received at the DMC for consideration. “Lag” is based on time taken for documents to be couriered post-decision, accounting for the time between the decision being made and the customer receiving their decision letter or endorsed passport.
This request:
During the most recent 3 month period that statistics are currently available for, please can you confirm the following:
- The average 'lead' time applied within your Global VAC operation during this period.
- The average 'lag' time applied within your Global VAC operation during this period.
- The longest single 'lead' time experienced within your Global VAC operation during this period.
- The longest single 'lag' time experienced within your Global VAC operation during this period.
Yours faithfully,
David Hugkulstone
Mr. Hugkulstone,
Thank you for contacting the Home Office with your request.
This has been assigned to a caseworker (case ref 53119). We will aim to send you a full response by 02/05/2019 which is twenty working days from the date we received your request.
If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you,
P. Zebedee
FOI Requests
Home Office
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Dear Mr Hugkulstone,
Please find attached a letter in response to your FOI request of 2 April.
Yours sincerely
J Rushton
CCT FOI
Customer Performance and Improvement
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Dear Home Office,
Thank you for your recent communication.
Please can you calculate the average lead and lag times as a mean.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
David Hugkulstone
Dear Mr Hugkulstone,
Thank you for contacting the Home Office. Could you provide your FoI reference number?
Thank you,
N McKenzie
Home Office
Dear FOI Requests,
FOI Reference: 53119
Further to your recent request, please can you provide the 'mean' lead and lag times.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
David Hugkulstone
Dear Mr Hugkulstone,
Thank you for contacting the Home Office with your request.
This has been assigned to a caseworker (case ref 53441). We will aim to
send you a full response by 23/05/2019 which is twenty working days from
the date we received your request.
If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you,
N McKenzie
Home Office
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Dear Mr Hugkulstone,
Please find attached a letter in response to your FOI request of 24 April.
Yours sincerely
CCT FOI
Central Operations
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