I think Visa centres have started opening up and it will get processed but there might be a back log. I did my UK visa in January and i think it took about two weeks. They didn't say anything about how long the exemption is valid but I wouldn't worry about that. If it had an expiry date, they'd m...

I changed to personal business because I was desperate and figured I may as well try something different. I'm thinking maybe you got knocked back because your visa hasn't been approved yet? I did say it was urgent because my vignette entry window was coming to a close so that could've been why th...

I think put in another exemption with an earlier travel date and also call HA. It really helps talking to a real person and they might be able to bump you up on the queue. Good luck, keep persisting because it will come through.

Hi all,I'll begin by saying how important this discussion feed has been in keeping me sane and giving me hope. Even when you read all the ones that have been successful and they say 'Don't give up hope.' but you feel like giving up, DON'T. It WILL come. I finally received my exemption today after...