At present your application is under routine checks & we don’t give details about specific checks prior to them being undertaken, but we can say as a general comment that documents are checked for various reasons, for instance, the case may have similar characteristics to other cases in which fraud has been found, or it may be a random check, or a particular document may have had some aspect to it that warranted checking. Any document or information that has been supplied with the application may be referred for checking and may relate to English language, identity, relationship, education, employment. Some checks are undertaken directly from this office, some by posts, some by other agencies acting on our behalf.
It’s difficult to say exactly how long the check will be completed.
Note: the timing for completion of the checks varies from one case to another depending on individual circumstances.
As soon as we have the results we will continue processing and inform you immediately for the next stage.
