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Posted anonymously by week12_priority

Looking for comparable experiences, specifically from people who applied for entry clearance from outside the UK.

Timeline:

• Endorsed, applied early March on priority
• All evidence uploaded within days
• Home Office requested supplementary documents about a week in (proof of company ownership and trademark/IP evidence)
• Responded same day with everything requested
• Since then: “under consideration and awaiting a decision”, no further requests, no interview
• Now at roughly week 12

I understand that once they request additional documents the priority service standard is effectively suspended and the case moves into the complex/non-straightforward queue, so I’m not expecting the 5 working day target to apply anymore.

What I’m trying to gauge: for out-of-country priority cases that got a document request like this, how long after you responded did the decision actually land? Most timelines I can find are in-country switching or extension cases, which I gather run differently.

Thanks!