UK Visas & Immigration has now assessed your UK visa application and made a decision. Your documents and the decision will be sent back to either the UK Visa Application Centre where you applied, where we will contact you by email over the next few days to collect them, or if you are using the courier return service, will be sent directly back to the address provided. Please note that TLScontact does not know the outcome of the assessment and has played no role in the decision-making process. Kind regards,asked Oct 27, 2016 at 19:30 Cindy karanja Cindy karanja 163 1 1 gold badge 1 1 silver badge 3 3 bronze badges
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It means that the decision will be sent back to either the UK Visa Application Centre where you applied, where they will contact you by email over the next few days to collect them, or if you are using the courier return service, it will be sent directly back to the address you provided.
Commented Oct 28, 2016 at 1:12This seems to be about understanding the content of an email. Maybe this question would be a better fit at English Language Learners, as the correct answer is actually right there in the question.
Commented Oct 28, 2016 at 9:29I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the answer is clearly stated in the question. It is not about travel but about understanding English.
Commented Oct 28, 2016 at 10:57@Cindy Just a quick-side note: At least in the US, "official" news will usually not come in an email, because it is not a very reliable or robust way to communicate. Email are as public as postal cards, and it is too easy to create fake email.
Commented Oct 28, 2016 at 17:59I don't see this as a language question. Imagine some country where a governmental agency issuing visas only send responds from any kind to people whose visas are granted and never contacts those whose visas have been denied. Then the existence of a mail, no matter the content, would have been an indication of acceptance. It would be a terrible, inefficient and not constructive way to run a bureaucracy, but there are enough places in the world where bureaucracies use ridiculous processes. So, the answer depends on knowing the process of visa confirmation and not on language.
Commented Oct 29, 2016 at 12:42No, it does not mean your application was successful. Also it does not mean your application was refused. It means neither. It is simply an advisory that they have reached a decision and are letting you know that you will be contacted to collect your stuff from the VFS/VAC. It is a standard email sent out automatically by UKVI whenever they update the system.
They do not like to give out results via email because they see visa decisions as private beyond what email provides.