How can I expedite biometric collection for my UK visa?

Question

I’ve made a settlement-marriage visa application to the UK online. I had planned to travel to the UK on 22 July; however, after submitting my application online yesterday, I found that my local Application Support Center did not have any appointments to collect my biometric data until 5 July. There is no way for me to contact the support center on the telephone, and I can’t even determine whether any centers further away have appointment availabilities prior to this or whether I could go to them to get my biometrics taken. I need to get my application materials, including my biometric data, sent to the British Consulate in Chicago as soon as possible so I can get my visa in time for my travel date, but WorldBridge is useless and I can’t get anyone on the phone or online to give me any sort of guidance on what I should do.

What can I do to expedite the biometrics process?

Answer 1

you can't enter the UK without your visa already processed and approved, or if you do, you need to make sure you are only travelling as a tourist.  I can only advise that you call the Chicago embassy directly or get an appointment to go into them to see an advisor (you don't need an appointment with every office) and ask them what to do.  But I suspect they will tell you that you can't go before it's processed even if they move the date up somehow and 3 weeks for everything to be processed wold be a miracle.