We applied in march, did it online then had to do the paper application causing a months delay. they finally show it as received and processing on April 22nd. But I’ve seen people saying they were contacted and asked to send the child’s birth certificate. I wasn’t asked for this when we applied online or when we did the paper version.
Now I’m even more worried. After all the scare stories I’m considering cancelling the holiday at end of July to not lose all the £1000