Hello. Just a little background. I have asked numerous times for an update on my case... the answer is always "pending security". However, this time I received a different answer. They replied "Please note that this file is on its final stage. You will be contacted and advised of further processing in due course. Rest assured that all efforts are being made to ensure an efficient and expeditious processing of all visa applications, including the one which is of interest to you. ". I googled what this meant and all I could find.. is final stage means issuing visa. In this case they would ask for my passport. The thing is... they have had my passport since May 2017. Can someone please tell me what this means.