"does BFD after UDR means MR or no".......and the answer is NO, 80% time it is just followup date to look in to that file and issue another BFD, you are in queue for your turn to get MR, thats it. they meant it when they said 18 months, means it would be almost 18 months if not exactly, it would say at-least 12-14 months it would take to get MR from the 18 months letter dates for all of us as it happened to most of us with 6-12 months wait letter, i got response after 10 months of 6-12 months letter date, not after 6 months, BUT some luck ones got it after 6 months. may be a few of us will be lucky again and will get MR lot sooner than 18 months but most of us will have to wait a long time means 12-14 months for sure. keep your hopes high. RAMADAN KAREEM TO ALL.