London FSW Processing- must read

[y2abid]

Tim Leahy
General Counsel at Forefront Migration Ltd.
Toronto, Canada Area Legal Services

For those who have been wondering about when their files in London will be processed, based upon what London has advised me:

1) files lodged pre-27 February 2007 will not be processed this year unless
medical forms have already been received;

2) a few files lodged 27 February 2007 to 26 June 2010 may be reviewed this
year if all subsequently lodged files have been finalized and

3) files lodged post-26 June 2010 are the first priority (at least until June 30th).

In other words, Ottawa has ordered London (and all visa-posts, according to London) to process current files first; i.e., post June 26th; and the earliest files, last. As a consequence, London anticipates its entire quota being filed merely by finalizing those files for which medical forms have been provided and those lodged between 26 June 2010 and 30 June 2011.

Because Islamabad files have been dumped onto London without its quota being increased, anyone who applied to London or Islamabad pre-27 February 2007 should not expect to have their files processed this year; or, if the approach CIC is currently taking, next year either -- if ever -- assuming the post-June 30th intake equals this fiscal year's intake. Even with additional staff, absent an increase in its quota, CIC will bar London from processing anything but the most recent applications.

As this approach has been dictated to all visa posts, anyone who applied to ANY visa post before 27 February 2007 and has not yet received medical forms should not expect their application ever to see the light of day -- unless their visa post either receives fewer new applications or an increased quota. Likewise, those who applied between 27 February 2007 and 26 June 2010 are unlikely to have their files processed unless they have already received medical forms before the end of this year. And, once the new Occupation List is out, this same fate will befall those who applied between June 26th and this coming June 30th unless they received their medical forms by next spring.
1 month ago

[hamayun]

Hello
you read press realize CIC for new year ,
they use state forward word backlog decrease 50%
Hamayun
0333-5319071

[chintu]

I think it is 27 February 2008, as the changes came after that. From Sep 2006 till Feb 2008 SAP applications were in practice.

Chintu

Tim Leahy
General Counsel at Forefront Migration Ltd.
Toronto, Canada Area Legal Services

For those who have been wondering about when their files in London will be processed, based upon what London has advised me:

1) files lodged pre-27 February 2007 will not be processed this year unless
medical forms have already been received;

2) a few files lodged 27 February 2007 to 26 June 2010 may be reviewed this
year if all subsequently lodged files have been finalized and

3) files lodged post-26 June 2010 are the first priority (at least until June 30th).

In other words, Ottawa has ordered London (and all visa-posts, according to London) to process current files first; i.e., post June 26th; and the earliest files, last. As a consequence, London anticipates its entire quota being filed merely by finalizing those files for which medical forms have been provided and those lodged between 26 June 2010 and 30 June 2011.

Because Islamabad files have been dumped onto London without its quota being increased, anyone who applied to London or Islamabad pre-27 February 2007 should not expect to have their files processed this year; or, if the approach CIC is currently taking, next year either -- if ever -- assuming the post-June 30th intake equals this fiscal year's intake. Even with additional staff, absent an increase in its quota, CIC will bar London from processing anything but the most recent applications.

As this approach has been dictated to all visa posts, anyone who applied to ANY visa post before 27 February 2007 and has not yet received medical forms should not expect their application ever to see the light of day -- unless their visa post either receives fewer new applications or an increased quota. Likewise, those who applied between 27 February 2007 and 26 June 2010 are unlikely to have their files processed unless they have already received medical forms before the end of this year. And, once the new Occupation List is out, this same fate will befall those who applied between June 26th and this coming June 30th unless they received their medical forms by next spring.
1 month ago

[smiling_face]

Changes to economic immigration programs will help further reduce backlogs and improve wait times

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2011/2011-06-24a.asp

[zakout76]

i apply 30 mar 10

maybe i will get medical soon?

pls advice

thanks

[ItsBeenLongNow]

Tim Leahy
General Counsel at Forefront Migration Ltd.
Toronto, Canada Area Legal Services

For those who have been wondering about when their files in London will be processed, based upon what London has advised me:

1) files lodged pre-27 February 2007 will not be processed this year unless
medical forms have already been received;

2) a few files lodged 27 February 2007 to 26 June 2010 may be reviewed this
year if all subsequently lodged files have been finalized and

3) files lodged post-26 June 2010 are the first priority (at least until June 30th).

In other words, Ottawa has ordered London (and all visa-posts, according to London) to process current files first; i.e., post June 26th; and the earliest files, last. As a consequence, London anticipates its entire quota being filed merely by finalizing those files for which medical forms have been provided and those lodged between 26 June 2010 and 30 June 2011.

Because Islamabad files have been dumped onto London without its quota being increased, anyone who applied to London or Islamabad pre-27 February 2007 should not expect to have their files processed this year; or, if the approach CIC is currently taking, next year either -- if ever -- assuming the post-June 30th intake equals this fiscal year's intake. Even with additional staff, absent an increase in its quota, CIC will bar London from processing anything but the most recent applications.

As this approach has been dictated to all visa posts, anyone who applied to ANY visa post before 27 February 2007 and has not yet received medical forms should not expect their application ever to see the light of day -- unless their visa post either receives fewer new applications or an increased quota. Likewise, those who applied between 27 February 2007 and 26 June 2010 are unlikely to have their files processed unless they have already received medical forms before the end of this year. And, once the new Occupation List is out, this same fate will befall those who applied between June 26th and this coming June 30th unless they received their medical forms by next spring.
1 month ago

thx

[cocknbull]

thx

its an old 2011 post......