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Thread for Outland LONDON, UK Applications!

Canooknic

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Sep 20, 2010
658
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England
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Visa Office......
London
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17th May 2011
Ignore the above post!!! We've just received the PPR email! THANK YOU London!!!!
Keep smiling everyone, yours are on their way too!!
 

suze_h

Star Member
Oct 27, 2010
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Ottawa
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Huge congrats !!!!!!!! I am SO happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now you can just enjoy the Christmas season without visa / immigration worries hanging over you :) Best Christmas present ever!!
 

Rob.Barrett

Star Member
Nov 12, 2009
163
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London
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20/09/2010
AOR Received.
05/11/2010
File Transfer...
22/10/2010
Med's Done....
06/08/2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
09/02/2011
VISA ISSUED...
04/03/2011
LANDED..........
31/03.2011
suze_h said:
Huge congrats !!!!!!!! I am SO happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now you can just enjoy the Christmas season without visa / immigration worries hanging over you :) Best Christmas present ever!!
Hopefully we'll be two weeks behind :)
 

MandiF

Hero Member
Sep 7, 2010
484
38
Alberta Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-10-2010
File Transfer...
19-11-2010
Med's Done....
02-09-2010
Passport Req..
05-01-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-02-2011
LANDED..........
25-02-2011
Congrats for PPR. Looking at what's been happening previously (am seriously obsessing on timings of previous months) it looks like London are still working on approximately three months for initial application to Mississauga to PPR.

As long as there are no queries/problems etc.

I don't think that's too bad, although I'm sure it will slow down now, as the whole of UK is grinding to a halt due to snow (my husband says that the UK is just trying to get me ready for northern Alberta weather) and of course then there will be Christmas & New Year!!
 

Canooknic

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Sep 20, 2010
658
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England
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Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
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LANDED..........
17th May 2011
MandiF said:
I don't think that's too bad, although I'm sure it will slow down now, as the whole of UK is grinding to a halt due to snow (my husband says that the UK is just trying to get me ready for northern Alberta weather) and of course then there will be Christmas & New Year!!
Thanks Mandi. Where abouts are you off to? I'll be in Stony Plain, just outside Edmonton. My sister is out there - she moved back 4yrs ago - and she says the winters are getting milder...still freezing if course, but milder!! I told my fiancé the same thing, but he's desperate to get out there anyway. He is too laid back for England, he'll fit in great out there.
Roll on 17th May!! Flights are booked, just need to sell the house now!!
 

MandiF

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Sep 7, 2010
484
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Alberta Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-10-2010
File Transfer...
19-11-2010
Med's Done....
02-09-2010
Passport Req..
05-01-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-02-2011
LANDED..........
25-02-2011
Canooknic said:
Thanks Mandi. Where abouts are you off to? I'll be in Stony Plain, just outside Edmonton. My sister is out there - she moved back 4yrs ago - and she says the winters are getting milder...still freezing if course, but milder!! I told my fiancé the same thing, but he's desperate to get out there anyway. He is too laid back for England, he'll fit in great out there.
Roll on 17th May!! Flights are booked, just need to sell the house now!!
I'm initially off to Bonneyville/St Paul area in Northern Alberta where my husband is working right now, although for first 6 months or so will be moving around a lot due to his work, until I've gotten over my separation issues and then I'll settle down in his house in Ontario while he works 21 days on and then 10 days off - which isn't perfect, but at least we'll be in the same country!

Currently I get a weather report from Cold Lake where is is right now every day when we skype. The coldest it has been in the last couple of months has been -30 which is very very cold and not sure how I'll cope with that, but I definately will to be with him.

My flight is also booked, but I'm going out on 12th January - we've decided that this waiting separately is just not working for us and so I'm going to rent out my house here in Leeds and go out on TRV, although it shouldn't be too long until PPR comes through after I get there (working on the 3 month timeline - fingers crossed!)

I just hope everything goes smoothly with my 'visit' out there until the PPR comes through.
 

Canooknic

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Sep 20, 2010
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England
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17th May 2011
Luckily I'm with my man so we'll move out together. I would be doing the same as you if we were separated.
You'll get used to the cold, the country is set up for it - unlike the UK!! Stick on some thermal longjohns and you'll have a great time!! Best of luck xx
 

MandiF

Hero Member
Sep 7, 2010
484
38
Alberta Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-10-2010
File Transfer...
19-11-2010
Med's Done....
02-09-2010
Passport Req..
05-01-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-02-2011
LANDED..........
25-02-2011
It makes a big difference being with them, I am lucky enough that his work has been sending him home every other month to visit, and he's here on the 16th Dec until we leave together in January - but it will be good to start our lives properly in Canada after all this waiting and the hassle we went through initially to get him his working visa for UK - but with the economy (blah, blah, blah) it just didn't work for him over here, so next step Canada!!

Oh yes, Canada is so set up for proper snow and the cold - he just laughed when I told him last night about the whole of the UK coming to a standstill with our snow situation at the moment - he thinks we're all crazy over here!!

Thanks for the luck and same to you - your waiting is all over and you've got everything sorted and ready to go - it makes such a big difference to your life!
 

rayan_07

Full Member
Dec 1, 2010
32
1
india
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
about ppr

can anyone tell me how long chc-london take time to issue visa after passport receive?
 

Silver_Spirit

Hero Member
Nov 25, 2008
255
3
Peterborough, UK
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-02-2010
Doc's Request.
27-03-2010
File Transfer...
16-03-2010
Med's Done....
10-02-2010
Passport Req..
02-06-2010
VISA ISSUED...
24-06-2010
LANDED..........
17-07-2010
took about 2 weeks for me...
 

rayan_07

Full Member
Dec 1, 2010
32
1
india
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
do you currently live in uk? how did you submit your passport? because i am sending by post? so how long will it take in my case?

could you please let me know , thanks.
 

Canooknic

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Sep 20, 2010
658
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England
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
LANDED..........
17th May 2011
rayan_07 said:
do you currently live in uk? how did you submit your passport? because i am sending by post? so how long will it take in my case?

could you please let me know , thanks.
I was going to send mine by Royal Mail Special Delivery, because it's Next Day delivery but I can't be bothered to get the kids dressed up for the snow so I've booked a courier to collect it tomorrow instead. I'm so lazy !!
 

MandiF

Hero Member
Sep 7, 2010
484
38
Alberta Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-10-2010
File Transfer...
19-11-2010
Med's Done....
02-09-2010
Passport Req..
05-01-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-02-2011
LANDED..........
25-02-2011
Canooknic said:
I was going to send mine by Royal Mail Special Delivery, because it's Next Day delivery but I can't be bothered to get the kids dressed up for the snow so I've booked a courier to collect it tomorrow instead. I'm so lazy !!
I sooo don't blame you!
 

fenna1

Star Member
Jun 6, 2010
65
2
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-08-2010
File Transfer...
23-09-2010
Med's Done....
20-08-2010
Passport Req..
16-11-2010
LANDED..........
10-01-2011
rayan_07 said:
do you currently live in uk? how did you submit your passport? because i am sending by post? so how long will it take in my case?

could you please let me know , thanks.
Sent my husband's passport special delivery there and back, took 1 week!