Recent content by Edin2Van

Moved across to Vancouver from Edinburgh at the end of last year. Still in the job search process unfortunately, but from my initial impressions and research a £30k job in the UK would be roughly equivalent to a $50-60k job here so if anything you're getting a slight pay rise! :D Vancouver...

It's on all COPRs. It just means that the COPR alone isn't a valid document for travel - it must be accompanied by a passport when travelling.

The consequence of lying to the immigration officer (misrepresentation) could mean your spousal visa application is denied and make it very hard for your husband to ever get admitted to Canada as a permanent resident. So I would definitely avoid any lies, however you really don't sound like you...

Just over 8 months from sending in my application to getting COPR Didn't call anyone. When they request the passport scan they ask you to put a self addressed envelope in so they can send the COPR back to you. I sent a Royal Mail Special Delivery envelope so I could track it and the tracking...

Just got notification from Royal Mail that my COPR is on its way to me. ;D The London Visa office put it in the post last night - so 9 days after they would have received my passport scan and additional photos. After a whole load of stress it's all pretty much worked out perfectly as my...

I thought the prevailing wisdom was that if it's DM without any communication then it's positive as they can't just say "Decision Made" and then flatly reject you, ie. they would give you the opportunity to provide further evidence to solve any problems with your application first before it...

Congrats jamsham! ;D

Sure enough I got the early morning "Ready for Visa" email from Ottawa, so have had a fun morning running about getting new photos taken (what was the point in the previous 8 I sent back in February? :s ) and sending all the requested stuff express delivery to London. So the two and a half week...

Thanks, and yeah from what I've seen it seems to be pretty mixed whether folk get photo/passport request or just get the COPR issued straight away and there doesn't seem to be a lot of rhyme or reason to exactly who does or doesn't get additional requests. Mostly it's just a relief knowing...

Pretty much cannot believe I get to say this but my ECAS is now showing "Decision Made" ;D ;D ;D UK applicant and no request for passport copies or extra photos so hopefully they're sending the COPR straight out. It's got a little over 2 weeks to get here so I don't have to enter under dual...

Congrats :D Good to see some more life from Ottawa

There's someone in the UK thread (WeAllPlayForCanada) who is being processed through Ottawa that got DM today too. A few more this week would be lovely

Best guess is you're still very roughly a month away from DM. There's a bunch of us who got the RPRF email around the 20th August, some have had DM in the last few weeks and some of us are still waiting. The assumption is that they'll work through the August batch and then move onto the...

There's been a fair bit of speculation about this but it's hard to see how it would be the case or indeed why. It would suggest all these overseas offices are deliberately working slower than they could do and only speed up when they get the phone call from Ottawa, only to immediately slow down...

Thanks for the replies about the healthcare insurance. Yeah as tempting as it is to play the odds (never been admitted to hospital in my entire life and can count recent GP visits on one hand) it's just not worth the risk of ending up thousands of pounds out of pocket if something were to...