It changed directly from "not started" to "completed"How long was your PR tracker eligibility section saying "In Progress" before being approved?
It changed directly from "not started" to "completed"How long was your PR tracker eligibility section saying "In Progress" before being approved?
No I didnt get reply to my email.Did you get a response from London Visa Office?
Yes I emailed them on Sept 27 and got an answer on Oct. 6. Currently waiting for medical instructions.No I didnt get reply to my email.
even raised a webform and same no reply.
What is your status?
I hope you also get medical and pre arrival soon. Thank you!Yes I emailed them on Sept 27 and got an answer on Oct. 6. Currently waiting for medical instructions.
I think you will get an answer from them very soon. They usually take 7-10 days to respond to emails. I have a good feeling that you will get PPR very soon. Please keep us posted! =)
I sent an email to ldnimmigration@international.gc.caI hope you also get medical and pre arrival soon. Thank you!
Which email address did you sent to? I even raised a webform but no reply to my email nor webform (its beyond 7-10 days). It will be a month on 17th Oct since I got DM and copr document. :c
Hello,I sent an email to ldnimmigration@international.gc.ca
Question : I was reading regarding the medical exam. Some medical centers uses emedical. Do you know if Lahore IME uses emedical to upload the results? We are planning to select the IME center where they give emedical copy. What do you recommend or can you share your experience?
Thank you so much. Did they give you a copy of the emedical or did you request one? Not sure if we should ask them to give us the copy. Also how was the experience at the Lahore IME?Hello,
Yes, Lahore IME Center does use E-medical. My wife had done her medical there on July 5th and it was updated in the tracker July 9th. You would not need to do anything once you finish the medical and the Doctor tells you right away whether you passed or failed.
No there was no copy given, just the receipt for the payment. I'm Sure you can request it. The experience was good- They only let the person who has the examination inside, I couldn't go. It was quiet long due to wait times and multiple tests. Appointment was for 9:00am and she finished around 1:00pmThank you so much. Did they give you a copy of the emedical or did you request one? Not sure if we should ask them to give us the copy. Also how was the experience at the Lahore IME?
I think you should get the passport request soon, because according to the current trend I can see from the spreadsheet and this forum, it looks like the fastest this whole process is being completed is exactly 1 year. You applied in Oct 2021 and if they're working on your app now, you should hopefully get a reply this month.I hope you also get medical and pre arrival soon. Thank you!
Which email address did you sent to? I even raised a webform but no reply to my email nor webform (its beyond 7-10 days). It will be a month on 17th Oct since I got DM and copr document. :c
What is going on with London Visa Office and processing applications from Pakistan? According to the spreadsheet, most of the Pakistanis who applied in December/November/October/September/August of last year STILL haven't updated that they've received their COPR/passport request. Is this just because people forgot to update it?
If that's the case, it would be very kind if people could actually update the spreadsheet with when they get any result back. You can find the spreadsheet here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/192sbvjd4vJsEWY_B7w5DgFKBmIPNYo6TjlVWAk-xxxA/htmlview#gid=2037240319
The whole purpose of this forum is to help others with the uncertainty of this whole application process. Maybe we just don't have a very kind and open group of sponsorship applicants from Pakistan this year? In past years it seems people were more supportive.
But what's more strange is that if you look at people who applied in 2021, like people who applied in March of 2021, a bunch of people were getting the whole process done in 6-9 months. In 2021, most Pakistani applicants did not wait for more than 3 months after medical for the passport request.
So assuming that the spreadsheet is updated, what's the hold up? It makes zero sense that because of the pandemic, they're slower this year. London Visa Office was faster last year during the pandemic with sponsorship applications! So why are they slower this year?! Makes no sense.
I don't want to join any Whatsapp group. But if there's some other spreadsheet where everyone is uploading their info that I'm not aware of, may someone please share it?
My guess is that this slowing down is because of the whole Imran Khan getting kicked out fiasco. Change in government. Another classic example of American imperialism, making life harder for the developing world who doesn't matter.
Maybe due to these rough political events, we've moved down in importance to the Canadian government. Plus we're not white Ukranians--Never mind the new corrupt Pakistani government destroying people's livelihoods and that there's been a flood of biblical proportions that's ravaged half of Pakistan. I guess this is just not one of the lucky years to have applied for sponsorship. The election of Trudeau was supposed to also ensure that family reunification was kept at the forefront, but this year is proving that was just to get his initial approval ratings and now he doesn't seem to care.
I'm going to remember this, liberal government. Seriously. You don't have my vote next time if my spouse is not here in less than one year.
Your guesses are wrong, Yes London Visa office was good in 2021, Usually they were sending medicals in 5 Months and Approvals were in 6-9 Months until September. In September 2021 Afghanistan Situation kicked off and Applications received after in September and later were put on hold. Further worsening the situation Ukraine war kicked off and London Visa Office was tasked with processing Temprory applications for them. In the past 7 months London Visa Office alone has processed more than 100k applications as Its closest to europe. That's not just LVO but Warsaw Poland office was also flooded with applications from Ukraine. So the main reason is War Situations not PAKISTAN.What is going on with London Visa Office and processing applications from Pakistan? According to the spreadsheet, most of the Pakistanis who applied in December/November/October/September/August of last year STILL haven't updated that they've received their COPR/passport request. Is this just because people forgot to update it?
If that's the case, it would be very kind if people could actually update the spreadsheet with when they get any result back. You can find the spreadsheet here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/192sbvjd4vJsEWY_B7w5DgFKBmIPNYo6TjlVWAk-xxxA/htmlview#gid=2037240319
The whole purpose of this forum is to help others with the uncertainty of this whole application process. Maybe we just don't have a very kind and open group of sponsorship applicants from Pakistan this year? In past years it seems people were more supportive.
But what's more strange is that if you look at people who applied in 2021, like people who applied in March of 2021, a bunch of people were getting the whole process done in 6-9 months. In 2021, most Pakistani applicants did not wait for more than 3 months after medical for the passport request.
So assuming that the spreadsheet is updated, what's the hold up? It makes zero sense that because of the pandemic, they're slower this year. London Visa Office was faster last year during the pandemic with sponsorship applications! So why are they slower this year?! Makes no sense.
I don't want to join any Whatsapp group. But if there's some other spreadsheet where everyone is uploading their info that I'm not aware of, may someone please share it?
My guess is that this slowing down is because of the whole Imran Khan getting kicked out fiasco. Change in government. Another classic example of American imperialism, making life harder for the developing world who doesn't matter.
Maybe due to these rough political events, we've moved down in importance to the Canadian government. Plus we're not white Ukranians--Never mind the new corrupt Pakistani government destroying people's livelihoods and that there's been a flood of biblical proportions that's ravaged half of Pakistan. I guess this is just not one of the lucky years to have applied for sponsorship. The election of Trudeau was supposed to also ensure that family reunification was kept at the forefront, but this year is proving that was just to get his initial approval ratings and now he doesn't seem to care.
I'm going to remember this, liberal government. Seriously. You don't have my vote next time if my spouse is not here in less than one year.
Yeah, you are right that the new Pakistani government probably isn't the main reason. It likely is the war situation mainly...but that doesn't get rid of the unfairness of Pakistani applicants getting the brunt of these war-related delays while applicants from a bunch of other countries are still getting their passports in 6-9 months. India is one such example (and I know the visa office is New Delhi).Your guesses are wrong, Yes London Visa office was good in 2021, Usually they were sending medicals in 5 Months and Approvals were in 6-9 Months until September. In September 2021 Afghanistan Situation kicked off and Applications received after in September and later were put on hold. Further worsening the situation Ukraine war kicked off and London Visa Office was tasked with processing Temprory applications for them. In the past 7 months London Visa Office alone has processed more than 100k applications as Its closest to europe. That's not just LVO but Warsaw Poland office was also flooded with applications from Ukraine. So the main reason is War Situations not PAKISTAN.
I raised this concern with the Minister officer that why don't they transfer files to less busier office if LVO is Busy. Here is the response:Yeah, you are right that the new Pakistani government probably isn't the main reason. It likely is the war situation mainly...but that doesn't get rid of the unfairness of Pakistani applicants getting the brunt of these war-related delays while applicants from a bunch of other countries are still getting their passports in 6-9 months. India is one such example (and I know the visa office is New Delhi).
But if London Visa Office is so busy processing Ukrainian refugee applications, then why doesn't a different less busy visa office handle applications from Pakistan? I don't see how that's not possible.
It honestly just seems like they have an immigration quota for each year and as I alluded to in my original post, they are simply choosing to prioritize Ukrainian refugees over Pakistani applicants who need to be reunited with their families.
Some countries had to take the consequences of this huge influx of Ukrainian refugees...and so the Canadian government decided that they'd be ok with letting Pakistani applications be slowed down.