Thread for Outland LONDON, UK Applications!

[bonitanita]

Bonitanita my Ecas didnt change the whole way though my application and no mention of a medical , it was Application received until Decision made and i received my COPR a few days later!!

Dont stress too much

Thank you! That is reassuring!

 

[Karo1108]

Hi,

Our application has been received on July 9th in Canada along with my medical file but since then NO NEWS... is anyone else in this case?
We haven't received any email or letter and the online status hasn't changed since....

It seems very long and start to get frustrating :-( Any feedback would be great!!

Thanks

 

[seamyb]

Hi,

Our application has been received on July 9th in Canada along with my medical file but since then NO NEWS... is anyone else in this case?
We haven't received any email or letter and the online status hasn't changed since....

It seems very long and start to get frustrating :-( Any feedback would be great!!

Thanks

Hi,

Just be patient. Our application was received on April 20 of this year in Mississauga and we did not hear anything untill July 20 when my wife was approved as my sponsor.

 

[R151NG5UN]

Hi,

Our application has been received on July 9th in Canada along with my medical file but since then NO NEWS... is anyone else in this case?
We haven't received any email or letter and the online status hasn't changed since....

It seems very long and start to get frustrating :-( Any feedback would be great!!

Thanks

Hey,

No- Do not be patient, you are outside the waiting time period, therefore if you or your S.O are living in Canada I would call CIC immediately and find out what is happening. I do not think you can call CIC regarding stage 1 if you are overseas. I would be heavily frustrated as well and certainly the time for patience has elapsed, they are working from July 26th and beyond therefore you are 2 weeks behind schedule and those figures will be updated tonight or tomorrow.

Good luck

 

[liuminparis]

Finally, my case is In Process on Ecas. A long waiting..... and probably one more month.

Good luck to all

(application sent to Mississauga on Feb 6th, CIC asked for extra doc on May 18th; Sponsorship approved on June 11th, London VO asked for extra doc on September 27th, Ecas changed to In Process on October 10th saying they started to process on October 5th)

When I decide to apply, the timeline was four months. Now it is past 8 months and approaching 9 months. Phew!

 

[R151NG5UN]

Finally, my case is In Process on Ecas. A long waiting..... and probably one more month.

Good luck to all

(application sent to Mississauga on Feb 6th, CIC asked for extra doc on May 18th; Sponsorship approved on June 11th, London VO asked for extra doc on September 27th, Ecas changed to In Process on October 10th saying they started to process on October 5th)

When I decide to apply, the timeline was four months. Now it is past 8 months and approaching 9 months. Phew!

Finally!!!!! Congrats liuminparis.

Have a great and wonderful life in Canada. Happy for you

 

[liuminparis]

Finally!!!!! Congrats liuminparis.

Have a great and wonderful life in Canada. Happy for you

hey thank you R151ng5un！I am glad someone is happy for my good news. I appreciate it. Hope your case will be done soon!

For me this is really a long journey. I was a Canadian PR 10 years ago but lost it as I went to U.K.. Finanlly I　decided to came back to Canada with my family, especially for my two children. So far i haven't been able to work (visitor's visa) and lots of financial pressure and pressure in waiting for visa, but my kids are much happier here so it all worths it. I don't regret.

hope you have good news soon!

 

[bonitanita]

When your COPR is issued, how is it issued? Is it a letter?

 

[Herjeet]

hey thank you R151ng5un！I am glad someone is happy for my good news. I appreciate it. Hope your case will be done soon!

For me this is really a long journey. I was a Canadian PR 10 years ago but lost it as I went to U.K.. Finanlly I　decided to came back to Canada with my family, especially for my two children. So far i haven't been able to work (visitor's visa) and lots of financial pressure and pressure in waiting for visa, but my kids are much happier here so it all worths it. I don't regret.

hope you have good news soon!

Congrats!! Its good to hear that you things have moved forward for you!!

 

[sarah2012]

I'm leaving Canada in a few days. I'm going to my home country to spend time with friends/family and spend the rest of the waiting time there. I'm so excited for the time I can return! I've just added my details to the London spreadsheet, if that's okay? Cheers

 

[tanomartone]

Hi all,
Im new here but have been following the thread like a hawk!

I am a UK citizen and my wife is sponsoring me, we have just passed stage one! (Outland)

How long is stage two taking on average? How long is a piece of string right?!
I presume with the amount of applications being processed in London, the full 8 months is accurate? It is BRUTAL being apart from her and I just want to get back to Canada ASAP!

Thanks!

 

[Karo1108]

Hey,

No- Do not be patient, you are outside the waiting time period, therefore if you or your S.O are living in Canada I would call CIC immediately and find out what is happening. I do not think you can call CIC regarding stage 1 if you are overseas. I would be heavily frustrated as well and certainly the time for patience has elapsed, they are working from July 26th and beyond therefore you are 2 weeks behind schedule and those figures will be updated tonight or tomorrow.

Good luck

We are based in London so we cant call the call center in Canada.... I have emailed London office yesterday to see if they have received my application so lets hope they will get back to us. Is there any other way we can get an Update on the status when its passed the timeline ?
Thanks for your help

 

[londongurl]

Hi all,
Im new here but have been following the thread like a hawk!

I am a UK citizen and my wife is sponsoring me, we have just passed stage one! (Outland)

How long is stage two taking on average? How long is a piece of string right?!
I presume with the amount of applications being processed in London, the full 8 months is accurate? It is BRUTAL being apart from her and I just want to get back to Canada ASAP!

Thanks!
yea i can imagine how hard it is to be apart .I will be in same position as you soon as im sponsoring my husband a british citizen and im a pr of canada so has to move there alone and endure the long distant relationship but one thing i can assure you is that being from visa exempt country you can visit each other.and i was wondering if you could tell me if you sent your copies of docukment only copies or was it certified and where can it be done in london for free

 

[R151NG5UN]

We are based in London so we cant call the call center in Canada.... I have emailed London office yesterday to see if they have received my application so lets hope they will get back to us. Is there any other way we can get an Update on the status when its passed the timeline ?
Thanks for your help

Hey,

Yes I would have E-Mailed London as well, although I suspect that it wont do much good at all, London are notorious for not replying or if you do get a reply, it will be some rubbish automated message that does not help you at all. Only other things I can suggest is 1- If you have any relatives or friends inside Canada, give them all your details (as much information as you possibly can) and see if they can press CIC for answers or 2- Somehow obtain a Canadian line (You may have to google how to but I am sure you can call from England via an operator who can give you a Canadian line however this is likely to be expensive but I am sure it can be done). As for any other methods to see where your application is at, is very difficult to suggest what more you can do.

I feel for you because the waiting times are already hideous enough without more delays. Maybe you can try and E-mail CIC Mississagua, they are more likely to be more helpful than London.

Good luck

 

[R151NG5UN]

Hi all,
Im new here but have been following the thread like a hawk!

I am a UK citizen and my wife is sponsoring me, we have just passed stage one! (Outland)

How long is stage two taking on average? How long is a piece of string right?!
I presume with the amount of applications being processed in London, the full 8 months is accurate? It is BRUTAL being apart from her and I just want to get back to Canada ASAP!

Thanks!

Hey,

Congrats on passing stage 1 and welcome to stage 2!!!

We have a spreadsheet that you are welcome to join and input your details. Lol @ how long is a piece of string, that pretty much sums up the 2nd stage at London VO. Although our spreadsheet is merely indicative of what the time scales are like for stage 1 and stage 2, they are better than nothing and you can try to gauge how long stage 2 may take. According to our spreadsheet, stage 2 can take anywhere from 57 days (the shortest applicant on the sheet) to 119 days (the longest applicant on the sheet). It does seem that at around the 90 day mark things seem to happen with the application i.e the application goes to "in process", "DM" or "Copr/ Visa" granted. Once again this is not gospel but these are the best figures we have.

Here is the link for the London Visa office spreadsheet. http://goo.gl/n0HsJ

Good luck