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Thread for Outland LONDON, UK Applications!

lillia123

Star Member
Dec 2, 2011
52
0
birmingham
Visa Office......
london
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-08-11
AOR Received.
8-11-11
Schintz said:
W00!! That's excellent! Did they ask for your actual passport or just copies of pages? Are they still requesting photos as well?
hi they said nothing about photocoplies.
they want the actual passport with 2 pictures.
 

ShaunT

Star Member
Oct 18, 2011
56
2
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-11-2011
Med's Done....
10-10-2011
VISA ISSUED...
30-03-2011
Here is another date for pinklady.

We got our stage one sponsor approval completed today ;D
 

AnnaMcG

Star Member
Aug 17, 2011
83
2
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
lillia123 said:
hi they said nothing about photocoplies.
they want the actual passport with 2 pictures.
Congratulations!!!

So glad people are hearing good news :)

Do the 2 pictures have to be as in the Appendix B bit? the specific size? or can we just get passport ones done?

Thanks!
 

Schintz

Full Member
Nov 18, 2011
20
0
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26-08-2011
AOR Received.
02-09-2011
File Transfer...
09-11-2011
VISA ISSUED...
17-01-12
lillia123 said:
hi they said nothing about photocoplies.
they want the actual passport with 2 pictures.
lillia123, do you mind me asking if you're from a visa-exempt country? (as mentioned in Jeri's previous post --> ""As of December 1, 2011, applicants for permanent residence who have a passport which is visa exempt for travel to Canada no longer require a permanent resident visa in their passport to travel to Canada to become a permanent resident. As you (and your dependents) hold passports from a visa exempt country, we only require a copy of the biographical (picture) pages of your passport(s) in order to issue a Confirmation of Permanent Residence document which is the document required to seek admission to Canada as a permanent resident.")

PinkLady or anyone who can reply - if our status says "Decision Made", am I safe to hand in my resignation at work?
 

lillia123

Star Member
Dec 2, 2011
52
0
birmingham
Visa Office......
london
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-08-11
AOR Received.
8-11-11
Schintz said:
lillia123, do you mind me asking if you're from a visa-exempt country? (as mentioned in Jeri's previous post --> ""As of December 1, 2011, applicants for permanent residence who have a passport which is visa exempt for travel to Canada no longer require a permanent resident visa in their passport to travel to Canada to become a permanent resident. As you (and your dependents) hold passports from a visa exempt country, we only require a copy of the biographical (picture) pages of your passport(s) in order to issue a Confirmation of Permanent Residence document which is the document required to seek admission to Canada as a permanent resident.")

PinkLady or anyone who can reply - if our status says "Decision Made", am I safe to hand in my resignation at work?
hi yes i have a british passport but i was not born here, i was 7 when i came to the uk with my parents and now im 22,
my son was born in the uk he has a british passport.
so i have no idea why they want the acutal passport from me and my son.
 

lillia123

Star Member
Dec 2, 2011
52
0
birmingham
Visa Office......
london
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-08-11
AOR Received.
8-11-11
AnnaMcG said:
Congratulations!!!

So glad people are hearing good news :)

Do the 2 pictures have to be as in the Appendix B bit? the specific size? or can we just get passport ones done?

Thanks!
no they are not passport size pictures..
the measurment they gave me are H45mm by W35mm (H 1 3/4 by W 1 3/8)
 

pinklady

Champion Member
Jan 13, 2011
1,526
45
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-12-2010
Passport Req..
28-02-2011
LANDED..........
09-04-2011
Wow, there are so many updates!!

I have added them to the spreadsheet but i've missed anything then please let me know!!

Congratulations, on the PPRS, decision made updates, in process updates and sponsor approval!!

Anna McG PPR = Passport request
COPR = Confirmation of Permanent Residence which is the paper you take with you when you land.

Schintz, not sure about handing in resignation. how much notice do you need to give? Personally I would wait to hear from the VO first but its totally your choice. Why not email them? Thats seems to have worked for a few people. Congrats!
 

Aperture

Star Member
Oct 24, 2011
51
1
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-07-2011
File Transfer...
30-09-2011
Passport Req..
None! Direct to COPR.
VISA ISSUED...
16-01-2012
LANDED..........
06-02-2012
WE GOT COPR!!!!!!! It arrived in the post today (we live in Canada).

This is very, very strange as we never got a PPR. Our application arrived at CPC-M on 25 July 2011. We got stage one/sponsor approval on 30 September 2011 (found out via e-mail). The London VO started processing our application on 4 January 2011 (found out via eCAS). And then we got the COPR today (in the mail).

Strange, but wonderful! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

pinklady, I have no idea how you're going to update the chart now. Perhaps you need to add a new column for people who skip PPR and go straight to COPR?
 

pinklady

Champion Member
Jan 13, 2011
1,526
45
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-12-2010
Passport Req..
28-02-2011
LANDED..........
09-04-2011
Fantastic news!!!
 

shudda

Full Member
Aug 20, 2011
26
0
London
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
7/11/2011
AOR Received.
10/01/2012
File Transfer...
16/01/2012
WOOHOO!!!!

I've just been approved as a sponsor!!!

Come on London - be quick please :)
 

Aperture

Star Member
Oct 24, 2011
51
1
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-07-2011
File Transfer...
30-09-2011
Passport Req..
None! Direct to COPR.
VISA ISSUED...
16-01-2012
LANDED..........
06-02-2012
Thanks to everyone, especially pinklady, for the tremendous support (and commiseration). This forum is wonderful! Not sure my sanity would have survived without the Internet...

Others in the process: best of luck!
 

lesleyaddy

Full Member
Nov 1, 2011
29
0
shudda said:
WOOHOO!!!!

I've just been approved as a sponsor!!!

Come on London - be quick please :)


COngratsss :p Im keeping my fingers crossed so tightlyyy mine will come the next few days...Ill pray its tomorrow :p Did u recieve you approval via email or letter?

xxxx
 

shudda

Full Member
Aug 20, 2011
26
0
London
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
7/11/2011
AOR Received.
10/01/2012
File Transfer...
16/01/2012

hsbalouch

Hero Member
Mar 5, 2010
275
7
123
Toronto
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
OMG!!! it's been crazy for past few days, seems CHC-London has decided to give the good news to all those applied last year, if we all were living in london I am sure would be queueing together outside the high commission on coming thursday :D
 

Schintz

Full Member
Nov 18, 2011
20
0
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26-08-2011
AOR Received.
02-09-2011
File Transfer...
09-11-2011
VISA ISSUED...
17-01-12
pinklady said:
Schintz, not sure about handing in resignation. how much notice do you need to give? Personally I would wait to hear from the VO first but its totally your choice. Why not email them? Thats seems to have worked for a few people. Congrats!
..oops! I *might* have resigned today.. waited until the very end of the day, but bit the bullet at 5:30 and sent it off! I only got your reply after leaving work. I have to give two months notice though, so loads of time yet.. I hope! :)