Thread for Outland LONDON, UK Applications!

[Fhaider]

Hubby flagpoled and landed yesterday! we drove the 2 hours to the Rainbow Bridge..Ther was no wait time. We went across to America and shopped, and filled up the car with petrol (sooo cheap!) and then home again. There was no problem at the border, got his COPR stamped and away we went!! Can't believe we're DONE!!!

Good luck to everyone still waiting! Stage two is going fairly fast through London now, ours was less than 2months!

congrats

 

[Sweden]

HI pinklady

can you please update spreadsheet as my case went IN PROCESS on 4th July, 2012

thanks

F

Congrats, they are working on your file, hope it goes well for you!
Sweden

 

[Sweden]

Hubby flagpoled and landed yesterday! we drove the 2 hours to the Rainbow Bridge..Ther was no wait time. We went across to America and shopped, and filled up the car with petrol (sooo cheap!) and then home again. There was no problem at the border, got his COPR stamped and away we went!! Can't believe we're DONE!!!

Good luck to everyone still waiting! Stage two is going fairly fast through London now, ours was less than 2months!

Congratulations, that's great! Hoping for a fast stage 2 as well! 2 months would be great...
Cheers,
Sweden

 

[Tweety35]

hey guys,

well i wanted to find out about using a shipping company as i have a load of books i wish to ship over anyone that has landed from the uk used a decent priced shipping company and what about paying customs and taxs and what packaging did you use for shipping books?

anyone can help be much appreciated ...

 

[Rosie Lee]

Reading back on the thread, there is lots of updating to do......PINKLADY, where are you?

 

[scooper81]

hey guys,

well i wanted to find out about using a shipping company as i have a load of books i wish to ship over anyone that has landed from the uk used a decent priced shipping company and what about paying customs and taxs and what packaging did you use for shipping books?

anyone can help be much appreciated ...

We are shipping 210 cubic feet for £1100 which seems to be the cheapest I could find.

 

[Tweety35]

ahhhh ok ... thats still quite alot as i am only having a few boxes of books thats about it....

another question for medical do i need to get a report from my doctor in the uk about what vaccinations i have had to show immigration on landing point? anyone know at all?

 

[Rosie Lee]

If you only have some boxes of books, you would do better to Air freight it on a pallet. Its lots cheaper too!

 

[Herjeet]

I'm using a company called Relouk. £940.00 for shipping to my destination. Worth looking at!

 

[Tweety35]

hey rosie, yup thats the one i am looking at air freight ... a company called pack and send charged quite a bit £235 while i phoned a freight company in london and they are charging £125 for 2 boxes of books... drop off at toronto airport .... only thing is when i pick them up the company will provide me with the paperwork i think and i can collect the boxes from the airport. going to enquire more

only thing is a one way ticket during august is expensive ...

 

[Tweety35]

hey guys sorry i have another question ...

where can i get boxes from for books? is staples double wall boxes any good at all? as they are just for books ...

 

[Rosie Lee]

only thing is a one way ticket during august is expensive ...

Unless you can get someone to hold them for you, and send them off later, theres not much really you can do about that! :

 

[Tweety35]

hey rosielee

lol i know but the way i look at it ... who cares about money when you can start a new life in canada .... just another question to anyone ... drivers licence how will it work when i get to canada for driving and exchanging my drivers licence for a canadian one or will i have to sit a drivers test again to be able to drive ?

 

[Sweden]

hey rosielee

lol i know but the way i look at it ... who cares about money when you can start a new life in canada .... just another question to anyone ... drivers licence how will it work when i get to canada for driving and exchanging my drivers licence for a canadian one or will i have to sit a drivers test again to be able to drive ?

hey Tweety35,

each province has different rules and depending on your nationality it can even differ. You can check on here http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/subjects/cards/drivers_licence.shtml it will tell you everything you need to know!

good luck,
Sweden

 

[Yasiin]

Hi everyone!
My file got stuck somewhere in London office. Its been one year and month since we first submitted the app. Interview was done and approved in January 2012. Background/Security check has been completed and approved in April. Medicals expired and reassessed again and further medical exam (just Chest X-ray) was requested in June and was submitted in 2 July. How long do you guys think its gonna take for the medical office to work on it and reach the decision because it is way past the standard processing time in London? I have sent an inquiry earlier and it seems they dont want to answer: Your thought and experience are needed here.

Yasiin