Thread for Outland LONDON, UK Applications!

[Eureka2011]

I hear you scottishmaple. I'm in the same position and venting alongside you....

 

[scottishmaple]

I hear you scottishmaple. I'm in the same position and venting alongside you....

I'm actually happy to hear that (to hear someone else gets it). This can be quite a lonely process....

 

[dannypee]

OK SO TWO WEEKS AGO THEY SENT ME AN EMAIL SAYING THAT MY COPR IS EXPECTED TO BE SENT TO ME IN THE NEXT TEN WORKING DAYS THEY HAVENT EVEN CHANGED MY ECAS !!!! IM GETTING TWITCHY AS MY VISITING FORCES VISA RUNS OUT ON THE 31ST OF MAY IVE EMAILED TWICE TO CONFIRM THEY ARE GOING TO HONOUR THEIR LAST EMAIL AND GUESS WHAT NOTHING !!!!!!THE VISA THING ISNT A PROB AS I GET A COVERING LETTER FROM MY UNIT AND THEN POP TO THE BORDER BUT I WAS HOPING ONLY TO GO ONCE !!!!!!!

 

[Sweden]

Anyone got any timelines on how long PR cards are taking to come just now? They said 'up to 2 months' after landing, but is this an under or over exaggeration?

50 days, you can follow here http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-card.asp and it's actually pretty accurate

 

[Sweden]

Venting, feel free to ignore.....

Received a letter from my daughters school today asking to fill out the order form for her school uniform for August...I don't even know whether to buy it or not, if I do and get PR, then that is money down the drain and if I don't buy her uniform and don't get PR before August, I will need to try and source the uniform myself at last minute. I can't plan for living here or in canada. So frustrated. Such a small thing but there are several of these small things...

sigh

sorry to hear that - and yes, it's the small things that make it really frustrating. Not being able to plan anything, when, what where etc... it must be even harder with a child, can't begin to imagine the headache that it creates with a family!
Sweden

 

[Korma]

50 days, you can follow here http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-card.asp and it's actually pretty accurate

Oh man. I checked after I landed and it was around 32 days at that point :/

 

[Sweden]

Oh man. I checked after I landed and it was around 32 days at that point :/

I know... I had to wait 60 days for mine. But honestly - you don't really need it, if you're visa-exempt. I carried around with me a copy of the COPR (less practical than a card, but well, it's OK!), for the few times I was asked to prove something. Then after 10 days I got my SIN card, and that was it... so just forget that you're even waiting for it, and it will come one day... it's worth waiting for it - it actually looks quite nice ( and of course, it feels nice to have, as a "real proof" that the process is finally over )

Waiting time go up and down quite often - it was 60 days when I landed, then a few weeks later it went down to 30, now back to 50... point is: the website is quite reliable, but you would need to check every week to make sure that the time hasn't changed... and as far as I'm concerned, now that I have landed, I'm done checking ecas, CIC website etc (apart from the forum but that's different! )
Sweden

 

[elmo11]

Just checked ECAS and it's showing the mailing address as changed to Hamilton, Ontario.

Could it be? Could it be?

elmo11

 

[baruderu]

Just checked ECAS and it's showing the mailing address as changed to Hamilton, Ontario.

Could it be? Could it be?

elmo11

Yes it is! Congratulations!

 

[dannypee]

Just got another email saying there was a slight delay (they forgot about it I would say ) and that my copr will be in the post today,mmmmmmmm

 

[karambajwa]

Done...x

thanks so much......... :-*

 

[Sweden]

Just checked ECAS and it's showing the mailing address as changed to Hamilton, Ontario.

Could it be? Could it be?

elmo11

it is! in a few hours it might change to Decision Made, and that's it! congrats!

Just got another email saying there was a slight delay (they forgot about it I would say ) and that my copr will be in the post today,mmmmmmmm

hopefully today is the day! then 7 to 10 days to get it in the post, and that's it - end of the story!

 

[B_cowper22]

Venting, feel free to ignore.....

Received a letter from my daughters school today asking to fill out the order form for her school uniform for August...I don't even know whether to buy it or not, if I do and get PR, then that is money down the drain and if I don't buy her uniform and don't get PR before August, I will need to try and source the uniform myself at last minute. I can't plan for living here or in canada. So frustrated. Such a small thing but there are several of these small things...

sigh

Sharing the pain... went to try and get a library card, so maybe keep myself further occupied while I wait for London to pull their finger out... Nope... need to be a resident... At least I'm with the wife... but its very depressing to sit everyday and watch people who applied waaayy after you see progress... As I sit and stare at "Application Received"...

Double sigh...
Also can I request that posters use proper etiquette, i.e Full sentences and not abusing the caps lock key?

 

[scottishmaple]

Sharing the pain... went to try and get a library card, so maybe keep myself further occupied while I wait for London to pull their finger out... Nope... need to be a resident... At least I'm with the wife... but its very depressing to sit everyday and watch people who applied waaayy after you see progress... As I sit and stare at "Application Received"...

Double sigh...
Also can I request that posters use proper etiquette, i.e Full sentences and not abusing the caps lock key?

That is frustrating. Maybe you could take up a new hobby?

 

[Sweden]

Sharing the pain... went to try and get a library card, so maybe keep myself further occupied while I wait for London to pull their finger out... Nope... need to be a resident... At least I'm with the wife... but its very depressing to sit everyday and watch people who applied waaayy after you see progress... As I sit and stare at "Application Received"...

Double sigh...
Also can I request that posters use proper etiquette, i.e Full sentences and not abusing the caps lock key?

Hey B_cowper22,

I had the same issue when I was waiting for my PR to come through. THe first time the library refused to issue me a card. Then I came back, with the letter of sponsorship as a proof that I had applied, and the first bill that was sent to my partner at our new address, to show that we were residing in the city ( ie, even if I had a tourist visa, I was actually living here etc), and explained the situation. I also made it obvious that I was very bored, and that reading would make the wait easier etc. - and it worked! they issued a temporary card ( where I could borrow "only" 8 books at a time, compared to the normal limit of 30!) valid for 3 months. So - maybe worth a try?
Hope London kicks into action and issues your COPR fast!
Good luck,
Sweden