Thread for Outland LONDON, UK Applications!

[togethersoon]

I was wondering which country are u from ? I am sponsoring my Pakistani husband and I am a Canadian resident (not a citizen yet). For some unknown reason my file is sent to London visa office. And I know a couple of other Pakistani files sent to London so I am sure this isn't a mistake or something. So I am just trying to relate my case to yours.

I guess I can't help you there, as I don't know much about the Pakistan situation. I'm a Canadian by birth, and my husband has lived in the UK for more than 2 years (and has a visa to remain for late 2014), so we opted to apply through the London VO. Good luck though!

Did your husband live in the UK before or have an existing visa for the UK? I think it may be because they automatically send it to London if they see that the applicant has an existing valid visa. It should be good for you both anyway though, right? If I'm not mistaken, doesn't the Islamabad office take longer?

 

[mahrukhshoaib]

I guess I can't help you there, as I don't know much about the Pakistan situation. I'm a Canadian by birth, and my husband has lived in the UK for more than 2 years (and has a visa to remain for late 2014), so we opted to apply through the London VO. Good luck though!

Did your husband live in the UK before or have an existing visa for the UK? I think it may be because they automatically send it to London if they see that the applicant has an existing valid visa. It should be good for you both anyway though, right? If I'm not mistaken, doesn't the Islamabad office take longer?

Yah Islamabad visa office is standing at a 32 months’ timeline, so I am hoping it’s a good thing even if doesn’t take 10 months for us. I will still be thankful to GOD. And no, neither me nor my husband has even been to UK. I think it’s just that they are trying to shed the load off Islamabad office becoz since oct 2013, I have heard a lot of files that are technically supposed to be processed at isb office and re-routed to London.

 

[B1007]

Yes I sent them an email on Jan 15th and I got DM on Jan 20th. I'm not sure if I just got lucky and they were already looking at my file, or if my email woke them up. Who knows!

Hi ya,
I'm thinking of sending them an email but was wondering what you asked them in the email
you sent, the last thing I want to do is send an email that might annoy the particular officer of our application and have it refused.
Any help would be great thanks.

 

[markstimson]

Hi ya,
I'm thinking of sending them an email but was wondering what you asked them in the email
you sent, the last thing I want to do is send an email that might annoy the particular officer of our application and have it refused.
Any help would be great thanks.

Come on buddy...don't tiptoe around them! Do you honestly think you're going to get refused for asking for an update?

Stop thinking about it and do it! I'm not trying to be rude, just supportive that sending an email is the correct thing to do. I remember during my process that I emailed asking for an update, and they replied to advise I needed an RCMP certificate. Who knows how long it would have taken to have received that request if I didn't badger. You've paid them over a grand in $ so you are entitled to customer service.

 

[ghunter]

Come on buddy...don't tiptoe around them! Do you honestly think you're going to get refused for asking for an update?

Stop thinking about it and do it! I'm not trying to be rude, just supportive that sending an email is the correct thing to do. I remember during my process that I emailed asking for an update, and they replied to advise I needed an RCMP certificate. Who knows how long it would have taken to have received that request if I didn't badger. You've paid them over a grand in $ so you are entitled to customer service.

I agree with Mark, it is a service that you are paying for, so asking to know how the processing is going isn't exactly outrageous. When I first emailed them I had some excuse about my medical not showing up on ECAS, even though from my GCMS notes we knew was there. Go ahead and email them - a reply will probably give you a bit of reassurance, I know it always did for me!

 

[MCARTER82]

Hi ya,
I'm thinking of sending them an email but was wondering what you asked them in the email
you sent, the last thing I want to do is send an email that might annoy the particular officer of our application and have it refused.
Any help would be great thanks.

Did you get my reply? Totally agree with Mark. I emailed them in November and January and never once thought if I email them it might piss them off or go against me. We have a right to know what is going on, and why it's taking so long. These are our lives they are playing with, at the end of the day.

Good luck buddy!

 

[jkgtr]

Hi guys, just looking a bit of feedback with this.

My wife ( my sponsor ) who is in the UK with me at the present and is a mature PhD student about to finish. She has recently been approved as my sponsor and my application is on its way to the London office.

She is currently on the job hunt in Canada as well as starting work over here, My query/ concern is will the London office see that she is not working in Canada ( at the moment ) as a reason not to grant the visa, even though there is no financial requirements?

anyone got any insight/experience?

thanks, John.

 

[zardoz]

Hi guys, just looking a bit of feedback with this.

My wife ( my sponsor ) who is in the UK with me at the present and is a mature PhD student about to finish. She has recently been approved as my sponsor and my application is on its way to the London office.

She is currently on the job hunt in Canada as well as starting work over here, My query/ concern is will the London office see that she is not working in Canada ( at the moment ) as a reason not to grant the visa, even though there is no financial requirements?

anyone got any insight/experience?

thanks, John.

No. We have successfully done this.

 

[jkgtr]

thanks!

looking for some reassurance more than anything else

 

[Sweden]

thanks!

looking for some reassurance more than anything else

you'll be fine my sponsor was a student living outside of Canada when he sponsored me, and it wasn't a problem, we got approved (and lots of other people in the same case). CIC wants to see that you have a plan (having a good education and looking for a job in Canada counts as one ) so you don't go on welfare, but being a student is not an issue.
Sweden

 

[herewecome]

Hi guys, just looking a bit of feedback with this.

My wife ( my sponsor ) who is in the UK with me at the present and is a mature PhD student about to finish. She has recently been approved as my sponsor and my application is on its way to the London office.

She is currently on the job hunt in Canada as well as starting work over here, My query/ concern is will the London office see that she is not working in Canada ( at the moment ) as a reason not to grant the visa, even though there is no financial requirements?

anyone got any insight/experience?

thanks, John.

No, we were both living in the UK when we applied. She must move to Canada either before or with you though.

 

[herewecome]

Has anyone had to wait more than 10 months for their visa being a UK citizen and born in the UK. My in-laws can't believe how ridiculous the wait for UK citizens is seeing that the UK is the mother land of Canada (and France)

Many have, yes. And not sure what France has got to do with it

 

[jkgtr]

No, we were both living in the UK when we applied. She must move to Canada either before or with you though.

definatly the plan is for her to go first into her profession which is in education so that will start with the new term in September and i will either go with depending on how far along the application is or after

 

[wowsers]

And not sure what France has got to do with it

Quebec and all the other francophone areas in eastern Canada?

 

[Shayreef]

Hello,

I just had a quick question regarding the Travel History of my Wife (who is applying for Permanent Residence) ... My wife is a British Citizen and has traveled extensively since she was 18 years old -- she has had the same passport since she turned 18 and it is covered in Entry Visas/Stamps from some, but not ALL, of her trips. Some of the stamps are faded and unfortunately not legible and because she is a European Citizen most countries she visited in the EU did not even stamp her passport at all when she entered.

I know that Canadians are able to request a Record of Travel History for up to 10 years (or so I read) and was wondering if anyone knew whether or not something similar was available for British Citizens through the UK Border Agency.

Otherwise I will just have her write down as many places as she remembers and explain in a letter that there are some places that she cannot remember exact dates because she has traveled so extensively.

Thank you