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Thread for Outland LONDON, UK Applications!

andrew-brit

Champion Member
Jan 16, 2014
1,651
149
Calgary, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-09-2014
Doc's Request.
15-10-2015
AOR Received.
SA: 31-10-2014 In Process: 07-09-2015
File Transfer...
31-10-2014
Med's Done....
26-08-2014 extended until 19-10-2016
Passport Req..
DM 05-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
17-12-2015
LANDED..........
30-12-2015
WidnesPR said:
Can you believe this !!! I literally sent this message ... started to work again and the lawyer called... our COPR is in her hands approved! He will be picking it up tomorrow, I am across the country so we wont be able to celebrate together but jeepers it feels good. Now to plan our landing at Coutts in the next few days !

thank you to everyone for the ongoing support, online reading and direction... just when you think something is impossible to go through, virtual strangers are there to support and guide us.

Merry Christmas !
Spreadsheet updated! Congratulations! Good luck with your landing! It took 19 days from your DM to COPR. 19 days for me is Christmas Eve...
 

Sarim

Hero Member
Aug 13, 2014
918
22
Canada
Visa Office......
London... Resident United Arab Emirates... National Pakistan...
App. Filed.......
02, June 2015
AOR Received.
09, July 2015... AOR2 10, Aug 2015
File Transfer...
29, July 2015... In Process 6, Aug 2015
Med's Request
Upfront 23, May 2015
Interview........
Waived... Decision Made 12, Nov 2015
Passport Req..
24, Nov 2015... Passport Sent 1, Dec 2015
VISA ISSUED...
09, Dec 2015... PP & COPR rcvd 16, Dec 2015
LANDED..........
19, May 2016
Hi Every one.

Passport and COPR received today :)
 

andrew-brit

Champion Member
Jan 16, 2014
1,651
149
Calgary, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-09-2014
Doc's Request.
15-10-2015
AOR Received.
SA: 31-10-2014 In Process: 07-09-2015
File Transfer...
31-10-2014
Med's Done....
26-08-2014 extended until 19-10-2016
Passport Req..
DM 05-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
17-12-2015
LANDED..........
30-12-2015
Congratulations Peter, spreadsheet updated.

Yet more proof that the advertised processing time for sponsor approval (currently 64 days and working on October 5th applications) is historical.
 

kettle

Hero Member
Mar 19, 2015
204
8
Edmonton
Category........
Visa Office......
Mississauga (London)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15.12.2014
Doc's Request.
17.03.2015
AOR Received.
27.02.2015
Med's Request
17.03.215
Med's Done....
18.03.2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
04.05.2015
VISA ISSUED...
15.05.2015 in hand 29.05.2015
LANDED..........
01.06.2015
I have been awol since October (lay offs at work) but wanted to check in on Taffy & Andrew Britt,

Congrats you two!

Brilliant news.
 

taffy7

Champion Member
May 23, 2013
2,482
69
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10th April 2014/June 10th 2014 application complete
Doc's Request.
09 June 2014 same doc's requested again 6th Oct 2014. docs not needed again mistake by cic
AOR Received.
sponsorship approval 05 Aug 2014
File Transfer...
05 Aug 2014
Med's Request
28 July 2015
Med's Done....
30th Dec 2013
Passport Req..
in process 18th July 2015/ DM 5/12/2015
LANDED..........
28/12/2015
kettle said:
I have been awol since October (lay offs at work) but wanted to check in on Taffy & Andrew Britt,

Congrats you two!

Brilliant news.

Thank you . Now we are waiting for Corp .. I'm hoping Friday as its our Anniversary on the weekend plus my birthday ..
 

andrew-brit

Champion Member
Jan 16, 2014
1,651
149
Calgary, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-09-2014
Doc's Request.
15-10-2015
AOR Received.
SA: 31-10-2014 In Process: 07-09-2015
File Transfer...
31-10-2014
Med's Done....
26-08-2014 extended until 19-10-2016
Passport Req..
DM 05-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
17-12-2015
LANDED..........
30-12-2015
We are in a race taffy, I feel like you have a head start being east of me, but my father-in-law works for Canada Post so maybe he can pull some favours? Haha
 

taffy7

Champion Member
May 23, 2013
2,482
69
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10th April 2014/June 10th 2014 application complete
Doc's Request.
09 June 2014 same doc's requested again 6th Oct 2014. docs not needed again mistake by cic
AOR Received.
sponsorship approval 05 Aug 2014
File Transfer...
05 Aug 2014
Med's Request
28 July 2015
Med's Done....
30th Dec 2013
Passport Req..
in process 18th July 2015/ DM 5/12/2015
LANDED..........
28/12/2015
andrew-brit said:
We are in a race taffy, I feel like you have a head start being east of me, but my father-in-law works for Canada Post so maybe he can pull some favours? Haha

I had a parcel from the U.K. and it took less than 4 days to get here ,so i have no idea when we are going to get this .
 

Sibby

Star Member
Oct 14, 2014
86
1
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12 Nov 2014
Doc's Request.
IMM 5406 27 Jan 2015
AOR Received.
11-02-2015
File Transfer...
12-02-2015
Med's Done....
25 Sept 2014
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
N/A
VISA ISSUED...
DM - 31 October 2015 - COPR arrived 16 December 2015
LANDED..........
18 December 2015!!!
Finally, I have my COPR in hand!!! So so happy. It has Royal Mail post date of 1st December so took roughly 2 weeks to get here. This process tests one's patience. So glad its finally over!!

Thanks to Andrew and Shnooks for the spreadsheet and to all for the encouragement and support.

Just to point out that the mail was put in our mailbox instead of being delivered to the door.... despite it having an International Tracked and Signed for sticker.

Cant wait to see 2014 greened out. :)
 

andrew-brit

Champion Member
Jan 16, 2014
1,651
149
Calgary, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-09-2014
Doc's Request.
15-10-2015
AOR Received.
SA: 31-10-2014 In Process: 07-09-2015
File Transfer...
31-10-2014
Med's Done....
26-08-2014 extended until 19-10-2016
Passport Req..
DM 05-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
17-12-2015
LANDED..........
30-12-2015
Spreadsheet updated Sibby, congratulations!

Do you have any reason or idea why you got DM on the 31st of October, but then got the request for passport scan, photos, updated info chart 10 days later?

Also when did you send the passport scan, etc in? Was it by email?

Also do you have any idea when they sent it to you? I guess it would only take a day as it is coming from and going to London.

Just trying to make sense of the final steps, as I got DM 11 days ago and I would hate to now get a further request!
 

taffy7

Champion Member
May 23, 2013
2,482
69
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10th April 2014/June 10th 2014 application complete
Doc's Request.
09 June 2014 same doc's requested again 6th Oct 2014. docs not needed again mistake by cic
AOR Received.
sponsorship approval 05 Aug 2014
File Transfer...
05 Aug 2014
Med's Request
28 July 2015
Med's Done....
30th Dec 2013
Passport Req..
in process 18th July 2015/ DM 5/12/2015
LANDED..........
28/12/2015
photos sizes has changed since we sent our application in 35mm/45mm when we sent them in now they want 50mm/70mm .. Oh please London don't ask me to send new photos now .
 

Sibby

Star Member
Oct 14, 2014
86
1
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12 Nov 2014
Doc's Request.
IMM 5406 27 Jan 2015
AOR Received.
11-02-2015
File Transfer...
12-02-2015
Med's Done....
25 Sept 2014
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
N/A
VISA ISSUED...
DM - 31 October 2015 - COPR arrived 16 December 2015
LANDED..........
18 December 2015!!!
andrew-brit said:
Spreadsheet updated Sibby, congratulations!

Do you have any reason or idea why you got DM on the 31st of October, but then got the request for passport scan, photos, updated info chart 10 days later?

Also when did you send the passport scan, etc in? Was it by email?

Also do you have any idea when they sent it to you? I guess it would only take a day as it is coming from and going to London.

Just trying to make sense of the final steps, as I got DM 11 days ago and I would hate to now get a further request!
Hi Andrew, from my recently received GCSM notes, the person working on my application approved my file on 30 October 2015 and sent message to JS on same day to ask for passport photos. JS only asked for passport scan and photos on 10 November. Who knows why he/she took that long to send an email. LVO being LVO. I forwarded the photos and docs via Fedex from Calgary and they arrived 16 November.

The letter accompanying the COPR is dated 30 November and was posted 1st December. Am really hoping you dont get any further requests after DM as that just prolongs the process.

Just noticed that my location still reads London, came to Calgary in July to wait it out.

Planning to flagpole at Coutts.
 

andrew-brit

Champion Member
Jan 16, 2014
1,651
149
Calgary, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-09-2014
Doc's Request.
15-10-2015
AOR Received.
SA: 31-10-2014 In Process: 07-09-2015
File Transfer...
31-10-2014
Med's Done....
26-08-2014 extended until 19-10-2016
Passport Req..
DM 05-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
17-12-2015
LANDED..........
30-12-2015
Thanks for the info Sibby.

I am touching wood but I really hope this is it - no more requests.

The company waiting to hire me have proposed a start date of Jan 6th, with a condition that I have PR by then. Tick tock.

FYI for those on the spreadsheet please let me know when your location changes!
 

Snowglobe

Member
Jul 29, 2015
12
0
Snowglobe said:
andrew-brit said:
Spreadsheet updated snowglobe.

As a reminder if the principal applicant's location change, or indeed if we are missing any information such as when your application went in process, please post here so we can update your row.


Thanks,


Andrew,

My row is correct.

The only update is I (the principal applicant) have been in Toronto though out the process. I have just gone back and forth to the UK at the 6 month point.

GOOD LUCK to everyone waiting!

Will update when I receive COPR. Fingers crossed it's a positive decision.
Just to update you I received my COPR on 16 December. I am so relieved

This was posted on 30 November. The letter was just left in my mailbox despite having an international tracked and signed sticker!?!

Will be going over to the States this weekend.

Fingers crossed for those waiting. LVO seems to have sped up.