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Thread for Outland LONDON, UK Applications!

WeegieInOttawa

Champion Member
Jun 11, 2017
1,126
372
Ottawa
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London (UK)
App. Filed.......
24-10-2017
AOR Received.
08-12-2017
File Transfer...
24-01-2018
Med's Request
11-12-2017
Med's Done....
02-01-2018
Hey everyone!
Nov 2017 applicant here - LVO.

My background check was started (according to GCKey) in late April, no updates in ECAS or MyCIC since then.

Did ECAS change for anyone when BGC started? ECAS still shows "Application Received". I also haven't received anything about transferring my app to the LVO yet.

Timeline:
AOR Nov 24th 2017
SA, Sch A, Med Request Jan 2018
Med Passed March 2018

Thanks!
How do you know you're at LVO if you haven't had a file transfer email?
 

truocloh

Full Member
Apr 24, 2018
34
10
How do you know you're at LVO if you haven't had a file transfer email?
I'm actually a dependent child! They can only be processed outland and I'm a British Citizen, so it will be LVO. The timeline and process is virtually the same but there aren't any threads for dependent children so I'm doing my best to gauge some (even little) information!
 

WeegieInOttawa

Champion Member
Jun 11, 2017
1,126
372
Ottawa
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London (UK)
App. Filed.......
24-10-2017
AOR Received.
08-12-2017
File Transfer...
24-01-2018
Med's Request
11-12-2017
Med's Done....
02-01-2018
I'm actually a dependent child! They can only be processed outland and I'm a British Citizen, so it will be LVO. The timeline and process is virtually the same but there aren't any threads for dependent children so I'm doing my best to gauge some (even little) information!
Ah gotcha.

From what I've seen ecas doesn't change to reflect a BGC.
 

truocloh

Full Member
Apr 24, 2018
34
10
Ah gotcha.

From what I've seen ecas doesn't change to reflect a BGC.
Thanks! In your timeline, was it just the Sponsor side that showed "we started processing your application on xx/xx/xxxx...." or did both sides show this message? We have DM on my mum's (sponsor) ECAS but nothing on the PA side after medical results.
 

WeegieInOttawa

Champion Member
Jun 11, 2017
1,126
372
Ottawa
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London (UK)
App. Filed.......
24-10-2017
AOR Received.
08-12-2017
File Transfer...
24-01-2018
Med's Request
11-12-2017
Med's Done....
02-01-2018
Thanks! In your timeline, was it just the Sponsor side that showed "we started processing your application on xx/xx/xxxx...." or did both sides show this message? We have DM on my mum's (sponsor) ECAS but nothing on the PA side after medical results.
We've never logged into anything as the sponsor. Always under me (the PA).
 

drewssp

Full Member
Dec 3, 2017
39
28
I just noticed that I myself am not on the London spreadsheet. Let's change that. Please add me!

Visa Office: London
Visa exempt: No
Married: Yes
Application received: October 26, 2017
AOR 1: December 12, 2017
Linked MyCIC: December 17, 2017
Medical request: December 15, 2017
Sponsor approval: December 18, 2017
Schedule A: Submitted with application
PCC Request: December 20, 2017
Medical completed: December 21, 2017
Medical passed: I forgot
ECAS in process: January 16, 2018
File transfer email: January 17, 2018
ECAS “We started processing”: January 24th, 2018
 

Hurlabrick

Champion Member
Sep 4, 2016
2,358
575
Ottawa, ON
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
23-06-2016
AOR Received.
12-07-2016
File Transfer...
23-08-2016
Med's Done....
08-06-2016
Passport Req..
21-12-2016
VISA ISSUED...
24-12-2016
LANDED..........
11-04-2017
I just noticed that I myself am not on the London spreadsheet. Let's change that. Please add me!

Visa Office: London
Visa exempt: No
Married: Yes
Application received: October 26, 2017
AOR 1: December 12, 2017
Linked MyCIC: December 17, 2017
Medical request: December 15, 2017
Sponsor approval: December 18, 2017
Schedule A: Submitted with application
PCC Request: December 20, 2017
Medical completed: December 21, 2017
Medical passed: I forgot
ECAS in process: January 16, 2018
File transfer email: January 17, 2018
ECAS “We started processing”: January 24th, 2018
Thank you. Delighted to add you and I have done so. Please confirm the nationality of the PA and roughly where you are living at the moment??
 

drewssp

Full Member
Dec 3, 2017
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Thank you. Delighted to add you and I have done so. Please confirm the nationality of the PA and roughly where you are living at the moment??
Thank you. The sponsor is Canadian and living in China. The PA is Chinese and living in Dubai, UAE.

We have a strange setup, I'm aware. The sooner this application goes through, the sooner we can be together again.
 

WeegieInOttawa

Champion Member
Jun 11, 2017
1,126
372
Ottawa
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London (UK)
App. Filed.......
24-10-2017
AOR Received.
08-12-2017
File Transfer...
24-01-2018
Med's Request
11-12-2017
Med's Done....
02-01-2018
Thank you. The sponsor is Canadian and living in China. The PA is Chinese and living in Dubai, UAE.

We have a strange setup, I'm aware. The sooner this application goes through, the sooner we can be together again.
Similar timeline to you but I'm British living in Canada. But who in the heck knows how they do things over at LVO.

Hoping we will be congratulating each other very very soon!
 
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Hurlabrick

Champion Member
Sep 4, 2016
2,358
575
Ottawa, ON
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
23-06-2016
AOR Received.
12-07-2016
File Transfer...
23-08-2016
Med's Done....
08-06-2016
Passport Req..
21-12-2016
VISA ISSUED...
24-12-2016
LANDED..........
11-04-2017
Thank you. The sponsor is Canadian and living in China. The PA is Chinese and living in Dubai, UAE.

We have a strange setup, I'm aware. The sooner this application goes through, the sooner we can be together again.
Cheers - spreadsheet updated. Good luck!
 

AHC

Champion Member
Apr 16, 2017
1,432
572
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London, UK
App. Filed.......
29-05-2017
Nomination.....
07-07-2017
AOR Received.
28-06-2017
Med's Request
10-07-2017
Med's Done....
17-07-2017
Question .. on the most recent notes, i notice that the due date for medical says June 28 2018, while the medical is valid till July 19 2018. What does this mean? My hubby is currently in queue for an interview .. may 30th applicant .. thank you ..
 

C.R.M.

Full Member
Apr 26, 2018
46
13
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
LOV
App. Filed.......
25-01-2018
Doc's Request.
22-03-2018
AOR Received.
15-03-2018
File Transfer...
29-05-2018
Med's Request
22-03-2018
Med's Done....
27-03-2018
My details are in my signature if you would like to add them @Hurlabrick
 
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Hurlabrick

Champion Member
Sep 4, 2016
2,358
575
Ottawa, ON
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
23-06-2016
AOR Received.
12-07-2016
File Transfer...
23-08-2016
Med's Done....
08-06-2016
Passport Req..
21-12-2016
VISA ISSUED...
24-12-2016
LANDED..........
11-04-2017

SRafiq

Star Member
Dec 4, 2016
118
13
Manchester
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mississauga
Job Offer........
Yes
App. Filed.......
12-02-2017
Doc's Request.
23-06-2017
Nomination.....
29-06-2017
AOR Received.
23-06-2017
File Transfer...
29-08-2017
Med's Request
27-06-2017
Med's Done....
11-07-2017
Passport Req..
24-11-2017
VISA ISSUED...
08-01-2018
LANDED..........
17-04-2018
Hey landed! April 17th

And getting used to the area. Parents are giving "advice" quite funny.
Now the next hurdle. Had to return to the UK and while here the PR card photos got rejected!

I hear this happens a lot. I don't know if it was the photo taken here - the one stuck on the CoPR - or the one taken at the airport when landed.

Anyway, another set of photos to be taken and couriered to Canada. Delaying the card even more.
 

drewssp

Full Member
Dec 3, 2017
39
28
Now the next hurdle. Had to return to the UK and while here the PR card photos got rejected!

I hear this happens a lot. I don't know if it was the photo taken here - the one stuck on the CoPR - or the one taken at the airport when landed.

Anyway, another set of photos to be taken and couriered to Canada. Delaying the card even more.
This is the second time I hear about photos being required later in the process but I have never seen any official documentation about this. What are these photos? I submitted some photos with the application as outlined in the checklist. Does it have something to do with those?