Thread for Outland LONDON, UK Applications!

[MM345]

Whoopee,
message on GCKEY today -Finally been granted PR!!!! And I have till November to get there......can't quite think straight at the moment :/)!!
WONDERFUL!
Could one of you lovely administrators put this on spreadsheet please.?
What is the next phase -just waiting for paper copy of proof of PR?

Yaaaaay!!! So happy for you milesp!
Congratulations!

 

[Hurlabrick]

Whoopee,
message on GCKEY today -Finally been granted PR!!!! And I have till November to get there......can't quite think straight at the moment :/)!!
WONDERFUL!
Could one of you lovely administrators put this on spreadsheet please.?
What is the next phase -just waiting for paper copy of proof of PR?

Congratulations! Nearly nine months from start to this, quite a wait!

What happens next is that you get an original and a copy of the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (CoPR) form. It is an unimpressive foolscap laser printed sheet of paper with the photo attached. You need to 'land to declare PR' before the expiry date shown. You will of course also need a passport. I would guess as you are in the UK, you will receive the CoPR in a few days or a week at most.

Reading about it here if you have not already found this.

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Landing_as_PR-Canada

Spreadsheet updated.

 

[AmyR]

Whoopee,
message on GCKEY today -Finally been granted PR!!!! And I have till November to get there......can't quite think straight at the moment :/)!!
WONDERFUL!
Could one of you lovely administrators put this on spreadsheet please.?
What is the next phase -just waiting for paper copy of proof of PR?

So happy for u Miles!
Finally, the chapter closes

 

[kmg756]

Hi,

Our Background check changed form "not Applicable" to BGC Processing on Friday May 26th. can someone add this to the spreadsheet?

 

[Hurlabrick]

Hi,

Our Background check changed form "not Applicable" to BGC Processing on Friday May 26th. can someone add this to the spreadsheet?

Looking good!

Spreadsheet updated.

 

[Lebron-J]

Here you go then:

Mar 1: App received
Mar 13: SA in process
Mar 14: AOR
Mar 28: Request for medical, prints and RCMP check
Mar 29: SA Letter and Sched A Request
May 12: Transferred to VO
May 18: Application in progress

Why did you have to do a RCMP Check for outland did you live For more then 6 months in Canada?

 

[kcward7]

Why did you have to do a RCMP Check for outland did you live For more then 6 months in Canada?

Yes my husband has

 

[Afw]

Hi, we haven't received AOR yet but my husband was about to order UK Police Certificate online from ACRO to have it ready for when they request it. As he was about to order it mentioned that if you have a case reference number it will actually send the police certificate directly to the CIC and it could speed up processing times rather than waiting for it in the mail and then uploading online when they request. Should we wait until we receive request from CIC or should we go ahead and order it?

 

[Hurlabrick]

Hi, we haven't received AOR yet but my husband was about to order UK Police Certificate online from ACRO to have it ready for when they request it. As he was about to order it mentioned that if you have a case reference number it will actually send the police certificate directly to the CIC and it could speed up processing times rather than waiting for it in the mail and then uploading online when they request. Should we wait until we receive request from CIC or should we go ahead and order it?

Of course there isn't a 'right or wrong' answer here. Personally, I would order it now, get it mailed to you so it is ready to send on immediately it is requested. Will take about 2 / 3 weeks from ordering to arrive in the post (mine did). Personally, the only people I would trust to forward it on correctly is myself (but that's me!).

 

[caromaline]

Hello - I'm a newbie! Applying for PR from Northern Ireland (husband is Canadian citizen but he's in NI too).

Posted app on 29 April, it was received in Mississauga on 9 May. Would you mind adding me to the spreadsheet? Hoping for AOR any day now...

 

[SchnookoLoly]

Hello - I'm a newbie! Applying for PR from Northern Ireland (husband is Canadian citizen but he's in NI too).

Posted app on 29 April, it was received in Mississauga on 9 May. Would you mind adding me to the spreadsheet? Hoping for AOR any day now...

Added! Hopefully AOR comes soon, keep us updated!

 

[kmg756]

Hi All

My husbands application changed from In process to Decision made! Hope this is a good sign!

 

[SchnookoLoly]

Hi All

My husbands application changed from In process to Decision made! Hope this is a good sign!

No one can say 100% until you actually receive your COPR in the post... but chances are about 99% that you would have been approved! (If they were thinking about rejecting you, you'd have way more evidence of it, like asking for more proof, more forms, more paperwork, an interview, etc.)

Congrats! Let us know when COPR arrives in the post! It'll be a signed-for document, so watch for a delivery attempt receipt.

Spreadsheet updated!

 

[teasey_]

Hi there,

May I please be added to the spreadsheet. This is mine and my spouses info.

Relationship Status: Common Law
Sponsor: Canadian citizen living in Toronto
PA: Irish Citizen living in Toronto
Application sent: January 4th 2017
Application received in Mississauga: January 4th 2017
Sponsorship Approval: January 26th 2017 - They stated in the email confirming Sponsorship Approval that the application has been forwarded on to London Visa Office. We kind of took that as our AOR2?
Medical Passed: Yes (unsure of the date but was sent upfront)
Police Cert: Sent upfront

It says under Permanent Residence status on my partner's acc that "we started processing PA's application on Feb 3rd 2017".However, I've not received anything since the sponsorship approval email and confirmation of subsequent linking of account to my email.
I have to apply for another visitor visa as my current one runs out at the end of this month. More red tape to worry about. From what I can see on here, it doesn't look like I can expect to hear anything until August/September?
Can't wait to wake up in the morning and not have it on my mind.

 

[SchnookoLoly]

Added in!

Yeah, September-ish is probably a realistic expectation, but generally just watch the timelines of applicants around you. The average in London right now is about 8 months, but that's just an average... some will be faster, some will be slower.

Best of luck and do keep us updated!