Visitor visa processing time (Online) - London

[Sleepywolf]

Timeline as below:
Application submitted: 27 March 2019
Biometrics taken: 1 April 2019 (VFS london)
No update after that and no replies from web form or email.

My planned trip is on 21 June.

Is anyone in similar position? Any advice on what I should do?

Thanks

 

[ajbear]

Same here buddy I wish I knew the answer... My aunt's trip is scheduled for July 27th so we have some more time...

Confirmation of Online Application Transmission: April 2, 2019
Submission Confirmation: April 2, 2019
Biometrics Collection Letter: April 3, 2019
Date of Biometrics Enrolment: April 3, 2019
Correspondence Letter: April 4, 2019

 

[myra20sharma]

Timeline as below:
Application submitted: 27 March 2019
Biometrics taken: 1 April 2019 (VFS london)
No update after that and no replies from web form or email.

My planned trip is on 21 June.

Is anyone in similar position? Any advice on what I should do?

Thanks

Was this application online? If not, link it online to see updates that VFS emails do not include.

Create a new GC Key account. On the link https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html, click "Sign in or create an account to apply online" on right and go down a little to "continue to GC Key" and click it. Now click "Sign Up" on the right and create a new profile. Remember the answers to the security questions that you'd be setting at this time.
Once that's done, login again and click "Add (link) your application to your account " on the User's account page.
Select category as "temporary residence" and sub-category as TRV. Under "Application details" select last option. Enter UCI, no hyphens and no space. Enter Family Name as last name on passport (upper/lower case matters). Next, select passport from drop down.
Enter all other fields as filled in application form. And click "search my application". If all fields are correct it will give you the application and you can proceed with linking it. If not, it give you 4 more attempts in 24 hours and then it would ask you to try again after 24 hours.

 

[qsaqlain]

Applied in London (Online) on 18th of May - biometrics not required as visited a couple of years ago (Got visa in 2017 in roughly 3 weeks including biometrics).
However, this time still waiting for any movement and by the looks of things I am not very optimistic.
Have to say this is the most frustrating visitor visa application I have ever encountered, having done plenty (15) visa applications before for other countries.
Having no time limit is just simply stupid for a visitor visa.

 

[Sleepywolf]

Was this application online? If not, link it online to see updates that VFS emails do not include.

Create a new GC Key account. On the link https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html, click "Sign in or create an account to apply online" on right and go down a little to "continue to GC Key" and click it. Now click "Sign Up" on the right and create a new profile. Remember the answers to the security questions that you'd be setting at this time.
Once that's done, login again and click "Add (link) your application to your account " on the User's account page.
Select category as "temporary residence" and sub-category as TRV. Under "Application details" select last option. Enter UCI, no hyphens and no space. Enter Family Name as last name on passport (upper/lower case matters). Next, select passport from drop down.
Enter all other fields as filled in application form. And click "search my application". If all fields are correct it will give you the application and you can proceed with linking it. If not, it give you 4 more attempts in 24 hours and then it would ask you to try again after 24 hours.

Yes, I’ve applied online. Thanks for this anyway.

 

[Sleepywolf]

Does anyone know whether they will reject the application on the ground that the proposed date of travel has past?

 

[Sleepywolf]

Same here buddy I wish I knew the answer... My aunt's trip is scheduled for July 27th so we have some more time...

Confirmation of Online Application Transmission: April 2, 2019
Submission Confirmation: April 2, 2019
Biometrics Collection Letter: April 3, 2019
Date of Biometrics Enrolment: April 3, 2019
Correspondence Letter: April 4, 2019

Do you have any updates on your application?

 

[dhillon]

Does anyone know whether they will reject the application on the ground that the proposed date of travel has past?

No, they won't. Even if they get to your file after the proposed reason and date of travel has passed - your application will NOT be rejected solely because of that.

 

[sallyiu]

I appllied via VFS in London, since 2rd of April as well, still no respond.......

 

[Sleepywolf]

I appllied via VFS in London, since 2rd of April as well, still no respond.......

I’ve just got the approval yesterday, after waiting for 57 working days..... you should be getting yours pretty soon I guess.

 

[sallyiu]

I’ve just got the approval yesterday, after waiting for 57 working days..... you should be getting yours pretty soon I guess.

Glad to hear that... I m still waiting for mine... still got no any response from them yet. N my process status is still on processing .... can u please share ur status online? I mean is since they actually started ur application, how the status change in ur online account? And how long afterward u would have ur result. Tks u very much...

 

[chocobina]

Glad to hear that... I m still waiting for mine... still got no any response from them yet. N my process status is still on processing .... can u please share ur status online? I mean is since they actually started ur application, how the status change in ur online account? And how long afterward u would have ur result. Tks u very much...

Hi, did you have more news on your visa application?
I applied on the 8th august and still waiting... no news so far.
thanks for your time.