Is anyone still here waiting for the London Visa office? We made the bold move to Canada to wait for our DM, as I'm Canadian so can work while we wait for my husband's PR. But just waiting around to move on with our lives is really getting us down!
My wife’s file is with the London Visa Office also. We applied in June 2020. It really feels depressing sometimes especially since we decided that she should stay abroad (I am a Canadian citizen who moved back to Canada in September 2020 after 17 years overseas) where she is able to practice her profession while we wait. We have been married 15 years. At the time, we thought it might take 6-8 months.
Throughout this period we have been living with the uncertainty of “any moment now” and “it could still take a long time.” With all that is happening in the world, it has taken a mental toll on us- fortunately I moved back to Canada in my late 40’s- I shudder to think what it might have been like being separated from my wife in my 60’s.
The only encouraging news I can offer is that London does respond within a few days if you have an active file with them. Try emailing them at
LDNIMMIGRATION@international.gc.ca. At the very least someone will know you a still out there.
I got to sympathize too with the officers. It appears that the government expects them to perform magic by setting lofty immigration goals without providing them the necessary resources. To paraphrase Joseph Stalin- a single backlogged immigration file is a tragedy. 1.8 million backlogged immigration files is a statistic.