Application delays - strike

[tashford]

http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/diplomats-work-stoppages-slow-down-visa-applications/article12478610/?service=mobile

 

[rock_khan]

Its been more than 3 weeks now ............ Just pray the strike end A.S.A.P

 

[Anikazz]

the strike has been on for more than a month now...the worse thing now is..they are barely working now...we are screwed....sometimes...i regret coming to canada...

 

[MrKhan80]

Dear Friends ,

I submit study permit application online on 10th May its now 22 june its over 40 days now when i will receive response .can any one suggest .

can any one tell me online application standard processing time as website show

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/temp.asp

application processing time for inside canada i applied from UK .can anyone tell me online application processing times for London Embassy .

your Suggestion could be relaxing for me .

Regrds

 

[Sniprat]

There is some work going on in London. We have applied via family sponsorship and just gone into process. I realise nothing may now change for months but this is a change in something. The flow of info on what is happening is abysmal so I hope this offers a little encouragement.

 

[rock_khan]

@sniprat : Well if its true then it really is a good news .........

 

[tashford]

The London office resumed withdrawal of service today. They have not been on continual withdrawal and were working at full strength as of last week.

 

[itstime]

The London office resumed withdrawal of service today. They have not been on continual withdrawal and were working at full strength as of last week.

What do you mean? Are they up and running at full speed?

 

[tashford]

i think so

 

[zardoz]

The London office resumed withdrawal of service today.

Strange, I read that statement as "not working at all".

Isn't English a wonderful language.

 

[itstime]

Strange, I read that statement as "not working at all".

Isn't English a wonderful language.

That's how I read it too.

 

[Doda]

The London office resumed withdrawal of service today. They have not been on continual withdrawal and were working at full strength as of last week.

Is there any source for this news??

 

[rock_khan]

There is a ray of hope in the strike by Canadian foreign service officers after Ottawa agreed to the union’s offer of binding arbitration.Just minutes before the union’s noon deadline Tuesday, Treasury Board President Tony Clement took up the offer with undisclosed conditions attached.

The ball is now on the court of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) whether it will agree to those conditions.

 

[rock_khan]

Just to share with you all that i have received passport request today from London visa office so within next week will send my passport via courier service to get visa stamped on it !

All thanks to GOD without whose help or blessing it would not have been possible !
It means that the LONDON VISA OFFICE is working regularly and is active .

 

[zardoz]

It's just been announced today that the London office and 14 others round the world are back on full strike until further notice. http://www.pafso.com/news_releases.php?newsID=159

Effective Monday, in order to persuade the Government that binding arbitration remains the responsible way forward to resolve our dispute, PAFSO members will withdraw all services until further notice at Canada’s fifteen largest visa processing centres abroad: Abu Dhabi, Ankara, Beijing, Cairo, Delhi/Chandigarh, Hong Kong, London, Manila, Mexico City, Moscow, Paris, Riyadh, Sao Paulo, and Shanghai.