EmmaJ said:
Hmm, now when you put it like that! There sure are major discrepancies if all visa offices are operated by CIC.
Its the not knowing and guess work that makes it hard. I have worked out in my head that I should be in Canda by November, that makes it 1yr and if London are quoting 13 months for <J26..... Then again, they might have surpassed their allowance, argh!
Do you know if their year runs as calendar year Jan-Dec?
Thanks for all the input, nice to know that at times there are others being made to feel a little "crazy" by the process! Tongue
EmmaJ
Yes EmmaJ,
you aren't alone in this, nor are you the only one getting a little "crazy" sometimes..
it's very hard for all of us,
not knowing what is going to happen, & being such a major step in our lives, not being able to plan ahead for it..
Most of us are settled in the places we are in, change always hold many worries
but to put things more into perspective, what delays London VO is not the amount of applications "from other nationalities" they receive (The delay affects all applications in the office regardless of their nationality). It's rather some sort of incompetency from CIC's part. I am sure they are doing their best (which in my opinion isn't a bad job compared to what used to happen a couple of years ago, though frustrating for us), but if i were to highlight an improvement opportunity for them, that would be it.
It's their responsibility towards ALL applicants to distribute applications fairly where it would be best processed.
If London has a problem with the amount, then they should increase their employees number, better train them or transfer the papers to another office more capable of handling the task. Don't you think?
Hope our visa office gets on the move soon ..
good luck to you dear & try to keep your high spirits, we are almost there