****August 2018***** OUTLAND SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP OUTSIDE OF CANADA

[arbab.amjad85]

No change from my last post on here. I ordered GCMS ATIP notes (via my wife, the Canadian) last week. Hope to see something useful, insightful or just encouraging soon. Our notes are with the London UK office. It says 'background checks' and 'checking eligibility' so hopefully that is what's happening. But WHY so long?! Ok, we are not at the end of the 12 months promise (13 weeks to go) but I see in India, people who applied the same time as me got theirs all finished up and relocating back in March! How is that fair and transparent? </whinge>

Anyone else being processed in London UK? I'd really like to share some tears with them!

(my current stats are

Spouse Sponsor - I'm British with Canadian wife - both in UK
Application received - 13 August 2018
AOR1- 3 Dec 2018
Med request - 10 Dec 2018
Med appointment - 2 Jan 2019
Med done/submitted - 21 Jan 2019 (delay with local doctors office due to Christmas period!)
Med passed - 27 Jan 2019
Biometrics request - 7 Dec 2018
Biometrics done - 11 Dec 2018
AOR2 Transferred to VO - London 24 Dec 2018

Eligibility - reviewing
Additional docs - not needed
Interview - not needed
Background - processing
Final decision - in progress

I don't have the dates for when background etc. started - but hope the GCMS ATIP will fill that missing information in, as I didn't notice when it changed. I think it was fairly quickly after the transfer to London earlier in the year...

Hey. Be patient and take solace in the fact that my wife is May 3rd applicant and the file has just gone through an initial review. No BGC, No security and no eligibility started even at this moment. You are much further ahead

 

[Gagansunny arora]

Please tell me whats my application status. M totally confused whether my file is in final step or what Application step Review of eligibility
Review of medical results
Review of additional documents
Interview Biometrics Background check
Current status
We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements. You passed the medical exam.
We are reviewing the additional documents you provided.
You do not need an interview. We will send you a message if this changes.
We do not need your fingerprints. We will send you a message if this changes.
Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start your background

Application step Current status
?

Final decision Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.
Messages about your application

 

[luckyrabbit13]

It appears as though you’re still waiting for your background check to start. That’s the next step.

Please tell me whats my application status. M totally confused whether my file is in final step or what Application step Review of eligibility
Review of medical results
Review of additional documents
Interview Biometrics Background check
Current status
We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements. You passed the medical exam.
We are reviewing the additional documents you provided.
You do not need an interview. We will send you a message if this changes.
We do not need your fingerprints. We will send you a message if this changes.
Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start your background

Application step Current status
?

Final decision Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.
Messages about your application

 

[mughira]

Hey. Be patient and take solace in the fact that my wife is May 3rd applicant and the file has just gone through an initial review. No BGC, No security and no eligibility started even at this moment. You are much further ahead

May your application be processed really fast from now. I admire your patience .

Have you ever called them and checked up on your app? I think London Visa office is really really slow and crowded.

 

[kevinthegerbil]

Hey. Be patient and take solace in the fact that my wife is May 3rd applicant and the file has just gone through an initial review. No BGC, No security and no eligibility started even at this moment. You are much further ahead

Certainly fair enough! :O

Good luck with the interview.

 

[kevinthegerbil]

Got pre arrival services letter today

CONGRATULATIONS! That must be a relief!

 

[kevinthegerbil]

Accra visa office.
Application received August 2.
Medical request January 22.
Medical passed February 7
Pre arrival letter May 21

Wow.

Puts the ultra-efficient kings of bureaucracy in London to shame!

 

[tinyspoon]

Wow.

Puts the ultra-efficient kings of bureaucracy in London to shame!

I really hope they got it wrong and mine was transferred to lvo in December aswell :/

 

[jaz13]

We got our ore arrival services!!!
Applied on August 16
File transfer to NDVO feb 14
Interview was May 23
Pre arrival May 24
Decision made on ecas May 24

 

[michyme]

We got our ore arrival services!!!
Applied on August 16
File transfer to NDVO feb 14
Interview was May 23
Pre arrival May 24
Decision made on ecas May 24

congratulations!

 

[Dhruv2112]

Can you please add me on the WhatsApp group ?

 

[arjunlittle]

We got our ore arrival services!!!

Applied on August 16
File transfer to NDVO feb 14
Interview was May 23
Pre arrival May 24
Decision made on ecas May 24

How much time do u have interview
Did u submitted any documents

 

[jaz13]

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How much time do u have interview
Did u submitted any documents

Yes our interview was pretty long about 1.5hrs to almost 2 hrs. Yes we had all our docs such as our chat history, phone records, reference letters, from my work, friends and family, receipts, pictures, joint bank accounts and so on

 

[tango47]

I'm sponsoring my Brazilian wife. This should be straightforward as there are no children involved and plenty of proof of a long term relationship was provided. (16 years) Here is the timeline:

Aug. 2 2018- Application received
Dec.19 2018-AOR (Ridiculous. This was 20 weeks)
Dec.21 2018- SA
Jan.4 2019- Medical request
Jan.15 2019- Passed medical
Jan.28 2019- Application forwarded to Mexico City VO
Feb. 28 2019- AOR in Mexico City VO

Review of eligibility- We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements.
Review of medical results- You passed the medical exam.
Review of additional documents -We do not need additional documents.
Interview -You do not need an interview. We will send you a message if this changes
Biometrics- We do not need your fingerprints. We will send you a message if this changes.
Background check -Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start your background check.
Final decision -Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.

It seems as if many are stuck in this same stage. Does anyone know why this is being processed in Mexico City and not in Sao Paulo.

 

[jaz13]

How long after pre arrival and DM does it take for them to send the PPR request ?