farhaniqbal said:
I hope this Tuesday will bring some good news for Pakistani's too. Hopefully many will turn into "In Process" today
I think all of us hear some good news in jan and feb 2011 not before.(Status changed in to IN Process INSHALLAH)
AFS is the march 2010 applicant got reply from chc london in the last week of nov 2010.
Hello forum members,
I sent my full application to CHC islamabad on 29 march 2010, i.e 2 days short of new policy implication of sending full applications to CHC london. My e case staus shows RECEIVED BY islamabad office since april 2010, n doent show that my case has been transferred to london. Upon the guidance of few senior forum members, i sent my case specific enquiries to both isd n london CHCs. after both the answers, i came to know that my case hasnt yet reached london, n may be dealt by isd visa offic. now please guide me what do they actually mean? am i only such case or there r more like me? what should be my modus operendi, now?
Reply by CHC london:
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your enquiry.
As of April 1, 2010, applications for permanent residence under the Economic categories for citizens or residents of Pakistan will be processed by our office in London, UK. The economic categories are comprised of Federal skilled Workers, Federal Investors, Self-Employed, Entrepreneurs, Provincial Nominees and Quebec-selected Permanent Workers and Business People. Although Islamabad will continue processing a few applications that are close to completion, the majority are being transferred to London.
The file transfer of existing permanent residence applications under the Economic categories is currently underway. Our office hopes to complete the transfer by December 2010.
Our office has not yet received your application. However, the transfer of files from Islamabad is still ongoing. We cannot confirm or deny at this time if your application will be processed in London. Please be advised, if your application is transferred to our office, our office will contact you when we are in a position to begin processing your application. Please wait until this letter has been received before providing any new information relating to changes in your personal circumstances, additional dependents, new employment, education or new identity documents.
You may resend your enquiry after January 2011, if you have not received any correspondence from our office.
We regret that our office cannot provide status updates at this time.
At this point, it is too early to tell what the new processing times will be for these cases in London.
Our office sends immigration decisions and information requests by post or email to the mailing address or email address provided in the application. Therefore, it is important that our office be notified immediately of any change of address or email address. Please also notify us if you would like to withdraw your application. For all other updates, wait until you are contacted by our office or the Islamabad office.
We thank you for your patience during this transition period and for keeping your correspondence to a minimum.
Yours sincerely,
Client Service Unit (ASV)