LONDON Visa Office Applicants....Lets connect here

[Charrington]

They dont have any contact number only email. No ADR. BG NA since 18 Feb.

Are you PNP and can I ask what country your from. Unfortunately PNP applicants seem to have painful slow processing time. Have u ordered gcms notes? If you haven't maybe do so this week and then you will get an idea were your file is up to

 

[Ps_vp]

They dont have any contact number only email. No ADR. BG NA since 18 Feb.

it's just been 6 days since due date. There is a possibility that they might have started working on your file again.

 

[johnsyk]

My situation is bit similar to yours. A11.2 Met on 17 May in CIO. 18 May file transferred to London. Emailed London on 6 June, 13 June they replied its waiting for final review by the officer. Since then no movements . I have seen them working on FSW files from February, March etc but dont understand why they not checking mine.Sent them another email on 26 July after completing 6months, no reply as of today.

Oh well. I was excited about the August 20th due date and that its only a review remaining. Its disappointing. I think its going to be a long wait......Sigh!

 

[johnsyk]

30 July it was. That due date is just for show dont think they follow it.

Did you order notes? Its only been a week since your due date so maybe you will get a reply to your email soon. Hope for the best!

 

[johnsyk]

Are you PNP and can I ask what country your from. Unfortunately PNP applicants seem to have painful slow processing time. Have u ordered gcms notes? If you haven't maybe do so this week and then you will get an idea were your file is up to

In my case, I am FSW so I shouldn't be affected by the PNP slow processing time. Since my due date is August 20th, I am planning to call CIC on 25th August. I will also order notes around the 20th of August so if I don't get my PPR by Sept end, I will at-least know what they did on my due date and where I am stuck.

Its quite unfair. FSW who are allotted the Ottawa VO office are now getting PPR even in 35 to 45 days and we have been shunted to the morgue for no reason!

 

[thestunner316]

In my case, I am FSW so I shouldn't be affected by the PNP slow processing time. Since my due date is August 20th, I am planning to call CIC on 25th August. I will also order notes around the 20th of August so if I don't get my PPR by Sept end, I will at-least know what they did on my due date and where I am stuck.

Its quite unfair. FSW who are allotted the Ottawa VO office are now getting PPR even in 35 to 45 days and we have been shunted to the morgue for no reason!

it is only unfair if application crosses 180 days...
i know you are close, but there is still time to go... looking around - its like London VO waits 178 days before they do something about the applications lol

 

[johnsyk]

Also the trend in London seems to be that most people are getting IP2 and PPR the same day. I guess they make most applicants wait till 6 months so probably that's why, PPR on the same date as IP2!

 

[johnsyk]

it is only unfair if application crosses 180 days...
i know you are close, but there is still time to go... looking around - its like London VO waits 178 days before they do something about the applications lol

It is unfair if two similar applications have two different timelines for no fault for theirs. I can understand security delays but I have seen that due dates for people allocated to Ottawa VO have a 1 week gap between due dates while folks in London have 1 to 2 month due date gaps. Timeline comes down to the VO office allocated. And its pretty much looks like the roll of a dice. The fortunate ones in Ottawa gets a PPR in 50 days since their card fell in Ottawa while the unlucky ones got London and have to wait out the 6 months.

I have no issue waiting out 6 months. So then, maybe the same rules should apply for everyone? We all pay the same processing fees. The difference in processing timelines between VO offices isn't fair for sure. Lets face it, it takes a maximum of a week to check eligibility, criminality, R10 etc for everyone. The difference is that London doesn't TOUCH the file for months (resources crunch maybe) while Ottawa checks the files with 1 week gaps.

It shouldn't be a game of chance. That's all I am saying!

 

[johnsyk]

I also know life isn't fair.....

 

[johnsyk]

I can also understand that if the difference in timeline is minimal. For example, one person gets in 5 months and the other person gets in 6 or 7 months. I can understand that. But all things being equal, (both not going through secondary security) one person getting in 35 days and the next person getting after 190 days. That massive difference in timeline is not fair at all.

 

[thestunner316]

It is unfair if two similar applications have two different timelines for no fault for theirs. I can understand security delays but I have seen that due dates for people allocated to Ottawa VO have a 1 week gap between due dates while folks in London have 1 to 2 month due date gaps. Timeline comes down to the VO office allocated. And its pretty much looks like the roll of a dice. The fortunate ones in Ottawa gets a PPR in 50 days since their card fell in Ottawa while the unlucky ones got London and have to wait out the 6 months.

I have no issue waiting out 6 months. So then, maybe the same rules should apply for everyone? We all pay the same processing fees. The difference in processing timelines between VO offices isn't fair for sure. Lets face it, it takes a maximum of a week to check eligibility, criminality, R10 etc for everyone. The difference is that London doesn't TOUCH the file for months (resources crunch maybe) while Ottawa checks the files with 1 week gaps.

It shouldn't be a game of chance. That's all I am saying!

in an ideal world yes, every chance and every opportunity would be equal... but thats not the case.

and its not a game of chance - almost every application i have seen in the last few weeks from Middle East is being handled by LondonVO, not Ottawa.

And always remember - No 2 applications are the same. You are comparing the 2-3% applications which are processed in 60 days to the other 77%... thats not fair either

 

[johnsyk]

in an ideal world yes, every chance and every opportunity would be equal... but thats not the case.

and its not a game of chance - almost every application i have seen in the last few weeks from Middle East is being handled by LondonVO, not Ottawa.

And always remember - No 2 applications are the same. You are comparing the 2-3% applications which are processed in 60 days to the other 77%... thats not fair either

Have you checked the FSW tracker? More than 70% from May/June onwards are hitting PPR in less than 90 days.

 

[johnsyk]

And that includes truck loads of UAE folks who are NOT going to London.

 

[johnsyk]

It has nothing to do with travel history or application. It is all about the VO office allotted.

 

[johnsyk]

I know someone personally from UAE, Indian National with 3 PCC, 14 countries travel history, and got in 82 days since his VO was Ottawa.