SPOUSAL IMMIGRATION - File transferred to London Office from Islamabad

[ks1234567]

It could be more than that. It could drag you to 14,16 or 18 too but definitely not 33.
yes that means everything included in the timeline.

SidKhan you are so resourceful. Always spreading hope thank you

 

[berket]

Well I do believe 11 months is the entire cycle time off course after the file is transfered to LVO, well you should had heard some thing by 10th month actually. I am concluding on 8th month.

I hope we hear some thing soon. This wait is killer... stuck In middle scenario

Considering im in the 10th month...i'm wondering how accurate that 11 month processing time really is...hopefully I'll hear something soon.

BTW when its changed to "in process" do I get an email?

 

[berket]

SidKhan you are so resourceful. Always spreading hope thank you

Sidkhan

when you say definitely not 33...how do we know that exactly? based on official numbers or other people in the same boat?

 

[Sidkhan]

SidKhan you are so resourceful. Always spreading hope thank you

Hahahah coz i need it too BADLY lol

 

[berket]

Hahahah coz i need it too BADLY lol

LOL ok...we all do man

 

[berket]

LOL ok...we all do man

What do you guys think...10 months in now...should I bother applying for a TRV or wait it out?

 

[Sidkhan]

Sidkhan

when you say definitely not 33...how do we know that exactly? based on official numbers or other people in the same boat?

Well to be very honest there are many cases being done within the london's timeline which is 11 months.
I am being very optimistic abt it.
The reason for delayed responses for pakistan's spousal cases is the backlog that has been created for over and more than a year. If they had to maintain the timeline to 32 or 33 months, they wouldnt even bother to move the cases to london. Islamabad would keep the workload to the same pace as it was before.
And there wasnt only a SINGLE person whose case was done within a year. They are plenty. You will get to know only if you have visisted the forum in the begining.
Why is that 2012 applicants are hearing now from london, after february's mass transfer of files. Their priority is to finish them within 11 months whereas the timeline starts when the file comes to London and not when the case was filed. So they are irrelevant if you file the case in 2012 or 2013. Majority of pakistani applicant files were transfered in january and february 2014. And i see they are being called on for medicals and interviews. And whats more interesting is they are simultaneously processing cases for 2012 and 2013 just to make sure the applicants doesnt have to wait more and more.
and you applied in 2014 still i can see your anxiety. Please dont create panic. People here already suffered too much and specially those 2011 and 2012 cases. Cant you see first quarter of 2013 cases getting correspondence and even ppr and its their 16 or 18 month going on since they filed the application and 8th or 9th month since the transfer of files to london. So its definitely not 33 month atleast for me. It might take month or two beyond this but definitely not 33.
Keeping their stance that they replied the mail with 33 months timeline is just to discourage you not to make further inquiries.
And if you see london's outland spreadsheet there are many cases from last quarter of 2013 which is still not done. This means that it does not strictly follow 11 months but still it can go beyond 11 adding two or three more as well.

Berket
Thats an old post. Pick the chunks from here please
You will get your answers.

 

[ks1234567]

What do you guys think...10 months in now...should I bother applying for a TRV or wait it out?

@Sidkhan lol well friend may be you should apply for notes first and if it looks near than wait it out

 

[SchnookoLoly]

If the file is transferred directly to London, then I think those applicants can be added to the London VO spreadsheet that I own, which is linked in my signature.

I looked at the spreadsheet linked by Terrykhan, and it doesn't have enough information on it for me to add those applicants to mine.

If you want to be added to the spreadsheet in my signature, which has way more data on it, then I need:
-Date application received in Mississauga
-Whether you applied as Married or Common-Law
-Date of sponsor approval
-Which office is processing Phase 2 of your application (will say on your sponsor approval letter/email)
-Date(s) of any other requests you've had
-Whether or not the principal applicant is non-visa exempt
-Current location of the principal applicant- closest major city is fine if you don't want to be too specific!

If anyone wants to be added, then send all of the above, and then I'll add you. (The spreadsheet is locked, you cannot add yourself.) When I say dates, I mean the actual date, not just the month.

Once we get more data in, I'll start doing some statistical breakdowns of how applications filed from different countries and in different offices compare.

Thanks.

 

[berket]

Berket
Thats an old post. Pick the chunks from here please
You will get your answers.

this is very helpful info...appreciate it....mine went to London in January of 2014...so technically i'm a 2014 applicant. Can't expect much as 2013 people are still waiting behind me

 

[berket]

But it makes sense that if London is taking over...the processing time should be less not the same as 33 months

 

[SchnookoLoly]

But it makes sense that if London is taking over...the processing time should be less not the same as 33 months

Exactly, this is why the various timelines are being tracked on my spreadsheet. I'm not counting applications that were originally in Islamabad but later transferred to London, because those timelines are skewed. Instead, it's just looking at applications that were filed in Mississauga and transferred directly to London. One would expect that those timelines would adhere to London's advertised processing time, which is 11 months for 80% of applications.

So if your file went directly from Mississauga to London, then post here the details requested in my previous post and I"ll add you to the London spreadsheet, linked in my signature.

 

[Sidkhan]

Exactly, this is why the various timelines are being tracked on my spreadsheet. I'm not counting applications that were originally in Islamabad but later transferred to London, because those timelines are skewed. Instead, it's just looking at applications that were filed in Mississauga and transferred directly to London. One would expect that those timelines would adhere to London's advertised processing time, which is 11 months for 80% of applications.

So if your file went directly from Mississauga to London, then post here the details requested in my previous post and I"ll add you to the London spreadsheet, linked in my signature.

Please post into chc islamabad 2012-2013 thread. It has more activity. This might help you to get to those applicants.

 

[shinningstar]

Please post into chc islamabad 2012-2013 thread. It has more activity. This might help you to get to those applicants.

However in that thread most ppl are those whose applications are transferred from Islamabad to London and not directly to London from Mississauga

 

[SchnookoLoly]

However in that thread most ppl are those whose applications are transferred from Islamabad to London and not directly to London from Mississauga

Exactly, I'm not worrying about posting there. This thread seems active enough. Between this thread and the other London thread, I think it's covered.