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SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

Vigilant

Champion Member
Nov 15, 2013
1,015
112
Pakistan
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
LVO
App. Filed.......
June-2010
Doc's Request.
Oct-2013
File Transfer...
June-2013
Med's Request
Jan-2014
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
April 2014
VISA ISSUED...
May-2014
LANDED..........
June-2014
Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

Hi,

Members which month is being processed now???
 
Jul 22, 2015
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Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

Vigilant said:
Hi,

What is that transfer of file letter??
I have not received any letter after sponsor approval regarding transfer of file.

Will you please enlighten me regarding this.

Thanks,
Sure I would love to enlighten you :) It is the same letter. I didn't mean two letters. It's one and the same.

It reads as following:

Dear Sir/Madam,
This refers to the Application to Sponsor a Member of the Family Class you submitted on behalf of
___NAME___ and family (if applicable).
You have met the requirements for eligibility as a sponsor. Accordingly, the Application for Permanent
Residence for your relative has been forwarded to the visa office in London for further processing.
This visa office was selected based on your relative’s country of nationality and the requirements of the
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
...
 

nat01

Star Member
Oct 8, 2015
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Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

canadian_desi_00 said:
Err certified copies of my wife's passport :(...
Maybe I can contact them through the web form and request them to forward it to LVO? :(

What's the Email/Address for LVO?
The email address is ldnimmigration@international.gc.ca
I am not sure if they will send the documents but you can definitely try calling them and request it.
 

MM345

VIP Member
Sep 20, 2016
7,000
1,069
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
06-09-16
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
20-09-16
File Transfer...
27-09-16
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
08-08-16
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
18-05-17
VISA ISSUED...
05-06-17
LANDED..........
15-06-17
Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

Vigilant said:
Hi,

Members which month is being processed now???
Cant say for sure as there are hundreds of applications from pakistan which are not on the spreadsheet.
its a mix these days, the most recent was 20th june applicant getting additional doc request. you can check thr spreadsheet as well.

In the holiday season i am not expecting new files to be opened.
 

wmate

Hero Member
Jun 15, 2016
835
63
Category........
Visa Office......
LVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-12-2015
AOR Received.
08-02-2016
File Transfer...
24-02-2016
Med's Done....
12-11-2015
Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

fs2015 said:
You are almost done I believe. My case was taking longer than average and involving MP helped me. After my MP's enquiry, I got my DM after weeks. I am not sure if it is a coincidence, but you should definitely try involving MP.
thanks fs2015.. I just recieved response from MP sayin
"I hope you're enjoying your afternoon. I spoke with IRCC today who noted that although the normal processing time for this type of application from this region is 23 months, we are proceeding relatively quickly - in fact, there is only one step remaining before a decision is made. They cannot predict when it will finish, though. Feel free to check back in the future and I can ask them again, though you will hear from them when they finish their assessment. I hope this information is helpful to you"
 

fs2015

Star Member
Dec 23, 2015
170
3
Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

wmate said:
thanks fs2015.. I just recieved response from MP sayin
"I hope you're enjoying your afternoon. I spoke with IRCC today who noted that although the normal processing time for this type of application from this region is 23 months, we are proceeding relatively quickly - in fact, there is only one step remaining before a decision is made. They cannot predict when it will finish, though. Feel free to check back in the future and I can ask them again, though you will hear from them when they finish their assessment. I hope this information is helpful to you"
There is nothing to worry about IA. All looks good. You should hear very soon.
 

fs2015

Star Member
Dec 23, 2015
170
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Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

searing_heat said:
Congrats! be prepared to be greeted with 'snow' ;D
Understatement :) This is -20s daytime in Prairies without wind chill straight in the next 10-12 days.
 

Vigilant

Champion Member
Nov 15, 2013
1,015
112
Pakistan
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
LVO
App. Filed.......
June-2010
Doc's Request.
Oct-2013
File Transfer...
June-2013
Med's Request
Jan-2014
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
April 2014
VISA ISSUED...
May-2014
LANDED..........
June-2014
Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

canadian_desi_00 said:
Sure I would love to enlighten you :) It is the same letter. I didn't mean two letters. It's one and the same.

It reads as following:
Thanks for it...
Now I saw my letter as well.. :p
Saying the same...
 

Vigilant

Champion Member
Nov 15, 2013
1,015
112
Pakistan
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
LVO
App. Filed.......
June-2010
Doc's Request.
Oct-2013
File Transfer...
June-2013
Med's Request
Jan-2014
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
April 2014
VISA ISSUED...
May-2014
LANDED..........
June-2014
Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

MM345 said:
Cant say for sure as there are hundreds of applications from pakistan which are not on the spreadsheet.
its a mix these days, the most recent was 20th june applicant getting additional doc request. you can check thr spreadsheet as well.

In the holiday season i am not expecting new files to be opened.
Hmm...
What exactly they do in LVO when they say "We started processing your application on this date"? Do they start security and back ground checks? Or the applicants eligibility review? I don't think Eligibility review would have been taking long? More over I noticed one thing that in sponsor approval letter they said the next communication will be with LVO but after 3 days they asked me to re-submit supplementary information to Mississauga.. :-[
That was little weird.
 

KanzaTamim

Full Member
Dec 6, 2016
30
4
Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

Asalam Alikum all,

My name is Tamim Anwar and I am Sponsoring my wife Kanza, we applied on June 9, 2016 and Sponsor Approval on August 3, 2016. I followed up with local MP and CIC is now about to start Eligibility and Background Checks, I then called Immigration lawyer who is former employee of CIC, she told me if the interview gets waived then checks will be completed within less than 2 months.

This is the latest update I got.

May Allah make it easy for all of us In Sha Allah.
 

Ella02

Full Member
Nov 16, 2016
37
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Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

U can add me to the spreadsheet :)
I'm sponsor and citizen
Sponsoring husband
Approval was on August 8
In process August 11

My background check went into progress today but for additional doc request it's still showing provided
 

searing_heat

Hero Member
Jun 8, 2013
260
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Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

Ella02 said:
U can add me to the spreadsheet :)
I'm sponsor and citizen
Sponsoring husband
Approval was on August 8
In process August 11

My background check went into progress today but for additional doc request it's still showing provided
Good to see LVO is moving. I have same timeline except that my in process is August 10. It still shows not started for background check for me.
 

2calgary

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Jan 21, 2013
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Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

Ella02 said:
U can add me to the spreadsheet :)
I'm sponsor and citizen
Sponsoring husband
Approval was on August 8
In process August 11

My background check went into progress today but for additional doc request it's still showing provided
PROVIDED means they reviewed. Now your next turn is PPR.
 

MM345

VIP Member
Sep 20, 2016
7,000
1,069
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
06-09-16
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
20-09-16
File Transfer...
27-09-16
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
08-08-16
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
18-05-17
VISA ISSUED...
05-06-17
LANDED..........
15-06-17
Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

canadian_desi_00 said:
Assalaam Alaikum All,

Just received the sponsor approval and transfer of file letter today, Dec 6th 2016, Alhumdulilah. Can the admin please update the spread sheet.

Also, if I need to send in documents voluntarily do I send it to processing centre in Mississauga or LVO? directly? Any ideas?

Thanks!
Spreadsheet updated.
Next, please let us know the date when the Principal Applicant (PA) side goes "In Process" in ECAS.
 

MM345

VIP Member
Sep 20, 2016
7,000
1,069
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
06-09-16
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
20-09-16
File Transfer...
27-09-16
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
08-08-16
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
18-05-17
VISA ISSUED...
05-06-17
LANDED..........
15-06-17
Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

Vigilant said:
Hmm...
What exactly they do in LVO when they say "We started processing your application on this date"? Do they start security and back ground checks? Or the applicants eligibility review? I don't think Eligibility review would have been taking long? More over I noticed one thing that in sponsor approval letter they said the next communication will be with LVO but after 3 days they asked me to re-submit supplementary information to Mississauga.. :-[
That was little weird.
You can see the trend, it takes more than 5 months on average from file transfer to LVO to receive correspondence from LVO (direct PPR or add doc request or re-med).
So now the waiting period starts.