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Thread for Outland LONDON, UK Applications!

andrew-brit

Champion Member
Jan 16, 2014
1,651
149
Calgary, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-09-2014
Doc's Request.
15-10-2015
AOR Received.
SA: 31-10-2014 In Process: 07-09-2015
File Transfer...
31-10-2014
Med's Done....
26-08-2014 extended until 19-10-2016
Passport Req..
DM 05-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
17-12-2015
LANDED..........
30-12-2015
I actually have myself 2 jobs, a full time job starting Monday and a part time job starting tonight. I get paid quite well in my day job so I might give up the p/t one but I have been doing nothing for nearly 2 years so I want to get good use of my PR!
 

Taddy

Hero Member
Sep 19, 2014
523
26
Category........
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
24-03-2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
09-11-2015
VISA ISSUED...
N/A
LANDED..........
29-11-2015
I didn't get a flag either. I also wasn't asked for a utility bill (not that I have one, but took my cheque book for a local bank with my name and address on each cheque).
 

WeeHippieElf

Hero Member
Jul 20, 2015
228
7
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-05-2015
Doc's Request.
10-11-2015
AOR Received.
04-06-2015
File Transfer...
06-08-2015
Med's Done....
Upfront
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
DM 13-11-2015!!!
VISA ISSUED...
COPR 09-01-2016!!!!!
LANDED..........
21-05-2016!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
andrew-brit said:
Finally! Congratulations, now you can leave rainy Scotland and come to cold Canada! Spreadsheet updated.
thanks!! :)
 

sausageboyuk

Star Member
Sep 8, 2015
60
0
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-08-2015
AOR Received.
04-09-2015
File Transfer...
05-10-2015
Med's Done....
17-07-2015
Hiya - does anybody know if ECAS is updates with a note to say when COPR has been sent out?
 

WeeHippieElf

Hero Member
Jul 20, 2015
228
7
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-05-2015
Doc's Request.
10-11-2015
AOR Received.
04-06-2015
File Transfer...
06-08-2015
Med's Done....
Upfront
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
DM 13-11-2015!!!
VISA ISSUED...
COPR 09-01-2016!!!!!
LANDED..........
21-05-2016!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sausageboyuk said:
Hiya - does anybody know if ECAS is updates with a note to say when COPR has been sent out?
ours didn't.
 

J.J.Farrow

Newbie
Sep 6, 2015
5
0
Hello everyone,

We've been busy collecting additional 'proof of commitment' for CIC, with the aid of our lawyer.

Does anyone know how long it usually takes to get a response from the Immigration Officer once additional proof is sent?

Thank you!
 

FFalcon16

Star Member
Nov 30, 2015
64
0
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-11-2014
Doc's Request.
N/A
AOR Received.
12-02-2015
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
20-02-2015
Med's Request
01-12-2015
Med's Done....
10-12-2015 & 29-09-2014 (Upfront)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
22-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
05-01-2016
LANDED..........
Not yet
J.J.Farrow said:
Hello everyone,

We've been busy collecting additional 'proof of commitment' for CIC, with the aid of our lawyer.

Does anyone know how long it usually takes to get a response from the Immigration Officer once additional proof is sent?

Thank you!
For my additional information supporting the legitimacy of the marriage, it took them 3 months.
 

Abydos

Star Member
Sep 28, 2015
66
1
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-11-2015
AOR Received.
with SA 11-01-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
12-03-2015
VISA ISSUED...
DM: 06-03-2016
LANDED..........
27-03-2016
Spreadsheet update:

SA received 11th January :) - processing office is Ottawa (looks like only one application on the spreadsheet has been sent there since May. I'm of course trying to work out whether this is a good or bad (if either!) thing for our processing time. Anyone have any thoughts?)

No AOR received but I tried logging in with my UCI on 7th January as I already had one and it worked. I suspect it was there before though (I had been trying to check using 'UK and colonies' rather than 'England' as my country)

Also a correction for the spreadsheet. My medical was May not March (date is right though).

Thanks!
 

beckybrit

Member
Aug 17, 2015
19
0
Abydos said:
Spreadsheet update:

SA received 11th January :) - processing office is Ottawa (looks like only one application on the spreadsheet has been sent there since May. I'm of course trying to work out whether this is a good or bad (if either!) thing for our processing time. Anyone have any thoughts?)

No AOR received but I tried logging in with my UCI on 7th January as I already had one and it worked. I suspect it was there before though (I had been trying to check using 'UK and colonies' rather than 'England' as my country)

Also a correction for the spreadsheet. My medical was May not March (date is right though).

Thanks!
Congrats on the SA! My application is also being processed in Ottawa, I applied in April 2015. I am not feeling too positive about Ottawa right now as nearly everyone after me who went to London has been processed and I am still waiting. But I don't see London being this fast at processing applications forever so maybe they will slow down and it will turn into a good thing for you. Good luck :)
 

taffy7

Champion Member
May 23, 2013
2,482
69
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10th April 2014/June 10th 2014 application complete
Doc's Request.
09 June 2014 same doc's requested again 6th Oct 2014. docs not needed again mistake by cic
AOR Received.
sponsorship approval 05 Aug 2014
File Transfer...
05 Aug 2014
Med's Request
28 July 2015
Med's Done....
30th Dec 2013
Passport Req..
in process 18th July 2015/ DM 5/12/2015
LANDED..........
28/12/2015
sausageboyuk said:
Hiya - does anybody know if ECAS is updates with a note to say when COPR has been sent out?

mine didn't. If i log in now it still says Decision made. Haven't even changed the address on ecas, and i requested that change in August, but they did send the Corp to Canada. So as we all know ecas is not the most reliable source of information.
 

taffy7

Champion Member
May 23, 2013
2,482
69
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10th April 2014/June 10th 2014 application complete
Doc's Request.
09 June 2014 same doc's requested again 6th Oct 2014. docs not needed again mistake by cic
AOR Received.
sponsorship approval 05 Aug 2014
File Transfer...
05 Aug 2014
Med's Request
28 July 2015
Med's Done....
30th Dec 2013
Passport Req..
in process 18th July 2015/ DM 5/12/2015
LANDED..........
28/12/2015
andrew-brit said:
I actually have myself 2 jobs, a full time job starting Monday and a part time job starting tonight. I get paid quite well in my day job so I might give up the p/t one but I have been doing nothing for nearly 2 years so I want to get good use of my PR!


:) He had a few jobs lined up but as we both know London took so long he had to decline. Now back to looking. He's been here since August so he wants to get back to work . I'm keeping him busy at home. Now that we are staying we can do the renos to the house that i wanted to do before. I feel such a relief before i existed in my house , just doing things to sell it ,but now with PR i feel its a home again.
 

sausageboyuk

Star Member
Sep 8, 2015
60
0
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-08-2015
AOR Received.
04-09-2015
File Transfer...
05-10-2015
Med's Done....
17-07-2015
taffy7 said:
mine didn't. If i log in now it still says Decision made. Haven't even changed the address on ecas, and i requested that change in August, but they did send the Corp to Canada. So as we all know ecas is not the most reliable source of information.
I did make an address change the day before I received DM. They updated it so that my mailing address was my old address and my current address as my new address.

COPR has not been received at either address yet - but I'm starting to think that this timing coincidence has caused the hold up?

I have emailed them as an 'Urgent' message as my new employer needs to know my situation asap so that we can start making concrete plans, or I risk losing the opportunity - but, of course, no reply. I feel helpless.
 

sausageboyuk

Star Member
Sep 8, 2015
60
0
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-08-2015
AOR Received.
04-09-2015
File Transfer...
05-10-2015
Med's Done....
17-07-2015
sausageboyuk said:
I did make an address change the day before I received DM. They updated it so that my mailing address was my old address and my current address as my new address.

COPR has not been received at either address yet - but I'm starting to think that this timing coincidence has caused the hold up?

I have emailed them as an 'Urgent' message as my new employer needs to know my situation asap so that we can start making concrete plans, or I risk losing the opportunity - but, of course, no reply. I feel helpless.
Now I am starting to think that maybe I don't have DM? When I go to Ecas it says 'Decision Made' but when I click on 'Decision Made' it doesn't say 'A decision has been made on your application. The office will contact you concerning this decision'.

Could someone who has their COPR please tell me what it says on theirs?
 

taffy7

Champion Member
May 23, 2013
2,482
69
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10th April 2014/June 10th 2014 application complete
Doc's Request.
09 June 2014 same doc's requested again 6th Oct 2014. docs not needed again mistake by cic
AOR Received.
sponsorship approval 05 Aug 2014
File Transfer...
05 Aug 2014
Med's Request
28 July 2015
Med's Done....
30th Dec 2013
Passport Req..
in process 18th July 2015/ DM 5/12/2015
LANDED..........
28/12/2015
I'm SURE YOU HAVE dm . mine don't say anything like that ,even now we have landed. You know what they are like they do things different all the time depends who's issuing you the corp . Some people receive that message some don't.
 

markareader

Full Member
Jan 13, 2015
32
0
123
Northern ireland
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-05-2015
Doc's Request.
11-11-2015
AOR Received.
08-06-2015
File Transfer...
13-07-2015
Med's Done....
28-1-2015
Interview........
not required
Passport Req..
DM 17/12/2015
VISA ISSUED...
COPR 03/01/2016
Just to let you know I have copr in UK and will be landing next week. So relieved. To sausage boy mine said exactly the same as yours and mine came ok