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Thread for Outland LONDON, UK Applications!

chrischris

Star Member
Mar 15, 2011
75
2
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-05-2011
File Transfer...
21-06-2011
Med's Done....
09-05-2011
Newsflash - got a reply to my email!

I can relax now safe in the knowledge thay that have the right email address at least, and nothing's gone wrong. Just a matter of waiting for these "routine background enquiries" to complete. I expect because I've lived in Canada previously they're doing RCMP checks which can take a long time. Looks like I'll spending Christmas in the UK then :(


"Thank you for your recent e-mail.

Please be advised that you have not yet been sent a passport request. We are currenlty awaiting the results of routine background enquires."
 

Daisies

Star Member
Sep 14, 2011
144
1
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-06-2011
Doc's Request.
20-10-2011
File Transfer...
15-08-2011
Med's Done....
13-06-2011
Passport Req..
COPR 20-01-2012
chrischris said:
Newsflash - got a reply to my email!

I can relax now safe in the knowledge thay that have the right email address at least, and nothing's gone wrong. Just a matter of waiting for these "routine background enquiries" to complete. I expect because I've lived in Canada previously they're doing RCMP checks which can take a long time. Looks like I'll spending Christmas in the UK then :(


"Thank you for your recent e-mail.

Please be advised that you have not yet been sent a passport request. We are currenlty awaiting the results of routine background enquires."
That's sort of good news! :)
 

ahm2299

Hero Member
Jan 18, 2010
326
7
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Interview........
waived
Hi All,

We got "In process" update since 1st November, I am wondering why do some people got their stauts updated from application received to decision made directly, is this a bad sign? anyone with a better insight??

Thanks
 

MDSB

Hero Member
Feb 16, 2011
333
8
Scotland
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-06-2011
AOR Received.
28-07-2011
File Transfer...
13-07-2011
Med's Done....
16-05-2011
Passport Req..
07-10-2011
VISA ISSUED...
31-10-2011
Just wanted to let you all know that I received my passport back, via Royal Mail "signed for", with Visa! Visa was issued on 31st October - so the good news is, for anyone posting their passport, it only took 2 and half weeks for mine to be returned! :D

Good luck everyone!
 

mittens

Star Member
Jan 13, 2011
188
3
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-05-2011
Med's Done....
20-04-2011
ok lots of good news on this thread so we're almost ready to pop open the champagne mayb(i)e???

great news chrischris et al, passports flying fast, we're all rolling along

i got an answer to the e-mail addy that pinklady provided
they are awaiting my sons schedule A
and permission for my daughter to reside in canada from her father

son was 17 when i applied back in may, he's now 18
have already sent letter from father back in june

i will just send them what they're asking for and hope that's all we need to do
why on earth have they not corresponded with me since we were in process on 19th sept and asked for these things????

crazy crazy


now where do i send these things to? i sent parental permission to london visa office last time, is there a different address i should use? (they haven't told me on the e-mail...or can i e-mail them over??
help muchly appreciated...
 

pinklady

Champion Member
Jan 13, 2011
1,526
45
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-12-2010
Passport Req..
28-02-2011
LANDED..........
09-04-2011
mittens said:
now where do i send these things to? i sent parental permission to london visa office last time, is there a different address i should use? (they haven't told me on the e-mail...or can i e-mail them over??
help muchly appreciated...
Scan them and then you can attach docs as pdfs using the online web form.
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/united_kingdom-royaume_uni/visas/update-how_mettre-comment.aspx

Or you could attach them to the reply email?
 

alasken

Star Member
Feb 5, 2010
113
3
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-06-2011
Passport Req..
19-10-2011
LANDED..........
15-11-2011
MDSB said:
Just wanted to let you all know that I received my passport back, via Royal Mail "signed for", with Visa! Visa was issued on 31st October - so the good news is, for anyone posting their passport, it only took 2 and half weeks for mine to be returned! :D

Good luck everyone!
Did you send it from Canada? Were you able to see if they used Express post for their return of the passport, or were they using regular mail? Cheers.
 

MDSB

Hero Member
Feb 16, 2011
333
8
Scotland
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-06-2011
AOR Received.
28-07-2011
File Transfer...
13-07-2011
Med's Done....
16-05-2011
Passport Req..
07-10-2011
VISA ISSUED...
31-10-2011
alasken said:
Did you send it from Canada? Were you able to see if they used Express post for their return of the passport, or were they using regular mail? Cheers.
No, I sent it from Scotland - I'm still in the UK. They used Royal Mail Recorded Signed For... not sure if this differs for international
Good luck with yours
 

Daisies

Star Member
Sep 14, 2011
144
1
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-06-2011
Doc's Request.
20-10-2011
File Transfer...
15-08-2011
Med's Done....
13-06-2011
Passport Req..
COPR 20-01-2012
MDSB said:
Just wanted to let you all know that I received my passport back, via Royal Mail "signed for", with Visa! Visa was issued on 31st October - so the good news is, for anyone posting their passport, it only took 2 and half weeks for mine to be returned! :D

Good luck everyone!
Fabulous!
 

Eswiz

Star Member
May 31, 2011
111
3
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26-05-2011
AOR Received.
07-08-2011
File Transfer...
19-07-2011
Med's Done....
27-04-2011
Passport Req..
07-10-2011
VISA ISSUED...
03-11-11
LANDED..........
10-11-11
Lots of good news today! That's cheered me up no end. 8)

MDSB have been on a similar timeline, so hopefully my passports will be back any day now. They have a to come all the way to Vancouver though, so it will take a little longer than being posted back to Scotland.

:)
 

Tawcan

Star Member
Mar 21, 2011
83
2
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2-6-2011
AOR Received.
28-7-2011
Passport Req..
14-10-2011
VISA ISSUED...
27-10-2011
LANDED..........
07-12-2011
Congratz MDSB! When did you send in your Visa? Eswiz we're waiting for our passport to come back as well.
 

MDSB

Hero Member
Feb 16, 2011
333
8
Scotland
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-06-2011
AOR Received.
28-07-2011
File Transfer...
13-07-2011
Med's Done....
16-05-2011
Passport Req..
07-10-2011
VISA ISSUED...
31-10-2011
Tawcan said:
Congratz MDSB! When did you send in your Visa? Eswiz we're waiting for our passport to come back as well.
Eswiz said:
Lots of good news today! That's cheered me up no end. 8)

MDSB have been on a similar timeline, so hopefully my passports will be back any day now. They have a to come all the way to Vancouver though, so it will take a little longer than being posted back to Scotland.

:)
Daisies said:
Fabulous!
Thanks :)
I sent it on the 13th Oct... spent a week running around beforehand trying to get more photos done (why do they need so many!!)
 

Rscmoore

Full Member
Aug 2, 2011
36
0
Just a quick couple of questions. Firstly, we got confirmation from the postal tracking that the application had reached its destination. Is it at this point that the e-cas should say application received or does is it supposed to say that once they actually starting looking at it. Am a bit worried and confused. We sent the app Aug22 and was confirmed it reached its destination the 26th. I know our time is coming soon. Just wondering if I've mucked up or something!

Also, has anyone out their applied for their kids Canadian citizenship? If so, how long did they take to come back? London forwarded them on a week after the application was received and I know quite a few people got them back quite quickly.

Thanks guys.
 

Canooknic

Hero Member
Sep 20, 2010
658
22
England
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
LANDED..........
17th May 2011
I got my boy's citizenship back within about 4-5 weeks from what I can remember. I was shocked at how quickly they came
 

bealily

Full Member
Jul 5, 2011
32
0
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
July 29,2011
File Transfer...
October 11, 2011
Passport Req..
January 9, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
February 15, 2012
Hi pinklady, can you add me to the spreadsheet please.

We sent in the application on July 29, it was received on August 4 and my boyfriend was approved as a sponsor on October 11.
I don´t think we have gotten any AOR and my status still is "application received".

We are in a common-law relationship, lived together for 3 years and have one son.

Hope this goes fast for us and all of you :)