Thread for Outland LONDON, UK Applications!

[Sweden]

Hi thanks for your reply, that was what had me so worried as I saw they were working on November applications. While I was gone my boyfriend called them and found out it has been sent to the London office already we just didn't receive any correspondence at all.

So happy to find out that it's going well so far!

Thanks!

Good to hear! welcome to stage 2 and London VO... if you have the dates of application received/sponsorship approval/etc, feel free to add yourself to the spreadsheet. The link is in my signature, it's open for all to edit, and it's in order of "sponsorship approval date" ( not when you sent it). The color in the user name corresponds to the month your application was received in CIC-Mississauga.
If you're not too sure how to do it, just let me know and I can add you if you prefer.
Good luck on your application,
Sweden

 

[mirage1964]

In my dreams

So finally broke down and sent the LVO office asking for a status update. Said my wife's medical and police check expired on Nov 1 and since we went "in process" Nov 15 is this delaying the review and/or do we need to send new ones or will they extend them for us. Also politely asked for a status timeline for approval It is Xmas so why not

What was interesting was the auto-reply..

The London visa office has received your email. We'll reply within 28 days. Don't resend your enquiry. We reply first to emails we consider urgent where the urgency is stated clearly. We only reply to case status enquiries if the processing time shown on www.UnitedKingdom.gc.ca (not www.cic.gc.ca) has passed. If you've submitted new information, we'll update your file without replying.

CIC shows 9 months for review and the UK one 6 months. So we are all well within our rights to enquire after 6 months. Just found that interesting..

M

 

[nmford]

So finally broke down and sent the LVO office asking for a status update. Said my wife's medical and police check expired on Nov 1 and since we went "in process" Nov 15 is this delaying the review and/or do we need to send new ones or will they extend them for us. Also politely asked for a status timeline for approval It is Xmas so why not

What was interesting was the auto-reply..

The London visa office has received your email. We'll reply within 28 days. Don't resend your enquiry. We reply first to emails we consider urgent where the urgency is stated clearly. We only reply to case status enquiries if the processing time shown on www.UnitedKingdom.gc.ca (not www.cic.gc.ca) has passed. If you've submitted new information, we'll update your file without replying.

CIC shows 9 months for review and the UK one 6 months. So we are all well within our rights to enquire after 6 months. Just found that interesting..

M

Just out of curiosity, when did you send in the enquiry and when did they reply?

 

[mirage1964]

Just out of curiosity, when did you send in the enquiry and when did they reply?

Hi nmford..

I actually sent it today and received an auto reply about 5 minutes later.

This was the whole auto reply I received:

The London visa office has received your email. We'll reply within 28 days. Don't resend your enquiry. We reply first to emails we consider urgent where the urgency is stated clearly. We only reply to case status enquiries if the processing time shown on www.UnitedKingdom.gc.ca (not www.cic.gc.ca) has passed. If you've submitted new information, we'll update your file without replying.

M

 

[nmford]

Hi nmford..

I actually sent it today and received an auto reply about 5 minutes later.

This was the whole auto reply I received:

The London visa office has received your email. We'll reply within 28 days. Don't resend your enquiry. We reply first to emails we consider urgent where the urgency is stated clearly. We only reply to case status enquiries if the processing time shown on www.UnitedKingdom.gc.ca (not www.cic.gc.ca) has passed. If you've submitted new information, we'll update your file without replying.

M

Ah okay, let me know if they actually reply to you!!

 

[chopsticks]

Hi,

We were asked for additional documents about a month back. So we sent them to the London office about 2 weeks ago.
My husband lives in the EU so he sent it through registered mail to London.
Now the online status shows that customs at London have the package and we have no idea what they are doing with it. ??? It is JUST paper.
We need to get the package to the visa office before the deadline of 2 months!
I am wondering if anyone knows what is happening with our package or has had similar experience?

Thanks

 

[nmford]

Hi,

We were asked for additional documents about a month back. So we sent them to the London office about 2 weeks ago.
My husband lives in the EU so he sent it through registered mail to London.
Now the online status shows that customs at London have the package and we have no idea what they are doing with it. ??? It is JUST paper.
We need to get the package to the visa office before the deadline of 2 months!
I am wondering if anyone knows what is happening with our package or has had similar experience?

Thanks

Wow! I sent some documents in and they had them pretty quickly. I didn't even check if customs held them. I sent mine in 2 months ago, so prepare for a wait

 

[sfeire]

I got an email from London this morning to confirm they have received my RPRF! That's a relief!
They gave the usual "We will be in touch once your file has been reviewed..yada yada yada.."
Please god it's soon!

 

[SaMoS]

It seems as if COPRs have slowed down again in the last few weeks...or am I the only one thinking that?

I'm lucky enough to be in Canada already with my spouse but obviously not able to work and still times drags...

I got sponsorship approval in October so at this rate it looks like it will be March before I hear anything...

 

[Sweden]

Hi,

We were asked for additional documents about a month back. So we sent them to the London office about 2 weeks ago.
My husband lives in the EU so he sent it through registered mail to London.
Now the online status shows that customs at London have the package and we have no idea what they are doing with it. ??? It is JUST paper.
We need to get the package to the visa office before the deadline of 2 months!
I am wondering if anyone knows what is happening with our package or has had similar experience?

Thanks

it might be already at the embassy but it depends where you do the follow up with a tracking number.
For example: if you send something from France to the Uk, the follow up number might allow you to track the package until it leaves France and arrives at customs in the UK, but the french website won't be able to show the follow up in the UK. For that, you have to use the UK website tracking system here http://track2.royalmail.com/portal/rm/track;jsessionid=25FVWWFG5NX0AFB2IGIVGAQ;jsessionid=25FVWWFG5NX0AFB2IGIVGAQ?catId=22700601&emt=emt&track=track&default=default&imageRootPath=&loc=en_GB&keyname=track_home&gear=track and enter the reference given to you, and you should be able to see if it has been delivered or not.
Hope that works for you!
Sweden

I got an email from London this morning to confirm they have received my RPRF! That's a relief!
They gave the usual "We will be in touch once your file has been reviewed..yada yada yada.."
Please god it's soon!

Great - you're one step closer, and like this your file won't have any delay when they start working on it!
Good luck,
Sweden

 

[nmford]

Please please please let this be the Tuesday.

 

[chopsticks]

it might be already at the embassy but it depends where you do the follow up with a tracking number.
For example: if you send something from France to the Uk, the follow up number might allow you to track the package until it leaves France and arrives at customs in the UK, but the french website won't be able to show the follow up in the UK. For that, you have to use the UK website tracking system here http://track2.royalmail.com/portal/rm/track;jsessionid=25FVWWFG5NX0AFB2IGIVGAQ;jsessionid=25FVWWFG5NX0AFB2IGIVGAQ?catId=22700601&emt=emt&track=track&default=default&imageRootPath=&loc=en_GB&keyname=track_home&gear=track and enter the reference given to you, and you should be able to see if it has been delivered or not.
Hope that works for you!
Sweden

Thanks Sweden you are always a great help!
I did check on that, but it does not work for me
When my husband sent his visit visa stuff the tracking showed up to the point where the London office received it. We are assuming it would be the same this time.
Just to be sure about it we want to ask the London office, would this be a good idea? And if yes where should I email?

Thanks once again!

 

[Sweden]

Thanks Sweden you are always a great help!
I did check on that, but it does not work for me
When my husband sent his visit visa stuff the tracking showed up to the point where the London office received it. We are assuming it would be the same this time.
Just to be sure about it we want to ask the London office, would this be a good idea? And if yes where should I email?

Thanks once again!

Most of the time, London doesn't answer to confirm that they have received the extra documents (they never did for me). But you can always try, explaining that the tracking number shows that it is stuck at the border but you don't see why etc etc... try sending a Case specific enquiry through their website, here http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/missions/london.asp
Good luck,
Sweden

 

[random_emotions]

I was approved on August 22 and haven't heard anything so I wrote to london VO asking for an udate on my file and this is the response I recieved

Your application was received in London on 2012/09/06 and is in a queue to be reviewed by an officer. Please see the citizen and immigration web site for average processing times. We will be in touch once your application has been reviewed and if further information is required.


I am so sad they haven't even looked at it, I really thought I would have approval this week based on the average approval time on this forum.

 

[temmyt]

Hey chopstick try royalmail website for tracking. When I sent my additional stuff, it kept saying in transit and then @ the bottom of the canadapost site it said to check the country of destination. I check royalmail with my Canadian tracking# and it showed me it was delivered along with the signature n time rec'd @ the London VO.