Thread for Outland LONDON, UK Applications!

[Gary_87]

If you apply for a change of status from IEC worker to Visitor, do you need to supply them with a landing stamp too?? I'm not sure what this is...

 

[GalloQuebecois]

Hi,

just noticed that when I entered Canada as a tourist in early November from the UK they didn't stamp my passport.

Can someone confirm how long tourist visas are valid for?

Many thanks!

 

[SaMoS]

Hi,

just noticed that when I entered Canada as a tourist in early November from the UK they didn't stamp my passport.

Can someone confirm how long tourist visas are valid for?

Many thanks!

6 months is the standard and you should be sure to renew your visitor record before the 5 month mark. so March in your case.

S.

 

[rebecassss]

Does anyone else have moments where they just massively freak out about their application?

We had no guests at our wedding, nor did we have a photographer. Our witnesses were just people from the chapel! We didn't have a reception or any of that lark.
We had hardly any pictures. All of our photos are taken by me, so I'm not in any of them! Aside from that most of them are of our cats. We managed to pull up around 12 photographs with both of us in, the bulk of them were from family things like birthdays and Christmas.
We were only together a year before we got married, applied for PR when we'd been married a year. We lived together from the day I first came to Canada.
We only wrote like, a paragraph each for our "say something about your spouse" essays.

We figured what the hell because our relationship is genuine, we provided names of loads of friends and family who can confirm that... We figured it's so obvious we're really truly married that they'll see that even without 3inches of paper.

And today I was reading around... All the massive thick applications and people who were refused... It's just totally freaked me out and I'm worried our application isn't strong enough and if they need more evidence we won't even know about it for another few months and what if they want an interview how will we afford to get to the UK and the whole damn thing just takes so LONG... GAH.

I wish this whole process wasn't so awful. We only sent the app in September (had it sent back once already because we missed a signature) and I'm already a total mess. I just want it to be over with already.

We figured out our plan B if we got rejected well before we sent in the app (live in the UK while we apply for US green cards) but I'm like, what if we HAVE to do plan B? I freakin hate plan B! It's so much worse than plan A (live in Canada and be happy forever).

The whole thing just sucks.

Just had to vent.

 

[Woffles]

If you apply for a change of status from IEC worker to Visitor, do you need to supply them with a landing stamp too?? I'm not sure what this is...

I never did this when I changed my status, and was never asked for one either.

 

[SaMoS]

Does anyone else have moments where they just massively freak out about their application?

We had no guests at our wedding, nor did we have a photographer. Our witnesses were just people from the chapel! We didn't have a reception or any of that lark.
We had hardly any pictures. All of our photos are taken by me, so I'm not in any of them! Aside from that most of them are of our cats. We managed to pull up around 12 photographs with both of us in, the bulk of them were from family things like birthdays and Christmas.
We were only together a year before we got married, applied for PR when we'd been married a year. We lived together from the day I first came to Canada.
We only wrote like, a paragraph each for our "say something about your spouse" essays.

We figured what the hell because our relationship is genuine, we provided names of loads of friends and family who can confirm that... We figured it's so obvious we're really truly married that they'll see that even without 3inches of paper.

And today I was reading around... All the massive thick applications and people who were refused... It's just totally freaked me out and I'm worried our application isn't strong enough and if they need more evidence we won't even know about it for another few months and what if they want an interview how will we afford to get to the UK and the whole damn thing just takes so LONG... GAH.

I wish this whole process wasn't so awful. We only sent the app in September (had it sent back once already because we missed a signature) and I'm already a total mess. I just want it to be over with already.

We figured out our plan B if we got rejected well before we sent in the app (live in the UK while we apply for US green cards) but I'm like, what if we HAVE to do plan B? I freakin hate plan B! It's so much worse than plan A (live in Canada and be happy forever).

The whole thing just sucks.

Just had to vent.

OK....Take a deep breath...and breathe!

It'll be fine. Every once in a while we all panic with the "What if???". All I can advise is to let the process trundle on and enjoy life. CIC will be in touch if they need anything and they're not going to reject you until they've given you all the opportunities to show them what they need to see...

So...Be calm, chill and be happy for tomorrow your COPR will arrive...Oh and rant on here as necessary!

S

 

[bonitanita]

I never did this when I changed my status, and was never asked for one either.

I only had to do it because I extended my visitor visa.

 

[GalloQuebecois]

6 months is the standard and you should be sure to renew your visitor record before the 5 month mark. so March in your case.

S.

Many thanks!

 

[Sweden]

Does anyone else have moments where they just massively freak out about their application?

We had no guests at our wedding, nor did we have a photographer. Our witnesses were just people from the chapel! We didn't have a reception or any of that lark.
We had hardly any pictures. All of our photos are taken by me, so I'm not in any of them! Aside from that most of them are of our cats. We managed to pull up around 12 photographs with both of us in, the bulk of them were from family things like birthdays and Christmas.
We were only together a year before we got married, applied for PR when we'd been married a year. We lived together from the day I first came to Canada.
We only wrote like, a paragraph each for our "say something about your spouse" essays.

We figured what the hell because our relationship is genuine, we provided names of loads of friends and family who can confirm that... We figured it's so obvious we're really truly married that they'll see that even without 3inches of paper.

And today I was reading around... All the massive thick applications and people who were refused... It's just totally freaked me out and I'm worried our application isn't strong enough and if they need more evidence we won't even know about it for another few months and what if they want an interview how will we afford to get to the UK and the whole damn thing just takes so LONG... GAH.

I wish this whole process wasn't so awful. We only sent the app in September (had it sent back once already because we missed a signature) and I'm already a total mess. I just want it to be over with already.

We figured out our plan B if we got rejected well before we sent in the app (live in the UK while we apply for US green cards) but I'm like, what if we HAVE to do plan B? I freakin hate plan B! It's so much worse than plan A (live in Canada and be happy forever).

The whole thing just sucks.

Just had to vent.

Hey! as others have said - breathe! it'll be OK. London has one of the highest approval rate for spousal ( somewhere around the 94 or 95% mark!!), and comparing your application won't help... you'll always find somebody that had more proofs, a thicker application etc, and it doesn't say anything about their relationship (other than they have spent a lot of time preparing it for sure).
Also remember - you're coming from a country where you're not suspected of immigration fraud. So breathe, and relax. You won't get denied - if London thinks that they don't have any proofs, they'll ask for more. Then you submit more, and they approve you! try and think about the whole process as "WHEN they approve the PR" and not "IF" they approve...

People get refused, and the stories you hear here are only one side (not saying that genuine couples don't get denied but you don't know how they presented their case). So trust that you presented your couple as it is : genuine. You are married, you live together, and you have no other reason to be in Canada than being with your partner.

Freaking out is normal, and it's a stressful process, but I doubt that you will need a plan B. So stick to Plan A, sit back, and breathe!
Cheers,
Sweden

 

[sfeire]

I found myself reading through the much earlier posts in this thread tonight.
My god, in 2011 they were processing apps from very beginning to end in as little as 2 or 3 months!!!!
7 months later and I'm still waiting, not to mention people waiting longer!
The wait really seems never ending and it's all I think about.
Please be over soon! Even as its "in process" I'm not getting my hopes up...

 

[sfeire]

Does anyone else have moments where they just massively freak out about their application?

We had no guests at our wedding, nor did we have a photographer. Our witnesses were just people from the chapel! We didn't have a reception or any of that lark.
We had hardly any pictures. All of our photos are taken by me, so I'm not in any of them! Aside from that most of them are of our cats. We managed to pull up around 12 photographs with both of us in, the bulk of them were from family things like birthdays and Christmas.
We were only together a year before we got married, applied for PR when we'd been married a year. We lived together from the day I first came to Canada.
We only wrote like, a paragraph each for our "say something about your spouse" essays.

We figured what the hell because our relationship is genuine, we provided names of loads of friends and family who can confirm that... We figured it's so obvious we're really truly married that they'll see that even without 3inches of paper.

And today I was reading around... All the massive thick applications and people who were refused... It's just totally freaked me out and I'm worried our application isn't strong enough and if they need more evidence we won't even know about it for another few months and what if they want an interview how will we afford to get to the UK and the whole damn thing just takes so LONG... GAH.

I wish this whole process wasn't so awful. We only sent the app in September (had it sent back once already because we missed a signature) and I'm already a total mess. I just want it to be over with already.

We figured out our plan B if we got rejected well before we sent in the app (live in the UK while we apply for US green cards) but I'm like, what if we HAVE to do plan B? I freakin hate plan B! It's so much worse than plan A (live in Canada and be happy forever).

The whole thing just sucks.

Just had to vent.

I have that freak out daily for some reason or another! Did we include enough photos? We're together 12 years nearly (since we were teenagers) but because we got married here in Canada without our parents etc. will they think it's not genuine!?!? Madness! But perfectly normal I assure you

 

[sfeire]

If you apply for a change of status from IEC worker to Visitor, do you need to supply them with a landing stamp too?? I'm not sure what this is...

I did the same and I'm pretty sure in the document check list it asks you for copies of all stamped pages of your passport!? I know I definitely included it in something!

 

[Sweden]

I found myself reading through the much earlier posts in this thread tonight.
My god, in 2011 they were processing apps from very beginning to end in as little as 2 or 3 months!!!!
7 months later and I'm still waiting, not to mention people waiting longer!
The wait really seems never ending and it's all I think about.
Please be over soon! Even as its "in process" I'm not getting my hopes up...

you'll be done soon! 12 years together, and you're from a visa-exempt country - RELAX! it's not about IF you will be approved, but about WHEN you will be approved, and you'll be fine!being in Canada is stressful because you can't work and every day without a visa seems like a "lost day" but at least you don't have to try and plan your life (moving, saying good bye etc) around immigration possible answer.

Good luck,
Sweden

 

[Korma]

I found myself reading through the much earlier posts in this thread tonight.
My god, in 2011 they were processing apps from very beginning to end in as little as 2 or 3 months!!!!
7 months later and I'm still waiting, not to mention people waiting longer!
The wait really seems never ending and it's all I think about.
Please be over soon! Even as its "in process" I'm not getting my hopes up...

I know, it sucks. I so wish I'd met my wife a year earlier. We'd probably be all settled by now.

I had one of those 'what if' thoughts. I read someone in another thread talking about sending their photocopy of their passport and how it was a colour photocopy. Made me realise I sent the copies of my passport and birth certificate in black & white. Anyone think this'd be a problem?

 

[sfeire]

you'll be done soon! 12 years together, and you're from a visa-exempt country - RELAX! it's not about IF you will be approved, but about WHEN you will be approved, and you'll be fine!being in Canada is stressful because you can't work and every day without a visa seems like a "lost day" but at least you don't have to try and plan your life (moving, saying good bye etc) around immigration possible answer.

Good luck,
Sweden

Thanks Sweden! As always, the voice of reason
You're right though, with all the time I have it's hard, even when I try keep myself busy people are asking me! It just goes with the territory I suppose!
Yes, WHEN! Ours was a tad complicated but more for stage 1 (sp approval) so I would understand it not being done in a day.
I know, I feel for people trying to plan the big move and tryin to organise houses and jobs etc. around the process. I'm lucky in that way!
S