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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
For all the spreadsheet nerds out there I spent the last 2 hours chasing down users who have DM but have not told us when they received the COPR. I filled in a lot of the values now, in fact over 82% of approved applications have the date the applicant received the COPR! This percentage includes recently approved applications so the figure should go up shortly once they receive the COPR.

Remember, once your application goes DM please stick around and tell us when you receive it.

Thanks!
 

canadian1979

Full Member
Sep 28, 2014
43
3
Visa Office......
Montreal
App. Filed.......
01-05-2015
Doc's Request.
CSQ received 11/08/2015
AOR Received.
28-05-2015
File Transfer...
06-07-2015 ecas status in process as from Aug 14 2015 Decision made 31 Oct 2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
11-04-2015
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
Nov 7 2015
LANDED..........
Nov 18 2015
andrew-brit said:
Are you talking about bringing a suitcase full of cash?
No Andrew. What i meant is can she transfer all of her money to Canada via Transferwise etc even though she is still waiting for her PR? Basically, she wanna help to buy a bigger house using her proceeds from the sale of her uk residence. I'm just worried if this will cause a problem.
 

canuck_in_uk

VIP Member
May 4, 2012
31,553
7,205
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
06/12
canadian1979 said:
No Andrew. What i meant is can she transfer all of her money to Canada via Transferwise etc even though she is still waiting for her PR? Basically, she wanna help to buy a bigger house using her proceeds from the sale of her uk residence. I'm just worried if this will cause a problem.
She can transfer as much money as she wants.
 

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:
For all the spreadsheet nerds out there I spent the last 2 hours chasing down users who have DM but have not told us when they received the COPR. I filled in a lot of the values now, in fact over 82% of approved applications have the date the applicant received the COPR! This percentage includes recently approved applications so the figure should go up shortly once they receive the COPR.

Remember, once your application goes DM please stick around and tell us when you receive it.

Thanks!
i've said it before but it's worth repeating - thanks for all your work on the spreadsheet. it's an invaluable tool!!
 

Beaverdiva

Hero Member
Aug 5, 2013
226
7
England
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23/07/2015
AOR Received.
AOR 26/08/2015. SA 28/09/2015. In Process on eCAS - 6/10/2015
File Transfer...
29/09/2015
Med's Request
UPFRONT. Medical Results Received 14/10/15
Med's Done....
06/07/2015
Passport Req..
N/A
VISA ISSUED...
Decision Made 09/12/2015, COPR arrived 15/1/16 deadline to land 7/7/16
LANDED..........
7-06-2016
WeeHippieElf said:
i've said it before but it's worth repeating - thanks for all your work on the spreadsheet. it's an invaluable tool!!
Here here. The effort you put in to helping us is really appreciated! Thank you
 

Sibby

Star Member
Oct 14, 2014
86
1
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12 Nov 2014
Doc's Request.
IMM 5406 27 Jan 2015
AOR Received.
11-02-2015
File Transfer...
12-02-2015
Med's Done....
25 Sept 2014
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
N/A
VISA ISSUED...
DM - 31 October 2015 - COPR arrived 16 December 2015
LANDED..........
18 December 2015!!!
andrew-brit said:
For all the spreadsheet nerds out there I spent the last 2 hours chasing down users who have DM but have not told us when they received the COPR. I filled in a lot of the values now, in fact over 82% of approved applications have the date the applicant received the COPR!

Thanks!
Thanks Andrew, your time and commitment to this thread is greatly appreciated
 

elokuu

Hero Member
Jun 22, 2013
268
6
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-07-2015
AOR Received.
27-08-2015
File Transfer...
28-09-2015
Med's Done....
24-06-2015
VISA ISSUED...
17-12-2015
LANDED..........
02-03-2016
Awesome job with the spreadsheet, Andrew! It's quite an interesting dataset for a stats nerd like me.
 

Lierdoc

Member
Jun 29, 2015
13
0
andrew-brit said:
For all the spreadsheet nerds out there I spent the last 2 hours chasing down users who have DM but have not told us when they received the COPR. I filled in a lot of the values now, in fact over 82% of approved applications have the date the applicant received the COPR! This percentage includes recently approved applications so the figure should go up shortly once they receive the COPR.

Remember, once your application goes DM please stick around and tell us when you receive it.

Thanks!
Thanks Andrewbrit!
 

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 just received this email from LVO:

Dear Applicant,

We are writing with regards to your application for permanent residence in Canada.

As you are aware, visa validity is determined by medical validity, and for this application your medical results expired on 2015/08/30.

As a one-off procedure, in order for our medical officer to potentially reassess the current medical results and determine whether an extension of your medical validity is possible, please provide the following:

- countries visited and country of residence since the date of your original medical, including details of all/any business trips, holidays/vacations or stopovers of any duration.

- details of any illnesses, however minor or temporary, since the date of your original medical.

If the medical officer determines that an extension of your medical validity is not possible, repeat medical instructions will be sent.

Sincerely
I replied to that email with my answer and I also sent a case specific enquiry with the same info. As usual I got the CSE auto response but this time I never got the out of office reply from an actual person at LVO, so maybe my file has been assigned to someone else?

Spreadsheet updated!
 

GISGeek

Hero Member
Aug 7, 2014
853
7
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-08-2014
File Transfer...
27-10-2014
Med's Request
1st Upfront; 1st re-med: 19-05-2015; 2nd re-med: 09-10-2015
Med's Done....
24-07-2014: 1st re-med on: 28-05-2015; 2nd re-med: on 02-11-2015
Interview........
Waived, DM on 10 Nov 2015
Passport Req..
23-11-2015
VISA ISSUED...
06-11-2015, COPR received on 07-12-2015
taffy7 said:
I would send an email and attach the receipt , nothing else you can do. Don't wait because another day is not going to make a difference . Just do it . Then wait for your notes and see if it has changed.
Sent an email to LVO along with re-med receipt and reply of Panel Physician. Now waiting for their reply and / or notes to come, let see which ever comes first.
 

Davmeister13

Star Member
Aug 25, 2014
91
12
Category........
Visa Office......
LON
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26-11-2014
AOR Received.
19-02-2015 / SA: 22-02-2015 / In Process: 16-09-2015
File Transfer...
22-03-2015
Med's Done....
18-10-2014
VISA ISSUED...
DM 14/11/2015
LANDED..........
02/12/2015
gander said:
Got an email today saying that my medical expired, but as a one time deal if I provided a list of all trips I've taken and illnesses I've had since then they might extend it. Tried to reply to the email but it said that their inbox was full, so I sent it in a case specific inquiry.
When did you originally take your medical? Mine expires on Nov 6th, I emailed them a few weeks ago but I only got a response acknowledging my change of address. I wonder if I'll get the same email as you soon, since we're only 2 days apart on the spreadsheet :)
 

warzo

Hero Member
Aug 4, 2014
701
15
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-10-2014
AOR Received.
29-11-2014
File Transfer...
01-12-2014 - In Process...: - 17-08-2015
Med's Done....
06-08-2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
02-11-2015
VISA ISSUED...
13-11-2015
LANDED..........
28-12-2015
andrew-brit said:
I just received this email from LVO:

I replied to that email with my answer and I also sent a case specific enquiry with the same info. As usual I got the CSE auto response but this time I never got the out of office reply from an actual person at LVO, so maybe my file has been assigned to someone else?

Spreadsheet updated!
Oh.. I hope they grant you an extension. I am in the same boat as you or at least was ;). Hubby's was being reviewed for an extension. That was a month ago. We haven't heard anything since.

In our case we both went to Spain and Greece since Oct 2014.
 

kettle

Hero Member
Mar 19, 2015
204
8
Edmonton
Category........
Visa Office......
Mississauga (London)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15.12.2014
Doc's Request.
17.03.2015
AOR Received.
27.02.2015
Med's Request
17.03.215
Med's Done....
18.03.2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
04.05.2015
VISA ISSUED...
15.05.2015 in hand 29.05.2015
LANDED..........
01.06.2015
andrew-brit said:
I just received this email from LVO:

I replied to that email with my answer and I also sent a case specific enquiry with the same info. As usual I got the CSE auto response but this time I never got the out of office reply from an actual person at LVO, so maybe my file has been assigned to someone else?

Spreadsheet updated!
When my SO was waiting for a work visa (years ago) after a successful LMO, the person working on his file went on vacation in the middle of July/August for a MONTH, his file was not transferred to someone else during that time. We were anxious as his current visa (then) expired October 2..

Unfortunately, there does not seem to be an underlying sense of urgency with files. :(
 

GISGeek

Hero Member
Aug 7, 2014
853
7
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-08-2014
File Transfer...
27-10-2014
Med's Request
1st Upfront; 1st re-med: 19-05-2015; 2nd re-med: 09-10-2015
Med's Done....
24-07-2014: 1st re-med on: 28-05-2015; 2nd re-med: on 02-11-2015
Interview........
Waived, DM on 10 Nov 2015
Passport Req..
23-11-2015
VISA ISSUED...
06-11-2015, COPR received on 07-12-2015
andrew-brit said:
Well the out of office reply said he is away until the 19th of October for me, so I am not expecting a reply before then. I creeped him too on Linked In and saw his jobs etc. Are his initials SF?
I also got the out of office message from this same guy SF. So, I guess we will receive some response on Tuesday.
 

warzo

Hero Member
Aug 4, 2014
701
15
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-10-2014
AOR Received.
29-11-2014
File Transfer...
01-12-2014 - In Process...: - 17-08-2015
Med's Done....
06-08-2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
02-11-2015
VISA ISSUED...
13-11-2015
LANDED..........
28-12-2015
Andrew,

Anxious101 had decision made Oct 6th, PPR Oct 9th, and visa issued today.