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Thread for Outland LONDON, UK Applications!

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
Brit-in-Alberta said:
Maybe SXB is just the medical officer? Who knows.
well she or he sucks. They sent me out a letter in July and didn't make it clear that both applicant and non accompany dependent required a new medical , when i sent them back a letter to (sXB) another officer replied (RME) (MP)REQUESTING A NEW MEDICAL ..
 

Bastingyapper

Newbie
Jul 31, 2015
6
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Brit-in-Alberta said:
Does anyone have SXB working on their application? This was in the headline on my request for medical info. I assume it's a way for the information to link back to the officer working on my file?
We had SXB as well... Took 17 months, 2 medicals, 3 police checks and also had to send our final payment receipt through twice... Sorry to be the barer of bad news...
 

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
Bastingyapper said:
We had SXB as well... Took 17 months, 2 medicals, 3 police checks and also had to send our final payment receipt through twice... Sorry to be the barer of bad news...

I'm waiting for them to ask for a new police check ...
 

Brit-in-Alberta

Star Member
May 22, 2015
65
1
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-07-2015
Med's Done....
18-11-2014
taffy7 said:
well she or he sucks. They sent me out a letter in July and didn't make it clear that both applicant and non accompany dependent required a new medical , when i sent them back a letter to (sXB) another officer replied (RME) (MP)REQUESTING A NEW MEDICAL ..
I'm really hopeing that they don't request that I do a new medical. It costs nearly $700 here in Fort Mac. Yuck. Spent so much money on this application already, plus not being able to work. Fingers Crossed. You probably spent a large amount having to re do two medicals so I feel the pain.
 

Brit-in-Alberta

Star Member
May 22, 2015
65
1
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-07-2015
Med's Done....
18-11-2014
I sort of wish I hadn't asked that question now. Crossing my fingers that someone who has been approved with a time line of a year or under posts that they had SXB. How can one officer get away with being that slow when others are getting through applications in 4 months?!

Update : I did a quick google search of SXB and mostly threads for Islamabad london applications came up. Perhaps this is one of the officers that is dealing with those applications too and thats why they are so slow.
 

NVJ

Star Member
Aug 8, 2014
68
1
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-02-2015
Doc's Request.
2 requests in error, nothing needed
AOR Received.
10-04-2015
Med's Done....
30-12-2014
VISA ISSUED...
DM on ecas 19-10-2015
Brit-in-Alberta said:
I sort of wish I hadn't asked that question now. Crossing my fingers that someone who has been approved with a time line of a year or under posts that they had SXB. How can one officer get away with being that slow when others are getting through applications in 4 months?!

We had SXB in the subject line when they requested our police record (in error). But we were only 8 months start to finish, so SXB is not necessarily a bad sign! ☺
 

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
Brit-in-Alberta said:
I sort of wish I hadn't asked that question now. Crossing my fingers that someone who has been approved with a time line of a year or under posts that they had SXB. How can one officer get away with being that slow when others are getting through applications in 4 months?!

Update : I did a quick google search of SXB and mostly threads for Islamabad london applications came up. Perhaps this is one of the officers that is dealing with those applications too and thats why they are so slow.
Great so i may get DM some time next year then.
 

beckybrit

Member
Aug 17, 2015
19
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After receiving an email for documents to 'finalize' my application on October 23rd, I received the exact same email again on November 24th. Originally I had mailed the documents but this time I replied to the email address that had emailed me and attached all necessary documents. Now today when I log on to ecas it says 'medical results received'. Keeping everything crossed that I will receive DM by Christmas, although not looking so likely...
 

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
beckybrit said:
After receiving an email for documents to 'finalize' my application on October 23rd, I received the exact same email again on November 24th. Originally I had mailed the documents but this time I replied to the email address that had emailed me and attached all necessary documents. Now today when I log on to ecas it says 'medical results received'. Keeping everything crossed that I will receive DM by Christmas, although not looking so likely...
Spreadsheet updated.
 

mcfluck

Full Member
Oct 8, 2015
45
0
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
December 8th, 2014
AOR Received.
January 22nd, 2015
File Transfer...
February 12th, 2015
Med's Done....
August 2014
andrew-brit said:
Yes I had SXB in the subject of my request.
Me too. Waiting since December 2014.
 

Snowglobe

Member
Jul 29, 2015
12
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andrew-brit said:
Yes I had SXB in the subject of my request.
I have SXB working on my application.

ECAS shows I got DM on 25 November - currently awaiting COPR (not sure if its a positive or negative decision !). I am currently in Toronto as a visitor - they have this address on my profile.

During the process I had two requests:

August: request for medical results. This was already included in the original application. I re-sumitted the form.
21 October: Request for Certificate of Marriage. I had previously sent CIC the 'long form' Marriage Licence/Certificate. But they wanted the 'short form' Marriage Certificate. I ordered this and emailed to CIC on 28 October.
 

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
Spreadsheet updated snowglobe.

As a reminder if the principal applicant's location change, or indeed if we are missing any information such as when your application went in process, please post here so we can update your row.


Thanks,
Andrew
 

Snowglobe

Member
Jul 29, 2015
12
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andrew-brit said:
Spreadsheet updated snowglobe.

As a reminder if the principal applicant's location change, or indeed if we are missing any information such as when your application went in process, please post here so we can update your row.


Thanks,


Andrew,

My row is correct.

The only update is I (the principal applicant) have been in Toronto though out the process. I have just gone back and forth to the UK at the 6 month point.

GOOD LUCK to everyone waiting!

Will update when I receive COPR. Fingers crossed it's a positive decision.
 

pete_sk

Star Member
Feb 15, 2015
74
33
Category........
Visa Office......
Unknown at the moment
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24 Feb 2015
AOR Received.
10 April 2015
Med's Done....
19 Jan 2015
I have SXB. My notes don't really fill me full of confidence that he is exactly on top of his game.

mcfluck said:
Me too. Waiting since December 2014.