Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London
Aug 26th 2010, 2:06 pm
#466
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
And I've just had one 
Strangely, they seem to think that my visa will expire soon, and have given me a different address for priority processing or saying that I should show the e-mail to the receptionist. This despite them quoting the expiration of my visa as April next year! Strange.
Timeline, for completeness:
Married 5th June
Docs arrived at CPC-M 18th June
Sponsorship Approval 22nd July
London Started Processing 29th July
Passport Request 26th August
28 days in London, 82 days since our wedding
Time to rebook some flights.
Strangely, they seem to think that my visa will expire soon, and have given me a different address for priority processing or saying that I should show the e-mail to the receptionist. This despite them quoting the expiration of my visa as April next year! Strange.
Timeline, for completeness:
Married 5th June
Docs arrived at CPC-M 18th June
Sponsorship Approval 22nd July
London Started Processing 29th July
Passport Request 26th August
28 days in London, 82 days since our wedding
Time to rebook some flights.
Aug 26th 2010, 6:57 pm
#467
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Location: Bristol, UK
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
Congratulations again Andy! Glad to hear yours is going through so swiftly.
I still haven't had any confirmation that London has started processing yet so I'm getting a little worried, it was approved by Mississauga 18 days ago, does it usually take this long? Hopefully they have started processing but just haven't updated eCAS yet...
I still haven't had any confirmation that London has started processing yet so I'm getting a little worried, it was approved by Mississauga 18 days ago, does it usually take this long? Hopefully they have started processing but just haven't updated eCAS yet...
Aug 26th 2010, 10:40 pm
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Aug 26th 2010, 11:10 pm
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
-Was a timeline committed to by the visa office for the passport being ready to be picked up?
-Did it have to be a particular day and time for the passport to be taken in? I have seen Thursday mentioned....
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Aug 26th 2010, 11:11 pm
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
Louiseeg........could you give some more details to the process of taking your passport in for the visa?
-Was a timeline committed to by the visa office for the passport being ready to be picked up?
-Did it have to be a particular day and time for the passport to be taken in? I have seen Thursday mentioned....
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-Was a timeline committed to by the visa office for the passport being ready to be picked up?
-Did it have to be a particular day and time for the passport to be taken in? I have seen Thursday mentioned....
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Aug 26th 2010, 11:16 pm
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
Just to clarify the passport request is the official email from the visa office and they specifically state the above? My wife is going crazy on the wait and the potential of booking return flights back the from the UK fitting into the 2 weeks timeline.....!!!
Aug 26th 2010, 11:21 pm
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
That is what is said on the official passport request e-mail. If it makes you feel better, my intention is to get into England from Italy on the 15th September, hand my passport in on the 16th, wave goodbye to my wife on the 20th, pick my passport up on the 30th September, and then fly to Canada on the 1st October. I have all the flights booked too 
Aug 26th 2010, 11:39 pm
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
That is what is said on the official passport request e-mail. If it makes you feel better, my intention is to get into England from Italy on the 15th September, hand my passport in on the 16th, wave goodbye to my wife on the 20th, pick my passport up on the 30th September, and then fly to Canada on the 1st October. I have all the flights booked too
Hopefully we will receive our decision soon so we can make plans.
Where do you plan to settle in Canada?
Aug 26th 2010, 11:44 pm
#476
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
I'm in Red Deer, AB at the moment on a visitors visa, and have been since the beginning of May - my wife has been living and working here for three years or so. I managed to get a job in my field last week, to start on the 4th October, so we'll be staying put here. I've already found somewhere to play squash, somewhere to play cricket, and somewhere to play drums, so it's all going well thus far! I just need to get the rest of my stuff over from England somehow (including my drum kit) along with a year or two's supply of Branston Pickle...
Aug 26th 2010, 11:56 pm
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
I'm in Red Deer, AB at the moment on a visitors visa, and have been since the beginning of May - my wife has been living and working here for three years or so. I managed to get a job in my field last week, to start on the 4th October, so we'll be staying put here. I've already found somewhere to play squash, somewhere to play cricket, and somewhere to play drums, so it's all going well thus far! I just need to get the rest of my stuff over from England somehow (including my drum kit) along with a year or two's supply of Branston Pickle...
Don't waste your baggage! This website will send the pickle to you. Also you can get it fairly often at bulk barn if you guys have one out there!
Aug 27th 2010, 12:04 am
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
https://www.scottishloft.com/Results...y=12&View=Show
Don't waste your baggage! This website will send the pickle to you. Also you can get it fairly often at bulk barn if you guys have one out there!
Don't waste your baggage! This website will send the pickle to you. Also you can get it fairly often at bulk barn if you guys have one out there!
Aug 27th 2010, 9:46 am
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
And I've just had one
Strangely, they seem to think that my visa will expire soon, and have given me a different address for priority processing or saying that I should show the e-mail to the receptionist. This despite them quoting the expiration of my visa as April next year! Strange.
Timeline, for completeness:
Married 5th June
Docs arrived at CPC-M 18th June
Sponsorship Approval 22nd July
London Started Processing 29th July
Passport Request 26th August
28 days in London, 82 days since our wedding Time to rebook some flights.
Strangely, they seem to think that my visa will expire soon, and have given me a different address for priority processing or saying that I should show the e-mail to the receptionist. This despite them quoting the expiration of my visa as April next year! Strange.
Timeline, for completeness:
Married 5th June
Docs arrived at CPC-M 18th June
Sponsorship Approval 22nd July
London Started Processing 29th July
Passport Request 26th August
28 days in London, 82 days since our wedding
Time to rebook some flights.
Aug 27th 2010, 11:25 am
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
Flights booked already? I hope your optimism pays off! I will be too apprehensive to book my flight until I get my passport request!