Queuing up at CIC London?
Oct 11th 2006 | 10:49 am
#16
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,010
Re: Queuing up at CIC London?
Originally Posted by Souvenir
It may come as a shock to you to hear this but the CIC people in London (most of which are locally employed Brits) are not there to provide a service to potential immigrants.
They are there to administer an immigration programme and have little or no leeway in applying the rules.
Please do not slag off the CIC staff in London.
K.
Oct 11th 2006 | 11:09 am
#17
jedi in training
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 249
Re: Queuing up at CIC London?
Originally Posted by poppy1
Hi,thanks for the info.An hour and a half is pretty bearable,if we knew we were gonna get some kind of definitive answer we'd queue all day! Can I ask were you just enquiring about a skilled worker PR application?Bit worried about another comment about them only dealing with work permit/travel visa enquiries.Don't want a wasted journey although have said if worst comes to the worst we can go and sit in the Canadian bar in Covent Garden and drown our sorrows 
Hi i was there because they sent me a letter asking for rolf, but it had already been sent before we had taken our medicals. To be honest the only reason i went there was because the letter they had sent me mentioned if we didnt pay up witin 45 day they would dump our file. Not sure if you will have any luck if you go down there asking whats going on, but hey you might be lucky.
Oct 11th 2006 | 11:26 am
#18
Livin' it large in BC.
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 168
From: Golden, BC
Re: Queuing up at CIC London?
Fair enough, actually my accusation of incompetent idiots was directed at my buyer's solicitor; we would have be two weeks further down the road had it not been for them waiting for the already issued mortgage offer!
And it's not that I haven't been chasing, I've spoken to my solicitor twice, the estate agents 3 times and the buyers twice in the last two weeks and they all just kept getting fobbed off! Finally, yesterday we got to the bottom of things.
As for the CHC, my main critisisms are:
1. The vagueness of the timescale
2. The inability to speak to anyone and lack of response to my fax a week ago
3. The lack of information about the work permit application process
The "about" 2-3 week processing time is a minor irritation.
Do you have any idea why they haven't picked up a phone and spent 30 seconds telling me when I will be able to book the flights and removals? I don't think it is much to ask.
I sympathis if they are underpaid, over-worked and hassled but making one phone call doesn't seem too much to ask does it?
Ian.
And it's not that I haven't been chasing, I've spoken to my solicitor twice, the estate agents 3 times and the buyers twice in the last two weeks and they all just kept getting fobbed off! Finally, yesterday we got to the bottom of things.
As for the CHC, my main critisisms are:
1. The vagueness of the timescale
2. The inability to speak to anyone and lack of response to my fax a week ago
3. The lack of information about the work permit application process
The "about" 2-3 week processing time is a minor irritation.
Do you have any idea why they haven't picked up a phone and spent 30 seconds telling me when I will be able to book the flights and removals? I don't think it is much to ask.
I sympathis if they are underpaid, over-worked and hassled but making one phone call doesn't seem too much to ask does it?
Ian.
Originally Posted by Souvenir
It may come as a shock to you to hear this but the CIC people in London (most of which are locally employed Brits) are not there to provide a service to potential immigrants. They are there to administer an immigration programme and have little or no leeway in applying the rules.
I knew many of them and they are far from being incompetent idiots. They are, however, seriously over-stretched and delays are created by:
- sheer numbers of applicants, most of which are not UK nationals
- having to deal with constant barrages of hassle from immigration consultants and applicants that want to know why they haven't received an acknowledgement for the letter they sent last week
- dealing with people that can't fill in a form properly
- waiting for the spooks in Canada to handle the security checks (the CIC people have no control over this)
Please do not slag off the CIC staff in London.
I knew many of them and they are far from being incompetent idiots. They are, however, seriously over-stretched and delays are created by:
- sheer numbers of applicants, most of which are not UK nationals
- having to deal with constant barrages of hassle from immigration consultants and applicants that want to know why they haven't received an acknowledgement for the letter they sent last week
- dealing with people that can't fill in a form properly
- waiting for the spooks in Canada to handle the security checks (the CIC people have no control over this)
Please do not slag off the CIC staff in London.
Oct 12th 2006 | 6:08 am
#19
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 458
From: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Re: Queuing up at CIC London?
Originally Posted by poppy1
Big hello,funny was only thinking couple of nights ago that I should nudge him into contacting you.
Yep,job offer definate.They submitted LMO approx 11 weeks ago so we should hear something very very soon(praying,hoping,begging lol).You know how it is,even then the wait won't be over,it'll be applying for the temp work permit from London and a bit more waiting........
I was not blessed with patience when it was handed out.
You guys heard anything yet?
Yep,job offer definate.They submitted LMO approx 11 weeks ago so we should hear something very very soon(praying,hoping,begging lol).You know how it is,even then the wait won't be over,it'll be applying for the temp work permit from London and a bit more waiting........
I was not blessed with patience when it was handed out.
You guys heard anything yet?
We have heard nothing from CHC, nor from Vancouver. Based on the past 6 months I reckon we'll hear end of this month or very early November. I'm not bothered about waiting now, we've missed the boat for getting out there this year and seem to have waited so long already. It would just be nice to hear the decision now, so we can make our decisoins either way.
Are you hoping to be gone by Christmas or making this one your last ?
Oct 12th 2006 | 6:50 am
#20
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 7,866
From: Cochrane, Alberta
Re: Queuing up at CIC London?
Poppy1 - did you go to CHC today afterall ? If so, did it help at all or did you get any answers you were hoping for ?
