Kaye5

Couldn't find one, but forgive me if someone has already started a similar thread - I've been away...

If, like us, you're in the "Class of 38" but have been asleep a while, pending a potential two year wait... perhaps we should have a thread to club together all those still waiting to go into process in this timeline. We're AOR June 2011 (was there anyone after June?), but I think the last relevant thread is for those with AOR to Sept 2010.

So, if anyone with AOR October 2010 onwards has gone into process please could you post your update.

jobop

Hi

We are AOR end of Feb 2011, it says we are in process but when you click on the word 'In process' it says pending review so I don't think anyone is looking at our file as yet??

We will be 8 months from AOR next week - our AOR states that we can contact them if we have heard nothing -which we have not

I know the process times have been extended to 20 months from AOR but I was thinking of getting new police certificates, as its been over a year and they would of expired by now, in the hope that someone will dust off my file to add them in...

Then I will send them an email so they can acknowledge the new police certificates and see what they have to say - fingers crossed I don't get the same generic email everyone seems to get, but hey we shall wait and see.

I'll keep you all posted.

But to be honest I am really watching those with August 2010 AORs to see when they start getting medicals as that will give me some hope that things are moving.

Good luck everyone
xx

Kaye5

Hi!

Thanks for replying!

I was watching the August 2010s, but we are so far away from them timewise that for us, it's probably better to watch those closer - like yourself. Once you get meds, then we're hopefully only 4 months behind...

Trying just to get on with life, we moved to the country and shifted our target date on 2 years. Spending the time getting in some practice with "rural living".

Bali2010

I'm afew weeks behind you, but not in process. I am a little suspicious that it is only those who have contracted them who have gone in process, given the lask of processing since!

I'm moving jobs & a few hundred miles so perhaps I will go in process when I update my address.

I am thinking maybe another 12 months before hearing.

witchileiz

We are (2nd) AOR July 2011. Glad you are still positive Kaye - I found it really hard recently, but getting back in the swing again now. I have started applying for a few jobs here and there (the more specialised kind!) with the very faint chance that someone somewhere might be so overwhelmed by my resume, and so desperate that they go through the whole advertising/LMO/Work permit route for us!

We were hoping to be over there by mid summer 2012 at the latest, but looking less likely now... So wish we were given a realistic timeframe - just a little communication would be nice... Will try the whole contacting to update job, etc. once our 8 months is up from the AOR letter too...

I think Jan/Feb is gonna be a bit hard though - that is when I may lose the plot as it will be a year from 2nd AOR ...

Kaye5

We're June 2011 - your timeline says July 2010!?

We've moved twice now and updated records, but no movement or correspondence for us, but no real surprise as only been 4 months since AOR.

Kaye5

Yes, we kept moving our target date on... and on.... once we had set a target way in the future, felt a lot better. Of course, if they move it on even more, will have to reassess again. We'll be pensioners by the time we get a decision at this rate.

julievonz

Hi Kaye,

we're similar timelines to you. We've pretty much put Canada on the back burner for now. If it happens, it happens. Just carrying on with life here. My main concern though is when we applied, it was supposedly a 10 month application which is the main reason we applied. I didn't want my eldest child (now 11) moving whilst in the middle of high school which obviously is now going to be the case.

Oh well, we can always decide again, if and when the miracle occurs.

woz718

We too are on a similar timeframe and applied on the basis that the 10 month processing timeline fitted in with my oh completing his career in the army, and then moving over to Canada. This is obviously now not going to happen and we, like you guys are left wondering if it will ever happen. We now have to make temporary plans as to what we do when he leaves the army - do we move from here - where we aren't happy, but our kiddies are, or do we stay here and wait it out?? To be honest, we're now even thinking of looking at oz, as we could have just as nice a life over there and at least they are more on the ball with their immigration. Will probably make a call on that in the new year. You read about places like NS desparately needing new blood, but I wonder how many people end up not moving due to the length of time is taking. Will follow this thread closely.

Wozzie. x

Bali2010

oops, not very observant am I

still, taking a lot longer than the estimate when I applied

Kaye5

Same here - we were trying to avoid hitting our now 14 year old's exam years. So we figure we've got a nice window of opportunity around summer 2013 when our now 11 year old is 13 and just before he starts Standard Grades.

But can't live life on hold for that long - we had sold our house, but have bought another. We found it too stressful renting. If we never make it to Canada at least we've found somewhere pretty nice in the UK.

Salmanizak

My status is 'In Process' since my AOR came in Mar-11; but further details reveal the same 'Pending Review'. Would be helpful in any way to write to London visa office after the 8 months have elapsed?

Salmanizak

Hi, have you forwarded your PCCs/updates? Do share if you get any response. Thanks

jobop

I'm just ordering the new police certificates now, once recieved will drop them off by hand into London CIC and then contact them via email as well to get confirmation of reciept and hopfully some sort of reply/update???

I shall keep you posted once I have recieved the new certificates and dropped them off...

jobop

You may have seen me post this in another thread as others have also - London have now changed the processing time from 20 to 27 months