Comments on likely timeline please
Dec 10th 2002, 7:39 pm
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Comments on likely timeline please
The waiting is killing us! We live in the UK and deal with the Canadian High Commission in London. Our timeline is:
- 16 November 2001 - we applied
- 1 August 2002 - A pink card arrives saying interview not required
- 9 September 2002 - Medicals undertaken
- 18 October 2002 another pink card saying no further info required, "allow 2 - 3 months for processing"
- 24 October - a letter asking for a draft for the RPRF within 30 days
- 26 October RPRF sent to CHC in London
Could anyone with a similar timeline hazard a guess at what happens next and when we might reasonably expect to hear from the High Commission. If I knew for certain it would be six months I could get on with my life - as it happens (and being a real optimist) I pounce on the postman most days only to be disappointed!
Thank you for your help
- 16 November 2001 - we applied
- 1 August 2002 - A pink card arrives saying interview not required
- 9 September 2002 - Medicals undertaken
- 18 October 2002 another pink card saying no further info required, "allow 2 - 3 months for processing"
- 24 October - a letter asking for a draft for the RPRF within 30 days
- 26 October RPRF sent to CHC in London
Could anyone with a similar timeline hazard a guess at what happens next and when we might reasonably expect to hear from the High Commission. If I knew for certain it would be six months I could get on with my life - as it happens (and being a real optimist) I pounce on the postman most days only to be disappointed!
Thank you for your help
Dec 10th 2002, 9:08 pm
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Re: Comments on likely timeline please
You can expect to be asked to send in your passports any timenow. It is
impossible to be truly precise in these things.
Jim Humphries, former visa officer
"Alastair" wrote in message
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> The waiting is killing us! We live in the UK and deal with the Canadian
> High Commission in London. Our timeline is:
> - 16 November 2001 - we applied
> - 1 August 2002 - A pink card arrives saying interview not required
> - 9 September 2002 - Medicals undertaken
> - 18 October 2002 another pink card saying no further info required,
> "allow 2 - 3 months for processing"
> - 24 October - a letter asking for a draft for the RPRF within 30 days
> - 26 October RPRF sent to CHC in London
> Could anyone with a similar timeline hazard a guess at what happens next
> and when we might reasonably expect to hear from the High Commission.
> If I knew for certain it would be six months I could get on with my life
> - as it happens (and being a real optimist) I pounce on the postman most
> days only to be disappointed!
> Thank you for your help
> --
> Alastair
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
impossible to be truly precise in these things.
Jim Humphries, former visa officer
"Alastair" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The waiting is killing us! We live in the UK and deal with the Canadian
> High Commission in London. Our timeline is:
> - 16 November 2001 - we applied
> - 1 August 2002 - A pink card arrives saying interview not required
> - 9 September 2002 - Medicals undertaken
> - 18 October 2002 another pink card saying no further info required,
> "allow 2 - 3 months for processing"
> - 24 October - a letter asking for a draft for the RPRF within 30 days
> - 26 October RPRF sent to CHC in London
> Could anyone with a similar timeline hazard a guess at what happens next
> and when we might reasonably expect to hear from the High Commission.
> If I knew for certain it would be six months I could get on with my life
> - as it happens (and being a real optimist) I pounce on the postman most
> days only to be disappointed!
> Thank you for your help
> --
> Alastair
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
Dec 11th 2002, 8:13 am
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We did medicals in May and paid the ROLF in August and we've still heard nothing. Getting really fed up now, that's been 15 months now !!
Dec 11th 2002, 9:00 am
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Originally posted by iancurtis
We did medicals in May and paid the ROLF in August and we've still heard nothing. Getting really fed up now, that's been 15 months now !!
We did medicals in May and paid the ROLF in August and we've still heard nothing. Getting really fed up now, that's been 15 months now !!
We did medicals in Early August and Payed ROLF in Early October. Still waiting for the final result? I contact the CHC Colombo, they said - "file with a officer for review". My e-client profile not updated, it only says about the interview date.
Didn't you contact your CHC for your application status
Kuma
Dec 11th 2002, 9:12 am
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Re: Comments on likely timeline please
[QUOTE][SIZE=1]Originally posted by Jim Humphries
You can expect to be asked to send in your passports any timenow. It is
impossible to be truly precise in these things.
Jim Humphries, former visa officer
Jim
Thank you for your reply. Hope spring eternal...
Alastair
You can expect to be asked to send in your passports any timenow. It is
impossible to be truly precise in these things.
Jim Humphries, former visa officer
Jim
Thank you for your reply. Hope spring eternal...
Alastair
Dec 11th 2002, 9:17 am
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Originally posted by luckykuma
We did medicals in Early August and Payed ROLF in Early October. Still waiting for the final result? I contact the CHC Colombo, they said - "file with a officer for review". My e-client profile not updated, it only says about the interview date.
Didn't you contact your CHC for your application status
Kuma
We did medicals in Early August and Payed ROLF in Early October. Still waiting for the final result? I contact the CHC Colombo, they said - "file with a officer for review". My e-client profile not updated, it only says about the interview date.
Didn't you contact your CHC for your application status
Kuma
Thanks for your reply. Regrettably CHC London does not provide status details and e-client just says: "In Progress - application received xx Nov 2001, started processing xx Dec 2001". Not very detailed!
You metion a ROLF (Right of Landing Fee?). Interesting. In the UK the CHC asked for a PRPF (Permanent Residence Processing Fee). Are these two names for the same thing? i.e both additional to the original application fee we submitted back in November 2001?
Alastair
Dec 11th 2002, 9:20 am
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Originally posted by iancurtis
We did medicals in May and paid the ROLF in August and we've still heard nothing. Getting really fed up now, that's been 15 months now !!
We did medicals in May and paid the ROLF in August and we've still heard nothing. Getting really fed up now, that's been 15 months now !!
Thank you for your reply. It is some comfort (admittedly slightly perverse!) to know that others are in the same boat. Are you dealing with London? See my post to Kuma re ROLF too - a new term on me.
Alastair
Dec 11th 2002, 10:37 am
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ROLF & PRPF are the same thing. When we applied. September 2001, it was called ROLF so we still refer to it as that.
Dec 11th 2002, 11:50 am
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Originally posted by iancurtis
ROLF & PRPF are the same thing. When we applied. September 2001, it was called ROLF so we still refer to it as that.
ROLF & PRPF are the same thing. When we applied. September 2001, it was called ROLF so we still refer to it as that.
Dec 28th 2002, 12:03 pm
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UK Timeline Update
Originally posted by iancurtis
ROLF & PRPF are the same thing. When we applied. September 2001, it was called ROLF so we still refer to it as that.
ROLF & PRPF are the same thing. When we applied. September 2001, it was called ROLF so we still refer to it as that.
I thought that it might cheer you up a bit to know that today (28 December 2002) we received the letter asking us to forward our passports for the CHC to attach our visas. You applied a couple of months before us so I am sure that a similar letter to you must be on its way shortly.
Kind regards
Alastair
Jan 1st 2003, 7:54 am
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Re: UK Timeline Update
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Alastair
Ian
I thought that it might cheer you up a bit to know that today (28 December 2002) we received the letter asking us to forward our passports for the CHC to attach our visas. You applied a couple of months before us so I am sure that a similar letter to you must be on its way shortly.
Kind regards
Hi Alastair ,
Congradulations !!!!!!!!!!!
I am still waiting for final letter. I am waiting nearly 5 months from medicals.
It seems CHC London works same speed even in holiday season
Bye
Kuma
Ian
I thought that it might cheer you up a bit to know that today (28 December 2002) we received the letter asking us to forward our passports for the CHC to attach our visas. You applied a couple of months before us so I am sure that a similar letter to you must be on its way shortly.
Kind regards
Hi Alastair ,
Congradulations !!!!!!!!!!!
I am still waiting for final letter. I am waiting nearly 5 months from medicals.
It seems CHC London works same speed even in holiday season
Bye
Kuma
