Immigrate tomorrow! Applied London Apr 02
Jun 14th 2003, 9:33 pm
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Immigrate tomorrow! Applied London Apr 02
I immigrate tomorrow via the Thousand Island Bridge Ontario. It has been a
very long process, but I guess this is not unusual and the imposed timelines
would not have been of my choosing, specifically my visa expiry which is
next week, but I am very grateful to all who contribute to this newsgroup,
especially the experts, for their free and excellent advice. Thanks also to
those who have shared personal experiences - in the rarified atmosphere of
the CIC it seems that personal experience of others is all that on has to go
on as the official channels are all pretty silent and unhelpful.
Timeline: applied Apr 02 (received Apr 15 02) via London
AOR dated Apr 25
Medical papers arrived May 02 had to have medicals by Jul 15
02
Had medicals as late as possible - June 19 due to
international travel could not wait longer
Request for ROLF received Oct 8 (had not enclosed it in Apr)
Paid ROLF some 3 days later
Passports requested Dec 18
Visas received in passports mid Jan 03
This timeline does not reflect the massive lead in preparing the requisite
papers for the actual application. I had to get police certificates from
the UK, Germany and Canada where I have been on EA for the last 5 years. The
first 2 arrived inside a month, the Canadian one took about 14 weeks -
pretty disgusting really. I wanted to immigrate in July or August to fit
with work but the medicals meant a visa expiry of next week as described
above.
Lessons learned: Pay the ROLF when you apply -not doing so made 3 extra
months difference to me.
I did not use an immigration service - it
worked for me but was a lot of work
I had not realised how much medicals etc
would cost and this was a shock with 4 kids.
Chase people (HRDC etc as necessary) at all
stages of the preparation and the application...less CIC!
You have to take a gamble on the medical
dates as these will be driven by CHC timelines - be
prepared to be flexible with the visa expiry dates as a result.
Use this forum for support and info - it is
excellent but remember much is just
personal opinions and all circumstances are different. Ignore the obvious
idiots!!
Good luck and lots of perserverence to all others applying! I will describe
the landing process afterwards.
DBJ
very long process, but I guess this is not unusual and the imposed timelines
would not have been of my choosing, specifically my visa expiry which is
next week, but I am very grateful to all who contribute to this newsgroup,
especially the experts, for their free and excellent advice. Thanks also to
those who have shared personal experiences - in the rarified atmosphere of
the CIC it seems that personal experience of others is all that on has to go
on as the official channels are all pretty silent and unhelpful.
Timeline: applied Apr 02 (received Apr 15 02) via London
AOR dated Apr 25
Medical papers arrived May 02 had to have medicals by Jul 15
02
Had medicals as late as possible - June 19 due to
international travel could not wait longer
Request for ROLF received Oct 8 (had not enclosed it in Apr)
Paid ROLF some 3 days later
Passports requested Dec 18
Visas received in passports mid Jan 03
This timeline does not reflect the massive lead in preparing the requisite
papers for the actual application. I had to get police certificates from
the UK, Germany and Canada where I have been on EA for the last 5 years. The
first 2 arrived inside a month, the Canadian one took about 14 weeks -
pretty disgusting really. I wanted to immigrate in July or August to fit
with work but the medicals meant a visa expiry of next week as described
above.
Lessons learned: Pay the ROLF when you apply -not doing so made 3 extra
months difference to me.
I did not use an immigration service - it
worked for me but was a lot of work
I had not realised how much medicals etc
would cost and this was a shock with 4 kids.
Chase people (HRDC etc as necessary) at all
stages of the preparation and the application...less CIC!
You have to take a gamble on the medical
dates as these will be driven by CHC timelines - be
prepared to be flexible with the visa expiry dates as a result.
Use this forum for support and info - it is
excellent but remember much is just
personal opinions and all circumstances are different. Ignore the obvious
idiots!!
Good luck and lots of perserverence to all others applying! I will describe
the landing process afterwards.
DBJ
