LMO timelines

Old Jan 6th 2014, 12:21 am
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It would be great to know people's recent experiences of time taken for LMOs. Is there a diference between different provinces / different skill levels etc? Or is it a first come, first served basis?
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Old Jan 6th 2014, 2:02 am
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It depends if your employer already has a 'blanket or open LMO' application in place for a specific role (to which they just add your name), or if they are starting from scratch or not.

Mine was the former and was granted in 4 days.

Not sure how long 'standard' ones take at the moment. There is currently no fast-track LMO route due to abuse of the system. That was suspended at the end of April 2013.
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It varies, mainly depending on province. Figure about 12-16 weeks and you won't go far wrong.

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There is no hard and fast rule but my LMO took nearly 6 months
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I've been waiting for approximately 12 weeks in BC.
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Old Jan 17th 2014, 2:09 pm
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6 weeks including the Christmas period, LMO declined though.
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Mine took exactly 14 weeks in BC, reccieved it end of November 2013
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Originally Posted by Amtobi
Mine took exactly 14 weeks in BC, reccieved it end of November 2013
Well, let's just hope that I get my LMO within the next 2 weeks as I've been waiting for 12 already.
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Has anyone used the Online LMO process? Is that quicker than the other way? Sorry I don't usually take much notice of how an LMO is processed. All I know is that my husbands boss is able to process online this time around. So hoping for a faster turn around as his TWP expires mid March.
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Originally Posted by bc_guy
Well, let's just hope that I get my LMO within the next 2 weeks as I've been waiting for 12 already.
I was told mine should be ready in the next 2-3 weeks..Fingers crossed
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Originally Posted by floatsy
I was told mine should be ready in the next 2-3 weeks..Fingers crossed
How long have you been waiting?
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LMO lodgement went in in September, but I guess I will believe it all when I see it. Can't believe Mikey waited six months Pff
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Originally Posted by floatsy
LMO lodgement went in in September, but I guess I will believe it all when I see it. Can't believe Mikey waited six months Pff
It was worth it as I'm here now , better to be slow and have a positive LMO than have it processed quickly and get a negative result. Now to get paperwork together to apply for FSW2
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Old Jan 27th 2014, 4:15 pm
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Yep, agree, CONGRATS Mike, you were always a nice, patient role model for the process.
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I just got off the phone with prospective employer - he said it is likely to be soon as already indicated. He was friendly and upbeat so fingers crossed! Gotta say it is kinda nice of them to wait this long for me
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