jenga

Hello,

Just wondering if anyone has any info on whether the High Commission of Canada in the UK website (http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca....aspx?lang=eng) or CIC website (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/study.asp) tend to be more up to date with regard to processing times for the London office?

Checking processing times for study permits, High Commission website states 8-10 weeks, but CIC states 5 weeks for London office, so quite a big difference.

Any ideas which is more likely to be up to date? Desperately waiting!

Thanks!

LadySummer

Hi there, I have no idea but if you go for the 8-10 and you get it in 5 you'll be happy

My money would be on the High Commission website though.

jenga

Thanks. Of course, I was hoping the shorter time was the right one. Does anyone else have recent experience of this?

sudha

We got it in around 4 weeks when we applied in November 2010.

They are not bad with the Study permit time processing time line.

CANADIAN CARPERS

Study visa application sent to London 9 days ago, will keep you updated on progress. 8 weeks til flight so

jenga

Thanks all for your advice. I'm at the four week mark, so will cross fingers and hope to hear in a week or so, based on sudha's experience. Will let you know how I get on.

PMM

Hi

Actually if you really want to know the number/processing time go to www.data.gc.ca and download the Immigration Excel spreadsheets. You will probably be able to answer all your queries on nos. and processing times.

CANADIAN CARPERS

Have you given any thought as to what you might do if your student visa hasn't arrived and your travel date is looming?

jenga

No, I'd hoped all would go to plan, so had held off booking my flight.

A potential spanner in the works has cropped up today as I've had an email requesting a P60 from one of my previous jobs - happens to be the one job where the employer never sent one to me/it got lost in the post and was never received.

Does anyone know if they will accept a statement of earnings instead? I'm rather confused about what they want to know, as nothing in the guides to applying mentioned sending P60s, so am trying to think of alternative documents I can send that will cover the bases. I've spoken to the employer and they're refusing to issue a 'second' P60, which isn't helpful.

Any help would be much appreciated.

jenga

Also, PMM - many thanks, the Excel spreadsheet was extremely helpful.

CANADIAN CARPERS

You must be over the 5 week point now, any news?

jenga

Still waiting! I'm guessing the 8-10 week processing time was the correct timeframe.