Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London
Jan 25th 2013, 2:55 pm
#5208
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Jan 25th 2013, 2:58 pm
#5209
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
Grats Marty. Everytime I see someone get a decision made I check ECAS immediately and it's never there 
The annoying thing for me is that I am looking to take out a loan but am stuck in no man's land as no UK bank will give me a loan because I'm not resident there and no Canadian bank will give me a loan while I'm only on a temporary visa!
The annoying thing for me is that I am looking to take out a loan but am stuck in no man's land as no UK bank will give me a loan because I'm not resident there and no Canadian bank will give me a loan while I'm only on a temporary visa!
Jan 25th 2013, 3:02 pm
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
Grats Marty. Everytime I see someone get a decision made I check ECAS immediately and it's never there
The annoying thing for me is that I am looking to take out a loan but am stuck in no man's land as no UK bank will give me a loan because I'm not resident there and no Canadian bank will give me a loan while I'm only on a temporary visa!
The annoying thing for me is that I am looking to take out a loan but am stuck in no man's land as no UK bank will give me a loan because I'm not resident there and no Canadian bank will give me a loan while I'm only on a temporary visa!
Jan 25th 2013, 3:49 pm
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
No as there was no way I could do that short of kidnapping my children (criminal record not really something I wanted). so had to get a statutory declaration signed by a notary public.
Jan 25th 2013, 3:49 pm
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Jan 25th 2013, 4:20 pm
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
Isnt it odd that sometimes they want you to bend over backwards to get the meds and sometimes the declaration is enough? I guess it depends on who reviews your case.
Jan 28th 2013, 12:23 am
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
Don't stress, ours was received October 1St/medicals received and nothing has changed since then!
Jan 28th 2013, 1:26 am
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
A quick addition to this thread, just as a bit of a warning to new applicants.
My husband and I applied for our spousal visa through the London Embassy in *December 2011* -- with me as a US citizen, him as UK citizen, both currently based in the UK and intending to relocate to the States.
Despite there being no particularly hitches or complications with our application, boy, was the process slooooooooow... Our visa was finally granted in *January 2013*, over a year later!
So, if you're applying for a spousal visa, make sure to get started with it well in advance of any plans to leave.
My husband and I applied for our spousal visa through the London Embassy in *December 2011* -- with me as a US citizen, him as UK citizen, both currently based in the UK and intending to relocate to the States.
Despite there being no particularly hitches or complications with our application, boy, was the process slooooooooow... Our visa was finally granted in *January 2013*, over a year later!
So, if you're applying for a spousal visa, make sure to get started with it well in advance of any plans to leave.
Jan 28th 2013, 3:32 am
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
A quick addition to this thread, just as a bit of a warning to new applicants.
My husband and I applied for our spousal visa through the London Embassy in *December 2011* -- with me as a US citizen, him as UK citizen, both currently based in the UK and intending to relocate to the States.
Despite there being no particularly hitches or complications with our application, boy, was the process slooooooooow... Our visa was finally granted in *January 2013*, over a year later!
So, if you're applying for a spousal visa, make sure to get started with it well in advance of any plans to leave.
My husband and I applied for our spousal visa through the London Embassy in *December 2011* -- with me as a US citizen, him as UK citizen, both currently based in the UK and intending to relocate to the States.
Despite there being no particularly hitches or complications with our application, boy, was the process slooooooooow... Our visa was finally granted in *January 2013*, over a year later!
So, if you're applying for a spousal visa, make sure to get started with it well in advance of any plans to leave.