Hawkeye84

I spent a long, long time unable to log in because I was using 'UK' as my location. I could log in with my Fiancée's details though, so it wasn't a big issue, but I felt like an idiot when I found out what I was doing wrong...

deltadeliquent

Can somebody lead me to the spreadsheet. I can't find it now....
Thanks

Siouxie

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...eVZxYVE#gid=18

Jim Humphries

You are not/not an idiot. No one can explain why "UK" is even offered on the list!

orly

When applying for the visitor visa I'm fairly sure it's the other way round. None of the home countries are in the list but "UK & C" (presumably colonies) is.

I also like the totally not confusing update to the DOB field on eCAS recently.

Jim Humphries

SOme of this is just because of old computer data bases that are somehow still used with tweaks. That certainly explains things as it is probably an old "choose from" list.

idontlikestrikers

Re-done my medical today and one of the examiners mentioned how often CIC ignored requests from PP's regarding medicals. They often have to search forums or talk to PP's in other cities to get answers as rarely will anyone from London talk to them. PP's are also instructed to send queries by email and discouraged from phoning. It is a strange situation that even PP's are seen by CIC as not worthy of talking to just the same as applicants. They also have to use the same email address we do.

Jim Humphries

When you say PP do you mean DMP? Is it the new term for them?

Siouxie

"Panel Physician" is the new term, apparently.

orly

Still nothing. So much for being "completed" by August 7th.

CIC excelling as always.

Siouxie

It might have been completed by August 7th Orly, but take another week for you to be notified (especially with the long weekend)

Keeping my fingers crossed you get something in the post on Monday.

orly

Perhaps. MPs office has fired them another email by the looks of it so we'll see what they say...probably be next week before we hear anything.

Each week that passes my employer gets more antsy, which is fair. They've held my position open coming on 2 months now but that can't continue forever. Nor can my savings.

It's frustrating to have confirmation two full weeks ago mentioning "approval" but it still sits in some inbox tray on some jobsworth desk waiting for them to actually stamp it and sign off.

I thought government agencies were ridiculous back home but CIC genuinely takes the biscuit. They've also written to me to say they were unable to locate me on their system after I filed a ATIP request to get my case notes. Maybe there is something tricky about typing a name into the field and hitting search. Ineptitude of the highest order. They never miss an opportunity to screw up.

idontlikestrikers

Its a strange name to choose - sounds like they do repairs to crashed cars not chest x-rays and the like.

idontlikestrikers

Incredibly annoying with their processes, IT in-expertise, and geography believing England, Scotland, Wales, and NI are not part of UK according to their select lists but I'm starting to see a business opportunity for me there somewhere. My speciality business processes and IT systems. Had to watch the PP use different IT systems using an IME number to search on one, and the UCI on another to find my records - one number should be sufficient for any system unless you have departments that don't talk to each other.
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Tramps_mate

Anyone care to summarise the last 411 pages?

How long are they taking to get spouse visa if myself and daughter are Canadian citizens?