Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:32 am
I just checked my e-mails from the High Commission - my documents arrived in Ottawa on July 30/2010 and my Visa was issued August 16/10. I applied via Toronto Worldbridge and paid for courier service so I had my passport and all back on August 17/10. I arrive at Gatwick on August 31/10.
As far as I understand, Settlement Visa's can take the longest to approve because of all they that involve, but at the same time, we're talking about family so they do try to get them done quicker (and I believe that they're are fewer Family Settlement Visa's). So they say up to 12 weeks, but it can be as little as a few days.