hello khbhandari, one of my friends had applied for the same and did not receive confirmation for a long time. eventually confirmation was received and he was informed that it was due to high volume of application received by the embassy ( he sent it to delhi from japan). what about writing to the concerned autority (intermittently) and hopefully you will receive a reply. he was also told that the whole process of evaluation of his application might take upto 3 years! good luck. i myself am thinking of moving to canada as i like this country's natural beauty. anyone knows if it is any easier if immigrating from the uk?