Brit living in the US - can I send sponsorship to the UK?

[rich tea biscuit]

Hi!
I am a Brit and have been living in the US for over seven years now. I have been married to a Canadian for nearly six years and we are currently getting all our forms together for my sponsorship so we can move to Canada later this year.
I have been reading that if I send my application to NYC then my application could take 13 months to go through. If someone applies in the UK then it appears to be a lot shorter process. As a Brit can I send my forms to the UK or as I'm living in the US do I have to send them here?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

 

[Sweden]

hey Rich tea biscuit,

you can go through London, no problem. On the form, you have to choose which office you "want" - it can be either country of nationality, or country of residence if you have been admitted for more than a year.
So in your case - just choose London. There is always a chance that CIC would choose the US instead, but I think it's unlikely in your case, as you have only lived in the US for 7 years (it's not like you have a UK passport and never lived there, so it should be all good).
Good luck!
Sweden

 

[scylla]

On the off chance you're asked to attend an interview - keep in mind that it will be held in the UK if you select London as your visa office.

 

[rich tea biscuit]

Thank you all - thats great news!!

 

[rich tea biscuit]

hey Rich tea biscuit,

you can go through London, no problem. On the form, you have to choose which office you "want" - it can be either country of nationality, or country of residence if you have been admitted for more than a year.
So in your case - just choose London. There is always a chance that CIC would choose the US instead, but I think it's unlikely in your case, as you have only lived in the US for 7 years (it's not like you have a UK passport and never lived there, so it should be all good).
Good luck!
Sweden

I have one last question for you - which guidelines should I follow? It says to follow them for your residence - which I guess would be the US as I've been here for 7 years - however, if I want my forms to be filed in the UK would I go for the European guidelines? So worried I'm going to mess this up.
Thanks in advance!

 

[OhCanadiana]

I have one last question for you - which guidelines should I follow? It says to follow them for your residence - which I guess would be the US as I've been here for 7 years - however, if I want my forms to be filed in the UK would I go for the European guidelines? So worried I'm going to mess this up.
Thanks in advance!

Yes, follow the regional guide for the visa office you are applying through (based on your visa office request).