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canada visitor visa delay for early November applicants
30th Sep: apply online
8th Nov: passport request email came
13th Nov: passport reached NewYork vac
30 nov : got tracking id number
tracking number which i got not working
3rd dec: mail from ircc regarding stamping and counterfoil done
i am fighting with vac callcenter sending emails making reports about my my passport
finally, 28th Dec: I got new tracking id that says pick up is ready from December 4th and passport is in VAC from 4th of December
this is really unprofessional that I have sent return envelope but I think they missed that
again made the report for that
or I have another option to go there and collect
anyone having the same situation?
I heard that early November applicant is facing the same issue after November process going smooth.

anyone is in the same boat?
need to collect the passport from Newyork

Regard
mohit
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CANADA VISITING VISA online application form
Hi Sir/Madam,
I have submitted my application online for Canada Visiting Visa on 12/27/2018
I received a request to submit my passport on 12/31/2018

I am Indian passport holder residing on a visa in Florida, USA.
now as per the instructions I need to submit my passport to Visa Application Centre (VAC) in New York, and the website also says that
With your passport(s), make sure you include:

the passport request letter you received from IRCC; - This I have and I can include.
any applicable visa application centre (VAC) fees, such as passport transmission fees; - How would I know how much I have to pay them? If I need to pay, how much and can I include a check. I already paid 100 CAD at the time of submitting my online application form.
full contact information, including email, phone number, and full return address; - can I just include a white paper and write all these details?
the VAC consent forms (available on their Web site); and - Not sure what's this form is? is it this one? csc.public.s3.amazonaws.com/checklists/US/en/General/Consent_Form.pdf
a pre-paid return courier envelope, if applicable. - do I have to include them an envelope to return my passport? do I also have to mention my return address on this envelope and paste return receipt as well? can I use FedEx?

For the past 4 days these questions are just breaking my head. I tried to call VAC but it's of no use.
all these process without proper information looks very disappointing and pathetic.

could someone please please give me step-by-step instructions as to how to mail my passport to VAC New York and what to include in the envelope.

Millions of Thanks in advance.
Hoping for a reply.

Confused,
Sree.
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Tracking id not received yet
Hi,

My passport reached to VFS Newyork on 24th Dec 2018, As of now I didn't receive tracking number from VFS Newyork. I was trying to reach out to helpline and sent out couple of emails to info.canny@vfshelpZZZ and they are responding back saying due to holidays and high volume of cases i didn't receive the tracking number

Did any one faced similar issue? or any one sent out passport around 24th Dec 2018 and not received tracking number from VFS?

Thanks in advance!
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Passport Request - VAC or CPC
I would like to thank all the people who contributed to this forum. this really helped me a lot.

My application was filed by my employer and I received passport request letter from IRCC and it refers to the following link to send passport

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/account/where-submit-passport.html

I am Indian national residing in US, as per the above link above the passport can be sent directly to CPC, Ottawa in Canada or VAC in NY or VAC in LA.

Most people in this forum seem to use VAC in NY or LA over CPC. any reason ? looking at the all the delays in VAC, i feel its better option to send directly to CPC. it will be of great help if anyone can share their experiences in directly sending to CPC

1. When we send it CPC, my understanding is we do not any Money order or Check. I believe this are VAC fees. Is it true ?

2. We also feel we do not need to send consent form.

Curious to here your experiences

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awaiting passports back from VFS NewYork
I sent the visa application along with prepaid UPS envelope and after the documents were received from IRCC to VFS office, I received an email from VFS Global on 01/02 with below information.
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Visa application, tracking ID No. xxxxxxxxxx – Your processed decision envelope has been collected from the Canada Visa Application Centre in Canada Visa Application Centre, New York, on 2019-01-02 10:05:36 PM GMT Standard Time. Please note this is an auto generated e.mail. Please do NOT reply to this email.
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However, i don't see any activity on my UPS tracker for the prepaid package. its been over 24 hours since the status shows its been collected.

Does anyone have insights on how there process works.

Thanks.
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Bio-metrics
My employer submitted online application on 27th Dec and i am yet to receive update from CIC. i'm Indian national residing in United States. I'm concerned that the new bio metric expansion program effective from 1st January 2019 may be applicable in my situation.

Anyone in similar situation have update from CIC ?
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Delayed process
Hi,

I submitted my online application on December 1st 2018 and got original passport request mail from IRCC on 7th Dec 2018. I submitted my original passport along with my dependents passports on 13th December 2018 ( I was waiting for the passport request mail for my son which came on 12th December).

My passport reached NewYork VAC on 14th December; I did a mistake by sending personal check instead of Money Order. I got a email from VFS Global on 19 December 2018 saying that I need to submit the money order and I sent the money order on the same day and it reached on 20th December.

That’s it. No updates or progress.. I am keep on sending email and making calls for no use; All the time I am keep on getting same response saying I need to wait.

As per the mail from IRCC, my passport should reach them within 30 days but now I am not sure where is my passport and what happens if VAC fail to submit my passport on time.

I checked IRCC website and it is saying that the application is pending with original passport submission.

I don’t know what to do with this situation, because I don’t have any valid ID documents to travel to NewYork office in person to check the status.

Is there any way to get the status without visiting in person? Do anyone have such kind of experience ( resubmitting the missing or wrong documents) ?
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Timeline after 'counterfoil' status
For those of you who have already received your passports, how many days does the VAC take to ship passports after the CIC website shows 'Counterfoil' status. CIC was updated to this status for me on 12/27, but VAC has not sent me a tracking number so I dont know when they will ship. No activity on return label either.
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Question regarding - international travel while visitor visa in progress
Hi,

I have recently submitted my Canadian Visitor VISA application online from USA and awaiting mail to send passport (with fee and other documents) to VAC.

But I got into a situation where I might need to do an international travel to my home country before I can send the passport for visitor visa stamping.

I have following queries:

1. Will it be safe to go on an international travel while canada visa application is in progress?

2. I am expecting to receive the mail to send passport (with fee and other documents) to VAC within next few days. but in my situation I will be able to send passport (& other docs) around after 5-6 weeks. Do CIC have any timelines to send passport after sending this mail or online application approval ?

3. Once I complete my international travel, there will be new immigration/admission stamps. Can there be any questions around it, when I submit my passport

I understand that this is an uncommon situation. If anyone have dealt with any such situation or have any pointers... would be a great help.

Thanks.
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Questions regarding Passport Submission for a work permit application
Hi,

Thanks in advance for everyone on the group trying to help out people like me.

My employer had applied for a work permit for me to move to our office in Canada. I got an email from Fragomen (my company's uses them for immigration management) that my application has been approved along with a passport request letter. I have a travel planned on 19th January and from the experiences from this group it seems like I should send the passport ASAP if I were to have any chance of getting it back in time. So I have some questions to make sure I don't make ANY mistakes.

1. On the page 4 (BIOMETRICS) of the consent form, should I fill and sign the "Applicants NOT wishing to provide biometrics" section since I am an Indian citizen and my application has already been approved before 31st of December?

2. On page 3 of the consent form, there is section for "Consent for Indirect Submission and/or Collection (to be completed ONLY if travel agent or person other than applicant themselves is submitting and/or collecting the visa application and decision)". I am sending the passport myself through mail along with a return label. Can I skip this section? The only reason I ask for a confirmation here is because my employer filled my original application.

3. Since I am just sending my passport with the consent form, passport request letter and contact information, I just need to send a money order of USD 19.90 for the Package transmission fees right? No other fees?

4. Some people have mentioned that we should send 2 copies of the consent form. Is that a requirement?

5. Is there a format for the contact information sheet or is it just a general letter with my name, email, address, DOB and phone number?

Apologies for the long post. Any help is much appreciated :)
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