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Canada Visitor Visa - NYC VAC
I am on H1B in US. Needed Canada visa to visit my friend.
Created account with GCKey.
Got a notarized invitation letter from my friend in Canada.
Uploaded a letter[purpose of travel detailing my itinerary during my stay]
Apr 13 - GIC - Application Submitted online
April 21 - GIC - Received Original Passport Request notification
Apr 27 - Mailed Two packages
- Just the money order[$32.27] to lock box - [USPS prority] - -Boston
- Passport, Photocoy of money order, Copy of the Passport request letter, Return USPS Priorty envelope, 2 copies of VAC Consent form - - NYC
Apr 30 - Received Passport at VAC - [From USPS tracking]
May 4 - VAC - Received Tracking number from VAC by email
May 4 - VAC - status - Application received
May 4 - VAC - status - Passport in Transit to the Visa Office
May 7 - VAC - status - Passport Received by the Visa Office - Under Consideration
May 9 - VAC - status - Your current application status is Application Processing Completed - In Transit to the VAC
May 10 - VAC - status - Application Processing Completed - In Transit to the Applicant from the VAC
May 10 - Passport shipped from NYC - [From USPS tracking]
May 12 - Received Passport with visa stamped till the passport expiration date
Initial processing time at GIC - 6 Business days
Processing time at VAC - 10 Business days
Created account with GCKey.
Got a notarized invitation letter from my friend in Canada.
Uploaded a letter[purpose of travel detailing my itinerary during my stay]
Apr 13 - GIC - Application Submitted online
April 21 - GIC - Received Original Passport Request notification
Apr 27 - Mailed Two packages
- Just the money order[$32.27] to lock box - [USPS prority] - -Boston
- Passport, Photocoy of money order, Copy of the Passport request letter, Return USPS Priorty envelope, 2 copies of VAC Consent form - - NYC
Apr 30 - Received Passport at VAC - [From USPS tracking]
May 4 - VAC - Received Tracking number from VAC by email
May 4 - VAC - status - Application received
May 4 - VAC - status - Passport in Transit to the Visa Office
May 7 - VAC - status - Passport Received by the Visa Office - Under Consideration
May 9 - VAC - status - Your current application status is Application Processing Completed - In Transit to the VAC
May 10 - VAC - status - Application Processing Completed - In Transit to the Applicant from the VAC
May 10 - Passport shipped from NYC - [From USPS tracking]
May 12 - Received Passport with visa stamped till the passport expiration date
Initial processing time at GIC - 6 Business days
Processing time at VAC - 10 Business days
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