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Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

katezhu

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Mar 7, 2023
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Visa Office......
Mississauga
Hi

Last update is medical passed in September 2024
Biometric and everything else passed already

application is being processed in Vancouver. No update for past 5 months..anybody in same situation??
Vancouver office is very slow. I saw some cases processed in this office waiting for long time.
 
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canuck78

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Jun 18, 2017
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Hi

Last update is medical passed in September 2024
Biometric and everything else passed already

application is being processed in Vancouver. No update for past 5 months..anybody in same situation??
This is fairly normal. Processing for PGP is not fast.
 

ali.tariq

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May 29, 2011
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App. Filed.......
25-05-2018
AOR Received.
02-10-2018
Hi

Last update is medical passed in September 2024
Biometric and everything else passed already

application is being processed in Vancouver. No update for past 5 months..anybody in same situation??
similar situation. Medical passed in July. Police clearance asked and submitted in Sept. nothing since.
 

YVR123

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Jul 27, 2017
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My mother is landing this week (carrying her CoPR and a single-entry visa in her passport and other documents). Does she need to do a PRTD (50$ fee) before landing?

Specifically speaking, does she need to apply for this? Permanent resident travel document: How to apply - Canada.ca
Again this is her first time landing with CoPR to obtain her PR.
No. This is her first landing as PR with her CoPR.
A PR card will be sent to her address in Canada after she complete her landing.

PTRD is only for PRs (after landing) if they have left Canada without their PR cards and need to travel back to Canada.
 
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Hypatia

Star Member
Feb 22, 2014
71
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Toronto, ON
Visa Office......
Scarborough, ON
App. Filed.......
15-06-2020
Hi

Last update is medical passed in September 2024
Biometric and everything else passed already

application is being processed in Vancouver. No update for past 5 months..anybody in same situation??
Same! App is in Vancouver, and medical passed in Oct/24. Waiting as well.
 

Hypatia

Star Member
Feb 22, 2014
71
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Toronto, ON
Visa Office......
Scarborough, ON
App. Filed.......
15-06-2020
Did your parents have military or government experience? If yes, maybe in security screening. You can call IRCC or order IRCC notes to see what happened?
Nothing of that nature. How do I call IRCC? Could you share the number? Thank you!
 

marrynated

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Dec 22, 2016
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No. This is her first landing as PR with her CoPR.
A PR card will be sent to her address in Canada after she complete her landing.

PTRD is only for PRs (after landing) if they have left Canada without their PR cards and need to travel back to Canada.
Thank you! I am flying to her airport just a couple hours before her landing. Do you think I would be able to help her with forms and translations etc. (if officers have any questions?)
 

YVR123

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Jul 27, 2017
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Thank you! I am flying to her airport just a couple hours before her landing. Do you think I would be able to help her with forms and translations etc. (if officers have any questions?)
So you are entering immigration with her? If so, it's possible (depending on terminal... I guess. I am not sure) but if you are flying domestic, then you won't be able to go in.

You can give your mom your phone number and IRCC/CBSA can contact you. They usually have translation service.
 
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canuck78

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Jun 18, 2017
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Same! App is in Vancouver, and medical passed in Oct/24. Waiting as well.
This is normal compared to others your application is sitting in a pile all waiting for final approval and then COPR. PGP is not a fast process and quotas have been reduced so it will slow down even more.
 

marrynated

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Dec 22, 2016
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So you are entering immigration with her? If so, it's possible (depending on terminal... I guess. I am not sure) but if you are flying domestic, then you won't be able to go in.

You can give your mom your phone number and IRCC/CBSA can contact you. They usually have translation service.
Yeah this is what I did. Gave her a piece of paper with my phone number and asked officers to contact me if needed. Thanks!
 

law_uqam

Star Member
Feb 17, 2016
138
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yesterday received my parents Medical request letter. Now I have 2 questions:
1- how do you check which visa office processing your case(I guess Montreal is our center)
2- how long these days take after medical exam until visa issue?