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PPR-how to send prepaid label from USA?

acwikla4769

Star Member
Oct 8, 2016
199
2
Category........
Visa Office......
ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-10-2016
Doc's Request.
21-10-2016
AOR Received.
AOR1- 14-11-2016
File Transfer...
11-01-2017
Med's Request
PASSED
Med's Done....
Upfront 11-10-2016
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
2-21-2017
VISA ISSUED...
Copr recieved 3/13/2017
LANDED..........
3/23/2017
pkforever said:
UPADTE.....UPADATE........UPDATE......

As OF Now My Online GCKey Says file is approved and closed....should get the COPR within this week...perhaps on Friday.

PPR request - Feb 21st 2017
PPR Send - 22 Feb 2017
PPR Reached Ottawa - Feb 24
GCKEY- Updated to Approved and Close
PPR return- Hoping Friday :)
CONGRATS! Ours has not changed :( lol hopefully soon!
 

Aquakitty

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Mar 21, 2011
3,014
164
BC
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
04-03-2015
AOR Received.
14-04-2015 - SA Received: 20-04-2015
Med's Done....
28-01-2015 Upfront
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
N/A
VISA ISSUED...
25-06-2015
LANDED..........
11-07-2015
I guess you all figured out the pre-paid envelope issue? It's pretty simple to do. Not sure what the person you talked to was smoking. They probably took the envelope thing too literally.
 

acwikla4769

Star Member
Oct 8, 2016
199
2
Category........
Visa Office......
ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-10-2016
Doc's Request.
21-10-2016
AOR Received.
AOR1- 14-11-2016
File Transfer...
11-01-2017
Med's Request
PASSED
Med's Done....
Upfront 11-10-2016
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
2-21-2017
VISA ISSUED...
Copr recieved 3/13/2017
LANDED..........
3/23/2017
Aquakitty said:
I guess you all figured out the pre-paid envelope issue? It's pretty simple to do. Not sure what the person you talked to was smoking. They probably took the envelope thing too literally.
Figured out its doable but too late lol so gonna have to wait for regular mail unfortunately
 

xCami

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Nov 2, 2015
64
0
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-12-2016
Aquakitty said:
I guess you all figured out the pre-paid envelope issue? It's pretty simple to do. Not sure what the person you talked to was smoking. They probably took the envelope thing too literally.
Well I never actually figured it out. Since technically I couldn't send a prepaid envelope. I could only send a waybill with my credit card info for them to charge me once they mail it. Hopefully this doesn't cause an issue. I had no idea what I was doing and fed ex wasn't very helpful.
 

pkforever

Star Member
Jan 20, 2016
84
13
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
App. Filed.......
July 2016
Doc's Request.
Copy Of Passport Oct 26th 2016
AOR Received.
Aug 26th 2016
Med's Request
Sept 26th 2016
Med's Done....
Oct 15th 2016
Interview........
waived :)
Passport Req..
Feb 21st 2017, DM on Feb 8th 2017
VISA ISSUED...
Feb 24th 2017, COPR Received March 1st 2017
LANDED..........
March 9th 2017
Hi, there..fedx int. waybill works...i just check my return envelope using the tracking number..and it showing that its in transit....yeahhh soo happy...i'll keep you guys updated..i should receive the envolope by tomorrow or friday morining :D
 

xCami

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Nov 2, 2015
64
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Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-12-2016
pkforever said:
Hi, there..fedx int. waybill works...i just check my return envelope using the tracking number..and it showing that its in transit....yeahhh soo happy...i'll keep you guys updated..i should receive the envolope by tomorrow or friday morining :D
Yay that's awesome ! So happy to hear that, congrats!!
 

maledil

Star Member
Aug 22, 2015
56
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23-03-2016
AOR Received.
11-05-2016
File Transfer...
SA 24-08-2016 PR App Processing 30-08-2016
Med's Done....
Upfront
Passport Req..
Decision Made 10-02-2017 - PPR Email 21-02-2017
VISA ISSUED...
COPR received 15-03-2017
LANDED..........
23-03-2017!!!
pkforever said:
Hi, there..fedx int. waybill works...i just check my return envelope using the tracking number..and it showing that its in transit....yeahhh soo happy...i'll keep you guys updated..i should receive the envolope by tomorrow or friday morining :D
Wow that is quick! Looks like you got the PPR email the same day as us, the 21st. When did you send the package out?
 

pkforever

Star Member
Jan 20, 2016
84
13
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
App. Filed.......
July 2016
Doc's Request.
Copy Of Passport Oct 26th 2016
AOR Received.
Aug 26th 2016
Med's Request
Sept 26th 2016
Med's Done....
Oct 15th 2016
Interview........
waived :)
Passport Req..
Feb 21st 2017, DM on Feb 8th 2017
VISA ISSUED...
Feb 24th 2017, COPR Received March 1st 2017
LANDED..........
March 9th 2017
Yes we got PPR request on the Feb 21st as well...we sent it the next day..reached ottawa on the 24th...Our return envolope was just acitivated yeahh soo happy...

We began our whole process
App filed -July 28th 2016
AOR- August 12th 2016
Med Done- Middle of September 2016
DM- Feb 8th 2017
PPR - Feb 21st 2017
PPR sent Feb 22nd reached ottawa on 24th...
 

pkforever

Star Member
Jan 20, 2016
84
13
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
App. Filed.......
July 2016
Doc's Request.
Copy Of Passport Oct 26th 2016
AOR Received.
Aug 26th 2016
Med's Request
Sept 26th 2016
Med's Done....
Oct 15th 2016
Interview........
waived :)
Passport Req..
Feb 21st 2017, DM on Feb 8th 2017
VISA ISSUED...
Feb 24th 2017, COPR Received March 1st 2017
LANDED..........
March 9th 2017
xCami said:
So far the final step has been a headache. We finally found a place to do the photos now we are trying to send our PPR with the prepaid label. FedEx said customs won't allow us to send a prepaid label in the envelope. We tried printing a different label from their computer but nothing would work. I have no idea what to do? Should we try UPS? Does fedex not know what they are talking about?

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
Hello friends, we have received the COPR in our mail today..hoping to land this sunday...have a great day and good luck to all of you :)
 

xCami

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Nov 2, 2015
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Job Offer........
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App. Filed.......
21-12-2016
pkforever said:
Hello friends, we have received the COPR in our mail today..hoping to land this sunday...have a great day and good luck to all of you :)
Wow that's awesome! They were very fast. Best of luck to you and congrats :)
 

hemo

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Jul 21, 2017
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Hi Guys,

A few questions-

1) Most shipping companies require telephone # of the recipient. What did you enter for that?
2) I was reading about Fedex not allowing prepaid labels inside the envelope? Is this confirmed?
3) What $ value did you put in declaration?
4) Anything special to specify to Fedex or any other carrier in terms of sending a passport?
 
Jul 29, 2017
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I'm sorry, I know this is mostly a resolved issue for a lot of you, but:

Can someone run me through the prepaid envelope? I have a us mailing address and was trying to send out my documents to canada yesterday but the USPS, UPS, and fedex all said they can't do international prepaid envelopes. What am I missing?

If I did the snail mail thing, the stamps would be us stamps?

Explain to me like I'm 5, pleas. If this is really a simple thing to do, then all the couriers I've talked to know nothing about their own business.
 

pkforever

Star Member
Jan 20, 2016
84
13
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
App. Filed.......
July 2016
Doc's Request.
Copy Of Passport Oct 26th 2016
AOR Received.
Aug 26th 2016
Med's Request
Sept 26th 2016
Med's Done....
Oct 15th 2016
Interview........
waived :)
Passport Req..
Feb 21st 2017, DM on Feb 8th 2017
VISA ISSUED...
Feb 24th 2017, COPR Received March 1st 2017
LANDED..........
March 9th 2017
Hi There,

1) we didn't put any phone number in the recipient section and it worked for us. CPC Ottawa doesn't have a telephone number that i know of.

2) When sending Fedex document from US to Canada. You can send it from any fedex location but when returning you must print the return label from your computer, the do not print return label in the US. Or, you can Use international Fedex Waybill for the retuning your package to you. in that case the sender would be CPC Ottawa and the recipient would be you. and you put that waybill into the return envolope. you can find the waybill in any fedex location.
Note - You'll need to provide your credit card information in the waybill and they'll charge the credit card.

3) we put $0 and in the custom declaration we put Passport (side note - to CPC- Ottawa for Visa)

4 - Can't say about another carrier but we didn't have any issiue with Fedex.

Hope this helps

Hi Guys,

A few questions-

1) Most shipping companies require telephone # of the recipient. What did you enter for that?
2) I was reading about Fedex not allowing prepaid labels inside the envelope? Is this confirmed?
3) What $ value did you put in declaration?
4) Anything special to specify to Fedex or any other carrier in terms of sending a passport?
 
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pkforever

Star Member
Jan 20, 2016
84
13
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
App. Filed.......
July 2016
Doc's Request.
Copy Of Passport Oct 26th 2016
AOR Received.
Aug 26th 2016
Med's Request
Sept 26th 2016
Med's Done....
Oct 15th 2016
Interview........
waived :)
Passport Req..
Feb 21st 2017, DM on Feb 8th 2017
VISA ISSUED...
Feb 24th 2017, COPR Received March 1st 2017
LANDED..........
March 9th 2017
read my reply above,
thanks

I'm sorry, I know this is mostly a resolved issue for a lot of you, but:

Can someone run me through the prepaid envelope? I have a us mailing address and was trying to send out my documents to canada yesterday but the USPS, UPS, and fedex all said they can't do international prepaid envelopes. What am I missing?

If I did the snail mail thing, the stamps would be us stamps?

Explain to me like I'm 5, pleas. If this is really a simple thing to do, then all the couriers I've talked to know nothing about their own business.
 
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