Got a refusal after 70 plus days. The reason was my employment. I am a fresh graduate and it was supposed to be a graduation gift and im about to take my board examination in december. Anyways, thank you guys.
May 2017 TRV Online Application
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Hi Bryanna! I am from Manila, Philippines. I and my parents submitted our family application last July 1, 2017. My mom and I received our passport requests, and my dad was requested to submit papers regarding his previous work in the military. My dad is retired military. I received back my passport with multiple entry visa but my mom's passport is still with the embassy. We submitted our passport last July 28, and until now August 22, she has not got her passport back. Also, no passport request yet for my dad. We already submitted the papers requested for my dad.
We already booked rountrip tickets, and our trip is supposed to be on Sept 12, which is already 3 weeks away. Id like to know if my parents still have a chance on getting their visa, my mom getting back her passport, and my dad having passport request. Our plan is to withdraw the application 10 days prior to our trip. And change the flight to US instead of Vancouver. Thanks in advance for any insight you can give to my case.
Unfortunately, we have seen cases similar to your situation.
You may want to check for a thread by member called Prayas. Although that thread is for India applicants from a military background, it is quite similar to your dad's case.
IRCC is running background checks on your dad's military tenure to assess if he has committed any war crimes, genocide, espionage, etc. IRCC depends on third party sources for information for these checks. So, until an all-clear report emerges, the visa office will not issue a TRV to him.
As your dad applied as the principal applicant (and your mom as his dependent), IRCC will not issue a TRV to her even though she has 99.9% been approved.... until the report is received for your dad's background.
I would recommend that you postpone your travel
Thanks for your reply. I really hope we can get my mom's passport back, hoping with a visa. What I don't get is why I am the only one who got my passport with visa, as of the moment. I even indicated in our family application that my parents are the one to support this trip of ours. Well, our plan anyways is for my parents to reroute their ticket to US instead of Canada since we all have US visas. Thanks again!
The visa officer must have assessed that you have strong ties/reasons to return to the Philippines.
I suggest your parents do NOT withdraw or cancel their TRV applications. Do let processing continue. Instead you can request the visa office to return your mom's passport after about 10-12 days for her US travel. You can also include the US plane tickets + request for expedited decisions for both your parents
Experiencing exact same problem, been for 4- days now. Can you please provide an update when your case change will do the same....Does anyone know if weekends count as "processing days" ?
Bryanna, how do I request the visa office for a return of passport for US travel? Do I email them, or do a Case Specific Enquiry? And in your opinion, how long will it take for the passport to be returned? Because we are planning the US trip 3 weeks from now (Sept 12).
Hey! You just submitted your application 4 days ago. Just wait for a few days to about two weeks. Depending on where you are, the processing times vary from 10-20 days. You really should not worry for having no update in 4 days. Because in our case, it's already 53 days, and no results yet for my parents. Just wait.Experiencing exact same problem, been for 4- days now. Can you please provide an update when your case change will do the same....Does anyone know if weekends count as "processing days" ?
Thanks for the reply! Dont you think there is something WRONG with your application / case since that is abnormally long....They encourage you to upload proof of return air ticket yet their issuing time varies like day and night.Hey! You just submitted your application 4 days ago. Just wait for a few days to about two weeks. Depending on where you are, the processing times vary from 10-20 days. You really should not worry for having no update in 4 days. Because in our case, it's already 53 days, and no results yet for my parents. Just wait.
What is your office visa office estimate processing time? Mine says 24-days Est processing time. My flight departs on 20 September I cant move it (Worried)
Do send both an email + CSE (Web form on the IRCC website). I suggest you do this in first-week September.
It could take between 2-10 days to get a passport back
There's nothing wrong with the processing of his parents' applications. His dad had worked in the military. IRCC is most probably doing background checks which could take any length of time.
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It's not advisable to book flight tickets before visas are issued. Provisional flight itineraries would have worked equally well
Hello did u receive any update coz I apply my uncle 19may I did not receive anything yet I don't know how long time for final design plz help
Who did you email? What visa did your uncle apply for? What was the application status before you emailed them? What was the refusal reasons?