Canada transit visa timeline

[irfanlai]

Hi,
My wife and kid are travelling to US from India, they have a transit from Toronto, Canada. They have applied for the transit visa on October 04. Their flight is on Oct 24th from India and they are still waiting to hear back from them.

Questions:
1. What is the time line? By when they approve and process the visa after submitting?
2. Will they need to mail the passports to get the visa or is it just a paper which they need to carry
3. What happens if they dont get the visa before they fly. Will the airlines allow them on the basis of submitted application #?
4. Any support # where I can ask them the status.

 

[Bryanna]

Hi,

I strongly recommend that you re-book their tickets without a transit in Canada. It's highly unlikely that their transit visas will be approved before October 24 due to Diwali holidays

No, the airline will not let them to board the flight on the basis of their applications


Cheers

 

[irfanlai]

The transit visa was applied online from USA so India holidays shouldn't matter. I am hoping for some updates by next week else rebook with some other airlines. The thing is I booked via Air Canada due to good deal, now if I cancel and buy new tickets its like paying more than what I could have booked earlier to and fro with a good airlines.
The more I wait the tickets prices will keep increasing.

Worst experience with Air Canada. Will never travel and will always recommend not to travel via Canada.

 

[Buletruck]

Can't see how Air Canada is responsible for you not being prepared with the proper documents for travel prior to booking?

 

[irfanlai]

Air Canada depends on Canada immigration policy and majority incoming/outgoing airlines is the same. Hence I want to avoid and also will advocate my friends and family to avoid.

 

[Bryanna]

The transit visa was applied online from USA so India holidays shouldn't matter. I am hoping for some updates by next week else rebook with some other airlines. The thing is I booked via Air Canada due to good deal, now if I cancel and buy new tickets its like paying more than what I could have booked earlier to and fro with a good airlines.
The more I wait the tickets prices will keep increasing.

Worst experience with Air Canada. Will never travel and will always recommend not to travel via Canada.

IMO, you're risking it by continuing with the current flight bookings.

As your wife and child are currently in India = India residence address, their TRV applications will be considered as India applications.... and not as US applications.

India processing times will apply + most probably an India visa office will be processing their applications. It's your call

 

[Bryanna]

Air Canada depends on Canada immigration policy and majority incoming/outgoing airlines is the same. Hence I want to avoid and also will advocate my friends and family to avoid.

Don't know where you got this information from

 

[Buletruck]

From the Air Canada website....even they recommend applying for travel documents early......but whatever makes you feel better about your mistake.

https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/plan/travel-requirements/travel-documents.html

Passports
A valid passport is required for travel to, from and via most countries, including for return travel to Canada. If you do not have a valid passport, we strongly recommend that you apply for one well in advance of travel.

 

[irfanlai]

Can anybody who has got Transit visa please confirm if visa is stamped on passport or just a soft copy is given.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Bryanna]

Can anybody who has got Transit visa please confirm if visa is stamped on passport or just a soft copy is given.

Stamped in the passport. Not a soft copy

 

[irfanlai]

Stamped in the passport. Not a soft copy

Thanks for your quick response.