Sending passport from USA to Canada

[ziszee]

I hope so too.
Although i don't know why some fedex people not letting us do that. we asked them multiple times but they didnot give us the option of putting a commercial invoice.

In my case, they asked me themselves to sign the 4 pages of commercial invoice.

 

[sskalra1986]

I also had to sign the commercial invoice

 

[Globetrotter_ZC]

Hi Akki045,

Congratulations!!
I am in a similar boat as yourself (Indian residing in US). It seems many people do send their passports out of the country. Sharing my experience below:

I personally used FedEx. In brief: I created an online fedex account ( a personal account), and using the FedEx Ship Manager (not the Ship Manager Lite), created a shipment which included a return label. I also opted for the commercial invoice to be generated for both onward and return packages as I had heard that some people (who had sent their passports to Ottawa from US) had reported that they were asked by CIC to provide a new shipping label with a commercial invoice.

You can use the passport processing tracker on myimmitracker here: https://myimmitracker.com/en/ca/trackers/passport-processing-tracker
to get an idea of the kind of wait times experienced by ppl.

TLDR:
The shipping labels created with selecting a package type of an envelope, along with a document type of immigration papers declared at value of $1 for both onward and return packages. I had purchased one large bubble-wrap envelop (which could take 11" x 17" sized docs) for the onward package and a medium bubble wrap envelope (which could take a 11" x 8.5" doc). For the package type, I measured the bubble wraps envelopes that I had and put those dimensions in as custom. I collected all docs (pport, photos, annex a, return envelop), took everything together and wrote a simple cover letter explaining the documents and artefacts included.

The Fedex shipment gave me quite a few documents printed out.

4 labels for the onward shipment, 2 commercial invoices for the onward shipment. I made sure everything on the onward label was correct, and signed the two commercial invoices and included them in the standard fedex ziploc pouches that affix on top of the envelope (they just give you a couple of those at the fedex locations if you ask for them).

I affixed a similar ziploc pouch on the return envelope. I put the 3 return labels within the pouch.

I took:

Coverletter
The passports
Photographs
annex A
fedex return shipment instructions
fedex return commercial invoice (separate from the labels that were put into the return envelope's pouch since they had to be signed by the person returning)
return envelope with return labels within the pouch,​

and put all of the above on the onward and sent the package. The cover letter that I wrote , explained exactly what each thing was.

Hope that helped even though am a bit late.

Hi

A.What did you put in your purpose of shipment?

Options are :
1. Commercial
2. Gift
3. Sample
4. Return and repair
5. Personal effects
6. Personal use

B. What was the exact "to" address?

We were asked to send on the following address :
CPCO – PR VISA

US Permanent /Temporary Residence VISA/Passports

365 Laurier Av. West

Ottawa ON

K1A 1L1

Should we include the text I have highlighted in Bold and Italics ?

 

[FMeg]

Use FedEx international ground it takes 3 business to deliver and most cost affective way for 22$. To submit to New York VAC you need to send an email to CPC-Ottawa and get updated instructions from them.

Hey,
Did you do get that quote cost in store or online?
Its quoting me $75 one way for just the return label for the slowest option.

 

[cansha]

Hi

A.What did you put in your purpose of shipment?

Options are :
1. Commercial
2. Gift
3. Sample
4. Return and repair
5. Personal effects
6. Personal use

B. What was the exact "to" address?

We were asked to send on the following address :
CPCO – PR VISA

US Permanent /Temporary Residence VISA/Passports

365 Laurier Av. West

Ottawa ON

K1A 1L1

Should we include the text I have highlighted in Bold and Italics ?

Personal use
Your choice on using the line in bold. I didn't. It doesn't matter.

 

[C@nadaPr]

So I'm planning to ship my passport from the US to Canada but I have a few questions:

1. Is it legal to ship passport internationally (Indian passport from USA to Canada)?
2. When I'm printing a return label, FedEx is asking me to provide the phone number and then email address, what should I write there?
Ircc asked "DO NOT put IRCC Phone Number or email address"
3. What will be the customs value for the passport?

 

[cansha]

So I'm planning to ship my passport from the US to Canada but I have a few questions:

1. Is it legal to ship passport internationally (Indian passport from USA to Canada)?
2. When I'm printing a return label, FedEx is asking me to provide the phone number and then email address, what should I write there?
Ircc asked "DO NOT put IRCC Phone Number or email address"
3. What will be the customs value for the passport?

1. Yes
2. Your email and phone number
3. Just put 1$

 

[CoolPrabu]

Hi,

I need small clarification in filling the application. Currently i am residing in US on work permit and got the invitation recently, there is one question whether you are lawful permanent resident of USA - As per understanding i have opted "No" since i am in work permit. Please advise is this rite?
appreciate your help on this.

 

[C@nadaPr]

This might help
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/account/where-submit-passport/cross-border-shipment-instructions.html

 

[cansha]

Hi,

I need small clarification in filling the application. Currently i am residing in US on work permit and got the invitation recently, there is one question whether you are lawful permanent resident of USA - As per understanding i have opted "No" since i am in work permit. Please advise is this rite?
appreciate your help on this.

Permanent resident means someone with Green Card.

 

[C@nadaPr]

Do we have to sign anywhere on the commercial invoice for the return label ?

 

[cansha]

Do we have to sign anywhere on the commercial invoice?

Yes you may have to ... Go to Fedex they will tell you where to sign.

 

[C@nadaPr]

Yes you may have to ... Go to Fedex they will tell you where to sign.

for the return label?

 

[cansha]

for the return label?

In any case you need to go to Fedex. Just go there and you will get answers to all your questions.

 

[voikester]

Hoping someome can help me here. I created a forward and a return shipping label using fedex and used the following address

CPCO - PR VISA
US Temporary residence VISA
365 Laurier Av. West
Ottawa ON
K1A 1L1

They had asked me to ship my passport to

CPCO – PR VISA
US Permanent /Temporary Residence VISA/Passports
365 Laurier Av. West
Ottawa ON
K1A 1L1

Now Fedex is saying they can't find the recipient. Anyone else run into this? What did you do in such a situation? Should I change the address in any way?