Hello Everyone,
I have never been member of any forum and have always been someone who reads quietly and do not interact.
But going through the same situation as all of you, I felt that there is an information lacking on the forums as well as on the Canadian Immigration's website and I myself as a single parent right now in Canada, find it essential for families with kids.
Refugee Travel Document process is different and much longer when it comes to minor kids with single parent in Canada.
I applied for Refugee Travel Documents for myself and my minor child , both as recently approved protected persons.
I got my own first RTD valid for 2 years after 6 weeks of application submission.
However, for my minor child, I received a letter from the Gatineau Office (we are located in Ontario), around 2 weeks after I got my own RTD, asking for my child's other parent who is not in Canada (has never been) to go to the nearest Canadian Consulate and sign PPTC-028 Consent Form while providing original ID documents.
So PPTC-028 is a form provided by the Canadian Consulate/Embassy/High Commission to the parent outside Canada, to fill out and sign IN PERSON ONLY.
Once the form is signed, the Canadian Consulate/Embassy/High Commission sends the signed form electronically along with copies of ID documents to the Gatineau Office in Canada.
And once they receive this document, the Gatineau authorities start counting ANOTHER 20 working days in order to process the child's RTD application.
So, now I am waiting for my child's RTD.
The part that I do not agree with is that why is this information NOT mentioned on the immigration website so that people know, plan and expect accordingly.
However, no complaints as compared to our native countries for sure. So all is well that ends well
Wish you all best of luck and I hope this information would be useful for some of you.