Урааа!! Congratulations! So happy for you!I received PPR today
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Those photos you sent expired 6 months after submission. So photos you will send with your passport will have to be taken again.
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Yes, big congratulations. Also gives some hope to the rest of us out of Warsaw that there is some movement there.
I'm kind of reading between the lines from the few cases we have, but it seems they are only sending the PPR requests so far to those whose VAC offices are already open. (Which makes sense)
I'm kind of reading between the lines from the few cases we have, but it seems they are only sending the PPR requests so far to those whose VAC offices are already open. (Which makes sense)
maybe coz our boundaries open too
. because now all russian fly from MinskTrue that, Armoured, this is exactly what it looks like.
It looks like citizens of the RF will start getting all the letters and further directions when Russia-based VAC's reopen and ppl will be able to submit all the paperwork in person.
I am a citizen of the RF, and it's clearly stated on both of my passports that they are property of the Russian Government and must accompany the rightful owner....
I would much rather my niece took all her stuff to the Moscow VAC, 20 min bus ride away from her place in Moscow.
but in letter PPR they write that you can send in VAC which you want
If you require a visa to enter Canada, please submit your package through one of the Visa Application Centres (VAC)
Congratulations, my friend.I received PPR today
Finally, your uncertainty is over, and life is good.
I hope you find our country as a breath of fresh air, which it really is.
Where in Canada are you going?
I am a dual citizen, both Russian and Canadian, I am sponsoring my niece through the Family Reunification program
They clearly said they would send PPR to Russian applicants when VACs in Russia reopen. I see here two problems 1) VACs in Russia aren’t eager to reopen, and based on the system (when they announce reopening of VAC a week prior) it means VACs in Russia won’t be opened at least till July 27th. 2) It doesn’t really matter where you send your package since you are no longer allowed to walk into VACs (except for biometrics). And depends on location for some people it would be more convenient to send their package to a VAC abroad instead of a VAC in Russia.
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Dear Passenger, you just might be 100% right, for all I know...
I am just an innocent bystander in this greater game of life,
The biggest problem is that we all are just guessing here, trying to make some kind of sense from the random pieces of information tat manages to drip through into this forum....
As a Canadian, I am appalled by the immigration system and the way it treats the applicants. Gees, an email with the summary of the case once a month would not hurt anyone and it would be a huge psychological help to all parties involved, sponsors, applicants and the IRCC staff as well....
You'll be fine, Toronto is just like Minsk ). Contrary to expectations, the draniki are better in Toronto but harder to find (you may have to ask for latke), and the coffee is worse.Tronto. Thank you
Don't tell anyone the coffee is better in Minsk though, Canadians are deluded and think Tim Horton's coffee is good.
Have you been to Toronto yet?
Seriously, the polish/ukrainian neighbourhoods in Toronto will mostly have the comfort food you will crave, and the Jewish/Russian neighbourhoods too. (And I'm not kidding, everyone eventually wants their comfort foods, and the bread is objectively better in those neighbourhoods, it's normal. I had to do some work to find the right kasha for my family when we visited). Also smetana is not the same as sour cream (close, but low-fat sour cream should be avoided at all costs); kefir nowadays is widely available. Actually the stupid fad of low-fat dairy products means you have to pay attention, low-fat dairy is always and everywhere worse than the Real Thing.
Also all forms of sausage are better in Toronto. I will never understand that. Cheese is expensive though and less variety than anywhere in Europe.
I'm kidding a bit, but when you've adjusted, the ethnic food (Asian etc) is fantastic in Toronto.
Ahahaha This is what my partner said about coffee after living in Russia for some time He also became a chicken pelmeni lover but after moving back to Canada he’s having hard time to find them.
He also became a chicken pelmeni lover but after moving back to Canada he’s having hard time to find them.
that's why I'm not counting to get ppr soon.
usually all notifications come to me at the same time with Belarusian (or maybe day or two difference), we have the same timelines, but for now I don't know what to expect (I guess nothing)
Actually it's not that coffee is bad in Toronto but there is a clear hierarchy of quality that is NOT correlated with cost.Ahahaha This is what my partner said about coffee after living in Russia for some time
Also note a lot of places (esp restaurants) that sell 'coffee' also sell espresso but they don't always advertise it, you have to ask.
From bad to better:
Dunkin' Donuts: absolute garbage undrinkable swill that calling it 'dishwater' is a compliment, most dishwater tastes better.
Motel breakfast buffets: dunkin' donuts exists to make these places look good.
Breakfast places/diners: usually pretty bad but for breakfast not so terrible, sometimes have espresso.
Tim Horton's: barely acceptable coffee substitute, only problem is that people think it's good when it most certainly is not.
Timothy's/Second Cup: better than Tim Horton's, but not by a lot. Usually have espresso. Too many flavoured coffee-drinks. Overpriced.
Starbucks: only thing of note here is that Starbucks in Canada is quite a lot better than Starbucks in USA.
Local hipster coffee joints: very good, although can be overpriced. Prices good if you stick to plain espresso.
Local italian places that seem to have no customers and may do nothing at all except let old italian guys hang out, launder money and sell coffee: probably the best, although some variation. Espresso too italian (very short/very bitter ask for the lungo instead).
(Local portuguese / brazilian / south american places pretty close to Italian except a bit more variable quality and usually have some obvious business and clients, i.e. not just fronts for money laundering).
There are a lot of places that are hard to classify/vary too much. French-style pastry places, random coffee shops/pastry places - can be great or terrible, just depends. Vietnamese places have great iced coffee, some of them do espresso properly.
Note my totally arbirtary and subjective ranking does not hold in other parts of the country (especially montreal/quebec). (Although arbitrary and subjective I am the only person who knows how coffee is supposed to taste and should be considered authoritative)
Further from urban centres, the worst. Contrary to expectations of French stuff being tastier, coffee in cheap places in montreal and almost all of the rest of quebec can be amongst the worst in the country (montreal pretty serious about coffee though). And occasionally you run into places in small towns in Ontario, even fairly far north, that have unexpectedly good coffee.