To anyone whose parents were not able to travel due to Covid-19 and whose PR Visa expired, here is my story.
My mom was here in Canada on Visitor Visa when we submitted here PR application, but she went home to our country last July 2019.
My mom’s PR got approved late December 2019. She received COPR and PR visa stamp early January.
We booked her flight for March 29,2020 so she can proceed with her PR landing, but unfortunately due to the Covid-19 pandemic, her flight got cancelled and basically most flights were put on hold.
Here is her Timeline:
- Mid-march - We sent a Web Form informing them that my mom was supposed to land and that her flight got cancelled and then we inquired about what will happen to her visa, since it was expiring in May 2020 (She used her medicals last April 2019 for her visa extension)
- Mid-April - We received an letter in her CIC account saying that there was a pause on PR processing and landing process. And that her PR will not be refused if she is unable to travel due to the pandemic
- End of May, her status moved from “Decision Made” to “In Process”
- Mid-July – We sent the “intent to travel” and inquiry about her expired visa
- Mid-July – One day after we sent the intent, we received a document request for my mom’s “Quarantine Plan”, which we responded and sent 3 days after receipt
- First week of September - We received request for Medical Exam, we were expecting this because her previous medical expired in April 2020
- Third week of September – “Medical Passed”
- Third week of October – Document Request – Copy of current Passport
- Third week of October – 1 day after submission of copy of current Passport, we received PPR
- Now just awaiting for the receipt of her Passport with new Visa Stamp
Good luck to everyone, hope this gives a glimpse of hope to all parents and sponsor still waiting for PR approval.