Recent content by jarvisw

It's not how it works. They need to start inviting months before the backlog is completely gone to have things to work on.

As per this IRCC guideline, you can use an "outdated" police certificate even if it has an expiry date, as long as "it was issued after the last time you stayed there for 6 months or more in a row, AND it is not for the country where you currently live", which is the case for you. FYI: This is...

For the consent, I feel like a normal letter would be good enough (needs to be in Chinese or bilingual though). There're lots of templates online and you should ask your Chinese friend for help lol. And if you'll have to apply at the police station, I think you should visit or call the...

That redirected website looks quite convincing, and I think it's common that they use an external portal for online applications and stuff. But I would also consider having your Chinese speaking friend contact them first. On the top right corner of that redirected page there's a WeChat QA code...

http://www.chinanotary.cn/chinanotary/index.html Found this one (杭州市东方公证处, Hangzhou Orient Notary Public Office) which seems to be a very renowned notary office based in Hangzhou. Looking at their website they said they do police certificate.

Honestly, I'd say that obtaining such documents like police certificate shouldn't be hard at most of the time. China is not an immigration country, many of the procedures involving foreigners are poorly designed and loosely operated, i.e. they don't have a consistently, clearly specified...

Native Chinese speaker here. I've done a quick search online and this this website seems to have outlined the process of getting a police certificate as a foreigner quite well. Looks like they even have a representative service to get a police certificate for you. Basically if you're outside of...

that's default

[Update] Inland TRV application on PGWP Submitted on Aug 11, 2021. Eligibility review started on ~ Sept 11. Final decision and passport request issued on Oct 4. 54 days from submission to approval. P.S. No web forms or any other requests sent; no PR application in progress.

don't think the dates mean anything or has any enforcing power overriding the implied status rule.

Inland TRV application on PGWP Submitted on Aug 11, 2021 Checked today (Sept 10, 2021) and it says review has started. I last checked on Sept 7 and the status had not changed, so eligibility review started between Sept 7 and 11. Hope this is helpful for anyone interested. P.S. I did not send...

still I think if they require more documents they will notify you.

August.....

Question: anyone on this thread applied for or already got TRV after PGWP this year? Should I expect a half-year of waiting for this?

it's three years or passport expiry date, whichever is earlier