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Congrats from us as well! Where do you plan to settle in Canada?

Can‘t remember the exact number of days. Maybe about one week. But, I didn‘t check GCKEY daily so the “ghost” update may have been there a few days earlier. Sorry I can’t be more exact for you. I know the wait at this point is difficult and frustrating.

Good development. In our case I think it was still about 10 days to PPR. But the background check itself was very fast. The place you want to watch is the ECAS status switching to DM. Going forward, don’t be fooled by a lack of GCKEY updates on your eligibility and background check. For us...

Not sure what you mean by procedural fairness. We did get an ADR to show intent to return. But that happened just after he purchased a house, car, etc in BC and opened a bank account so the ADR was not an issue for us. I did hear that someone from Thailand (so, Singapore VO) in a previous month...

We’re together in Thailand and moving to BC. He recently made a trip home for vaccines and to setup our residence.

So the Singapore VO moved very quickly for me. PPR was Friday Aug. 27. I submitted my passport to VFS in Bangkok first thing Monday Aug. 30. The VFS office told me they wouldn't start processing the request until Wednesday as they are on reduced hours due to COVID (MWF open in the mornings...

Hi Fellow November Applicants: Received my passport back from the VO in Singapore. It actually arrived there on Aug. 30 and the COPR and counterfoil are dated the same day. So, incredibly fast turnaround in Singapore. ECAS was updated on Sept. 2 and the passport received back in Thailand right...

Thailand (and sponsor is a Canadian citizen).

Hi el_0211 The Canadian government doesn’t offer an official explanation. But if you Google it, most everyone agrees this is what is happening. Here is one quote from mdplimmigration.com (a random immigration services website that came up when I Googled it): “Pre-arrival services letter is...

You will need someone you know and trust. They will have to act as your agent. The problem with sending from Malaysia to BKK is there is no way for you to pay the VFS fees which need to be on a bank draft in local currency (THB here). And I think VFS will insist on a Thai address to return the...

There was no update on GCKEY and ECAS just shows DM. The PPR came as an email.

Hi Vinysaini, congrats on PPR! I got PPR today in Thailand and VFS is also closed in BKK. However, they are still accepting passports mailed in to them. If you follow the links there should be a help number or email to get the mailing info. If it is a *total* shutdown, the PPR letter indicates...

Afsana92, stay positive! I know the wait is killing us all. I was 25 days from pre-arrival to DM with a very straight forward application. The important part is pre-arrival as that means a passed for eligibility. You‘ve moved beyond this phase. We are all cheering for you!

I posted over in the November 2020 applicant section but want to put this data here. Received PPR from the Singapore VO on Aug. 27. That is ten days from DM, and five weeks from pre-arrival. For planning purposes, the letter from the Singapore VO indicates they require one month to process the...

Fellow November Applicants: I received PPR today :) For me (PA from Thailand and Singapore VO) it was exactly 5 weeks from pre-arrival to PPR, and 10 days from DM to PPR. For planning purposes, the PPR letter indicates Singapore will need 1 month to stamp the passport. VAC (VFS) processing in...