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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    J Just 1 pre-arrival letter. Its a generic letter and unlike other letters is not addressed to the primary, dependent or sponsor. If your parents are not in Canada then they should expect a request to send their passports in for Visa stamping and not the PR Portal email. The PR portal landing...
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    Send them a le Send a letter of explanation and any proof you can provide that its submitted as of a certain date, and request for an extension.
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    That's surprising you've not been able to contact them over the phone. Have you been calling this number - 1-888-242-2100. If you call from within Canada they even have a call back option and any time of the day between 8am - 4pm local time you get a call back in less than 20mins
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    You can submit documents through the linked portal only if they've asked for something, in which case they will create buttons for you to click and upload. Meanwhile if you're sending something proactively then you need to use the web form.
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    I am sorry to hear your story, I am no expert in this but logically speaking I would imagine that you will need to wait for the new expression of interest form to open. Since your number was drawn once and processed IRCC may have added you to some exclusion list so it doesn't get drawn again...
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    Mine came from Montreal, I know few got it from Etobicoke Ontario. FYI Montreal is not as prompt as ON, the ON offices take about 7 days between emails, Montreal takes a bit over 3 weeks from my experience.
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    Update: 2nd PR portal email received this afternoon for virtual landing, made declaration that parents are in Canada, provided mailing address and uploaded photos for PR card, eCOPR awaited. Interest submitted: 2020 Invitation received: October 12, 2023 Sponsoring: Parents-inside Canada...
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    Hello, Does anyone have their file being processed by IRCC Montreal? If so can you pleas tell me what's the wait time you've noticed between different stages of your application? Thanks
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    Are your applicants moving to Quebec?
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    How to access ecas? I have tried it never worked for me. Can you share the link please? Do you access using the UCI or application number? What other details do you enter?
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    I dont know this for a fact guys but i think they working in batches this time, so they first worked on applications from Oct and several of them are around or past the PCC/medical exam stages which took ~3months. Now they seem to be working on applications received in November, so you guys...
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    Usually the PR visa is valid for 1 year
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    I've heard PCC form India gets issued a lot faster than from an Indian Consulate in Canada. All the best.
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    with the additional 10 day delay it took 4.5 weeks, so i suppose it may have come in 3 weeks otherwise if I'd done in person
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    Dont worry about it, mine is in final approval stages still shows Submitted.
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    You dont need to resend the Financial Evaluation form, i dont think I did. Dont worry about the timelines so much, what's important is things are moving for you and that you have a AOR. Try linking you application to the GCKey now if not already done, the advantage you will be able to send...
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    In person applications are much faster, i applied for PCC by mail and my application sat at the BLS Office in Vancouver for 10 days before they set for further processing. Two months prior I had applied for new passports for my parents in person and the applications went for processing the very...
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    Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023

    I was in a similar situation as you and i gave them the following: Garde 10, aadhar card, voter ID, expired Indian passport, PAN card, OCI They were happy with it I assume since my application has reached the final approval stage.