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There's a flock of students and vaccinated Americans coming in this August. My friend had to wait for 2 hours in the plane and another 5 hours in line -- this was on August 7 when hotel quarantine was still in effect. Hopefully it will die down.

How's the line in Toronto ? I heard people are waiting for hours to get out of the plane and even more waiting down the line.

I've read a few cases of students in your situation and they were fine. If the immigration officer asks you for one, you can tell him/her that you didn't receive it in your GCkey account.

Yes, make sure to briefly explain why you sent the webform and what the document is.

You can briefly explain why you sent this webform and what the document is.

I think it's better if you submit the official one through webform, there's no harm in submitting a webform. An official statement from the university carries more weight and credibility.

You applied for a study permit and the LOI type showed Permit -WP / Permis - PT. This means that you will get both a study permit and a co op work permit.

Try and check your TRV -- is it S-1 or SW-1 ?

The embassy will stick the visa in your passport. VFS is just the middleman to courier and organize passports.

Yes they will.

Fully vaccinated travellers from all countries will be allowed to travel to Canada for non essential reasons starting on September 7. Here's hoping that non essential TRVs will be processed soon.

Completed means IRCC has received your biometrics. BVL is usually issued together with the decision although that doesn't always seem to be the case now.

Yes, you can submit the results through webform.

You can choose to do an upfront medical or wait for a medical request letter.

The letters will appear in your GCkey account. You should also get an email that mentions there's a new message waiting for you.

Most probably, but can't be 100% sure until you receive the refusal letter itself.

So no AOR means IRCC hasn't started processing the files ? Is the assumed 6 months processing time start from AOR or when it's submitted ?

You're not violating anything by taking Chinese vaccines -- you will just be treated as unvaccinated.

International students are exempted from travel restrictions. If you take J&J 14 days before arriving, then you will also be exempted from quarantine.

If your medical and biometrics were done before May 15, you should be included in the August 6 deadline even if the medical showed passed later on.