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Hi, Anybody has recently submitted application for Surrender Certificate for their Indian passport in Toronto/GTA? What were the timelines like? Thanks.

Hi, Anyone else impacted by the Canada Post strike here? The passport tracker shows that my passport has been printed & is ready for mailing. But I assume the mail delivery due to the ongoing strike. I tried calling the number provided by Service Canada, but wait times are huge? Anybody else has...

Hi, Recently my parents were asked to submit the passport for processing their visit visa application. Now, my parents had been to Canada on visit visa in 2023 and for that they had submitted biometrics in 2022. They had to re-apply for visit visa since their passport expired early 2024...

Hi, Has anybody from India applied visitor visa for their parents/relatives in Oct/Nov 2023? Could you please share your timelines on how long it took to get the visa? My parents had visited Canada as visitor last year and we applied to IRCC to extend their stay and it got approved. Now they are...

Hi, My parents had recently visited me in Canada on visitor visa and have now returned to India. They stayed here for 9 months (applied and received an extension in between). Now their passport expires in February 2024. So the valid until date in their visit visa was also till Feb 2024. They...

Hi, My parents are currently staying with me in Canada. They have a visitor visa. Since they were about to complete 6 months, they applied for an extension of their visa a few days back. It was a single online account through which they applied - my mother was the primary applicant and my father...

Hi, I had applied for the extension of my parents (who are now in Canada with me) visitor visa. A few days back we got an update in our ircc profile to get medical exam done for my father and mother. A few days after that we got another update that the extension request has been approved and...

Hi, I am applying online for extending my parents' visit visa. My question is regarding their proof of funds. If I am sponsoring their stay here, what should be sufficient amount to satisfy the visa office? I am single and my parents would be extending the stay for another 3-4 months.

Hi, I was going through the online application form for extending my parents' visitor visa and got stuck in one of the questions - When does your status in Canada expire? My parents didn't receive any stamp in their passports when they landed in Canada. Should I give the date 6 months from their...

My parents are in Canada presently on visitor visa.The validity date on the visa is of 2032. They arrived in late November 2022. Their passports were not stamped with any dates at the Toronto airport, but I guess they can stay till 6 months at a stretch, which would be May end. However, I would...

Hi, My parents are here on Tourist Visa (not super visa). I had applied for their visa through the new portal. They arrived on November 2022. What is the best time to apply for their extension? Do I need to wait for sometime before applying got extension? Also, should I apply for extension in...

Hi, My parents will be travelling to Canada on Visitor Visa. Can they bring gold jewelry items with them? The total value of the items are around 3000 CAD. Thank you.

Hi, My parents will be visiting Canada next month Dec. They are on visitor visa.They are planning to return in April 2023. They have a return ticket booked, but it was booked separately - as in it is with the same carrier, but different booking reference/pnr number. Will that be a problem during...

Hi, My parents visitor visa application got approved a week back and we arranged for the passport pick up and drop service through vfs india. We recently received a notification from vfs that the passport has been processed and it has been dispatched and can be tracked with an awb number. Is it...

Hi, I landed in Toronto in 1st week of Feb 2021. Last week I got an update on my IRCC account that my PR card is being mailed. It mentions that it can take up to 6 weeks to get the card. Just wanted to know if anyone else had applied for PR Card recently and if yes how long did it take? Does it...

Hi - We are COPR holders and landed in Canada today. We are applying for SIN online, since the Service Canada offices are closed. One of the documents needed is a proof of address. Since we are new to Canada, we do not have any valid proof of address in our name. can you advise what needs to be...

Hi All, Did any of you land in Toronto airport after the new regulations ( PCR testing after landing and institutional quarantine) were announced a few days back? Has the new rules come into effect? Are people being moved to government-mandated quarantine for 3 days after their arrival? Please...

Hi, I understand that the Service Canada office in Toronto Airport was closed due to covid. Any idea if it has re-opened? Or when it is planning to re-open? Also, what are its working hours? Thank you!

Hi - Can any COPR holder (travelling from outside USA) please share their landing experience in Toronto airport - especially in the last month? Also any COPR holder planning to travel in January 2021? If there are any existing threads on this topic, please share the link for the same. Thanks in...

Hi - I have a COPR and I am planning to permanently land in Canada in Feb 2021. Apart from my jewelry, do I need to declare anything else? Do I need to declare electronic items which I will be bringing along with me? They are mostly portable items like Fire Stick, Apple TV box , laptops -...