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new york processing office is notorious for being super busy. if you look at other posts in this forum, there were many people who got their visa back (or denied) with much longer time needed compared to yours.. not trying to disheartened you but that's the fact. i say you should wait a bit...

yeah you should have invitation letter from your sister. my sister is also a PR and she wrote an invitation letter for me explaining the purpose of my trip, the length, where i will be staying, etc. she also added her tax report, her employment letter, her PR card, etc. to make a stronger case...

41 days is indeed long, but it's not the longest. some people in this forum have waited way longer than that. perhaps if you do a bit more search in this forum you can find answers to your question. if you can't wait any longer, just go to the New York consulate general and ask for your passport...

Honestly, I am still puzzled on what grants a visa and what not. Some people say one must have property like house or apartment and substantial amount of money in bank, some say you must have a good job and strong ties to your home country ,etc. What mind-boggles me is the fact that if all these...

MayaLP, I am appalled! Shocked!! seriously? rejected? that's beyond my wildest imagination. I stated I have 2500CAD for my travel which is less than what you stated and I got my visa approved. But then again, I had lived in Canada before and came back a couple of times so maybe they know my...

i think the approved leave request form, the sponsor letter from your company (and a sponsor letter from my sis in my case), available funds (bank statement, salary slip, etc), and a proof that you have purchased ticket to go back home sealed the deal ;) so yes, please let us know in 10 days...

i can understand that you feel a bit nervous. but to be honest, it looks to me that your application was approved after you re-sent your application for the second time. to my understanding, the visa officer already "cleared" your profile to receive the TRV but had to reject your application...

indeed i was also surprised that air canada refunded my money. well... i had to pay cancellation fee but that's better than nothing right? I am going to visit Toronto to see my older sister and then we will hit Quebec Ville, Halifax, and Prince Edward Island. After that much snow, we will head...

Thanks buddy! Yeah thank god the fare i chose from air canada entitled me for full refund. I schedule my trip to be in December and have chosen Cathay Pacific this time since the schedule fits me better. Anyway, with regard to your question about checking the status online, in shanghai you can...

Congratulations!!! Glad that it didn't take you as long as mine :D I received an e-mail from CG Shanghai on October 3, 2012. Just a bit more than a month. What a relieve! Dear applicant, Please note that your application has been finalized today. You may contact the visa application center...

I think there are two sides of the story here. while it is true that all applicants should apply as early as possible, some jobs just don't provide the luxury of not having passport with the individuals. He is a professor and he is clearly on a very busy and tight traveling, conference, etc. I...

when my older sister went to canada for the first time to study, my mom also went along with her and stayed for 1 month. she mentioned to the visa office during the interview that the purpose is to accompany my older sister, pay for apartment deposit, open bank account,etc. basically until my...

you have to apply as soon as possible because the information on standard processing time for TRV in China is all one big lie. they wrote 2 weeks in their website but i was informed it will take 8 weeks. yesterday i went to the visa section to cancel my application because i need my passport...

Yes it is very annoying. I also think that it is extremely misleading to say that it takes 2 weeks when in reality it takes 2 months. I applied for my visa well 1 month in advance and that's already hard enough to do so because as a foreigner in China, I need my passport to do everything. Going...

hi buddy! don't bother! I am also an Indonesian though I applied for canadian visa in shanghai. the website also stated 2 weeks but when i submitted my application i was informed that it will take 2 months. talk about misleading information eh? so it's been 3 weeks for me and still no news. I...

hey buddy thanks for your comments! I also checked multiple times. I checked on googlemaps, i checked on their website, i checked on baidu map, all information leads to the old address. In fact, yesterday i finally received a reply from the Consulate general Dear Sir/Madam, Sorry for the...

@ Steaky Thanks for your comments. I believe there is inconsistency in the information provided on the website. I have searched this forum and i found out that other forumers also have problems with how the information is laid out on the website. I cannot post links on this forum so if you have...

am i the first one in this forum that applied through Shanghai office?? any other experience or information that you can share?

no one can share their experience or give me second opinion?

Guys, I tried to search the forum and I didn't find the info I needed. I applied for a trv on september 5, 2012 at Visa Application Center in Shanghai and I was told (after i paid!!!!!!) that it will take 2 months for my application to be processed. Is this normal? 2 months? really? for a...