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Re: Dealing with Passport Request while you're residing in Canada on OWP Folks from Pakistan, Please visit the following thread to know how to deal with your passport request. It seems that you will not have to go through the circus that citizens of India have to endure...

Please read #2 in my message. I'm suggesting that you should initiate a communication with your visa office when you see "In Process" in your ECAS status. But tell the visa office that you anticipate a big problem if you're requested to submit passport to the visa office of your home country...

Dealing with Passport Request while you're residing in Canada on OWP This message is intended for people who came to Canada on an open work permit (OWP) issued under the Federal Skilled Worker Backlog program. It is not intended for people who arrived in Canada in a different program. I'm...

Hi, I will be able to provide some information that will benefit everyone coming to Canada on OWP. I hope to be able to provide this information during the 3rd week of October, 2013. - Hooverback

Hi, If you open the FAQ link (https://eservices.cic.gc.ca/rescalc/redir.do?redir=faq) of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, you will find the answer in Q2 - How is the residence requirement for citizenship calculated. When you're staying in Canada under OWP, every day of your stay until you...

Hadeel: Cracking the Canadian job market is tough. But not having the PR status makes the task tougher. Without the PR card: 1. You will not be able to take assistance from government initiatives for getting employment. For instance, in Ontario the provincial government has mandated that you...

Hi, If you're in a good job, I suggest you to wait in your home country till you receive your PR. It is not easy to get a job in Canada if your resident status is in doubt. You will most likely get confused with temporary workers or refugees who are not entitled to receive the same benefits as...

Hi Ptaral, Could you kindly confirm what is your last ECAS status. Is it "Decision Made". I'm asking this question because you've received passport request from NDVO. I'm curious to know if the status changes to "Decision Made" after a person receives the passport request or after a person...

Hi Prabjot, The current processing time for work permit at NDVO is 3 months according to the CIC website - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/temp/workers.asp. When you applied for OWP, the processing time was 2 months. CIC doesn't take so much time to process OWP unless they have...

Waitinginpak, thanks again for sharing another important information. So, it seems like we can send our passport thru Canadapost. But the next problem is how to get the passport back, because CHC will not send the passport to any location outside India / Pakistan. Meanwhile, I have a request to...

Ptaral, your post is not clear. Please provide the following clarification: 1. Where did you get the information that the local CIC office gives appointment for inland processing of PR application after 4-6 months of residence in Canada. I'm assuming that is what you intended to convey. 2. To...

Brilliant. Waitinginpak, it looks like you might turn out to be our savior! In section 7.9 of the same manual, I find the following information: Becoming a permanent resident To become a permanent resident, any foreign national outside Canada needs to present their permanent resident visa at a...

I'm not sure if this is required. I did not do anything with my Residential Address. But it started showing "Toronto" quite sometime back. I cannot remember when the Residential Address started showing separate from Mailing Address because when I was in India, I could see only the Mailing...

Good idea. I've already sent an email to my visa office ahead of any communication regarding PPR. - Hooverback

Hi Ptaral, To the best of my knowledge, you're safe to send your passport with your wife for stamping. But I want you to first seek an extension from the Canadian Consulate at Sri Lanka and then exhaust other options before sending your wife. I think you must send an email to the Canadian...

Folks, I think we should exhaust all avenues for convincing CIC about our situation before taking the extreme step of going back to India or Pakistan for visa stamping. I think we should write emails to our respective consulate and CC the email to the current minister of immigration, government...

Dear All PNP Nominees: Please suggest what will be correct method to reach out to CIC. Should we all write separate emails when we receive PPRs from our respective visa office. Or, should we send a group email in advance to CIC requesting them to amend the provisions for granting PR visa. What...

Ptaral, No offense intended, but I think you didn't draft your email appropriately. When you're addressing senior officials in the government, you have to be respectful of their position. Addressing a minister as "Guys" appears to be very casual to me. I think you could have drafted the letter...

Hi Ptaral, Thanks for sharing this information with all of us. Could you kindly let us know how is your address showing in ECAS. Recently ECAS has started showing two addresses: Current Home Address and Current Mailing Address. Does your ECAS page show that your current home address is Canada...

NOC: 2171 I'm in Canada under work permit.