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Hello, can you please share where you track these updates? Do you receive system-generated emails at each stage, or is there a portal where you can track? Thanks

Thanks for the reply, that's good to know. My dad is 82.

Both my parents just received their passport request. Strangely, my dad still did not get a biometrics request. My mom's biometrics request was received and submitted. Not sure what to make of it. Is it possible my dad might get a visitor visa approval without submitting biometrics?

Hi Steaky, my parents are both around 80 and have been retired for many years. Their current income is not sizable in Canadian dollars, though it's plenty for retired life in India. In their visitor visa application, we mentioned that they have $30k to spend for a 3-month visit. I'm wondering if...

Nope, first visit to Canada, so no existing biometrics.

Oh interesting, thanks for responding. I was under the impression they run the background checks after biometrics are done, so the fingerprints can be used for security checks. Hopefully it comes soon, my mom's biometrics request came instantly, and for my dad it is close to 10 days with radio...

Actually my dad is the primary applicant. Zero chance my mom will come by herself, if my dad's visa application is rejected or delayed. Since we got our Canadian passports a few years back, I had forgotten all about the uncertainty that comes with IRCC interactions :)

Thanks for the reply. I was considering withdrawing and re-applying for a 30 or 45-day visit, but that might well prompt more questions and doubts on intent. I'm wondering if buying gold-plated private health insurance to cover their planned dates of travel to Canada will help. Is there a way to...

Wow, this is all news to me. My parents just applied for visitor visas, and in my invitation letter I put in 3 months. Now it sounds like that was a bad idea. My parents are in their 80s. We are having to plead with them to make the trek over to Canada since we just bought a home and are eager...

Does anybody have experience with Medcan or similar paid private healthcare options in Ontario? Trying to understand what care Medcan is (1) allowed to provide (2) prohibited from providing. Just want to clarify that I'm not looking to debate policy/ideology. Only trying to understand how it...

Hard to say if option 2 will work without knowing if your home country makes it easy. If you're committed to the idea, get professional advice - some like Nomad Capitalist have a lot of free resources to get you started.

There's a market-driven approach that many other countries use, and Canada should consider... make an employment offer a pre-condition to getting a skilled worker PR. Under the current system, many newcomers show up on Canadian shores with a PR in hand, hoping to find a job that matches their...

I was initially confused by this thread, but now amused. Please keep going :)

I commend you for adapting to the Canadian economy, and deciding to go into the trades. Some disagreements on your other points - let me say upfront that these are not strongly-held personal opinions, but merely an attempt to understand why Canada is DESPERATE for immigrants. Canada's total...

Hello everybody, I have a couple of questions: 1. Any indications on when the application window will open for the 2022 interest to sponsor program? 2. I plan to apply for a regular visitor visa (not super visa) for my parents in a few weeks. Assume we will need to demonstrate non-immigrant...

Too complicated to explain on this forum, but I made no mistakes. The minute I agreed to additional services, my applications was accepted with no changes. It was a mafia-style shakedown, pretty impressive :D

@Hot2Cold @Craxyrider @canadamaple and everyone else on this wild trip... wishing you all minimum stress, speedy OCIs, and hopefully not having to deal with BLS any more. I have indeed noticed that BLS Toronto is worse than BLS Brampton. Think I paid about $200 more than needed, total for 4...

Sadly, this is the opposite of what BLS is striving for. More ambiguity and more anxiety for applicants is their goal, as it gives them more opportunities to force us into "optional" services like courier, SMS, needlessly retaining originals, etc. I applied for OCI at BLS Toronto few weeks...

By now it should be clear to anybody who's on this thread, that BLS staff use different reasons to force us to pay for "optional" services. In my case (BLS Toronto), I was told CGI needs to verify my original canceled Indian passport. It was very clear to me this was the usual bullshit from BLS...

Thankfully TCS runs Passport Seva Kendras in India, not BLS :) https://www.tcs.com/e-governance-passport-transform-indian-passport-office