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Hi guys, My COPR expired in April 2020 and have sent multiple webforms that I am ready to travel and have received generic responses for each and every one of them. It has been close to 11 months and still there is no update on when this AL will be issued. I have called the IRCC call Centre a...

My COPR expired in April and I live in the UAE. I haven’t sent a webform that I am able to travel yet since I intend on returning to the UAE after landing in Canada and currently, it is difficult for UAE residents to return which should hopefully change soon. The situation is changing rapidly...

Hi Saad, I am waiting for flight restrictions to be removed so that I can inform IRCC via webform that I am able to travel now so that they can advise the next steps as my COPR expired on April 6. There is no way that I can travel on any one of these repatriation flights but I believe Emirates...

Hi Emran, They specifically mention on their website to send them another webform once you are able to travel so that they can advise the next steps to be taken. I am hoping that flights and the airport will be open next week so that the extension process becomes more clear.

Yes I informed them that I had a flight on March 18 which I had to cancel due to Canada closing it’s borders for PR applicants and then the UAE also closed the airports a week later so there was no way that I could reach Canada before the expiry of the COPR. I am confident that the IRCC will...

My COPR expired on April 6 and I received a generic response on April 7 just confirming my inquiry regarding COPR expiry and that they would try to provide a response as soon as possible. I guess the only thing we can do is just wait till things get better around the world as I am very...

Ziyad/ April 6, 2020/ 2 (Abudhabi) 2 (IRCC)

It is not an assumption. IRCC has made it very clear that extensions will be provided. The only thing they have not made it clear are the steps that will be required to reissue the COPR and the timeline involved. It’s not every day that a pandemic happens and not being able to travel due to the...

Completely agree with you. IRCC has made it very clear to send them a webform before the expiry regarding restrictions on travel and to send a webform once the COPR has expired and you are ready to travel. They will then send the next steps to reissue the COPR. It is impossible for them to...

I also cancelled my flight on Air France and received my vouchers last week. I received them through email in just over a week which is pretty quick. I would suggest you try calling Air France toll free number and speak to them as both Air France and KLM are the same.

You need to send a webform as soon as possible informing them of your circumstances so that they are aware why you are unable to travel. He mentioned that since this is a very rare event and beyond anyone’s control, the IRCC will be as flexible as possible as long as we make them aware of our...

I am living in the UAE and I am unable to travel since the airports here are closed till April 8 as of now and my COPR expires on April 6. He has advised to send a webform explaining the reasons why you are unable to travel and send another webform once you are able to travel and the COPR has...

Hi guys, I was on a live chat with a respected Canadian immigration lawyer who used to work for IRCC in the past and is in regular contact with them. He has informed me that there will definitely be an extension if COPR expires due to travel restrictions. He mentioned that this will be announced...

The rejection to extend the COPR was before Canada introduced stricter measures to counter the threat of Covid-19. Since that post, Canada introduced travel bans which lasted more than a week and other countries have also closed their airports which makes it very difficult to travel at this...

I think it would be very inconsiderate of IRCC to penalize approved applicants who wish not to fly at this time even though they do not have any travel restrictions in their country of origin. The situation around the world is severe and I am confident that they will provide sufficient time to...

I am also wondering as to how they will contact everyone considering there are so many applications. I hope they don’t ask for a remedical as that will require more time since most hospitals are probably not even in the position of offering that service for who knows how long! It would be nice...

I think the steps to follow will most likely be to send the passport along with the old COPR so that the visa and COPR can be cancelled in order to issue new ones. They might ask us to do the medical or hopefully they will just extend the COPR without it so we get more time to enter the country...

That’s good news! Does this mean that all Canadian embassies around the world will get in touch with those applicants who were unable to travel?

Yes I have sent 2 emails to the Canadian embassy in UAE and received different replies. The first reply mentioned that they will be as flexible as possible if I am unable to travel before the COPR expires and the second one was more generic mentioning that I need to inform the IRCC by webform...

My COPR expires on April 6 and it is impossible for me to reach Canada as the airports in the UAE are closed till April 8. I hope that IRCC will update their website with the extension process soon so that we all know what needs to be done. Has anyone living in the UAE sent an email to the...