Tanzina said:
Dear All
Yesterday I got PPR over mail Alhumdulillah. I did my medical last 17th July, 2012. They sent PPR at 21st may, 2013. They took 10 months 4 days for PPR. I hv only 1 month n half in my hand. Is there any option to extent visa's validity? I just want to extent it 2 months more. Any one is there who can help me about this issue?
Waiting for ur valuable reply.
Tanzina
Just send your passport now (today). The moment you receive your passport with the Permanent Resident Visa on it, check the EXPIRY date of the Visa. You MUST enter Canada BEFORE the expiry date !!!
If you want to extend your VISA contact CIC before they issue your Permanent Resident Visa on your Passport. But, CIC will tell you to do your medical again & they will send it to Philippines & the medical process will be repeated again. Expect another 3 months delay in that.
I suggest you enter Canada before your Permanent Resident Visa expires. Don't delay by trying to repeat the medical all over again.
Don't buy the ticket until you have the Permanent Resident Visa on your passport. Check the expiry date on the Permanent Resident Visa & then take all decisions about when to enter Canada.
Based on the dates you mentioned, I am assuming that you will have less than 3 weeks (from receiving the Passport to entering Canada). I know this is a very narrow window. But, I suggest you take a shot within this narrow window, or else you will have to wait even further (3 months plus) if you want to repeat your medicals all over again.