Hello Everyone,
I am writing this post in the hope that it will help people who are not sure about where to submit their passport post receiving a CoPR letter. This is useful when the letter mentions an address in Canada and not the country you are living in for passport submission for PR stamp, in my case, it is India.
Before I begin, here are the timelines for my application:
EE Profile Created: February 15, 2015
ITA Received: March 27, 2015 (6th Draw)
Application Submitted: April 21, 2015
CoPR/ PPR Letter received: July 10, 2015
Revised CoPR/ PPR Letter: August 5, 2015
Here are the steps I went through post receiving first PPR letter:
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In the first PPR letter, the address for submission was given as CPC-O, apparently, my file was being processed there. The letter also mentions that CPC-O will not send the passport out of North America and if an applicant lives in a different country than NA, they should write to CPC-O email ID. This letter did not have any submission validity or timelines.
I took the letter to VFS Global office in India, they are the authorized VAC for Canada in India, and because of absence of mention of NDVO or VFS global for Passport submission they did not accept the passport.
Then I wrote to CPC-O email mentioned in the letter, to which there was an auto acknowledgement and a couple of days later a generic reply came asking me to refer to CIC website for general queries OR fill the CPC-O “Web Form/ Case Enquiry Form” for technical queries. Once I filled that form, there was another auto generated acknowledgement that said that I should expect a reply in 30 business days.
In the meantime I had reached out to Delhi High Commission and they replied saying that I should seek a response from CPC- O, as NDVO is not authorized to take a decision on this. I also called VFS Global office and the call center agent informed me that I can go to VFS Global office and insist them to accept my passport with the invite letter and they should be able to process it.
I got another message update on 5th August with clear instructions to submit my Passport with Delhi High Commission via VFS Global. This letter had a submission timeline of 30 days. I went to VFS with the letter and it was accepted for further processing.
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Also, it may help to check the Visa office selected in your application before submission, in case of India, it should be NDVO as per the list issued by CIC.
As far as my understanding goes, please do not send your passport overseas through a courier or with a relative/ friend as it is illegal and there are various consequences like Visa Absentia etc. that you may have to face.
All the best!
I am writing this post in the hope that it will help people who are not sure about where to submit their passport post receiving a CoPR letter. This is useful when the letter mentions an address in Canada and not the country you are living in for passport submission for PR stamp, in my case, it is India.
Before I begin, here are the timelines for my application:
EE Profile Created: February 15, 2015
ITA Received: March 27, 2015 (6th Draw)
Application Submitted: April 21, 2015
CoPR/ PPR Letter received: July 10, 2015
Revised CoPR/ PPR Letter: August 5, 2015
Here are the steps I went through post receiving first PPR letter:
-----------------
In the first PPR letter, the address for submission was given as CPC-O, apparently, my file was being processed there. The letter also mentions that CPC-O will not send the passport out of North America and if an applicant lives in a different country than NA, they should write to CPC-O email ID. This letter did not have any submission validity or timelines.
I took the letter to VFS Global office in India, they are the authorized VAC for Canada in India, and because of absence of mention of NDVO or VFS global for Passport submission they did not accept the passport.
Then I wrote to CPC-O email mentioned in the letter, to which there was an auto acknowledgement and a couple of days later a generic reply came asking me to refer to CIC website for general queries OR fill the CPC-O “Web Form/ Case Enquiry Form” for technical queries. Once I filled that form, there was another auto generated acknowledgement that said that I should expect a reply in 30 business days.
In the meantime I had reached out to Delhi High Commission and they replied saying that I should seek a response from CPC- O, as NDVO is not authorized to take a decision on this. I also called VFS Global office and the call center agent informed me that I can go to VFS Global office and insist them to accept my passport with the invite letter and they should be able to process it.
I got another message update on 5th August with clear instructions to submit my Passport with Delhi High Commission via VFS Global. This letter had a submission timeline of 30 days. I went to VFS with the letter and it was accepted for further processing.
-------------------------------------
Also, it may help to check the Visa office selected in your application before submission, in case of India, it should be NDVO as per the list issued by CIC.
As far as my understanding goes, please do not send your passport overseas through a courier or with a relative/ friend as it is illegal and there are various consequences like Visa Absentia etc. that you may have to face.
All the best!
