Approved Online Visitor Visa: Passport Return Times

[shreyachakrabarti19]

Yes, we provided a prepaid USPS priority mail express envelope. It was activated last night, should be received by Thursday.

I paid 20 dollars to the VAC for the airway bill - should I use the Air Waybill Number as the tracking for USPS or is it a different courier service?

 

[canadiantica15]

I paid 20 dollars to the VAC for the airway bill - should I use the Air Waybill Number as the tracking for USPS or is it a different courier service?

I'm not sure which courier service they use. You should call to confirm!

 

[shreyachakrabarti19]

I paid 20 dollars to the VAC for the airway bill - should I use the Air Waybill Number as the tracking for USPS or is it a different courier service?

I'm not sure which courier service they use. You should call to confirm!

Gave them a call they use FedEx

 

[madiha.malik89]

Passport Request - Oct 20th
Asked for change of Visa Office from Ottawa to NY
New Passport Request - Oct 26th
Passport Submitted at VAC by hand - Nov 2nd (received tracking number immediately with the submission receipt)
Current status (Nov 8th) - Passport Received by the Visa Office - Under Consideration

I'll be updating everyone as soon as I receive any updates. Request everyone to please do the same.

Heyyy! Can you please tell me how you requested for change of visa office and share the reason provided for the change if its okay with you?? I'm an international student in canada and have applied for a new trv since my old one expired but I'm bound to travel on the 30th of NOV back home to Pakistan so I was wondering if I could get my visa office changed to Pakistan! I will greatly appreciate your help!

 

[madiha.malik89]

Hey!
I did not request any change my visa office was always nyc

Oh I'm sorry, i think i accidentally marked your post instead of another one!

 

[Jabberw0nky]

27 Oct 2017 - Online Application Transmission
9 Nov 2017 - Passport Request
9 Nov 2017 - Sent passport to LA VAC - Fedex overnight
10 Nov 2017 - Veterans Day Holiday so Fedex couldn’t deliver
13 Nov 2017 - Fedex confirmed delivery around 1030am
14 Nov 2017 - Application received by VAC, tracking number provided at around 2pm
14 Nov 2017 - passport in transit to visa office at around 5pm

 

[disp.31089]

Heyyy! Can you please tell me how you requested for change of visa office and share the reason provided for the change if its okay with you?? I'm an international student in canada and have applied for a new trv since my old one expired but I'm bound to travel on the 30th of NOV back home to Pakistan so I was wondering if I could get my visa office changed to Pakistan! I will greatly appreciate your help!

My original visa office was Ottawa. I mailed them asking if the visa office can be changed to NYC since I live 1 hr away from NYC and I could drop and pickup the passport myself. I wasn't very comfortable mailing my passport. This was what I requested and they replied in 3 days with instructions to drop off the passport in NYC VAC office. Hope this helps.

 

[disp.31089]

Picking up passport tomorrow.

Passport Request - Oct 20th
Asked for change of Visa Office from Ottawa to NY
New Passport Request - Oct 26th
Passport Submitted at VAC by hand - Nov 2nd (received tracking number immediately with the submission receipt)
Nov 3rd - Passport Received by the Visa Office - Under Consideration
Nov 10th - MyCIC account updated with approval.
Nov 14th - Completed Application Package Returned to the VAC - Ready for Applicant's Pick up

 

[collarp]

Gave them a call they use FedEx

Hey, has your waybill number been activated? Just trying to get a sense of the wait time.

 

[canadiantica15]

Processing is finalized! Here's the timeline:

24 Oct 2017 - Passport Request
30 Oct 2017 - USPS confirmed package delivered to NY VAC
1 Nov 2017 - VAC sent tracking ID/Changed status to Application Received by the VAC/In Transit to Visa office
2 Nov 2017 - Passport Received by the Visa Office - Under Consideration
9 Nov 2017 - GCKey Application Approved
10 Nov 2017 - Application Processing Completed - In Transit to the VAC
13 Nov 2017 - Application Processing Completed - In Transit to the Applicant from VAC
15 Nov 2017 – COPR/counterfoil visa received

 

[collarp]

Request for Passport Received: November 3, 2017
USPS confirmed package delivered to NY VAC: November 8, 2017
Application Received by the VAC and then In Transit to Visa Office: November 9, 2017
Application Processing Completed - In Transit to the VAC: November 16, 2017

 

[Jborj]

My brother applied for his visa and was approved. we sent his passport last november 2 and was received on november 2 in Jamaica.
He submitted his passport 1 day ahead of time than my Aunt and my aunt had her passport back last november 12, 2017 and my borther has not received his passport yet (tried tracking the courier) up to this day. Any same situation? tried sending email, calling the visa office in Jamaica but it seems like they are not taking any calls.

also thinking that: My Aunt proposed travel time will be this coming this december and my brother target travel time is february 2018.

Doest it has any ground to decide on which passport/application they should process first?


Thank you all!

 

[marmar092]

Hi everyone,
I am a student & I live in Toronto, and I applied for visitor visa since my visa was expired. My application got approved in my GCkey account on November 10. However since now, I have not received my passport and when I check the tracking number, it says the number is not in their system. What should I do?

 

[Jabberw0nky]

27 Oct 2017 - Online Application Transmission
9 Nov 2017 - Passport Request
9 Nov 2017 - Sent passport to LA VAC - Fedex overnight
10 Nov 2017 - Veterans Day Holiday so Fedex couldn’t deliver
13 Nov 2017 - Fedex confirmed delivery around 1030am
14 Nov 2017 - Application received by VAC, tracking number provided at around 2pm
14 Nov 2017 - passport in transit to visa office at around 5pm

15 Nov 2017 - Passport Received by Visa Office - Under Consideration
16 Nov 2017 - Counterfoil details updated on CIC

 

[coca]

Hi everyone,
I am a student & I live in Toronto, and I applied for visitor visa since my visa was expired. My application got approved in my GCkey account on November 10. However since now, I have not received my passport and when I check the tracking number, it says the number is not in their system. What should I do?

When did you mail your passport. I heard it could take more than a week for the number to be activated now.