COPR and coronavirus

[Canaspirant xyz]

You can raise a webform directly to your visa office if its outside of Canada. You can use the below link for the same.

https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/contacts/web-form.asp
Click on tell us more under "What would you like to do?"
then select Yes in responses to "Have you submitted an application for...." and "Is your application being processed by an office OUTSIDE Canada?"

After that select your visa office from the list and proceed with raising the webform.

I have filled here too...but no reply till now.its been 2 months

 

[Craigcaeiro]

I think now they will reassess that whether we are landing for permanent settlement or not?

Ya i too think that they will assess whether we have POF and other proof to show that we are coming to settle and not do a soft landing

 

[ArJee]

Where? Do you have any link?

Hi, no I don't have any link.
Don't want to create any unnecessary rumors hence stating that upfront. (we all have enough to worry about already).
I heard the VFS bit from a friend who's travel agent told him.. so that's that.
About PPRs.. def someone on the other group told about PPrs being issued in Nigeria and Australia...
There are also 3 updates on myimmi tracker..

 

[Canaspirant xyz]

Hi, no I don't have any link.
Don't want to create any unnecessary rumors hence stating that upfront. (we all have enough to worry about already).
I heard the VFS bit from a friend who's travel agent told him.. so that's that.
About PPRs.. def someone on the other group told about PPrs being issued in Nigeria and Australia...
There are also 3 updates on myimmi tracker..

If they are issuing ppr why can't they issue ETA!!

 

[Mirza Ghalib]

All

I’m a long time lurker and want to thank everyone for all the valuable information these recent months. We (family of four, 2 adults 2 young kids) finally decided to take the plunge and travelled on Monday from Mauritius to Dubai, Dubai to Toronto and then to Montreal. The experience could not have been smoother.

Emirates were fully aware of the travel exemptions linked to COPRs issued before 18 March, so check-in was a breeze, no questions asked once they saw the counterfoil. At Dubai we had to leave the airport as transit was 33 hours but all our luggage was already tagged to Montreal so we didn’t have to carry our 8 suitcases out. Thank god for that. We spent a day just going around (the heat is unbearable there, uuurgh). Check-in on the Wednesday was smooth as well. They checked the counterfoil and no questions asked. They also checked us in for the WestJet flight from Toronto to Montreal and printed the boarding passes. Then off for 14 hours of travel (*sigh*).

I wasn’t really aware that you have to go through the landing procedures at your first point of entry no matter what your final destination might be, but that was well communicated to us once we got to Toronto. I started to worry that this would complicate things with all the luggage and the connection, but we had 6 hours so plenty of time.

At the first counter, the immigration officer took our passports, asked us if we had a plan for self quarantine and groceries, to which we replied yes. We were about to whip out the printed reservation for the AirBnB to prove this but she was clearly not interested. Next up was the landing procedures desk. Again, a breeze. The agent took our passports and COPRs, asked us about address for PR cards, told us to wait a moment for her to get the paperwork ready and we were done barely ten minutes later.

Our luggage was already out when we got to the luggage hall. They have porters there with trolleys to assist you (for a fee of course, with tipping required). We got all the luggage on one big trolley and off to customs for your ‘goods to follow’ form. If you do have this form you need to go through the ‘goods to declare’ line. Again here, no problem. The officer was very friendly. He stamped the form and gave us a receipt. He never asked about the eight big suitcases we were carrying and what we had in them.

So that was that. It barely took an hour. We were now permanent residents of Canada. After 6 years of waiting and a lot of stress and uncertainty in those last few months. But we were not in Montreal yet!

We had been on the road for almost 20 hours at this stage and I wasn’t looking forward to more desks and procedures. Well, I shouldn’t have worried. As our luggage was already tagged to Montreal, the porter just took them to a conveyor and off they went. No questions asked. He then told us to go to Terminal 3. I paid and tipped him and off we were. As we were already checked in on the flight, here again nobody was interested apart from standard basic security procedures, so we just walked in the airside section.

The flight was uneventful. I simply could not believe what happened next. We got to Montreal airport and there was absolutely no desks to go to. We left the plane, collected our luggage and walked out of the airport. Just like that. Despite this being 11pm, there was a long line of taxis waiting outside and a supervisor just got us a mini van that could carry all our suitcases. Half an hour later we were sleeping in our beds.

Yup, if this all read like a dull trip, it’s because it was. I had imagined all sorts of worst case scenarios, but none of that came to pass. Things might very complicated for those unable to travel regarding extensions (and I hope it gets sorted out sooner rather than later), but for those who can travel before expiry, my experience suggests that there is little to worry about.

Except maybe how to beat boredom for 14 days..... 13 days to go (*double sigh*).

Cheers.

Hi John, Happy for you! I am from Mauritius as well. Did you get a COPR extension?

 

[JohnLogan]

Hi John, Happy for you! I am from Mauritius as well. Did you get a COPR extension?

Hey, no we travelled before the expiry of our documents which would have been in November.

 

[Mirza Ghalib]

Hey, no we travelled before the expiry of our documents which would have been in November.

Thanks mate for your prompt response

 

[hinavin]

Hi, no I don't have any link.
Don't want to create any unnecessary rumors hence stating that upfront. (we all have enough to worry about already).
I heard the VFS bit from a friend who's travel agent told him.. so that's that.
About PPRs.. def someone on the other group told about PPrs being issued in Nigeria and Australia...
There are also 3 updates on myimmi tracker..

No worries. Thanks for clarifying!

 

[SambaBlue]

What's the average cost of airbnb or hotel? What will u advice airbnb/hotel? As ur already there so u can give a better pic.

We actually went for furnished apartments instead of Airbnb. There are quite a number of such apartments - you will get them around CAD 2000 to 2700 for 3 to 4 weeks. They have everything like kitchen, washing machines, dishwashers etc. We wanted to get in Mississauga downtown so that we can access every place by walking. So we have a Square One mall just 2 minutes walk from our apartment building. We easily got our sim cards from there. Opened up bank accounts there. Walmart is just 5 mins walk away.

 

[pratikz]

Hello,

My AOR is 3rd October 2019. Had applied for GCMS notes and received today as described below:

Assessments
Eligibility: Passed
Security:
Hirv:
Criminality: Passed
Org crime:
Medical: Passed
Misinterpretation:
Info Sharing: Complete
Other req:
Final:

There is one note is stating that, Email to be sent to RMO for medical reassessment request-Covid 19.

Another note is like, Email sent to CIO- Sydney-Medical to have meds reassessed.

Could anyone shade some light on this like on what time I may get the PPR?

Any guesses..!!

 

[CA98712]

Hello,

My AOR is 3rd October 2019. Had applied for GCMS notes and received today as described below:

Assessments
Eligibility: Passed
Security:
Hirv:
Criminality: Passed
Org crime:
Medical: Passed
Misinterpretation:
Info Sharing: Complete
Other req:
Final:

There is one note is stating that, Email to be sent to RMO for medical reassessment request-Covid 19.

Another note is like, Email sent to CIO- Sydney-Medical to have meds reassessed.

Could anyone shade some light on this like on what time I may get the PPR?

Any guesses..!!

when did you apply for the GCMS note, How long it will take to provide you this note.
I think this note is a medical reassessment before they extend the medical date.

 

[Kiran9999]

We actually went for furnished apartments instead of Airbnb. There are quite a number of such apartments - you will get them around CAD 2000 to 2700 for 3 to 4 weeks. They have everything like kitchen, washing machines, dishwashers etc. We wanted to get in Mississauga downtown so that we can access every place by walking. So we have a Square One mall just 2 minutes walk from our apartment building. We easily got our sim cards from there. Opened up bank accounts there. Walmart is just 5 mins walk away.

Hi. Did you take a lease agreement for the furnished apartment? They do that when you are still outside Canada?

 

[pratikz]

when did you apply for the GCMS note, How long it will take to provide you this note.
I think this note is a medical reassessment before they extend the medical date.

I'd applied for notes on 24th of August and got on 15th September.

 

[pratikz]

Hello,

My AOR is 3rd October 2019. Had applied for GCMS notes and received today as described below:

Assessments
Eligibility: Passed
Security:
Hirv:
Criminality: Passed
Org crime:
Medical: Passed
Misinterpretation:
Info Sharing: Complete
Other req:
Final:

There is one note is stating that, Email to be sent to RMO for medical reassessment request-Covid 19.

Another note is like, Email sent to CIO- Sydney-Medical to have meds reassessed.

Could anyone shade some light on this like on what time I may get the PPR?

Any guesses..!!

There has been an update on my profile they've been extended my meds on 14th September.

 

[Runningaftertheprecious]

We actually went for furnished apartments instead of Airbnb. There are quite a number of such apartments - you will get them around CAD 2000 to 2700 for 3 to 4 weeks. They have everything like kitchen, washing machines, dishwashers etc. We wanted to get in Mississauga downtown so that we can access every place by walking. So we have a Square One mall just 2 minutes walk from our apartment building. We easily got our sim cards from there. Opened up bank accounts there. Walmart is just 5 mins walk away.

Hi,

Thanks for your reply. Can you please tell me how to book these apartments. The airbnb website seems to be missing these entries.

Thanks and I hope to see you.