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Nimz10

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Jan 21, 2020
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Titanium said:
Brilliant Nimz
Can you please elaborate the steps you took, specifically what you asked. Did you have to repeat your medicals?
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My agent wrote raised an email web form saying I can’t travel to Canada with in the previous visa period they have given and I asked for an extension. Then they asked me to return my Passports and COPR docs back and nearly about after one month they issued new visa counterfoil and COPR docs. No I didnt have to do medical test again.
 
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WantToImmigrate

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Feb 4, 2019
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guocamole said:
email i received:

Are you able to travel to Canada soon?

December 29, 2020

Application number: XXXXXXXXXX ( they got my number right)

Dear client,

Our records at Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) indicate that:

  • Your permanent residence application was approved.
  • The date of issue on the confirmation of permanent residence (CoPR) document that was sent to you and your family members, if applicable is on or before March 18, 2020.
  • You and your family members, if applicable, have not used your CoPR to enter Canada.
  • The validity date on your CoPR (i.e. the date by which you needed to travel to Canada) has passed and your document has therefore expired.
  • Based on your specific case details and as an exceptional response to COVID-19, IRCC was able to extend your medical exam validity; your medicals now expire on April 11, 2021.
IRCC wants to confirm that:
  • You still want to travel to Canada to become a new permanent resident; please note that IRCC is not asking you to purchase a plane ticket.
  • You are ready, willing, and able to travel before the current expiry date of your medical exams, in your case, April 11, 2021. This validity may not be further extended, without you re-doing all immigration medical exam(s) and covering the cost for them.
  • You are ready, willing, and able to travel to Canada on a valid passport by April 11, 2021.
  • There are no COVID-19 restrictions to prevent you from leaving your country.
  • There is a travel route with zero or one transfer that you can use to get to Canada and that is currently operating.
  • Your plan is to stay in Canada permanently.
  • You are able to arrange and cover the costs to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in Canada.

Please note that if new travel documents are issued to you, IRCC will send you a letter that will be valid for up to 60 days (but not exceeding your medical or passport validity), and it may not be possible for IRCC to issue you with another extension.

IRCC will endeavour to respond to you within four weeks.

Sincerely,
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Response letter to IRCC
To: ircc.in-rroc-corr-ri.ircc@cic.gc.ca

Hi IRCC,

I am confirming that I am ready to travel to Canada with a valid passport before April 11, 2021.

Please find my answers below.

Information About My Application
  • Primary applicant family name(s):
    Answer:
  • Primary applicant given name(s):
    Answer:
  • Application number:XXXXXXXX
  • Class of application:
    Skilled Worker – Federal
  • Primary applicant citizenship:
    Answer:
  • Current country of residence:
    Answer:
  • Date your PR visa expired:
    Answer:
  • Full names of family members, including your spouse and dependent children, who are planning to travel to Canada with you:
    Answer:
My Situation
  • Are you and your family members, if applicable, still interested in immigrating to Canada, even though your PR visas have expired? (If you answer “no”, it may not be possible to provide you with any options for travel to Canada in the foreseeable future due to the current travel restrictions.)
    Answer:
  • What is the approximate date/week on which you (and your accompanying family members, if applicable) want to travel to Canada?
    Answer:
  • What could be your travel itinerary, including any transfers, you would use if IRCC can re-issue documents for you and if you were to purchase plane tickets soon?
    Answer:
  • Are there currently direct flights to Canada from your current location?
    Answer:
  • If there are no direct flights, do you have the necessary visas to transit through other countries?
    Answer:
  • Are there any border restrictions preventing you from leaving the country where you are currently staying?
    Answer:
  • Do you have a plan to quarantine for 14 days in Canada? Important: The Government of Canada cannot not make arrangements for, or pay for, quarantine arrangements.
    Answer:
Is there any other information you would like to provide about your/your family’s situation?
Answer:
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Please respond to the email.. change date of landing if you are not comfortable..

I got the email too.

The email is not clear and says - (If you answer “no”, it may not be possible to provide you with any options for travel to Canada in the foreseeable future due to the current travel restrictions.)

I considered not responding to be the same as "no"
 
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sumitkamboj88

Star Member
Jun 15, 2019
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guocamole said:
email i received:

Are you able to travel to Canada soon?

December 29, 2020

Application number: XXXXXXXXXX ( they got my number right)

Dear client,

Our records at Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) indicate that:

  • Your permanent residence application was approved.
  • The date of issue on the confirmation of permanent residence (CoPR) document that was sent to you and your family members, if applicable is on or before March 18, 2020.
  • You and your family members, if applicable, have not used your CoPR to enter Canada.
  • The validity date on your CoPR (i.e. the date by which you needed to travel to Canada) has passed and your document has therefore expired.
  • Based on your specific case details and as an exceptional response to COVID-19, IRCC was able to extend your medical exam validity; your medicals now expire on April 11, 2021.
IRCC wants to confirm that:
  • You still want to travel to Canada to become a new permanent resident; please note that IRCC is not asking you to purchase a plane ticket.
  • You are ready, willing, and able to travel before the current expiry date of your medical exams, in your case, April 11, 2021. This validity may not be further extended, without you re-doing all immigration medical exam(s) and covering the cost for them.
  • You are ready, willing, and able to travel to Canada on a valid passport by April 11, 2021.
  • There are no COVID-19 restrictions to prevent you from leaving your country.
  • There is a travel route with zero or one transfer that you can use to get to Canada and that is currently operating.
  • Your plan is to stay in Canada permanently.
  • You are able to arrange and cover the costs to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in Canada.

Please note that if new travel documents are issued to you, IRCC will send you a letter that will be valid for up to 60 days (but not exceeding your medical or passport validity), and it may not be possible for IRCC to issue you with another extension.

IRCC will endeavour to respond to you within four weeks.

Sincerely,
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Response letter to IRCC
To: ircc.in-rroc-corr-ri.ircc@cic.gc.ca

Hi IRCC,

I am confirming that I am ready to travel to Canada with a valid passport before April 11, 2021.

Please find my answers below.

Information About My Application
  • Primary applicant family name(s):
    Answer:
  • Primary applicant given name(s):
    Answer:
  • Application number:XXXXXXXX
  • Class of application:
    Skilled Worker – Federal
  • Primary applicant citizenship:
    Answer:
  • Current country of residence:
    Answer:
  • Date your PR visa expired:
    Answer:
  • Full names of family members, including your spouse and dependent children, who are planning to travel to Canada with you:
    Answer:
My Situation
  • Are you and your family members, if applicable, still interested in immigrating to Canada, even though your PR visas have expired? (If you answer “no”, it may not be possible to provide you with any options for travel to Canada in the foreseeable future due to the current travel restrictions.)
    Answer:
  • What is the approximate date/week on which you (and your accompanying family members, if applicable) want to travel to Canada?
    Answer:
  • What could be your travel itinerary, including any transfers, you would use if IRCC can re-issue documents for you and if you were to purchase plane tickets soon?
    Answer:
  • Are there currently direct flights to Canada from your current location?
    Answer:
  • If there are no direct flights, do you have the necessary visas to transit through other countries?
    Answer:
  • Are there any border restrictions preventing you from leaving the country where you are currently staying?
    Answer:
  • Do you have a plan to quarantine for 14 days in Canada? Important: The Government of Canada cannot not make arrangements for, or pay for, quarantine arrangements.
    Answer:
Is there any other information you would like to provide about your/your family’s situation?
Answer:
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anyone in the group whose COPR approved after 18 March received this email?
 
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letsflynow

Star Member
Aug 28, 2020
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Nimz10 said:
My agent wrote raised an email web form saying I can’t travel to Canada with in the previous visa period they have given and I asked for an extension. Then they asked me to return my Passports and COPR docs back and nearly about after one month they issued new visa counterfoil and COPR docs. No I didnt have to do medical test again.
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Hey
Did you also have to submit your old copr? Does your new copr mention that your applicaton was approved before 18th march ot any mention of your expired copr?
 
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kpatel1988

Star Member
Jun 16, 2020
81
86
Lachelle said:
Still here..nothing to share as there is no movement in my application
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Same here, no change. Even the acknowledgement of the RTT have stopped :)

Any advice on whether I should apply for the GCMS notes? Single applicant, COPR approved before March'18, Expired Jul 06.2020, Several RTT raised no reply other than generic acknowledgement.

Medical were done Aug 29.2019.
Wondering if they gonna pull me on through till Feb and leave me only after I give a re-med
 
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Kalika18

Star Member
May 18, 2018
52
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kpatel1988 said:
Same here, no change. Even the acknowledgement of the RTT have stopped :)

Any advice on whether I should apply for the GCMS notes? Single applicant, COPR approved before March'18, Expired Jul 06.2020, Several RTT raised no reply other than generic acknowledgement.

Medical were done Aug 29.2019.
Wondering if they gonna pull me on through till Feb and leave me only after I give a re-med
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same here, the last form i raised never got a reply. I wonder if single applicants are last priority.
 
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Titanium

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Mar 9, 2017
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October 2019
Nimz10 said:
My agent wrote raised an email web form saying I can’t travel to Canada with in the previous visa period they have given and I asked for an extension. Then they asked me to return my Passports and COPR docs back and nearly about after one month they issued new visa counterfoil and COPR docs. No I didnt have to do medical test again.
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whats your medical validity, if i may ask?
 
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rt0308

Star Member
Mar 27, 2020
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Nimz10 said:
Thank you .! Visa issue date and visa expiry dates are new ones. Previous visa which they have issued has been cancelled
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Penumetcha said:
Congrats,,,,,Happy for you!!

I am wondering if the date of Issue on Visa & CoPR will be new one or old one??
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Hi @Nimz10

Congratulations buddy!!! I have a question for you, now with the new visa and copr are you allowed to travel? Please reply Thanks in advance...
 
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Nimz10

Star Member
Jan 21, 2020
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@letsflynow @Titanium @rt0308
My previous (old) COPR was issued in oct 2020 and my visa validity was only until Feb 2021. Due to the current situation I asked my agent to raise an email web form mentioning its little difficult to travel before 2021 Feb. I wrote a letter explaining the reasons and asked for an extension and my agent attached the letter in the email webform. So that after two weeks they asked to submit my pp back to visa office to cancel and re-issue new COPR which I received couple of days ago.
I don’t think I’m allowed to travel as both my COPR were issued after 18th March 2020. but my new visa is valid until Oct 2020. I hope things will get better by then and hopefully I’ll be able to travel.
My medical was done in Feb 2019 @Titanium
 
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