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j.lynnbrant1987

Hero Member
Dec 7, 2015
266
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
May 2014
Doc's Request.
11-19-2015
AOR Received.
07-28-2014
Med's Done....
Feb 6 2015
Passport Req..
Visa Exempt - Decision Made: 02/09/2016
Hi everyone,

I am an old CEC applicant and am wondering If you are from a visa exempt country and your ECAS was updated to DM, are you supposed to receive a letter requesting a copy of your passport bio page? I just read the following on the CIC website:

Applicants from visa-exempt countries

The ‘Passport Request’ letter instructs the applicant on how to send a photocopy of the bio data page of their passport and, if applicable, the bio data page of the passports of their accompanying spouse and dependent children.

Is this old information?? I could have sworn we sent in photocopies of the passport a long time ago...or maybe that was for something else. I am worried that if we have not received in yet that it may mean the DM = refused...
 

cursor18

Hero Member
May 31, 2015
419
134
Re: Visa Exempt Passport Bio Page Request?

Had the same experience mate - they requested me to send my actual passport (not a photocopy) to the Local Visa Office (LVO) in Sydney/Aus
This was after I got DM status and PPR letter

They too had previously requested a copy of my Passprt during the original application submission
 

j.lynnbrant1987

Hero Member
Dec 7, 2015
266
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
May 2014
Doc's Request.
11-19-2015
AOR Received.
07-28-2014
Med's Done....
Feb 6 2015
Passport Req..
Visa Exempt - Decision Made: 02/09/2016
Re: Visa Exempt Passport Bio Page Request?

You got PPR even though you're visa exempt?
 

marmaht

Hero Member
Dec 14, 2014
227
7
Alberta, CANADA
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
4166
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-10-2014
Doc's Request.
29-06-2015
AOR Received.
17-02-2015
Med's Request
30-06-2015
Med's Done....
15-07-2015
Passport Req..
Decision made: 26-02-2016 (waiting for an email/letter from CIC to know the decision)
VISA ISSUED...
From a visa exempt country
LANDED..........
20-04-2016 (Edmonton CIC office)
Got decision made on Friday as well... I haven't slept since as I am from a visa exempt country, paid RPRF upfront. So right now I'm just very nervous and won't sleep until I get a letter through mail. I know it might take a few days/weeks.

However, I noticed that some people have a new line added saying something like "a decision has been made on your application, an officer will contact you soon blabla".

I have 7 lines, the last one saying that medicals were received (in July 2015).

Shall I worry?
 

fr33z3n

Star Member
Mar 11, 2015
62
3
marmaht said:
However, I noticed that some people have a new line added saying something like "a decision has been made on your application, an officer will contact you soon blabla".
Usually people who see that line means that their application has been refused.
 

marmaht

Hero Member
Dec 14, 2014
227
7
Alberta, CANADA
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
4166
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-10-2014
Doc's Request.
29-06-2015
AOR Received.
17-02-2015
Med's Request
30-06-2015
Med's Done....
15-07-2015
Passport Req..
Decision made: 26-02-2016 (waiting for an email/letter from CIC to know the decision)
VISA ISSUED...
From a visa exempt country
LANDED..........
20-04-2016 (Edmonton CIC office)
Oh really...?
Well, I called CIC on Monday to ask why a new completely random lined appeared on my ecas last Thursday (saying that they sent me a correspondence that I never received and didn't even appeared in my ecas) and the lady told me not to worry as my pr application was approved.

I am also from a visa exempt country and I am hoping to get my Copr tomorrow by mail (as it was sent last Thursday, according to the CIC lady). I still keep my fingers crossed... :/
 

nedcess

Newbie
Mar 2, 2016
4
0
j.lynnbrant1987 said:
Hi everyone,

I am an old CEC applicant and am wondering If you are from a visa exempt country and your ECAS was updated to DM, are you supposed to receive a letter requesting a copy of your passport bio page? I just read the following on the CIC website:

Applicants from visa-exempt countries

The ‘Passport Request’ letter instructs the applicant on how to send a photocopy of the bio data page of their passport and, if applicable, the bio data page of the passports of their accompanying spouse and dependent children.

Is this old information?? I could have sworn we sent in photocopies of the passport a long time ago...or maybe that was for something else. I am worried that if we have not received in yet that it may mean the DM = refused...