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[AimHigher]

It does not say anywhere that CC is not accepted. You can pay it online and print the receipt out. When you use your cc its goes to Receiver General of Canada. I dont know why people are saying its not accepted. It is and i have done it . You can print the receipt or can be emailed to your email. It will show Approved when it goes through.

Thanks

Oh great I dint know any such option is available. Nor does it mentions on cic websites.
Do they explain somewhere how it works. You can share the link .

AimHigher

 

[NancyG]

Wow..congrats!!!

Nice to read about the humane side of VO

Stamped Passport Received... Hurray.. Yuhooo... thanks to all the forum members for their wishes and I hope everyone gets their visa soon...


Got my Passport back yesterday.. and sorry guys couldn't inform you earlier as spouse had a flight to catch today so was super busy......

My experience at NDVO:

Well I visited NDVO on Monday as needed passport coz spouse had to travel.... My experience as follows:

1. Friday is off for client dealing but the office is open and work goes on inside. So visit days are Mon- Thursday.
2. At the gate its very quite and you would hardly see any people.. It was a surprise to me as I was expecting huge crowd as Canada is a hot destination.. Reason may be they only entertain urgent/emergency cases there rest all have to send mails to NDVO and discuss..
3. Tell gaurds about your urgency request. They will give you a slip to fill explaining your situation and the slip will go inside. 10-15 mins you will be called at the window at the main gate only. The person will discuss your urgency and depending on the case he will email it to visa officer inside and will tell you that the visa officer will decide on the case and he has no jurisdiction to take calls.. he will ask you to wait.
4. After 10-15 mins you will be called at different window next to the earlier one and there you will be greeted by THE VISA OFFICER (you get to meet the guy who is working on your file for almost 7-8 months and who will decide for your future.. My visa officer was a cool guy.. 35 years age.. Looks very much Indian (speaks hindi) though I didn't ask if he is a Canadian citizen of Indian origin.
5. Here you need not worry about being lucky to have a good visa officer as they work by proto-calls and every officer will follow the rules without any exception. If your case has merit you will be entertained.. Well.. he explained me that my visa is already issued and it is a matter of 2-3 days when I will get the stamped passport. I requested him to issue it the same day.. After 10-15 mins of discussion (why I need and how tough it is for him to do that) he agreed and asked me to come @ 3:30 pm.
6. So I was sent inside the embassy @ 3:30 pm and asked to sit at the reception area.. there is pin drop silence in the room.. 4pm he called and gave me Passport and COPR/ILETS/PCC etc. It took just 5 mins but we spent around half an hour talking about visa processing, settling in Canada, do and don'ts etc etc.. I wish I could connect him to this forum so that all the queries get answered. (guy was really gem of a person)
7. He explained how tough it is for them to deal with clients who come through consultants. Really guys if you apply without a consultant it makes the visa officers life very easy..
8. He suggested me that instead of submitting my passport through VFS and sending an urgent request form I should have come directly to the counter and asked for urgent processing (passport could have been stamped in 2 days).

Conclusion:
Like Islandbabe says nothing beats a visit to VO.. I have experienced it myself...
Guys who are working abroad connect to VO by email well in advance they will guide you appropriately and call you only when they can stamp your visa in 2-3 days.. You can even send a relative/representative at the embassy to discuss your case if you feel email is not helping..This way the life of visa officer is easy rather than just landing and informing them to issue you visa soon..
Rest its personal choice to send passport with somebody/take leave/leave job with pros and cons of each.

All the best guys.. hope my experience helps.. I am planning for my travel to Canada.. will keep you posted on that..

 

[SNRAO]

Dear bhFSW2174,
Pray hard. All of us wish for your success. Also please recheck the earlier communication that you received from NDVO & the responses by you for any missed out item.

Best Regards,

Ohh Lord ! !

Please make our family joyful by blessing us with our MR RPRF and PPR.
I hope that 2-Apr-2014 will be my day. Wish me a luck and Oh Lord ! ! Please listen to my parents, family members and all friends Prayer.

 

[priya83]

Dear Priya83,
Better post on the forum the exact URL's to be followed for making a payment thro CC.

Regards,

here is the link
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/fees/index.asp?cat=perm

There is a option that says Paying your RPRF fee from outside canada option. It wouldnt be there otherwise

 

[SNRAO]

Thank you very much. Many people will be able to make their payment quite easily.

However there is a flip side to it. When we make a payment in foreign currency using our credit cards, there is an additional charge levied by the Credit card company which makes it quite expensive. The good banks such as ICICI & Axis (that I know of) in India do not charge anything to make out a DD if you have an account with them. So individuals who are interested in saving money can think of using such an option.

Best Regards,

here is the link
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/fees/index.asp?cat=perm

There is a option that says Paying your RPRF fee from outside canada option. It wouldnt be there otherwise

 

[iBigBoss]

Ohh Lord ! !

Please make our family joyful by blessing us with our MR RPRF and PPR.
I hope that 2-Apr-2014 will be my day. Wish me a luck and Oh Lord ! ! Please listen to my parents, family members and all friends Prayer.

Dear bhFSW2174,

I can just say Be patient, good things come to those who wait.

Just because something isn't happening for you right now doesn't mean it will never happen. Be patient, good things take time.

Keep smiling... and one day life will get tired of upsetting you.

We all are praying for you bro...

 

[nrupalakolkar]

@ Mod Javia forum friends,

My details missed out on the spreadsheet are as under
1. MR PP PCC call letter date 26.02.2014
2. Docs dispatched on 03.03.2014
3. Receipt of Docs and DD at NDVO 04.03.2014 (DDMMYYYY)
4. Confirmation on Decison made on 31.03.2014

Pl updte.
Thanks for everything.

 

[pradsim]

Thank you very much. Many people will be able to make their payment quite easily.

However there is a flip side to it. When we make a payment in foreign currency using our credit cards, there is an additional charge levied by the Credit card company which makes it quite expensive. The good banks such as ICICI & Axis (that I know of) in India do not charge anything to make out a DD if you have an account with them. So individuals who are interested in saving money can think of using such an option.

Best Regards,

@ Folks whose VO is New Delhi:

Regd. the CC option for paying RPRF -

1. Check the CIC India site - it clearly says about the accepted forms of payment and CC isn't an option - http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/india-inde/visas/fees-frais.aspx

2. I also explored the CC option, and here is what I received in reply from NDVO. IMHO take a safer option, so that you don't end up wasting time and money ..

*********************

Dear Sir/Madam,

This is in response to your recent email enquiry to the Immigration Section of the High Commission of Canada in New Delhi.

Payment must be made by certified cheque, bank draft or money order and made payable to the High Commission of Canada. Fees remitted in Canadian funds must be drawn on a major Canadian bank.

Information on the payment of the RPRF is available at:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/index.asp

and at:

http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/india-inde/visas/fees-frais.aspx

We trust that this information will be of assistance.

Immigration Section/ Section de l'immigration 6
High Commission of Canada/ Haut-Commissariat du Canada
PO Box 5209
7/8 Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi, India/Inde 110021
*********************

 

[shripad]

Hi guys... blessings of lord Ganesha !! Can see... second line added as started processing on 07March.. thank you

 

[gilmerfamily]

Hi guys... blessings of lord Ganesha !! Can see... second line added as started processing on 07March.. thank you

Congrats shripad!

 

[iBigBoss]

Hi guys... blessings of lord Ganesha !! Can see... second line added as started processing on 07March.. thank you

Congrats mate...

Finally NDVO is moving on...

 

[goalcanada]

Hi guys... blessings of lord Ganesha !! Can see... second line added as started processing on 07March.. thank you

Congrats friend, Your long waiting is ended, hope you will get things faster now..

 

[2243Dreamer]

Dear Shwcan, SNRAO,


I have sent a pm. Please check.

 

[GK2013]

Hi guys... blessings of lord Ganesha !! Can see... second line added as started processing on 07March.. thank you

Congrats shripad....your status has given a great hope...I feel the laggards will receive MR soon...bhFSW2174 its your turn now..

 

[devkis]

@ Mod Javia forum friends,

My details missed out on the spreadsheet are as under
1. MR PP PCC call letter date 26.02.2014
2. Docs dispatched on 03.03.2014
3. Receipt of Docs and DD at NDVO 04.03.2014 (DDMMYYYY)
4. Confirmation on Decison made on 31.03.2014

Pl updte.
Thanks for everything.

Congrats nrupalakolkar! All the best for the rest. Thanks for your info.

(glbl ss updated)