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Diplomatru

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May 8, 2014
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gavin_cic said:
The return tracker of mine is finally activated.
Congrats gavin_cic. It would be awesome if you joined our advocacy group and contacted the MPs to request C-24 repeal.
 

perfection_88

Star Member
Dec 20, 2014
80
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Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Mid Oct. 2014
Med's Request
Late March'15
Med's Done....
Mid April'15
Passport Req..
07-01-2016
ONI7042 said:
Hi
Anyone in this group currently living in Alberta Canada, is planning to land Coutts or Carway soon?
Please let me know. I am planning too. We can go together.
Tracking number of my return package got activated this afternoon.

I live in Calgary and I'm also looking for someone who wants to land in Coutts or Carway soon. Please let me know and I would be happy to go with someone else (we can share the gas or car rental costs).

ps. I don't have a car!
 

gavin_cic

Star Member
Dec 23, 2014
199
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NOC Code......
4012
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Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20 Nov, 2014
Doc's Request.
28 May, 2015
Nomination.....
PER on 10 Feb, 2015
Med's Request
28 May, 2015
Med's Done....
15 June, 2015 (TLU: 30 June, 2015)
Passport Req..
11 Jan, 2016
LANDED..........
1 Feb, 2016
ehsan.isf said:
Hi friends,

Would you tell me how long it takes for cpc to return the passport from the day they receive it? Mine was received by cpc on Jan 15 but no tracking activation yet!

Thanks
Now, it would be around two weeks. I guess your turn will come before this weekend.
Reference: my passport arrived CPC on 12 Jan.
 

gavin_cic

Star Member
Dec 23, 2014
199
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NOC Code......
4012
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20 Nov, 2014
Doc's Request.
28 May, 2015
Nomination.....
PER on 10 Feb, 2015
Med's Request
28 May, 2015
Med's Done....
15 June, 2015 (TLU: 30 June, 2015)
Passport Req..
11 Jan, 2016
LANDED..........
1 Feb, 2016
Diplomatru said:
Congrats gavin_cic. It would be awesome if you joined our advocacy group and contacted the MPs to request C-24 repeal.
Sure.... for the benefits of our whole group! Thx for ur invitation!
 

gavin_cic

Star Member
Dec 23, 2014
199
5
Category........
NOC Code......
4012
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20 Nov, 2014
Doc's Request.
28 May, 2015
Nomination.....
PER on 10 Feb, 2015
Med's Request
28 May, 2015
Med's Done....
15 June, 2015 (TLU: 30 June, 2015)
Passport Req..
11 Jan, 2016
LANDED..........
1 Feb, 2016
Congratulations to babake and perfection_88.
freexyg, Kerdek and Sac06: plz check the status of ur return trackers. They might have also been activated.
 

lovevancity

Full Member
Apr 26, 2015
38
3
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-Dec-2014
Nomination.....
24-Feb-2015
File Transfer...
14-Mar-2015
Med's Request
30-Jun-2015
Med's Done....
04-Jul-2015
Passport Req..
20-Jan-2016
Hi everyone,

I need your insight for my special situation.

I received my PPR email on Jan 20. Because that I have to travel outside of Canada between Jan 30 & Feb 17. I plan to submit my passport to Ottawa and ask for an extension. I have two questions.

1. The passport needs to arrive at their Ottawa office within 30 days. When they count the 30 days, do they treat the day I emailed their email as the 1st day? Or the 1st day start from the next day (Jan 21)?

2. I have emailed CIC asking for an extension and received an auto response saying their turnaround time for replying my request is 20 working days. That's essentially 30 days. Do you know how to get them answer me sooner? I really need an answer before I leave.

Any of your insight and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
 

gavin_cic

Star Member
Dec 23, 2014
199
5
Category........
NOC Code......
4012
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20 Nov, 2014
Doc's Request.
28 May, 2015
Nomination.....
PER on 10 Feb, 2015
Med's Request
28 May, 2015
Med's Done....
15 June, 2015 (TLU: 30 June, 2015)
Passport Req..
11 Jan, 2016
LANDED..........
1 Feb, 2016
If I were you, I would directly call CIC. I dont remember the phone number, but you can find it in this or other threads of this forum. Wish you all the best!

lovevancity said:
Hi everyone,

I need your insight for my special situation.

I received my PPR email on Jan 20. Because that I have to travel outside of Canada between Jan 30 & Feb 17. I plan to submit my passport to Ottawa and ask for an extension. I have two questions.

1. The passport needs to arrive at their Ottawa office within 30 days. When they count the 30 days, do they treat the day I emailed their email as the 1st day? Or the 1st day start from the next day (Jan 21)?

2. I have emailed CIC asking for an extension and received an auto response saying their turnaround time for replying my request is 20 working days. That's essentially 30 days. Do you know how to get them answer me sooner? I really need an answer before I leave.

Any of your insight and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
 

lovevancity

Full Member
Apr 26, 2015
38
3
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-Dec-2014
Nomination.....
24-Feb-2015
File Transfer...
14-Mar-2015
Med's Request
30-Jun-2015
Med's Done....
04-Jul-2015
Passport Req..
20-Jan-2016
gavin_cic said:
If I were you, I would directly call CIC. I dont remember the phone number, but you can find it in this or other threads of this forum. Wish you all the best!
I have called. They asked me to send an email to the address indicated in the PPR email...
 

Diplomatru

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May 8, 2014
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lovevancity said:
Hi everyone,

I need your insight for my special situation.

I received my PPR email on Jan 20. Because that I have to travel outside of Canada between Jan 30 & Feb 17. I plan to submit my passport to Ottawa and ask for an extension. I have two questions.

1. The passport needs to arrive at their Ottawa office within 30 days. When they count the 30 days, do they treat the day I emailed their email as the 1st day? Or the 1st day start from the next day (Jan 21)?

2. I have emailed CIC asking for an extension and received an auto response saying their turnaround time for replying my request is 20 working days. That's essentially 30 days. Do you know how to get them answer me sooner? I really need an answer before I leave.

Any of your insight and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
keep calling until you get a cooperative agent on the line. They can make a note to your file in GCMS.
 

lovevancity

Full Member
Apr 26, 2015
38
3
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-Dec-2014
Nomination.....
24-Feb-2015
File Transfer...
14-Mar-2015
Med's Request
30-Jun-2015
Med's Done....
04-Jul-2015
Passport Req..
20-Jan-2016
Diplomatru said:
keep calling until you get a cooperative agent on the line. They can make a note to your file in GCMS.
Thanks, Diplomatru.

I have emailed them. Would my email show up on the GCMS note? I guess that having it on GCMS note means that I did contacted CIC, but it does not guarantee anything when the 30 days have reached. Isn't it?
 

Diplomatru

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lovevancity said:
Thanks, Diplomatru.

I have emailed them. Would my email show up on the GCMS note? not unless an agent reads it and inputs the data into GCMSI guess that having it on GCMS note means that I did contacted CIC, but it does not guarantee anything when the 30 days have reached. Isn't it? it's a management system primarily, so the responsible clerk at CPC-O printing location will get a reminder if there's a note to your file from the call centre
 

metal999

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May 3, 2015
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Thank you very much. Also, my return tracker got activated this afternoon :) My passport was arrived to Ottawa on Jan 15th. So, it will take about 10 days for them to send back the passports.
 

Carpediem

Star Member
Jun 19, 2014
130
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Category........
Visa Office......
LVO
NOC Code......
0013
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-11-2014
Nomination.....
CC Charged: 15th Jan 2015, PER: 12th Feb 2015
AOR Received.
SLU: 1st Aug 2015
Med's Request
30th Jul 2015
Med's Done....
19th Aug 2015: Medicals Received in Ecas 17th Oct 2015
Passport Req..
1st Dec 2015 Decision Made: 3rd Dec 2015
VISA ISSUED...
1st Dec 2015 Passport Received: 22nd Dec 2015
LANDED..........
25th July 2016
Hey Diplomatru, hope you're doing well. Good to see you still going strong on the forum. I wonder if you could help me again. We have received our visas, and plan on a short landing in July this year. The plan is to shift permanently in early 2018. I was wondering two things:

1) When does the clock start ticking for the 4 out 6 years timeline for getting citizenship? For instance, if we apply for citizenship in 2022, that would mean that we would have to be present in Canada continuously from 2018 to 2022. Is this how it works?

2) Say if we stay this year for 2-3 months and come back, and then again in the summer of 2017 for 2-3 months before going there permanently in 2018, would these 5-6 months count towards the 4 out of 6 years for citizenship if we apply for it in 2022?

Thanks, as always, for your help

Cheers