Get home country passport back after becoming PR

[ref19to22]

Hello Everyone,

I applied refugee in 2020 and my passport was seized in Montreal IRCC. I got my PR under spousal sponsorship and have withdrawn my refugee case. My lawyer faxed my passport return letter to CBSA with all the supporting docs( Passport copy, PR card, Notice of seizure). I recieved reply from CBSA to send IRCC an email as i got my PR from immigration. I have called IRCC and they said my passport is with Montreal and office will contact me... waiting from sep no response yet. I have called IRCC so many times they just say this same thing. Does anyone know what else i can do as i live in ottawa and they say ottawa ircc will handle it further. I need my passport urgently if anyone went through same situation please HELP ME.....! CAN I PICK IT UP FROM MONTREAL IRCC BY ANY CHANCE? IF YES WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?

sorry if this isnt helpful
I dont have any experience with Quebec/Montreal, but if the process is similar to the IRCC office in toronto you need to email the IRCC office in Montreal as suggested by CBSA. I only got the email for my office when I visited and they had a sign on the entrance door with the email address.
I would deep dive search this forum and reddit to try and find the email address for the ircc mtl office that has your passport since you live far.
good luck

 

[Struggler97]

Hello Everyone,

I applied refugee in 2020 and my passport was seized in Montreal IRCC. I got my PR under spousal sponsorship and have withdrawn my refugee case. My lawyer faxed my passport return letter to CBSA with all the supporting docs( Passport copy, PR card, Notice of seizure). I recieved reply from CBSA to send IRCC an email as i got my PR from immigration. I have called IRCC and they said my passport is with Montreal and office will contact me... waiting from sep no response yet. I have called IRCC so many times they just say this same thing. Does anyone know what else i can do as i live in ottawa and they say ottawa ircc will handle it further. I need my passport urgently if anyone went through same situation please HELP ME.....!

sorry if this isnt helpful
I dont have any experience with Quebec/Montreal, but if the process is similar to the IRCC office in toronto you need to email the IRCC office in Montreal as suggested by CBSA. I only got the email for my office when I visited and they had a sign on the entrance door with the email address.
I would deep dive search this forum and reddit to try and find the email address for the ircc mtl office that has your passport since you live far.
good luck

Thankyou so much the email i recieved from cbsa is IRCC.DNEastDocReturn-RetourDocEstRN.IRCC and i have emailed them they say its ottawa ircc who will taking over the process but your passport is in mtl. I didnt got any reply on the email yet or not even a call . I emailed them on nov 19

 

[Struggler97]

I was able to get my passport back after following these instructions I received from IRCC:


if you wish to have your foreign national passport or travel document returned, the responsible office will keep it until it expires or if you become a Canadian citizen.

If you require your foreign national passport or travel document prior to its expiry, you must return the Canadian travel document in exchange.

We invite you to mail back the Certificate of Identity or Refugee travel document that was issued to you along with a letter of explanation to the following address:

OSC PPT-COI
PO BOX 8783 STN T CSC
Ottawa ON K1G 5G8

In your letter of explanation, please include a confirmation of the mailing address where you would like to receive your passport.

If you require your passport urgently, please also:

• Write URGENT on the envelope, and
• Include the envelope tracking number.

Did you recieved your passport from ottawa IRCC? how long did it took you te get it back after sending the envelope?

 

[Struggler97]

sorry if this isnt helpful
I dont have any experience with Quebec/Montreal, but if the process is similar to the IRCC office in toronto you need to email the IRCC office in Montreal as suggested by CBSA. I only got the email for my office when I visited and they had a sign on the entrance door with the email address.
I would deep dive search this forum and reddit to try and find the email address for the ircc mtl office that has your passport since you live far.
good luck

Hello,

Did you got any luck with finding mtl ircc email?

 

[ref19to22]

Hello,

Did you got any luck with finding mtl ircc email?

I will not be looking for the email, I was suggesting for you to look for the email

 

[Struggler97]

I will not be looking for the email, I was suggesting for you to look for the email

Oh m'sorry i misunderstood it. Thankyou for your help.