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Get home country passport back after becoming PR

ref19to22

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May 18, 2022
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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 I got my PR under spousal sponsorship and have withdrawn my refugee case.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
 
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Struggler97

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Dec 5, 2024
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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 I got my PR under spousal sponsorship and have withdrawn my refugee case.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

Full Member
Dec 5, 2024
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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

Full Member
Dec 5, 2024
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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?
 

Syedadm

Newbie
Apr 5, 2024
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Did anyone got there sezied passport back from ircc?? I got my pr card 7 months ago and i keep sending email to ircc etobicoke office but still no appointment date for pick up?? Can someone please guide me what to do?
 

ref19to22

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May 18, 2022
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Did anyone got there sezied passport back from ircc?? I got my pr card 7 months ago and i keep sending email to ircc etobicoke office but still no appointment date for pick up?? Can someone please guide me what to do?
I got mine back last year from IRCC etobicoke, i emailed them my copr/reason/passport and personal details and they got back to me 2-3 months later
 

Struggler97

Full Member
Dec 5, 2024
29
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Did anyone got there sezied passport back from ircc?? I got my pr card 7 months ago and i keep sending email to ircc etobicoke office but still no appointment date for pick up?? Can someone please guide me what to do?
Hi i just got my passport back on 7 jan. I got pr under spousal so what i did was sent email to montreal ircc and got reply from them after 2 to 3 weeks. They told me to call the local office no which they provided me which is ottawa i called on friday and spoke to a lady and she said she will call me on monday. So i recieved her call and she made my appointment and on tue i went in i just signed on notice of seizure and they gave me my passport back. FYI she said if you are still a refugee or got pr through refugee, they won't be giving back passports and they have suspended it for now. When i first sent email to ircc i didnt got an automated reply. but then i sent email again after a month and got automated response after that i got response from them after 2-3 weeks.
My whole process took 3months.
Hope it helps and good luck. :)
 

Aspp

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Jan 12, 2025
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My wife and I have applied for asylum. If one of us is approved, will we both be granted permanent residency? And if one of us is rejected, will we be granted permanent residency?
 

Mahisharm

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Jan 4, 2022
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Hi i just got my passport back on 7 jan. I got pr under spousal so what i did was sent email to montreal ircc and got reply from them after 2 to 3 weeks. They told me to call the local office no which they provided me which is ottawa i called on friday and spoke to a lady and she said she will call me on monday. So i recieved her call and she made my appointment and on tue i went in i just signed on notice of seizure and they gave me my passport back. FYI she said if you are still a refugee or got pr through refugee, they won't be giving back passports and they have suspended it for now. When i first sent email to ircc i didnt got an automated reply. but then i sent email again after a month and got automated response after that i got response from them after 2-3 weeks.
My whole process took 3months.
Hope it helps and good luck. :)
Pls share Email id of Montreal IRCC.