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"Landing" at local CIC office? (with valid visitor's record?)

ocu_canadian

Star Member
Oct 21, 2010
97
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17/01/2011
Doc's Request.
none needed
AOR Received.
29/05/2011
File Transfer...
08/02/2011
Med's Done....
16/11/2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
11/07/11
VISA ISSUED...
12/07/11
LANDED..........
12/07/11
Sorry I am new to this. My wife and I are about a month or so away from being able to mail in her PR application. What is the Passport Requested stage? What needs to be done?
 

rubyalabar

Hero Member
Sep 8, 2010
770
34
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo to Los Angeles
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-03-2010
Nomination.....
21-02-2010
AOR Received.
23-06-2010
IELTS Request
waived
File Transfer...
26-10-2010
Med's Request
23-06-2010
Med's Done....
26-07-2010 (Aug.6 rec'vd by Ottawa)
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
16-12-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-01-2011
LANDED..........
04-02-2011
ocu_canadian said:
Sorry I am new to this. My wife and I are about a month or so away from being able to mail in her PR application. What is the Passport Requested stage? What needs to be done?
Passport is requested when the visa office has finished background checks, received the results of your medical exam and done with the security check. When your original passport is requested by the visa office, it means that they are going to issue a PR visa already.

Since you are just about to send in your PR application, it might take some time for your passport to be requested. Anyways, the visa office will give you instructions on how to send in your passport once you are at that stage in the process already.
 

ocu_canadian

Star Member
Oct 21, 2010
97
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17/01/2011
Doc's Request.
none needed
AOR Received.
29/05/2011
File Transfer...
08/02/2011
Med's Done....
16/11/2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
11/07/11
VISA ISSUED...
12/07/11
LANDED..........
12/07/11
Thank You, I am sponsoring my wife, so they would request her passport not mine? or both?
 

rjessome

VIP Member
Feb 24, 2009
4,354
214
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
ocu_canadian said:
Thank You, I am sponsoring my wife, so they would request her passport not mine? or both?
Not yours. Never the passport of the sponsor. The purpose of requesting the passport is to stamp the visa counterfoil in it after a decision has been made and PR granted so the applicant can "land" in Canada. You, as a Canadian, don't need a PR visa.
 

silverbee

Star Member
May 22, 2010
146
2
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo --> NYC
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
July 15, 2010
File Transfer...
August 15, 2010
Passport Req..
November 9, 2010
VISA ISSUED...
December 2010
Does anyone know about Landing in Toronto? Such as , where and how long the wait is?
 
R

robrod

Guest
Toronto is perhaps the busiest local office in the country...
2 months to receive an appointment and the appointment itself for a month later in Scarborough.
Merry Xmas!.
 

silverbee

Star Member
May 22, 2010
146
2
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo --> NYC
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
July 15, 2010
File Transfer...
August 15, 2010
Passport Req..
November 9, 2010
VISA ISSUED...
December 2010
Thanks for the info! I guess going to the border is quicker from here...