Hardcookie said:
Thanks Soomali.
Had they specified in the passport request email that you do a prepaid coupon? Coz it's never too late.
Those guys rarely call.
Hello, Hardcookie. How is the Sasketchewan weather treating you?
Yes, they asked a prepaid coupon courier when they requested us to send the passport, even though they were aware that she is a Somali national living Nairobi.
Canada unfortunately - and for some political reasons - does not recognize Somali passports, even though it is an e-passport and practically looks like any other e-passport and harder to get and costs twice the cost of Canadian one. U. S., U.K. and others issue visas to Somali passport holders, albeit not attaching the visa to the passport itself. But not Canada. They don't even want to do this.
Anyway, High Commission called my wife on last Monday to confirm and make sure the email was correct because medicals expire the last day of February and they wanted us to contact IOM office in Ottawa for travel arrangements, which we did and paid for the tickets. Now we are awaiting the single journey travel document, which might take up to three weeks.