coollover said:
Dear Brothers,
i have done my medical from IOM Lahore in March, 2013..and now waiting my PR1.. the problem is that my Passport is going to expire on Feb 14..
kindly tell me will i renew it now or wait for the PRI request.. i also heard that now a days Passport office are renewing the Passport with out any fee.. they will just stamp it and extend the date.. is there any body who renewed the passport and sent it to the VO London or Islamabad..
pl guide me..
regards,
Hi coollover
I was in some similar situation My spouse passport was going to expire in Oct 2013. I got PPR (1&2) both together as i am saudi resident. I asked VO London they gave me below reply please have a look might be helpful for you as well
"If visas are issued on current passports all expiry dates will be 15 October 2013 due to expiry of your spouse's passport.
If you intend to all travel in July 2103, it would not matter, but your spouse would have to use the old passport which contains the issued visa. If she obtains a new passport before going to Canada, all visas then become invalid.
We can allow additional time to submit passports if required.
MCH
Immigration and Medical Services Division
High Commission of Canada
38 Grosvenor Street
London W1K 4AA, United Kingdom
Government of Canada
Web site: www.UnitedKingdom.gc.ca
Sent: 10 May 2013 14:13
To: LDN (IMMIGRATION)
Subject: Re: Application for permanent residence in Canada FILE: BXXXXXXXXXX
Dear Sir / Madam
Thanks for the update.
As per attached passport specification.
"For your visas to have maximum validity, all passports should be valid for at least 12 months from the date of your medical examinations"
My spouse passport is going to expire on 15th Oct 2013 my medical date was 19th Feb 2013. Is this requirement is only for maximum visa validity or passport must be valid for 12 months.
I already applied the passport for her but due to situation in Pakistan passports will take some time and LVO gave me 30 days to submit the passport
Please guide me should I send the same as I am intended to travel in July 2013.
Thanks in advance
Regards
Canada Govt dont accept the manual stamp of passport extension as during the scan dates are not changing. Better to apply the passport new one on immediate basis it will not take too much time now days most probably it will come in 2 weeks
Badar