Hello members,
I found this forum in Google search. My friend has submitted his and his family passports in Canadian Embassy Islambad on 14/1/2015. His visa office was in different country. He came here in Pakistan. During his temporary stay (he was trying to go back in any other country as his family never stayed in Pakistan) he got passport request. With the permission of his visa office he sent passports to Islambad office. Today he was telling me that 42 days have been passed he has not received his passports. He has sent many emails but Islambad embassy does not reply. He has also sent an email to his embassy where his case was processed. They replied and asked to Islambad embassy as well. However, no reply came to hime from Islamabad embassy. He got some good job offer in other country but due to the unavailability of passport, he can not move.
Is it normal for everybody?
How much maximum time Islamabad office takes to return passports?
Is it legal to keep passports for so long? In his letter total time mentioned 10 days + courier.
His visas and job offers have expired. He is not worried about these things as he has planned to go to Canada. But he is worry because he is idle and waiting for passport for 1.5 months.
I have searched about passport movment and found that
* some people say it takes 40 to 60 days
* some received after 22 days
* some received after 43 days
* some received after 7 days
Why there is no email from Embassy? he said Canadian embassy people work very systematic. Systematic mean efficency as well. So I asked my friend why no email and just visa printing taking 40+ days!
Could anybody would like to put light on the situation of my friends' passports. He is so positive but worried. May your replies help him.
Thanks,
Muz