Passport to CPC-OTTAWA-Oct 2018

[PrincessCRV]

Hey people..

Guess I am the latest victim of the Canada Post strike. I made the mistake of sending my passport and relevant dox through Standard post (as I am in Canada right now), hence I do not have a tracking number.

Here is my timeline:

PPR email- 11/06
Passport sent- 11/11
CIC Update- Awaiting
Return Tracker- Awaiting

It's been more than a week now and there is no update. I am just worried if my passport is stuck due to the strike. Is there a way to track it? I called the CPC- Ottawa, but they are only giving me the status of my application which is like an automated message.

Is there any other way to check? Pls advise!

Thanks a lot!

You are at the mercy of Canada Post unfortunately. Without a tracking number, there is no way to know if/when CPC-Ottawa receives it, other than waiting for your GCKey to be updated when they issue the visa. Did you actually send your passport or just a copy? If you sent a copy, I would recommend resending the papers through a courier service with tracking, such as FedEx, UPS, etc. I've heard that there is a 30-day backlog of mail in some cities, so you will just have to be patient and hope for the best if you sent them your actual passport. They are not sending passports back right now either, so it might be awhile. Good luck!

 

[Bingoye]

Hey people..

Guess I am the latest victim of the Canada Post strike. I made the mistake of sending my passport and relevant dox through Standard post (as I am in Canada right now), hence I do not have a tracking number.

Here is my timeline:

PPR email- 11/06
Passport sent- 11/11
CIC Update- Awaiting
Return Tracker- Awaiting

It's been more than a week now and there is no update. I am just worried if my passport is stuck due to the strike. Is there a way to track it? I called the CPC- Ottawa, but they are only giving me the status of my application which is like an automated message.

Is there any other way to check? Pls advise!

Thanks a lot!

mailed the passports on NOV. 7
received the visas and passports today. nov. 20

 

[beautifulmind]

sent passport on Nov 7.
passport received at Ottawa on Nov 8
passport sent out by Ottawa on Nov 20.
received passport and COPR on Nov 22.

 

[AryaStark]

mailed the passports on NOV. 7
received the visas and passports today. nov. 20

Great! Mine is still stuck somewhere.. Don't know where! Mailed on 11/06.. still waiting for an update. Damn this strike!!

 

[AryaStark]

sent passport on Nov 7.
passport received at Ottawa on Nov 8
passport sent out by Ottawa on Nov 20.
received passport and COPR on Nov 22.

This is super fast! I shouldn't have sent it through Regular Canada Post. Such a wrong decision!

 

[AryaStark]

You are at the mercy of Canada Post unfortunately. Without a tracking number, there is no way to know if/when CPC-Ottawa receives it, other than waiting for your GCKey to be updated when they issue the visa. Did you actually send your passport or just a copy? If you sent a copy, I would recommend resending the papers through a courier service with tracking, such as FedEx, UPS, etc. I've heard that there is a 30-day backlog of mail in some cities, so you will just have to be patient and hope for the best if you sent them your actual passport. They are not sending passports back right now either, so it might be awhile. Good luck!

No copy.. I sent original passport.
All I can do is wait. Corresponded with CPC-Ottawa and they have recommended filing for an extension just incase. I am hoping the mail will go through by next week, else will have no choice but to apply for an extension.

 

[Peanut butter and jelly]

PPR Email: Oct 15
Passport delivery to CPC Ottawa: Oct 31
MyCIC status updates to approved: Nov 5
Return tracker activated: November 13
COPR delivered: November 15
Type of document sent: Passport
Landed: November 17

 

[Peanut butter and jelly]

This is super fast! I shouldn't have sent it through Regular Canada Post. Such a wrong decision!

Why did you choose regular mail? Have you tried calling and asking if they received your passport? Unfortunately Canada post is not very reliable and even less now that they’re striking

 

[AryaStark]

Why did you choose regular mail? Have you tried calling and asking if they received your passport? Unfortunately Canada post is not very reliable and even less now that they’re striking

I still don't know why I chose regular mail! I checked with CPC last week and they said that they haven't got it. When I went back to the post office, the person there told me that entire of last week the mail was not picked up. Wish I had known about this sooner, I would have got it back from the post office only. But now I have no clue as to where it is. And today Ottawa is on strike! All I can do is wait and pray that it reaches.

 

[AryaStark]

Why did you choose regular mail? Have you tried calling and asking if they received your passport? Unfortunately Canada post is not very reliable and even less now that they’re striking

Status changed to "Approved" today. So Canada Post was not unreliable after all, though I would not suggest anyone to send any important document through regular post. The worry weighs you down!
Now just waiting for return tracker to get activated. Yay!!

 

[AryaStark]

You are at the mercy of Canada Post unfortunately. Without a tracking number, there is no way to know if/when CPC-Ottawa receives it, other than waiting for your GCKey to be updated when they issue the visa. Did you actually send your passport or just a copy? If you sent a copy, I would recommend resending the papers through a courier service with tracking, such as FedEx, UPS, etc. I've heard that there is a 30-day backlog of mail in some cities, so you will just have to be patient and hope for the best if you sent them your actual passport. They are not sending passports back right now either, so it might be awhile. Good luck!

Status changed to "Approved" today. So Canada Post was not unreliable after all, though I would not suggest anyone to send any important document through regular post. The worry weighs you down!
Now just waiting for return tracker to get activated. Yay!!

 

[Lizwatts]

Waiting on them to send our COPR out... they received the passport copy on the 19th and still nothing! Agh this whole waiting game has been a test of my patience, and I don't have very much to begin with!

 

[AryaStark]

Waiting on them to send our COPR out... they received the passport copy on the 19th and still nothing! Agh this whole waiting game has been a test of my patience, and I don't have very much to begin with!

It must be because of the strike. Now that it's over, the passport should be with you anytime now.

 

[PrincessCRV]

Status changed to "Approved" today. So Canada Post was not unreliable after all, though I would not suggest anyone to send any important document through regular post. The worry weighs you down!
Now just waiting for return tracker to get activated. Yay!!

Happy to hear this! Glad it all worked out for you!!

 

[Lizwatts]

So our tracker got picked up today. According to Fedex site, when I put in the information it was picked up half an hour ago.
In Gatineau, Quebec, which made me laugh because my first instinct was wondering why it was in Quebec when I sent it to Ontario. Except I'm from Alberta, where the major cities in different provinces aren't 30 minutes apart lol.