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Regular mail or courier?

gooh

Hero Member
Jul 20, 2014
291
8
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-3-2015
AOR Received.
23-4-2015
File Transfer...
29-4-2015
Med's Done....
5-2-2015
Passport Req..
In Process: 14-8-2015 DM: 15-12-2015
LANDED..........
21-12-2015
When submitting the app, which would be most convenient? Mail or Courier?
 

sohaib1

Champion Member
Jan 28, 2015
1,688
287
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-02-2015
Doc's Request.
13-10-2015 (Urdu Nikah Nama)
AOR Received.
02-04-2015
File Transfer...
20-04-2015
Med's Done....
PreDone 20-01-2015
Passport Req..
11-11-2015
VISA ISSUED...
03-12-2015
LANDED..........
10-12-2015
gooh said:
When submitting the app, which would be most convenient? Mail or Courier?
I sent via Canada post
 

tink23

Champion Member
Apr 23, 2011
1,598
36
Category........
Visa Office......
Santo Domingo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Aug 23, 2012
File Transfer...
Oct 9, 2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Nov 26, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
Dec 4, 2012
gooh said:
When submitting the app, which would be most convenient? Mail or Courier?
A courier is usually more reliable than Canada Post. I used UPS and was glad I did. It was a bit cheaper than Canada Post and I didn't have to worry nearly as much that the package would get lot or delivered late.
 

ABCml

Hero Member
Jan 27, 2014
259
13
BC
Category........
Visa Office......
Beijing
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-Feb-2014
AOR Received.
24-Feb-2014, SponsorshipApproved 01-Apr-2014
File Transfer...
01-Apr-2014 Officially rec'd Beijing 24-May-2014
Med's Done....
29-Dec-2013 "Medical Results rec'd" 01-Apr-2014
Interview........
15-Dec-2014
Passport Req..
at interview
VISA ISSUED...
16-Dec-2014
LANDED..........
25-Dec-2014
gooh said:
When submitting the app, which would be most convenient? Mail or Courier?
We sent ours via Canada Post - but Never again. We sent it Priority and was delivered 3 days after the promised day... My history and trust of Canada Post is not very good. I will never use them again for things this important. Too risky. They've completely lost 2 items of mine in the past - never to be found.
Courier is more reliable - in my experience.
 

Panamai

Hero Member
Oct 3, 2013
495
30
Kingston, Ontario
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
29-01-2015
AOR Received.
28-03-2015
File Transfer...
31-03-2015
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
16-01-2015
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
DM 05-11-2015
VISA ISSUED...
17-11-2015
LANDED..........
23-11-2015
I used a courier (FedEx) because I wanted to overnight it and get a signature. My application was about 3 lbs and it cost me $35. I think Canada Post quoted me around $28 and 2-3 days shipping time, so it seemed worth the extra money to courier it. I dropped it off at FedEx around 10 am on Thursday and it was received by CIC at 8:30 am Friday morning!
 

CANANICA

Star Member
Feb 24, 2015
67
0
Windsor, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-12-2014
AOR Received.
03 -03-2015
File Transfer...
07-03-2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
16-10-2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
24-07-2015
VISA ISSUED...
10-08-2015
LANDED..........
16-09-2015
Along with alot of others, I've went the courier route.
 

kiwi_girl

Full Member
Jan 24, 2015
39
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-01-2015
AOR Received.
28-03-2015; 28-04-2015
File Transfer...
10-04-2015
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
16-01-2015
Passport Req..
06-07-2015
VISA ISSUED...
25-07-2015
LANDED..........
10-09-2015
we sent ours by courier so we had some evidence it arrived at the CIC :)
 

Applechunks

Star Member
Nov 9, 2014
155
20
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney, Australia
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10/30/2014
AOR Received.
AOR 12/24/14, SA 12/29/14
File Transfer...
Sydney 01/06/2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
10/07/2014, Meds received ECAS 01/06/2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Decision made 3/6/15, PPR 3/31/15
VISA ISSUED...
COPR: 04/27/15
LANDED..........
08/08/15
kiwi_girl said:
we sent ours by courier so we had some evidence it arrived at the CIC :)
Exactly what we did! Better to have some proof.