Rejected Visa - Please Help

[Hussain Junejo]

I recommend that you apply Online, because it is defiantly way faster (you can confirm this by calling CIC yourself and listen to the recorded message). According to them, paper applications take 115 days, and online ones take 32 days, we are talking about if you apply within Canada, so international applications take way way more of course. As you can see <== I applied in VFS paper based on June 8th and I already missed my Fall admission and still waiting until now.

The only help the VAC can offer is to double check the documents for you and make sure they are correct and complete, so if you don't need that I advise you to apply online...


Good luck

But I've seen many I really mean many people saying "Apply paper based application as its faster". I remember a topic was created about that too. So which one is good? I am in dilemma

 

[Omar.hr]

But I've seen many I really mean many people saying "Apply paper based application as its faster". I remember a topic was created about that too. So which one is good? I am in dilemma

I believe you are talking about this
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/to-all-those-applying-from-the-middle-east-pakistan-do-not-apply-online-t450470.0.html

There is really no clear answer, it all differs from case to case, so no one should take the responsibility to take that decision except you. But what I think is that online is way faster. By the way, wollyking, the guy who started that topic referenced above got his visa approved in September. In the post he was saying that VFS can be useful to contact the embassy and give details about the application status, and some other services. Well I do not actually agree with that, here's why:

When I tried to call VFS they showed no care or responsibility at all and they only said that "it's up to the embassy, we can't do anything about it" and after I called many times and complained, they asked me to send them an email with my story and they will forward it to the embassy, I did that and they did not reply. I called again and they simply asked me "send another email and we will forward it again for you" I did that and also no response. I also tried the online chat with them and it is even worse. Also, the tracking number they give is a complete waste of time. Since I applied on June 8th, the status only changed ONE time only (on the second day after I applied), it only says under process in the embassy. I also asked them if I can submit my passport before getting the approval just to cut the waiting time for the passport processing, and they also refused that and insisted that I only submit after getting the request...

And here I am, I missed my Fall semester, and still waiting until today. I gave up on getting any support from VFS

 

[harvijay1001]

I think it depends upon the country and visa office.

In India, paper based applications are way faster than online ones

 

[forsta]

Quick update. Today I got an email from the local VFS office about my passport ready for collection. I checked CIC online to find the final decision as "This application has been approved"! I'm thrilled especially after the first rejection. This time I actually sent a 3-page SOP explaining my plans and goals, and sent the full documents. Good luck to everybody else!