Should we send a copy of passport to London UK or CPC-OTTAWA for final process

[Lina]

Hello,
Thank you for all your help in sharing insight on this forum.

My common law partner who is from Sweden and is currently living with me in Vancouver, Canada with extended Visitor's visa finally got an email regarding his PR application under family sponsorship which mentions that his PR process is at the final stage(good news!).

CIC's email,sent from CPC-Missisauga, requests him to send his copy of passport to either London UK office or to CPC-Ottawa( if he is in Canada and plan to be in Canada for the next 3 months).

With an option to send it to London UK office, it says that 'If you have not heard back from us within 4 weeks, you may contact us using email form on our website.' Which seems to indicate that the processing time once receiving the copy of passport is 1 month whereas for office in CPC-Ottawa, it can be up to 3 months?

Either one of above offices would work but we would like to choose one that has faster processing time history.

May I hear your thoughts on this please?
Warmest regards,

 

[srfheat]

Hi Lina,

I also received the same request this morning (and coincidentally am also in Van, BC).

I'm going to send mine to Ottawa as I believe this will be much faster than sending it to London. In my experience, letters and cards I send back to the UK take a while to get there by Canadapost so I'm going to keep it in Canada and send by Xpresspost so I can track it all the way.

 

[Lina]

Hi sfgheat,

Thank you for your answer. I think it is great idea.

If I understood the CIC's email correctly, I am wondering why they want us to include two prepaid letter sized Canada Post Xpresspost envelops ( not one) with return mailing address written. This means, I would overall purchase three Xpresspost envelops - two of them in one with rest of documents. Did I understood it right?

Please share your thoughts,
Thank you,

 

[colin_slaven1988]

Hey guys just got mines today. Judging by London crazy processing times and the fact my application got kept in missisauga due to London being ram with applications I am staying away from them lol sent to Ottawa today and been looking at lots of people's cases they send it back in days. I think the 3 month thing is a just in case thing. ....I think lol

 

[Aussam]

Hi, I got my email today as well. I don't think you have the option, it's either if you're in Canada, you send it to Ottawa. If not then the visa office it states. No doubt it would be quicker sending it from the country you are currently in.
As for the envelopes, how I read it is that you buy 2 envelopes, put all the documents in 1 and then put the extra envelope inside with a return address etc.
Congrats on the final stage!

 

[rhcohen2014]

I think the 3 month thing is a just in case thing. ....I think lol

correct, the 3 months doesn't mean it's going to take 3 months to issue the copr. it's very simply stating that if you don't plan to be in your home country for the next 3 months, then send it to the ottawa office so we can send it to you where you are. there's no need to read into the "3 months". generally, for ottawa, it takes 2-4 weeks for copr's to arrive after ppr.

 

[colin_slaven1988]

Yeah I understood it the same too. All docs and an extra envelope, all in one other envelope. Congrats guys

 

[Lina]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP EVERYONE!

It is clear that the best solution is to buy two Xpresspost envelops, put all required documents plus one of the envelops in the other envelope and sent it to Ottawa.

Your help is greatly appreciated!
Best wishes,

 

[srfheat]

Are we to assume that they will be sending our COPR's back in the second envelope then? Only I've read other people's letter arrives in a standard brown envelope usually. Or is this for a PR card?

I guess it'll be nice to have our own tracking number so we can keep tabs on how it's coming.