Find my response below:
Hello everyone,
I'm new here and about to apply for a Super Visa for my mom. I have a couple of questions I hope you can help with:
1. There isn't a VFS center or Panel doc where my mom lives and she would need to travel at least 10 hours to the nearest city where VFS and Doctors are. Since the Biometric request usually comes in a day or 2, can we submit the application and do both the biometric and Medical at the same time so she wont have go again? Meaning, can she do the upfront Medical after getting the Biometric request?
Yes, she can do upfront medicals. The e-medical sheet she receives can then be uploaded on the webform along with her application number and UCI.
2. As a first time application, should I do it in the new portal or GCKey? the IRCC (canada.ca) web site only has the GCKey option.
Unfortunately, I don’t have an answer to this. I’m still waiting for for my parents’ first application on GCKey and second on New Portal and have seen no particular trend on the different chats to indicate one over the other - some GCkey applicants are getting approval and some new portals ones.
Thanks in advance!