Firstly, congratulations on the PPR. That is great news.
You don't need to request an RCMP check. At least it wasn't required for me and I had lived more than 12 months in Canada. I always thought it was done automatically as part of their general security checks and they would only ask for it if they have other general criminality concerns.
If you have an Australian passport then you only need to send a photocopy of your passport.
I just went to a CameraHouse with the printout that the CIC website provides. They have software that should automatically print out the right size. In saying that, I was given the wrong sizes twice and had to be persistent before they printed the right size (at the one I went to it was listed as the sizes for citizenship application). if unsure ask for a ruler to measure yourself. i think the print itself needs to be 50mm x 70mm and your face needs to be something like 31mm.
Use this: http://www.idphoto4you.com/
Hey,Hi guys,
got my PPR email last thursday, and was asked to submit passport photocopies etc to Sydney for COPR (even if I had notified them that I changed my address to the UK, and was expecting a local visa office now, but never mind it lol), so I mailed everything with Fedex express and hopefully they'll receive it early next week. Put prepaid return envelope in, as requested.
Just a few quick questions:
1) Is there anyone among you that chose Fedex or any other courier? How long did it take to have COPR back?
2) Anyone submitting passport/photocopies from abroad like me or only within Australia? Did it all go smoothly?
3? Finally, I had to use MailBoxes to mail the package (as Fedex didn't allow me to open a business account, since I'm not a business lol), so the Fedex account would be in their name. Yet, my name is clearly visible as the sender, and the return envelope carries it as well (the address is Mailboxes address but after all the consulate shouldn't mind, as they only need that I indicate an address to send the COPR back, correct?
I look forward to your replies and advice, always so useful!
Hi, VanVanLife, thanks for replying!Hey,
Not exactly same boat - I submitted my passport from within Australia, via ExpressPost, but to give an idea of turn-around time, it took just over a week to get back to me. Seemed to be pretty easy but won't be landing until end of November and can't make myself actually believe its all over until I'm actually on Canadian soil
But yeah, I imagine it'll be only slightly longer than that with the international transport.
goodluck!
Wow!
That's great news for you - congratulations. We're still waiting since July 2016! My partner is English/Australian (he's lived here 32 years) and I'm
We're hoping we get COPR soon, as I would like to get home. My mom will be 93 this year and we really want to spend some time with my family while I still have my mom.
We'll keep our fingers crossed for you Dolly. I'm guessing ours was approved quickly due to the fact it was fairly straight forward.That's great news for you - congratulations. We're still waiting since July 2016! My partner is English/Australian (he's lived here 32 years) and I'm
Canadian (been here 11 years). We have loads of proof of our relationship, he's sent a stat dec saying we're not sponsoring his 18 year old son and understand we can never sponsor him, no health issues, but it's been 12 months
