stephenpb said:
Usually kasi hindi nila ginagawang void/cancelled ung passports pag wala pa yung renewed passports kaya nasa amin pa ngayon.
Dito kami SG ngayon CEM ung VO namin.If ever na gamitin namin existing passports namin ano pong gagawin namin pag narelease na ung renewed passports namin kelangan ba iupdate ulit ung CIC kahit na may visa sticker na ung old passports namin?
Kaya pala - nasa SG ka. Overseas folk hindi kasama ang old passports sa renewal, kaya hawak mo pa ang current/old PPs.
The CoPR and the visa issued will include the PP numbers. So whatever PPs you submit will be followed and the details encoded in both the CoPR and the visa (the PP is the primary identity document).
You can still use the visa issued even on a expired PP (old PP) as the validity of the visa is not tied to the validity of the PP. For the visa, using your current passport will be fine.
However, the CoPR maybe a different thing as it is a status document. Have not come across those who have landed and presented a CoPR with the PPs number different from the current valid PP, so I am not sure how this goes in the eyes of the CBSA officer when this is being examined. It may be (emphasis on "may be") OK to present the old passport to match the PP details encoded in the CoPR during landing but having not experienced this or come across reports of this in the various forums, I cannot be certain.
As always, my risk-averse advice will be
- wait for the new PPs and then send it to CEM asap
- if you think you can make the delivery, after getting the PPs, send it asap. It does not take too long for delivery via courier from SG to PH (unless - are you asked to submit to the SG VFS for transmittal to CEM?)
- if you can't make it or think you cannot make the submission date - send word to CEM asap, ask for an extension (+1 and 2 weeks at most); inform CEM when the PPs have been sent (pre-alert/pa-abang) and include courier proof package has been sent
So visa + CoPR will show current/valid PPs - no issue (if any) in mismatching of PP (primary identity document) numbers.
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