rise001 said:
hey Booooom,
how many email notification of update did you get so far? I know sometimes ppl get 3 4 and soon receive their request within couple of days. you might be close
I recieved 5 notifications
Filed on February 9th
Notif 1: Feb 10th
Notif 2: Feb 11
Notif 3: Feb 18
Notif 4: Feb 20
Notif 5: Mar 7
Passport Request March 14th.
As you can see you case is common. Yes you know people that got it sooner, I know lots of people who got it much more later.
boooooom said:
I really can't think of a possible reason for delay
I can think of many, for example you wrote something wrong in the application that made them want to recheck and go into a whole new different queue. Also a lot of visa requests coming due to the summer season (all the grads are going to leave for the next months). And so on.
An advice. Stop calling them, sending emails, etc. They are understaffed, with lots of applications and can't give you special treatment just because you are unpatient. Understand that the more time they spend answering you, the less time they have to process applications.
Try to relax and enjoy the weather. It is nice out there.