Dear cabalan:
This is the email I recieved from them:
Immigration Section
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020-1175
Tel: (212) 596-1783 * Fax: (212) 596-1791
The processing of your application appears complete at this time. Please submit the required passport(s) within 30 days to this office (not the VAC) as the issuance of your visa is time sensitive.
Note: As of December 1, 2011, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will no longer issue a Permanent Resident counterfoil to applicants from visa exempt countries. All applicants approved for permanent residence, whether they hold a passport from a visa exempt country or from a country requiring a visa for Canada, will continue to be issued a Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) document.
Please consult our website for a complete list of visa exempt countries:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp#exemptions
If you and/or your dependent(s) hold a passport from a visa exempt country, this office will NOT require your/their passport(s) to finalize this case. Only submit the passport(s) for those persons who require a visa for Canada. For all others, submit a clear photocopy of EVERY page in their valid passport
Passport Requirements
! Your original passport (must be valid for at least one year) and the original passports for each of your accompanying dependants.
! Please ensure that there is at least one blank page, other than the last page, in each of the passports. A parent and one or more children may share the same passport. If there is more than one child included in the parent's passport, ensure there is one blank page for each child.
! The immigrant visa placed in your passport shows an expiry date. You may enter Canada anytime before the expiry date shown on the visa; this date cannot be extended. If you fail to enter Canada before this date, you will be required to re-apply and submit new application and processing fee.
! Please note: Immigrant visas cannot be placed in Diplomatic, Official or Military passports.
Photographs
! Four (4) additional photos for yourself and your accompanying dependants. (Please see the following instructions)
*** IMPORTANT REMINDER***
- On the back of one photo of each person (principal applicant and each family member), write the person's name, and enclose one photo of each person in an envelope.
- Enclose the rest of the photos of the principal applicant and family member in a separate envelope.
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You MUST comply with these requirements within 30 days from the date of this letter. Return this letter with all of the documents listed above within the prescribed period. You must advise this office in writing of any change in your civil status or family composition
(i.e. marriage, divorce, birth of new child, etc) and mailing address.
Mailing instructions :
For U.S.A. clients:
Standard Procedure: The Consulate will return documents to addresses in the United States via U.S. Postal Service First Class Mail (Regular Mail).
U.S. EXPRESS MAIL: If you prefer U.S. Postal Service Express Mail, please enclose with your application a pre-paid U.S. Express Mail envelope - the correct U.S. postage must be affixed (we only accept regular stamps, metered stamps not acceptable). Enter a daytime telephone number on the mailing label above the recipient address. USPS has recently changed its "flat rate" policy for "Express Mail" or "Priority Mail" envelope, be sure to specify that the envelope will be mailed from New York City. If this envelope is not provided or if it has incorrect postal charges, your documents will be returned by regular mail without further notice to you.
Courier Service: Unless it is prepaid from a corporate account, we will not return your documents using ANY courier services (Fedex, UPS, DHL).
For addresses in Canada:
Standard Procedure: The Consulate will return documents to addresses in Canada via U.S. Postal Service First Class Mail (Regular Mail).
Courier Service: Unless it is prepaid from a corporate account, we will not return your documents using ANY courier services (Fedex, UPS, DHL).
This office does not acknowledge receipt of passports.
Passport(s) are returned by mail within 30 business days. This period does not include mailing time.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Do not submit your passports at this time if:
You have married or divorced since our last correspondence
or
You have given birth to or adopted a child since our last correspondence
or
You intend to get married or divorced prior to your landing in Canada
or
If you will give birth or adopt a child prior to your landing in Canada
(if you are expecting a child and are able to land in Canada before the child is born, you should do so. Failure to land after visas are issued and before additional dependants are born will result in the need for a new application and a new fess for all family members.)
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If the above conditions apply:
Your new spouse and/or children must be added to your application and undergo full processing procedures:
You should immediately send to this office:
! a copy of the marriage, divorce, birth or adoption certificate
or
! a letter advising when and where the marriage, divorce, birth or adoption is expected
! To take place.
Failure to follow these instructions:
If you fail to follow these instructions you will not be allowed to land in Canada with your family.
Your file is closed with the issuance of your visa and it cannot be reopened.
You will be required to submit a new application and pay new processing fees for all family members
Photograph Specifications
The photograph must:
Show a full front view of the person's head and shoulders showing full face centered in the middle of the photograph;
Have a plain white background;
The photographs must measure:
Between 25 mm and 35 mm (1” and 1 3/8”) from chin to crown
Have a 35 mm x 45 mm (1 3/8” x 1 3/4”) finished size.
**Photographs must not have staple holes, stamps, creases or tears in them.
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To be completed and returned with your passports
I agree that the permanent resident visa will be affixed to my passport and dependents' passports, if applicable.
My Permanent Resident visa will be mailed to _________________________________
(your name or authorized individual) at the following USA / CANADIAN address:
Street Address:__________________________________________________
Suite/Apt #:_____________________________________________________
City:___________________________________________________________
Province/State: __________________________________________________
Zip/Postal Code: ________________________________________________
Phone #: _______________________________________________________
Fax #: _________________________________________________________
Email address: __________________________________________________
Applicants' Signature: ____________________________Date_______________
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1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1175
Canadian Consulate General/ Consulat Général du Canada
www.newyork.gc.ca
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