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Waiting for Passport - Please add your case here

Twoorigins

Newbie
Mar 20, 2014
5
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We have sent in our passport as requested last month, but because we need to leave the country that we are currently in(we're in Hong Kong and our employment visa has expired), we have emailed the immigration to ask about our passport. And now, they have sent us back the passport without any changes to it or no visas, so we're totally puzzled. We wonder if we need to resend the passport again, once we travel out of hong kong? Or we have to wait for another PPR? And what if we change the address, does it affects the processing time or the file has to transfer again to another visa office nearer to us?

Anyone met with this kind of situation?
 

esbex550

Hero Member
Jun 18, 2013
213
3
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Currently in India.. Based in Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP- OTTAWA
NOC Code......
0013
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-09-2012
Doc's Request.
06-11-2012
AOR Received.
22-10-2012
IELTS Request
10-1-2013
File Transfer...
04-12-2012
Med's Request
07-10-2013
Med's Done....
22-10-2013
Interview........
waived....Decision Made 13-01-2014
Passport Req..
10-01-2014. Sent PP on 03-02-2014
VISA ISSUED...
09-01-2014. Received PP on 13-02-2014
LANDED..........
landing in April
Twoorigins said:
We have sent in our passport as requested last month, but because we need to leave the country that we are currently in(we're in Hong Kong and our employment visa has expired), we have emailed the immigration to ask about our passport. And now, they have sent us back the passport without any changes to it or no visas, so we're totally puzzled. We wonder if we need to resend the passport again, once we travel out of hong kong? Or we have to wait for another PPR? And what if we change the address, does it affects the processing time or the file has to transfer again to another visa office nearer to us?

Anyone met with this kind of situation?
You have to wait for another PPR. Send them an email indicating your change of address & current visa office where you want to stamp the visas.
 

Twoorigins

Newbie
Mar 20, 2014
5
0
esbex550 said:
You have to wait for another PPR. Send them an email indicating your change of address & current visa office where you want to stamp the visas.
Thanks for your information. I'm wondering if the file will be transfer to another visa office? And it will takes longer for the transfer.
 

cecstatchk

Hero Member
Jan 31, 2014
248
5
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Joining the club...

Passport received @ CIC : 20th March 2014 11:27 AM...awaiting for passports now..!
 

cecstatchk

Hero Member
Jan 31, 2014
248
5
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Twoorigins said:
Thanks for your information. I'm wondering if the file will be transfer to another visa office? And it will takes longer for the transfer.
Send a mail to CPC-CTD-Ottawa@cic.gc.ca to change you address and Visa office. It might take some/long time. But at this point I dont think you have much options.
 

lithium002

Hero Member
Nov 11, 2008
261
5
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb/07/2013
Doc's Request.
Aug/22/2013
AOR Received.
Mar/19/2013
Med's Request
Dec/01/2013
Med's Done....
Dec/09/2013
Passport Req..
Mar/13/2014
VISA ISSUED...
Mar/26/2014
LANDED..........
Mar/30/2014
I sent in my passport and it was received today (March 20, 2014).

My e-mail didn't ask for any photos either. Is this now standard or did they miss mentioning it in the e-mail? I didn't send any, just the passport.
 

red_apple

Full Member
Mar 20, 2014
40
1
Hi!
I want to add my case here

Passport requested: March, 13 2014
Passport sent to Ottawa: March, 14 2014
Passport received in Ottawa CPC: March, 17 2014

Waiting for Canada Post tracking number to activate
 

Steve_Jones

Star Member
Jun 8, 2013
68
1
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC Ottawa
NOC Code......
2172
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-06-2013
Doc's Request.
17-02-2014
AOR Received.
12-08-2013
Med's Request
12-02-2014
Med's Done....
19-02-2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
13-03-2014
VISA ISSUED...
12-03-2014
LANDED..........
6-4-2014
Red Apple

Your timeline is same as mine..fingers crossed!!
 

mandukhan

Newbie
Mar 20, 2014
1
0
CPC-Ottawa received Feb 27, 2014.
Request for Spouse Pics: March 3, 2014.
CPC-Ottawa received everything: March 5, 2014.

Waiting for tracker to activate.

Long wait.
 

cecstatchk

Hero Member
Jan 31, 2014
248
5
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
mandukhan said:
CPC-Ottawa received Feb 27, 2014.
Request for Spouse Pics: March 3, 2014.
CPC-Ottawa received everything: March 5, 2014.

Waiting for tracker to activate.

Long wait.
Do you know why there was request for Spouse Pic? I thought pics will be mailed with Initial package.
 

Yamahar1

Hero Member
Mar 12, 2013
334
2
guys I got PPR yesterday..planning to send my pp next week ...They didn't ask for any picture. should I send the passport only then or photos too? If I need to send the photos,what is the dimension and how many?

and usually how long is the visa valid for because I am planning to travel home and do my landing on my return .

Thank you all.
 

Holygun

Hero Member
Mar 28, 2012
723
8
cecstatchk said:
Do you know why there was request for Spouse Pic? I thought pics will be mailed with Initial package.
Cause they haven't asked for it initially :) they forgot to ask...
 

lithium002

Hero Member
Nov 11, 2008
261
5
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb/07/2013
Doc's Request.
Aug/22/2013
AOR Received.
Mar/19/2013
Med's Request
Dec/01/2013
Med's Done....
Dec/09/2013
Passport Req..
Mar/13/2014
VISA ISSUED...
Mar/26/2014
LANDED..........
Mar/30/2014
Just received an e-mail from CIC confirming my passport had been received and was in queue for visa printing. :D
 

Holygun

Hero Member
Mar 28, 2012
723
8
lithium002 said:
Just received an e-mail from CIC confirming my passport had been received and was in queue for visa printing. :D
Did you send them an email? Or they just happen to inform you?
 

lithium002

Hero Member
Nov 11, 2008
261
5
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb/07/2013
Doc's Request.
Aug/22/2013
AOR Received.
Mar/19/2013
Med's Request
Dec/01/2013
Med's Done....
Dec/09/2013
Passport Req..
Mar/13/2014
VISA ISSUED...
Mar/26/2014
LANDED..........
Mar/30/2014
Holygun said:
Did you send them an email? Or they just happen to inform you?
I had e-mailed letting them know that I had mailed in my passport, and to confirm that the conditions in STEP 1 didn't apply to me.