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may4ank

Hero Member
Nov 23, 2014
349
15
Canada
Category........
Other
App. Filed.......
18-11-2020
Doc's Request.
N/A
Finally received my PR CARD today. it took exactly 30 days are receiving photos to Cic.

God bless~
 

bukeluke

Hero Member
Apr 24, 2015
275
16
Category........
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-12-2014
Doc's Request.
30-09-2015
Nomination.....
n/a
AOR Received.
03-03-2015
IELTS Request
n/a
File Transfer...
11-03-2015 (SA)
Med's Request
n/a
Med's Done....
3-12-2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
n/a
VISA ISSUED...
03-11-2015
LANDED..........
20-11-2015
Ganesha said:
******SPREADSHEET ACCESS********

Anybody wants to maintain, send DM to me.

I will make a copy of the sheet and give to that person.

He/She can maintain the spreadsheet.
Can you grant the access to me? Thanks!
 

sam001

Hero Member
Apr 29, 2012
284
69
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-07-2014
AOR Received.
15-10-2014
IELTS Request
Sent with application
Med's Request
17-04-2015
Med's Done....
22-04-2015
Passport Req..
24-06-2015
LANDED..........
Sept 30, 2015
myat said:
Hi sam001,

Please call CIC agent and check your status as you landed on Sept 30, 2015. Call this number +1-613-9444000.

Although we landed on Sept 30th, 2015, my wife PR card not yet received. After I spoke to agent and then she ask me to submit NEW passport photos for my wife. Now still waiting to receive her PR card.

Regards,
Myat
Hi Myat,

Thanks. My card was in production for three months. Then I had to resubmit my photos on 6th of this month. So more waiting. more stress than the whole PR process. Had to cancel few trips..
 

PRnightmare

Full Member
Sep 4, 2015
23
0
COPR received yesterday.

I am going to the border to land tomorrow. What I would like to know is if we travel before receiving our PR card, will that be an issue?

Also, regarding the the PR photo specifications being different - would it speed things up if I brought new photos to the border tomorrow? Does anyone have a link to the new photo specifications?

Thanks
 

bukeluke

Hero Member
Apr 24, 2015
275
16
Category........
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-12-2014
Doc's Request.
30-09-2015
Nomination.....
n/a
AOR Received.
03-03-2015
IELTS Request
n/a
File Transfer...
11-03-2015 (SA)
Med's Request
n/a
Med's Done....
3-12-2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
n/a
VISA ISSUED...
03-11-2015
LANDED..........
20-11-2015
PRnightmare said:
COPR received yesterday.

I am going to the border to land tomorrow. What I would like to know is if we travel before receiving our PR card, will that be an issue?

Also, regarding the the PR photo specifications being different - would it speed things up if I brought new photos to the border tomorrow? Does anyone have a link to the new photo specifications?

Thanks
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf
2 photos please
 

PRnightmare

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Sep 4, 2015
23
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bukeluke said:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf
2 photos please
Thank you. I'm pretty sure that is the same spec as when I applied for PR 18 months ago. Thanks anyway I will bring 2 photos for landing tomorrow
 

bukeluke

Hero Member
Apr 24, 2015
275
16
Category........
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-12-2014
Doc's Request.
30-09-2015
Nomination.....
n/a
AOR Received.
03-03-2015
IELTS Request
n/a
File Transfer...
11-03-2015 (SA)
Med's Request
n/a
Med's Done....
3-12-2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
n/a
VISA ISSUED...
03-11-2015
LANDED..........
20-11-2015
PRnightmare said:
Thank you. I'm pretty sure that is the same spec as when I applied for PR 18 months ago. Thanks anyway I will bring 2 photos for landing tomorrow
I applied in dec 2014, at that time still not with this photo spec. So I believe yours still the old version.
 

PRnightmare

Full Member
Sep 4, 2015
23
0
bukeluke said:
I applied in dec 2014, at that time still not with this photo spec. So I believe yours still the old version.
Yes it probably is actually. Thanks for the link. Will bring the photos down when I land, can only help.
 

BCserbiaNEW

Star Member
Dec 7, 2015
137
8
Visa Office......
Vienna
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 8th 2015
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
April 15th 2015
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
May 11th 2015
Med's Done....
January 2015
Interview........
No
Passport Req..
August 5th 2015
VISA ISSUED...
August 7th 2015
LANDED..........
October 11th Vancouver
PRnightmare said:
Yes it probably is actually. Thanks for the link. Will bring the photos down when I land, can only help.
On one of 2 photos you must have : Date, name and address of photography studio and your name,date of birth.
I know some people had rejected (photos) because not having this info on it.
 

addis

Member
Jan 18, 2015
10
0
addis said:
Landed at Douglas Office (Peace Arch), Surrey BC on Jan 8 2016
No request for photos for self and son.
PR Cards received 23 Feb 2016 for self and son in Vancouver BC (Sent by CIC on Feb 17th)
Photo request for wife (mentioned by agent when I called CIC Call Centre today)
Received email from the CIC agent after phone call (text below).

-----------------------------

Sir, Madam,

Thank you for contacting Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. I am pleased to follow up on your request:

Permanent Resident card - Photo retake required

If you applied for a Permanent Resident card (PR card) and the Case Processing Centre requires that you provide new photos, you must send them according to the photo specifications with a Supplementary Identification form (IMM 5455) to the following address:

Regular mail for new PR:

Case Processing Centre - PRC
P.O. Box 4500
Sydney, Nova Scotia
B1P 6L1

Regular mail for existing PR (e.g., PR card replacement):

Case Processing Centre - PRC
P.O. Box 9000
Sydney, Nova Scotia
B1P 6K7

Courier:

Case Processing Centre - PRC
49 Dorchester Street
Sydney, NS
B1P 5Z2

Please note that if you do not send the requested information within 180 days from the date of the letter, you will have to submit an Application for a Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) and include the payment in order to obtain a PR card.

----------------------------

best regards.

A.
Landed Jan 8, 2016 CIC Douglas, Peace Arch, Surrey BC
PR Cards for 2 members received on Feb 23rd 2016
Photo request email on Feb 23rd 2016
Photo (new specs) sent again on Feb 23rd 2016
Received by CIC on Feb 26th 2016
Received request for new photos again by Canada post on March 18th 2016
Called CIC on March 18th 2016. Told that new card already posted.
Received PR Card (with new photos) for spouse on March 23rd 2016
 

ursbnp3

Full Member
Oct 4, 2014
48
1
Hi All,

I want to share my experience with photos issue for PR card

As requested by CIC, photos with new specifications are sent along with passport in PPR request, hence our COPR letter has photos with new specifications

Landed on Jan 7th 2016

thought there will not be photo issue as COPR has valid new specification pics

But, till last week i dont have any update so i called call centre and found that they sent new photo request on Feb 9th through mail (which i dint receive) also they sent one more remainder mail on March 6th which i never got till date.
So i asked her to send email with the details of new specifications.

I resent new photos again on March 16th

There was a lot of confusion happening with these photos and i dont think they see COPR letter before sending request for photos

i ended up sending latest photos twice and Hope atleast this time they issue PR card
 

BCserbiaNEW

Star Member
Dec 7, 2015
137
8
Visa Office......
Vienna
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 8th 2015
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
April 15th 2015
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
May 11th 2015
Med's Done....
January 2015
Interview........
No
Passport Req..
August 5th 2015
VISA ISSUED...
August 7th 2015
LANDED..........
October 11th Vancouver
Bernardo said:
BCserbiaNEW said:
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
Phone (when calling from within Canada): 1.888.242.2100
Phone (when calling from outside of Canada): 1.613.944.4000
General questions: question@cic.gc.ca
Technical questions: web-tech-support@cic.gc.ca

I hope this will help !
Good luck

Calling from Europe, is there a call-free number ?
I don't think so , but you can send case inquiry, I did and if you put as much as possible info in it they will reply to you , folow the instructions:

https://secure.cic.gc.ca/enquiries-renseignements/canada-case-cas-eng.aspx?_ga=1.239347207.526710797.1458848162
 

naticom

Hero Member
Jul 4, 2014
545
98
Category........
Visa Office......
Hong Kong
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-04-2016
Doc's Request.
27-07-2016 RCMP
AOR Received.
AOR1 26-04-2016 AOR2 14-06-2016
File Transfer...
06-06-2016
Hi guys,

I just received my GCMS regarding my prc application. I landed on 30 Sep last year and my appication was sent to prc centre the very next day. However, according to GCMS on 4 Jan there was an error during production and the message was sent to related department. But I remember during that time period the call centre agent kept telling me my photo should be okay, while there was actually an error! Not until 18 Feb a nice lady sent an inquiry note to the producetion team about my case, so this date(Feb 18) showed up in my GCMS.

From the GCMS, we know that if the agent did not send a note for you, they were just bulls**ting about your case.
 

BCserbiaNEW

Star Member
Dec 7, 2015
137
8
Visa Office......
Vienna
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 8th 2015
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
April 15th 2015
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
May 11th 2015
Med's Done....
January 2015
Interview........
No
Passport Req..
August 5th 2015
VISA ISSUED...
August 7th 2015
LANDED..........
October 11th Vancouver
naticom said:
Hi guys,

I just received my GCMS regarding my prc application. I landed on 30 Sep last year and my appication was sent to prc centre the very next day. However, according to GCMS on 4 Jan there was an error during production and the message was sent to related department. But I remember during that time period the call centre agent kept telling me my photo should be okay, while there was actually an error! Not until 18 Feb a nice lady sent an inquiry note to the producetion team about my case, so this date(Feb 18) showed up in my GCMS.

From the GCMS, we know that if the agent did not send a note for you, they were just bulls**ting about your case.
Unbelievable..
 

compaq123

Full Member
Mar 12, 2016
28
2
naticom said:
Hi guys,

I just received my GCMS regarding my prc application. I landed on 30 Sep last year and my appication was sent to prc centre the very next day. However, according to GCMS on 4 Jan there was an error during production and the message was sent to related department. But I remember during that time period the call centre agent kept telling me my photo should be okay, while there was actually an error! Not until 18 Feb a nice lady sent an inquiry note to the producetion team about my case, so this date(Feb 18) showed up in my GCMS.

From the GCMS, we know that if the agent did not send a note for you, they were just bulls**ting about your case.
it hurts hearing your story ...
now what do you have to do buddy? Do you have to resubmit new photos to them?