Singapore timeline

[kcmtno]

Hello kcmtno,

can you give me your time line?

thank for all people caring of my case, i will check and tell all about my parents document . the passports submited one week already. the girls work in IOM- vietnam, tell my father, it take 2 weeks or there week for passport back. because in the letter which they sent to my parent. told that the visas are issued alredy. i think everything will be finish next week.

i will update for all you to know.

goodluck all.

[jnathan]

Guys here is where I am at, I have spoken to DHL and FedEx, Dhaka. DHL don't provide prepaid service and both DHL & FedEx have concerns about how BD custom will deal with passport carried by them. It appears that BD customs don't like the idea of these courier companies carrying passport to personal addresses. So I would really like to have someone's experience on this matter, who had already used their service to get passport(s) from CHC-Singapore office. Thanks.

bloomfield safely received his/her passport through FedEx on 10th May 2012.
Bangladesh customs might have issues with amount of bribes and they will surely try harassing these courier companies. Every government official in Bangladesh is corrupt. I still believe that courier companies like FedEx/DHL/UPS has the western entities and customs wouldnt dare to harass them as reaction would directly come from US/EU missions if they came to know about any bribery allegation to those courier companies from the customs.

[mzr]

bloomfield safely received his/her passport through FedEx on 10th May 2012.
Bangladesh customs might have issues with amount of bribes and they will surely try harassing these courier companies. Every government official in Bangladesh is corrupt. I still believe that courier companies like FedEx/DHL/UPS has the western entities and customs wouldnt dare to harass them as reaction would directly come from US/EU missions if they came to know about any bribery allegation to those courier companies from the customs.

I actually agree with jnathan on the matter of FedEX/DHL/UPS coming under fire by the custom authorities. There is a LAW in place for sending/receiving passports which is to collect the proper authorization from Home/Foreign Ministry. As I currently work in one of the companies listed here, I must request you to bring the passports by hand (through a family contact/friend). FedEX/DHL will not guarantee the "safe" import of passports as its against the law - just as it is to send them out of the country without proper authorization papers attached, it is a costly risk you are taking when using such express companies.

Regards

[jnathan]

As long as these passports have no counterfeit visas on them and has the authorization letter from both the applicant and the Canadian High Commissions, I dont think customs would create big problems. Courier companies operating in Bangladesh surely know how much to bribe these corrupt customs officers to release these passports. actually, courier companies are not bound to declare what is inside in terms of  passports and they are considered as paper documents and contain legal visas. 

[bdlugger]

I actually agree with jnathan on the matter of FedEX/DHL/UPS coming under fire by the custom authorities. There is a LAW in place for sending/receiving passports which is to collect the proper authorization from Home/Foreign Ministry. As I currently work in one of the companies listed here, I must request you to bring the passports by hand (through a family contact/friend). FedEX/DHL will not guarantee the "safe" import of passports as its against the law - just as it is to send them out of the country without proper authorization papers attached, it is a costly risk you are taking when using such express companies.

Regards

mzr have you decided to go with registered mail, have you received your passport yet? How reliable you think would be the registered mail? Thanks.

[mzr]

I will definitely go with - by hand, option. I will ask my friend in Singapore to pick up the passports for me from SVO. I suggest all should do the same.

[silenthill_ca]

Guys here is where I am at, I have spoken to DHL and FedEx, Dhaka. DHL don't provide prepaid service and both DHL & FedEx have concerns about how BD custom will deal with passport carried by them. It appears that BD customs don't like the idea of these courier companies carrying passport to personal addresses. So I would really like to have someone's experience on this matter, who had already used their service to get passport(s) from CHC-Singapore office. Thanks.

Have you heard anything back from Singapore yet for your passport return? We have almost similar timeline actually you are 1 week ahead of me..

[bloomfield]

Guys here is where I am at, I have spoken to DHL and FedEx, Dhaka. DHL don't provide prepaid service and both DHL & FedEx have concerns about how BD custom will deal with passport carried by them. It appears that BD customs don't like the idea of these courier companies carrying passport to personal addresses. So I would really like to have someone's experience on this matter, who had already used their service to get passport(s) from CHC-Singapore office. Thanks.

If you want, I can PM you the contact # and the name of the FedEx employee we dealt with in Dhaka. Actually my sister dealt with him as I am in Canada. Please let me know.

[bdlugger]

Have you heard anything back from Singapore yet for your passport return? We have almost similar timeline actually you are 1 week ahead of me..

Yes I got that standard e-mail from them yesterday. Now have to figure out how to get the passport, I am going to stick with registered I think, using commercial courier is too much hastle I guess, and not everyone has people in singapore to hand pick the passport. Even if I had someone they would have to send the passport to BD by some means, goes back to the same court.

[bdlugger]

If you want, I can PM you the contact # and the name of the FedEx employee we dealt with in Dhaka. Actually my sister dealt with him as I am in Canada. Please let me know.

Hey Bloomfield, can you please, That would be a big favor.

[bloomfield]

I sent a message to my sister and will forward to you as soon as I receive the info.

[bloomfield]

Hey Bloomfield, can you please, That would be a big favor.

PMed u the contact info.

[jnathan]

Good to see people wanna play gambling with reception method of their passports. 

[jab121]

hi all my applicant friends,

i hope all having good news soon,

my ecas still showing file received oct 2011 but i got approval letter long time ago, i also sent email to singapore they said still in process so why my ecas not change..thanks

[jnathan]

jab121

share your timeline.
Ecas will change in due time.