Received PGWP but can't apply for TRV!?

[s3nr1]

Hi,

So I received my PGWP and want to immediately apply for TRV to come in and out of the country.

The trouble seems to be the Passport's Issuance Country in the questionnaire.

If I select the Passport of Issuance to be my country I would be eligible.

But if I select the passport country of issuance to be Canada, which it is(i had to renew my passport at my embassy), I would not be eligible.

It's definitely a weird problem, but I did that questionnaire multiple times already, same answers other than the Passport's issuance country, same results.

Please advise.

 

[Bs65]

Google is your friend and provides the answer :

Your "Country of Issue" is the same as your "Country of Citizenship". For instance, if you are a citizen of the United Kingdom, but are getting your passport from the UK Consulate in Hong Kong, the UK is your country of issue

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/passport-country-of-issue.108174/

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/country-territory-of-issuance-passport.333474/

 

[s3nr1]

Oh, phew then, because all this time(after I renewed my passport), the country of issuance has always been Canada. For my Student Visa extension and PGWP. And I got them!

On a second look, YES, it's the 3 letter code not "XXXX OTTAWA" as stated prominently on my passport. Thank you!

Select the country code that matches the one on your passport.

Find this three letter code on your passport information page - see the field named "Code", "Issuing country", or "Authority".
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But that's a messed up way to confuse people though, why even have that question, or even "Canada" as the answer.

 

[Bs65]

Oh, phew then, because all this time(after I renewed my passport), the country of issuance has always been Canada. For my Student Visa extension and PGWP. And I got them!

On a second look, YES, it's the 3 letter code not "XXXX OTTAWA" as stated prominently on my passport. Thank you!

Select the country code that matches the one on your passport.

Find this three letter code on your passport information page - see the field named "Code", "Issuing country", or "Authority".
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But that's a messed up way to confuse people though, why even have that question, or even "Canada" as the answer.

I guess if government departments didn't confuse the population with vague forms and procedures a lot of them would be out of a job and not needed. Plus without the confusion this forum might not exist !