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Edris_Usaf

Full Member
Feb 24, 2020
31
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I am a Pakistani national living in Poland on TRC.

I submitted a business/visitor visa application on April 6, 2022. GCKEY is used.
I previously held visas to Canada from 2014 to 2018 and 2020–2022. I also possess a valid US B1/B2 visa (two times)
No updates have been made to my application since April 6. On April 7, 2022, I received a ghost update as well. I need your advice on whether I should apply to the new portal.
Could anyone please advise me on this?
 

Ololosh

Star Member
Aug 4, 2019
59
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I am a Pakistani national living in Poland on TRC.

I submitted a business/visitor visa application on April 6, 2022. GCKEY is used.
I previously held visas to Canada from 2014 to 2018 and 2020–2022. I also possess a valid US B1/B2 visa (two times)
No updates have been made to my application since April 6. On April 7, 2022, I received a ghost update as well. I need your advice on whether I should apply to the new portal.
Could anyone please advise me on this?
IRCC says we shall not do that as this does not expedite the process. So I wouldn't do that if I were you.
 
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NattyRus

Newbie
Nov 19, 2022
8
0
I called immigration Canada and since I am the rep on the file they told me that the application was transferred to Warsaw. But getting information regarding the hold up seems impossible. Biometrics was completed in February.
Hey, can you share the number you have called them, I mean immigration office of Canada?
 

Sophie_B

Newbie
Aug 2, 2022
8
3
Hello guys. Finally sharing our full timeline:


Family Class Spousal Sponsorship

PA’s Country of Residence:
Belarus
Sponsor: Canadian citizen
Dependants: 1 (me)
Visa Office: Warsaw, Poland
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Application submitted: December 8, 2021 (Started uploading documents on November 19, 2021)
AOR: February 21, 2022
Sponsor Eligibility In Progress: February 21, 2022
Sponsor Eligibility Completed: March 10, 2022
Medical Request: March 13, 2022
Medical Passed: March 16, 2022
Medicine changed to “In Progress”: March 14, 2022
Medicine changed to “Completed”: March 22, 2022
Invitation to link the application: April 3, 2022
Ghost update: May 20, 2022 (4th - that's where we started counting)
Ghost update: May 27, 2022
Ghost update: June 23, 2022
Ghost update: July 1, 2022
Ghost update: July 14, 2022
Ghost update: July 15, 2022
Ghost update: July 18, 2022
Ghost update: July 22, 2022
Ghost update: July 26, 2022
Ghost update: July 27, 2022
Ghost update: August 3, 2022
Ghost update: August 4, 2022
Ghost update: August 16, 2022 (MP’s office accessed our file after we had reached out to them)
Ghost update: August 19, 2022
Ghost update: August 26, 2022
Ghost update: September 2, 2022
Ghost update: September 6, 2022
Ghost update: September 8, 2022
Ghost update: September 12, 2022
Ghost update: September 16, 2022
Ghost update: September 22, 2022
Ghost update: September 27, 2022
Payment received: September 28, 2022 (in the tracker)
Ghost update: September 30, 2022
Ghost update: October 5, 2022
Ghost update: October 7, 2022
Ghost update: October 14, 2022
Ghost update: October 17, 2022
Eligibility status (for PA) in progress: October 24, 2022
Ghost update: October 27, 2022
Ghost update: October 31, 2022
Ghost update: November 18, 2022
Passport Request: November 22, 2022
Pre-arrival Services: November 23, 2022
Dependant’s background completed: November 22, 2022
Pre-arrival services: November 22, 2022
Ghost update: November 29, 2022 - last, 35th ghost update
Passports submitted: November 29, 2022
Police certificates received (additional, we had been waiting in another country): November 30, 2022
Passports dispatched from VAC to the IRCC Office in Ankara, Turkey: December 1, 2022
(they decided to send the passports to another office themselves)
Passports received by IRCC: December 13, 2022
Immigrant Visas stamped: December 14, 2022
Application Approved (according to the GCKey Account): December 15, 2022
Passports arrived at the VAC in Tbilisi, Georgia: December 21, 2022
Passports and COPR (both in the envelope) collected: December 23, 2022
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Hope this information helps someone avoid being worried. For people who might get curious - I am a dependant, but I was responsible for everything, so do not hesitate to ask any questions here, I would be glad to help :)

P.S. The same day we submitted our passports (November 29) we also logged in to our PR tracker account and submitted new police certificates since we had stayed in Tbilisi, Georgia for more than 6 months, so, please, keep that in mind that if you live in some country for 6+ months, IRCC might request new police certificates and it can result in possible further delays in the process.
 
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Edris_Usaf

Full Member
Feb 24, 2020
31
7
I want to ask the seniors a question.
I submitted a TRV application in April 2022. Due to backlog and delays in visa processing, the exhibition I wanted to visit Canada for was originally scheduled to take place in August 2022, but the dates were extended to November 2022. I sent the embassy numerous emails and posts on web forums during this time but received no response. After 11 months, I received an update on my application today, and the office requested a new invitation letter.
However, the dates for the show have passed, and a new exhibition will be held in June 2024.
What should I write to the office in this circumstance? Moreover, what would happen if no invitation letter was submitted?
Just to be clear, this was my third attempt at obtaining a Canadian business visa; my first two attempts were successful. I also have a valid USA B1/B2 visa that was granted twice.

I greatly value and look forward to your professional advice.
 

babysharkiy

Star Member
Oct 9, 2021
108
42
Anyone recently got TRV through Warsaw?
I applied for TRV in Nov. 2022 but still no any response. PA is an Uzbekistan passport holder. IRCC timeline shows 91 days but it has been more than 6 months. I called IRCC and they said my application in Warsaw. I don't know which timeline I should check but if there is someone who recently got Visa through Warsaw, it would be great help for me.
Thanks.