I submitted my passport for visa stamping on July 17 in kenya, on August 25, I received a request to pay rights for residence fees that I had already paid months before. I subsequently submitted the same proof the same day 25 August. Till date there is no response from IRCC, no visa stamping, no approval on the system. Anyone who has experienced this? And anyone with advise of what to do. Waiting for my family to join me
PR Visa stamping delay
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Try your MP's office - this is an odd and lengthy period.
If the question relates to me, the sponsor, I used SINP, however for my family PR i used family sponsorship outside canada. do you think any of this could have an effect?
wanted to ensure you weren’t a refugee since many post under the family sponsorship category not knowing this is not the same thing. Have you landed in Canada as a PR? If not this isn’t a case of family sponsorship.
i landed and have been in Canada for 3 years now. i did apply for family sponsorship in july 2025, medicals done in december 2025, January 2026 Pre-arrival, July 17, 2026: passport request, July 21, 2026 passport recvd by IRCC, August 25, 2026 request to pay RPRF, Which i had actually paid,20 April 2026. submitted copy of reciept same day through web form(Aug 26, 2026). till date waiting for visa stamping
yes i came through SINP Provincial Nominee Program. do you think the deyays in visa stamping has anything to do with the program i came in with?. by the way before my family sponsorship application is assessed, IRCC first made a determination if i qualify to sponsor
Since you already paid the Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF) and submitted the same receipt again on August 25, I would not pay it a second time unless IRCC specifically tells you that there is a fee difference or that the original payment was not accepted.
IRCC’s current fee guidance says that if an applicant paid an older fee before the April 30, 2026 increase, IRCC may ask only for the difference between the old and new amount. The RPRF increased from CAD 575 to CAD 600 on April 30, 2026.
Since your passport has already been submitted and there has been no update after you re-sent the receipt, the practical next step is to use the IRCC web form to follow up, include your application number/UCI, the receipt number, the date you first paid the RPRF, and the date you re-submitted the proof. IRCC says visa offices abroad process permanent residence applications, but applicants generally should not contact the visa office directly unless the office contacts them first.
Also check your IRCC account/messages carefully in case the August 25 request was actually asking for a fee top-up rather than the full RPRF again.
I wouldn’t assume the passport delay means refusal. It may simply mean the file is waiting for the fee issue to be cleared before visa issuance.
The African offices tend to be some of the slower offices but don’t think that should explain all your details and requests. Are you sure you paid the correct fees?
Thank you for this, I have actually gone back the request letter, it did not specify additional fees or top up, but rather it specifically mention the 575. I also checked if there is any other information requested and there is none. Am still waiting. I finally wrote to my MP and waiting for his response.
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