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TOURIST VISA TIMELINE FROM KARACHI, PAKISTAN 2018-19

imran1147

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Nov 13, 2019
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Pakistan
Category........
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi Office
Dear All
Alhamdulillah my TRV has been approved.

TRV Paper Application Submitted - Lahore : 19th Nov'2019
Eligibility Review Started: 24th Nov'2019

Biometric Validation Email Received: 17th Jan'2020
PPR Email Received: 19th Jan'2020

I haven't sent any email to the embassy and haven't followed up with them. I just waited for the final result. So hopes are there, you guys shouldn't be a worry at all. Good things will be happened at your end also. In Sha ALLAH
 

Sule2017

Star Member
May 5, 2017
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I applied online for my mother on 7th Jan.online and then 13 Jan biometric done letter and then on 23rd Jan she got passport request.hurraaay
 
Jan 26, 2020
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Hi,
My mother just received Passport Request Letter for her visit visa. Applied online and her VAC is Lahore. She has a flight to catch on 7th Feb for which she needs her passport.
1. Does anybody know how long visa stamping is taking these days? From Lahore...
2. Does the passport go to Abu Dhabi or Islamabad for stamping?
3. Is there any way to expedite this?
4. Is it possible to get her visa stamped on her passport in the US (she'll be there on a visit visa for a couple months)? How would she go about arranging for that? Would she have to travel to the VAC in New York City personally or can she courier in her passport from another city?
Would appreciate any responses of people who were recently in similar situations.
 
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imran1147

Full Member
Nov 13, 2019
23
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Category........
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi Office
Hi,
My mother just received Passport Request Letter for her visit visa. Applied online and her VAC is Lahore. She has a flight to catch on 7th Feb for which she needs her passport.
1. Does anybody know how long visa stamping is taking these days? From Lahore...
2. Does the passport go to Abu Dhabi or Islamabad for stamping?
3. Is there any way to expedite this?
4. Is it possible to get her visa stamped on her passport in the US (she'll be there on a visit visa for a couple months)? How would she go about arranging for that? Would she have to travel to the VAC in New York City personally or can she courier in her passport from another city?
Would appreciate any responses of people who were recently in similar situations.
It will take only 5 days to get the visa stamped.
I submitted on Monday 20th Jan'2020 and received the passport on Friday 24th Jan'2020. So try to submit the passport by today.
 

nisark

Newbie
May 1, 2019
9
0
Dear All
Alhamdulillah my TRV has been approved.

TRV Paper Application Submitted - Lahore : 19th Nov'2019
Eligibility Review Started: 24th Nov'2019

Biometric Validation Email Received: 17th Jan'2020
PPR Email Received: 19th Jan'2020

I haven't sent any email to the embassy and haven't followed up with them. I just waited for the final result. So hopes are there, you guys shouldn't be a worry at all. Good things will be happened at your end also. In Sha ALLAH
Congratulate!! Please share the list of documents and little bit about your profile , so other people can follow your guideline an get benefits. There has been largely concern from our Pakistani friends that their visa was refused despite having strong travel history, Strong Financial but their visa were refused due to Travel History and purpose of visit, family tie etc.
 

Sarajaved

Full Member
Jul 10, 2017
45
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I applied an online TRV application for my father and nephew on 11th october 2019 from Islamabad Pakistan for tourism reason.(my father has written two travelogues and wants to write one about Canada) There was no update on their account till late December or early January (I had stopped checking for updates on their accounts) as I knew I would get an email. But when I did login, the eligibility review had started and soon I got an ADR for my nephew on 5th january which i submit. I also raised a web inquiry, to which they replied that your application is currently being reviewed by an officer.
This is their second time. my father is my nephew's grand father+ legal guardian. Their travel dates and flight reservation was from 5th Dec 2019 to 11th Jan which is well past now.
 
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imran1147

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Nov 13, 2019
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Pakistan
Category........
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Abu Dhabi Office
I applied an online TRV application for my father and nephew on 11th october 2019 from Islamabad Pakistan for tourism reason.(my father has written two travelogues and wants to write one about Canada) There was no update on their account till late December or early January (I had stopped checking for updates on their accounts) as I knew I would get an email. But when I did login, the eligibility review had started and soon I got an ADR for my nephew on 5th january which i submit. I also raised a web inquiry, to which they replied that your application is currently being reviewed by an officer.
This is their second time. my father is my nephew's grand father+ legal guardian. Their travel dates and flight reservation was from 5th Dec 2019 to 11th Jan which is well past now.
Your flight itinerary doest matter for them, and it won't have any impact on the decision, they will decide it by their own way. Stay positive
 
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Zayannaq

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Feb 1, 2020
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Dear Forum members and moderators,

I Would like to share my Canada visa experience with all forum members to help and support them in their visa applications. That’s why posting such a big content to help everyone who intent to apply Canada TRV Visa. However my Canada business visit visa was also refused in September 2017, I was going to USA for exhibition in 2017 and applied online based visa in 2017 which was refused in 2017. In my covering letter I mentioned about my previous refusal and also attached the photographs of my 2017 USA travel. I had very less hope about it that I will get the visa because of my previous refusal. But I took the chance because I was traveling to USA again with my family to attend some business exhibition so I planned again and took the Chance to apply for the tourist visa so together we will visit both USA and Canada.


Applied as a tourist visa with my family. I was holding UK Valid Visa, Schengen Valid Visa, USA Valid Visa and China Valid Visa.

My family was holding Valid US Visa and had a Schengen Visa on which they traveled to Germany along with me in September 2018.


TRV Visa timeline along with my family.


DOCUMENTS INDEX


1: PASSPORTS AND TRAVEL DOCUMENTS:
  • a) Completed Canada Visa Form (IMM5257E)
  • b) Completed Travel History Form (IMM5257B_1)
  • c) Completed Family information form (IMM5645E)
  • d) Completed Family Authorisation form (IMM5713E)
  • e) Signed Visa Application, Covering letter
  • f) Copy of Refusal letter of Canada in 2017 vide UCI: xx-xxxx-xxxxx Application no.:Vxxxxxxxxx
  • g) Original Current Passports
  • h) Previous Original Passports
  • i) Current Passport colour photo copies
  • j) NIC Copy
  • k) Child Registration Certificate (B-Form) by NADRA, Birth Certificate copies
  • l) NADRA Marriage Registration Certificate (English Translated)
  • m) Family registration certificate with parents
  • n) Family registration certificate with wife
  • o) Complete Travel History of Last 08 Years with Passport Entry Exit Stamps and dates
  • p) Previous Valid & Expired VISA Copies of UK VISA & Schengen.

2: VISIT INFORMATION, ACCOMODATION & TRAVEL ARRANGEMENT DOCUMENTS:
  • a) Airline reservation Itinerary from New York to Toronto and departure from Toronto to New York.
  • b) Complete Itinerary and travel plan of 5 Days stays in Toronto Canada.
  • c) Canada Hotel Bookings
  • d) Airline reservation Itinerary Karachi to Los Angeles and return from New York to Karachi.
  • e) USA Los Angeles and New York Hotel bookings.
  • f) My business meetings and appointments confirmations print outs.

3: BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENTS DOCUMENTS AND 3RD PARTY EVIDENCES:
  • a) Business port folio, includes company profile on letter head,
  • b) our company website print out.
  • c) NTN Certificate copies
  • d) Chamber of Commerce Membership Certificate and Membership card copies
4: 3RD PARTY EVIDENCES
  • a) Distribution certificate of various USA, UK and European companies which certifies that My company is doing business with them.

5: FINANCIAL SUPPORT DOCUMENTS
  • a) Bank Statement & Accounts maintenance Certificate for both business and personal accounts
  • b) Credit card Statements for all the Credits I have


6: MISCELLEANOUS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DOCUMENTS:
  1. 1. Photographs from my previous shows attendances in UK , Germany, USA and other various show around the world and our family photos from our recent Europe Trip in 2018.




Applied Paper based from Karachi VAC on 11th December 2018. Here are the list of documents I attached to support my visa application.

EMAIL CORRESPONDENCES

Dear HASEEB,

Visa application, tracking ID No. xxxxxxxx has been dispatched to OC from VAC, on 2018-12-11 12:00:11 PM GMT Standard Time for processing.Please note this is an auto generated e.mail. Please do NOT reply to this email.

Regards,



VFS Global



Dear HASEEB,

Visa application, tracking ID No. xxxxxxx The envelope for the decision on the results of your visa that has been processed has been received at the Canadian Visa Application Center at Pakistan OC,Islamabad, on the date. We will then send this to the Canadian Visa Application Center Pakistan OC,Islamabad. Please note that this is an automated email. Please DO NOT reply to this email.

Regards,



VFS Global



Dear HASEEB,

Visa application, tracking ID No. xxxxxxx has been received at the Pakistan OC,Islamabad VAC on 2018-12-12 05:06:27 AM GMT Standard Time and is on transit to the IRCC Office in Pakistan OC,Islamabad ,for processing. Please note this is an auto generated e.mail. Please do NOT reply to this email.

Regards,



VFS Global



Dear HASEEB,

Visa application, tracking ID No.xxxxxxx is under process at the IRCC Office. Please note this is an auto generated e.mail. Please do NOT reply to this email.

Regards,



VFS Global



GOT THIS EMAIL ON 04TH JANUARY 2019 FROM CIC CANADA



validity of your biometric information

Thank you for providing your biometric information (i.e. digital fingerprints and photograph) in support of your temporary resident application to Canada. The purpose of this letter is to notify you that your biometric information is valid until xxxx/xx/xx (yyyy/mm/dd) for subsequent temporary resident applications to Canada.



Got another email from VFS on 07th January 2019



Dear HASEEB,ALI

Visa application, tracking ID No. xxxxxxxx – Your processed decision envelope has been dispatched from the IRCC Office, on 2019-01-07 10:08:04 AM GMT Standard Time to the Canada Visa Application Centre in CVO. Please note this is an auto generated e.mail. Please do NOT reply to this email.

Regards,



VFS Global



Then Just after few mins got another email from VFS



Dear HASEEB,ALI

Visa application, tracking ID No. xxxxxxxxx Your processed decision envelope has been received at the Canada Visa Application Centre in Pakistan OC,Islamabad, on 2019-01-07 11:46:38 AM GMT Standard Time . We shall further send this to the Canada Visa Application Centre(Pakistan OC,Islamabad). Please note this is an auto generated e.mail. Please do NOT reply to this email.

Regards,



VFS Global


Then after 2 hours got this email.



Dear HASEEB,ALI

Visa application, tracking ID No. xxxxxxxx is on transit and been dispatched to the IRCC Office through the Pakistan OC,Islamabad Office, on 2019-01-07 11:46:53 AM GMT Standard Time for processing. Please note this is an auto generated e.mail. Please do NOT reply to this email.

Regards,



VFS Global



Then on 08th January 2019

Dear HASEEB,ALI

Visa application, tracking ID No. xxxxxx Your processed decision envelope has been received at the Canada Visa Application Centre in Canada Visa Application Centre,Karachi, on 2019-01-08 05:24:03 AM GMT Standard Time is ready for collection between 9AM to 5PM. Please note this is an auto generated e.mail. Please do NOT reply to this email.

Regards,



VFS Global



CONCLUSION:

However I didn’t link any of my applications online. We were 3 applicants me, my wife and my infant daughter.
Finally Passport Collected on 08th January 2019, Visa(s) were stamped on all passports.

TOTAL TIME IT TOOK, AROUND 27 DAYS FROM KARACHI ,PAKISTAN

I Wish everyone all the best and thanks to all forum members for sharing their experiences to help and support everyone for applying their Canada TRV.


Thanks and Kind Regards
Haseeb
Hi what's the validity of your visa???
 

Akbar1234@

Full Member
Jan 30, 2020
35
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Applied online for trv tourist from pakistan on 29.01.2020
Biometrics request 31.01.2020
Biometrics done 03.02.2020
Correspondence letter 07.02.2020
How much time,the rest process shall take???
 
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