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CA98712

Hero Member
Dec 9, 2017
245
52
Singapore
Category........
PNP
Hello. Anyone in the same situation or have an advice/suggestion otherwise?
PNP applicant, visa office NDVO, COPR expired on July 28th, raised RTT webforms on Aug 11 and Sep11.
So my PNP is from Saskatchewan and I prefer that to be my final destination (and do my 14 days quarantine there) to avoid giving immigration officer any doubts of not settling in province which provided the nomination. Air India doesn't have any flight to any city in Saskatchewan so the only option left is to book a separate domestic connection from Toronto or Vancouver to Saskatchewan.
So I am worried if I write this in my proposed travel itinerary, IRCC should not consider this 'not good enough' quarantine plan since I won't be quarantining at first port of entry and moving inside Canada without completing my 14 days mandatory quarantine.
I checked on Air Canada and they do have flights from India to Saskatchewan with a transit in one of the major city but I want to keep Air India as the first option.
Although I have not yet received a four pointer email, I want to be prepared for my response to it.
I think, Air Canada is best option if there is not much price difference between Air Canada and Air India
quarantine in Saskatchewan is good as you can get cheaper accommodation compared to Toronto.
 

CA98712

Hero Member
Dec 9, 2017
245
52
Singapore
Category........
PNP
"You can come to Canada and become a permanent resident now if you are exempt from the current travel restrictions, and if you plan to stay and settle in Canada. If you’re planning on going to Canada temporarily and leaving again, you can’t do that right now unless you meet a different travel exemption.

If IRCC already approved your permanent resident application, you are exempt from the travel restrictions but you cannot travel to Canada before your documents expire, or your documents have already expired, you shouldn’t contact IRCC until you are ready to travel to Canada."

I received about response from local Visa office while asking status of my application.
Expert Please help me to interpret Highlighted sentence " If IRCC already approved your permanent resident application," what is the meaning of this one.

whether it means we received COPR and PPR before or after March 18 or
it means our application approved and still, we not received COPR and PPR still application consider as an approved one.

Thanks
 

Kiran9999

Star Member
Apr 4, 2019
105
31
"You can come to Canada and become a permanent resident now if you are exempt from the current travel restrictions, and if you plan to stay and settle in Canada. If you’re planning on going to Canada temporarily and leaving again, you can’t do that right now unless you meet a different travel exemption.

If IRCC already approved your permanent resident application, you are exempt from the travel restrictions but you cannot travel to Canada before your documents expire, or your documents have already expired, you shouldn’t contact IRCC until you are ready to travel to Canada."

I received about response from local Visa office while asking status of my application.
Expert Please help me to interpret Highlighted sentence " If IRCC already approved your permanent resident application," what is the meaning of this one.

whether it means we received COPR and PPR before or after March 18 or
it means our application approved and still, we not received COPR and PPR still application consider as an approved one.

Thanks
I heard a case where someone received their COPR after March 18th but since the application was approved before March 18th, he was exempted from travel restrictions. You can give IRCC a call and get the clarification
 

whyCorona

Champion Member
Mar 17, 2020
1,016
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Hello. Anyone in the same situation or have an advice/suggestion otherwise?
PNP applicant, visa office NDVO, COPR expired on July 28th, raised RTT webforms on Aug 11 and Sep11.
So my PNP is from Saskatchewan and I prefer that to be my final destination (and do my 14 days quarantine there) to avoid giving immigration officer any doubts of not settling in province which provided the nomination. Air India doesn't have any flight to any city in Saskatchewan so the only option left is to book a separate domestic connection from Toronto or Vancouver to Saskatchewan.
So I am worried if I write this in my proposed travel itinerary, IRCC should not consider this 'not good enough' quarantine plan since I won't be quarantining at first port of entry and moving inside Canada without completing my 14 days mandatory quarantine.
I checked on Air Canada and they do have flights from India to Saskatchewan with a transit in one of the major city but I want to keep Air India as the first option.
Although I have not yet received a four pointer email, I want to be prepared for my response to it.
It does not matter. Propose for getting a connecting flight from your port of entry to your final destination and not leaving the airport after doing landing formalities. Please avoid over thinking. My CoPR was expired in first week of May and I received the 4th pointer email recently without even sending ready to travel webform. They might be sending the emails in batches. Stay positive!
 

crackMBA

Hero Member
Mar 2, 2015
897
377
India
Land borders are not closed if you want to permanently settle there. This is exempt from travel restrictions, in fact people are sharing their experiences of soft landing as well - they are able to drive to the border get PR initiated and return to US immediately.
They may have allowed on case by case in basis. From my experience of living in Canada and just 2 hrs away from border, I can say it is closed generally.
 

Craigcaeiro

Star Member
Mar 25, 2019
106
64
Really...whats the use of this webform drama...ppl not wanting to go getting the mail...we raised thrice no mail:(
Same here, raised twice but no mail. but the good news is that many here seem to be gettign the mail so hopefully soon. Also i hope they start replying and processing the ETA letters because as of now they seem to be just wasting time after people reply to the 4 pointer mail.
 
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megh2122

Member
Nov 29, 2018
12
2
Hi Guys......have been a silent spectator on this forum for long.

I did not get the 4 pointer email but I went ahead and pro-actively raised a webform informing my willingness to travel with a flight ticket(booked in January but in credit shell with Etihad for now) and a quarantine plan along with my bank docs. Got a reply as follows:


Good day,

Thank you for contacting Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

We are pleased to confirm reception of the document(s).

We have forwarded them to the responsible office for their consideration.

Furthermore, we verified the information you provided and can confirm that the application is still in process.

Due to the ongoing situation related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), some IRCC offices are currently operating with reduced or critical staff only.

We are working on processing applications as quickly as possible; however, processing times are affected and any disruption caused by COVID-19 is not reflected accurately on our website. We will make all the necessary efforts to finalize the application as soon as possible.

Rest assured that you will be informed as soon as a decision is reached or if additional information is needed.

Furthermore, please note that there are two ways you can check your application status online. You can verify the status of your application:

  • Submitted by mail (if it was not linkedto an online account):
  • Submitted online orsubmitted by mail and linked to an online account:
We hope the information provided is helpful in assisting you with your enquiry.


Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html

Is this a generic reply?? What am I supposed to make of this?.

My VO is Ottawa....I raised webform to both IRCC and NDVO

What do they mean my application is in process? My file was approved in December and My COPR expired on July 15th.

Any guesses anyone?
 
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sudhach91

Star Member
Mar 2, 2019
56
28
Hyderabad , India
Hi Guys......have been a silent spectator on this forum for long.

I did not get the 4 pointer email but I went ahead and pro-actively raised a webform informing my willingness to travel with a flight ticket(booked in January but in credit shell with Etihad for now) and a quarantine plan along with my bank docs. Got a reply as follows:


Good day,

Thank you for contacting Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

We are pleased to confirm reception of the document(s).

We have forwarded them to the responsible office for their consideration.

Furthermore, we verified the information you provided and can confirm that the application is still in process.

Due to the ongoing situation related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), some IRCC offices are currently operating with reduced or critical staff only.

We are working on processing applications as quickly as possible; however, processing times are affected and any disruption caused by COVID-19 is not reflected accurately on our website. We will make all the necessary efforts to finalize the application as soon as possible.

Rest assured that you will be informed as soon as a decision is reached or if additional information is needed.

Furthermore, please note that there are two ways you can check your application status online. You can verify the status of your application:


  • Submitted by mail (if it was not linkedto an online account):
  • Submitted online orsubmitted by mail and linked to an online account:
We hope the information provided is helpful in assisting you with your enquiry.


Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html


Is this a generic reply?? What am I supposed to make of this?.

My VO is Ottawa....I raised webform to both IRCC and NDVO

What do they mean my application is in process? My file was approved in December and My COPR expired on July 15th.

Any guesses anyone?
This one is a generic response and You just need to wait now. I am in the same boat. My File approved in December and my COPR expired on july 28th.
 

CountessO

Star Member
Oct 28, 2019
119
100
Hi Guys......have been a silent spectator on this forum for long.

I did not get the 4 pointer email but I went ahead and pro-actively raised a webform informing my willingness to travel with a flight ticket(booked in January but in credit shell with Etihad for now) and a quarantine plan along with my bank docs. Got a reply as follows:


Good day,

Thank you for contacting Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

We are pleased to confirm reception of the document(s).

We have forwarded them to the responsible office for their consideration.

Furthermore, we verified the information you provided and can confirm that the application is still in process.

Due to the ongoing situation related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), some IRCC offices are currently operating with reduced or critical staff only.

We are working on processing applications as quickly as possible; however, processing times are affected and any disruption caused by COVID-19 is not reflected accurately on our website. We will make all the necessary efforts to finalize the application as soon as possible.

Rest assured that you will be informed as soon as a decision is reached or if additional information is needed.

Furthermore, please note that there are two ways you can check your application status online. You can verify the status of your application:


  • Submitted by mail (if it was not linkedto an online account):
  • Submitted online orsubmitted by mail and linked to an online account:
We hope the information provided is helpful in assisting you with your enquiry.


Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html


Is this a generic reply?? What am I supposed to make of this?.

My VO is Ottawa....I raised webform to both IRCC and NDVO

What do they mean my application is in process? My file was approved in December and My COPR expired on July 15th.

Any guesses anyone?
It’s a generic mail. I think it’s the updated one for the recent “ready to travel” web forms. Sigh!
 

Mumbai2Canada

Star Member
Feb 19, 2019
124
141
Hi Guys......have been a silent spectator on this forum for long.

I did not get the 4 pointer email but I went ahead and pro-actively raised a webform informing my willingness to travel with a flight ticket(booked in January but in credit shell with Etihad for now) and a quarantine plan along with my bank docs. Got a reply as follows:


Good day,

Thank you for contacting Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

We are pleased to confirm reception of the document(s).

We have forwarded them to the responsible office for their consideration.

Furthermore, we verified the information you provided and can confirm that the application is still in process.

Due to the ongoing situation related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), some IRCC offices are currently operating with reduced or critical staff only.

We are working on processing applications as quickly as possible; however, processing times are affected and any disruption caused by COVID-19 is not reflected accurately on our website. We will make all the necessary efforts to finalize the application as soon as possible.

Rest assured that you will be informed as soon as a decision is reached or if additional information is needed.

Furthermore, please note that there are two ways you can check your application status online. You can verify the status of your application:


  • Submitted by mail (if it was not linkedto an online account):
  • Submitted online orsubmitted by mail and linked to an online account:
We hope the information provided is helpful in assisting you with your enquiry.


Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html


Is this a generic reply?? What am I supposed to make of this?.

My VO is Ottawa....I raised webform to both IRCC and NDVO

What do they mean my application is in process? My file was approved in December and My COPR expired on July 15th.

Any guesses anyone?
Thats the new generic response from them with the statements about Covid-19 impacting processing times. I believe the wordings were different from IRCC in their earlier responses.

I think the 'in process' here refers to the ETA application and not your PR application itself so I would not particularly worry about it. It did freak me out as well when I saw it worded that way initially. Considering your application was approved in December(meaning you are exempt from the restrictions), you probably will get the 4 pointer email or maybe even the ETA itself earlier than some of us here so just wait patiently.
 

crackMBA

Hero Member
Mar 2, 2015
897
377
India
Hi Guys......have been a silent spectator on this forum for long.

I did not get the 4 pointer email but I went ahead and pro-actively raised a webform informing my willingness to travel with a flight ticket(booked in January but in credit shell with Etihad for now) and a quarantine plan along with my bank docs. Got a reply as follows:


Good day,

Thank you for contacting Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

We are pleased to confirm reception of the document(s).

We have forwarded them to the responsible office for their consideration.

Furthermore, we verified the information you provided and can confirm that the application is still in process.

Due to the ongoing situation related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), some IRCC offices are currently operating with reduced or critical staff only.

We are working on processing applications as quickly as possible; however, processing times are affected and any disruption caused by COVID-19 is not reflected accurately on our website. We will make all the necessary efforts to finalize the application as soon as possible.

Rest assured that you will be informed as soon as a decision is reached or if additional information is needed.

Furthermore, please note that there are two ways you can check your application status online. You can verify the status of your application:


  • Submitted by mail (if it was not linkedto an online account):
  • Submitted online orsubmitted by mail and linked to an online account:
We hope the information provided is helpful in assisting you with your enquiry.


Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html


Is this a generic reply?? What am I supposed to make of this?.

My VO is Ottawa....I raised webform to both IRCC and NDVO

What do they mean my application is in process? My file was approved in December and My COPR expired on July 15th.

Any guesses anyone?
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In how many days did you receive the reply?