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Abhiancha

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Hey congratulations!
Did your mum pay Rs. 3000 for the premium lounge service at that time? If yes, then this service won't cover the 2-way courier service. PL service only covers 1-way courier.
I'm sure you know the standard 2-way courier service charge is around Rs. 1000 per passport.

The visa office email says they will take 14 days to stamp and return the passport after they receive the complete passport package.
Thank you for the quick response.
What's the point of paying that amount - if it's not a 2 way courier service, when my mother paid that amount at the VFS center during biometrics, the VFS person told her that this service is for 2 way.
 

Abhiancha

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Congrats! Can you please share your timeline? Is the application from India?
Thank you. Please find the timeline below.
applied on July 8th
Biometrics submitted on August 16th - profile not updated
Raised a webform on August 22nd for covid 19 exemption - stating family reunification as the reason
Received mail response on Sept 10th
Received re submission of biometrics request Oct 3rd
Re submitted biometrics - Nov 16th
Biometrics updated on the profile - Nov 17th
Medical request received - Nov 24th
Medicals completed - Nov 29th
Medicals passed - Dec 3rd
BVL and passport request - Dec 19th

Yes, the application is from India technically - although I assisted with the application online from Canada.
 
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Abhiancha

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For those who want to know more about the 2-way courier service by the visa offices in India, here is all the detail.

1. Receive the PPR letter from IRCC.

2. Go to this website link:

https://vfs-cic.mioot.com/forms/PS/

3. Fill out the webform and enter the required info.

4. Once submitted, you will receive an email having the payment link in it within 2-3 days. Please keep an eye on your email, because once received, the email payment link will only be valid for 12 hours. If passed 12 hours, you will have to submit the webform (step 2 above) again and wait for another link. Doesn't hurt in any way, but takes extra time.

5. You may receive more than one email with a payment link in it. Make sure you only pay once. Even if you try to pay once again, you won't be able to. The link will say your payment has already been received.

6. Pay for the service. The fee is approx Rs. 1000 INR per passport. (In case of more than one applicant, you will need to pay for them separately.)

7. After the payment, you will receive another email with an AWB number in it. This AWB will serve as a tracking number for your passport package to the visa office.

8. Keep your passport package ready and sealed. You must make separate packages for each passport, even if all the applicants live at the same address. The mandatory documents are:
i) Passport (I dare you to not include this!;))
ii) Consent form (complete and signed), provided by the visa office in the email.
iii) Courier and SMS form (complete and signed), provided by the visa office in the email.
iv) Passport submission letter (PPR letter/Golden email letter, whatever you may call it) provided by IRCC.
If required, they might ask you for any extra documents. But the ones above are mandatory.

9. Write this at the center on the envelope for the 'To.' address.
To,
The officer,
VFS Global Canada.

The exact details will be provided in your email.

10. Write your full name, address, phone, AWB number and the application number at the 'From' address.

11. Soon you will be contacted by the Blue Dart courier. They will come to the address that you mentioned in the webform to pick your passport up.

12. You will need to give the above AWB number to the courier service guy. And they will send the package to the visa office.

13. Your job is done here. Now, take a 'Cutting Chai ki pyaali'.:) Just relax and wait patiently till the passport comes back with the visa stamped on it. They say it will take around 14 days to stamp and return the passport after they have received the completed package with all documents.

14. You can track the courier using your AWB number here.
https://www.bluedart.com/tracking

Hope it helps.
I see that one of the pages on the consent form has the following - any idea what to be filled here?
Consent for Indirect Submission and/or Collection (to be completed ONLY if travel agent or person other than applicant themselves is submitting and/or collecting the visa application and decision) I give my consent to the Canada Visa Application Centre in (City, Country) to receive/give my documents from/to _____________. Name of Person to submit an application or collect the decision on my behalf: _________________________________________________________________ Relationship to Applicant: Applicant Signature: ____________ Date: _______________________________
 

mandy.c

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Sep 3, 2016
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India
Category........
Visa Office......
Bangalore
App. Filed.......
02-05-2017
IELTS Request
Upfront
Med's Request
Upfront
Passport Req..
01-06-2017
VISA ISSUED...
01-06-2017
Thank you fir the detailed info!:) Hope my parents get their PPR soon and we can follow these steps.

For those who want to know more about the 2-way courier service by the visa offices in India, here is all the detail.

1. Receive the PPR letter from IRCC.

2. Go to this website link:

https://vfs-cic.mioot.com/forms/PS/

3. Fill out the webform and enter the required info.

4. Once submitted, you will receive an email having the payment link in it within 2-3 days. Please keep an eye on your email, because once received, the email payment link will only be valid for 12 hours. If passed 12 hours, you will have to submit the webform (step 2 above) again and wait for another link. Doesn't hurt in any way, but takes extra time.

5. You may receive more than one email with a payment link in it. Make sure you only pay once. Even if you try to pay once again, you won't be able to. The link will say your payment has already been received.

6. Pay for the service. The fee is approx Rs. 1000 INR per passport. (In case of more than one applicant, you will need to pay for them separately.)

7. After the payment, you will receive another email with an AWB number in it. This AWB will serve as a tracking number for your passport package to the visa office.

8. Keep your passport package ready and sealed. You must make separate packages for each passport, even if all the applicants live at the same address. The mandatory documents are:
i) Passport (I dare you to not include this!;))
ii) Consent form (complete and signed), provided by the visa office in the email.
iii) Courier and SMS form (complete and signed), provided by the visa office in the email.
iv) Passport submission letter (PPR letter/Golden email letter, whatever you may call it) provided by IRCC.
If required, they might ask you for any extra documents. But the ones above are mandatory.

9. Write this at the center on the envelope for the 'To.' address.
To,
The officer,
VFS Global Canada.

The exact details will be provided in your email.

10. Write your full name, address, phone, AWB number and the application number at the 'From' address.

11. Soon you will be contacted by the Blue Dart courier. They will come to the address that you mentioned in the webform to pick your passport up.

12. You will need to give the above AWB number to the courier service guy. And they will send the package to the visa office.

13. Your job is done here. Now, take a 'Cutting Chai ki pyaali'.:) Just relax and wait patiently till the passport comes back with the visa stamped on it. They say it will take around 14 days to stamp and return the passport after they have received the completed package with all documents.

14. You can track the courier using your AWB number here.
https://www.bluedart.com/tracking

Hope it helps.
 
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mandy.c

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Sep 3, 2016
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India
Category........
Visa Office......
Bangalore
App. Filed.......
02-05-2017
IELTS Request
Upfront
Med's Request
Upfront
Passport Req..
01-06-2017
VISA ISSUED...
01-06-2017
Awesome! Thank you and congrats!:)
Thank you. Please find the timeline below.
applied on July 8th
Biometrics submitted on August 16th - profile not updated
Raised a webform on August 22nd for covid 19 exemption - stating family reunification as the reason
Received mail response on Sept 10th
Received re submission of biometrics request Oct 3rd
Re submitted biometrics - Nov 16th
Biometrics updated on the profile - Nov 17th
Medical request received - Nov 24th
Medicals completed - Nov 29th
Medicals passed - Dec 3rd
BVL and passport request - Dec 19th

Yes, the application is from India technically - although I assisted with the application online from Canada.
 
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bonnetmacaque

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Hi All,
I had applied for parents' Super Visa in April and completed Biometrics in August. No update since then even after raising webform citing family unification.
I am thinking of re-applyin on new portal.
My question is about the fees.
Will the fees of the earlier application be refunded?
 

sahilk

Star Member
Apr 28, 2012
89
6
123
Canada
Category........
PNP
Job Offer........
Yes
Nomination.....
06-06-2016
AOR Received.
15-01-2017
LANDED..........
17-03-2017
Thank you. Please find the timeline below.
applied on July 8th
Biometrics submitted on August 16th - profile not updated
Raised a webform on August 22nd for covid 19 exemption - stating family reunification as the reason
Received mail response on Sept 10th
Received re submission of biometrics request Oct 3rd
Re submitted biometrics - Nov 16th
Biometrics updated on the profile - Nov 17th
Medical request received - Nov 24th
Medicals completed - Nov 29th
Medicals passed - Dec 3rd
BVL and passport request - Dec 19th

Yes, the application is from India technically - although I assisted with the application online from Canada.
Awesome. Congrats.

Did you applied through IRCC portal or using the gckey? I applied back in April 2021, biometric completed in August but still no update.
 

sahilk

Star Member
Apr 28, 2012
89
6
123
Canada
Category........
PNP
Job Offer........
Yes
Nomination.....
06-06-2016
AOR Received.
15-01-2017
LANDED..........
17-03-2017
This was shared by someone and it helped me so here it is:

1. Get the invite code
https://ircc.canada.ca/visit-visiter/en/get-account-ircc-portal

2. Create an account and sign in using account created
https://portal-portail.apps.cic.gc.ca/signin?lang=en

3. Once you log in, make sure you choose this option for Super Visa
https://prnt.sc/1wz4oi1?fbclid=IwAR3-K4l1D57NiBdbd3i_7Kk1Xb6E31D3TtneHpyiDkAGWcIrPZF1n0qhtpc
Are we supposed to apply from IRCC or using gckey? I applied for my parents back in april 2021 using gckey account. Has anything changed with the application process?
 
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Parisuzy

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Feb 22, 2020
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Thank you. Please find the timeline below.
applied on July 8th
Biometrics submitted on August 16th - profile not updated
Raised a webform on August 22nd for covid 19 exemption - stating family reunification as the reason
Received mail response on Sept 10th
Received re submission of biometrics request Oct 3rd
Re submitted biometrics - Nov 16th
Biometrics updated on the profile - Nov 17th
Medical request received - Nov 24th
Medicals completed - Nov 29th
Medicals passed - Dec 3rd
BVL and passport request - Dec 19th

Yes, the application is from India technically - although I assisted with the application online from Canada.
Congrats! Did you have an upfront medical exams or your parents waited for the officer to ask? Can you please share your experience as I am confused? Thanks
 

Abhiancha

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Oct 15, 2018
217
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Awesome. Congrats.

Did you applied through IRCC portal or using the gckey? I applied back in April 2021, biometric completed in August but still no update.
GCKEY. I'd suggest to re apply in this case - if you haven't seen any update since September.
 

Abhiancha

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Oct 15, 2018
217
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Congrats! Did you have an upfront medical exams or your parents waited for the officer to ask? Can you please share your experience as I am confused? Thanks
We did the mistake of not doing Medicals upfront. We had to wait till IRCC asked for the medicals after biometrics are completed.
 

sahilk

Star Member
Apr 28, 2012
89
6
123
Canada
Category........
PNP
Job Offer........
Yes
Nomination.....
06-06-2016
AOR Received.
15-01-2017
LANDED..........
17-03-2017
GCKEY. I'd suggest to re apply in this case - if you haven't seen any update since September.
Thanks Abhiancha. I feel so upsetting now that I missed this. We are having out first baby in Jan 2022 and I really wanted my parents to be here. Damn it covid... I will re-apply through IRCC right away.
 

jpv2212

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Jan 30, 2015
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Thank you for the quick response.
What's the point of paying that amount - if it's not a 2 way courier service, when my mother paid that amount at the VFS center during biometrics, the VFS person told her that this service is for 2 way.
Exactly. Doesn't make sense. That's why my parents contacted the VFS. They said that the lounge service is when they come for the biometrics, and they have these helping people there who can assist the applicants in filling out the forms, making photocopies, etc. But the courier service is only 1-way, as they said. For the 2-way service, you have to pay separately.

My parents didn't know that too and paid these silly worthless fees. Actually, the VFS people misguide all parents regarding this. They only want to do more business out of it. They know that most parents in India don't know the exact procedures, and they will definitely pay for whatever is asked, just out of the fear that their application would get stuck or will have problems. So, the parents don't argue and just pay the fees to get over with it. The lounge service is what I call a 'lousy' service. Complete waste of money. I'd suggest other people please do not fall for that, unless absolutely necessary.