Recent content by albak

For anyone following this thread, I was able to link my GCKey following Acknowledgement of Receipt (in fact I didn't get any AOR mail. I just tried linking after my husband got his rejection email and was able to successfully link) on/about October 4. 2023. And I received Final Decision on my...

Hello, My husband & I both applied for PR card renewal. We have met the residency obligation (although with only 15 days to spare) and our current cards are valid for 3 more months. Both of us applied for our card renewal on September 1, 2023. My husband received a message that his...

Updated Timeline : Passport Sent - Feb 16 2022 Delivered - Feb 17 2022 First Escalation - March 3 2022 Escalation Response received on March 5 2022 stating that the passports will take 10-15 days to process - On March 10, received a confirmation of application receipt email from NY VAC for both...

UPDATE - March 12 - On March 10, received a confirmation of application receipt email from NY VAC for both passports. This is not the same as the tracking number - On March 11, received tracking ID for one of the passports and confirmation it’s been sent to IRCC

You can send an email to them if it’s been more than 5 business days since they received your passport. Here’s the email address - info.canny@vfshelpline.com BTW, I finally received my tracking ID for one of the passports I had sent on Thursday. Edited the post to update timeline

First off, if you are reading this post to see whether NY VAC is the best place to send your passport for stamping/visa etc., then short answer is NO. DO NOT SEND YOUR PASSPORT TO THEM. Even if it is farther away, send your passport to LA VAC & save yourself 2-3 weeks. Second, I am starting...

@Aravindan_N - Did you get the passport stamped? If yes, can you please share your timeline?

Yep, NY visa office is the worst. My parents passport is stuck in NY VAC since Feb 22. There has been no response/communication from them following delivery of the passport via FedEx.

Yep, I sent mine to CPC Sydney on Oct 11. Still haven't received the AOR. It was a paper app.

Same thing happened to me as well. Can you advise what you did? I really don’t want to be stuck without a passport for 4-6 weeks. How long did it actually end up taking you?

Hey Ashsan, this is the first time I’m hearing of an online portal. All my search via canada.gov for dependent sponsorship don’t lead me to this portal. I applied via paper on October. Just wondering/worried whether I need to apply via portal as well. How did you get to know that you need to use...

I've almost completed my dependent child application for my kid (inland app) and had a quick question. Just confirming the fees is only 150 + 85 (biometric)? Based on the link here that seems to be the case but wanted to confirm the RRPF fee does not apply for minor children?

Hello, My husband and I are PRs (acquired through Express Entry) are planning to relocate as a family to Canada in the coming weeks to maintain our residency obligations. My minor child is a US citizen who was born after we received our PRs. He was born outside of Canada (in the US). I...

Hello! Those of you that get paid in USD but live in Canada how do you manage your banking expenses? Do you simply transfer the required amount of money per month from your US bank account to CAD or do you use a borderless banking account that allows you to convert between both currencies? are...

Sorry for the late reply. 2 beds at a minimum, anything over that is fine as well. The main condition is 2 full baths. I’m just tired of looking for places. We might just have to change our move in date to fit housing availability.