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phaeo

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Apr 27, 2017
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I lost biometric letter in metro today what should i do now
Do you mean the request letter? I was going to suggest you print a new one out, but I looked at your past messages and saw you received it by post. I'd try calling CIC and explaining, and maybe trying to get your online account connected to help speed up the correspondence.
 
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Ismail111

Star Member
May 6, 2019
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Visa Office......
NDVO
App. Filed.......
29 April 2019
File Transfer...
23 oct 2019
Med's Request
29 June 2019
Med's Done....
09 Aug 2019
Interview........
28 Jan 2020
Do you mean the request letter? I was going to suggest you print a new one out, but I looked at your past messages and saw you received it by post. I'd try calling CIC and explaining, and maybe trying to get your online account connected to help speed up the correspondence.
Yes but i did took its picture with my mobile and i have it can i print it out will the vfs accept such letters ?
 

allmm

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Mar 5, 2019
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Hello everyone,

I have a question about my application to sponsor my sister in the Family Class: Other relatives. The application is going well, I have added the timeline below.

Zimbabwe, where my sister is, currently has a passport crisis - no paper, ink and machinery to print passports. The government hasn't issued passports in a few months. My sister has a passport but her two dependent children who are accompanying her do not have passports. They have applied for her children's passports but we do not know when they will get them. CIC Pretoria reached out and requested for medicals in May and we asked for an extension of time to wait for passports but up to now there is no word on passports. You cannot get your medicals done without a picture ID and for the kids who are 3 and 2 years old that means they need their passports. We received another email this week asking for the medicals within 60 days, CIC says if they don't receive this information within the 60 days, our application will be refused.

I have checked to see if we can send a webform to list the children as non-accompanying dependents but even in that case, non-accompanying dependents have to have their medicals done in order for the applicant to be issued with PR.

My question is: Can our PR application be refused based on a circumstance that is beyond our control? What can we do in this case?

The passport crisis in Zimbabwe is something that we do not have control over. It has been covered by press and in international media outlets. I dowloaded these news sources and sent them to CIC Pretoria in our initial request for extension to get medicals email.

Let me know if there is a forum that I can post this question if I am in the wrong place. I just thought to post here since our application was received in March 2019.

App received: 1 March 2019 | AOR1: 3 April 2019 | ECAs: 3 Apr 2019| SA: 14 April 2019 | BM Request: 20 April 2019 | Med Request and additional info: 28 May 2019 | Med Request (2) and additional info: 6 August 2019
 

phaeo

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Apr 27, 2017
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Yes but i did took its picture with my mobile and i have it can i print it out will the vfs accept such letters ?
Honestly I don't know, I think you should probably try getting in touch with the VAC where you are going to do your biometrics and ask them. They'll be able to give you a more informed answer!
 

Ismail111

Star Member
May 6, 2019
60
4
Visa Office......
NDVO
App. Filed.......
29 April 2019
File Transfer...
23 oct 2019
Med's Request
29 June 2019
Med's Done....
09 Aug 2019
Interview........
28 Jan 2020
does biometric request letter is there in my GCKEY ?
 

drai

Full Member
Mar 24, 2019
41
7
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mississauga
App. Filed.......
29-03-2019
Doc's Request.
28-06-2019
AOR Received.
09-05-2019
File Transfer...
30-05-2019
Med's Request
22-05-2019
Med's Done....
24-05-2019
Yes but i did took its picture with my mobile and i have it can i print it out will the vfs accept such letters ?
Yes at least you can try it doesn’t hurt
 

drai

Full Member
Mar 24, 2019
41
7
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mississauga
App. Filed.......
29-03-2019
Doc's Request.
28-06-2019
AOR Received.
09-05-2019
File Transfer...
30-05-2019
Med's Request
22-05-2019
Med's Done....
24-05-2019
does biometric request letter is there in my GCKEY ?
As far as I know they just need your UCI and Application number and passport only. U can tell them that you don’t have letter with u at this moment, no need to go in details of what happened to letter
 

phaeo

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Apr 27, 2017
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There should be a set of instructions that tells you what you need to do. If the PA is from a visa exempt country, you will only need a photocopy of the passport. Otherwise, yes, you will need to physically send your passport. I think that where you send it to will depend on where you live -- my husband is in the UK and even though we were processed at Mississauga, they told him to send it to the London VO if he wasn't in Canada.
 

Farahnaz11

Champion Member
Mar 29, 2019
1,484
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App. Filed.......
March 08 2019
AOR Received.
April 10 2019
Med's Request
May 1 2019
Med's Done....
May 6 2019
I got profile updated under gckey but nothing was changed what does it mean ?
 

rafzy

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Jan 31, 2015
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I got profile updated under gckey but nothing was changed what does it mean ?
Was your application transferred to VO ?

Also, your PA is from which country ?

This is ghost update and it normally means that your file is approved. Do check your ECAS tomorrow morning
 

Farahnaz11

Champion Member
Mar 29, 2019
1,484
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App. Filed.......
March 08 2019
AOR Received.
April 10 2019
Med's Request
May 1 2019
Med's Done....
May 6 2019
Was your application transferred to VO ?

Also, your PA is from which country ?

This is ghost update and it normally means that your file is approved. Do check your ECAS tomorrow morning
No my file hasn’t been transferred yet
My pa is from Afghanistan
And we have done bio and medical so far
 

phaeo

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Apr 27, 2017
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I got profile updated under gckey but nothing was changed what does it mean ?
Ohh, that's called a ghost update, it usually means they were doing something to your application. People often find they get an actual update not long after that happens. Keep an eye out, maybe they're getting ready to transfer your application to a VO. I'm crossing my fingers for you!
 

Farahnaz11

Champion Member
Mar 29, 2019
1,484
380
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App. Filed.......
March 08 2019
AOR Received.
April 10 2019
Med's Request
May 1 2019
Med's Done....
May 6 2019
Ohh, that's called a ghost update, it usually means they were doing something to your application. People often find they get an actual update not long after that happens. Keep an eye out, maybe they're getting ready to transfer your application to a VO. I'm crossing my fingers for you!
Oh I see I hope my file gets transfer .. thank u