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  1. jwmcgill

    Canadian Passport - Mail-In Application Timelines

    Quick update - received passport today around 12PM. - Application Sent: Sept 08, 2020 - Application Delivered: Sep 09, 2020 - Funds ($160) deducted from my credit card by PassportCanada - Sept 29, 2020 - Received Citizenship Certificate in mail today - Oct 02 - Passport Printed - OCT 05 -...
  2. jwmcgill

    Canadian Passport - Mail-In Application Timelines

    Updates on my timeline: - Application Sent: Sept 08, 2020 - Application Delivered: Sep 09, 2020 - Funds ($160) deducted from my credit card by PassportCanada - Sept 29, 2020 - Received Citizenship Certificate in mail today - Oct 02 - From (location): Montreal, QC Talked to agent over phone. My...
  3. jwmcgill

    Canadian Passport - Mail-In Application Timelines

    Thanks, @Moe2010. I will look into submitting a request soon. Updates on my timeline: - Application Sent: Sept 08, 2020 - Application Delivered: Sep 09, 2020 - Funds ($160) deducted from my credit card by PassportCanada - Sept 29, 2020 - From (location): Montreal, QC
  4. jwmcgill

    Canadian Passport - Mail-In Application Timelines

    Here is my timeline: - Application Sent: Sept 08, 2020 - Application Delivered: Sep 09, 2020 - From (location): Montreal, QC No further communication from passport office since then. Looking at timelines above, I wish I had opted for urgent or express service. My employer needs me in Boston...
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    certificate mail issue

    It took 18days in my case. Certificate was sent in a regular Canada Post mail. Location - Montreal.
  6. jwmcgill

    Citizenship certificate mailing time

    Received my cert today, Sept 01. Had my oath on Aug 13. Location: Montreal
  7. jwmcgill

    Transfer US H1B Visa to Canadian Passport or to surrender my Indian citiziten

    I just discovered this thread. Very informative. @letstry21 - could you please share updates if you have any? I am in similar situation with Valid H1B stamp (expires in January 2022) on Indian passport. I would appreciate if someone can share their experience passing through land border on new...
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    Citizenship certificate mailing time

    I had my oat ceremony yesterday, August 13. I was told that it would take up to 4weeks to receive citizenship certificate, mainly due to ongoing disputes between government and labor union of Canada Post. Lot of Canada post shipments are delayed these days.
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    Any updates on citizenship virtual oath ceremony montreal/Laval applications please.

    I am from Montreal region and did my oath ceremony today. Here are details: 1. Application sent: July 22, 2019. 2. AOR: October 9, 2019. 3. Test and Interview: January 16, 2020 6. DECISION MADE: January 25, 2020 7. Oath invitation email received: August 11, 2020 8. Virtual Oath ceremony...
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    July 2019 - Citizenship Applicants

    Did my oath ceremony today. Here are details: 1. Application sent: July 22, 2019. 2. AOR: October 9, 2019. 3. Test and Interview: January 16, 2020 6. DECISION MADE: January 25, 2020 7. Oath invitation email received: August 11, 2020 8. Virtual Oath ceremony: August 13, 2020 9. Region...
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    Moving from USA(H1B) to Canada(PR)

    Totally agree and perfectly makes sense!
  12. jwmcgill

    Passports to CPC Ottawa - October 2016

    I am pleasantly surprised to see my application is approved and closed in CIC portal, online. PPR 19 OCT Passport delivered to Ottawa on 25 OCT Application Approved 1st NOV FedEx Tracker not activated yet I am hoping to get my passport back by end of this week, NOV 4
  13. jwmcgill

    Passports to CPC Ottawa - October 2016

    Congratulations to you all in this last leg of the PR journey! PPR: OCT 19 PP Received at Ottawa: OCT 25 Now waiting....
  14. jwmcgill

    Australia Immigration

    Good luck with IELTS. Don't want to discourage you but somewhere I read that only 0.3% candidates achieve score of 8 and above in every section. You may want to take a look at PTE, which has much higher success rate to claim 10 points.
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    Australia Immigration

    Received ACS + report on 26th June. I have similar educational background - BE and MS in Computer Science and filed ACS under 261312. Still ACS deducted 2 years of experience. Personally, it is not a huge concern to me.
  16. jwmcgill

    Australia Immigration

    @jairichi really appreciate your reply. And thanks for introducing expatforum.com to us. I have couple of specific question on ACS Skills Assessment that I will post there :)
  17. jwmcgill

    Australia Immigration

    Thanks for starting this thread on Australia. I have PCCs from India and US (both received in last week of May 2016). Any one knows if I could use the same PCCs for AUS 189. I am hoping to lodge my application in August 2016.
  18. jwmcgill

    McGill Students Forum Fall 2014

    thanks @mehtab_gill for reply. Hope I can get in touch with grad students joining McGill U - MAC Campus. Would you be able to forward names or contact info of folks you know joining mac campus? I have already joined facebook groups on McGill ISA and similar others.
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    Urgent Passport Request - Where to send it?

    Last week (July 25) I went in person to NYC VAC office to submit my passport. In my understanding you would have to go through VAC unless its diplomat or other special type of passport. You can call VAC and clarify the doubt at Phone Number: (646) 741- 0130
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    McGill Students Forum Fall 2014

    Anyone on this thread will be at Macdonald campus of McGill University. I will be studying MSc Food Science which is at MAC campus (30 mins south-west of main campus). I am not sure I will get on campus housing or not, so looking for off-campus housing and roommates. If interested, lets share...