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I just received a scholarship for a masters program in the UK and it’s an opportunity I can’t refuse. However, I will have to renounce my Canadian PR as I will not meet the residency requirements. I found a website that states Canadian PRs who renounce their status while living outside Canada...

Posting on behalf of a friend: I just received my GCMS notes and under the activity section the officer wrote eligibility review required, but under the notes itself the label is “general” and his recommendation is “review required adverse stat question” (I was denied a study visa to another...

Has anyone applied for a PRTD at the Canadian embassy in Argentina? If so, how long is the processing time?

Does anyone know For sure whether the ears MUST be visible in the pictures? Nowhere in the requirements says so, I’ve seen several PR cards where the ears are not visible and the professional photographer I went to said it’s not mandatory for the ears to be visible, but I just want to make sure...

Just wondering if any inland applicant here ordered their GCMS notes after receiving their approval letter or landing letter?? I just noticed that I was supposed to receive some “information letter” on the same day I got PPR (I applied Outland while living in Canada) but the status of that...

Can IRCC know the exact date of end of employment through the CRA? Asking because as a student I was hired as a research assistant on a contract with flexible hours (meaning no specified end date, it could go as long as it took me to finish the research) and received a lump sum advanced payment...

Thought I’d start a new thread to keep track of the current processing and wait times for the first PR card, especially now that there’s quite a backlog of mail due to the CP strikes. Landed: November 17 POE: Coutts/Sweetgrass border Province of destination: Nova Scotia Linked PR card to...

Just wondering what the current (real) wait times are for receiving your first PR card. I know what the IRCC website states, just want to check the actual time people have been waiting because of the Canada Post strikes.

Can anyone who landed at Coutts border crossing and who requires a US visa but does not have one please share your experience? I’m thinking about doing this but to be honest I’m scared of the US side since I’m from South America and do not possess a US visa. Also, would flagpoling with no visa...

My passport and CoPR have been ready since last Monday but IRCC won’t mail them for some reason. I called today for the second time and the agent said they needed to verify my mailing address (I’m currently in Alberta visiting my partner) and she said that they needed a PO Box number for some...

My passport and CoPR have been ready since this Monday, but I just called IRCC and they said they have no prospective date of returning my passport because of the strikes (which is very understandable and reasonable of them), however, since I’m in the Rocky Mountains now the called died before I...

Is anybody aware of what call centre agents ask in order to book a landing appointment for an outland applicant currently living in Canada? Can I book one after my CoPR has been issued but before receiving it in the mail?

Hi, I mailed my passport to Ottawa using fedex priority overnight on Monday and it was supposed to be delivered yesterday, but due to a misrouting error on Fedex’s end, my passport was delivered today. However, I noticed that the delivery confirmation says that it was delivered to 365 Laurier...

What is the average wait time to get the passport back from Rome VO?

Hello, is someone aware of the current wait times to book a landing appointment in Calgary for an outland applicant and what’s the average wait time for the actual interview??

Will CPC Ottawa return the passport and the COPR to a PO Box address in Canada or do they only mail passports to residential addresses??

Hello, just looking for some advice as I will not be in my home address (in Canada) for a few weeks and am therefore required to submit my passport to Ottawa from the staff accommodation address where I will be staying. I know I can submit my passport, pictures, etc. using a Canada Post Priority...

Need advice please! I just got DM on ecas and I’m assuming I was approved (outland applicant). I’m leaving Canada for 5 days on October 22nd so I won’t have time to submit my passport. My question is: will I be able to enter Canada with my valid TRV and PGWP or will they become invalid the...

If you are a June 2018 outland applicant who is not from the Philippines nor India, and were transferred from CPC Sydney to CPC Mississauga please answer this thread and share your timeline as well as your usual VO.

For those of you who ordered your GCMS notes after medical passed, could you please tell me if the medical results are verified by CPC Ottawa or by the local VO handling the application?