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Canadian Passport - Mail-In Application Timelines

lifein360

Hero Member
Jan 23, 2016
795
207
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
Jan 17, 2017
Med's Done....
Feb 20, 2017
Passport Req..
Mar 20, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
Mar 24, 2017
LANDED..........
Apr 23, 2017
Apply in person folks if you can
 

masood8

Hero Member
Oct 3, 2013
722
161
Toronto
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
LONDON
NOC Code......
3131
App. Filed.......
10-01-2011
Doc's Request.
20-03-2011
IELTS Request
Along File
Med's Request
05-11-2013
Med's Done....
10-12-2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
PPR1 05-10-2014 & PPR2 17-11-2014 (Submitted: 18-02-2015)
VISA ISSUED...
13-02-2015
LANDED..........
29-June-2015
I called passport office today and they said the timeline is not 20 business days. It's 6 to 8 weeks these days.
This is so frustrating 6-8 weeks just to print a passport...... WOW
 

masood8

Hero Member
Oct 3, 2013
722
161
Toronto
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
LONDON
NOC Code......
3131
App. Filed.......
10-01-2011
Doc's Request.
20-03-2011
IELTS Request
Along File
Med's Request
05-11-2013
Med's Done....
10-12-2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
PPR1 05-10-2014 & PPR2 17-11-2014 (Submitted: 18-02-2015)
VISA ISSUED...
13-02-2015
LANDED..........
29-June-2015

lifein360

Hero Member
Jan 23, 2016
795
207
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
Jan 17, 2017
Med's Done....
Feb 20, 2017
Passport Req..
Mar 20, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
Mar 24, 2017
LANDED..........
Apr 23, 2017
Its been 5 weeks since I applied in person
Damn. Then I got nothing.Did they not offer a pickup date for you when you submitted?
Still feel overall in person applications are moving faster but maybe it’s a small sample size
 

blueheart

Full Member
Oct 12, 2012
29
15
Apply in person yesterday. Paid a regular fee and the receipt said passport will be mailed in 2 weeks.

Note I put down a potential travel date but I don't have any proof and they didn't ask.
 

frusty05

Star Member
Dec 18, 2017
93
62
Hi Guys, my passport application was delivered on Sept 2nd, and they just charged my credit card yesterday (Sept 22), how long after they charge your card does it take to receive passport?
 

rohansekhri

Star Member
Oct 25, 2015
132
58
Toronto
AOR Received.
23-01-2016
My timeline:

Application type: non-urgent. Regular
application sent: 3rd Sep
Received in Ottawa: 7th Sep
In process : 7th Sep
Payment deducted: Sep 11
Passport validated and sent to printing: Sep 16
Got Canada post pickup label: Sep 23rd
Pick-up: today or tomorrow

for those who wanna know what did the magic? Put a date on the form.
 

Jago88

Full Member
Jan 5, 2017
37
16
My timeline:

Application type: non-urgent. Regular
application sent: 3rd Sep
Received in Ottawa: 7th Sep
In process : 7th Sep
Payment deducted: Sep 11
Passport validated and sent to printing: Sep 16
Got Canada post pickup label: Sep 23rd
Pick-up: today or tomorrow

for those who wanna know what did the magic? Put a date on the form.

"Passport validated and sent to printing" - Do they email you when it gets to this stage?
 
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masood8

Hero Member
Oct 3, 2013
722
161
Toronto
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
LONDON
NOC Code......
3131
App. Filed.......
10-01-2011
Doc's Request.
20-03-2011
IELTS Request
Along File
Med's Request
05-11-2013
Med's Done....
10-12-2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
PPR1 05-10-2014 & PPR2 17-11-2014 (Submitted: 18-02-2015)
VISA ISSUED...
13-02-2015
LANDED..........
29-June-2015
Damn. Then I got nothing.Did they not offer a pickup date for you when you submitted?
Still feel overall in person applications are moving faster but maybe it’s a small sample size
NO pickup date mentioned, I was told that passport will be delivered by mail within 4-5 weeks from the date of submission,
I believe it has some thing to do with travel dates, since I didn't mentioned any dates for me and for all my family.
 

masood8

Hero Member
Oct 3, 2013
722
161
Toronto
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
LONDON
NOC Code......
3131
App. Filed.......
10-01-2011
Doc's Request.
20-03-2011
IELTS Request
Along File
Med's Request
05-11-2013
Med's Done....
10-12-2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
PPR1 05-10-2014 & PPR2 17-11-2014 (Submitted: 18-02-2015)
VISA ISSUED...
13-02-2015
LANDED..........
29-June-2015
My timeline:

Application type: non-urgent. Regular
application sent: 3rd Sep
Received in Ottawa: 7th Sep
In process : 7th Sep
Payment deducted: Sep 11
Passport validated and sent to printing: Sep 16
Got Canada post pickup label: Sep 23rd
Pick-up: today or tomorrow

for those who wanna know what did the magic? Put a date on the form.
I didn't mentioned date of travel because I had no plans for travel but this thing is getting on my nerves as it already 5 weeks since I submitted passport app.
 

krunal2904

Hero Member
May 9, 2016
722
353
Canada
NOC Code......
2174
My timeline:

Application type: non-urgent. Regular
application sent: 3rd Sep
Received in Ottawa: 7th Sep
In process : 7th Sep
Payment deducted: Sep 11
Passport validated and sent to printing: Sep 16
Got Canada post pickup label: Sep 23rd
Pick-up: today or tomorrow

for those who wanna know what did the magic? Put a date on the form.
What travel date should we need to put? I mean 1 month from the date of submission?
 

masood8

Hero Member
Oct 3, 2013
722
161
Toronto
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
LONDON
NOC Code......
3131
App. Filed.......
10-01-2011
Doc's Request.
20-03-2011
IELTS Request
Along File
Med's Request
05-11-2013
Med's Done....
10-12-2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
PPR1 05-10-2014 & PPR2 17-11-2014 (Submitted: 18-02-2015)
VISA ISSUED...
13-02-2015
LANDED..........
29-June-2015