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Changing passport from handwritten to machine readable after applying for PR

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Aiyaan

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Jul 22, 2013
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Hi everybody,

I have applied for PR under CEC this month. My passport is hand written and will be valid till 2017. However, by mid-2015, all handwritten passports will be banned and will not be accepted at any airports across the world.

I may take a chance to replace my hand written passport to machine readable within few months when I visit my country (Currently I'm working in Canada). But, as I have already applied for PR this month with my current hand written passport, will there be any problem in the application if I change my passport to machine readable? They have got the copy of recent passport alon with other documents in the application package.

What should I do if I replace my passport with a new one? Do I need to reapply for PR or just need to inform immigration office about the change.

Please, let me know.

Thanks in advance
 
Aiyaan said:
Hi everybody,

I have applied for PR under CEC this month. My passport is hand written and will be valid till 2017. However, by mid-2015, all handwritten passports will be banned and will not be accepted at any airports across the world.

I may take a chance to replace my hand written passport to machine readable within few months when I visit my country (Currently I'm working in Canada). But, as I have already applied for PR this month with my current hand written passport, will there be any problem in the application if I change my passport to machine readable? They have got the copy of recent passport alon with other documents in the application package.

What should I do if I replace my passport with a new one? Do I need to reapply for PR or just need to inform immigration office about the change.

Please, let me know.

Thanks in advance
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Wait for your AOR, and then when you get your new passport email a copy to CIC and inform
them about your new passport.
 
Thanks..but I hope it won't delay the procedure....I won't be getting new passport before january , 2014.
 
Aiyaan said:
Thanks..but I hope it won't delay the procedure....I won't be getting new passport before january , 2014.
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It won't affect your application at all. You'll get the AOR within 60 days of submitting
your application. 7-8 months after that, you will get MR.
I applied for PR in september this year, waiting for my new passport right now. I applied for
a new passport one week after submitting my application.
When I get the new passport I email a scan along with my filenumber to CIC.

You'll be fine!
 
iam_toby said:
It won't affect your application at all. You'll get the AOR within 60 days of submitting
your application. 7-8 months after that, you will get MR.
I applied for PR in september this year, waiting for my new passport right now. I applied for
a new passport one week after submitting my application.
When I get the new passport I email a scan along with my filenumber to CIC.

You'll be fine!
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Thanks man..

one last question if you can help me on this. my workpermit and canadian visa are linked to my current passport..if I take a new passport with new number, is this gonna effect those? Cause the current passport won't be valid as soon as I get a new passport.
 
Aiyaan said:
Thanks man..

one last question if you can help me on this. my workpermit and canadian visa are linked to my current passport..if I take a new passport with new number, is this gonna effect those? Cause the current passport won't be valid as soon as I get a new passport.
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Correct, you'll get your old passport back, with visa and trv in it. So you can still use that, combined with your new one to re-enter
Canada if have to. You don't need to change your visa or such thing.
 
iam_toby said:
Correct, you'll get your old passport back, with visa and trv in it. So you can still use that, combined with your new one to re-enter
Canada if have to. You don't need to change your visa or such thing.
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Thanks Toby for all the help.

But this morning another confusion has arised. As a principal applicant I have sent all the necessary documents related to employment. My spouse is a dependant and she has been working. As the document checklist says that the employment documents are needee for principal applicants, I haven't sent out my spouse's employment documents. One of my friend sent his dependent's job offer letter as well. What should I do? My package has alreday been sent.

Need your suggestion.
 
Aiyaan said:
Thanks Toby for all the help.

But this morning another confusion has arised. As a principal applicant I have sent all the necessary documents related to employment. My spouse is a dependant and she has been working. As the document checklist says that the employment documents are needee for principal applicants, I haven't sent out my spouse's employment documents. One of my friend sent his dependent's job offer letter as well. What should I do? My package has alreday been sent.

Need your suggestion.
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Like you said, spouse's documents are not needed. You don't need to submit them.
 
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