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Correspondence with IRCC

keesio

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May 16, 2012
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Toronto, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-01-2013
Doc's Request.
09-07-2013
AOR Received.
30-01-2013
File Transfer...
11-02-2013
Med's Done....
02-01-2013
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
12-07-2013
VISA ISSUED...
15-08-2013
LANDED..........
14-10-2013
I have heard now that if you provide an e-mail address, all correspondence with IRCC is via e-mail. Is that for ALL correspondence? Meaning AOR, Test invite, Oath invite, etc? You get nothing via snail mail?

When I applied in 2013, I provided an e-mail address but got AOR and test invite via snail mail.

Thanks
ki
 

razerblade

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Feb 21, 2014
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I have heard now that if you provide an e-mail address, all correspondence with IRCC is via e-mail. Is that for ALL correspondence? Meaning AOR, Test invite, Oath invite, etc? You get nothing via snail mail?

When I applied in 2013, I provided an e-mail address but got AOR and test invite via snail mail.

Thanks
ki
No, it's not guaranteed. In the past, despite providing email address, test, FP request, and oath invites always came via snail mail. Nowadays, increasing number of people are getting test invite via email.

FP request and RQ are still via snail mail.

ECAS updates regardless.
 
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keesio

VIP Member
May 16, 2012
4,795
396
Toronto, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-01-2013
Doc's Request.
09-07-2013
AOR Received.
30-01-2013
File Transfer...
11-02-2013
Med's Done....
02-01-2013
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
12-07-2013
VISA ISSUED...
15-08-2013
LANDED..........
14-10-2013
Thanks!

hmm... timelines seem to be moving faster than I thought. My wife applied in Dec (received Dec 8). We are taking a 2 week vacation in february. I originally thought that was way too early to get a test invite by then. But now it seems it is not impossible anymore. I'm concerned about my wife missing the test invite and missing the test. Is this a case of notifying to notify IRCC of our travels to be safe?
 

Alurra71

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Oct 5, 2012
3,237
309
Ontario
Visa Office......
Vegreville
App. Filed.......
07-12-2012
AOR Received.
21-01-2013
Interview........
waived
VISA ISSUED...
28-11-2013
LANDED..........
19-12-2013
Thanks!

hmm... timelines seem to be moving faster than I thought. My wife applied in Dec (received Dec 8). We are taking a 2 week vacation in february. I originally thought that was way too early to get a test invite by then. But now it seems it is not impossible anymore. I'm concerned about my wife missing the test invite and missing the test. Is this a case of notifying to notify IRCC of our travels to be safe?

I got a fingerprint request just the other day. It was updated in ECAS that they sent me correspondence then I received it via snail mail a few days later. I am an OCT applicant.

I think you should be OK for your vacation, Keesio, but I would go ahead and notify them just in case. It certainly can't hurt :D Best of luck to your wife!
 

canuck_in_uk

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May 4, 2012
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London
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06/12
Thanks!

hmm... timelines seem to be moving faster than I thought. My wife applied in Dec (received Dec 8). We are taking a 2 week vacation in february. I originally thought that was way too early to get a test invite by then. But now it seems it is not impossible anymore. I'm concerned about my wife missing the test invite and missing the test. Is this a case of notifying to notify IRCC of our travels to be safe?
Everything for my spouse has come by snail mail. The test invite was sent out about 6 weeks before the test date, so I would think you guys would be fine for 2 weeks.
 

keesio

VIP Member
May 16, 2012
4,795
396
Toronto, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-01-2013
Doc's Request.
09-07-2013
AOR Received.
30-01-2013
File Transfer...
11-02-2013
Med's Done....
02-01-2013
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
12-07-2013
VISA ISSUED...
15-08-2013
LANDED..........
14-10-2013
I got a fingerprint request just the other day. It was updated in ECAS that they sent me correspondence then I received it via snail mail a few days later. I am an OCT applicant.

I think you should be OK for your vacation, Keesio, but I would go ahead and notify them just in case. It certainly can't hurt :D Best of luck to your wife!
Thanks! Good luck to you too!
 

keesio

VIP Member
May 16, 2012
4,795
396
Toronto, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-01-2013
Doc's Request.
09-07-2013
AOR Received.
30-01-2013
File Transfer...
11-02-2013
Med's Done....
02-01-2013
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
12-07-2013
VISA ISSUED...
15-08-2013
LANDED..........
14-10-2013
Everything for my spouse has come by snail mail. The test invite was sent out about 6 weeks before the test date, so I would think you guys would be fine for 2 weeks.
Hopefully that is the case for us too. Thanks!