CPC Ottawa instead of Vienna

[mesos12]

Hi,

I just received an email from CPC asking for my passport (Outland application -> Vienna). I am a German citizen currently residing in Canada on a Working Holiday visa. In the PDF it says I can also send my passport to Ottawa because I already live in Canada. Can I just send it to Ottawa or do I need to inform Vienna first and have them transfer my files to Ottawa?

Also: Because we did not expect to hear back from CIC so quickly (filed out application mid-September) we booked a vacation for christmas. They ask for my passport within 30 days. Is it possible to expedite or postpone the mailing?

mesos

 

[spaceexp]

Hi! I got the same e-mail two days ago. Same thing, I go through Vienna. As I understand, just send the passport to Ottawa, BUT make sure that you inform Vienna of your current mailing address in Canada, if you hadn't done so already, because they will send your passport back to your mailing address.

 

[spaceexp]

Oh yeah, and inform Vienna that you are sending your passport to Ottawa (you have that in your e-mail):

"If you and all the accompanying dependents on your application are currently in Canada and plan to be in Canada for at least three months, you may submit your passport(s) to the Case Processing Centre – Ottawa (“CPC-O”). Please inform our office and follow these additional procedures..."

 

[mesos12]

Oh yeah, and inform Vienna that you are sending your passport to Ottawa (you have that in your e-mail):

"If you and all the accompanying dependents on your application are currently in Canada and plan to be in Canada for at least three months, you may submit your passport(s) to the Case Processing Centre – Ottawa (“CPC-O”). Please inform our office and follow these additional procedures..."

Weird. Mine only says "You are required to send your passport(s) together along with a copy of this letter by mail or courier to the following address."

 

[spaceexp]

Interesting. My e-mail is 6 pages long, and somewhere on the 5th page it says I may send my passport to Ottawa, and what I already quoted to you...

 

[little_apple]

Wow, you applied in September? I went through Vienna as well. German in Canada on working Holiday and Young Professional visa. Took me 12 months. I wished they would have processed mine also in Ottawa

 

[little_apple]

But why do you have to send your passport in? You are visa-exempt and don't need a visa sticker in your passport. This is really weird

 

[mesos12]

I don't know. Waiting for email response from Vienna. Did you have to send in your passport at all?

 

[mesos12]

They just replied to me asking for a passport copy and pictures of me. Still weird but at least I don't have to send in my passport

 

[little_apple]

I don't know. Waiting for email response from Vienna. Did you have to send in your passport at all?

They never asked for passport, passport copy or pictures