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[Diplomatru]

Should I send it with Medical or its better to send it now.

They don't have your file yet. I suggested sending it in 3 weeks from 'PER' date and this recommendation stands.

 

[cincikid]

Folks, I made a quick analysis of how long it was taking from the time a person sent their passports to CPP-Ottawa to passport return. This is based on a small sample of 20 observations (people who got their visas thus far). The mean number of days to receive a passport from the moment it was sent is 15, and the standard deviation is 8.6. This means that for 95% of people it took anywhere from 11 to 19 days to receive their passports back.

Median (50th percentile, or the most frequent return time-frame) was 12.5 days, 75% of folks got their passports back within 20 days, 90%--within 29.5 days and 99% within 32 days.

 

[Diplomatru]

Folks, I made a quick analysis of how long it was taking from the time a person sent their passports to CPP-Ottawa to passport return. This is based on a small sample of 20 observations (people who got their visas thus far). The mean number of days to receive a passport from the moment it was sent is 15, and the standard deviation is 8.6. This means that for 95% of people it took anywhere from 11 to 19 days to receive their passports back.

Median (50th percentile, or the most frequent return time-frame) was 12.5 days, 75% of folks got their passports back within 20 days, 90%--within 29.5 days and 99% within 32 days.

Nice analysis. It indeed takes 10 days for PP turn-around-time with that office in general.

 

[cincikid]

Spasibo. Yep, I looked up the tab in the Excel spreadsheet and it was 10 days indeed, but I prefer to also look at the tails of the distribution to know about the extremes.

 

[Diplomatru]

Spasibo. Yep, I looked up the tab in the Excel spreadsheet and it was 10 days indeed, but I prefer to also look at the tails of the distribution to know about the extremes.

The delays are likely caused by the fact that some applicants don't send a prepaid Xpresspost shipping label, so their PPs are sent back by regular post, which has an inferior delivery standard.

 

[prishad]

Nice analysis. It indeed takes 10 days for PP turn-around-time with that office in general.

Hi Diplomatru,

my ECAS status shows as In process - We received your aplication.... so should i take it as a PER.? is this a first line update.?.

Also i wanted to ask are PER emails automated and have set dates according to application date like in a series.. ?

 

[cincikid]

I am based in the US and it was quite a hassle to get the XpressPost with the US credit card. It took me a good hour to figure out the drill. I posted on this above.

 

[gurjeetsingh11]

They take 60 days to reply to your query. If your query had all your application details to trace your app you will get a status update by the end of February. Also you may want to send a CSE to your VO in case you missed your PER letter. They reply much faster (~20-30 days).

Hi,

Thanks for your response. Can you please also advise how can I approach my visa office (if that's what you meant from VO). DO I have write them a mail. If yes, can you pls help where do I find mail address of visa office.

Regards
Gurjeet

 

[Diplomatru]

Hi,

Thanks for your response. Can you please also advise how can I approach my visa office (if that's what you meant from VO). DO I have write them a mail. If yes, can you pls help where do I find mail address of visa office.

Regards
Gurjeet

Yes, do a simple google search to find their email id or web-form (CSE). Good luck!

 

[Diplomatru]

I am based in the US and it was quite a hassle to get the XpressPost with the US credit card. It took me a good hour to figure out the drill. I posted on this above.

Canadian immigration cannot keep things simple even at the very end of the visa journey, right?
+1 given and looking forward for your final update soon!

 

[Diplomatru]

Hi Diplomatru,

my ECAS status shows as In process - We received your aplication.... so should i take it as a PER.? is this a first line update.?.

Also i wanted to ask are PER emails automated and have set dates according to application date like in a series.. ?

Hi prishad,
This simply means that they collected the cost recovery fee and created an electronic file that would be processed during MIAR. Both PER and NER are possible at this stage. The latter is very rare. 'PER' is indeed an automated email and can arrive anytime (no pattern really). Good luck!

 

[cincikid]

It's ridiculous. The link they provide for the US-based applicants is useless if you don't have a Canadian credit card.
Since we applied for Canadian FSW program, we already received Australian PR and that was a breeze. Super simple and intuitive with minimum bureaucracy. Took 82 days in total from lodging application to getting a grant.

 

[Diplomatru]

It's ridiculous. The link they provide for the US-based applicants is useless if you don't have a Canadian credit card.
Since we applied for Canadian FSW program, we already received Australian PR and that was a breeze. Super simple and intuitive with minimum bureaucracy. Took 82 days in total from lodging application to getting a grant.

Well, it's Canada It would be difficult to adjust to it after the US if you decide to settle here after all.
Australian immigration is a Rolls-Royce among the competitors =) Have you chosen your destination already?

 

[cincikid]

Hopefully the US (we've been here for a while) but the immigration process is the least straightforward of all. It's a black box really. How long have you been in Canada? I am originally from Ukraine, btw.

 

[Diplomatru]

Hopefully the US (we've been here for a while) but the immigration process is the least straightforward of all. It's a black box really. How long have you been in Canada? I am originally from Ukraine, btw.

I'll send you a PM now.