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Hi,everyone,I have a question about mailing passport to ircc

jeremyxia

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I am trying to extending my try inside Canada, and I am just wondering after receiving PPR, can I send my passport with courier (UPS to be exact), both sending and returning (I will purchase the returning envelop as well in UPS), as there is a serious mail backlog with Canada Post right now, and I have booked air ticket to go back to my home country in Feb, I really don't wanna anything go wrong with my plan. Thank you guys for answering !!:):)
 

snehavyas

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Oct 1, 2018
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Hey,
You have travel plans in February??
Your visa is approved already yeah? i dont think you have any reason to sweat. You will have you rpassport in hand way before february.
i booked tickets on December 24 : ( and now you got me worried
 
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snehavyas

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I am trying to extending my try inside Canada, and I am just wondering after receiving PPR, can I send my passport with courier (UPS to be exact), both sending and returning (I will purchase the returning envelop as well in UPS), as there is a serious mail backlog with Canada Post right now, and I have booked air ticket to go back to my home country in Feb, I really don't wanna anything go wrong with my plan. Thank you guys for answering !!:):)
On the email/letter of your passport request its mentioned that "if you send your application via a private courier - they will send you back your passport via regular mail". ( regular mail is Canada post )
i think they are doing this because the government supports the Canada post.
your best bet is to buy a prepaid express post package and send you passport with UPS. this way at least the return of your passport will be sent to you via express post.
i did the same thing
 
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jeremyxia

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Hey,
You have travel plans in February??
Your visa is approved already yeah? i dont think you have any reason to sweat. You will have you rpassport in hand way before february.
i booked tickets on December 24 : ( and now you got me worried
Just went back from Canada Post, glad to see them back to work, and yeah, I got my ppr 2 days after submitting, they were unbelievably fast, lets keep the finger crossed that we will get our passport back soon
 

17ha15

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Oct 15, 2018
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Hey,
You have travel plans in February??
Your visa is approved already yeah? i dont think you have any reason to sweat. You will have you rpassport in hand way before february.
i booked tickets on December 24 : ( and now you got me worried
I booked my flight ticket on the 25th of December too. I applied for TRV extension inside canada (after extending my study permit). How much time do you guys think it will take me to receive the passport ? Note that Im still waiting for approval ( i applied online on the 24th of November)
 
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snehavyas

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I booked my flight ticket on the 25th of December too. I applied for TRV extension inside canada (after extending my study permit). How much time do you guys think it will take me to receive the passport ? Note that Im still waiting for approval ( i applied online on the 24th of November)
Hey!
If everything goes will you should receive your approval within a week from the date you applied.
for the passport's journey we have to give easy 18-20 days with this canada post on strike
 
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snehavyas

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I booked my flight ticket on the 25th of December too. I applied for TRV extension inside canada (after extending my study permit). How much time do you guys think it will take me to receive the passport ? Note that Im still waiting for approval ( i applied online on the 24th of November)
Let's hope you get your visa by the end of this week
do the same thing most of us are doing.
send you passport by UPS and buy a prepaid express package for the return of your passport
 
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17ha15

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Let's hope you get your visa by the end of this week
do the same thing most of us are doing.
send you passport by UPS and buy a prepaid express package for the return of your passport
Hi, thank you so so much for your reply. I'm expecting a passport request from CIC on Monday. However, I'm planning to send my passport via FedEx and buy a returning envelope and put it in the originally sent envelope. So two envelope (one for the sent and one for the returning mail). Is it a good idea? Because I guess if I used Canada post I will lose so much time as you said. Please let me know.

PS: what is a prepaid express package? You mean another envelope so that CIC can return my passport? Thank you again!
 

snehavyas

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Oct 1, 2018
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Hi, thank you so so much for your reply. I'm expecting a passport request from CIC on Monday. However, I'm planning to send my passport via FedEx and buy a returning envelope and put it in the originally sent envelope. So two envelope (one for the sent and one for the returning mail). Is it a good idea? Because I guess if I used Canada post I will lose so much time as you said. Please let me know.

PS: what is a prepaid express package? You mean another envelope so that CIC can return my passport? Thank you again!
Hey,
Yeah, you pack another small envelope inside the big one for CIC to mail you your passport back.
You can contact the CIC agent about prepaying a private courier so you get your passport back without any delays from Canada post.
I don't have any idea about this. Once my application was approved i sent the passport in hurry that's why i did not have time to check my options
 

jaeseung

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Dec 20, 2016
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On the email/letter of your passport request its mentioned that "if you send your application via a private courier - they will send you back your passport via regular mail". ( regular mail is Canada post )
i think they are doing this because the government supports the Canada post.
your best bet is to buy a prepaid express post package and send you passport with UPS. this way at least the return of your passport will be sent to you via express post.
i did the same thing
Did you have any problem sending it the PO BOX address with UPS? My passport copy is stuck with Canadapost and I want to resend them because I dont trust them that they will arrive on time. (WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY)
 

17ha15

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Did you have any problem sending it the PO BOX address with UPS? My passport copy is stuck with Canadapost and I want to resend them because I dont trust them that they will arrive on time. (WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY)
Did the passport got stuck when sending it to CIC or when receiving it? What happened exactly I didn't understand..
 

jaeseung

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Dec 20, 2016
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Did the passport got stuck when sending it to CIC or when receiving it? What happened exactly I didn't understand..
Canadapost had a massive back log and my package took longer to arrive. that was my situation but it's all sorted now. thanks!
 

17ha15

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Canadapost had a massive back log and my package took longer to arrive. that was my situation but it's all sorted now. thanks!
How much time did it take you to receive your passport after being sent from cic? did u use canada post to return your passport?
 

sam06

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Hey guys,
has anyone experienced this before? I called ircc agent, they said they have shipped passport back today but still i cannot track it. So paranoid.
Does it take time for tracker to be updated? I used UPS with another envelope for them to send back.