Mexico

[muchacha]

Thanks for your reply, muchacha. May I ask what you wrote on the case specific enquiry? Did you ask specifically about the AOR?

Congrats on your "In Process"!

We asked if it was acceptable to send in additional information having not yet received the AOR, which was kind of a roundabout way of asking for the AOR.

@dazz, I noticed that ecas was acting strange yesterday, so it's not just you.

Good news - the BF date (bring forward date) only matters if you don't send anything in. It's used to force a follow-up review/action if nothing else triggers it. Given that you've mailed them items, it becomes irrelevant and they just take action based on the documents you sent.

That's good to know!

 

[bttmntl]

Who has to do RCMP?

 

[LeisaP]

Who has to do RCMP?

usually people who were in canada and had at any point gotten their fingerprints taken while inside of canada,
for any reason.

If you were in canada and never got your fingerprints taken for anything, they will usually just do an internal name search and your name wont pop up as having your prints taken, so they wont ask you for a full rcmp.

thats what happened with me and chulada anyways, both our spouses had their prints taken while inside of canada for different reasons, but never charged for anything and were asked for rcmp.

 

[bttmntl]

Congratulations! I am sooooo happy for you

I would send them a prepaid waybill soon so it's in your record when they review it (advise them it is for the PGR request letter). Consider paying for it online (or signing up for an account with a courier) and sending it as a case specific enquiry attachment to save yourself the shipping.

May step 2 be just as smooth!

Thanks, OhCanadiana!

Could you (or anyone else reading this) help me understand a bit more about how the prepaid waybill works? Is it basically a prepaid courier envelope with my hubby's address on it? With the tracking info and stuff...?

He doesn't have a credit card to pay online, but perhaps I could open a Fed Ex account and arrange this for him?

How does it save the shipping? Are we sending a note plus the prepaid waybill from the internet as opposed to mailing it from our location? (In that case, they could probably print/prepare it at a location close to the Embassy and there's no real travel involved?)

Sorry for the 20,000 questions... just one more. =)

How long after the file is sent to the Embassy do they typically request the PGR? The reason I ask is my hubby needs to switch his ID to his new city before he can get the precartilla... he probably wont have the percartilla until 2.5 weeks after Citizenship and Immigration sent our file to the Embassy. I'm assuming we're fine because it takes longer for them to process stuff. Eeeeeee!

@LeisaP thanks for the RCMP info!

 

[OhCanadiana]

Thanks, OhCanadiana!

Could you (or anyone else reading this) help me understand a bit more about how the prepaid waybill works? Is it basically a prepaid courier envelope with my hubby's address on it? With the tracking info and stuff...?

Yes, it is a label that you put on the envelope that has all the info the courier needs to ship the package. So, the Embassy doesn't need to worry about inputting the address correctly or inputting payment information. They just put the items to be shipped into the right envelope, put the waybill into the plastic envelope and put it in the 'outbox' to be picked up.

He doesn't have a credit card to pay online, but perhaps I could open a Fed Ex account and arrange this for him?

He could go to FedEx, UPS or another courier and pay cash, and then mail/drop-off the waybill.

I was suggesting opening a FedEx or UPS account instead because by using an account number you can save the trip to get the waybill and, if you don't have a credit card, don't need to worry about guesstimating weight (some Embassies don't even accept prepaid waybills because they don't want 'insufficient postage' issues).

How does it save the shipping? Are we sending a note plus the prepaid waybill from the internet as opposed to mailing it from our location? (In that case, they could probably print/prepare it at a location close to the Embassy and there's no real travel involved?)

Yes. If you print the waybill and pdf it you can send it to them as a case specific enquiry attachment and save yourself having to mail the waybill to them (or drop it off) saving time and one-way shipping charges.

Sorry for the 20,000 questions... just one more. =)

No problem! Happy to help 8)

How long after the file is sent to the Embassy do they typically request the PGR? The reason I ask is my hubby needs to switch his ID to his new city before he can get the precartilla... he probably wont have the percartilla until 2.5 weeks after Citizenship and Immigration sent our file to the Embassy. I'm assuming we're fine because it takes longer for them to process stuff. Eeeeeee!

You should be fine

 

[bttmntl]

Thanks so much for the info, OhCanadiana!

So just double checking - by sending a printed copy of the waybill to the Embassy as an "attachment" we are scanning it as a PDF and sending it by email?

If so, is there anything preventing my partner from paying for and picking it up in person, since he doesn't have a credit card, then scanning and emailing it as an attachment to the Embassy?

I find it odd that a copy like this works... but I guess all the courier needs is a barcode to scan to confirm the waybill is legit.

Have a great day =)

 

[OhCanadiana]

Thanks so much for the info, OhCanadiana!

So just double checking - by sending a printed copy of the waybill to the Embassy as an "attachment" we are scanning it as a PDF and sending it by email?

If so, is there anything preventing my partner from paying for and picking it up in person, since he doesn't have a credit card, then scanning and emailing it as an attachment to the Embassy?

I find it odd that a copy like this works... but I guess all the courier needs is a barcode to scan to confirm the waybill is legit.

Have a great day =)

If you have an account, they expect you to print it on regular paper so if you print it as a pdf you can send that to the Embassy to print without any issue.

If he pays for it in person, you may get an original you need to physically mail and he'll have to predict the weight. Also, I'd check with the Canadian Embassy in Mexico to see if they are accepting waybills that were paid for in cash (Embassies increasingly don't). If any of them paid cash, folks that did this recently may also have some insight that may help you get a sense.

 

[Eduram]

The interview went great. Im picking up my passport at 3!!

 

[moz77]

The interview went great. Im picking up my passport at 3!!

Congratulations!

 

[canadiangirl78]

The interview went great. Im picking up my passport at 3!!

Fantastic!! Congrats Eduram!!

 

[KJG]

The interview went great. Im picking up my passport at 3!!

awesome news...congrats!!!! ;D

 

[OhCanadiana]

The interview went great. Im picking up my passport at 3!!

Fantastic news. 8)

 

[mc1234]

Another update from us: My spouse got his PR card last week in the mail!

 

[OhCanadiana]

Another update from us: My spouse got his PR card last week in the mail!

Congrats!

You're done (well, until naturalization). Don't forget to keep proof of his physical presence in Canada for the next step

 

[bttmntl]

Yessssss @Eduram and @mc1234!!!!!!! =D =D =D