Need help with passport submission!! Urgent

[vhptanh@97]

Hi. My visitor visa just got approved, and now I need to send my passport for visa stamping. Reading through the instruction, I still have some confusion. I plan to send my passport to Ottawa, but I'm not used to using the mailing service here in the U.S.

To submit by courier, you must include:

• your passport;
• a copy of the request letter;
• full contact information, including email, phone number, and full return address;
• a completed pre-paid FedEx online shipping label for the return of your passport to you (follow instructions here); and
• a completed commercial invoice in order to allow parcels to pass through customs authorities (this will be produced as part of the FedEx online shipping label)

So I should have my passport, the request letter, maybe a document that has my contact info, and the last two things (FedEx label and commercial invoice) I could get them by filling out the FedEx forms, correct? So follow the given link, and I can get the rest done?

But,

Please submit Passports along with all supporting documents by courier to:

Temporary Resident Visa Section
Case Processing Centre - Ottawa (e-Application)
365 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 1L1

How can I do this step? I know this is a stupid question, but I'm not familiar with the mailing service. Should I just bring every document and go to USPS and ask them for an envelope to put everything in?

P/s: I'll have a trip in 2 weeks. Is it faster to send the passport directly to Ottawa, or NY VAC and LA VAC are the better options?

Thanks in advance.

 

[canuck78]

Hi. My visitor visa just got approved, and now I need to send my passport for visa stamping. Reading through the instruction, I still have some confusion. I plan to send my passport to Ottawa, but I'm not used to using the mailing service here in the U.S.

To submit by courier, you must include:

• your passport;
• a copy of the request letter;
• full contact information, including email, phone number, and full return address;
• a completed pre-paid FedEx online shipping label for the return of your passport to you (follow instructions here); and
• a completed commercial invoice in order to allow parcels to pass through customs authorities (this will be produced as part of the FedEx online shipping label)

So I should have my passport, the request letter, maybe a document that has my contact info, and the last two things (FedEx label and commercial invoice) I could get them by filling out the FedEx forms, correct? So follow the given link, and I can get the rest done?

But,

Please submit Passports along with all supporting documents by courier to:

Temporary Resident Visa Section
Case Processing Centre - Ottawa (e-Application)
365 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 1L1

How can I do this step? I know this is a stupid question, but I'm not familiar with the mailing service. Should I just bring every document and go to USPS and ask them for an envelope to put everything in?

P/s: I'll have a trip in 2 weeks. Is it faster to send the passport directly to Ottawa, or NY VAC and LA VAC are the better options?

Thanks in advance.

You may want to delay if you nee your passport back in 2 weeks. It is a pretty tight timeline even if you pay for 24 hour shipping if it's available. Go to Fedex or UPS and they can help you do the prepaid return envelope.

 

[vhptanh@97]

You may want to delay if you nee your passport back in 2 weeks. It is a pretty tight timeline even if you pay for 24 hour shipping if it's available. Go to Fedex or UPS and they can help you do the prepaid return envelope.

Do you know if it would be faster if I submit my passport in person at the VAC office? I plan to take a trip to LA for a week.