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Procedural fairness letter for visitor visa

Agam11

Full Member
Jun 25, 2019
34
5
Hi all,
I applied visitor visa on 11th June in New Delhi
On 8th July I got PFL for not declaring previous US visas
On
12 July i responded it was mistake
13 July confirmation for response from high commission in Delhi .
I know they can refuse the case or ban for 5 years too.
Is anyone have faced this situation or know someone who has got in same situation.what was outcome
Is there still hope of getting visa.?
How long it can take to get final decision?
Thanks in advance
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
92,947
20,549
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
Hi all,
I applied visitor visa on 11th June in New Delhi
On 8th July I got PFL for not declaring previous US visas
On
12 July i responded it was mistake
13 July confirmation for response from high commission in Delhi .
I know they can refuse the case or ban for 5 years too.
Is anyone have faced this situation or know someone who has got in same situation.what was outcome
Is there still hope of getting visa.?
How long it can take to get final decision?
Thanks in advance
It can take several months for IRCC to make a decision after a PFL is issued. The chances of the visa being approved at this point are extremely low. At this point you are hoping they will give you a simple refusal (i.e. without the misrepresentation ban).
 

Agam11

Full Member
Jun 25, 2019
34
5
It can take several months for IRCC to make a decision after a PFL is issued. The chances of the visa being approved at this point are extremely low. At this point you are hoping they will give you a simple refusal (i.e. without the misrepresentation ban).
Thanks then what is purpose of giving PFL
 
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scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
92,947
20,549
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
Thanks then what is purpose of giving PFL
It's to provide you with an opportunity to correct IRCC if in fact their findings are incorrect and you were never refused a visa / never provided incorrect information in your file.

If you did in fact include incorrect information in your application, then it's an opportunity to explain why to hopefully avoid the 5 year ban and receive a straight refusal instead.
 
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Jets13

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Dec 12, 2016
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Thanks then what is purpose of giving PFL
The thing working against you is that it will be hard(impossible) to prove that it was just a simple mistake vs leaving out information on purpose. Even the person who does it on purpose with the intention to misrepresent would reply "it was an honest mistake" once caught. Since its hard to tell which scenario it is they can ban 5 years even for honest mistakes.
 
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shiv22

Newbie
Jan 28, 2020
5
0
Hi all,
I applied visitor visa on 11th June in New Delhi
On 8th July I got PFL for not declaring previous US visas
On
12 July i responded it was mistake
13 July confirmation for response from high commission in Delhi .
I know they can refuse the case or ban for 5 years too.
Is anyone have faced this situation or know someone who has got in same situation.what was outcome
Is there still hope of getting visa.?
How long it can take to get final decision?
Thanks in advance
Hi Agam,
did you get any reply??
 

Agam11

Full Member
Jun 25, 2019
34
5
Hi all,
I applied visitor visa on 11th June in New Delhi
On 8th July I got PFL for not declaring previous US visas
On
12 July i responded it was mistake
13 July confirmation for response from high commission in Delhi .
I know they can refuse the case or ban for 5 years too.
Is anyone have faced this situation or know someone who has got in same situation.what was outcome
Is there still hope of getting visa.?
How long it can take to get final decision?
Thanks in advance
Bro good luck for you ,I faced similar situation and banned straight away for 5 years after replying to letter,that its was mistake. Thanks
 

shiv22

Newbie
Jan 28, 2020
5
0
after submitting my response, i got visitor acknowledgement letter. now, its been 15 days I havent hear anything.
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
92,947
20,549
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
after submitting my response, i got visitor acknowledgement letter. now, its been 15 days I havent hear anything.
This is normal. It can take months to hear back.
 

Faizankarim

Member
Jan 21, 2020
12
1
Hi
after submitting my response, i got visitor acknowledgement letter. now, its been 15 days I havent hear anything.
HELLO SHIV, I had the same scenario, I didnt inform them about my previous us refusal (because i currently hold a valid US Visa, and i assumed i was not required to mention since I alrwady have a us visa) i replied to the PFL on 27 january 2020, still no reply , please update if u have any reply, would appreciate if u pm me on faizankarim @ hotmail . Com
 

Olu09

Member
Aug 16, 2019
14
0
Hi all,
I applied visitor visa on 11th June in New Delhi
On 8th July I got PFL for not declaring previous US visas
On
12 July i responded it was mistake
13 July confirmation for response from high commission in Delhi .
I know they can refuse the case or ban for 5 years too.
Is anyone have faced this situation or know someone who has got in same situation.what was outcome
Is there still hope of getting visa.?
How long it can take to get final decision?
Thanks in advance
I am also in this same situation..Just Hoping. Got my PFL in August 2019...replied but still waiting
 

Olu09

Member
Aug 16, 2019
14
0
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Aug w019 , that is too much did u try to contact ircc?
I have not requested yet.. This was the last update I got.

We're still working on your application.

You may not have heard from us in a little while. This is normal. Most of the progress on your application happens closer to your estimated completion date.

We send messages to your account if we need something from you. When we do that, we'll also send you an email to this address: xxxxx
Learn more about what to expect while you're waiting for us to process your application.
 

Faizankarim

Member
Jan 21, 2020
12
1
I have not requested yet.. This was the last update I got.

We're still working on your application.

You may not have heard from us in a little while. This is normal. Most of the progress on your application happens closer to your estimated completion date.

We send messages to your account if we need something from you. When we do that, we'll also send you an email to this address: xxxxx
Learn more about what to expect while you're waiting for us to process your application.
And this update was sent on?
 

Olu09

Member
Aug 16, 2019
14
0
I have not requested yet.. This was the last update I got.

We're still working on your application.

You may not have heard from us in a little while. This is normal. Most of the progress on your application happens closer to your estimated completion date.

We send messages to your account if we need something from you. When we do that, we'll also send you an email to this address: xxxxx
Learn more about what to expect while you're waiting for us to process your application.
Which was January 30th 2020. What can I do in this case...It is really too long