Nope. It won't
There is no requirement to translate the stamps - all you need to submit are all the non-blank pages in your current passport, and travel records over 10 years. Also, as the stamps are not actual documents (not to mention are sometimes unreadable!), I do not think it easy to get a good quality, reliable, translation in any case. Rest assured that the the visa officers are used to seeing all kinds of stamps - and, guess can make out the date, city/country, and whether it's an exit or entry.
Only God knows...even Service Canada has decided not to resume biometrics collection. My app is almost 5months post AOR, all we can do is to keep exercising patience.
I think you will have 90 days to give it. Hopefully, the VFS Canada offices will reopen between now and what's left of the 90 days. Otherwise, it will be automatically extended every 30 days that comes after the initial 90 days. However, since countries are starting to put measures in place for a safe reopening, I think the VFS offices will reopen sooner rather than later. Keep the fingers crossed mate. Cheers.
I hope they are moving on with other part of the application process though, because it is the only way there won't be heavy backlogs due to the number of people waiting to give their biometrics.
It should be around these figures if the next draw is a general one.
Yes they are, there are posts on April/May 2020 AOR groups where the only thing pending is biometrics, the eligibility and security are all cleared.
Wow that's a good thing. Express Entry will still be "Express" entry then!
Where are you applying from? Do you have all other checks complete?
Thanks bud!
I hope the offices open soon. It's strange to me that they're still closed actually. Since it's appointment-based, it seems really easy for them to make it a secure, sanitary space for COVID. In SA, grocery stores, hair salons, restaurants, and leisure things are all open now. But not VFS centers. Seems odd to me.That's really good to hear! Thanks for sharing that!
