Refund of Landing fees...

[canadaPaddy]

Hi,
I got my canada immigration VISA that was valid from 3rd March 2010 to 3rd March 2011. I could not go to canada to do the landing process because of some personal reasons. I had decided not to immigrate to canada. So my question now is regarding the refund of Landing fees.
1. Is it possible to get the landing fees refunded since I never went to Canada but had paid the landing fees in advance?
2. I am from India, so if I can get a refund, do I need to send the passport/supporting docs to New Delhi office OR I need to send them to Canada?
3. What documents I have to send along with the covering letter?
4. What do I need to mention in the covering letter? Is there a standard format of the cover letter, I can use?
5. How many days it may take to receive the refund, if any?
Any other relevent information you would like to share.

Thank you,

 

[slavasz]

Why don't you ask your Visa Office?

 

[canada1234]

It's a landing fee. If you don't land obviously that would be refundable. Contact your Visa Office through case specific enquiry email. Tell them that you wanna revoke your visa & wait for their reply and then act accordingly.

 

[Spree]

Hi, my first application was refused in March 2010 and I had already paid my landing fees. I was imformed with my rejection letter that my landing fee would be refunded. Up to now I have recived no refund. I have not written to request it because I have re-applied. Should my app be approved this time, would they use this same landing fees, or would I have to pay a 2nd time? I am also interested in knowing how long this refund would take.