Hi Members,
I have spent some hours reading through similar cases on the forum but it seems things have changed a bit as compared to older posts. I am in a situation where the PA is in USA and the PPR is addressed from NDVO. The PPR states the following regarding submitting passport if you are overseas. Earlier PPRs did not have this information.
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A) To submit your package while overseas:
Please submit your package to the nearest Visa Application Centre along with the VAC Passport Transmission fee.
For Passport Transmission instructions and fee details, please visit:
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Surprisingly, when you visit the link it doesn't show the USA vfs office details. We have used USA vfs services in past for visitor visa. So, I called up the ircc helpline and the person was very confused with my query. He essentially told me that PA need not travel to India to get COPR and visa stamped and she can send the Passport to Ottawa at the 365 Laurier Avenue West address. My wife (PA) called up the NY vfs office and they have told her that due to covid they had stopped accepting documents, but now they are accepting and the website is still not updated. She was also told she can send docs to NY vfs.
Now we have 3 options
A) Send passport and docs to Ottawa as per the confused IRCC person with a return envelope like other posts even though the PPR doesn't mention the word "Ottawa" at all like older PPR's.
B) Send passport and docs to vfs NY as per the VFS person even though it is not on vfs website.
C) Go to India on a short notice and get it done at NDVO which is inconvenient and expensive at this time of the year.
I seek advise and help here. If there is someone who is/was in a similar situation and how you handled it.
Thanks a lot!
CV
I have spent some hours reading through similar cases on the forum but it seems things have changed a bit as compared to older posts. I am in a situation where the PA is in USA and the PPR is addressed from NDVO. The PPR states the following regarding submitting passport if you are overseas. Earlier PPRs did not have this information.
"
A) To submit your package while overseas:
Please submit your package to the nearest Visa Application Centre along with the VAC Passport Transmission fee.
For Passport Transmission instructions and fee details, please visit:
"
Surprisingly, when you visit the link it doesn't show the USA vfs office details. We have used USA vfs services in past for visitor visa. So, I called up the ircc helpline and the person was very confused with my query. He essentially told me that PA need not travel to India to get COPR and visa stamped and she can send the Passport to Ottawa at the 365 Laurier Avenue West address. My wife (PA) called up the NY vfs office and they have told her that due to covid they had stopped accepting documents, but now they are accepting and the website is still not updated. She was also told she can send docs to NY vfs.
Now we have 3 options
A) Send passport and docs to Ottawa as per the confused IRCC person with a return envelope like other posts even though the PPR doesn't mention the word "Ottawa" at all like older PPR's.
B) Send passport and docs to vfs NY as per the VFS person even though it is not on vfs website.
C) Go to India on a short notice and get it done at NDVO which is inconvenient and expensive at this time of the year.
I seek advise and help here. If there is someone who is/was in a similar situation and how you handled it.
Thanks a lot!
CV
