Sponsoring wife from China, they have her passport for over 2 months

[bakou]

Hi,

So I sponsored my wife from China at the end of april 2014. Nothing happened until September when they asked for her passport and for me to pay the right of permanent residence fee (which I had not paid until then), and the application status changed to "processing". So I paid that and sent the PDF to the email CPCM-EXTCOM@cic.gc.ca and she sent in her passport. Later they called my wife saying they have no record of me paying the fee, and to make sure I paid it, but that they did get her passport. So I sent the pdf in again, and I also sent it in to the beijing immigration dept of the Canadian embassy in Beijing. Of course they never answer any of these emails and I still am not sure if they actually received the payment receipt and are processing anything. Also they still have my wifes passport for more than 2 months which I feel is a really long time (she already had to cancel one trip). The status is still processing

Anyone have any experience like this? Do they normally keep the applicants passport for really long periods of time like this? Anything I can do?

 

[steaky]

If you are Canadian citizen, perhaps you can walk-in the passport/citizenship office of the Consulate in Beijing and make an enquiry with the consulate officers?

 

[Kysorb]

I have heard of previous cases having quite a delay if the fees are not paid up front.

You may consider faxing a copy instead of emailing. They seem to check that more.

 

[Cathy645]

Hi,

So I sponsored my wife from China at the end of april 2014. Nothing happened until September when they asked for her passport and for me to pay the right of permanent residence fee (which I had not paid until then), and the application status changed to "processing". So I paid that and sent the PDF to the email CPCM-EXTCOM @ cic.gc.ca and she sent in her passport. Later they called my wife saying they have no record of me paying the fee, and to make sure I paid it, but that they did get her passport. So I sent the pdf in again, and I also sent it in to the beijing immigration dept of the Canadian embassy in Beijing. Of course they never answer any of these emails and I still am not sure if they actually received the payment receipt and are processing anything. Also they still have my wifes passport for more than 2 months which I feel is a really long time (she already had to cancel one trip). The status is still processing

Anyone have any experience like this? Do they normally keep the applicants passport for really long periods of time like this? Anything I can do?

Hi please send Case Specific Enquiry – Beijing by clicking the following website:

https://secure.cic.gc.ca/enquiries-renseignements/case-cas-eng.aspx?mission=beijing&_ga=1.99900443.467563438.1417902828

They always reply but it takes about a week.

Good luck