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[zin988]

Is your Express entry PR ?

Yes.

 

[zin988]

Just received stamped passports back today. Submitted to VFS on August 16 and they dispatched to IRCC on August 17.

Congratulations!

Mine reached IRCC on 5 Aug but no news yet.

May I ask if you applied as a couple?
Did you get two tracking IDs for your passports?

I don't quite understand why VFS asked me to send my and my wife's passports separately and then sent out passports to IRCC separately. A bit counterintuitive. I thought that may have slowed down the progress.

 

[Mai matwins]

Anyone who submitted 23 August and head back from ircc

 

[mishuts]

I have to travel on 24 october. I gave my passport for stamping on 16 September . It is with VAC London since 20 September.I sent an email to VAC London. They replied that they cannot commit any date.
Then I asked them to send my passport back and extend my passport submission date. But there is no reply from them. Please suggest if I should mail from another email id ? How can I contact them ?

 

[SheggzyB]

Congratulations!

Mine reached IRCC on 5 Aug but no news yet.

May I ask if you applied as a couple?
Did you get two tracking IDs for your passports?

I don't quite understand why VFS asked me to send my and my wife's passports separately and then sent out passports to IRCC separately. A bit counterintuitive. I thought that may have slowed down the progress.

I sent packages individually (family of 3 so 3 packages), was strange to me too but I guess that’s how they work. Got tracking IDs for each and all got processed together and sent back same at same time.

I raised two webform and emailed Ircc London (once) and VFS (lots of times) and followed up with a call to VFS, not sure those had any effect though. Might just have been a coincidence.

 

[Walter06]

Yes.

Have you received your passport or any update from IRCC?

 

[zin988]

Hi all,
My wife and I are applying for PR/EE.

Submitted to London VFS: 3 Aug 2022
Passports arrived at IRCC: 5 Aug 2022
Heard nothing since. This is the 9th week.

(I submitted a webform and an email to LDNIMMIGRATION @ international.gc.ca on 7 Sept - I naively thought the processing time is 4 weeks as stated on the PPR letter.
Heard nothing back ofc.)

Has anyone been able to reach IRCC to get an update?

An update from me:

This morning (20 Oct) I received an email saying "The decision envelope for your application, tracking ID xxx has been dispatched from the IRCC Office, to the Canada Visa Application Centre in Embassy CVO. "

This is my 11th week.

 

[Mai matwins]

I sent packages individually (family of 3 so 3 packages), was strange to me too but I guess that’s how they work. Got tracking IDs for each and all got processed together and sent back same at same time.

I raised two webform and emailed Ircc London (once) and VFS (lots of times) and followed up with a call to VFS, not sure those had any effect though. Might just have been a coincidence.

An update from me:

This morning (20 Oct) I received an email saying "The decision envelope for your application, tracking ID xxx has been dispatched from the IRCC Office, to the Canada Visa Application Centre in Embassy CVO. "

This is my 11th week.

woooow congratulations. Has the Copt updated in your account yet?

 

[zin988]

woooow congratulations. Has the Copt updated in your account yet?

Thank you.
Yes I logged into my account just now and can see "final decision" / counterfoil details.
Although I thought I would get an email for such a major update LOL...but I didn't.

 

[pineapplepens]

Thank you.
Yes I logged into my account just now and can see "final decision" / counterfoil details.
Although I thought I would get an email for such a major update LOL...but I didn't.

Did you send a webform before this? I don't want to keep chasing them but also not sure whether sending webform will help speed up the process

 

[zin988]

Did you send a webform before this? I don't want to keep chasing them but also not sure whether sending webform will help speed up the process

From week 5 onwards,
Sent 3-4 emails to LDNIMMIGRATION @ international.gc.ca (never received any replies)
Raised 2 webforms (never received any replies)
Emailed VFS 3 times (they told me that the passports are with IRCC, nothing else)
called/web chatted with VFS once (same as above).

My gut feeling is that you just have to wait it out. These communications didn't do anything...

 

[drinkwater2022]

From week 5 onwards,
Sent 3-4 emails to LDNIMMIGRATION @ international.gc.ca (never received any replies)
Raised 2 webforms (never received any replies)
Emailed VFS 3 times (they told me that the passports are with IRCC, nothing else)
called/web chatted with VFS once (same as above).

My gut feeling is that you just have to wait it out. These communications didn't do anything...

Congrats ! I am hoping mine comes soon too . Reached IRCC on 31 Aug . I agree that mailing them speeds nothing . I mailed them more than 5 times last month.

 

[mishuts]

An update from me:

This morning (20 Oct) I received an email saying "The decision envelope for your application, tracking ID xxx has been dispatched from the IRCC Office, to the Canada Visa Application Centre in Embassy CVO. "

This is my 11th week.

Congratulations!!! All the best

 

[zin988]

I sent packages individually (family of 3 so 3 packages), was strange to me too but I guess that’s how they work. Got tracking IDs for each and all got processed together and sent back same at same time.

I raised two webform and emailed Ircc London (once) and VFS (lots of times) and followed up with a call to VFS, not sure those had any effect though. Might just have been a coincidence.

May I ask if your dependents also have stickers (counterfoil) attached to their passports?
My wife didn't get one (she is British and I am Chinese) so I am not sure if it was a mistake or it is nationality specific.

 

[Mai matwins]

Sent passports to IRCC on the 22 and received a message that they have been dispatched to me. Exactly 8 weeks 1 day after