SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

[azfar11]

What is your timeline?

November 2019

 

[Arihu]

Canadian visa offices in ( Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi) Pakistan are opening on august 3, 2020. I hope this brings good news to everyone. Here is the link: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/pak/en/can/news/vac-reopening

According to the site:

“The Visa Application Centre in Lahore will re-open for business on Monday, 3rd August and will provide the following limited services until further notice.

• Biometrics collection for Biometric Instruction Letter holders only

• Return of decision envelopes to applicants. Your decision envelope will be returned to you via the courier service offered by the VAC. Collection of decision envelopes in-person at the VAC is not permitted until further notice. Please refer to the “Service Charge” tab of this website for further information on courier services offered by the VAC.

• Permanent Resident Travel Document intake (via post/courier only). Submission of PRTD applications in person at the VAC is not permitted until further notice.

• Submission of passport upon receipt of passport request letter from IRCC (via post/courier only) Submission of passport in person at the VAC is not permitted until further notice.

The Opening Hours of the VAC will be as follows, until further notice:

• Business Hours: Monday – Friday: 9:00 – 16:00“

 

[Raza.taqi4]

Is it safe to courier/post passports in Pakistan? The passports are sent to the VAC or the Canadian Embassy in Islamabad?

 

[Arihu]

Is it safe to courier/post passports in Pakistan? The passports are sent to the VAC or the Canadian Embassy in Islamabad?

I believe passport are send to local visa office. and they send the passport to the canadian embassy islamabad. i am not sure about the mailing system in pakistan. but you can send passport through fedex and DHL with tracking number.

 

[azfar11]

Is it safe to courier/post passports in Pakistan? The passports are sent to the VAC or the Canadian Embassy in Islamabad?

I did send my passport via tcs somedays ago, and its completely safe, you just have to send them your passport at canadian high commission Islamabad

 

[MMateen]

LVO is now open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and they only provide these services:

• Biometric collection for Biometric Instruction Letter holders only
• Return of decision envelopes to applicants. Your decision envelope will be returned to you via the courier service offered by the VAC. Collection of decision envelopes in-person at the VAC is not permitted until further notice. Please refer to the “Buy Services” page of this website for further information on courier services offered by the VAC.
• Permanent Resident Travel Document intake (via post/courier only). Submission of PRTD applications in person at the VAC is not permitted until further notice.
• Submission of passport upon receipt of passport request letter from IRCC (via post/courier only). Submission of passport in person at the VAC is not permitted until further notice.

Does that mean they will not be finishing background check, providing visa or making case decisions?

Yes, they have nothing to do with Pakistani applicants who have applied to sponsor their spouses.
Canadian High Commission London / Immigration Section works on Pakistani Immigration applications.

Canadian visa offices in ( Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi) Pakistan are opening on august 3, 2020. I hope this brings good news to everyone. Here is the link: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/pak/en/can/news/vac-reopening

According to the site:

“The Visa Application Centre in Lahore will re-open for business on Monday, 3rd August and will provide the following limited services until further notice.

• Biometrics collection for Biometric Instruction Letter holders only

• Return of decision envelopes to applicants. Your decision envelope will be returned to you via the courier service offered by the VAC. Collection of decision envelopes in-person at the VAC is not permitted until further notice. Please refer to the “Service Charge” tab of this website for further information on courier services offered by the VAC.

• Permanent Resident Travel Document intake (via post/courier only). Submission of PRTD applications in person at the VAC is not permitted until further notice.

• Submission of passport upon receipt of passport request letter from IRCC (via post/courier only) Submission of passport in person at the VAC is not permitted until further notice.

The Opening Hours of the VAC will be as follows, until further notice:

• Business Hours: Monday – Friday: 9:00 – 16:00“

Alhumdulillah.

MashaAllah, that's really a great news.
May Allah Pak ease problems and make things easy for all of us.
Thank you for sharing this excellent news.

 

[Raza.taqi4]

I did send my passport via tcs somedays ago, and its completely safe, you just have to send them your passport at canadian high commission Islamabad

Thanks, let us know once you get the Passport back with visa stamp, and let us know in how many days they return the passports. Thanks again

 

[Arihu]

Yes, they have nothing to do with Pakistani applicants who have applied to sponsor their spouses.
Canadian High Commission London / Immigration Section works on Pakistani Immigration applications.

Alhumdulillah.

MashaAllah, that's really a great news.
May Allah Pak ease problems and make things easy for all of us.
Thank you for sharing this excellent news.

They made the annoucement of reopening visa offices in Pakistan today. I just checked today, I wanted to share good news with everyone. I know it is not easy living in Canada while our spouses are half way across the world. Due to the COVID 19 everything stopped. By sharing, this announcement with everyone here, I wanted to give everyone hope that we are united with our spouses quickly.

 

[Raza.taqi4]

They made the annoucement of reopening visa offices in Pakistan today. I just checked today, I wanted to share good news with everyone. I know it is not easy living in Canada while our spouses are half way across the world. Due to the COVID 19 everything stopped. By sharing, this announcement with everyone here, I wanted to give everyone hope that we are united with our spouses quickly.

Insh'Allah

 

[azfar11]

Thanks, let us know once you get the Passport back with visa stamp, and let us know in how many days they return the passports. Thanks again

They returned within 5 days, am already in canada now

 

[KhiZ]

November 2019

I am also Nov 19 and did you get an email or AOR 2 line update on ECAS ?

 

[KhiZ]

They made the annoucement of reopening visa offices in Pakistan today. I just checked today, I wanted to share good news with everyone. I know it is not easy living in Canada while our spouses are half way across the world. Due to the COVID 19 everything stopped. By sharing, this announcement with everyone here, I wanted to give everyone hope that we are united with our spouses quickly.

Inn sha Allah

 

[Sameer ansar]

They returned within 5 days, am already in canada now

When did you receive your passport back and you can you share your timeline

 

[Saadi007]

They returned within 5 days, am already in canada now

Can you please tell me when was ur interview and medical held. I am hearing that in some cases they are not taking interviews. Did they take yours? Please share your timeline as well. Will be very much appreciated

 

[ZafarAfridi]

Does anyone know of someone who's medicals have expired and they are asked to redo medicals? Because I see a lot of people have spend 500+ days after their applications were received but the sheet doesn't say that they were asked to do medicals again.
My wife's medicals are expiring on 5th of September.