Hello everyone,
I would appreciate it if anyone could shed some light on this issue of mine. I am a Canadian citizen and my wife is Romanian. We have sent out application back in October. Today my wife received a message from the Canadian Embassy in Bucharest saying the following:
"This refers to your application for permanent residence in Canada.
In order to finalize the processing of your application, please provide us with the items cited below:
-ORIGINAL passport or travel document(s) with at least 12 months remaining validity for you ;
-2 recent photos for you (passport size, on WHITE background; see photo specification Appendix C"
However, the issue arises as she does not have a "normal" 5 year Romanian passport. She has a temporary one which was made in July, 2010. This does not fulfill the requirement above with respect to the passport validity. Yes, my wife will make a new passport. The Canadian Embassy also stated that ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE GIVEN TO THEM WITHIN 30 days. Well, in Romania it takes approximately 30 WORKING DAYS to receive a 5 year electronic passport (unfortunately the choices are limited: temporary or electronic). The temporary passport can be obtained in the same day as you apply for it. Would the Canadian Visa Office accept a second Temporary Visa (if my wife makes one in a couple days) which has a validity of twelve months? [is it possible for them to say that they need a passport with 365 days or more on it, while the temporary passport once it reaches the Visa Office will have let's say 358 days on it?]. I need advice urgently.
Will they stamp the PRV onto a Temporary passport?
Thank you for your interest in my issue,
ARC245
I would appreciate it if anyone could shed some light on this issue of mine. I am a Canadian citizen and my wife is Romanian. We have sent out application back in October. Today my wife received a message from the Canadian Embassy in Bucharest saying the following:
"This refers to your application for permanent residence in Canada.
In order to finalize the processing of your application, please provide us with the items cited below:
-ORIGINAL passport or travel document(s) with at least 12 months remaining validity for you ;
-2 recent photos for you (passport size, on WHITE background; see photo specification Appendix C"
However, the issue arises as she does not have a "normal" 5 year Romanian passport. She has a temporary one which was made in July, 2010. This does not fulfill the requirement above with respect to the passport validity. Yes, my wife will make a new passport. The Canadian Embassy also stated that ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE GIVEN TO THEM WITHIN 30 days. Well, in Romania it takes approximately 30 WORKING DAYS to receive a 5 year electronic passport (unfortunately the choices are limited: temporary or electronic). The temporary passport can be obtained in the same day as you apply for it. Would the Canadian Visa Office accept a second Temporary Visa (if my wife makes one in a couple days) which has a validity of twelve months? [is it possible for them to say that they need a passport with 365 days or more on it, while the temporary passport once it reaches the Visa Office will have let's say 358 days on it?]. I need advice urgently.
Will they stamp the PRV onto a Temporary passport?
Thank you for your interest in my issue,
ARC245
