Yes, that's true. I've applied Oct. 16, eligibility started Nov. 3, nothing until now. I've booked a ticket for 1st week of December because at the time of application it says 15 days processing online.
I applied for TRV on June 19 (Inland, I live in BC) and it is still under “Submitted” status. It’s been almost 5 months and I have been reading comments here getting approved for the TRV in a month. I have no clue on what to do? Can someone suggest something?
Here is my complete timeline:
Applied - October 5
Passport request - November 4
Passport sent - November 5
Reached ottawa - November 8
Return tracking id activated - November 16
Passport received - November 17
I applied for TRV on June 19 (Inland, I live in BC) and it is still under “Submitted” status. It’s been almost 5 months and I have been reading comments here getting approved for the TRV in a month. I have no clue on what to do? Can someone suggest something?
call IRCC and ask agent to 'escalate' saying 'exceeded processing time'. They will send a message to 'processing officer' Once assigned officer looks into it you may see your file gets moved further.
Here is my complete timeline:
Applied - October 5
Passport request - November 4
Passport sent - November 5
Reached ottawa - November 8
Return tracking id activated - November 16
Passport received - November 17
For some reason, it never updated yesterday may be due to delay at source or destination. Nonetheless, Canadapost should update if there's delay like UPS does better in many ways.
Date
Time
Progress
Nov. 18
9:23 am
Delivered
Windsor, ON
7:53 am
Item out for delivery
Windsor, ON
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