So, I got the passport request on October 14th. I sent the passport the same day. The passport arrived at the embassy on October 16th. I enclosed an empty xpresspost envelope for the return. The trackign number has not been activated, so they haven't sent it back. Also, no news on the online application.
So, I got the passport request on October 14th. I sent the passport the same day. The passport arrived at the embassy on October 16th. I enclosed an empty xpresspost envelope for the return. The trackign number has not been activated, so they haven't sent it back. Also, no news on the online application.
That is insane. For a process that they claim to take 7 business days on their website, and that in the past took me about 10 business days in total, it is now taking about a month and a half.
And that is inside Canada. Some colleagues who applied for a visitor visa from the US in June, as they were planning to come to Canada for a conference in late September. They didn't get their passports back until after the conference had started.
That is insane. For a process that they claim to take 7 business days on their website, and that in the past took me about 10 business days in total, it is now taking about a month and a half.
And that is inside Canada. Some colleagues who applied for a visitor visa from the US in June, as they were planning to come to Canada for a conference in late September. They didn't get their passports back until after the conference had started.