Visitor Visa (from India - outside of Canada) applicants of October or November 2020

[Svng]

Hello all,
Can we apply a super visa with phac letter, so that my parents can stay long in Canada instead of a month.
Please advise. Thank you

 

[DK84]

Is anyone experiencing issues with GCKEY Login today ? It looks like giving error while attempting for login.

 

[Ajayparamesh]

@DK84 same here

 

[bkp]

same here.. it redirects to cic home page after taking credentials

 

[DK84]

I received PHAC approval letter on January 5th, which says Validity period is 1 Month.

Today, I received Itinerary request from CIC, which says Itinerary should be received at Office by February 5th, 2021 and Departure must occur within 30 days or validity of PHAC approval, whichever is earliest. There is no other information about visa or length of visa on Itinerary request letter.

Does it mean validity of Visa is equivalent to validity of PHAC approval, means Visa is valid only for 1 month ?? ...Or shall I submit Itinerary first only then CIC will notify me about how long visa issued for ??

Thank you.

 

[Romit dhall]

Hi All,

My mother-in-law traveling from Delhi to Vancouver/Winnipeg on December 25 via Air Canada.

25 December - AC045 (AIR CANADA) - 05:45 AM from DELHI to VANCOUVER

Visa status: Visitor Visa

Please let me know if anyone traveling on the same flight???

Thanks

Hi i have a quick question i applied the visitor visa for my mother in law as my wife is pregnant i mean PHAC and stuff they asked the additonal documents thats is itinerary which is book ticket return ticket and showed But unfortunate me it was not a direct flight to canada than they send again information letter to give direct flight to canada I booked the same but this time tere is not option to upload the new ticket how to send that new ticket to them

 

[Romit dhall]

Received itinerary request today.

PHAC letter states: Validity period - 6 months. Date of issuance 12/16.

Itinerary request states: Departure must occur within 30 days or validity of PHAC approval, whichever is earliest.

1. Does this mean departure needs to be by Jan 15th?
2. Also is validity of 6 months applicable from the date of arrival (1/16) or PHAC issuance date (12/16)

Did u submit already itinerary or not yet if yes did u submit direcr flight to canada or do u had any stop in between

 

[dsinghd]

Got visa approval letter for my mother today. No biometrics needed. So they take around a week after you submit travel itinerary. Visa expiry date is 4/4/2021,which is ok because we can always apply for visa extension. But I don't understand why they put a expiration date on letter ,given the fact that a person can stay upto 6 months without applying for extension. I read someone's post where passport was stamped(at airport on arrival) for 6 months. Also, general rule for TRV is that person can stay upto 6 months.

Thankyou @sb0821 for introducing this new route which I believe helped lot of people here.

 

[bkp]

Good to hear, All the best to your mom travel.

 

[DK84]

Got visa approval letter for my mother today. No biometrics needed. So they take around a week after you submit travel itinerary. Visa expiry date is 4/4/2021,which is ok because we can always apply for visa extension. But I don't understand why they put a expiration date on letter ,given the fact that a person can stay upto 6 months without applying for extension. I read someone's post where passport was stamped(at airport on arrival) for 6 months. Also, general rule for TRV is that person can stay upto 6 months.

Thankyou @sb0821 for introducing this new route which I believe helped lot of people here.

Many congratulations brother. All the best.

 

[Romit dhall]

Got visa approval letter for my mother today. No biometrics needed. So they take around a week after you submit travel itinerary. Visa expiry date is 4/4/2021,which is ok because we can always apply for visa extension. But I don't understand why they put a expiration date on letter ,given the fact that a person can stay upto 6 months without applying for extension. I read someone's post where passport was stamped(at airport on arrival) for 6 months. Also, general rule for TRV is that person can stay upto 6 months.

Thankyou @sb0821 for introducing this new route which I believe helped lot of people here.

The itinerary u provided had any stops from india to canada or it was direct can u please specifically tell the date u submitted the itinerary .

 

[dsinghd]

The itinerary u provided had any stops from india to canada or it was direct can u please specifically tell the date u submitted the itinerary .

We booked Air canada direct flight. It is safe for parents plus CIC mentioned the same in the instructions when they asked for itinerary. I submitted on Dec 31st.

 

[Ajayparamesh]

Got visa approval today. It's for 3 months.

 

[kool_suny]

Got visa approval today. It's for 3 months.

Congratulations Ajayparamesh... so everything went without biometrics and passport stamping right ? Do we need any other letter apart from this approval to enter Canada? Are you a PR holder or on Work permit ?

Can you list documents you submitted along with your application?
- we need to establish ties with India for parents. So did you submit a bank statement or any other similar proofs ?

 

[kool_suny]

Got visa approval letter for my mother today. No biometrics needed. So they take around a week after you submit travel itinerary. Visa expiry date is 4/4/2021,which is ok because we can always apply for visa extension. But I don't understand why they put a expiration date on letter ,given the fact that a person can stay upto 6 months without applying for extension. I read someone's post where passport was stamped(at airport on arrival) for 6 months. Also, general rule for TRV is that person can stay upto 6 months.


Can you list documents you submitted along with your application?
- we need to establish ties with India for parents. So did you submit a bank statement or any other similar proofs ?

Thankyou @sb0821 for introducing this new route which I believe helped lot of people here.

many many congratulations .. so if visa is granted until 4/4/2021.. I beleive you will not get the option to stay 6 months right. Probably extension need to be applied. But can we apply for extension on a PHAC background approved visa ?