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Comradesam11:
Hello Debbie,
Is vaccination card a compulsory part of the Canada tourist application?
Can it be done after application?

No not compulsory or required(at least for the form I filled). But people have been adding to their application

I’m just here thinking aloud about the essence of paying for 5 days priority and no visa in the 5 days. So unfair ! Is £220 beans .
If they can’t honour the priority then refund their monies and put them on standard.
I just had to rant and ramble a bit

Please go and check your emails , spam/junk folder . Refresh it well we never can tell, we need more ppr news

Congratulations Liispa

PanicButton:
I just received my PPR. Ready for Visa email. Whoop whoop!!!

VO: Ottawa
AOR: February 2020
FSW.

They have resumed guys!!!! Its been a long wait.

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations mystikal

Talksub:
Hello ,

Thank you for your detailed explanation.

Please at what point did it ask you if you have ever been to the us or Canada before? I am currently filling the form using the link you sent

Hi

After this stage , when you get into filling the main form itself.

Dandicker:
Visa denied, and it was written that I don't have the right to appeal. Despite the mistake is from them. Please house how do I go about it?

Someone here stated earlier and recently the method to go about this complaint.
Draft a strongly worded and polite letter to them detailing the facts point by point and attach evidence to show that there is a mistaken identity in question.
All the best!

Ndessien:
Please how do I get cheap Qatar airways flight tickets. On their site it's 205 naira but can't pay with naira card. On Wakanow it is 227 naira. Paying for 5 persons.

Go to their office in VI or at the airport

Please newbies don’t let us start how will I move to Canada and what steps should I take in this new part, I take God beg una just try to read page one and use google search engine.
No one is here to spoon feed anyone. This was what derailed the last thread towards the end plus major lack of activity from IRCC.
Old members please let’s learn to refer newcomers to page one for starters, that way we don’t keep repeating same thing on this new thread.

Mercyof:
Good evening everyone, i would like guidance on how to commence the Canada travel process, I am married, my husband and I are both bankers, full staffs and I also have an Msc. I really do not know where to start from or process to follow, my target is relocating within the next one year. Thank you.

Read page one of the thread , every information we need to know is there.

Dandicker, appeal your decision , last I read a refusal letter there was an appeal option and a review option but I don’t know what obtains now.

aloskyyoung:
Thanks for your response

Am I to pay the 27k at the VFS office or I am to pay online.

Will like to know this before the date.

Thanks

You can pay at your appointment or pay online prior to the appointment

aloskyyoung:
Hello, I want to confirm

Is it possible I keep my passport with me after Biometric is done at VFS next week

I am currently processing another country visa and I don’t want UK to keep the passport while the other country may request for my passport for visa stamping.

I need a very sincere answer please

Yes it is possible, pay 27k

Talksub:
Which is the can+

What’s the link ..

The system streamlines you for can plus depending on answers you give

GraciousWords:
Hi Debs did you use this link or you just started a visitors application from your GC key.

https://portal-portail.apps.cic.gc.ca/signin?lang=en

The link is asking for an invite code and applying from the GC key doesn't give the option to declare Canada and US visas recently obtained. I'm gunning for CAN +

Hi mama, this is the same link I used https://portal-portail.apps.cic.gc.ca/home?lang=en

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/visitor-visa-application-start-2.html


If you use this link to create an account, the answers you provide with automatically streamline you for canplus

Talksub:
Thanks for all the information , so for the can+ how can I use it to apply .

How straightforward is the new portal application for tourist ?

Have your visa been approved?

What documents can you recommended I submit to make my strong ..

I intend to visit Canada for 4 days and I also vaccinated.

Please what else can you guide me, on the general process

Honestly I’m just as new as you are, but let me just give a quick run through. When you’re filling the form on the website they’ll ask if you’ve been to the USA and Canada all that, the answer you give determines the next question you’ll get. So in my case I filled yes and all my past trips to the usa so it didn’t ask me for anything out Of the blues.
I was asked how much I’ll be travelling with
Who will sponsor my trip
Purpose of visit
Travel history in the last five years
If I’ve been denied visa to the USA or any country before
Work history
If I’ll be arriving Canada by air
Personal history from the age of 18 till date
Scanned copies of my biodata and visa and that was all.
Next day after thinking this thing was too good to be this true and I had just obtained copies of banks statements for myself and hubz the same day, I decided to do a webform (I think this is either oversabi or unbelief of the ease) I added my bank statements, husbands bank’s statements and biodata, sponsorship letter from husband, covid19 vaccination card showing I was recently fully vaccinated, documentation pertaining to my main aim of wanting to visit Canada as a tourist and that was all.
24 hours after on the 22nd of October I got Biometrics request, I went for the biometrics on the 25th(Monday) this was updated immediately on the account. That’s the last update I’ve gotten so far, I’m not in a hurry to visit Canada at least not this year till next year February most likely so they can take their time but at least not all the time in the world.
I’ll share my timeline when I get ppr to give regular tourists without family in scandal an insight as to what timeframe obtains at the moment.
The plan for me too is to visit Canada for a few days during my next usa trip to at least survey where I want to relocate to and also attend what I’m going for.

Apply via the portal and you’ll see the magic I’m talking about
https://portal-portail.apps.cic.gc.ca/home?lang=en
This is the link to the portal.
If you have problems going in via the link direct you can begin from here https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/visitor-visa-application-start-2.html

Talksub:
Hello , please I would like to ask a few questions
1. I don’t have any blood relative in Canada but my best friend is a pr holder .. she wants to invite me for the Christmas holiday .
Can I applied through the new portal ?
I have a valid us visa .. this is my 5th us visa and I have good travel history as well .

What documents did you submit ?

How did you prove your home ties ?

I want my bestie to notarize the invitation letter by a notary public in her province

I have an express entry profile , how that will not affect my tourist visa application?

I intend to spend 5days in Ontario before heading to newyork

I am married but not will be applying alone .

When you begin filling the form and depending on the options you choose the form will streamline itself , in my case I’m a tourist without invitation from anyone.
I submitted international passport biodata
gave details of my past usa visas I have access to and are within past ten years —- required documentation

I have an EE profile too.
Later I submitted banks statement and some docs relating to my purpose of travel that I stated, covid vaccine card. (Via webform) these docs weren’t required or listed , I just felt I should submit them later via webform.

nitrogen:
I see. Good luck jare. I agree that the application looks relatively straightforward.

The most straightforward visa application I’ve ever filled. I was asked a copy a copy of my biodata and copy is us visa and that was it. The Nigerian in me went to submit extra docs via webform because the thing was too straightforward

Gentlesoul3268:
Thx very much debbie, i have opportunity to booked for 2 pple out of 4 pple that are traveling together . I will continue checking Sha, have seen where to upload the documents maybe my laptop or the way the application opened I saw it extremely without showing fully after I searching lol I just try to click that half box and took me to where to upload

Thx I really appreciate

Keep checking dates will pop up, I got my submission date 24 hours to the submission although I held on to another date prior to when I got that one.

nitrogen:
Hi, congrats. Did you use the new IRCC portal? If yes, did you have to put covid-19 as purpose of visit anywhere in your application? My understanding is that one can choose 'other' and write COVID-19 in IMM 5257e, however, it looks like the new portal does not require form 5257e.

Thanks.

Hi , no I’ve not gotten PPR yet and yes I applied via the new portal , neither do I have direct family in Canada so I don’t qualify for any fast track except for Canplus due to my USA visa, the form was pretty short and straightforward and too good to be true because I wasn’t asked navy questions I see on here. I applied as a regular tourist on the 21st October and had biometrics done on the 25th.
Although I send additional docs via web form a few days post submission because I’ve never filled an application that straight forward before , I also added my covid vaccination card to the docs I sent via webform.

purplerain:
Asin en. My dad has been yabbing me since yesterday that he will be the one to come and do the omugwo

Lol, thankfully they’ll move together now. Please what’s the step for dropping passports off after passport request so I can get myself ready for ppr ?
Is there a different method now that everything has changed ?
Someone told me to take passport to ups/DHL after ppr and include a return label in the package and send to vfs Lagos . Is this still a valid move

Gentlesoul3268:
Please I have booked for prime time 8:00

Please how can I upload my documents on tlc

Go back to the link from your application, click link appointment and it’ll redirect you , you will see upload documents button , it’s the last button , I think appointment schedule button is the second button. Just look through

Gentlesoul3268:
Thanks very much , for prime time I can't do self service right ? That would be assisted service ?

Upload your documents yourself and just show up for your biometrics at that prime time. I used premium lounge but I already uploaded my docs so it saved me time although everyone before me didn’t upload prior to getting there , I was so angry eh

Shakiratemma:
Thanks for the response. But pls will i be interviewed for it?

Honestly I have no idea about transit visa but I don’t think you’ll be interviewed. With the crowd on ground now where is the time and space for interviews

Gentlesoul3268:
Nawa ooo thx very much Debbie, please how much is prime time and from what time to time is the prime time

I have click prime time for 8:00 on November 11 when I check the total is 34,418.61

So with this I will not stay longer at the VAC right?

Also advise me because I wanted to apply for my wife and there kids that means that each of them will pay that amount for prime time

Please advise

In my opinion do prime time , get there early , be among the first set to enter , do your thing and go. If I had known that’s what id have done Instead of getting there and seeing the queue and paying for premium lounge there she to due and I still ended up doing like two hours in premium lounge because I was number 11.

Shakiratemma:
Good day all.
Pls i want to ask as to how i can go about applying for a transit visa to the UK? What is required and also will i be interviewed as well? Thanks

Transit visa check gov.Uk it’ll redirect you appropriately

Gentlesoul premium is not free you’ll have to pay and with the crowd in ikeja now , if you don’t mind spending the whole day there , I’ll say pay for prime time, do your thing early morning before the influx and leave

purplerain:
Update;
My mum's PPR came this morning (suspect I was right, cause I sent webform yesterday, could also be a coincidence).

I’ve been laughing at you since yesterday because daddy that you separated got first

Oagold:
Hello house, please has anyone who did biometrics on September 7th 2021 for visitors visa (standard) received any collection mail?
I already sent a paid email and they replied its been escalated and they also replied that it's taking longer than necessary because of they have high demand of visas globally.
Just wondering because I noticed on here that some people that did biometrics on the 6th of September have gotten theirs..

Read back to yesterday, someone from 7th got , I saw something like that

Reine22:
Would it be helpful to send a paid email before the first 15 working days timeline elapses to help speed up the process? Because it seems sending the paid email may help with processing the visa faster.

I don’t think that paid email thing works, paid email or not your application will take how long it’ll take and come out when they’re ready. Paid emails and phone calls have always existed as far back as 2014(i used this service then) and I can say if it’s just to find out the status of your application Just chill and don’t waste your coins, if it’s for an error or super delayed passport or something then you can go for it.

purplerain:
When you apply through the new IRCC portal they state that they will finalize applications within 14-30 business days. Both of them are fully vaccinated. I included their vaccine cards along with the application.

This will be nice o, I have a pending application although I only recently applied and I hope it actually takes 30 working days, I didn’t even get to see this 30 working days part, I only checked the estimated timing and it said 150 days for Nigerians.