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Moty111:
Good afternoon everyone,

I sincerely appreciate this group and all the knowledgeable people providing help. Thank you.

I would appreciate your guidance on an issue regarding my recently approved Canadian visa. I applied for the visa in February and received approval in April, along with a request to submit my passport. However, I was informed that the validity of the visa would be tied to the expiration of my previously submitted biometrics, which is set to expire in September 2025.

Unfortunately, I was unaware that visa validity is linked to biometric expiry. I had assumed it was based solely on the passport’s validity. When I submitted my application, I received a notification stating that my biometrics were still valid, so I did not attend a new appointment—even though I had already paid the biometric fee.

Upon realizing this in April, I wrote to IRCC on April 4 to explain the situation and to request a new biometric instruction letter so that I could complete a fresh biometric submission and potentially extend my visa’s duration. As of today, May 1, I have not received a response.

Could you kindly advise if this delay is normal, and what next steps I can take to ensure my request is addressed?

Thank you in advance for your help.

There's nothing you can do for now than to submit your passport for visa which will be valid till sep 2025.

If you need a longer visa validity, you have to put in a new application and enroll for a new biometric.

Choose wisely 🤐

Thank you so much. I was able to register my account and book an appointment to submit my biometrics with ease.

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Hello Everyone,
If one’s Canada visa expires, will the process of applying for another one be faster..please I need response

adelforreal:
I will advise that you submit your passport to IRCC first to have your visa stamped so that the 30 day rule for submission won't elapse since they are yet to respond to you. Once the visa expires in september, you can renew with ease since you will be eligible for CAN plus by then and also get a longer visa duration as you will doing a fresh biometric scan. All the best

Thanks a lot for your response.

I have a 5year US Visa, so I applied based on my CAN+ eligibility with just about 2 documents.
However, the whole promise of a shorter visa approval date wasn’t the case. It took almost 2months.

If I send my passport to them for the visa, does it usually take time as well? I wouldn’t want to submit my passport and be tied down. Pls do you know how long it takes on the average to receive your passport back?


Thank you

To be eligible for CAN+ (expedited processing), you should have a valid US visa OR have visited Canada in the last ten years. I am assuming you have used your visa to travel to Canada in the last few years. If so, then yes you should have your renewal processed faster.

Calmlolly:
Hello Everyone,
If one’s Canada visa expires, will the process of applying for another one be faster..please I need response

Hello house, how does the biometric slip/sticker currently look?
Thanks.

Moty111:
Thanks a lot for your response.

I have a 5year US Visa, so I applied based on my CAN+ eligibility with just about 2 documents.
However, the whole promise of a shorter visa approval date wasn’t the case. It took almost 2months.

If I send my passport to them for the visa, does it usually take time as well? I wouldn’t want to submit my passport and be tied down. Pls do you know how long it takes on the average to receive your passport back?


Thank you

I don't know the timeline. I have submitted my passport for visa sticker since April 22 and I'm yet to hear from them, so this the second week

It doesn'ttake more than a week to get your passport stamped with visa. In some cases, it takes few days.

Moty111:
Thanks a lot for your response.

I have a 5year US Visa, so I applied based on my CAN+ eligibility with just about 2 documents.
However, the whole promise of a shorter visa approval date wasn’t the case. It took almost 2months.

If I send my passport to them for the visa, does it usually take time as well? I wouldn’t want to submit my passport and be tied down. Pls do you know how long it takes on the average to receive your passport back?


Thank you

Hello all, please can anyone suggest to me the best/affordable airline from Lagos to Toronto for my mum, stopover Ay any Africa country

I hear it takes 1-2weeks. However, i used EMS services and got it in 3days. I paid 29k

Moty111:
Thanks a lot for your response.

I have a 5year US Visa, so I applied based on my CAN+ eligibility with just about 2 documents.
However, the whole promise of a shorter visa approval date wasn’t the case. It took almost 2months.

If I send my passport to them for the visa, does it usually take time as well? I wouldn’t want to submit my passport and be tied down. Pls do you know how long it takes on the average to receive your passport back?


Thank you

Like a normal paper if i understand you correctly

Do you mean after the biometrics or before?

ajibolag:
Hello house, how does the biometric slip/sticker currently look?
Thanks.

HopefulSarah:
Like a normal paper if i understand you correctly

Do you mean after the biometrics or before?

After biometrics.
I wanted to confirm if my wife was given the appropriate sticker.
I reached out (email) to VAC and they explained. According to them, it’s a small rectangular sticker attached to one’s passport biodata page (photocopy) after biometrics. My wife has the sticker.
Thank you.

Yes. You are right. It is a small sticker attached to the photocopy of one's data page.

ajibolag:
After biometrics.
I wanted to confirm if my wife was given the appropriate sticker.
I reached out (email) to VAC and they explained. According to them, it’s a small rectangular sticker attached to one’s passport biodata page (photocopy) after biometrics. My wife has the sticker.
Thank you.

Oh yes. That is what you bring with you when you are going to submit your passport.

ajibolag:
After biometrics.
I wanted to confirm if my wife was given the appropriate sticker.
I reached out (email) to VAC and they explained. According to them, it’s a small rectangular sticker attached to one’s passport biodata page (photocopy) after biometrics. My wife has the sticker.
Thank you.

Last week, I helped my younger brother to apply for a temporary residence visa. He hasn't done the biometrics, and he is going to Germany tonight. Can he get the biometrics done while in Germany?

Bigkenny:
Last week, I helped my younger brother to apply for a temporary residence visa. He hasn't done the biometrics, and he is going to Germany tonight. Can he get the biometrics done while in Germany?

Yes

orjohn24:
Yes

Thank you. Please explain how to do it.

Bigkenny:
Thank you. Please explain how to do it.

Just book biometic and choose ur location as germany depending which city it simple or call to book

orjohn24:
Just book biometic and choose ur location as germany depending which city it simple or call to book

Ok, thank you.

Please I have someone in Ontario who’s in die need of job. Please help with any connect or any place recruiting please..! The person can work full time.

Guys please how long does it takes to get visa stamp on passport for Canada work permit.

Submitted my passPort for stamping on March 20 and it gets to Abuja IRCC on March 21 which I received a text that is under processing. Till today I am yet to receive my passport or get an update regarding my passport status. Please does it takes this long to get passport stamp from IRCC cos mine is going to 2 months now.

Misanto:
Guys please how long does it takes to get visa stamp on passport for Canada work permit.

Submitted my passPort for stamping on March 20 and it gets to Abuja IRCC on March 21 which I received a text that is under processing. Till today I am yet to receive my passport or get an update regarding my passport status. Please does it takes this long to get passport stamp from IRCC cos mine is going to 2 months now.

Under normal situation submission, stamping and collection should not take more than a week. Walk into the VFS to collect your passport, it might be gathering dust in the safe there.

Is it possible that the passport must have returned without VFS emailing me ?


Under normal situation submission, stamping and collection should not take more than a week. Walk into the VFS to collect your passport, it might be gathering dust in the safe there.[/quote]

TradeSunMoore:
Under normal situation submission, stamping and collection should not take more than a week. Walk into the VFS to collect your passport, it might be gathering dust in the safe there.

Moty111:
Good afternoon everyone,

I sincerely appreciate this group and all the knowledgeable people providing help. Thank you.

I would appreciate your guidance on an issue regarding my recently approved Canadian visa. I applied for the visa in February and received approval in April, along with a request to submit my passport. However, I was informed that the validity of the visa would be tied to the expiration of my previously submitted biometrics, which is set to expire in September 2025.

Unfortunately, I was unaware that visa validity is linked to biometric expiry. I had assumed it was based solely on the passport’s validity. When I submitted my application, I received a notification stating that my biometrics were still valid, so I did not attend a new appointment—even though I had already paid the biometric fee.

Upon realizing this in April, I wrote to IRCC on April 4 to explain the situation and to request a new biometric instruction letter so that I could complete a fresh biometric submission and potentially extend my visa’s duration. As of today, May 1, I have not received a response.

Could you kindly advise if this delay is normal, and what next steps I can take to ensure my request is addressed?

Thank you in advance for your help.

What you should have done is order new biometrics online and then send the payment receipt to IRCC through webform.

Below is the link to order and pay for biometrics.

https://eservices.cic.gc.ca/epay/order.do?category=10097

But I think it is too late now to do that because they require you to submit your passport within 30 days from the date the passport request letter was sent out.

My uncle is going on vacation to Canada in October, and 2 of his kids want to accompany him. He has a valid Canada visa. These kids are both females, married, and in their 30s. He will be the sole sponsor of the trip.

I want to know if it's proper for both kids to apply for visas together as a group or if each person should apply individually. He will give them necessary documents to support their applications.

mamawa123:
My uncle is going on vacation to Canada in October, and 2 of his kids want to accompany him. He has a valid Canada visa. These kids are both females, married, and in their 30s. He will be the sole sponsor of the trip.

I want to know if it's proper for both kids to apply for visas together as a group or if each person should apply individually. He will give them necessary documents to support their applications.

pardon me oohh, is it people in their 30's and are married, that u r calling kids?
Pls I want to understand d meaning of a kid

angie88:
pardon me oohh, is it people in their 30's and are married, that u r calling kids?
Pls I want to understand d meaning of a kid

Sorry for my English. His daughters

mamawa123:
My uncle is going on vacation to Canada in October, and 2 of his kids want to accompany him. He has a valid Canada visa. These kids are both females, married, and in their 30s. He will be the sole sponsor of the trip.

I want to know if it's proper for both kids to apply for visas together as a group or if each person should apply individually. He will give them necessary documents to support their applications.

Firstly, has your uncle previously traveled with the children, as this relates to travel history? Also, how old is your uncle? These are key factors to consider, especially given how strict Canada's visa processing has become. It’s important to take a stronger and more well-prepared approach to the application. Additionally, a 30-year-old is not a child and should be able to sponsor themselves.

Hello house. Please do you have to pay for children's biometrics? We were sent Passport requests for my husband, myself and my son. My husband went to drop the passports and he was told at VFS that we have to pay for biometrics for my son which doesn't make sense to me.

The receipt he was given said "package transmission"

Please can someone help confirm if this is legit or they are just exploiting my husband?

Moty111:
Thanks a lot for your response.

I have a 5year US Visa, so I applied based on my CAN+ eligibility with just about 2 documents.
However, the whole promise of a shorter visa approval date wasn’t the case. It took almost 2months.

If I send my passport to them for the visa, does it usually take time as well? I wouldn’t want to submit my passport and be tied down. Pls do you know how long it takes on the average to receive your passport back?


Thank you

Your passport will be returned in 3 to 4 days after submission. I was in a similar situation but the only difference was that mine was associated with passport expiry and what I did was to have the visa stamped on the passport, then applied for a new passport afterwards, then applied for the same visa category a few months to the visa expiry and the visa was approved again and new passport stamped. I now have visas active on both passports, though one of passports has been canceled without prejudice. I hope this is helpful.

orjohn24:
Firstly, has your uncle previously traveled with the children, as this relates to travel history? Also, how old is your uncle? These are key factors to consider, especially given how strict Canada's visa processing has become. It’s important to take a stronger and more well-prepared approach to the application. Additionally, a 30-year-old is not a child and should be able to sponsor themselves.

He is a frequent traveler. Yes, he visited Canada in 2015, 2018, and 2023. In 2023, he sponsored his son, and he got the visa. His son was 32 years old then. I want to know if his daughters should apply individually or both of them should apply as a group.

Good evening, pls what 2 documents did you use? I also want to apply, I have a 5yrs US visa renewed this year.

Moty111:
Thanks a lot for your response.

I have a 5year US Visa, so I applied based on my CAN+ eligibility with just about 2 documents.
However, the whole promise of a shorter visa approval date wasn’t the case. It took almost 2months.

If I send my passport to them for the visa, does it usually take time as well? I wouldn’t want to submit my passport and be tied down. Pls do you know how long it takes on the average to receive your passport back?


Thank you