i dont understand this at all. I mean its one country, why cant you visit whereever you like within the country? People who get a US visa tavel to other states, should people be confined to one state because thats what they stated in their application? I am so confused! I am genuinely asking, please enlighten me.

Ruskov:


Of course . But Edmonton has their own international airport, why do you want to spend that sort of money? Plus if you do not have a perfect explanation for those(the stop overs) , it's very likely to raise eyebrows. Not sure of what you'd tell the immigration officers at the airport.

Okay, Thank you.

Emmafe:
They will only go that deep during secondary interrogation. Have a good reason for going to Toronto, accommodation n pof in your account.

I am sure they dont ask invitation letter, i just assumed where you go would be in their system.

Emmafe:
I’ve not seen anyone asked to produce invitation letter. Just make sure you’ve a good reason to be in Toronto, accommodation reservations and pof in your account.

Really? How so? Its a visitor visa, am i supposed to just visit one place ?

Dreamchaser12:


Yeah it’s a problem, a big red flag.

Guys, so me and my family are arriving in toronto in july but the invitation letter i submitted from my friend is from Calgary. Do you think that would be a problem at the POE? Please let me known if you have a similar experience or if you know people who had the same experience.

Congratulations!

josephb:
GOD has taken over IRCC, we also finally got PPR for a Family of three (3).

Application date 4th August, 2022
BVL: 5th May,
PPR: 19th June.

I pray what we are going for still works.

Thanks NL family, big and special shout out to @ apeleone I love you darling...

My son has the visa, they just returned mine without it. We sent it together and we got it together. I signed all the forms and i submitted in person so they checked everything. I submitted on Thursday and they returned it today. I am so angry!

josephb:
Hi,

Sorry to hear about the return of your passports back to you without visas.
I would like to know whether you included all the requirements whilst sending to the VAC?
Also were your passports returned like some days after sending to VAC?

It could just be some documents missing out.

Regards,

The most unbelievable thing happened today, I sent my passport together with my sons passport to the vac and they returned my passport without a visa. What kind of work is the IRCC doing ? I am just in shock! Now i have to engage with them all over again, i am so tireeeeeeed of them!

This was the longest ride ever, Finally ppr for me and my son
Application date for my son November 6, 2021
Application date for me and reapplication for my son September 2022
Bvl May 5
PPR, June 7

Good luck to everyone still waiting, this forum has been so useful!

How long has it been since they received ppr? And there has been no update on ur file at all ?

hadigun:

My application is yet to enter eligibility review too, but wife and son have received PPR

How long has it been since they received ppr? And there has been no update on ur file at all ?

hadigun:


My application is yet to enter eligibility review too, but wife and son have received PPR

Please keep us updated, my son's eligibility is yet to start but i already received bvl and visa number.

angie88:
My husband got his ppr today,but his two dependants eligibility just started after my husband's ppr. Should he wait for them b4 sending his passport or he should send his own passport?

Dear all

I submitted a group trv application with my son ( 1.5 years old) in September 2022 they sent me a bvl on the 2nd of may and visa number was updated yesterday for me. However, nothing has changed on my son's application. There is also a 2021trv application for him that i submitted on his own, but there is no movement on that either. I thought when u applied in a group you get results together. Does anyone have any experience on this?

On the same boat, applied September 2022.

chlowi:
Please who else hasn't received BVL? I'm beginning to feel I'm the only one left 😔 @hola u don receive ?

Is there any update for those people that saw an update on April 19 ? Mine says
biometric and Eligibility Review complete but I haven't received a bvl or any other update.

P.S my eligibility started in early March.

🙏

Deronke1:
The worst thing you can tell someone who is agitated is to "calm down" or "Relax" So i can understand from the person's point of view too.

Tracker updated;
biometric completed
eligibility completed
background check in progress
My application : September 2022

Who are u to tell me to relax, this is a public forum and I am allowed to voice my opinion. I have an application since 2021, I have been patiently waiting for almost two years. Don't say anything on other people's comment with so much judgement when u don't know their stories.

Alexino360:




Relax, it's batch by batch they're currently giving BVL to those that applied in late 2021, once majority of these late 2021 applicant gets their PPR then they'll come down to early 2022.

If you've noticed the processing time got updated yesterday April 18 2023 to 643 days meaning they're currently approving late 2021 applicant.

Those that applied in 2019 and early 2021 got their PPR on Tuesday 12 April 2023 (last week).

So just chill.

Still waiting. I feel like there are not a lot of people waiting whose eligibility started in early March. I am starting to get worried.

Tunmiiee:
Still waiting for mine

Seem like a lot of people have gotten ppr from the backlog, how many are still waiting whose review started in early March?

Yes

Hola55:

Did you applied on the New Portal?

He is a minor, I didn't know there was such a rule. I was concerned when his file remained the same.

Hola55:
]Me and my son submitted an application together as a group. My application changed into eligibility review on March 10 but his application didn't change into eligibility review. Does that mean they haven't opened his application even though we applied together?



It won't change if he is minor

Me and my son submitted an application together as a group. My application changed into eligibility review on March 10 but his application didn't change into eligibility review. Does that mean they haven't opened his application even though we applied together?

House34:


No ,need delete anything..ircc will delete it..you cannot have 2 applocation procesed ...ircc will delete old and process new but no refund

On the portal it says eligibility has started.

josephb:
Hi,

Did you check your current status on your dashboard?

Regards,

I checked on the link but it says eligibility has not started but on my main account if says it has started. Does everyone's account say the same thing when you check on the link ?

Hola55:
https://atip-aiprp.apps.gc.ca/atip/requesterInformation

You should reapply on the new portal. I have also been waiting since November 2021. I think we have a better chance of getting a decision that way.

Classicswagz01:
Good
morning all please my family and I have applied for a visiting visa for since October 2021 over a year now still no response I’ve sent them 2 emails and in the emails they said they are working on the application as quickly as possible but it’s taking too long does anyone one have any advice for me like if i should reapply or something?

Thank you so much for your time.

It depends on your travel plans. If your travel plan is to travel soon later in the year, then you can’t apply for a new visa since you already have one still running. You can exercise some patience towards December/January and plan towards a travel date post expiry date of your visa. You can plan towards applying when the visa is almost expired for a renewal with that of your son.

Alternatively, apply for that of your son now but you never can tell when decision would be made and yours might be too close to expiry at that time.
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I did renew my passport, and i am using it in my application. i am just worried that they would say u already have a valid visa and refuse me because of that. The reason i want to apply early is to apply with my son so that he can get the visa as well ( his appication is in the system with no movement for a year). And since I have an active US visa and TRV, i am hoping to get a decision soon. Have there been people who renewed with a few months vality, please share your experiences.

P.S I got a 5 year visa last time.

olasubomy:


It is better you apply for a renewal of your passport before applying for your visa since the expiry is around 4 months away just for your peace of mind. Then apply with the new passport. Which should cover a reasonable length just in case the officer wants to grant 6months duration or more..

My visa expires in January 2023, I wanted to apply this month. Would that create any problems ? Are there ppl who were in similar circumstances and succesfully renewed their visa without isssue? please share your experiences.

Good day,

In response to your email enquiry below, kindly note that this application is still under active review by our office. At the moment, we are not in a position to give a clear indication of when we anticipate finalizing this application.

it's a general reply, nothing specific.

kokojohnson:
Hello srke2002, what is the content of the genera reply they sent to you? please can you post it here for assistant?

Hi Everyone, I applied for my newborn son in Nov 2021 and reapplied in May 2022 since I didn't hear anything back. Both applications are active and on gckey. I have contacted the nairobi office and they sent a general reply. what should I do now? should I apply a third time on new portal? would that delay the application further. Please help!

P.S : both my husband and I have active visitor visas

Hi Everyone, I applied for my newborn son in Nov 2021 and reapplied in May 2022 since I didn't hear anything back. Both applications are active and on gckey. I have contacted the nairobi office and they sent a general reply. what should I do now? should I apply a third time on new portal? would that delay the application further. Please help!

P.S : both my husband and I have active visitor visas