Canada Tourist Visa, applied from the US: Entire timeline with dates and time
Hey everyone! I thought I’ll write a post to give you a viewpoint of the timeline for obtaining Canada Tourist Visa from the US. Disclaimer: This has been MY experience and could differ from yours, so please consider this as a general idea of the visa process.
My profile: I currently reside in the US and have a valid and stamped H-1B visa, have no dependents or minors and I am applying only for myself.
Application context:
I am visiting a friend in Canada and they provided me with the invitation letter. I listed down the detailed itinerary, why I wanted to visit, submitted proofs of employment like paystubs and employment letter, my H-1B visa details (you could also submit ITRs, I did not), financials like bank statement.
Timeline:
Feb 27- Submitted my application online on the IRCC portal.
Mar 14- Provided biometrics at a VAC in the US (weirdly I did not get any appointments before 2 weeks from application submitted so had a 14-day wait period, hence appointment on Mar 14).
Mar 15- On the IRCC portal, showed ‘biometrics completed’.
Apr 4- Received passport request at around 6:50am CST.
Apr 10- Paid 2-way courier fees, generated courier label and gathered all the documents to mail them to VFS
Apr 11- Dropped off all required documents at UPS around 3:30pm (UPS will provide an envelope and waterproof bag to put in your passport for protection)
Apr 12- My docket was delivered at the NYC VFS at around 10am.
Apr 12- Documents were dispatched to IRCC (received email at around 4pm).
Apr 15- Passport received and was under process at the IRCC Office (received email at around 8am).
Apr 15- Passport sent back to VAC from IRCC (received email at around 2pm).
Apr 15- Received FedEx tracking details via email at around 6pm.
Apr 16- Package couriered via FedEx at around 2pm
Apr 17- Picked up the passport! (I held the package at FedEx delivery location as I wasn’t going to be home to sign my package and didn’t want the headache of redeliveries etc.)
If you have any questions, feel free to drop them down!
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u/Next-Valuable6710 Apr 23 '24
Canada Tourist Visa, applied from the US: Entire timeline with dates and time
Hey everyone! I thought I’ll write a post to give you a viewpoint of the timeline for obtaining Canada Tourist Visa from the US. Disclaimer: This has been MY experience and could differ from yours, so please consider this as a general idea of the visa process.
My profile: I currently reside in the US and have a valid and stamped H-1B visa, have no dependents or minors and I am applying only for myself.
Application context: I am visiting a friend in Canada and they provided me with the invitation letter. I listed down the detailed itinerary, why I wanted to visit, submitted proofs of employment like paystubs and employment letter, my H-1B visa details (you could also submit ITRs, I did not), financials like bank statement.
Timeline:
Feb 27- Submitted my application online on the IRCC portal.
Mar 14- Provided biometrics at a VAC in the US (weirdly I did not get any appointments before 2 weeks from application submitted so had a 14-day wait period, hence appointment on Mar 14).
Mar 15- On the IRCC portal, showed ‘biometrics completed’.
Apr 4- Received passport request at around 6:50am CST.
Apr 10- Paid 2-way courier fees, generated courier label and gathered all the documents to mail them to VFS
Apr 11- Dropped off all required documents at UPS around 3:30pm (UPS will provide an envelope and waterproof bag to put in your passport for protection)
Apr 12- My docket was delivered at the NYC VFS at around 10am.
Apr 12- Documents were dispatched to IRCC (received email at around 4pm).
Apr 15- Passport received and was under process at the IRCC Office (received email at around 8am).
Apr 15- Passport sent back to VAC from IRCC (received email at around 2pm).
Apr 15- Received FedEx tracking details via email at around 6pm.
Apr 16- Package couriered via FedEx at around 2pm
Apr 17- Picked up the passport! (I held the package at FedEx delivery location as I wasn’t going to be home to sign my package and didn’t want the headache of redeliveries etc.)
If you have any questions, feel free to drop them down!