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Originally posted by m2611

I have a very common question to this forum

One of my friend started Immigration from Middle East around 2004
As usual he went through everyone's fav say so London is the centre for processing

Now this year he got Job in Canada so come here in Work Permit

He got letter from London Office about sending Right of Landing Fees as well as Passport to CHC London

His concern is : Is it necessary to send Passport to London
If yes, what r the options like Courier service, which is better? or better to send by Canada Post, which service

This Visa stamping as well as Landing papers cannnot be collect at any office in Canada say Mississauga CHC office etc

How safe is sending passport to other country. As far as I know we r not suppose to send Personal Passport out of Staying country

Can some one suggest what is best in this situation?

Also I suppose after getting Visa stamp on Passport as well as getting Landing papers from CHC London, he still has to exit from Canada for PR entry?

What stupid rule is this?

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Your friend used an intermediary, an Immigration Consultant for a PR application.
Now he has a Job offer from a company in Canada. He worked for it and got it.

He succeeds in his work permit application to the Canadian Immigration and completes all of the formalities and goes through his medical and the scrutiny, he is now free to get in. He has already gone through this and succeeded. Thus far it is good.

Now, The Canadian Consulate in Britain wants his landing fees and his Passport for the processing, because that is where he applied. So that is where they want the process to go through. So he has to send it there. What seems to be the problem?.

He just couriers the same to them with the required fees, it is that simple. It might take four to six weeks OR more. That is the processing time.

Sending and receiving documents through Couriers has become the norm. So follow it. It is as safe and secure as the name behind it. You just have to take that risk. But you can make sure that you have a photocopy of all of the pages of the passport before sending. You now have most or all of the details in hand if any mishap occurs.

Most of the courier companies provide facilities to open a charge account with them, the big guys that is. Get a cardboard return envelope and fill out the 'way bill' for the return. In the way bill you give your account number for the return charges. Leave instructions with them to hold all the return mails for you to pick up. You have to sign and pay the return fees. So you know that you are the sole recipient of the mails. You got everything secure now.

This is only an entry, on work permit. He has to file another application or duplicate his first application that he filed through the intermediary. If he has the number for filing his first application, then, he is way ahead of the game. If he wants his PR card, then, he can contact the local office that he is affiliated with, and ask for directions when the immigration process is completed for the PR. If they say that he has to exit and re-enter, he has to complete the formalities.
If that is 'what Lola wants, then Lola gets it'. Otherwise....mmmm. you miss out on the num nums. That is called 'Hobsons Choice.'

That ought to confirm your beliefs and clear the cobwebs.

Now tell your good friend to follow the rules that are set and be a 'common' ordinary citizen, just like any of us. But we are slowly moving up. That is a positive sign.

Freddie.