Smokey

Does anyone know how long it takes after medicals for CIC to ask for your passport where the security checks have already been done?
Can anyone advise what would happen if you're not in the country who granted the visa when it's time to get your passport sorted out?? (I'm not referring to a 2 week holiday here)
Any help would really be appreciated.

Jim Humphries

This time is too variable to get anything but an average. Usuallty it takes
between 3 and 6 months but often is longer.
Jim Humphries, former visa officer
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    > Does anyone know how long it takes after medicals for CIC to ask for
    > your passport where the security checks have already been done?
    > Can anyone advise what would happen if you're not in the country who
    > granted the visa when it's time to get your passport sorted out?? (I'm
    > not referring to a 2 week holiday here)
    > Any help would really be appreciated.
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Smokey

Jim, thanks. Does that include any time for security checks? I'm asking because our CAIPS notes tell me that they have already been done.

Jacky

I guess you have your caips notes, and SEC STAT is 1? In my case, SEC
decision was made on the same date as the PS decision (selection
decision/interview waiver). I got the letter for passport stamping 3
months after the initial assessment. check your caips notes, the next
BF'D will be the date they send you that letter. assuming everything
else is done, i.e. medical/ROLF/background(CRIM STAT)/additional
documents

Smokey wrote in message news:...
    > Does anyone know how long it takes after medicals for CIC to ask for
    > your passport where the security checks have already been done?
    > Can anyone advise what would happen if you're not in the country who
    > granted the visa when it's time to get your passport sorted out?? (I'm
    > not referring to a 2 week holiday here)
    > Any help would really be appreciated.