Problems with Canadian eTA
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Three weeks ago, my husband applied for an eTA to visit Canada. He declared a very old criminal conviction (more than 40 years ago, a drunken mistake, in the UK, is considered a spent conviction). It's so old, that there is no longer any live police record of it.
Despite sending all the information requested (nature of offence and the country), he has heard nothing. There is no way of speaking to anyone - all he has had are automated email responses. Is there anything we can do?
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Three weeks ago, my husband applied for an eTA to visit Canada. He declared a very old criminal conviction (more than 40 years ago, a drunken mistake, in the UK, is considered a spent conviction). It's so old, that there is no longer any live police record of it.
Despite sending all the information requested (nature of offence and the country), he has heard nothing. There is no way of speaking to anyone - all he has had are automated email responses. Is there anything we can do?
canada uk-citizens eta criminal-records
edited Jul 18 '17 at 0:00
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asked Jul 17 '17 at 21:52
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Three weeks ago, my husband applied for an eTA to visit Canada. He declared a very old criminal conviction (more than 40 years ago, a drunken mistake, in the UK, is considered a spent conviction). It's so old, that there is no longer any live police record of it.
Despite sending all the information requested (nature of offence and the country), he has heard nothing. There is no way of speaking to anyone - all he has had are automated email responses. Is there anything we can do?
canada uk-citizens eta criminal-records
edited Jul 18 '17 at 0:00
Giorgio
30.3k962173
asked Jul 17 '17 at 21:52
Rosy McConnell
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Three weeks ago, my husband applied for an eTA to visit Canada. He declared a very old criminal conviction (more than 40 years ago, a drunken mistake, in the UK, is considered a spent conviction). It's so old, that there is no longer any live police record of it.
Despite sending all the information requested (nature of offence and the country), he has heard nothing. There is no way of speaking to anyone - all he has had are automated email responses. Is there anything we can do?
canada uk-citizens eta criminal-records
canada uk-citizens eta criminal-records
edited Jul 18 '17 at 0:00
Giorgio
30.3k962173
asked Jul 17 '17 at 21:52
Rosy McConnell
211
edited Jul 18 '17 at 0:00
Giorgio
30.3k962173
asked Jul 17 '17 at 21:52
Rosy McConnell
211
edited Jul 18 '17 at 0:00
Giorgio
30.3k962173
edited Jul 18 '17 at 0:00
Giorgio
30.3k962173
edited Jul 18 '17 at 0:00
Giorgio
30.3k962173
30.3k962173
asked Jul 17 '17 at 21:52
Rosy McConnell
211
asked Jul 17 '17 at 21:52
Rosy McConnell
211
asked Jul 17 '17 at 21:52
Rosy McConnell
211
211
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You can attempt to contact Immigrants, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (the government agency in charge of eTAs) via a web form. From the IRCC web page:
What do I do if my application for an eTA is not approved right away?
While most eTAs are issued in minutes, some can take several days to process. In such cases, more information is needed before the application is approved. IRCC will contact you via email and advise you of the next steps.
Check the junk/spam mail folder of the email address you provided on your eTA application form. Some spam filters may block automated emails from IRCC.
The email from IRCC may include a request for:
- additional information or documents, or
- an in-person interview at the nearest Canadian visa office.
If you have not received an email confirmation with an application number within 72 hours of applying, you will need to fill out this Web form. To do so, you will need to:
- provide some basic personal details, and
- Under “Type of application” select “Electronic Travel Authorization”, then “Case Specific Enquiries”.
- Provide as many details as possible about the problem you encountered. It can take us several days to answer your inquiry.
It sounds like you've already corresponded with IRCC via e-mail (though check your spam folder to make triple-sure that you haven't received further correspondence from IRCC). Even so, the web form appears to be the "official" way to "ask about an application that has taken longer than the normal processing times", so I would try that if you haven't already.
answered Jul 18 '17 at 13:46
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1 Answer
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active
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
2
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You can attempt to contact Immigrants, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (the government agency in charge of eTAs) via a web form. From the IRCC web page:
What do I do if my application for an eTA is not approved right away?
While most eTAs are issued in minutes, some can take several days to process. In such cases, more information is needed before the application is approved. IRCC will contact you via email and advise you of the next steps.
Check the junk/spam mail folder of the email address you provided on your eTA application form. Some spam filters may block automated emails from IRCC.
The email from IRCC may include a request for:
- additional information or documents, or
- an in-person interview at the nearest Canadian visa office.
If you have not received an email confirmation with an application number within 72 hours of applying, you will need to fill out this Web form. To do so, you will need to:
- provide some basic personal details, and
- Under “Type of application” select “Electronic Travel Authorization”, then “Case Specific Enquiries”.
- Provide as many details as possible about the problem you encountered. It can take us several days to answer your inquiry.
It sounds like you've already corresponded with IRCC via e-mail (though check your spam folder to make triple-sure that you haven't received further correspondence from IRCC). Even so, the web form appears to be the "official" way to "ask about an application that has taken longer than the normal processing times", so I would try that if you haven't already.
answered Jul 18 '17 at 13:46
Michael Seifert
7,5532246
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
You can attempt to contact Immigrants, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (the government agency in charge of eTAs) via a web form. From the IRCC web page:
What do I do if my application for an eTA is not approved right away?
While most eTAs are issued in minutes, some can take several days to process. In such cases, more information is needed before the application is approved. IRCC will contact you via email and advise you of the next steps.
Check the junk/spam mail folder of the email address you provided on your eTA application form. Some spam filters may block automated emails from IRCC.
The email from IRCC may include a request for:
- additional information or documents, or
- an in-person interview at the nearest Canadian visa office.
If you have not received an email confirmation with an application number within 72 hours of applying, you will need to fill out this Web form. To do so, you will need to:
- provide some basic personal details, and
- Under “Type of application” select “Electronic Travel Authorization”, then “Case Specific Enquiries”.
- Provide as many details as possible about the problem you encountered. It can take us several days to answer your inquiry.
It sounds like you've already corresponded with IRCC via e-mail (though check your spam folder to make triple-sure that you haven't received further correspondence from IRCC). Even so, the web form appears to be the "official" way to "ask about an application that has taken longer than the normal processing times", so I would try that if you haven't already.
answered Jul 18 '17 at 13:46
Michael Seifert
7,5532246
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
You can attempt to contact Immigrants, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (the government agency in charge of eTAs) via a web form. From the IRCC web page:
What do I do if my application for an eTA is not approved right away?
While most eTAs are issued in minutes, some can take several days to process. In such cases, more information is needed before the application is approved. IRCC will contact you via email and advise you of the next steps.
Check the junk/spam mail folder of the email address you provided on your eTA application form. Some spam filters may block automated emails from IRCC.
The email from IRCC may include a request for:
- additional information or documents, or
- an in-person interview at the nearest Canadian visa office.
If you have not received an email confirmation with an application number within 72 hours of applying, you will need to fill out this Web form. To do so, you will need to:
- provide some basic personal details, and
- Under “Type of application” select “Electronic Travel Authorization”, then “Case Specific Enquiries”.
- Provide as many details as possible about the problem you encountered. It can take us several days to answer your inquiry.
It sounds like you've already corresponded with IRCC via e-mail (though check your spam folder to make triple-sure that you haven't received further correspondence from IRCC). Even so, the web form appears to be the "official" way to "ask about an application that has taken longer than the normal processing times", so I would try that if you haven't already.
answered Jul 18 '17 at 13:46
Michael Seifert
7,5532246
You can attempt to contact Immigrants, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (the government agency in charge of eTAs) via a web form. From the IRCC web page:
What do I do if my application for an eTA is not approved right away?
While most eTAs are issued in minutes, some can take several days to process. In such cases, more information is needed before the application is approved. IRCC will contact you via email and advise you of the next steps.
Check the junk/spam mail folder of the email address you provided on your eTA application form. Some spam filters may block automated emails from IRCC.
The email from IRCC may include a request for:
- additional information or documents, or
- an in-person interview at the nearest Canadian visa office.
If you have not received an email confirmation with an application number within 72 hours of applying, you will need to fill out this Web form. To do so, you will need to:
- provide some basic personal details, and
- Under “Type of application” select “Electronic Travel Authorization”, then “Case Specific Enquiries”.
- Provide as many details as possible about the problem you encountered. It can take us several days to answer your inquiry.
It sounds like you've already corresponded with IRCC via e-mail (though check your spam folder to make triple-sure that you haven't received further correspondence from IRCC). Even so, the web form appears to be the "official" way to "ask about an application that has taken longer than the normal processing times", so I would try that if you haven't already.
answered Jul 18 '17 at 13:46
Michael Seifert
7,5532246
answered Jul 18 '17 at 13:46
Michael Seifert
7,5532246
answered Jul 18 '17 at 13:46
Michael Seifert
7,5532246
answered Jul 18 '17 at 13:46
Michael Seifert
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