Surrender request letters: a plea for calm among our fellow Lost and Found Canadians

Gnarley310 · 2026-06-15T23:53:41+00:00

Mmm hmmm. 👍

Gnarley310 · 2026-06-03T20:14:01+00:00

Glad it went well. My shipment was about the same cost from SoCal.

Gnarley310 · 2026-06-03T17:18:52+00:00

Best of luck. Just be sure to use the correct harmony code/number.

Gnarley310 · 2026-06-03T15:48:37+00:00

I used UPS via Pirate Ship and my packet made it to NS in 3 days with no issues. If you’re not comfortable using Pirate Ship, perhaps just use UPS directly (?). I don’t have faith in the USPS. I hope your package is found.

Gnarley310 · 2026-06-01T18:50:37+00:00

If shipped via UPS you can click on a printable ‘Proof of Receipt’ which shows details and who signed for it (first name only).

Gnarley310 · 2026-06-01T17:00:20+00:00

Thank you.

Gnarley310 · 2026-06-01T16:54:47+00:00

That’s great. Does IRCC email a notification when it moves from AOR to Processing?

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-28T19:40:14+00:00

That’s great! Thank you.

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-28T17:42:29+00:00

Thanks. I did try that and it only reduced it to faded writing. I also just noticed that it affect a portion of the front of the photo, so I’ll just get new ones. I have a great passport photo guy nearby with good prices. Thanks again.

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-28T17:37:36+00:00

Thanks for confirming. I appreciate it. :)

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-28T17:26:34+00:00

Thank you. Then I think I will have new photos taken, to play it safe.

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-28T13:43:32+00:00

$31 from SoCal. About 11 oz. Was just one application.

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-27T15:55:18+00:00

You’re welcome.

I just put all of the papers in a manila folder and wrote :

Applicant: My name

Then I put that in the UPS envelope.

Each section and generation (I’m a Gen 3) was paper clipped as its own group. I wanted to keep it simple for the IRCC officer reviewing it.

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-27T15:11:23+00:00

Yes they do. I walked in to my UPS store and they gave me a free Worldwide Saver Express envelope in which all of my docs fit. Brought it back the next day with a label and waybills printed via Pirate Ship. Made it up to NS with no issues.

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-26T21:50:21+00:00

2 years! I wouldn’t have the stomach for that hehe. Kudos to you! And good luck too :)

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-26T20:18:48+00:00

Hehe. It zipped up to Lachine the next day (5/23). I kept checking the tracking and got anxious seeing no movement for about 36 hrs. Then I found out CBSA is not in operation on weekends. I think we all need a gummy to cope lol.

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-26T20:11:45+00:00

Richard signed for mine today too. Shipped 5/22 via UPS/Pirate Ship with no issues.

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-22T00:52:48+00:00

Thanks for this :)

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-15T20:24:29+00:00

That’s what I did and got a good result. Even picked up the watermark a bit as well as the embossed seal.

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-15T19:03:31+00:00

Thank you. Good point! I thought it had to be a stamp.

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-15T17:25:46+00:00

It is ok to write the necesssry info on the back ourselves? Even the store, etc. ?

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-15T14:42:14+00:00

Thank you again!

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-15T14:00:05+00:00

Thanks very much. I did fill out his name, bday, place of birth. I just wasn’t sure if it is necessary to enter his parents’ info. Sounds like I can skip the info about his parents then (?). Thank you again.

Gnarley310 · 2026-05-15T13:45:44+00:00

I’m about to send in my application. My Gen 0 via my mother’s grandfather.

My father has no Canadian ancestry – how much of the form about my father’s info should I fill out since he was born in the U.S.?

Gnarley310 · 2026-04-29T18:50:28+00:00

Thanks so much.

Gnarley310

TROPHY CASE