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Quality Assurance Interview? 

meeqwash
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Posted On: 2/20/2015
meeqwash
meeqwash
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My PR-renewal application was selected for the Quality Assurance Program (lucky me ...) after I had to apply for reissuing a new card because of a mistake CIC made, they printed the wrong eye color on my new card.

CIC Sydney sent my new corrected card to an CIC office in Toronto and asked me to come there for an interview.

I live about 2000 kms away from Toronto, yes Ontario is quite big.

It will cost me about $2000 in air fares + hotel + wage loss ... to attend this interview.

The CIC office closest to me is in Winnipeg but that is in Manitoba, not the province where I live.

I could easily drive to Winnipeg but they say they might not be able to transfer my file to Winnipeg because it is not the province where I live.

I feel very discriminated.

Any thoughts on that?

Should they not send the card to the office that is closest to the applicant?

Regards Meeqwash
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Posted On: 2/27/2015
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Hello Meeqwash,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us. We are sorry to hear about this difficult situation.

We can appreciate that this would be very frustrating and concerning for you.

We suggest that if you have not already, you may want to try to contact the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Call Centre directly to explain your situation regarding the error, cost and distance and to see if they have any solutions or suggestions to provide you regarding your situation.

We will also try to find some additional information.

We hope that others who may have experienced a similar situation can share their suggestions with you.

I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.

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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
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