How long after interview to get passport back?

[Denokarter 0]

Just wondering how long after the interview in Montreal does it take to get your passport and the visa ? I had my interview on January 19th and still nothing updated on the websites, no tracking number yet 

[appleblossom 2,816]

4 minutes ago, Denokarter said:

Just wondering how long after the interview in Montreal does it take to get your passport and the visa ? I had my interview on January 19th and still nothing updated on the websites, no tracking number yet 

 

19th Jan was only one working day ago. You'll need to be more patient, give it a few days and hopefully it will change to refused/AP/issued (and only when it changes to issued will you get the tracking number).

 

Good luck.  

[Denokarter 0]

5 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

19th Jan was only one working day ago. You'll need to be more patient, give it a few days and hopefully it will change to refused/AP/issued (and only when it changes to issued will you get the tracking number).

 

Good luck.  

Thank you so much for your reply. I heard that refused usually doesn’t mean refused, it’s just the way the system works and it eventually sends you the passport with the visa, is that correct? 

[appleblossom 2,816]

6 minutes ago, Denokarter said:

Thank you so much for your reply. I heard that refused usually doesn’t mean refused, it’s just the way the system works and it eventually sends you the passport with the visa, is that correct? 

 

Yep. Refused is different to denied. 

[Denokarter 0]

1 minute ago, appleblossom said:

 

Yep. Refused is different to denied. 

Good to know, I don’t want to freak out if I see refused for some reason haha, they told me I’m tentatively approved at the interview because the system was very slow that day but I’m approved based on interviewer. 

[Shades8 36]

Did you get your passport back?  My interview was Jan 22, I got an email with the tracking number on Jan 23 and it arrived today on Jan 24. I paid for the premium delivery service.