Busy day!

So first, I was a numpty and didn’t sign one section of the Family Information Sheet, so VAC emailed me to get me to do it.

Then they gave me a tracking number:

From: visaapplicationalert@vfshelpline.com 

Dear Applicant, 

We would like to inform you that your application has been processed in our office on 23 Jul 2013 

You can track the status of your application through our website mentioned below using your tracking number.
Tracking Number: [number]
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada  

Best Regards,
Canada Visa Application Centre, London

Then they phoned to ask if Tim needed his passport back quickly or if they should just return it with the rest. I said returning it in one bundle would be fine, so then they emailed me again to confirm:

From: interpost.canuk@vfshelpline.com 

Dear Applicant,

Your application has been processed and this is your tracking id: [number]

Your application will be forwarded to the High Commission of Canada

You can track your application at the website below

The 6-digit auth. code number for the telephonic card transaction; [number]

The royal mail tracking number is [number]

Please note: the centre confirms the reciept of the applicant’s husband’s original Canadian passport, and as confirmed with the applicant over the phone. It will be returned along with the other document and/paspport with the finalized outcome.

For further information please visit our website www.vfsglobal.ca/Canada/UnitedKingdom or contact our call centre on  0203 608 6880.

Kind Regards,

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Service Desk for Applications via International Post
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VFS GLOBAL
EST. 2001 | Partnering Governments. Providing Solutions.

Canada Visa Application Centre
1st Floor, The Battleship Building, 179 Harrow Road, London, W2 6NB
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[BTW, this is just copied and pasted from their email, so they’re not my spelling mistakes!]

Now I understand what and why VFS are doing – they’re basically the clearing house for the High Commission. They do all the admin and chasing up forms and payments, so that the High Commission just receives full files, ready to process.

Anyway, my application is on its way now, so fingers crossed!