Well, that was okay!
Sat 20th – Posted
Mon 22nd – Delivered to VAC
Tues 23rd – VAC emails / phonecalls
Tues 30th – Email saying processed and dispatched
Weds 31st – Delivered to me
So a week and a half in total – seven working days from the VAC receiving my documents to them dispatching everything.
I’m really glad I applied for the Travel Document now – a bit of money and effort for peace of mind on our one-way journey. It also means that I’m now “in the system” with my married name, which hopefully means that getting a PR card with my new name should be okay too.
The Travel Document itself is a visa stuck into your passport, like the one used for activating my permanent residency back in 2011. The date of issue is 26th August (i.e. when the High Commission got it) and it expires in January 2014, so I’ve got five months to use it – more than enough, considering our flight is already booked for the end of August!
And I can relax now that we’ve got Tim’s passport and our marriage certificate back in one piece too.
Full text of the enclosed letter below:
