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Review of Consulate General of Canada in...

I got a reply back within a week from them request...

I got a reply back within a week from them requesting my passport. This is the only positive from my experience with the consulate.

I sent the passport to the Canadian consulate in NY, and it reached on the 19th of March (~20 days ago). I have not received any acknowledgement from them about my passport. I tried to call them and they do not entertain visa / immigration inquiries on phone (What!?). I use the web form and the response time is apparently 28 days or more. I have mailed them and not received any reply from them yet (5+ days). I had to tweet and all I got was a generic response asking me to mail at a certain email.

I am international student studying in the US and as such, the passport is practically the only document that acts as a valid ID. So at this point I cannot travel back home in the coming summer if they do not return my passport soon. I would have gone to NY (which would be a costly affair) but the uncertainty that I would be allowed to enter the consulate is a key deterrent. Hope someone at the consulate sees this and expedites the process.