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Hello, I received my visa in the mail. I’ve read that you cannot open the visa, which I understand. But is there an envelope inside the envelope that it was mailed in? Am I safe to open the Canada Post envelope it was mailed in and another envelope with the visa will be inside? 
 

this may be a silly question but I don’t want to mess anything up. 
 

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12 minutes ago, Cdnamerican said:

Hello, I received my visa in the mail. I’ve read that you cannot open the visa, which I understand. But is there an envelope inside the envelope that it was mailed in? Am I safe to open the Canada Post envelope it was mailed in and another envelope with the visa will be inside? 
 

this may be a silly question but I don’t want to mess anything up. 
 

thanks 

Just follow the instructions and do not open.

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You will need your passport (with visa attached) to travel.  Normally, the large envelope will contain your passport and a separate  sealed envelope.  

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1 hour ago, Lucky Cat said:

You will need your passport (with visa attached) to travel.  Normally, the large envelope will contain your passport and a separate  sealed envelope.  

How is the whole package done these days? Back in the day (15+ years ago), they used to give you the passport and the visa package in a separate envelope

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15 hours ago, retheem said:

How is the whole package done these days? Back in the day (15+ years ago), they used to give you the passport and the visa package in a separate envelope

I decided to open the package because it was very thin and only felt like a passport was inside. 

 

Inside was my husbands passport with the visa on one of the pages. As well, a piece of paper explaining that "Your immigration packet of supporting documents is entirely electronic; at the border, you need only present your passport containing your immigrant visa." Along with other information about where to pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee and once inside the US my husband is  Permanent Resident and can work. 

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