Calling IRCC
Hi again.
I tried to post this last week, but for some reason Reddit told me it didn’t make it past the filters… so trying again for informational purposes. 🙂
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Hi all! So I’m in Canada right now, and (with this trip planned) I’ve been looking forward to dialing the “only from Canada” IRCC phone number.
I’ve tried from my mobile, and the system did not recognize my phone as being in Canada or something.
So I asked for help dialing out of the hotel, and got that info. Yesterday I tried mid-morning and got a message about a high volume of calls, then I got disconnected. Okay, no worries, I’ll try back.
Today, super-ready, I called just when the clock rolled over to 8AM (when the line opens). By 8:04 I had gone through all the menus, received the same “high volume”-type message and was disconnected again.
I believe there is very little chance that the lines are overflowed 4 minutes into the day, so now I’m just disappointed and discouraged to call again. I think if I get to the “proof of citizenship” option it’s going to hang up on me every time.
The hotel phone buttons have a slight delay between pushing them and working, so it’s kind of a challenge to make it through all the menu selections.
I was so excited to visit and call for assistance (that’s not WHY we are here, but I expected a different outcome).. and now more disappointment.
I think waiting is all we really can do at this point. Gahhhh.
[AOR May 1, 2025]