Canada Post strike leaves foreign nationals stuck in B.C. waiting for critical documents [Video]

When Stella Xing travelled to Vancouver on Nov. 13 to renew her U.S. work visa, she expected it to be a brief visit.

Xing holds a Chinese passport and the United States requires that foreign nationals renew their work visas at a consulate or embassy outside of the country. For Xing, who works at a financial technology company in Seattle, the U.S. Consulate in Vancouver seemed like the most convenient option.

But nearly two weeks later, she remains stuck in the city, waiting for her passport to be returned with its fresh work visa approval.

“My visa got approved, and it was issued on Thursday,” Xing told CBC News.

She said she had expected to have her passport back by Friday, Nov. 15, but that was the day the Canada Post strike began.

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