Just wanted to share my timeline and see if there's someone else in the same boat as me:
September 2018: CSQ Received under PEQ
February 2019: Federal PR applied
April 2019: Received from IRCC saying, "We have started processing your application"
Since then, no update. It's been almost 36 months. Inland application. Applied for extension of my work permit under the new rules for the applicants who are experiencing PR delays.
Just wanted to share my timeline and see if there's someone else in the same boat as me:
September 2018: CSQ Received under PEQ
February 2019: Federal PR applied
April 2019: Received from IRCC saying, "We have started processing your application"
Since then, no update. It's been almost 36 months. Inland application. Applied for extension of my work permit under the new rules for the applicants who are experiencing PR delays.
Knowing that the first PR Card issuance takes up to 80 days according to Check processing times - Canada.ca is shocking. Do you guys know of anyone who received it quickly?
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Thank you. Many people told me they stopped doing it from March 5 and I ended up submitting an application online--which makes it impossible to travel. I should have tried the border first. Which place did you go to specifically? Saint Armand/Philipsburg ?? Or Saint Bernard de Lacolle?
I haven't linked my paper application to the online account yet as it will remove the access for my lawyer to get updates. I check my status on the CIC "check application status" website. It says as below:
Permanent Residence
We received your application for permanent residence on February 13, 2019.
We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on April 27, 2019.
We started processing your application on April 27, 2019.
I have asked my lawyer as well and there are no updates to my application as of yet. Thanks
I haven't linked my paper application to the online account yet as it will remove the access for my lawyer to get updates. I check my status on the CIC "check application status" website. It says as below:
Permanent Residence
We received your application for permanent residence on February 13, 2019.
We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on April 27, 2019.
We started processing your application on April 27, 2019.
I have asked my lawyer as well and there are no updates to my application as of yet. Thanks
I an in Federal Stage
Application Received: Feb 2021
Application processing started: March 2022
Biometric: March 2022
Please help me with these:
1. Will they ask me for Proof of Fund, if yes: how much
2. When they ask for passport, do i send it to the local VAF office or to Sydney office (i am outland)
3. When u finally get the PR, is there a set time within which i need to travel to Canada (what is the interval)
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Background check: Not Applicable (NA2) (this is when your eligibility is checked)
Background check IN Progress (IP2)
Background check: Not Applicable (NA3) (this stage won’t be seen by many applicants)
PPR: passport request
CoPR: confirmation of permanent resident
My background check shows "Not Applicable" at the moment.
Normally PPR should be the following step in less than a month.
But I think this won't be the case for my file because my eligibility and criminality completed 2 years ago - 03 March 2020.
These checks are only valid for 2 years (till March 2022), I am able to see their validity dates on my GCMS notes.
So, nothing happened in my file within this 2 years and validity of those checks are expired and the status changed from In progress to Not Applicable again (Backward)
Where do you see this status? I have linked my profile in CIC, under "Application Status and Messages" I see only "We are processing your application....."
Thank you. Many people told me they stopped doing it from March 5 and I ended up submitting an application online--which makes it impossible to travel. I should have tried the border first. Which place did you go to specifically? Saint Armand/Philipsburg ?? Or Saint Bernard de Lacolle?
I haven't linked my paper application to the online account yet as it will remove the access for my lawyer to get updates. I check my status on the CIC "check application status" website. It says as below:
Permanent Residence
We received your application for permanent residence on February 13, 2019.
We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on April 27, 2019.
We started processing your application on April 27, 2019.
I have asked my lawyer as well and there are no updates to my application as of yet. Thanks
Where do you see this status? I have linked my profile in CIC, under "Application Status and Messages" I see only "We are processing your application....."
There are 2 places to check your application progress. Ecas is the short version where you can use your UCI to gain status. The longer form gckey/bank login is the official IRCC status with all of the detail. Make sure you have them both setup. If you’ve ever applied for a work permit on your own those will show up there as well. If a lawyer is handling your case, sometimes you can only access Ecas and they’ll have access to a lawyer portal that won’t be visible to you.
Knowing that the first PR Card issuance takes up to 80 days according to Check processing times - Canada.ca is shocking. Do you guys know of anyone who received it quickly?
