SDS - Processing Time 2023

[parrots]

Yes, @fui-pra-lá! You have got what is called an Original Passport Request (OPR) or PPR! Congratulations to you! This is a fantastic news! Seems like your strategy of working with an advisor turned out to be a success! Well done!

Don't really know what is each, but they asked for my passport. Which is good, right?
I think I could have gone a lot better writing the letter. Although, all my process was followed by an advisor.

 

[fui-pra-lá]

Yes, @fui-pra-lá! You have got what is called an Original Passport Request (OPR) or PPR! Congratulations to you! This is a fantastic news! Seems like your strategy of working with an advisor turned out to be a success! Well done!

Thank you. I am extremely happy!
Best luck for you with your visa.

 

[parrots]

Thank you very much @fui-pra-lá!

Thank you. I am extremely happy!
Best luck for you with your visa.

 

[saleslucas94]

Hi! Great news here: today we received our passport request!

BUT...

We have till friday to receive it back with an document that my wife's college need for her to do the class schedule, and we're thinking: does anybody know if we can enter in Canada before her class starts? We're thinking that we may need to defer to September if our passports didn't get done till friday 12th. Is that an viable option or we could get an negative at the border? We know that we can't work until her studies begin, but we could maintain ourselves in Canada with a money reserve.

 

[parrots]

Hey @saleslucas94! Congratulations to you guys! It's a super wonderful news!

Canada has lifted the previous restriction to enter the country no more than 28 days prior to the beginning of the study program. So, in theory, yes, you could enter Canada a few months or weeks before September 2023. However, in reality, entering too early may pose additional questions at the boarder as to your financial means and plans to stay in Canada during that additional time. Remember, it is the boarder officer who makes a final decision about your entry and issues you your SP + OWP.

Which course of studies is your wife enrolled in? Did she have a prior education? Are you guys older than 25? I am sorry for so many questions! Our cases are similar and I am trying to figure out why are we still in our 12 weeks of waiting..

Hi! Great news here: today we received our passport request!

BUT...

We have till friday to receive it back with an document that my wife's college need for her to do the class schedule, and we're thinking: does anybody know if we can enter in Canada before her class starts? We're thinking that we may need to defer to September if our passports didn't get done till friday 12th. Is that an viable option or we could get an negative at the border? We know that we can't work until her studies begin, but we could maintain ourselves in Canada with a money reserve.

 

[saleslucas94]

Hey @saleslucas94! Congratulations to you guys! It's a super wonderful news!

Canada has lifted the previous restriction to enter the country no more than 28 days prior to the beginning of the study program. So, in theory, yes, you could enter Canada a few months or weeks before September 2023. However, in reality, entering too early may pose additional questions at the boarder as to your financial means and plans to stay in Canada during that additional time. Remember, it is the boarder officer who makes a final decision about your entry and issues you your SP + OWP.

Which course of studies is your wife enrolled in? Did she have a prior education? Are you guys older than 25? I am sorry for so many questions! Our cases are similar and I am trying to figure out why are we still in our 12 weeks of waiting..

No worries

Do you have another social media to share? I‘ll feel more comfortable to answer you there, I guess

 

[parrots]

You're right, please, see my PM

No worries

Do you have another social media to share? I‘ll feel more comfortable to answer you there, I guess

 

[archanajossy]

You're right, please, see my PM

Hey Parrots, my sisters application is hitting 13 weeks. Somewhere in the forum I have seen some queries about secondary clearance. Apart from that our agency vaguely mentioned about getting a letter from our MP. Do you have any thoughts on these…

 

[parrots]

Hey @archanajossy, yes, it's getting harder and harder by the day, isn't it? We'll mark our 12 weeks tomorrow. Six more weeks and I will get really desperate as we'll hit our own record of last year. Until then, however, 18 weeks remains our benchmark. I guess, we can only start thinking of contacting the IRCC through a webform, MP or a lawyer once we exceed the processing time of our previous application. The IRCC can always "say" (figuratively speaking) that that is our real processing time despite our dreams and expectation.

However, I would personally encourage you to do everything and anything you feel like doing to try and get some answers from the IRCC. By all means, do start with the webform and MP if you can reach one. In my opinion, it will not help, but it will definitely not hurt either. And as I said, I'll do the same beyond 18 weeks. Until then, I'll stick to waiting

Hey Parrots, my sisters application is hitting 13 weeks. Somewhere in the forum I have seen some queries about secondary clearance. Apart from that our agency vaguely mentioned about getting a letter from our MP. Do you have any thoughts on these…

 

[archanajossy]

Hey @archanajossy, yes, it's getting harder and harder by the day, isn't it? We'll mark our 12 weeks tomorrow. Six more weeks and I will get really desperate as we'll hit our own record of last year. Until then, however, 18 weeks remains our benchmark. I guess, we can only start thinking of contacting the IRCC through a webform, MP or a lawyer once we exceed the processing time of our previous application. The IRCC can always "say" (figuratively speaking) that that is our real processing time despite our dreams and expectation.

However, I would personally encourage you to do everything and anything you feel like doing to try and get some answers from the IRCC. By all means, do start with the webform and MP if you can reach one. In my opinion, it will not help, but it will definitely not hurt either. And as I said, I'll do the same beyond 18 weeks. Until then, I'll stick to waiting

On April 14th, we initiated a webform, but there has been no update. Following that, another webform was generated by attaching the new offer letter; nevertheless, there was no update. I have just requested that agency to raise one more. Last year, few students whose applications were in processing state even after 6 months tried the MP route and were successful. We are unable to find out how to get in touch with our MP. The decision dates for our two most recent applications were 45 and 30 days respectively. This is beginning to be rather challenging.

 

[parrots]

Yes, that sounds about right with regards to webforms. They take as long as the decision itself. With MPs it is not a guarantee as well since there is no way of telling precisely whether those students really gained some help from their MP or their applications would have been finalized around that time anyway. But then again, when I'm desperate enough, I might exercise all available options as well. Right now I'm just depressed, not desperate yet.

On April 14th, we initiated a webform, but there has been no update. Following that, another webform was generated by attaching the new offer letter; nevertheless, there was no update. I have just requested that agency to raise one more. Last year, few students whose applications were in processing state even after 6 months tried the MP route and were successful. We are unable to find out how to get in touch with our MP. The decision dates for our two most recent applications were 45 and 30 days respectively. This is beginning to be rather challenging.

 

[archanajossy]

Yes, that sounds about right with regards to webforms. They take as long as the decision itself. With MPs it is not a guarantee as well since there is no way of telling precisely whether those students really gained some help from their MP or their applications would have been finalized around that time anyway. But then again, when I'm desperate enough, I might exercise all available options as well. Right now I'm just depressed, not desperate yet.

We had simply given up hope. She quit her job in early September to pursue the course online. After receiving a visa refusal, she opted to wait for the visa for the May intake and not take a job to prevent a short-term job stinct. We are now in a quandary because we have been postponed to another intake. She now has a career gap, which will have an impact if she is looking for work right now. We're stuck. She is so done mentally and emotionally.

 

[parrots]

I can totally understand your family's feelings @archanajossy! I really do because we are facing a risk of losing my admission to my dream university and, by the way, the most honest and genuine study plan of all possible (which I've been waiting to realize for many years) in case we do not get an approval this time and get it on time. We have already accepted the fact that in case of a refusal, our dream is crashed and there will be no more 18 weeks for us to prepare another application for September 2023.

However, we are trying to focus on one bright side only - hope that we will get an approval and we will get it on time. From the bottom of my heart, I wish you do the same as you and us still have some time to make it for September 2023. And I sincerely wish the best of the best resolution on your application with all my heart. Let's wait a little longer for a big miracle. Give my support and encouragement to your sister! She should find conciliation in the fact that she is not alone!

To more practical questions, where is your sister right now? I mean, in case she is back in her home country, does the rule of part-time work while on SP apply to her even there? By the way, students are allowed to work full-time in Canada now as per new law which will be in effect until December 2023. Also, with regards to a career gap, since she is really studying, I really hope and would think that that would only add to her resume in terms of skills, knowledge and abilities acquired. Try to use it to her advantage. Education cannot be a minus, that's for sure.

Hope you and your sister to hold on and wish all of us the very best of Universe's magic!

We had simply given up hope. She quit her job in early September to pursue the course online. After receiving a visa refusal, she opted to wait for the visa for the May intake and not take a job to prevent a short-term job stinct. We are now in a quandary because we have been postponed to another intake. She now has a career gap, which will have an impact if she is looking for work right now. We're stuck. She is so done mentally and emotionally.

 

[archanajossy]

I can totally understand your family's feelings @archanajossy! I really do because we are facing a risk of losing my admission to my dream university and, by the way, the most honest and genuine study plan of all possible (which I've been waiting to realize for many years) in case we do not get an approval this time and get it on time. We have already accepted the fact that in case of a refusal, our dream is crashed and there will be no more 18 weeks for us to prepare another application for September 2023.

However, we are trying to focus on one bright side only - hope that we will get an approval and we will get it on time. From the bottom of my heart, I wish you do the same as you and us still have some time to make it for September 2023. And I sincerely wish the best of the best resolution on your application with all my heart. Let's wait a little longer for a big miracle. Give my support and encouragement to your sister! She should find conciliation in the fact that she is not alone!

To more practical questions, where is your sister right now? I mean, in case she is back in her home country, does the rule of part-time work while on SP apply to her even there? By the way, students are allowed to work full-time in Canada now as per new law which will be in effect until December 2023. Also, with regards to a career gap, since she is really studying, I really hope and would think that that would only add to her resume in terms of skills, knowledge and abilities acquired. Try to use it to her advantage. Education cannot be a minus, that's for sure.

Hope you and your sister to hold on and wish all of us the very best of Universe's magic!

She is in India right now. If she travels to Canada, she will be able to continue working in India. However, managing the time will be difficult. As a result, it is evident that it will not work. Furthermore, due of cross-border tax considerations, most organisations will not favour someone working from a foreign country. She is now doing nothing to address the professional gap; however, if the application is rejected, the career gap will become an issue. If she accepts a job and is able to overcome the visa issue, the employment will be temporary, and there will be penalties if she leaves the work during the trial period. All of these are scenarios that we encounter on a regular basis and believe that everything will be OK. We genuinely wanted to battle this till the bitter end, but as time passes, it's causing anxiety issues.

In the end, we hope tomorrow will bring good news. As a result of our excessive anxiousness and impatient waiting, we are feeling frustrated and fatigued. So we're just taking a step back and trying to leave it alone, and we'll make our peace when a decision is made.

But I know how upbeat you are. I truly hope that we all receive a favourable decision as soon as possible and that our big goal becomes a reality.

 

[chidibav]

Ha

I can totally understand your family's feelings @archanajossy! I really do because we are facing a risk of losing my admission to my dream university and, by the way, the most honest and genuine study plan of all possible (which I've been waiting to realize for many years) in case we do not get an approval this time and get it on time. We have already accepted the fact that in case of a refusal, our dream is crashed and there will be no more 18 weeks for us to prepare another application for September 2023.

However, we are trying to focus on one bright side only - hope that we will get an approval and we will get it on time. From the bottom of my heart, I wish you do the same as you and us still have some time to make it for September 2023. And I sincerely wish the best of the best resolution on your application with all my heart. Let's wait a little longer for a big miracle. Give my support and encouragement to your sister! She should find conciliation in the fact that she is not alone!

To more practical questions, where is your sister right now? I mean, in case she is back in her home country, does the rule of part-time work while on SP apply to her even there? By the way, students are allowed to work full-time in Canada now as per new law which will be in effect until December 2023. Also, with regards to a career gap, since she is really studying, I really hope and would think that that would only add to her resume in terms of skills, knowledge and abilities acquired. Try to use it to her advantage. Education cannot be a minus, that's for sure.

Hope you and your sister to hold on and wish all of us the very best of Universe's magic!

Hey @parrots saw you said you applied for a SP + OWP with your husband and you guys have been waiting for a decision since February. Wanted to find out if your application is is anyway linked to that of your husband like did you people use the same source of funds or did you mention you will be traveling with you husband if that is the case am sure that's why your application is taking so long. OWP outside canada takes even longer than a student visa cause you and my friend had similar timeline but she already received her PPR on April 23