*** CEC - October 2021 - APPLICANTS TIMELINE ***

[dpH133]

Can I ask your VO and AOR? mine is Sept 5, 2021 / Edmonton.

Hello.. How do we find the VO ? by requesting GCMS notes? Please guide. Thanks!

 

[mohsin147]

Hello.. How do we find the VO ? by requesting GCMS notes? Please guide. Thanks!

Either call IRCC or raise GCMS notes.

 

[dixon_davis]

Hello Everyone ,

I am CEC applicant with 3 dependents. Timelines as given below. Did anyone receive eCOPR with similar timelines >

ITA 16th Sep 2021
AOR 1st Nov 2021
Requested additional Document IMM 5669 : 23rd Nov
Biometcris : 30th Nov 2021
Medical Passed : 12th Jan

No updates since then ...

Should I call IRCC or does this seem normal ? comments will be helpful !

 

[asiqur]

Hello Everyone ,

I am CEC applicant with 3 dependents. Timelines as given below. Did anyone receive eCOPR with similar timelines >

ITA 16th Sep 2021
AOR 1st Nov 2021
Requested additional Document IMM 5669 : 23rd Nov
Biometcris : 30th Nov 2021
Medical Passed : 12th Jan

No updates since then ...

Should I call IRCC or does this seem normal ? comments will be helpful !

I would say, Sit Back and Relax

I am Oct 4, nothing yet. Even folks from Feb-September 2021 are still waiting. So I guess it’s normal. If you want to call IRCC, best of luck! They always say « High volume of calls » even if you try 100 times lol

However, you could consider applying GCMS notes to get a in-depth view of your file.

Anyways, Who knows, IRCC works in mysterious ways, you may probably be lucky one like most in the end of year to receive a decision on time

GoodLuck!

 

[jackielouruiz]

Any idea how long security/background check takes? thanks!

 

[dixon_davis]

I would say, Sit Back and Relax

I am Oct 4, nothing yet. Even folks from Feb-September 2021 are still waiting. So I guess it’s normal. If you want to call IRCC, best of luck! They always say « High volume of calls » even if you try 100 times lol

However, you could consider applying GCMS notes to get a in-depth view of your file.

Anyways, Who knows, IRCC works in mysterious ways, you may probably be lucky one like most in the end of year to receive a decision on time

GoodLuck!

Oh ok I heard that CEC inland applications (including all dependents) are progressing fast. I know three of my colleagues submitted their CEC application during Jan 2021 , June 2021 and July 2021 got their eCOPR in 4-5 months. Also an IRCC memo published in cicnews.com ( https://www.cicnews.com/wp-content/...com-IRCC-Express-Entry-Memo-March-17-2022.pdf ) says for inland CEC applications, it usually takes 7.5 months. So I was just curious to know the experience of others.

 

[asiqur]

Oh ok I heard that CEC inland applications (including all dependents) are progressing fast. I know three of my colleagues submitted their CEC application during Jan 2021 , June 2021 and July 2021 got their eCOPR in 4-5 months. Also an IRCC memo published in cicnews.com ( https://www.cicnews.com/wp-content/...com-IRCC-Express-Entry-Memo-March-17-2022.pdf ) says for inland CEC applications, it usually takes 7.5 months. So I was just curious to know the experience of others.

Those were the lucky ones. All who are left have mostly crossed their normal processing time (i.e. 6 months). However, IRCC has recently updated processing time for CEC and now it’s 7 months as per their Processing Times page also. Which begs the questions, whether this is from AOR or R10. According to some information sources, the 7 month clock starts the day you pass your R10.

Either way, this time never matters actually. If it did, none of the folks would have crossed their 6 month mark. Some are even 1 year plus now (Feb-Mar AORs).

I also invite you to visit other threads from other AORs. You might find some information or maybe a little motivation to help in waiting, just like me

 

[dixon_davis]

Those were the lucky ones. All who are left have mostly crossed their normal processing time (i.e. 6 months). However, IRCC has recently updated processing time for CEC and now it’s 7 months as per their Processing Times page also. Which begs the questions, whether this is from AOR or R10. According to some information sources, the 7 month clock starts the day you pass your R10.

Either way, this time never matters actually. If it did, none of the folks would have crossed their 6 month mark. Some are even 1 year plus now (Feb-Mar AORs).

I also invite you to visit other threads from other AORs. You might find some information or maybe a little motivation to help in waiting, just like me

OMG my work visa has expired on 26th Feb 2022 so I have applied for Bridge Open Work Permit on 1st Dec 2021 which is also not processed yet so I was expecting at least they will process my BOWP if the PR is getting delayed ...

 

[asiqur]

OMG my work visa has expired on 26th Feb 2022 so I have applied for Bridge Open Work Permit on 1st Dec 2021 which is also not processed yet so I was expecting at least they will process my BOWP if the PR is getting delayed ...

That’s something you can try to call IRCC for. But as I said before, it’s really hard to get through and talk to an agent these days. I haven’t applied BOWP personally so I can’t tell much about it, but by crawling through other threads I learnt that BOWPs are also getting late responses (in some cases, 4-5 months). However, again, it all depends on the case officer that your get.

 

[arthurpono]

Is this link broken?

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-status.html

When you click it it shows they are working on March 14 and 20, 2021.

On January 31 they were on April. Are they working backwards now?

 

[asiqur]

Apparently the "High volume of calls" message was not enough for them, so they just decided to shut the damn Call Centre LOL

 

[urvishpatel1996]

Apparently the "High volume of calls" message was not enough for them, so they just decided to shut the damn Call Centre LOL

What do you mean exactly?

 

[asiqur]

What do you mean exactly?

Never mind. I guess it was temporary. I tried calling this morning, the message that played said "The call centre is closed due to unavoidable circumstance". But now it seems it is back online again.

 

[dpH133]

CEC Inland Applicant - 1 dependent inland
AOR : October 16 2021.
Biometrics added : Nov 17 2021
Medical Passed : Mar 4 2022.
Portal email : Mar 17. replied same day.
Portal cred : Mar 19 2022
eCOPR : Mar 23 2022
PR Card : Waiting.

Good Luck Everyone.

 

[uotgrad19]

CEC Inland Applicant - 1 dependent inland (old medicals used for both - 2017)
AOR : October 16, 2021
UCI Updated : Nov 17, 2021
1st Medical Pass : Nov 25th, 2021
Medical Revert to "You don't need a medical": Nov 26, 2021
Biometrics Request: Nov 27, 2021
2nd Medical Pass : Mar 4, 2022
GU1: Mar 8, 2022
GU2: Mar 9, 2022
Portal email : Mar 17, replied same day
Portal credentials : Mar 19, 2022, submitted everything same day
IRCC Account updated to PR approved: Mar 23, 2022
eCOPR : Mar 26, 2022
PR Card: Waiting

Hope everyone gets theirs soon, good luck!