Self-Employed Application 2020

[Florence_DHK]

So sorry to hear this. Would you mind sharing a bit about the content of your business plan and where you indicated you intended to stay in Canada?

Sorry to hear this. Did you go for biometric ?

 

[Taylah]

Has anyone who received AOR earlier this year (Jan/Feb/Mar) and hasn’t had any updates since sent a webform?

It’s only been 3.5 weeks for me but there’s a note on my profile saying to send a webform if I’m not seeing any updates and even my biometrics haven’t been updated after I submitted them. My application also just says “submitted” and not even “in process”.

 

[Homay7]

Has anyone who received AOR earlier this year (Jan/Feb/Mar) and hasn’t had any updates since sent a webform?

It’s only been 3.5 weeks for me but there’s a note on my profile saying to send a webform if I’m not seeing any updates and even my biometrics haven’t been updated after I submitted them. My application also just says “submitted” and not even “in process”.

That's an auto text that shows up on all accounts at 100% estimated time , I think.

 

[tanyaviola]

Has anyone who received AOR earlier this year (Jan/Feb/Mar) and hasn’t had any updates since sent a webform?

It’s only been 3.5 weeks for me but there’s a note on my profile saying to send a webform if I’m not seeing any updates and even my biometrics haven’t been updated after I submitted them. My application also just says “submitted” and not even “in process”.

No. I know it says you can send a Webform but the last time I did that, it took them 2-3 months to get back to me. Not worth it. I haven’t heard anything since biometrics were sent in on April 3. I thought it would be faster once they opened the application. I guess not.

 

[cheetos13s]

I know someone who applied in 2019. he told me they asked him for an interview a year after biometrics. anyways they increased the processing time yesterday becoming 50 months. we must keep calm since we have nothing to do but wait

 

[tanyaviola]

I know someone who applied in 2019. he told me they asked him for an interview a year after biometrics. anyways they increased the processing time yesterday becoming 50 months. we must keep calm since we have nothing to do but wait

Unfortunately, some folks can't wait for years and years. They will likely apply somewhere else.

 

[Taylah]

No. I know it says you can send a Webform but the last time I did that, it took them 2-3 months to get back to me. Not worth it. I haven’t heard anything since biometrics were sent in on April 3. I thought it would be faster once they opened the application. I guess not.

Ah good to know! I was going to send one but definitely not worth it if it’s going to take them that long to respond. Yeah I had hoped things would start to move along faster now as well, it’s getting pretty frustrating at this point

 

[Taylah]

I know someone who applied in 2019. he told me they asked him for an interview a year after biometrics. anyways they increased the processing time yesterday becoming 50 months. we must keep calm since we have nothing to do but wait

Unbelievable! Just when I thought things were starting to speed up. I guess all we can do is wait and hope it’s all worth it in the end!

 

[canadawill]

Unbelievable! Just when I thought things were starting to speed up. I guess all we can do is wait and hope it’s all worth it in the end!

this could also be that older applications were waiting an already long time,then pandemic delay, has meant they have an extremely long wait of 50 months but those from 2020 at start of pandemic will be less. I think it’s important to look at time between permanent app number and approval. Which seems to be about 9 months.

 

[Ansionuk]

this could also be that older applications were waiting an already long time,then pandemic delay, has meant they have an extremely long wait of 50 months but those from 2020 at start of pandemic will be less. I think it’s important to look at time between permanent app number and approval. Which seems to be about 9 months.

exactly

remember the law suit around the same time last year? 105 Iranian refused cases were ordered to reopen for reconsideration. most of the 105 applications were from 2016,2017,2018. And I believe that the finalization of these ancient cases is the only logical reason for such a sudden jump of 5 month processing time within one week time.

 

[JTH]

Most folks on this forum, from what I've read, had biometrics requested. I think it's just required for the Canadian govt to have your fingerprints and photo on file before you enter the country. So maybe they have it from somewhere else...not sure. But the biometrics are not for background check. According to the site you posted, I don't need to give biometrics either. But they DID request them, so we did them. No idea....maybe it's luck of the draw, LOL.

The require biometrics so in case anything happen or you commit a crime there is a record of your fingerprints and photo on the system available which would help them identify who you are, that was wat I was told in 2018 when I had to do biometrics for visitor's visa for Canada

 

[tanyaviola]

The require biometrics so in case anything happen or you commit a crime there is a record of your fingerprints and photo on the system available which would help them identify who you are, that was wat I was told in 2018 when I had to do biometrics for visitor's visa for Canada

Exactly...as I said

 

[Florence_DHK]

After taking biometric they go dark and never get back

 

[mamasvoice]

I called IRCC today from within Canada and they said our case still says "prospective", which is so frustrating because the last email from them was in January 2021 saying they'd received our application from December 2020, and that's it. Nada after that. And the agent also said that the processing time for our stream has increased to 50 months. She said that applicants in this stream are so few compared to the other streams that I was the first person who applied to it that she encountered. She did say if it was too long a wait, that there's no limit to the number of applications we can lodge in other pathways. And that when we get approved through another stream, we can request for a refund with our FSE application. She emailed me a refund request form just so I have an idea how to go about it, if ever.

My family and I can't keep waiting for ages. It's going to be our first anniversary here in Canada next month and we're still not PR (I am on a PGWP, husband on OWP, kids on study permits). I'm looking at the Foreign Worker stream via OINP.

 

[cheetos13s]

After taking biometric they go dark and never get back

they always take a nap after biometrics 3 to 6 months