Work Permit - Past Processing Time - Guidance Appreciated

[lost_newbie_immigrant]

Hello, I am a foreign national (SAU) currently in the United States (USA) under a F1 visa. I am applying for a Work Permit to Canada from USA.
I applied on the 25th of January 2022. I had already completed and sent in my medical exam prior to my submission which was accepted on February 17th 2022.
The processing time when i applied was 8 weeks.

I have submitted a request via the webform regarding the delay and received the reply that its due to high volumes and i should be patient.

The current status of my application is:
Date Received:
January 25, 2022

Latest update:
Review of medical results - February 17, 2022:You passed the medical exam.

Review of eligibility

• Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start reviewing your eligibility.

Review of medical results

• February 17, 2022 You passed the medical exam.

Review of additional documents

• We do not need additional documents.

Interview

• You do not need an interview. We will send you a message if this changes.

Biometrics

• We do not need your fingerprints. We will send you a message if this changes.

Background check

• We are processing your background check. We will send you a message if we need more information.

Final decision

• Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.

Is there anything i should or can do to speed up the process or make sure that I am on track? I have to be Canada side June 1st 2022 :')

Thank you!

 

[scylla]

Hello, I am a foreign national (SAU) currently in the United States (USA) under a F1 visa. I am applying for a Work Permit to Canada from USA.
I applied on the 25th of January 2022. I had already completed and sent in my medical exam prior to my submission which was accepted on February 17th 2022.
The processing time when i applied was 8 weeks.

I have submitted a request via the webform regarding the delay and received the reply that its due to high volumes and i should be patient.

The current status of my application is:
Date Received:
January 25, 2022

Latest update:
Review of medical results - February 17, 2022:You passed the medical exam.

Review of eligibility

• Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start reviewing your eligibility.

Review of medical results

• February 17, 2022 You passed the medical exam.

Review of additional documents

• We do not need additional documents.

Interview

• You do not need an interview. We will send you a message if this changes.

Biometrics

• We do not need your fingerprints. We will send you a message if this changes.

Background check

• We are processing your background check. We will send you a message if we need more information.

Final decision

• Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.

Is there anything i should or can do to speed up the process or make sure that I am on track? I have to be Canada side June 1st 2022 :')

Thank you!

There's nothing you can do to speed up process. The posted processing time is an estimate only and not a guarantee. Unfortunately there's nothing you can do but wait.

 

[lost_newbie_immigrant]

There's nothing you can do to speed up process. The posted processing time is an estimate only and not a guarantee. Unfortunately there's nothing you can do but wait.

Thanks for the reply.

I was hoping there was something I could do on my end. Not knowing when or how to arrange my affairs is killing me...

A friend recommended that I order something called "GCMS notes" in your opinion, would that make a difference?

 

[scylla]

Thanks for the reply.

I was hoping there was something I could do on my end. Not knowing when or how to arrange my affairs is killing me...

A friend recommended that I order something called "GCMS notes" in your opinion, would that make a difference?

That will be a waste of time.

GCMS notes won't speed up the process in any way. All they will do is potentially give you more details on the processing of your application.

Plus, GCMS notes are backlogged right now. It's going to take 3 months or so for them to arrive.

No point.

 

[lost_newbie_immigrant]

That will be a waste of time.

GCMS notes won't speed up the process in any way. All they will do is potentially give you more details on the processing of your application.

Plus, GCMS notes are backlogged right now. It's going to take 3 months or so for them to arrive.

No point.

Much appreciated.
Waiting it is!

 

[Lc4life]

Folks from SAU are stuck with enhanced security checks. So your processing time won’t be exactly 8 weeks.

 

[lost_newbie_immigrant]

Question:
Would it be wise to withdraw my current application only to reapply through SAU?

Taking into consideration that two of my friends applied and got it through SAU within five weeks... and my application has been ongoing through the States now for almost +3 months, and nothing has changed on the website since Feb/17/2022.. and that my job requires me to be there on the 2nd week of June.

Your thoughts are highly appreciated.

Thank you

 

[starboy123]

Brother, I have applied for WP extension within canada on Nov 29 and I have received no update yet. so long time to go bud

 

[Lc4life]

Brother, I have applied for WP extension within canada on Nov 29 and I have received no update yet. so long time to go bud

137 days back in Dec 2021. Have you reached yet?

 

[starboy123]

137 days back in Dec 2021. Have you reached yet?

It is more than 155 days for me now.

 

[Lc4life]

It is more than 155 days for me now.

Has eligibility review started at least? At this point I would reach out to local MP and ask them to send an inquiry to IRCC.

 

[starboy123]

Has eligibility review started at least? At this point I would reach out to local MP and ask them to send an inquiry to IRCC.

Local MP? how do I do that? Eligibility review hasnt started yet

 

[Lc4life]

Local MP? how do I do that? Eligibility review hasnt started yet

Google Local member of parliament of your zip code, usually they have a website that has a contact form. In the contact form specify the immigration issue.

However with work permit extension, you can continue with implied status. There is no hurry.

 

[starboy123]

Google Local member of parliament of your zip code, usually they have a website that has a contact form. In the contact form specify the immigration issue.

However with work permit extension, you can continue with implied status. There is no hurry.

yeah bbut I am changing my job location, and I have signed a new lease there.. so I need the new work permit before moving there I guess?

 

[Lc4life]

yeah bbut I am changing my job location, and I have signed a new lease there.. so I need the new work permit before moving there I guess?

you can change address on IRCC. However there is no guarantee that it will be sent to the new address.
It's best that you get it before you move, but there is very limited things that you can do.

You can also set up mail forwarding with Canada Post.