I applied for my Start-Up Visa application in December 2020 along with my teammates and we received our pre-arrival letter in May 2023. It's now been 4 months since the pre-arrival letter. Is there anyone else having the same problem with no news from the IRCC for receiving COPR among SUV applicants? What could possibly be wrong? please share your thoughts with me.
Received a pre-arrival letter, but no COPR yet?
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I don't think anything is wrong. IRCC normally sends the pre-arrival letter before they are ready to issue the COPR and before all processing of the application is completed.
I'm very hope so. But do you think 4 months of waiting is normal after pre-arrival? I'm pretty concerned.
Yes, this looks very normal to me. This happens in other immigration program too. The pre-arrival letter is issued quite early in the process, months before IRCC has completed reviewing the application and months before COPR.
So if one has not even gotten the PAL, they are many months from any sort of decision?
Not necessarily. Sometimes PAL is sent and then the application is finalize soon afterwards. Sometimes PAL is sent much earlier. IRCC isn't really consistent with this. However it's not unusual to receive PAL and then not have a result for several months afterwards.
what‘s the longest waiting time for COPR after pre-arrival you have seen? Will it be 12 months? Because then documents might need updates or medical examination can expire. I appreciate your input.
Start-Up Visa application in September 2020 along with my teammates and we received our pre-arrival letter in May -Jun 2023. Maximum time taken after PAL is 3 months. I don't know what really stopping them from issuing COPR.
IRCC site says the processing time is 37 Months, we are in 36th month. We are planning to raise a web forum if they cross the normal processing time.
Usual Processing as follows
IRCC site says the processing time is 37 Months, we are in 36th month. We are planning to raise a web forum if they cross the normal processing time.
Usual Processing as follows
- 1 to 1.5 months from AOR to Completeness Check (R10), Medical (MEP) & Biometric (BIL)
- Another 1 month to Review of Eligibility Stage 1 by an analyst or an assistant
- Another 1.5 to 3 months to Review of Eligibility Stage 2 by an officer
- Usually Eligibility Review (Stage 1&2) is completed by 4-5 months post AOR
- If the application has crossed 2-3 months post Review of Eligibility, then the likelihood of being in security screening is very high. Most security checks are done within 1 month; longer up to 1 to 2 years if in enhanced screening. If it has been more than 2 months since the Eligibility Review was "Passed" and security has not yet concluded, the application may be in enhanced screening.
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We received the PAL in late Jul. but we submitted our application in 2020 Sep. in late Aug this year , we knew that we are waiting for security check
Where did you find these processing times? I assume these are for SUV only, not self-employed visa.
I know 13 SUV applications applied from September 2020 -- February 2021 who had the same problem of being stuck with their Pre-arrival letter step. I don't think the IRCC is following any time commitment here.