Inland Landing Interview from Vancouver Office: waiting time

[sss12345]

PR card is not by individual regional office right?

all PR cards are issued by Sydney, NS CPC

 

[barsarah]

Hello everyone,

Just received my AIP and DM letter yesterday. Here is my timeline:

• Inland PR + OWP + Schedule A + PCC Received: September 12, 2018 at CPC: Mississauga, ON
• AOR: October 11 (29 days after receipt) + Started Processing on eCAS: October 10
• PR Application Linked to MyCIC/GCKey: October 11 + OWP Application Linked: October 14 (3 days after AOR)
• Medical Request: December 6 (85 days after receipt) + Exams: December 6/10 + Passed: December 13 (7/3 days after exams)
• Background Check (BGC) Started: December 12, 2018 (91 days after receipt)
• "Ghost" Update on MyCIC/GCKey: March 14, 2019 (183 days after receipt/92 days after BGS Started)
• Review of Eligibility Started on MyCIC/GCKey + Started Processing Application on eCas: Mar 19
• Decision Made (DM) on both sides of eCAS: Mar 20 (189 days after receipt/98 days after BGS Started)
• Sponsor Approval (SA): Mar 23
• Approved in Principle (AIP) + Decision Made (DM): Mar 29
• Application Received to DM: 6 months and 17 days = 199 days.

Now I hope to get the Landing Interview Invitation from Vancouver office real soon, and wish everyone the same, good luck!

 

[E.R.Z784]

Any appointment updates guys? early Feb DM applicants?

 

[E.R.Z784]

all PR cards are issued by Sydney, NS CPC

But I believe if you belong to Vancouver Office, the processing time is longer than other offices. Backlog must have been affecting all aspects.

 

[barsarah]

But I believe if you belong to Vancouver Office, the processing time is longer than other offices. Backlog must have been affecting all aspects.

All PR cards are issued by the CPC in Sydney, NS, and mailed out from 49 Dorchester Street, Sydney, NS B1P 5Z2 after the successful completion of your Landing Interview at your local CIC/IRCC office.

So you are looking at about 2 months for the Interview Invitation to come in with a date scheduled about a month later from there + 44 days for the PR card processing (paperwork and printing) + 7 days for the mail delivery to your address in Vancouver, BC = 4 months and 3 weeks.

So if you had your DM letter at the beginning of Feb then you are probably looking at about mid to late June or early July to have your hands on your PR card, but hopefully earlier...

 

[aa0013]

Anybody got dm around feb 22? Vancouver office

hey i got my Dm on feb 13, and anxiously waiting since then.. i m loosing patience and this is def getting on my nerves.. i wish we all could pass through soon.

 

[E.R.Z784]

hey i got my Dm on feb 13, and anxiously waiting since then.. i m loosing patience and this is def getting on my nerves.. i wish we all could pass through soon.

DM on ECAS or DM letter?

 

[aa0013]

DM on ECAS or DM letter?

i never got any dm letter just the dm on my ecas . I got an enquiry call from an immigration officer on feb 13 and when i opened ecas that night.. my application was approved.. i have called coc 3 times after that ..but everytime they just confirmed that yess your app has been approved but due to backlogs in vancouver it might take upto 3 months to contact . Its really very tiring.

 

[E.R.Z784]

i never got any dm letter just the dm on my ecas . I got an enquiry call from an immigration officer on feb 13 and when i opened ecas that night.. my application was approved.. i have called coc 3 times after that ..but everytime they just confirmed that yess your app has been approved but due to backlogs in vancouver it might take upto 3 months to contact . Its really very tiring.

I totally feel you, we can expect some good news soon! Hang in there!

 

[Sarab26]

i never got any dm letter just the dm on my ecas . I got an enquiry call from an immigration officer on feb 13 and when i opened ecas that night.. my application was approved.. i have called coc 3 times after that ..but everytime they just confirmed that yess your app has been approved but due to backlogs in vancouver it might take upto 3 months to contact . Its really very tiring.

Same here, got a call from cic officer, right after that dm on ecas. Now cic call center asking tk wait for 3 months which is until end of may

 

[E.R.Z784]

Same here, got a call from cic officer, right after that dm on ecas. Now cic call center asking tk wait for 3 months which is until end of may

They really call people LOL, even so, the wait time is not reasonable...I am happy to fly to the East coast for the interview! If given the option.

 

[barsarah]

They really call people LOL, even so, the wait time is not reasonable...I am happy to fly to the East coast for the interview! If given the option.

In case you didn't know, CIC/IRCC implemented a pilot program back on December 1, 2017 that allows some applicants to land and confirm permanent residency over the phone. I came across only one person who got his CoPR this way thou.

Check out: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/pilot-project-confirm-selected-in-canada-permanent-residents-telephone.html

It will be an excellent way for us, Vancouverites, to skip the long wait if only we could get selected

PS: The call @aa0013 received was probably not the same (landing telephone interview) but a call from an officer just to clarify some details.

 

[E.R.Z784]

In case you didn't know, CIC/IRCC implemented a pilot program back on December 1, 2017 that allows some applicants to land and confirm permanent residency over the phone. I came across only one person who got his CoPR this way thou.

Check out: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/pilot-project-confirm-selected-in-canada-permanent-residents-telephone.html

It will be an excellent way for us, Vancouverites, to skip the long wait if only we could get selected

PS: The call @aa0013 received was probably not the same (landing telephone interview) but a call from an officer just to clarify some details.

Thank you very much for your information!

 

[Sarab26]

In case you didn't know, CIC/IRCC implemented a pilot program back on December 1, 2017 that allows some applicants to land and confirm permanent residency over the phone. I came across only one person who got his CoPR this way thou.

Check out: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/pilot-project-confirm-selected-in-canada-permanent-residents-telephone.html

It will be an excellent way for us, Vancouverites, to skip the long wait if only we could get selected

PS: The call @aa0013 received was probably not the same (landing telephone interview) but a call from an officer just to clarify some details.

Yeah it was not for landing, she asked me questions about my job and marriage. It was more like enquiry call before dm

 

[sss12345]

In case you didn't know, CIC/IRCC implemented a pilot program back on December 1, 2017 that allows some applicants to land and confirm permanent residency over the phone. I came across only one person who got his CoPR this way thou.

Check out: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/pilot-project-confirm-selected-in-canada-permanent-residents-telephone.html

It will be an excellent way for us, Vancouverites, to skip the long wait if only we could get selected

PS: The call @aa0013 received was probably not the same (landing telephone interview) but a call from an officer just to clarify some details.

I heard of this pilot a while back, but I think it was not as successful as they anticipated. As a result I believe it’s been discontinued. Would be really nice if they still had it. What also would be nice is if IRCC makes a website where people who’ve got there DM’s can book their own appointments and can change to a different office if they want. Would be really efficient and would help a lot with regards to processing the backlog. Waiting a few months for a 10 minute interview is really inefficient and unreasonable.