wow...sorry to hear that happened to your application..right on, i'll take your advice
**----January 2019 Outland Application----**
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There shouldn't be any distinction in application times between CA PR or Citizen. I thought the conversation was centered around the PA not the Sponsor, lol. Like I said earlier, I don't think the PA's country is any indication on how fast it will go.
Finally got our biometrics request today! Almost a month since they received his medical results, I paid and sent receipt via webform like two weeks ago. Spouse (and I) are in US
Is there a logic behind when biometrics are requested (location, nationality, office transferred to, etc)? Some seem to have the request at the same time as or close to the medical request, others with some delay.
My wife was approved as sponsor on March 19, my medical was requested on March 20, application was transferred to CPC Mississauga on March 25, medical completed April 1. Current status says no fingerprints needed, but I know they wil be at some point.
My wife was approved as sponsor on March 19, my medical was requested on March 20, application was transferred to CPC Mississauga on March 25, medical completed April 1. Current status says no fingerprints needed, but I know they wil be at some point.
What time are you calling? The website suggests that its only manned at certain hours.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc/client-support-centre.html
I hope your file gets transferred soon. Just noticeable from all spreadsheets especially during the past year that the majority of Indian applicants are processed faster than others.
I hope we all do. But yes one cannot help but think of all things as to why there has been no progress.
What is your timeline? I don't see your name in the spreadsheet for Jan. When was the medical done?
Based on what I was informed the CA citizen sponsors are supposed to be priority. It may be wrong. As I've mentioned, obtaining a visa is an extra process to the application, so I was thinking visa-exempted countries would be a faster process. Again, what we both think, it's up to who is processing it.
There seems to be no rhyme or reason for their methods. My timeline is similar to yours. App received Jan 11, AOR1 March 2, Sponsor Approval March 7, Med Exam Request March 7, App transferred to CPC-Mississauga March 19, Med Exam April 1, and Passed Med Exam April 9. All this and still no biometric request or AOR2. And exactly my CIC says the same as does the automated system at IRCC.
If you are getting through you need to listen to the prompts carefully and go through the system. That's the only way to speak to a human. If the lines are high volume you may not get through as it will hang up after their message stating that so you'll need to call again.
I think it does. From what I have seen on here and other sites centered around immigration, outland applications for India seem to be averaging 3-4 months, Americans 6-8, and Philippines seem to be fast too.
Being a PR or citizen is irrelevant in processing time, but the PA's country does have an effect on how fast it will go - processing times is largely dependent on VOs. For example, if you're processed at LVO, you're in for a ride - it's one of the slowest. If you're processed at CPC M, it's one of the fastest. VO is assigned based on PA nationality.
Based on my observation on people's timelines, biometrics are requested at random times in the process...
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