How can they process so many applications in one month?

[mithun5991]

I applied from India under SDS in March. Had an upfront medical in February and provided biometrics on 13 March. Next update was on 25 June stating medical passed (review of eligibility started as well).
Then last Tuesday I provided update LOA as I had deferred from Summer to fall term.


If anyone has not uploaded their updated LOA or education certificates please do so at the earliest.

Hi @vikrantsh30

Thanks you so much for replying earlier.

Did they ask you for your deferred LOA or you submitted on ur own?

Also, why do you suggest everyone to send the updated LOA?

Cuz in my situation, when I applied for Study Permit in June, I had LOA for Fall intake. Later, I had to defer since the deadline to defer was approaching. Now, I've got new LOA a week back.. which i thought not to update via Webforum as they are processing the Study Permits only for Fall intake.
I don't have a strong profile for a SP.. so, I wanted to see my chances on whether I'll get Approval In Principal or not for my profile. So that, in case if I get rejection, I'll have ample time to reapply again for the next intake or to choose something else.

Please can you guide me what to do in this situation.

And how will they know about whether we have deferred or not??

 

[CommentDebate]

There are a lot of things that goes on behind the closed doors of embassies that the public isn't made aware of. Also, they aren't only working on Study permits in Visa offices. There are Express Entry applications, other PR applications, visitor applications, Work Permit applications, Super Visa Applications to name few. The number of applicants on this forum only sums up to 5%~10% per category maximum. There are ton more applications that happen every day for a lot of embassies. Add Covid19 and closures on top of that ... and you are witnessing what is happening now. There are a lot more agencies that does the work for embassies, which may not be working at the moment, like VFS Global. So a lot of information is not available for Visa officers to work on (Background checks, Security clearances etc, educational institutes are closed to verify your credentials, businesses are closed to verify employment histories and ton of other stuff).

Just to give you an idea, when I applied for my citizenship, it used to only take 4 months to finalize it BUT the thing is, rule was changed from 4 years eligibility period to 3 which made thousands more eligible to apply for citizenship. What was the result? They received 20,000 applications with in a period of 30 days (instead of 2-3000) and processing time sky rocketed. It took over 1 and half year to finalize the application.

Online applications that were suppose to be processed at an embassy which is closed due to Covid19 are getting transferred to different embassies which are open but operating with limited number of visa officers. Now they have backlog of their own applications plus the one that are getting transferred to them. This is normal practice to share the burden between different visa offices.

Corruption does happen on and off but don't compare it to the one back home. If you have problem with the way IRCC works or if you have slightest of the doubt that corruption is in place with this procedure, then why come here? Just withdraw the application and try somewhere else.

Remember, it's not your right to get visa but a privilege, by putting through an application or even getting a visa doesn't necessarily means that you have the right to enter a country, it's a privilege. Take it as is and a lot of worries will go away.

I meant, Promises like a corrupt politician. Who says free medicare for all or vote for me and win a trip to Mars. Anyway, you seem to have a lot of knowledge about the procedure. Can you let us know if they can process 1000s of applications in 30 days. Do they have that kind of workforce?

 

[vikrantsh30]

Hi @vikrantsh30

Thanks you so much for replying earlier.

Did they ask you for your deferred LOA or you submitted on ur own?

Also, why do you suggest everyone to send the updated LOA?

Cuz in my situation, when I applied for Study Permit in June, I had LOA for Fall intake. Later, I had to defer since the deadline to defer was approaching. Now, I've got new LOA a week back.. which i thought not to update via Webforum as they are processing the Study Permits only for Fall intake.
I don't have a strong profile for a SP.. so, I wanted to see my chances on whether I'll get Approval In Principal or not for my profile. So that, in case if I get rejection, I'll have ample time to reapply again for the next intake or to choose something else.

Please can you guide me what to do in this situation.

And how will they know about whether we have deferred or not??

Indian high commission held a webinar wherein they asked people waiting for study permit to provide the updated LOA via webform. I did it proactively, ircc did not ask for updated LOA.

In your case, even if you get an approval in Principle, you won't be able to begin your studies in fall. I would suggest to upload the updated LOA and hope to get the study permit in time for winter intake. That's just my opinion, please consider talking to some other people that are in the same situation as you

 

[Steelserpant]

A person from India applied around 14th June. His eligibility review started on 24th July.

I applied on 19th June and my eligibility review has not started as of 31st July.

Considering the current pace of application eligibility review and decisions pending since feb 2020. How will they give all decisions in the next 30 days? Is this really priority processing? How many applications are they processing on a daily basis? Any success stories from India in the last one month?

I applied on 14 July

 

[AnkithaP]

you may use this link to look at study permits issued monthly

https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/90115b00-f9b8-49e8-afa3-b4cff8facaee

hi. Seems like this link is not working. Can you may check it and repost ?! Thanks

 

[intelextreme]

I have seen a lot of temporary residents of Canada who after becoming permanent or citizen, turns out to be more Canadian and start talking against the immigrants, they become more itchy about temporary residents and you are the new add to that list. @CommentDebate was talking about the service, if I have paid for a service then I have the right to get the service, you can't say that having the right to have our file processed is a privilege. When you go to a bar and pay for a drink, then the bartender may tell you: no, you have paid but getting a drink is a privilege and wait as long as I don't serve you. Hope you better understand. Your way of talking forced me to reply, otherwise I wouldn't have done that.

Comparing a government service to a privately-owned entertainment service seems to be a stretch. I understand your frustration but this COVID is on all of us right now. At least Canada is still open to processing visas and improves its services, many countries have shut their door completely or freeze processing like the US.

 

[Asmii]

Hello guys, one of the guy from Nepal (non SDS) his review of eligibility was started on Thursday and he received 1st stage approval within just next day which was y'day so I guess they are now processing the application at much faster rate

 

[jigzyy]

I have seen a lot of temporary residents of Canada who after becoming permanent or citizen, turns out to be more Canadian and start talking against the immigrants, they become more itchy about temporary residents and you are the new add to that list. @CommentDebate was talking about the service, if I have paid for a service then I have the right to get the service, you can't say that having the right to have our file processed is a privilege. When you go to a bar and pay for a drink, then the bartender may tell you: no, you have paid but getting a drink is a privilege and wait as long as I don't serve you. Hope you better understand. Your way of talking forced me to reply, otherwise I wouldn't have done that.

Your comparison between applying for a visa v/s getting a service from bar is laughable. Apples and Oranges buddy. That shows the level of maturity that you have right now. I have no issue with temporary residents visa holder, be it on a visitor visa, student or work permit, more the merrier. Out of it all, Study permit probably the only path left to finally become a PR in recent times. We have tons of space for everyone to get settled in and get a decent job. But, if you are coming with the same mindset that you are trying to leave behind then it's better to just not come with it. I mean what is the point?

 

[jigzyy]

I meant, Promises like a corrupt politician. Who says free medicare for all or vote for me and win a trip to Mars. Anyway, you seem to have a lot of knowledge about the procedure. Can you let us know if they can process 1000s of applications in 30 days. Do they have that kind of workforce?

It depends how things shape up in August regarding Covid19. If a lot more countries able to open up VOs and VFS Global, they might be able to process a lot more applications (even by reallocating application traffic with in different visa offices). For example, All Indian VOs are coming up as closed on Canada.ca, if the situation is not changed and they remain closed for next 2 to 3 weeks, then I'd say it'll become difficult to accommodate all requests and a lot of students are going to miss Fall deadlines. This partially depends on the country as well, not all decisions happen in Canada regarding the opening of embassies. Like UAE, Singapore were able to control the spread of Covid19 and it became safe to open up embassies which ultimately they did. Compared to the current situation in India when lockdowns are happening till now, it's hard to say when it is safe for them to open up at least major branches.

 

[CommentDebate]

Guys calm down, you are misreading the whole context. Dont read too much into it. Emphasis on Promises made by corrupt politicians. No on called IRCC corrupt. Anyway everyone is venting out since the delay caused is too much.

Speaking of bar, bartenders, oranges, apples flavours at this time is not helping anyone.

 

[CommentDebate]

It depends how things shape up in August regarding Covid19. If a lot more countries able to open up VOs and VFS Global, they might be able to process a lot more applications (even by reallocating application traffic with in different visa offices). For example, All Indian VOs are coming up as closed on Canada.ca, if the situation is not changed and they remain closed for next 2 to 3 weeks, then I'd say it'll become difficult to accommodate all requests and a lot of students are going to miss Fall deadlines. This partially depends on the country as well, not all decisions happen in Canada regarding the opening of embassies. Like UAE, Singapore were able to control the spread of Covid19 and it became safe to open up embassies which ultimately they did. Compared to the current situation in India when lockdowns are happening till now, it's hard to say when it is safe for them to open up at least major branches.

The ground reality is not like that. Only affected areas are quarantined for 14 days. Rest of the areas are working as usual. The situation is under control, because of the population the values seems high. The same VFS offices are processing Ireland, UK visas but not Canada. But VFS is just data collection centers, right? It doesn't matter if they open or not since 2 stage approval came into effect. Can IRCC process applications in a different country where the workload is relatively less?

 

[jigzyy]

Okay, here's a question for those who applied in SDS category (someone asked me this): Have you uploaded all your educational transcripts with the application or the highest one you received recently, like college or a university Bachelors degree? My understanding is the highest qualification you received should be attached, is that right?

 

[jigzyy]

The ground reality is not like that. Only affected areas are quarantined for 14 days. Rest of the areas are working as usual. The situation is under control, because of the population the values seems high. The same VFS offices are processing Ireland, UK visas but not Canada. But VFS is just data collection centers, right? It doesn't matter if they open or not since 2 stage approval came into effect. Can IRCC process applications in a different country where the workload is relatively less?

Then I think VFS Global in India for Canada will announce something with in the next two weeks for Biometrics collection. They just recently announced to open branches in Pakistan from 3rd August, based on this, I guess notifications in India will go out soon as well.
Regarding applications: Yes, they have done it in the past. For example New Delhi applications might get transferred to Jhalandar or other branches that has fewer applications (or even to Nepal, Singapore).

 

[jigzyy]

You should grow up too. Canada never considers any visa application as a privilege, rather they will always thank you for choosing Canada as your study destination. Being a Canadian citizen if you can't hold that value inside you then what's the point to be a Canadian?

LOL

 

[Vishwa1994]

Okay, here's a question for those who applied in SDS category (someone asked me this): Have you uploaded all your educational transcripts with the application or the highest one you received recently, like college or a university Bachelors degree? My understanding is the highest qualification you received should be attached, is that right?

No. All transcripts of all semesters and how many degrees you have.