Look what we have here. Let’s take it easy - I am not here to debate. I understand the government has different priorities and from a complete neutral point of view, it does not make sense for March applicants to wait just because of biometrics.
So, all these applicants were able to clear security background check and are waiting because of a new requirement for inland applicants which came into effect in the new year. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great time for IRCC to reflect on the inefficiencies in the application process. For example, ‘landing’ appointments for people who are already in Canada were inefficient; they addressed it by doing virtual ‘landings.’
Likewise, biometrics request for people who already enrolled for biometrics and are already in Canada is not the best idea. With the biometrics already on file, IRCC can introduce a policy where the applicant has to have their biometrics verified at a port of entry the next time they travel back into Canada. Please be honest with each other, the COVID situation is not gonna any better in Canada until there’s a vaccine and it’s just ridiculous they have been waiting for almost 6 months to do something about this.
If they do not like any of these alternatives, they are better off resuming biometrics collection in Service Canada as the backlog is only going to make things exponentially harder for everyone. IRCC visa officers already have to deal with people with expired COPRs. The last thing they want is a huge pile of cases which should have been finalized.
