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EscoBlades

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Jul 22, 2020
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Zay11

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Jun 30, 2020
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I am not upgrading my iOS version since it requires phone restart :p #WaitingForBiometricsCall #ServiceCanada
lol.... do on weekend or after 4PM... SC opens on weekdays from morning 8AM to 4PM... ;)
its almost 4PM... end of day today but no Calls for TO, ON people.. hope some good news in next few days..
 

Invincible84

Champion Member
Jun 20, 2016
1,027
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Ontario
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CEC
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2171
App. Filed.......
06-02-2020
AOR Received.
04-03-2020
No More Biometrics Guys for those who has already given in past :)
That is very reasonable and logical thing which should have been done since the beginning! Anything is better than nothing! :) Congrats to all who had given biometrics! :)
 
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Invincible84

Champion Member
Jun 20, 2016
1,027
463
Ontario
Category........
CEC
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2171
App. Filed.......
06-02-2020
AOR Received.
04-03-2020
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/service-delivery/coronavirus/general-measures/biometric-exemption-permanent-residence.html#eligible

Eligible applicants
Foreign nationals are exempt from the biometrics collection requirement whether inside or outside Canada if they have both

  • a pending or new application for permanent residence
  • previously provided their biometrics within the 10-year period before the day on which they made the current permanent residence application
 

mknox

Hero Member
Aug 18, 2020
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Edmonton
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Montreal
NOC Code......
5241
AOR Received.
18-08-2020
This is such good news for many of you guys. Congrats to all! Does it make sense to amend the google doc tracker now?

It would be so good if IRCC would go one step further and allow those who still need to give biometrics to do so via the RCMP pcc. In any case, most inlanders are asked to provide an RCMP fingerprint-based pcc. I cannot understand why they can't simply ask RCMP to share these electronic fingerprints with whichever department runs the biometric check at IRCC. It's not like people's fingerprints change based on who does the check. Plus, all RCMPs are open and they can distribute caseloads in a covid-friendly manner instead of sending everyone to SC. It would be so easy for them to get rid of the backlog this way. But no, of course not, I am sure they will wait another 6 months before they come up with this exemption too. o_O