Try getting TEMP file no. like I did by phoning them , it's nothing else but a courage that file has been touched or seen by some 1st line staff. An officer still has to check the whole thing then only then a pmt file no. will be given.No AOR yet, it's been close to 5 months now
This is really amazing news !!! Thanks for sharingGOOD NEWS
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/09/ircc-speeding-up-processing-for-spousal-applications.html
News release
September 24, 2020—Ottawa—Today, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, is announcing action to speed up spousal application processing and help families build their lives together in Canada.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has increased the number of decision makers on spousal applications in Canada by 66%, to process spousal applications more quickly and reduce couples’ wait times.
IRCC is leveraging new technology in a pilot to digitize paper applications so they can be processed more efficiently by IRCC employees working remotely and at various worksites. In addition to implementing facilitative biometrics measures, IRCC will be piloting, in the upcoming weeks, technology to conduct interviews with applicants remotely, in adherence with public health protocols.
With these initiatives, IRCC aims to accelerate, prioritize and finalize approximately 6,000 spousal applications each month from October until December 2020. Combined with processing to date, this rate will lead to about 49,000 decisions by the end of this year.
COVID-19 has created uncertainty for Canadians who are sponsoring spouses for permanent residence. We will continue to search for innovative and compassionate ways to reunite families, while following the advice of our public health experts to protect the health and safety of Canadians.
V. Good for all of us waiting in a big lineup. Thanks for sharing as all of us do not search all the time so please keep us up to date hereGOOD NEWS
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/09/ircc-speeding-up-processing-for-spousal-applications.html
News release
, while following the advice of our public health experts to protect the health and safety of Canadians.
Call the IRCC Call Centre (1-888-242-2100), from within Canada only, Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm local time, except for statutory holidays). You MUST wait for IVR female lecture to finish
then she starts asking for this and ??xxxxx press 1 , so here you press 2 ,wait,1 wait,1 wait 0 Now if there is a space for you she will say for example, "your estimated wait time is 37 minutes, then lecture of alerts etc continues, again she says, "your estimated wait time is 32 minutes " or something like that>>>Finally an agent M or F picks up from MONTREAL Call Centre
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Mendicino said from October IRCC will go into high gear processing 6000 per month until end of this year. This may be an attempt to clear the backlog. We will see if this is true next week or so...
Oh Yeah ! All will be in front proven if they are honest with this statement
I totally agree. I was thinking the same that starting October IRCC will have to pick up the processing speed. So we should witness the change in March and April applications. Plus it took IRCC 6 months to give this statement about their plan to expedite family renunciation. I believe they really mean it and it is not just another promise or political statement.
