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    PR Portal Email Came Right Before Departing Canada For Vacation - What To Do?

    Good problem to have, but seeing conflicting advice throughout various forums. I just got the first PR portal email today asking me to confirm information of myself and dependents. I am an inland CEC candidate and present in Canada as of today, with a valid work permit. I am leaving Canada...
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    Paper BOWP Processing Times After 1st Attempt was Lost by IRCC

    Bit a unique situation here. I got AOR for my eAPR (CEC) on April 25th, applied for a BOWP on paper, and it was received at the Edmonton Case Processing Centre on May 2nd. Quoted processing time on day of mailing was 12 days for a paper app. It hovered around 12-15 days for the two weeks...
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    Do biometrics pass through to other IRCC visa applications that are in progress?

    I received eAPR AOR on 4/25/23, and just received my BIL yesterday, 5/31. I completed them this morning, and it occurred to me that I had also paid the biometrics fee as part of my BOWP application that I submitted shortly after my eAPR. Does my biometrics automatically get applied to my BOWP...
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    Paper BOWP Application Seemingly Lost - Next Steps?

    I applied for PR through Express Entry (CEC) on April 25th, 2023. I immediately followed that up with a BOWP paper application per the instruction guide to the Edmonton Case Processing Centre. Per the processing times, it was quoted at 12 days on the day I mailed it. Granted, this was in the...
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    Paper BOWP Application Following eAPR (Express Entry, CEC)

    Curious as to what other's experience has been when applying for a BOWP on paper following an electronic PR application via express entry (for me, specifically Canadian Experience Class). I applied for PR on April 25th, 2023, receiving my AOR same day. I submitted my BOWP paper application...
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    TIL While Applying for Permanent Residency for the 2nd Time...

    I've stumbled across a few issues and have seen some competing answers across various forums, so voicing them here in case others have the same issues. I found today what looks like a secondary UCI in my most recent PR application, starting with CANxxxxxxxxxxxx. I learned that this is an...