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Hi All,
The golden email has arrived :D. We received our COPR this morning. And I am happy to share our timeline:
FSW-O with OINP
Country of Residence: USA
OINP approved: Nov 4, 2019
Express entry AOR: Dec 16, 2020
Medical date: Jan 9, 2020
VO: Sydney CIO
Dependant: 1
Relative in canada: Brother-in-law (PR)

This forum has given us a lot of hope and direction when we needed. I wish all of you the very best for your future endeavors wherever you go! I pray that all of you who are waiting will get their golden emails very very soon!
Hi

Did your brother apply for authorization request for extended family members?
 
Just finished a phone call with IRCC agent. To be honest, I find calling them useless. They couldn't tell me how are they processing PRs, what does the 'finalise application' process mean (actually she did say it's just writing the landing letter - so I asked why is it taking so long, she said she doesn't know), what to expect next, why certain offices work faster than others (like Sydney vs Ottawa), what is considered 'essential worker'.. She pretty much kept saying that she doesn't know. And I asked what can I do and she says nothing. So here goes nothingness again. Very frustrating. :(
To be honest, a call center agent cannot answer those questions simply because they do not have the data to give you truthful answers. She cannot say why the officer is taking so long to finalize your application. She cannot answer why offices work faster than others, although logical answer would be different offices have different number of resources to deal with the incoming applications. It could also mean higher number of applications are received by certain office, etc...
Regarding essential worker, they are not considering for permanent resident visas, only for temporary visa applications they are prioritizing essential workers from what I read online.
 
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