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pk10 said:
- I applied for PR Renewal in early Nov. Got AOR - Dec 1st.
- Application has been in process since. No secondary renewal notification yet

Mid-December:
I called and they said the application has been approved and sent for production.

Today:
I called them and the said the application has been Approved but is in Verification.

Questions:
1) Am I out of the dreaded secondary review zone?
2) How can you be Approved and still be in Verification? What does that even mean?


Hello pk10,
I think it is a little early to say if your application is in secondary review.
I got an email that my file went to secondary review the same time they requested for additional documents, three months after they recieved my application.
 
I would like to share my experience to give hope to those who are still waiting for their PR cards to be renewed.
This week I received an e-mail from CIC to let me know that my PR card has been approved and to come to pick it up in person.
My time line:

March 2016 - application received
April 2016 - process started
June 2016 - additional documents requested and sent to secondary review
January 2017 - a letter from CIC to pick up my renewed PR card.

Didn't request urgent processing, didn't contact CIC, didn't call CIC. Just waiting patiently.
I wish you all good luck and I strongly believe that your PR cards will be approved soon.
 
Here's the updated list (ordered by secondary review referral date ):

Dec 2015: tonymiz✔, Mrmr*, rbrar14*
Jan 2016: Osama912✔, bahaar*, harshalp✔, KITJ, quari_gupta08✔
Feb 2016: vop✔, kwtangerine✔, clc70✔, Mrmr*, NSL✔
Mar 2016: Peymanp✔, Chrome✔, Ramik, Brenttristan✔, bob27✔, peace65✔, jnasarat, brent16✔, ALGHope✔, mmha✔
Apr 2016: decent guy 3, Frank_vt1✔, US123 <hubby &wife>✔, enmbs✔, TonyL✔
May 2016: MatQue, davidT321
Jun 2016: Chuc, Kissyred*, torhout13*✔
Jul 2016: Loulita, Dribble✔
Aug2016: shu0322, BetSu
Sep 2016: quasar81, Saga
Oct. 2016: Penguin23, Happy123456789, Ramkris, ohalawani
Nov2016: peardroppop, Sayadil, jaycue
Dec 2016 : Asif007

* indicates additional information/documents requested
✔ indicates PR card approved

Congrats torhout13!!! So happy to learn another card has been issued and that another fellow is finnaly free to think about something else but not just this process :D

We have now April, June, July cases approved... Come on May, step on lol
 
Dribble said:
Hi guys, got a letter from IRCC that my PR has been approved and the request has been sent to the Sydney office to issue it. Timeline till date:

Applied 30 June 2016 - urgent
Application recieved - 1st July 2016
Secondary review - 12th July 2016 (local office hamilton)
Letter of approval issued - 18th January 2016

Now awaiting the card

My first two timeline are same as yours except they are from june 2015 and july 1 2015 lol
 
So nice to see so much activity happening, seems that IRCC have woken up from a long slumber.

Is anyone here having their case referred to a Montreal office or somewhere else in Quebec? I see that most people are from Ontario or rest of Canada and wanted to check if the timelines differ for Quebec.

Cheers
 
Saga said:
So nice to see so much activity happening, seems that IRCC have woken up from a long slumber.

Is anyone here having their case referred to a Montreal office or somewhere else in Quebec? I see that most people are from Ontario or rest of Canada and wanted to check if the timelines differ for Quebec.

Cheers

Hi Saga,

I'm from Montreal. Probably my process is being treated there. I'm also curious if the timelines differ for different provinces.
 
MatQue said:
Hi Saga,

I'm from Montreal. Probably my process is being treated there. I'm also curious if the timelines differ for different provinces.

I am under the impression that some offices have less work than others and as such their employees are more proactive in reviewing SR cases (I might be wrong - and hope I am)

So obviously you are in Montreal and have not received any news yet, I am too but my SR is Sep 2016, wondering of anyone else from Montreal with SR referral prior to May 2016 have received their cards
 
Hello,


I am from Montreal and I am new to this forum as well.
I received the secondary review notice in October 2016 and still nothing till now. So the average waiting time is around 6 months if I understood correctly from this thread ?
 
*_GAK_* said:
Hello,


I am from Montreal and I am new to this forum as well.
I received the secondary review notice in October 2016 and still nothing till now. So the average waiting time is around 6 months if I understood correctly from this thread ?

Not really. I'm waiting since May 26th, 2016, since secondary review referral. Nothing, absolutely nothing up to now. The whole process of a friend of mine (also from Montreal) took 30 months :o after secondary review referral. >:(

Matheus
 
torhout13 said:
I would like to share my experience to give hope to those who are still waiting for their PR cards to be renewed.
This week I received an e-mail from CIC to let me know that my PR card has been approved and to come to pick it up in person.
My time line:

March 2016 - application received
April 2016 - process started
June 2016 - additional documents requested and sent to secondary review
January 2017 - a letter from CIC to pick up my renewed PR card.

Didn't request urgent processing, didn't contact CIC, didn't call CIC. Just waiting patiently.
I wish you all good luck and I strongly believe that your PR cards will be approved soon.


Congratulations, torhout13!
Enjoy the stress free days, Happy for you!
 
rbrar14 said:
My first two timeline are same as yours except they are from june 2015 and july 1 2015 lol

True... sigh!
I feel sorry to those who are still waiting, including myself.
I hope we will all get our card soon.
 
Saga said:
So nice to see so much activity happening, seems that IRCC have woken up from a long slumber.

Is anyone here having their case referred to a Montreal office or somewhere else in Quebec? I see that most people are from Ontario or rest of Canada and wanted to check if the timelines differ for Quebec.

Cheers

I'm from Ontario,,, still waiting. :-[ :'(
 
MatQue said:
Not really. I'm waiting since May 26th, 2016, since secondary review referral. Nothing, absolutely nothing up to now. The whole process of a friend of mine (also from Montreal) took 30 months :o after secondary review referral. >:(

Matheus


Wow! 30 months. That is the worst I have heard. :o >:(
 
*_GAK_* said:
Hello,


I am from Montreal and I am new to this forum as well.
I received the secondary review notice in October 2016 and still nothing till now. So the average waiting time is around 6 months if I understood correctly from this thread ?

Hi *_GAK_* ,
I added you to the list.


Here's the updated list (ordered by secondary review referral date :(

Dec 2015: tonymiz✔, Mrmr*, rbrar14*
Jan 2016: Osama912✔, bahaar*, harshalp✔, KITJ, quari_gupta08✔
Feb 2016: vop✔, kwtangerine✔, clc70✔, Mrmr*, NSL✔
Mar 2016: Peymanp✔, Chrome✔, Ramik, Brenttristan✔, bob27✔, peace65✔, jnasarat, brent16✔, ALGHope✔, mmha✔
Apr 2016: decent guy 3, Frank_vt1✔, US123 <hubby &wife>✔, enmbs✔, TonyL✔
May 2016: MatQue, davidT321
Jun 2016: Chuc, Kissyred*, torhout13*✔
Jul 2016: Loulita, Dribble✔
Aug2016: shu0322, BetSu
Sep 2016: quasar81, Saga
Oct. 2016: Penguin23, Happy123456789, Ramkris, ohalawani, *_GAK_*
Nov2016: peardroppop, Sayadil, jaycue
Dec 2016 : Asif007

* indicates additional information/documents requested
✔ indicates PR card approved

 
Thank you Kissyred, I am sure you will get your PR card soon. I think you and I have similar timelines.

Good luck!