FSW Inland aren’t a priority as it’s clearly stated on the website. My personal example – a buddy of mine got his PR a month ago and he applied for it in late September while I’d applied in March, a six (!) month gap. Clearly, their stance is evident as he fell under CEC program and got processed in less than four months. Now it’s almost March 2021 and I have to figure out what my next steps are. I’ll be applying for BOWP in a couple of months’ time but am really ready to leave the country if it doesn’t come through. I have a wife and kid and have to figure out where I’ll need to go as going back to my home country isn’t an option for me. If PR isn’t in my hands in May, I’ll be cancelling and re-applying as my existing application would be irrelavant as I would no longer have a job that gave me points (LMIA job, 50pts).
On an unrelated note, I really don’t like how they handle the COVID situation here in Ontario. Moving to a different province or working with other companies isn’t a possibility as I’m on a closed work permit right now. Getting a PR sooner would allow me to get the f out of Ontario and my job and work on my own projects, freelance, start a business, etc. So it’s really a bad situation from all angles. Kind of venting here but you get the gist. Different situations and different priorities.
