Non-SDS processing times 2023
- Thread starter thomas23
- Start date
Hey @step1234! Thank you for your warm wishes! I'm back to normal! 
You know, you know, I am not that sure! We only have two more weeks to go until our personal record of 18 weeks and from then on we'll be on our way to catch up with your timeline
You know, you know, I am not that sure! We only have two more weeks to go until our personal record of 18 weeks and from then on we'll be on our way to catch up with your timeline Hey @Latifa Annie! I was thinking about @step1234 when you joined this forum. I had the same question in my mind regarding your application - would it take as long as 23 weeks given that you also applied from Ghana because, unfortunately, applications from Ghana had one of the longest, if not the longest, timelines in 2022. However, many applicants from many countries used to wait for more than 20 weeks and I would say that @step1234 23 weeks was not that bad. 2023 is supposed to be different. But as you can see from my application, it is not different for still some applicants. So, I guess, my point is that you may expect a long processing time, but in reality, I believe you'll get your decision soon, sometime around 13-14 weeks max. I hope I am right!
Hey @saad.mehmood! It absolutely makes no difference which link you use and which visa office / country you send your webform to - all of your webforms will be attached to your file the second you submit them. From my experience, I sent four webforms to different offices (one in Canada, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou) and I could see all webforms on our file in our GCMS Notes. The webforms go directly to your file and stay there. They might be answered, they might be not answered at all. They neither delay nor speed up the processing of your application. They are only necessary and useful in special cases when you absolutely need to attach a new document and they are pretty useless for the status update inquiries.
Hey @oximoron! Although your application, has exceeded 6 weeks posted on the IRCC website, it is still within the "normal" range of applications we're seeing in 2023, which is up to 14 weeks. You shouldn't be worried just yet. In case you application goes beyond 14 weeks, you'll be a rare case, like my husband and I who have been waiting for 16 weeks already with only a few people in the same boat with us.
I am not so sure about that @Latifa Annie... I've seen some people who saw in their GCMS notes the gap of three or more months between the date the rejection was made on their application and the date they actually received their decision letters from the IRCC. I am not even entirely sure, it seems to me that I was one of those people. I see in our Notes that there was a "rejection" on June 9 (our first application was May 8), but we received our rejection decision on September 11. However, I am not sure if I understand this particular section of the Notes correctly as it might mean something else.
Hey @Latifa Annie again No, that is definitely the other way around: background always comes first, before everything else. Again, you could see that from the GCMS Notes. The Background check takes place the very next day after submitting the application and involved all "Five Eyes" countries and it finished within days for all applicants as this is a threshold that applications have to overcome before even being opened for consideration. Despite the fact that "background check" might appear as stuck in the trackers, it is finished first and very quickly.
No, that is definitely the other way around: background always comes first, before everything else. Again, you could see that from the GCMS Notes. The Background check takes place the very next day after submitting the application and involved all "Five Eyes" countries and it finished within days for all applicants as this is a threshold that applications have to overcome before even being opened for consideration. Despite the fact that "background check" might appear as stuck in the trackers, it is finished first and very quickly.Oh wow. So what was the point of the holding the application from June till September. Keeping a person in suspense when they could’ve just brought out the final decision. It’s all just very sad and draining.
good to see you’re feeling better. It’s great to have you back. Don’t worry your visa will soon be approved okay. I really thought China was one of the fastest country in terms of processing applications. But guess not
Hey @Izaz We are definitely in a very small group of people this year who are waiting for their decision for ridiculously long time. However, I wouldn't call us unlucky. In my view, luck is a very vague concept. I believe in reasons and what would help is to know the reason why our particular applications are stuck. I've been trying to find patterns or explanations in terms of country of origin / family applications / education gaps / study program and others, but none make any obvious sense. We just have to accept the fact that we will never know the answer why our application take as long as they do. And we just have to live with that. The only thing we can do is to build our lives around it somehow despite the fact that it is incredibly hard and depressing. I wish us that, patience and ability to move on
We are definitely in a very small group of people this year who are waiting for their decision for ridiculously long time. However, I wouldn't call us unlucky. In my view, luck is a very vague concept. I believe in reasons and what would help is to know the reason why our particular applications are stuck. I've been trying to find patterns or explanations in terms of country of origin / family applications / education gaps / study program and others, but none make any obvious sense. We just have to accept the fact that we will never know the answer why our application take as long as they do. And we just have to live with that. The only thing we can do is to build our lives around it somehow despite the fact that it is incredibly hard and depressing. I wish us that, patience and ability to move on Oh @chidibav! What a splendid news! Congratulations on getting your PPR and making it in 15.5 weeks! As we are approaching our week 16 it gives me some hope as well!
I remember our conversation some time back and your encouragement to us! I am so excited to hear this wonderful news from you! Thank you for sharing your results and timeline! Good luck to you!
Congratulations on getting your PPR and making it in 15.5 weeks! As we are approaching our week 16 it gives me some hope as well!I remember our conversation some time back and your encouragement to us! I am so excited to hear this wonderful news from you! Thank you for sharing your results and timeline! Good luck to you!
Hey @MSiddiqui132019 Applying still in 2022 you could expect the processing time of up to 20-25 weeks. Anything beyond that is really out of ordinary. Have you tried talking to a lawyer about your case, contacting an MP in Canada or re-submitting your application? Some of these ways have worked for some people on this forum.
You are spot on as far as the background check is concerned. Although in reality my visit visa application background check was completed the same day the biometric was added in the portal but the portal just keeps on showing that my background check is in progress. It was only the day when the visa was stamped on my passport, the portal started showing background check completed with same date was biometric (back dated).Hey @Latifa Annie again
Hello Parrots, it's not good to see that you've been waiting for 16 weeks. But, I know someone who has been waiting for exactly 40 weeks. I contacted him and he thinks that it's a normal issue with IRCC to issue a study permit after two years lol.Hey @step1234! Thank you for your warm wishes! I'm back to normal!
I hope we aren't stuck with IRCC backlog. And a decision is made on our files.
Hello
Where's that number from? or are you basing it on the processing times posted here? Because 14 weeks sounds excessive at least for the processing times in my VO.