October AOR 2023

[tumblewit]

I have heard this also from a few friends regarding slowness.

1) IRCC has quota issues. So they will slow things during November/December and send approvals by January. This seems to happen every week.
2) PNP is moving faster because the PNP quota is different. Also, there are chances that eligibility is already verified during the PNP stage.

Again, these are just information I heard/read from multiple sources. I am not sure if these are true.

AOR 11th OCT PNP. BG in progress everything else completed. Closing in on 60 days. If PNP is faster I should be getting a PPR this month. But I doubt that will happen till Jan end at best.

 

[hr2094]

AOR 11th OCT PNP. BG in progress everything else completed. Closing in on 60 days. If PNP is faster I should be getting a PPR this month. But I doubt that will happen till Jan end at best.

Pace is perceptional. On one side you with an AOR of 11 Oct is waiting for PR and on other me with an AOR of 20/Oct is waiting for the BIL request.

 

[tumblewit]

Pace is perceptional. On one side you with an AOR of 11 Oct is waiting for PR and on other me with an AOR of 20/Oct is waiting for the BIL request.

True. Although the thing is that if some profiles are moving slower in one area those profiles do go faster in another area as otherwise their averages increase which they are trying to reduce (at least according to Press). So if you do BIL maybe your eligibility will complete immediately and the timelines will sort of be similar in the end. Who knows really. All this is very subjective and depends on the profiles.

 

[hr2094]

True. Although the thing is that if some profiles are moving slower in one area those profiles do go faster in another area as otherwise their averages increase which they are trying to reduce (at least according to Press). So if you do BIL maybe your eligibility will complete immediately and the timelines will sort of be similar in the end. Who knows really. All this is very subjective and depends on the profiles.

Agreed. 3 months back the avg timeline was 6 months, it got reduced to 5 recently if you check IRCC official timelines for PR issuance through express entry. If they intend to continue this which they do as per their several publications they have to maintain the overall pace of the profile by compensating and expedite other parts of the process.

 

[dhillonparam]

CEC EE
1st portal - 24 October 2023(replied same day)
2nd portal - 16 november 2023(replied same day as not in canada, then filled the portal on 29 november
and declared that i am in canada)
ecopr - still waiting
pr card - still waiting

any chances i can get my ecopr before holidays ?

 

[kkincanada]

I would also add that I applied for a study visa in 2018 that got refused so I have my biometrics then.
when I checked the validity of my current biometrics it says not applicable but I checked the validity of the previous biometrics I gave in 2018 and it says it’s valid. Sighs* I’m just confused.

Not Applicable means they have not been received by IRCC I guess, please call IRCC to check if they have received the same.

 

[Julissa6926]

Not Applicable means they have not been received by IRCC I guess, please call IRCC to check if they have received the same.

Thank you very much for your response.
I have just checked the validity tool today and my biometrics is now valid.
On my gckey application information, my biometric information has now updated. I think it was linked with my 2018 biometrics.
Although it still says in progress on tracker, my mind is at ease knowing biometrics is now valid even if it’s not updated yet.

 

[ersandee]

Anyone still to get BIL ?

 

[shinegirl1593]

Yeah. I saw that too. My background check is in progress but eligibility not started. I gave my biometric on Nov 15.

did you get any tracker or gckey update?

 

[shinegirl1593]

AOR August 10
Eligibility changed from ''Not Started'' to ''In Progress'' on November 22

AOR Oct 13 and eligibility not started. What's your background check status?

 

[001-Canada]

AOR Oct 13 and eligibility not started. What's your background check status?

Both eligibility and background check are "In Progress"

 

[bewithbk]

AOR 11th OCT PNP. BG in progress everything else completed. Closing in on 60 days. If PNP is faster I should be getting a PPR this month. But I doubt that will happen till Jan end at best.

Mine is AOR 6th October. Same category as yours.

 

[Twoaster]

Anyone still to get BIL ?

My process hasn't moved since My AOR on October 19th. I don't even have a UCI to create a tracker. (Still got the first UCI with 12 digits)..
Waiting.....

 

[shinegirl1593]

I received a ghost update in my GCKey today. (My PR application status indicated 'Application updated,' but nothing in the application changed.) However, the tracker did not reflect any update. In my GCKey, the background check status is 'We are processing your background check,' and in the tracker, it is 'In progress.' The eligibility status in GCKey is 'We are reviewing your eligibility,' while in the tracker, it is 'Not started.' I just wanted to know what this ghost update might mean.

Thank you.
AOR- Oct 13 and Biometric Completed - Nov 14

 

[mandiebraxton]

I received a ghost update in my GCKey today. (My PR application status indicated 'Application updated,' but nothing in the application changed.) However, the tracker did not reflect any update. In my GCKey, the background check status is 'We are processing your background check,' and in the tracker, it is 'In progress.' The eligibility status in GCKey is 'We are reviewing your eligibility,' while in the tracker, it is 'Not started.' I just wanted to know what this ghost update might mean.

Thank you.
AOR- Oct 13 and Biometric Completed - Nov 14

Check again later… you might have of those things change to complete. There is no guarantee GU leads to update in status but I would be excited all the same knowing someone “touched” my file!