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PR Card Renewal & New - 2022 Processing Timeline

ethelstan

Full Member
Sep 16, 2016
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what question is that?
Question 20 - indicating employment/education since PR.
I am concerned because my application was delivered March 3rd and I’ve yet to receive AOR. It’s April 20th. I posted asking if anyone else has had such a long wait time or if I should call IRCC, the application may have been incomplete or picture not acceptable.

Based on my timeline as well as fellow member that have this issue. Likely scenario

Delivered - March 3rd
Opened mail / Processed - April 3rd

So, I would keep an on your mail in the next week or two. If you dont received anything by May 3rd, definitely contact CIC.

Good luck!
 

jjll88

Full Member
Apr 19, 2022
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Hello everyone,
I finally received the email confirming they received my permanent residence renewal application.


Timeline:
PR Renewal package sent: March 31st
PR Renewal package received: April 5th
Email confirmation received: April 20th

Hoping everyone receives good news soon.
 

canadian.2014

Star Member
Jun 14, 2021
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This is my Timeline - Peel Region
  1. We received your application for a permanent resident card on March 23, 2022.
  2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on April 19, 2022.
  3. We started processing your application on April 19, 2022.
 

rizingphoenix

Star Member
Dec 29, 2021
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Hello All thanks to each one of you to help me out and this forum in particular. Just received my PR Card (Renewal) today. Below are my timelines if it helps.

  1. We received your application for a permanent resident card on January 27, 2022.
  2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on February 23, 2022.
  3. We started processing your application on February 23, 2022.
  4. Your Permanent Resident card was sent by mail on April 13, 2022.
 

becca545

Star Member
Jan 29, 2017
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Hello All thanks to each one of you to help me out and this forum in particular. Just received my PR Card (Renewal) today. Below are my timelines if it helps.

  1. We received your application for a permanent resident card on January 27, 2022.
  2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on February 23, 2022.
  3. We started processing your application on February 23, 2022.
  4. Your Permanent Resident card was sent by mail on April 13, 2022.
Hello, what day did you send the application by mail?
 

ride_bike

Star Member
Feb 12, 2016
114
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Thank you, this is reassuring. I try to look it up in the online check application tool but don’t have it linked to my account yet. It won’t show anything in the online tool (We weren’t able to find it, etc), were you only able to see yours once you linked it?
Don't use the online application check tool. Instead, log into your account. Under "view application submitted" there is a link " Add your application to your account" that you can click. Just follow the steps in the subsequent pages. If your application was received a while ago, you should be able to locate it and link it to the account.
 
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igg

Star Member
Dec 9, 2021
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Visa Office......
Mississaga
Update for pr card renewal application:
  1. We received your application for a permanent resident card on March 11, 2022.
  2. We started processing your application on March 31, 2022. (+DM)
  3. Your Permanent Resident card was sent by mail on April 19, 2022.
Received in the mail today Apr 25. Location: GTA
 

Americanwife94

Star Member
Jun 5, 2016
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Got my application back in the mail today. Photos were received damaged there was a slight ink smudge on one of them. Guess I’ll retake, re-sign (just in case), and repost it. It’s nice that the processing time has gone down from when I sent it two months ago but a bummer that I wasted two months waiting. I am currently expecting so I want my card back before baby comes!
 
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limbo

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Feb 20, 2015
51
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Renewal application in limbo..

Application delivered: March 8

Still no AOR or return mail. No online application status, and unable to link to online account. Tried calling but after going through the menu, just got a message that the call centre is too busy. I submitted a web form enquiry, but it does say they do not respond to enquiries to applications within the stated processing time.

Edit: Just checked my mail and it looks like same as Americanwife94 above. However I am not sure what is wrong with my photos. They are 1mm short of 70mm but I can't imagine they dinged me for that..
 
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Americanwife94

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Jun 5, 2016
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Renewal application in limbo..

Application delivered: March 8

Still no AOR or return mail. No online application status, and unable to link to online account. Tried calling but after going through the menu, just got a message that the call centre is too busy. I submitted a web form enquiry, but it does say they do not respond to enquiries to applications within the stated processing time.

Edit: Just checked my mail and it looks like same as Americanwife94 above. However I am not sure what is wrong with my photos. They are 1mm short of 70mm but I can't imagine they dinged me for that..
Sorry to hear Limbo. I got mine back at the beginning of this week. Seems they are being very picky with photos. I just sent everything back this afternoon (Friday). Back to the waiting game, hopefully this time we both get AOR quickly and our cards soon!
 

dalma11

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May 26, 2013
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NOC Code......
8412
App. Filed.......
27/08/2014
Doc's Request.
05/11/2015
Nomination.....
06/11/2015
AOR Received.
12-04-2016
IELTS Request
N/A
Med's Request
01-02-2017
Med's Done....
03-02-2017
Passport Req..
20-04-2017
VISA ISSUED...
11-05-2017
LANDED..........
Inland
We applied for PR renewal on April 27th, urgent processing and I checked the status of our application today, it says decision made...
Other then the acknowledge of receipt received by email we didn't get any other informations.
Does "decision made" means that our applications have been approved? This was extremely fast...
 

Americanwife94

Star Member
Jun 5, 2016
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Question about travel history!

I’ve only been outside Canada for 17 days in the last 5 years. The last time I entered Canada we crossed the border (by land) fairly close to midnight. It was a very long day of driving and I remember we crossed between 10:30-midnight. (This was in 2018) I put the day I entered back into Canada in my travel history but now I’m second guessing myself that we entered just after midnight, therefore making it the next day. I’m afraid this will mess up my application. It doesn’t affect my RO because I counted both the day I left and the day I arrived as days outside Canada, but I’m afraid they’ll ding me for the discrepancy when they check with CBSA. If I crossed just after midnight it would have been just that-between 12-12:30 am. There’s no way for me to double check this without requesting my travel history from the border (which takes 30 days and delays my app).

Any opinions on whether this is something to worry about or not ? Like I said, I have been outside Canada for less than 3 weeks in the last 5 years, there is absolutely no doubt that I meet the RO. (My 5 year period is from June 13 2017-April 29 2022 as I became PR less than 5 years ago)
 

Americanwife94

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Jun 5, 2016
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We applied for PR renewal on April 27th, urgent processing and I checked the status of our application today, it says decision made...
Other then the acknowledge of receipt received by email we didn't get any other informations.
Does "decision made" means that our applications have been approved? This was extremely fast...
I would assume a DM that quickly is a positive decision! Hopefully you get your card just as quickly.