Finally going to share my experience since I received my eCoPR today. Below is my timeline:
- Stream: International Graduate
- Submitted: May 06, 2021 (Submitted at 09:29 AM PST / 12:29 PM EST)
- BIL: March 22, 2022
- Linked the application: March 22, 2022
- ADR Request letter (PCC): Submitted as soon as I linked the application
- AOR: March 23, 2022 (Sydney Central Intake Office)
- Got another BIL in my IRCC Account: March 25, 2022
- Biometrics Submitted: March 28, 2022
- Biometrics uploaded to my application and got a message from IRCC that they started reviewing the additional documents I submitted: March 28, 2022
- Medical Exam Passed (Used the one I had from back when I initially came to Canada) / GU #1: April 08, 2022
- GU #2: April 25, 2022
- Portal / Approval Email: April 25, 2022 (About 5 minutes after I checked my account and noticed the GU); Replied to the email within a few hours and got a reply back in an hour telling me a new PR Confirmation case is created under my portal account. Submitted the In-Canada declaration, mailing address and PR card photo the same day as well.
- eCoPR: May 10, 2022 (VO: Vancouver IRCC)
A few things I did before I got the AOR:
- Created a PR Portal Account on November 12, 2021, just because I was curious which I later found in the approval letter is not encouraged to do yourself as it can slow down the process. However, I got lucky and the officer working on my case was able to link my confirmation case to my account, hence, I did not get the Portal credentials email.
- Submitted a webform and made a GCMS notes request on February 18, 2022, requesting an update on my application since it had been over 9 months since I submitted the application. Got a reply to the webform on March 29, 2022, at which point my application was already in processing. Reply told me that the situation has been resolved. Although I never got a reply for the GCMS notes request (not going to complain about it since I am very happy that I got my application approved fairly quickly after they began processing it.
My PR Confirmation Portal timeline:
1. When did you receive an email asking for information?
2. When did you receive your login details for the portal?
- Already had a portal account and the application got linked to it on the same day (April 25, 2022).
3. When did you declare your presence in Canada, updated the address and uploaded a picture on the portal?
4. When did you receive eCoPR?
5. What is the VO?
6. When did you receive your PR card in the mail?
PS: While waiting for eCoPR, I emailed Vancouver IRCC (
IRCC.ClientPortalWest-OuestClientPortail.IRCC@cic.gc.ca) on May 04, 2022 asking for an update and got a reply from them within 2 minutes. It did not look like a system-generated or automated response, however, the time in which I got the response makes me think otherwise. The following is the reply I got from IRCC:
“Dear client,
You are queued for landing. We ask for your continued patience.
Thank you,
IRCC Vancouver”
Thanks for reading and I wish good luck to everyone!