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I'm an outland applicant
Submitted my PR application on Nov. 5th, 2020 and got XEP on April 2021, then never heard back from them. Any one in my situation and got the AOR?
 
Just received our PR cards. Two inland applicants. Our portal says photos are in review with IRCC, which indicates this status has nothing to do with your receipt of PR cards (also confirmed by other members in this thread). One recommendation: take your PR photo with professional studios, like Jean Coutu, just to make your life easier. My friend took his photo by himself, which was not accepted by IRCC. Then he turned to Jean Coutu but has been waiting for more than one month after submission.

Plz refer to my signature for our detailed timeline.

Congrats.

For the photos I used Passport Photo Editor application on my smartphone, the app is free with only few ads and it works perfectly. My 4 photos were accepted by IRCC.
One advice : Take the photo with a white wall and play with exposure to increase clarity.
 
This forum is so awesome I thought I’d share my timeline with you.

QSW path - inland American with dual citizenship children here since 2014

Docs received in Sydney Jan 6, 2021
XEP Jan 21, 2021
…NADA…
ATIP notes requested Sept 16, 2021
ATIP notes received Oct 22, 2021
AOR received today Nov 5, 2021
Biometrics requested Nov 5, 2021
Biometrics appointment booked for next Tuesday Nov 9, 2021

will update timeline after more updates
 
This forum is so awesome I thought I’d share my timeline with you.

QSW path - inland American with dual citizenship children here since 2014

Docs received in Sydney Jan 6, 2021
XEP Jan 21, 2021
…NADA…
ATIP notes requested Sept 16, 2021
ATIP notes received Oct 22, 2021
AOR received today Nov 5, 2021
Biometrics requested Nov 5, 2021
Biometrics appointment booked for next Tuesday Nov 9, 2021

will update timeline after more updates
Ok they are busy with January, congrats. I applied in March, They released only 1 in March 2021. Fingers crossed.