Startup Visa Program Timeline

[Prabin789]

I want to apply for startup visa but my question is i don't have ielts so can i do it later after getting a incubators recommendation letter and apply for startup visa please anybody reply me

 

[StrangerSUV]

Hello everyone. Could you please help me with some infor? We have a existing business about IT and have revenue. We are accepted into a incubator program and they agreed to give us Letter of support. Does it mean we would have PR? How do we know when we would certainly have PR (after pass the background check or after the pre-arrival service)? If the founder apply work permit to come to Canada as soon as possible, does the rest should apply WP too? Thanks a lot.

 

[StrangerSUV]

I want to apply for startup visa but my question is i don't have ielts so can i do it later after getting a incubators recommendation letter and apply for startup visa please anybody reply me

You need Ielts just before they apply all documents to CIC.

 

[Rach03]

Hello everyone. Could you please help me with some infor? We have a existing business about IT and have revenue. We are accepted into a incubator program and they agreed to give us Letter of support. Does it mean we would have PR? How do we know when we would certainly have PR (after pass the background check or after the pre-arrival service)? If the founder apply work permit to come to Canada as soon as possible, does the rest should apply WP too? Thanks a lot.

you would have a chance to get PR cause the LOS is the most important thing in PR application. they would return your application immediately if there is no LOS in it. But having LOS is not everything, they can refure your application because of your health or criminality. Until you get the pre-arrival service invitation to PPR, there is nothing for sure you'll get PR. The rest dont need to apply for WP if they dont want to. Pretending your startup only needs your present in Canada at that time. Hope it helps

 

[soheilhs]

We are accepted into a incubator program and they agreed to give us Letter of support. Does it mean we would have PR? .

NO

How do we know when we would certainly have PR (after pass the background check or after the pre-arrival service)?

Neither. The answer is once you have received your signed COPR letter.
Pre-arrival means your eligibility is passed. Not the back ground nor the final decision.

If the founder apply work permit to come to Canada as soon as possible, does the rest should apply WP too? Thanks a lot.

Only essential applicant/s under the SUV program are eligible to apply for Work permit AND It's not mandatory.

 

[amyhimesama]

Can anyone tell the timeline for Business Startup Visa Program for PR?

The CIC recently updated the application processing times and it's 14 months now.

 

[Tiara0204]

I want to apply for startup visa but my question is i don't have ielts so can i do it later after getting a incubators recommendation letter and apply for startup visa please anybody reply me

It depends on the requirements of incubator which you work with. Remember LOS validates only 6 months

 

[amyhimesama]

it was all cold contact from their website. They ask all the questions that you can think of you should know everything about your business and why Canada would be a good fit for your business.

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[ali.shariati]

1) Brand new business but spin-off/evolution of my existing profitable IT business.

2) Met Canadian investors through a reference from a well-known Silicon Valley VC firm.

It took me nearly 3 years to get a letter of support from the day I began my research on the Start-up visa.

hi @Mauchan

Three years!!! Is there any way to expedite this process? maybe work with a business developer?

 

[ali.shariati]

No medical exam yet, the application was received at the end of May and nothing else happened since



I got accepted into an incubator program. I contacted a lot of incubators and investors and it was all cold contact from their website. They ask all the questions that you can think of you should know everything about your business and why Canada would be a good fit for your business.

Hi @kingcoon

I tired this. but now a days they request much more comprehensive questions which actually requires lawyers, business developers, accountants and other business specialists for answers! I am really stuck in this stage. should I hire a Canadian business developer to promote my idea and pitch it to investors?

 

[SBrahma]

Hello everybody
I have applied for startup visa through incubator.
Few months ago My incubators told me that my file is up for a peer review.

Its been 2 months now i havent heard anything from cic and my incubators have not yet taken the peer review call.

Can some share thier experience with peer review .
How much time does it take for them to do the peer review and send the fairness letter ?

 

[ctlaltdel]

Hello everybody
I have applied for startup visa through incubator.
Few months ago My incubators told me that my file is up for a peer review.

Its been 2 months now i havent heard anything from cic and my incubators have not yet taken the peer review call.

Can some share thier experience with peer review .
How much time does it take for them to do the peer review and send the fairness letter ?

I'm even earlier than that. Did the incubator charge any fee to issue the Letter of Support? The one I have approached after 3 months of interview etc. is asking >$25k for training program. Is this normal? Can anybody share their experience? Time+fee to get the Letter of Support. Thanks

 

[ctlaltdel]

Hello Everyone,

I was following this discussion forum from very long. Reading other peoples query and answers and i got idea whats going on in SUV application process.

I want to thanks all in this discussion forum you actually help all other newcomers those who are seeking knowledge about this process and all of you help me a lot.

So its my duty to update you all for my experience in Startup visa. Because i got the PR and i landed in Canada now in Toronto.

Here is the timeline for my each step in the application.

Application Received Dec 23 2018
Acknowledgement Jan 3 2019
Request for medical Feb 24th 2019 (sent everything the by March 07 2019 - medical test done)
Request additional doc March 20th 2019 (sent everything the by March 30 2019 )
Application approved - request for passports April 03 2019
Final determination and COPR signing April 25 2019 (Passport stamping Done)

I got selected by the incubator in Ontario GTA area. We are the Three partners in this startup. By the incubator, we must need to hire their immigration consultant and need to pay the fee to them to prepare our file. But Before submitting our file to the immigration department it took us bit time Because our consultant gave us complete instruction on how our file and documents need to include. I think thats, why our PR application process was faster than others as our documents, are aligned as per the immigration guidelines. So the officer didn't ask any further documents from us.

When we landed at YYZ airport. There was not such an interview. They just ask us where we want our PR card should be ship to thats all. We also got SIN number at airport.

I hope this will help others to get an idea about process.

if someone wants to talk to me you can write me mail - rajan7660@gmail.com

Hope you All get PR for Canada.

Thanks

Congrats Rajan! Before starting the PR application, how long did it take to get the Letter of Support from the incubator? How much was the fee for the immigration consultant?

 

[dakep64808]

I'm even earlier than that. Did the incubator charge any fee to issue the Letter of Support? The one I have approached after 3 months of interview etc. is asking >$25k for training program. Is this normal? Can anybody share their experience? Time+fee to get the Letter of Support. Thanks

Can you share the name of the Incubator? and What was the acceptance criteria?

 

[dakep64808]

Hello Everyone,

I was following this discussion forum from very long. Reading other peoples query and answers and i got idea whats going on in SUV application process.

I want to thanks all in this discussion forum you actually help all other newcomers those who are seeking knowledge about this process and all of you help me a lot.

So its my duty to update you all for my experience in Startup visa. Because i got the PR and i landed in Canada now in Toronto.

Here is the timeline for my each step in the application.

Application Received Dec 23 2018
Acknowledgement Jan 3 2019
Request for medical Feb 24th 2019 (sent everything the by March 07 2019 - medical test done)
Request additional doc March 20th 2019 (sent everything the by March 30 2019 )
Application approved - request for passports April 03 2019
Final determination and COPR signing April 25 2019 (Passport stamping Done)

I got selected by the incubator in Ontario GTA area. We are the Three partners in this startup. By the incubator, we must need to hire their immigration consultant and need to pay the fee to them to prepare our file. But Before submitting our file to the immigration department it took us bit time Because our consultant gave us complete instruction on how our file and documents need to include. I think thats, why our PR application process was faster than others as our documents, are aligned as per the immigration guidelines. So the officer didn't ask any further documents from us.

When we landed at YYZ airport. There was not such an interview. They just ask us where we want our PR card should be ship to thats all. We also got SIN number at airport.

I hope this will help others to get an idea about process.

if someone wants to talk to me you can write me mail - rajan7660@gmail.com

Hope you All get PR for Canada.

Thanks

Congratulations bro!

Can you share the name of the Incubator? and What was the acceptance criteria?