Winter intake with no visa updates. Worried.

[Nandhini02]

Hey everyone. I am posting this thread because I'm super worried about my visa arrival. I applied for a study permit under SDS category with a complete set of documents, made sure they were all perfect. Completed medicals before applying. Biometrics was done last year. My classes start on Jan 11th, and my program is hybrid meaning I have both online and in-person classes. So I have to be in Canada. But my visa status remains the same - Processing. No medical update, no reviewing eligibility, nothing. Nobody's visa seems to be arriving at a promising pace, so I am worried if I should just defer my intake?

Applied - Nov 27th (SDS)
Medicals - Before applying
Biometrics - Done last year

No updates.

 

[rijol verma]

Hey everyone. I am posting this thread because I'm super worried about my visa arrival. I applied for a study permit under SDS category with a complete set of documents, made sure they were all perfect. Completed medicals before applying. Biometrics was done last year. My classes start on Jan 11th, and my program is hybrid meaning I have both online and in-person classes. So I have to be in Canada. But my visa status remains the same - Processing. No medical update, no reviewing eligibility, nothing. Nobody's visa seems to be arriving at a promising pace, so I am worried if I should just defer my intake?

when did you apply?

 

[Real_Nad]

Hey everyone. I am posting this thread because I'm super worried about my visa arrival. I applied for a study permit under SDS category with a complete set of documents, made sure they were all perfect. Completed medicals before applying. Biometrics was done last year. My classes start on Jan 11th, and my program is hybrid meaning I have both online and in-person classes. So I have to be in Canada. But my visa status remains the same - Processing. No medical update, no reviewing eligibility, nothing. Nobody's visa seems to be arriving at a promising pace, so I am worried if I should just defer my intake?

Same situation as of you. But will defer to may

 

[Arun Showry Thota]

Hey everyone. I am posting this thread because I'm super worried about my visa arrival. I applied for a study permit under SDS category with a complete set of documents, made sure they were all perfect. Completed medicals before applying. Biometrics was done last year. My classes start on Jan 11th, and my program is hybrid meaning I have both online and in-person classes. So I have to be in Canada. But my visa status remains the same - Processing. No medical update, no reviewing eligibility, nothing. Nobody's visa seems to be arriving at a promising pace, so I am worried if I should just defer my intake?

Can you share your timeline?

 

[Nandhini02]

Can you share your timeline?

Applied - Nov 27th (SDS)
Medicals - Before applying
Biometrics - Done last year

No updates.

 

[Nandhini02]

when did you apply?

Applied - Nov 27th (SDS)
Medicals - Before applying
Biometrics - Done last year

No updates.

 

[rijol verma]

Applied - Nov 27th (SDS)
Medicals - Before applying
Biometrics - Done last year

No updates.

you applied on 27th NOV for jan intake and are worried?
many are waiting for many many months.

 

[Nandhini02]

you applied on 27th NOV for jan intake and are worried?
many are waiting for many many months.

That is what i'm saying, why is ircc giving out false hope that sds applications are usually processed within 20 days? Many rely on that info.

 

[rijol verma]

That is what i'm saying, why is ircc giving out false hope that sds applications are usually processed within 20 days? Many rely on that info.

processing time is 36 weeks nowhere is it 20 days. ircc said apply atleast 60 days before your start date in webinar

 

[sim08]

That is what i'm saying, why is ircc giving out false hope that sds applications are usually processed within 20 days? Many rely on that info.

That was the timeline before Covid, you should have checked the processing time on the IRCC website before applying, currently its 36 weeks if you apply for a study permit from India. Here is the link for your reference - https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-processing-times.html

 

[Nandhini02]

processing time is 36 weeks nowhere is it 20 days. ircc said apply atleast 60 days before your start date in webinar

I'm talking about SDS applications. see this link, it says it takes upto 20 days and sometimes a little more for sds category - https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/student-direct-stream.html

 

[Nandhini02]

That was the timeline before Covid, you should have checked the processing time on the IRCC website before applying, currently its 36 weeks if you apply for a study permit from India. Here is the link for your reference - https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-processing-times.html

I'm talking about SDS applications. see this link, it says it takes upto 20 days and sometimes a little more for sds category - https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/student-direct-stream.html

 

[rijol verma]

I'm talking about SDS applications. see this link, it says it takes upto 20 days and sometimes a little more for sds category - https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/student-direct-stream.html

even i applied in sds. bio done. med done. it has been more than 4.5 months not a single update. no medical update. no eligibility. not even 1 ghost update. so.....

 

[sim08]

I'm talking about SDS applications. see this link, it says it takes upto 20 days and sometimes a little more for sds category - https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/student-direct-stream.html

I am talking about SDS as well, that is a pre-covid timeline, its not accurate anymore, they have a massive backlog beginning from atleast April, but if you are lucky you might get your visa soon, they are processing files in no particular order.

 

[rijol verma]

I'm talking about SDS applications. see this link, it says it takes upto 20 days and sometimes a little more for sds category - https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/student-direct-stream.html

this link is not updated in real time.
everyone has waited many months and suffered even after paying 30,000$ to be eligible for sds