Reposted..for everyone's benefit
Folks,
After analyzing tons of data from the forum here..I have come to following conclusion on average timelines for AINP -Nominees in the PR process in the last 1 year.
- if you sent your application to CIO Nova scotia on day 0
- If your application is complete without any errors- your fee will get cashed in approximately 22 days from day 0
- You should receive AOR and /or request for medicals in 45 days after fee is encashed. I highly recommend everyone to use credit/debit cards as you can see when exactly they deducted the payment.
- If you submit medicals in time and if you have PCC's and FBI Clearance's etc..(For residents in north america) you will receive ppr in approximately from 3-5 months after you submit your medicals.
The advantage for people already in US and Canada is that CIC has enough security and background data on you through FBI and Local states and your native country PCC's. Most of the folks also might have credible credit histories and financial records.
I have noticed that applicants from countries where there is existing sectarian violence or some sort of unrest..their applications are taking longer than usual. The bottleneck is the background check for those individuals. The CIC contracts some of their work on security and BG check for individuals from vulnerable countries to internal and external intelligence agencies and security firms and hence the prolonged delays. The other reason could also be when your medicals require additional testing and your doctor gets notified and it doesnt get communicated to you in a timely manner. Of course the final reason could also be that your file got lost in the stacks. These are some genuine reasons that i saw for PPR's to get delayed.
Some useful tips that I learnt through several individuals on the forums here..
i) Make sure to use credit card/debit card for fee payment - it will help you with tracking
2) Ask your doctor to expedite sending medical results through UPS/USPS/Fedex/DHl and ask for a tracking number
3) When you fill your CIC forms, make sure to fill the email address where it ask's you for. It is so easy to neglect as it is a optional thing in the application. Honestly, i totally ignored it and now I am relying on snail mail communication from CIC.
Although, i recently called the help center and also put in a email request to add email address to my application.
4) Afer your medicals it is safe to start looking for jobs and start applying preparing for liicensing if your profession is regulated.
For applications at buffalo:
Your applications got moved out to other visa offices in the region and the application processing system at those other locations is FIFO. First in first out.. technically cic received your application earlier but at the new visa office your was received later than the others that are already there. So, you go to back of the queue. Hence these abnormal delays in processing your applications. I am sensing that.. It might be my wild guess but i certainly see a pattern that points to my hypothesis on that. I don't claim to be a expert..just my few cents..
let me know what they reply to u IF u decide to email em..
