when PR application is received, when does the first day counted till final

[rhino2008]

Hey all,
Help me understand this. i posted a question similar to this before but never really got a clear answer. perhaps someone out there might know better than  i do. when you send PR applications to CIC as a PNP nominee  for processing, when does the first day counts till the end?? i am asking this coz i am getting confusing info. so suppose  you send stuff in march 09 and get file number in August 09, are those months from March to August 09 counts?? or just what counts is the day you get your file number till they finalize??

[S.K]

Your Lock-in date is the date of receipt of application. So if you are asking about processing times, then it will start from your Lock-in-date regardless of when you receive an AOR

[rhino2008]

Hey SK,

This is the best ever i have got. so lock in date anyways means what?? just expand it  a bit more. so i applied my stuff way back in march 12 09 and in their letter they say they received on the 3oth march 2009. the send me the file number on the 21st August 09. so will the first four months count or what happens?? i mean processing time in my ecas say we started processing your application on August 4th.

And what do they do during the locked time??

[S.K]

Your Lock-in-date is March 30th. So your time starts on that date.

[Bety]

There are 2 different things that you should understand:

1. date of receive all your document
2. date of start to process your case

Normally, when they are receiving your docs they will send you a "notice of receipt" and that your case is not rejected. This is by no way means that they should start processing your case right away. In the past years, it would take up to 3-4 years until they actually touch your case.