Applied on 15th August
No AOR received
Received PR card in mail Sep/17/2025.
No update in portal.
Thank you
PR CARD RENEWAL 2025 August
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No AOR received
Received PR card in mail Sep/17/2025.
No update in portal.
Thank you
Hi all,
Some people have mentioned about "AOR" here. Does it mean "Acknowledgement of Receipt"? And, how do we get it? Through email? Reason I am asking is because there was no mention of any such thing like "AOR" in the official application guide on their website.
All I have to check the status is the "PR card portal" where it is still showing as "Submitted" (My submission date was Aug 28).
Also, some people have mentioned about "linking the application". Again, there was no mention of any such thing like "linking" in the official application guide on their website.
Can anyone tell me what this "linking" is, as in, what are we trying to link and is it mandatory?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Some people have mentioned about "AOR" here. Does it mean "Acknowledgement of Receipt"? And, how do we get it? Through email? Reason I am asking is because there was no mention of any such thing like "AOR" in the official application guide on their website.
All I have to check the status is the "PR card portal" where it is still showing as "Submitted" (My submission date was Aug 28).
Also, some people have mentioned about "linking the application". Again, there was no mention of any such thing like "linking" in the official application guide on their website.
Can anyone tell me what this "linking" is, as in, what are we trying to link and is it mandatory?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
1. Yes, AOR means acknowledgment of receipt.
2. You will receive to your email. Note: I did not receive AOR and noticed that 50% of the applicants are not getting it. That doesn't mean your application was not submitted. It means IRCC's systems are bad.
3. We can link the application only after our application has been started reviewing by an officer. Until then you wont be able to link it. It will be in 'ready for review' state. Note: My application was approved on Sep 15 but still i cannot link my application. So dont waste time on it.
4. It is taking 30 days approximately and you are just 20 days from the application date. Just wait for 15 more days and call IRCC(dont rely on the status in ircc portal it is useless).
Yes, AOR means "Acknowledgement of Receipt," and its means the application has been opened and a file for it established in GCMS; thus the application has been determined to meet the requirements for making a complete application, and it is being processed.
Note: Even though AOR means the application is in process, and this applies to many types of applications made to IRCC (not just PR card applications), "in process" very often means the application is sitting in a queue waiting for an official (officer or processing agent) to open the file to do the next scheduled task, not that anyone is actually working on the file/application. That said, unlike many other applications made to IRCC, a high percentage of PR card applications are more or less processed when opened and soon finalized. In contrast, for example, even though there is a file in GCMS and the application is considered to be in process following AOR, a citizenship application will typically then sit in a queue for months before there is any substantive processing beyond those tasks that are part of putting the file/application into process (such as the referral for clearances to RCMP and CSIS).
No AOR notice to many PR card applicants:
Cannot say what "IRCC's systems are bad" means but that illuminates nothing.
Meanwhile, for most PRs who are not inadmissible (thus, for example, not in breach of the Residency Obligation) who make a proper PR card application, their PR card application will be approved and a new card issued in less than half the time it was taking this time last year and less than one-fourth the time it was taking five years ago. (Reminder: "most" is at least one more than half, which allows for a rather high percentage of applications to not be approved within IRCC's posted times; indeed, recently published stats indicate that overall more than 40% of applications made to IRCC are not processed within their "standards" let alone the currently published processing times.)
Most PR card applications are now benefitting from the automated approval process and are more or less approved without going through the AOR and in process procedure. In practical terms (we do not know the details in internal procedures) this means the application is approved automatically or when opened (the latter almost certainly based on some type of automated pre-approval), no need for AOR.
When there is AOR that probably means the application did not qualify for automated approval, so it is at least "complex," and some of these will be "high complex." Many (probably most) complex applications will still be more or less fully processed when opened or soon after being opened. IRCC does not publish a processing time for these applications but for now (processing times are highly variable and change over time) it appears the processing time for most of these applications is around two to three months, comparable to standard or typical processing times (in contrast to periods of unusually long processing times, such as that in the wake of Covid) before most applications were getting automated approval.
Summary: Most non-complex PR card applications will be approved (within four to five weeks, subject to change) and under current procedure will not get AOR. Complex and high complex applications should get AOR within 7 to 10 weeks (likewise subject to change), and most of these are likely to be complex (not high complex) and approved shortly after that. There is no typical processing times for high complex and complex applications that are not approved soon after opening; these can take from several months to a year.
Hi all,
I submitted two PR card renewal applications by mistake—one with a name error (Sep 4, accidentally reversed Family/Given names on IMM 5444) and a corrected one (Sep 8). I sent webforms asking IRCC to withdraw the first, but got a generic reply:
For experts or anyone familiar with this process, could you please advise?
I submitted two PR card renewal applications by mistake—one with a name error (Sep 4, accidentally reversed Family/Given names on IMM 5444) and a corrected one (Sep 8). I sent webforms asking IRCC to withdraw the first, but got a generic reply:
I also called IRCC and the agent said they can’t see or attach notes until an officer opens the file; once opened, they’ll typically deal with duplicates then.
For experts or anyone familiar with this process, could you please advise?
- How does IRCC usually handle duplicate PR card renewals? If the webform withdrawal request isn’t attached yet, how will the officer know to withdraw the Sep 4 file when they first open it?
- Should I send another webform once I get an application number?
Any advice or experiences would be really helpful. thanks!
What did you do? Did you end up traveling? I am in the same situation. Applied 23 Sept, flight on 20 Oct, put in urgent request with supporting documents.
PR renewal card application sent on 22 September 2025
Linked my application to IRCC portal on 23 September 2025
Current status: "Submitted"
My boss and employer based in the US - is requesting me to travel for meetings in the HQ offices to DC this week. Can I leave and re-enter through land borders? If yes, what are the risks, and what documentation will I need to show the land officer?
Would really appreciate feedback - If I go, need to take a flight tomorrow night.
Linked my application to IRCC portal on 23 September 2025
Current status: "Submitted"
My boss and employer based in the US - is requesting me to travel for meetings in the HQ offices to DC this week. Can I leave and re-enter through land borders? If yes, what are the risks, and what documentation will I need to show the land officer?
Would really appreciate feedback - If I go, need to take a flight tomorrow night.
The key question is whether or not you are in compliance with the residency obligation.
If you are - no risk, just need to go through land border. Carry your usual id (including even expired PR card), and would be good to have a copy of your PR renewal app (eg on phone or physical) and you can explain just submitted.
Update:
I was able to link my Sep 4, 2025 PR-card renewal to GCKey and now see an application number and the latest update says "Final decision – Sep 25, 2025: Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made."
On the PR Portal (via inspect mode), the Sep 4 file changed to “Completed” around the same date (Sep 25), while my Sep 8 (corrected) submission still shows “Ready for review.”
Given that I now have an application number for the Sep 4 (incorrect) file, should I send a webform quoting that app number to request withdrawal of Sep 4 and to process only the Sep 8 corrected application? Or is it better to wait for an officer to open the Sep 8 file first?
(For context: I already sent two webforms earlier—one general explanation and one withdraw request—but those were before any file was “in process.”)
Appreciate any feedback?
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