***** JULY 2020 CEC APPLICANTS TIMELINE *****

[legalfalcon]

Hi everyone

I submitted my application for express entry CEC as an Inland applicant on July 10, 2020 and literally barely received any updates except for biometrics. I ordered my GCMS notes a month back and everything seems to be approved since March, 2021. I haven't received any re-medical request as many of you have received in this group. My CIC account timeline still shows that "They are checking my eligibility" (for the past 1 year and 3 months)

Here's my timeline :

AOR - July 10, 2020

First and last update was for Biometric and RCMP check request - August 30, 2020

Submitted application for Bridging Work Permit in October 2020 and got one that is valid until November 2021

Just been sitting on my ass waiting patiently and now it's just infuriating coz my bridging work permit expires in a month. I have applied for a renewal of Work permit knowing that my application is sitting in limbo with my GCMS notes saying everything is approved. I have barely got any additional information from CIC helpline and recently there's no way to reach them if my issue is not a "priority". The last time I spoke with an agent they told me that my application is in its final stage and if I don't receive a confirmation on the PR I should apply for a work permit renewal a month before it expires, which I did few days back. This whole thing just seems unfair seeing applications from this year being approved in a few months.

Here are my questions, if anyone in similar situation or something could you please answer. Would be great help!

1. I had submitted my application from my home country while I was stuck there coz borders got closed when I had left for a 1 week vacation that ended being 6 months. While I gave my Ontario address on my profile but submitted the application from outside Canada, does that put me in the outland applicants pool and hence this delay ? even after GCMS notes show everything as approved ?

2. Is getting help from immigration lawyer a good option at this point ? @legalfalcon

3. Has anyone had any help after contacting local MP for this matter ?

4. Has anyone done or have experience with the mandamus appeal ? Does my case fit in to do this ? @legalfalcon

1. Under the immigration law there is nothing as outland and inland. Your country of residence is what matters on how you will receive a COPR. If you are in Canada, you will get an email and use the PR portal. If you are outside Canada, you will be asked to submit your passport if you are not from a visa-exempt country.

2. There is noting more a lawyer can do after you have submitted your application.

3.

The MP can only obtain your info and not expedite the process. Also contains an MP has no impact on your application.

Here is my old post on the this:

An MP inquiry is not a right, rather it is a privilege given to the Member of Parliament to obtain your personal information from a federal agency.

Section 8 of the Privacy act states:


Disclosure of personal information

• 8 (1) Personal information under the control of a government institution shall not, without the consent of the individual to whom it relates, be disclosed by the institution except in accordance with this section.
  
  Where personal information may be disclosed
  
  (2) Subject to any other Act of Parliament, personal information under the control of a government institution may be disclosed
  (a) ...
• (b) ...
• (c) ...
• (d) ...
• (e) ...
• (f) ...
• (g) to a member of Parliament for the purpose of assisting the individual to whom the information relates in resolving a problem;

They can obtain your information from any federal agency within 24-48 hours. However, beyond this they cannot do anything.

4. To read and understand what is mandamus, see https://bit.ly/3mZZR0c

 

[talktoudaykumar]

1. Under the immigration law there is nothing as outland and inland. Your country of residence is what matters on how you will receive a COPR. If you are in Canada, you will get an email and use the PR portal. If you are outside Canada, you will be asked to submit your passport if you are not from a visa-exempt country.

2. There is noting more a lawyer can do after you have submitted your application.

3.

4. To read and understand what is mandamus, see https://bit.ly/3mZZR0c

I'm not sure how much is true but sharing this info.
One of the applicants has a similar situation like you where everything was passed 8 months back but didn't get the portal email.
He Approached his MP and explained the situation and MP office sent some form of a question on this application to IRCC office or agent.

He got the portal email within a week as per the applicant. Trying and reaching MP doesn't harm anyway. I suggest reaching your MP (based on your Canada Zip code) and ask for help. Nothing lose than one more try.

Good luck.

 

[arsalanriaz123]

Hello all,

I been a silent reader on this forum from sometime.

CEC Inland with 1 outland dependent (Pakistan)
AOR: July 2020

July 22, 2021: Received PPR. Did not wait for my COPR and submitted her passport. Now she has her COPR and Visa stamped valid till March 2022.

As of now, I am still to receive COPR and complete landing.

I made a mistake and created my own account on New PR Confirmation Portal in August 2021. Submitted photo and declared in Canada August 20, 2021. No COPR yet.

Contacted IRCC multiple times (webform, emails) and spoke to about 4 agents on the phone. No update.

October 14, 2021: Received reply from an immigration offer via email that they cannot confirm my PR at this point because mine and my spouse COPR are expiring in less than 6 months. I replied to them saying I never received any COPR nor completed landing but no reply yet.

Any suggestion for me on what to do? is anybody else in the same situation as me?

I need to travel and bring my wife so I have decided to apply for work permit extension now. I don't know what to do. @legalfalcon any suggestions?

 

[DDN4CAN]

Hi, I just can't wait no longer. Been waiting in hell for 15 months now. I'm so exausted of this process.I will try a letter to Mp. Could anyone in this group be so kind to share a sample of a letter I could send? Or At least an idea of how it should look like?

 

[Andai2021]

Hello all,

I been a silent reader on this forum from sometime.

CEC Inland with 1 outland dependent (Pakistan)
AOR: July 2020

July 22, 2021: Received PPR. Did not wait for my COPR and submitted her passport. Now she has her COPR and Visa stamped valid till March 2022.

As of now, I am still to receive COPR and complete landing.

I made a mistake and created my own account on New PR Confirmation Portal in August 2021. Submitted photo and declared in Canada August 20, 2021. No COPR yet.

Contacted IRCC multiple times (webform, emails) and spoke to about 4 agents on the phone. No update.

October 14, 2021: Received reply from an immigration offer via email that they cannot confirm my PR at this point because mine and my spouse COPR are expiring in less than 6 months. I replied to them saying I never received any COPR nor completed landing but no reply yet.

Any suggestion for me on what to do? is anybody else in the same situation as me?

I need to travel and bring my wife so I have decided to apply for work permit extension now. I don't know what to do. @legalfalcon any suggestions?

Hello, am waiting for PPR for dependant. Am guessing u are principal applicant? Was ppr sent via the cic.gc.ca portal?

 

[proprek1986]

My waiting since April 2020 is over. Finally got the COPR yesterday. Wish good luck to everyone!

 

[Karan61]

Hello everyone. I got my approval today. July 16 2020 AOR
remedical 15 September 2021

 

[GandiBaat]

Hey! Did you receive anything new? My story is that it’s almost been one month I got requested for remedical. I applied inside canada but had to leave as I was out of status AOR July 2020

How did you end up being out of status? You did not apply for BOWP?

 

[JohnWick1991]

Hello everyone. I got my approval today. July 16 2020 AOR
remedical 15 September 2021

Congrats! Did they ask you to do the medicals again? As per my GCMS notes my medical was valid until June 21. I haven't received any request for another medical. Should I get mine done anyways ?

 

[arsalanriaz123]

Hello, am waiting for PPR for dependant. Am guessing u are principal applicant? Was ppr sent via the cic.gc.ca portal?

It was sent on the cic.gc.ca portal

 

[Karan61]

How did you end up being out of status? You did not apply for BOWP?

I only had one year of PGWP and during that time I didn’t get an ITA. Within the grace period of 90 days I applied for BCPNP express entry but my consultant did something wrong and I got refusal. Later when scores dropped I suddenly received ITA for my CEC profile, before it was few days close to expiry as well. And I hired a professional Lawyer this time, gathered documents within 50 days and submitted my PR application and left Canada. Since July 2020 I’m in India

 

[Karan61]

Congrats! Did they ask you to do the medicals again? As per my GCMS notes my medical was valid until June 21. I haven't received any request for another medical. Should I get mine done anyways ?

Well yes , they requested for remedical. I think you should wait until they ask

 

[Karan61]

Hi, I just can't wait no longer. Been waiting in hell for 15 months now. I'm so exausted of this process.I will try a letter to Mp. Could anyone in this group be so kind to share a sample of a letter I could send? Or At least an idea of how it should look like?

MP letter isn’t effective, Your PPR is on its way , feel your frustration, live the depression you’ll learn a lot from it. At least I can tell I learned something.

 

[Karan61]

How did you end up being out of status? You did not apply for BOWP?

It’s a bit of a complicated story. I was not invited to apply CEC draw was 450 I created my profile my score was 454, next draw was 470. I did IELTS twice score improved but it didn’t work as the draw was still higher than my score. Then I applied for bc pnp but my consultant messed up and they refused my application after 4 months. Because of Covid cutoff was lower and I got ITA in CEC.

 

[sach001]

Hi Guys,

My AOR is Jun 30 2020 (CEC applicant) and I am still waiting. My current work permit will be expiring in mid November. I am planning to apply for BOWP extension.

Have anyone gone through the same process? Is there anything which I need to highlight while filing the BOWP extn?

Also, would like to know if we have to redo the medical as our current medical is more than one year.

Thank you.