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PR Card (New/Renewal) Processing Timeline 2021

yong1890

Star Member
Feb 3, 2016
111
2
My timeline:

1. We received your application for a permanent resident card on August 30, 2021.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on November 17, 2021.
3. We started processing your application on November 17, 2021.

My status today(Nov 18) says Decision Made. But from what I've read around here, that doesn't really mean anything? or am I wrong?
According to the website, you will be informed soon
Status of your applicationExplanation
IN
PROCESS

(A decision has not been made yet.)
Application Received by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
We have received your application and will review it in order of receipt.
Documentation Verified by IRCC
We are reviewing your application to make sure it is complete and that no documents are missing. We will return incomplete applications for resubmission.
An Interview May be Required
We will review the application and decide if an interview is necessary. If so, we will inform you in writing of the date, time and location of the interview.
DECISION MADE
(A decision has been made at this point.)
Approval Status Determined
Your application will be either approved or rejected. You will be informed of the decision.
If your application is approved, you will be notified by mail within four weeks and invited to pick up your card at the IRCC office closest to you.
If your application is rejected, you will be notified of the decision by mail.
COMPLETE
(Your application is considered closed.)
Permanent Resident Card Issued
If your application was approved, you have received your permanent resident card.
Application Withdrawn
You may withdraw your application before we start processing it. We do not offer refunds for applications once processing has started.
Application Abandoned
Your application is considered abandoned if we do not receive the additional information we require within 180 days, in order to process your application. You will need to submit a new application.
Card Cancelled
Your permanent resident card will be cancelled if you do not pick it up within 180 days of receiving your first notice. You will need to submit a new application.

 

yr97

Hero Member
Apr 8, 2010
411
72
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
I didn't submit any PR Card application. Since it was my first card, immigration officer said that it will be mailed to my address.
Same thing here, but still, you should be able to check the application status online, right ?
 

allana.dr

Member
Oct 18, 2021
13
1
Hi everyone, I reapplied today as urgent cos I havent received my AOR yet from when it arrived sept 3 in the IRCC Office. I see that the new urgent package was received earlier and I havent seen any notification yet that they received, nor sent me an AOR. My reason for urgency is my own illness with a doctor’s note attached so im hoping they’d consider as I need to fly end of Feb. Really gives me bad anxiety with their timeline, i know im not the only one going through this. Keeping my fingers crossed they accept it and that all our applications get processed faster
 

jaspermorraine

Star Member
Oct 21, 2014
125
3
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
LANDED..........
26-12-2014
Hi everyone, I reapplied today as urgent cos I havent received my AOR yet from when it arrived sept 3 in the IRCC Office. I see that the new urgent package was received earlier and I havent seen any notification yet that they received, nor sent me an AOR. My reason for urgency is my own illness with a doctor’s note attached so im hoping they’d consider as I need to fly end of Feb. Really gives me bad anxiety with their timeline, i know im not the only one going through this. Keeping my fingers crossed they accept it and that all our applications get processed faster
I am not urgent, and i think mine arrived in the same timeframe as yours - didnt get anything yet either…
 

Tp

Star Member
Oct 2, 2013
185
15
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
August 2008
Doc's Request.
October 2013
AOR Received.
July 2014
File Transfer...
November 18, 2014
Med's Request
April18, 2015
Med's Done....
May 2015
Passport Req..
Mar 21, 2016
VISA ISSUED...
11-Apr-2016
Is anyone here who sent application in May received their PR renewal card? I am worried now if IRCC lost my application or card!
 

muralie krishna

Star Member
Apr 14, 2020
65
13
Hi everyone, I reapplied today as urgent cos I havent received my AOR yet from when it arrived sept 3 in the IRCC Office. I see that the new urgent package was received earlier and I havent seen any notification yet that they received, nor sent me an AOR. My reason for urgency is my own illness with a doctor’s note attached so im hoping they’d consider as I need to fly end of Feb. Really gives me bad anxiety with their timeline, i know im not the only one going through this. Keeping my fingers crossed they accept it and that all our applications get processed faster
IRCC is processing late July and early August cases you there is still some waiting to be done before you can get an update.
 

Mum2Can

Star Member
Apr 1, 2021
55
21
Category........
CEC
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Yes
AOR Received.
01-10-2020
Med's Done....
13-11-2020
Please confirm Aug 20th is the date your application received by CIC by post OR the date they entered in system. Do you have any idea when did you mail your application by post?. My daughter PR card renewal sent to CIC by post and received by them on Oct 27th. Based on your timeline it took 75 days to receive AOR.
IRCC email says "Application received on 20-Aug".. I had sent application by Canada Post on 18th Aug and Received by 20-Aug...
Yes it is 75 days to receive AOR, that is current trend for regular applications.
 

Mum2Can

Star Member
Apr 1, 2021
55
21
Category........
CEC
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Yes
AOR Received.
01-10-2020
Med's Done....
13-11-2020
Hi there my timeline is as follows.
  1. We received your application for a permanent resident card on June 10, 2021.
  2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on October 08, 2021.
  3. We started processing your application on October 08, 2021.
    was on decision made since then.
  4. Today i received update on my GCKey account that my application is approved and card has been mailed.
    so definitely there is a long delay in applications. I was out of Canada almost more then half of the time but was accompanied by Canadian spouse.
    I hope this will help others.
What is this GCKey account? Is it same account which we used to submit our express entry profile? I'm able to see PR card name update application on ECAS.
 

JJN

Star Member
Jan 6, 2020
87
3
Is anyone here who sent application in May received their PR renewal card? I am worried now if IRCC lost my application or card!
Myself and my partner sent ours in late may for renewal.

We've heard nothing yet, not an AOR, no email, no call. We don't know what to do :(
 

JJN

Star Member
Jan 6, 2020
87
3
Here is my complete timeline.
  1. We received your application for a permanent resident card on June 4, 2021.
  2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on September 24, 2021.
  3. We started processing your application on September 24, 2021.
  4. Your Permanent Resident card was sent by mail on November 15, 2021.
Received PR card today. I am in GTA.
Where did you receive this message?

  1. We received your application for a permanent resident card on June 4, 2021.
Was it via email or in the CIC login? I have been waiting since May and not heard anything :(
 

titans8289

Star Member
Jul 7, 2021
99
35
Myself and my partner sent ours in late may for renewal.

We've heard nothing yet, not an AOR, no email, no call. We don't know what to do :(
Hello

I would recommend calling up IRCC and asking if they have any information or reaching out to your local MP and asking them to intervene

Regards
 

Elchinec

Star Member
Nov 19, 2018
143
104
Well, let's see how true this is:
  1. We received your application for a permanent resident card on August 13, 2021.
  2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on November 8, 2021.
  3. We started processing your application on November 8, 2021.
  4. Your Permanent Resident card was sent by mail on November 10, 2021.
Received the card by mail on Nov 18.

I expected it to be sent in late Dec though. My guess - they became faster or since I was approved for Canadian Citizenship this year, awaiting my ceremony and also attached my physical presence calculator summary, this could have speeded up the process.
 
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