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[ref19to22]

You are almost at the finish line.

I hope so! It's been so long and i'm tired like everyone else.

Good luck on your application

 

[iftikhar0022]

For regular processing IRCC only starts processing overseas dependents files AFTER the principal applicant becomes a PR. Your dependents access to PR is based on your PR status, so until you are a PR your dependents file is not processed.

I am a protected person in Toronto and my partner lives in India (never been to Canada), she was on my application from day 1 as my common-law partner.

Here is my timeline:

Feb 2022 - Submitted PR application for both of us

Jan 2024 - PR granted to me

Feb 2024 - Confirmation my partners PR was sent to the local office (New Delhi)

Sep 2024 - Additional documents requested for my partner

Sep 2025 - Biometrics (partner)

And what about medical request?

 

[iftikhar0022]

I'm dependent outside Canada
Waiting for medical request
22 February 2023 applicant

 

[Sophigee]

If the PR in Canada only got PR in April 2025 it could be years until processing is completed unless part of the pilot program.

Please don’t post false information. 50 months for dependent does not start when principal applicant gets Pr. It starts after submitting a complete application

 

[Sophigee]

No!!! that’s not possible it doesn’t work like that unless there’s an issue it could exceed. The current processing time is 50 months and we are very close to that… you are tryna say the processing time is about 80 months and above that’s absurd.

You are correct and don’t listen to that guy he always think that he know best.

 

[ref19to22]

Please don’t post false information. 50 months for dependent does not start when principal applicant gets Pr. It starts after submitting a complete application

In my opinion what you are saying is wrong unfortunately. I wish it was not.

I speak from personal experience (in canada refugee w overseas partner and her PR is not complete yet), working at an immigration law firm and what IRCC call center staff have said to me as well.

I hope it changes.

 

[Freivy]

In my opinion what you are saying is wrong unfortunately. I wish it was not.

I speak from personal experience (in canada refugee w overseas partner and her PR is not complete yet), working at an immigration law firm and what IRCC call center staff have said to me as well.

I hope it changes.

In my opinion what you are saying is wrong unfortunately. I wish it was not.

I speak from personal experience (in canada refugee w overseas partner and her PR is not complete yet), working at an immigration law firm and what IRCC call center staff have said to me as well.

I hope it changes.

Officially, IRCC counts processing time from the day a complete application is received . However, in practice dependent files are often held back until the principal’s file is finalized and/or until the visa office (eg. Accra) has capacity, your statements are accurate in different ways. Let me ask you a question are you a 2019 or 2020 applicant?? If you are then your statement is valid, we know a persons file can exceed processing time when they’ve got a complex application but y’all are making it seem like the 50 months start when the principal applicant gets pr. IRCC has no business with your file until the principal applicant is a permanent resident!! That does not mean the 50 months wait starts at that time the principal applicant got pr after waiting 26 to 31 months. y’all are literally saying application for this stream takes at least 8 to 10 years!!!! Let’s be real and forget negativity.

 

[Melsi]

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I'm dependent outside Canada
Waiting for medical request
22 February 2023 applicant

Which Vo is your application?