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Just caught a ghost update (not bad gateway)

I'm pretty sure that this just means that when they tell you "processing takes 6 months on average", they mean actual 6 months and not in business days. It doesn't mean that there are people in CIC sitting in the building physically looking at your file on the weekend or holidays. This message...

There shouldn't be a ghost update on the weekend. IRCC doesn't process over the weekend, and it's Easter weekend too, so shouldn't expect anything on Monday. Everything with bad gateway is a glitch, not an indication that the file was touched

Bad gateway is a problem with a server, this should not be treated as a ghost update.

I don't think I'm as optimistic as you are, I'm planning on a year for FSW-O. I hope your prediction is true, and not mine

I get those every once in a while too

Was this error 502 or a real ghost update?

Thank you! This makes a lot of sense!

@legalfalcon thank you for such a prompt response! I understand the point about meeting residency requirements, thank you! This is very helpful! Sorry I haven't been clear about my other question. I am actually an FSW-O applicant, and I am currently working on my PhD in the US, and I have a...

@legalfalcon, I have a couple of questions about PPR and COPR. As I'm trying to plan my time post-graduation, I'm looking into a year of post-doc starting in September in a country that is not Canada. Given that my AOR and medicals are done in December, and the current covid delays, what is the...

Mine has been the "We are processing..." since I submitted biometrics

I know what you mean. I'm tempted to call, but I'm sticking to waiting for the 6-month mark. Hard to stay patient, but also I agree that there's nothing I can do at this point, so why bother worrying too much

For Outland applicants, does having a job offer in Canada expedite the processing?

I see. I don't know what it is related to then, hopefully something good coming

Yeah that changed for me when the progress bar hit 50%, not sure if this is coincidence, or just I don't check enough. I think it's not a ghost update but a website glitch

Well somehow I keep getting Application/profile updated all day today, when I click "Check full application status", it sends me to error 502. Don't know if this is similar to yours, but when I finally managed to get to check my status, nothing changed.

From IRCC: The progress bar shows how long it may take to process your application. The bar and estimated dates are based on the date we received your application and our processing times. It isn’t based on your application’s progress. The current processing times listed for FSW are 6 months...

Just got the same update at exactly 50% progress bar.

Just had the weirdest thing happen in my account. I logged in and saw an unread message that was "Invitation to apply" from the date when I actually got that message last October. I opened it, it was exactly the same pdf that I got in October. I refreshed the page, everything went to "Read" in...

Well, first, there are delays due to covid in general, so it's not surprising your application is being considered for longer than 6 months. Second, you can now start calling them and asking about the status more in detail, or order GCMS notes. Third, you could check groups for August AORs to...