ATLANTIC IMMIGRATION PROGRAM

[aveng3r02]

do we need to submit a new IMM0157 (Job Letter Offer)? Mine was signed last March 2024 and the new form was released September 2024.

 

[Gumby749]

It depends on the province and type of businesses, like small business will take more time to bE verified. My employer in NB and it took 3 months at the beginning of the year but it could be faster now as it is main stream of the province at the moment. And they only have reference number after they are designated.

Hi there, just a quick question to follow up on the amount of time to hear about approval or denial of a provincial endorsement. Do I understand correctly that it took three months to get a decision on the provincial endorsement from NB?

 

[Gumby749]

Just to share my progress with you guys here. I'm inland applicant in New Brunswick.

Sep 14: submit endorsement to province
Sep 21: receceive endorsement certificare
Sep 21: submit pr application to ircc by portal
Waiting Aor now ... till it comes

Hi Again Kenatlantic, I just want to clarify on your timeline, you've got 'submit endorsement to province' by that do you mean "invitation to apply"? I'm super impressed at how organized you were to submit your PR application on the same day that you got your provincial endorsement. Finally, did you apply for the expedited work permit to be allowed work for your employer while waiting for the PR processing?

 

[canuck78]

Hi Again Kenatlantic, I just want to clarify on your timeline, you've got 'submit endorsement to province' by that do you mean "invitation to apply"? I'm super impressed at how organized you were to submit your PR application on the same day that you got your provincial endorsement. Finally, did you apply for the expedited work permit to be allowed work for your employer while waiting for the PR processing?

Can’t compare 2022 and 2025. What once used to be to relatively easy and fast is no longer the case. You need to talk to people applying in the past 6-9 months.

 

[Gumby749]

No doubt there have been changes. I haven't been able to find any recent applicants on this forum, which is why I contacted you, and one other, to see how your experience was. Actually, AIP applicants to New Brunswick in general seem to as rare as hen's teeth.

 

[canuck78]

No doubt there have been changes. I haven't been able to find any recent applicants on this forum, which is why I contacted you, and one other, to see how your experience was. Actually, AIP applicants to New Brunswick in general seem to as rare as hen's teeth.

The quotas are incredibly small.

 

[Gumby749]

That they are, though I don't have the exact breakdown by province. The quota for 2025 was reached in less than two months.

 

[canuck78]

That they are, though I don't have the exact breakdown by province. The quota for 2025 was reached in less than two months.

You should be working towards other pathways while you wait unless you work in certain profession in very high demand and have a high score. Also consider learning French, increasing IELTS score, etc.

 

[Wynova]

Does anyone have applied for aip endorsement in jan 2025 beacuse i had and still waiting for it ? Applied through nova scotia aip program.

 

[Gumby749]

Does anyone have applied for aip endorsement in jan 2025 beacuse i had and still waiting for it ? Applied through nova scotia aip program.

We applied through NB in January of 2025. No response yet.

 

[Gumby749]

An update on this, the potential employer contacted Immigration New Brunswick to ask on timelines. INB responded and said that processing is ongoing, but that the volume of applicants is high, etc. However, the interesting thing was that INB also said that it is prioritizing those with expiring work permits for acceptance for the AIP. Not a surprise, and certainly a reasonable decision, but not what we wanted to hear. Oh well, nothing to do but to continue waiting with fingers crossed.

 

[JVF]

Any updates for those who applied for PR in June 2024 through AIP?

 

[kushalgandhi]

Applied on May 15/2024, currently at P1 steps, any advise on wait times for P2 and eCOPR or applying the KAI method?

 

[Gumby749]

Hi Kushalgandhi - what is the KAI method? I've never heard of it.