Hi there,
I applied for BC PNP in November 2019 and it was approved on January 22, 2020. With the nomination, I received an invitation to apply for PR through Express Entry. I completed a medical exam and submitted my PR application on March 30, 2020. A few months later, I received an email from CIC to submit a biometric, which I did in July 2020.
As of today, it has been nearly 19 months since my application was submitted on March 30, 2020, which far exceeds the normal processing time. I am wondering if there is anyone who is in a similar situation or has heard of similar cases. I have been emailing CIC 3-4 times so far since November 2020 to inquire about the status of my application, but every time I received a generic reply saying that the processing time is affected by COVID-19 and IRCC offices are operating with reduced staff. Last week, I called CIC to ask about the status of my application and was able to get a hold of an agent. I explained my situation to the agent, but she told me that 1) she was not able to open my application file because the reason I called was not included in the list that gives her permission (?) to open my file according to the Canadian government’s guidelines, and 2) I just need to wait until something happens to my application.
I am getting concerned and frustrated at the same time because my application has not been processed for more than a year and there seems nothing I can do. Could you please give me any suggestions if there is something I can do other than just waiting around?
One more piece of information to add to my PR application is that I had not been living in Canada from January 24, 2020 to mid-August 2021. During the period, I was in England for my work. My employer was UBC though (i.e., Canadian institute), and I was in England as a visiting researcher. I did my medical examination and biometric in England. As soon as I came back to Canada in August, I sent an email to CIC to update my residential address with the Canadian one in BC and received a reply that the update has been made successfully.
Thank you very much in advance for your help!
I applied for BC PNP in November 2019 and it was approved on January 22, 2020. With the nomination, I received an invitation to apply for PR through Express Entry. I completed a medical exam and submitted my PR application on March 30, 2020. A few months later, I received an email from CIC to submit a biometric, which I did in July 2020.
As of today, it has been nearly 19 months since my application was submitted on March 30, 2020, which far exceeds the normal processing time. I am wondering if there is anyone who is in a similar situation or has heard of similar cases. I have been emailing CIC 3-4 times so far since November 2020 to inquire about the status of my application, but every time I received a generic reply saying that the processing time is affected by COVID-19 and IRCC offices are operating with reduced staff. Last week, I called CIC to ask about the status of my application and was able to get a hold of an agent. I explained my situation to the agent, but she told me that 1) she was not able to open my application file because the reason I called was not included in the list that gives her permission (?) to open my file according to the Canadian government’s guidelines, and 2) I just need to wait until something happens to my application.
I am getting concerned and frustrated at the same time because my application has not been processed for more than a year and there seems nothing I can do. Could you please give me any suggestions if there is something I can do other than just waiting around?
One more piece of information to add to my PR application is that I had not been living in Canada from January 24, 2020 to mid-August 2021. During the period, I was in England for my work. My employer was UBC though (i.e., Canadian institute), and I was in England as a visiting researcher. I did my medical examination and biometric in England. As soon as I came back to Canada in August, I sent an email to CIC to update my residential address with the Canadian one in BC and received a reply that the update has been made successfully.
Thank you very much in advance for your help!
