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Help - are IRCC timelines accurate or not?

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nicknick85

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Jan 18, 2024
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Hello ,

I have a couple of questions that I hope someone is able to help with.

I am a UK citizen, married to a Canadian, we have a son and are living in the UK. I have applied for a family sponsorship visa from outside Canada as we wish to move to be closer to my wife's family in Ontario and went by the timelines on the IRCC website, which was 13 months at the time of application. Anyhow, looking at some timelines here, it looks to be much faster than that, or am I missing something?

I applied in November and planned to move at the end of this year and have just received Biometrics request. We have also had some bad family news which could push our timeline back by a further few months so could be the plan to move 'in Spring '25.

Just wondering if i try to cancel my application and apply at a later date! Would love to move earlier to be honest.

Thanks in advance,
Nick
 
nicknick85 said:
Hello ,

I have a couple of questions that I hope someone is able to help with.

I am a UK citizen, married to a Canadian, we have a son and are living in the UK. I have applied for a family sponsorship visa from outside Canada as we wish to move to be closer to my wife's family in Ontario and went by the timelines on the IRCC website, which was 13 months at the time of application. Anyhow, looking at some timelines here, it looks to be much faster than that, or am I missing something?

I applied in November and planned to move at the end of this year and have just received Biometrics request. We have also had some bad family news which could push our timeline back by a further few months so could be the plan to move 'in Spring '25.

Just wondering if i try to cancel my application and apply at a later date! Would love to move earlier to be honest.

Thanks in advance,
Nick
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Biometrics and medical are early in the process, so too early to worry about it being too soon.

That said, UK apps with established relations (eg including children) tend to get approved pretty quickly.

Still no reason to worry. Usually the validity of the immigrant visa is one year after the date of the medical examination.

Even if that's too early: no problem. You (and son*) just fly to Canada, do what is called a 'soft landing' (get the form stamped and signed, basically), and fly back home. Nothing illegal or problematic about it, except that you don't get the 'days in Canada' you need long term to be in compliance with residency obligation (short form, 730 days in five years, so plenty of buffer there).

I'm simplifying a bit. It will actually go a bit easier if you can spend a few days in Canada and do some paperwork (and combine with a vacation), and have an address they can send the PR card to. That's it.

*Son won't need to do this if a citizen by birth, which I just realized is probable.
 
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