New sds processing time of 20 calendar daya

[Aashisahani]

Has anyone received student visa within 20 calendar days as per new processing times for sds?

 

[tepla_17]

No. I submitted SDS application on July 17th from India and haven't received any updates then. So I don't think it is 20 days processing time.

 

[Aashisahani]

No. I submitted SDS application on July 17th from India and haven't received any updates then. So I don't think it is 20 days processing time.

I think they will have a hard time complying to the 20 calendar days Processing times

 

[Capricorn11]

According to webinar the processing time of SDS and non SDS is same did they changed their statement again?

 

[Bishops2020]

If you search this forum, a single EU national has reported being approved for a study permit from Hong Kong IRCC but has not yet travelled so does not yet have his study permit, that is it since 18th March.

Apart from that single EU national, no-one has reported having been approved for a single permit in the past 5+ months.

You can therefore expect a long wait for an SDS study permit approval.

 

[Aashisahani]

https://www.immigration.ca/new-20-d...irect-stream-canada-study-permit-applications
I am referring to this. i dont know about the webinar. What webinar are we referring to?
i know people who have received visas in july but they had applied before the pandemic.
i am curious to know about the current situation.

 

[Aashisahani]

If you search this forum, a single EU national has reported being approved for a study permit from Hong Kong IRCC but has not yet travelled so does not yet have his study permit, that is it since 18th March.

Apart from that single EU national, no-one has reported having been approved for a single permit in the past 5+ months.

You can therefore expect a long wait for an SDS study permit approval.

I am referring to a study permit. Sorry for not mentioning that.

 

[eligiadance]

I think it’s too early. It usually takes them much longer to issue a visa, even if you were approved.

 

[jumper1]

I thought IRCC was still in sleep mode but the truth is, they're scaling their efforts by quite a bit. They've automated some stuff, got more staff on board, and have the Afghan and Ukraine refugees to cater to...it's a lot. Despite all this, they've begun going down to their service standards in other countries. It's just that the number of applicants from India shadows the number from other countries...so it's not easy to process such a vast number in crunch time.