No BIL after 3 months (Dec AOR) – file seems frozen⁉️

[charlesleglerg]

Hello everyone,

I’m an FSW-Outland applicant and I’m wondering if anyone has experienced a similar situation.

AOR: Dec 16

Medical passed: Jan 22

BIL: Not received

It has now been almost 3 months since AOR, but I still haven’t received my Biometrics Instruction Letter (BIL).

Current tracker status:

Medical: Passed

Background: In progress

Eligibility: Not started

Biometrics: In progress (but no BIL issued)

At this point, it feels like my file is frozen. From what we usually see, the actual processing generally starts after biometrics are completed, so being stuck without BIL for this long seems unusual.

I’m not trying to speed up the process. If I had received my BIL, I would simply wait like everyone else. My concern is that the BIL may not have been triggered, possibly due to a technical issue or even a human error.

Has anyone experienced a very delayed BIL for FSW-Outland?

Thanks for any insights.

 

[iSaidGoodDay]

Hello everyone,

I’m an FSW-Outland applicant and I’m wondering if anyone has experienced a similar situation.

AOR: Dec 16

Medical passed: Jan 22

BIL: Not received

It has now been almost 3 months since AOR, but I still haven’t received my Biometrics Instruction Letter (BIL).

Current tracker status:

Medical: Passed

Background: In progress

Eligibility: Not started

Biometrics: In progress (but no BIL issued)

At this point, it feels like my file is frozen. From what we usually see, the actual processing generally starts after biometrics are completed, so being stuck without BIL for this long seems unusual.

I’m not trying to speed up the process. If I had received my BIL, I would simply wait like everyone else. My concern is that the BIL may not have been triggered, possibly due to a technical issue or even a human error.

Has anyone experienced a very delayed BIL for FSW-Outland?

Thanks for any insights.

>I’m an FSW-Outland applicant and I’m wondering if anyone has experienced a similar situation.

I've seen a considerable cases where BIL came after 4 months of AOR. Either call IRCC to confirm and see if they sent you a BIL that was never received (never seen that happen so far, but worth checking).

>At this point, it feels like my file is frozen. From what we usually see, the actual processing generally starts after biometrics are completed, so being stuck without BIL for this long seems unusual.

IRCC has a bunch of different workflows. Your background check is in-progress regardless of BIL issued or not. There are cases where background check and eligibility started way before BIL.

 

[avocado-avocado]

I applied for PR through as provincial nominee. I received my AOR at the end of November 2025. It has been about 4 months now, but I still haven't received the biometrics instruction letter (BIL).

On the PR tracker, the biometrics section still shows “In progress”.

I noticed that many applicants who applied around the same time received their biometrics request either together with the AOR or shortly after.

Is this delay normal? Has anyone experienced a similar situation? How can I do?

Thank you!

 

[iSaidGoodDay]

I applied for PR through as provincial nominee. I received my AOR at the end of November 2025. It has been about 4 months now, but I still haven't received the biometrics instruction letter (BIL).

On the PR tracker, the biometrics section still shows “In progress”.

I noticed that many applicants who applied around the same time received their biometrics request either together with the AOR or shortly after.

Is this delay normal? Has anyone experienced a similar situation? How can I do?

Thank you!

If you read my response here, that's literally what I wrote: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-i...or-–-file-seems-frozen⁉️.878444/post-11131614

Also, no one gets BIL with AOR, I think I've almost never heard of that.

You can't do anything apart from checking your GCKey or email.

 

[avocado-avocado]

If you read my response here, that's literally what I wrote: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/no-bil-after-3-months-dec-aor-–-file-seems-frozen.878444/post-11131614

Also, no one gets BIL with AOR, I think I've almost never heard of that.

You can't do anything apart from checking your GCKey or email.

Thank you! Please keep us updated if you receive a BIL. Hope you get it soon.

 

[iSaidGoodDay]

Thank you! Please keep us updated if you receive a BIL. Hope you get it soon.

Read the thread I shared. I'm not waiting for BIL or CoPR/eCoPR, I just stated what you should expect, what we've seen with exceptional cases.

 

[avocado-avocado]

Read the thread I shared. I'm not waiting for BIL or CoPR/eCoPR, I just stated what you should expect, what we've seen with exceptional cases.

okay, thanks