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Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2019

vpushkarna

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All the documents for my parents were completed in March 2020 including medical. I haven't heard from IRCC ever since. Medical expires in a year do they send out a letter to do a re-medical or they give an extension?
 

rs33

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Jul 31, 2015
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Still in the "application received" phase... no in process for sponsor even. Application was received June 25 2019.
What's the link for the spreadsheet again? TIA
 

laxsun

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@robertp @laxsun

Please update

#350

Received request from London Visa Office today 12th May 2021 for

- Updated Schedule A Background Declaration form (IMM 5669)

- Updated Police Certificate

They wrote to provide by 2021/06/05, i am surprised they even didn't give us a month.

Thank you.
Tracker updated.
Try to send these documents as soon as possible but CIC have mentioned that they will consider the deadline of submission in this Covid situation.

Did you send the PCC in the beginning of application?
 

ms2021

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Same phase as you.
Contacted MP office last week. MP agent called IRCC and IRCC agent said 'once wait time passed the 24 months mark we will not be able to give any estimate'. Seems to me that IRCC is freewheeling in giving answers.

Still in the "application received" phase... no in process for sponsor even. Application was received June 25 2019.
What's the link for the spreadsheet again? TIA
I also heard back from my local MP's office. They said "I spoke with the IRCC regarding your case. I understand that you have been waiting 18 months. They assured me that your parents’ case is still processing and moving forward. You can expect to hear back in the 20-24 month time frame, although there may be slight delays in processing due to COVID 19."
Not even a sponsor approval or even in process for sponsor approval...
 

aismabbas

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Hi Guys,

I recieved pre arrival services letter and after a week submitting imm5669 got decision made how long does it take to get passport request.Visa office London

Thank You for help in advance.
 
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aj215

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India
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
NOC Code......
2232
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-08-2014
Doc's Request.
sent
IELTS Request
sent
File Transfer...
done
Med's Request
16/4/15
Med's Done....
26/4/15
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
28/05/15
Seems like they've finally decided to process June 2019 stuck files, hoping this doesn't stop abruptly, like it did.

Anyways, @robertp @YULIA-2016 or if anyone else is updating the spreadsheet, here is some info

Line#693 : Status update "In Process" ( on 3rd May 2021)
Line#808 : Status update "Decision made" , got requested for biometrics (4th May 2021)

Good luck everyone and stay safe
 
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canuck78

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Same phase as you.
Contacted MP office last week. MP agent called IRCC and IRCC agent said 'once wait time passed the 24 months mark we will not be able to give any estimate'. Seems to me that IRCC is freewheeling in giving answers.
There are a variety of factors involved. It isn’t possible to give firm answers.
 

truemad

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Jan 27, 2019
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Hello.
Do you guys know if

Direction de l’enregistrement et de l’évaluation comparative
Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration
285, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, 4e étage Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1T8 CANADA

Accepts the documents in person? Or I should mail it anyway?

Thanks.
 

ms2021

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There are a variety of factors involved. It isn’t possible to give firm answers.
I understand that once processing started it is contingent on circumstances.
But for cases that are simply held up in their inventory without even starting to be processed, saying that waiting for more than 24 months will lead to more/indefinite waiting, is outrageous. That is what IRCC was saying.
 

canuck78

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I understand that once processing started it is contingent on circumstances.
But for cases that are simply held up in their inventory without even starting to be processed, saying that waiting for more than 24 months will lead to more/indefinite waiting, is outrageous. That is what IRCC was saying.
Sponsoring parents and grandparents usually has no benefit to Canada and if anything is a very costly program so it is a low priority program compared to approving things like skilled immigrants or even reuniting spouses and their dependent children. Published estimated processing times were already up to 24 months. Depending on where your application was being processed you may have been affected by shutdowns in Canada but then in other countries like for example the UK. If your case is being processed in South East Asia or requires contacting South East Asia there may be delays. The situation is so fluid it is impossible to predict what will be all the processing barriers in advance. Contacting other departments in Canada could be taking longer because processing things like benefits in this time of need would take precedence over checking to see if applicants have received social assistance in the past. There seems to be a backlog when it comes to verifying medicals, determining if additional tests are needed and determing if someone is medically inadmissible. Perhaps the doctor is now working in a role associated with covid temporarily because there is such a need. When it comes to making contact with other countries they may also be prioritizing covid issues. Although frustrating sponsoring parents with access to healthcare is still a huge privilege that most countries do not offer. I am sure many others who didn’t get selected would be happy to wait knowing they are in the sponsorship process even if it takes longer. Everyone in Canada has experienced delays due to covid and the frustration of not being able to get a firm answer about how long they will need to wait. For example many are waiting for surgery, a procedure/test or even just a specialist appointment. They are also being told they don’t know, it’s a fluid situation and that everyone is trying their best. When you say that there has been no processing on your PGP file. Have you received AOR? Have you received a biometric or medical request?
 

ms2021

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Sponsoring parents and grandparents usually has no benefit to Canada and if anything is a very costly program so it is a low priority program compared to approving things like skilled immigrants or even reuniting spouses and their dependent children. Published estimated processing times were already up to 24 months. Depending on where your application was being processed you may have been affected by shutdowns in Canada but then in other countries like for example the UK. If your case is being processed in South East Asia or requires contacting South East Asia there may be delays. The situation is so fluid it is impossible to predict what will be all the processing barriers in advance. Contacting other departments in Canada could be taking longer because processing things like benefits in this time of need would take precedence over checking to see if applicants have received social assistance in the past. There seems to be a backlog when it comes to verifying medicals, determining if additional tests are needed and determing if someone is medically inadmissible. Perhaps the doctor is now working in a role associated with covid temporarily because there is such a need. When it comes to making contact with other countries they may also be prioritizing covid issues. Although frustrating sponsoring parents with access to healthcare is still a huge privilege that most countries do not offer. I am sure many others who didn’t get selected would be happy to wait knowing they are in the sponsorship process even if it takes longer. Everyone in Canada has experienced delays due to covid and the frustration of not being able to get a firm answer about how long they will need to wait. For example many are waiting for surgery, a procedure/test or even just a specialist appointment. They are also being told they don’t know, it’s a fluid situation and that everyone is trying their best. When you say that there has been no processing on your PGP file. Have you received AOR? Have you received a biometric or medical request?
My application arrived in Ottawa on June 12, 2019. AoR was emailed to me on April 1, 2020. Nothing since then. The case has been sitting at the Mississauga site. I found out from the call center that the case stopped after sponsor's criminology check was done. It has since been labelled as 'inventory case' and no one has touched it till now.

All you listed are fair points. I recognize that immigration is a privilege, not a right. But in relative terms, my case is being handled at a excessively slow pace as compared to peer applications. The spreadsheet in this website shows that only about 10% of the 800+ cases collected here are as slow as mine, and 800+ is a decent sample size to infer from. The frustration stems from such disparity and the total lack of transparency.
 
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amesh

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Hello.
Do you guys know if

Direction de l’enregistrement et de l’évaluation comparative
Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration
285, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, 4e étage Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1T8 CANADA

Accepts the documents in person? Or I should mail it anyway?

Thanks.
You can put it in the mail box in that office.(you can save the postal delays)
 
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canuck78

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My application arrived in Ottawa on June 12, 2019. AoR was emailed to me on April 1, 2020. Nothing since then. The case has been sitting at the Mississauga site. I found out from the call center that the case stopped after sponsor's criminology check was done. It has since been labelled as 'inventory case' and no one has touched it till now.

All you listed are fair points. I recognize that immigration is a privilege, not a right. But in relative terms, my case is being handled at a excessively slow pace as compared to peer applications. The spreadsheet in this website shows that only about 10% of the 800+ cases collected here are as slow as mine, and 800+ is a decent sample size to infer from. The frustration stems from such disparity and the total lack of transparency.
Have they done biometric? Medical? Although a decent sample size each case is not the same so unless you are comparing parents from the same countries it is tough to compare PGP applications.