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GeeShus

Full Member
Jul 14, 2023
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Hello everyone!​

If you’ve applied for Permanent Residency under the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP former RNIP), please share your processing timeline and experience below. Your input will help others who are still waiting and planning their next steps.

Please share:
Application category:
(e.g., RCIP/RNIP – Employer-driven, Community recommendation, etc.)

Date you submitted your application:
(Example: August 5, 2025)

Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR) date:
(If you received one from IRCC)

Medical completion / Biometrics:
(Example: Medical completed September 2, 2025)

PR Approval / COPR received date:
(Example: January 5, 2026)

Current status (if still in process):
(Example: Waiting AOR / Waiting medical / Under review)

Location (Province/Town):
(Example: Enderby, BC)

Your tips / experience:
Any advice for others, surprises you faced, suggestions for planning next steps, etc.




Example Response


Category: RNIP – Employer + Community
Submitted: March 20, 2024
AOR: May 5, 2024
Medical: June 1, 2024
PR Approved: Not yet
Current Status: Under review (9 months so far)
Location: Enderby, BC
Tips: Submit all documents early, follow up on missing docs ASAP!

Your experience matters — please help others who are still waiting!
 
Category: RCIP
Location: North Bay, ON
Recommendation Received: 15th July
Filed federal: 17th July
AOR+BIL: 7th Aug
BIL submitted: 11th Aug
ADR (asked for 1 year paystubs): 17th Oct
P1+PAL: 24th Oct (replied same day)
P2: 31st Oct (replied same day)
eCOPR: 17th Jan 2026
Awaiting PR card

I gathered all documents 6-7 months ahead of applying and they were all accepted. My suggestion for anyone applying is have all your docs ready and sorted atleast 3 months before applying. My medical was from 2021 which was techincally under the 5 year threshold during application and was accepted as well.