It's false prophets with their predictions and so-called analyses that are the cause of all this whining.
Agreed.
I mean come on, it's just 6 months.
Guys, the bar may not give you the exact stage of your application, and I don't think it was ever the point, so I'll try to spread a tiny bit of optimism and positivism...
1/ First of all, 6 months is nothing! I know everyone is so eager to get it over with, but to my knowledge, no other country is capable of handling a permanent residency application in 6 months or less for 80% of the cases! Not even the US, even they wanted to...
2/ Hell no other country to my knowledge has such an accessible immigration program! 1 year of work experience and a degree? Who doesn't have that?....
3/ The progress bar was never meant to tell you if you passed this or that stage. But it should tell you that there are some people over there who actually care about giving you as much information as they possibly can, and improving the interface and user experience, even if it's by tiny step by tiny step! At least they're doing something about it. They clearly tell you that after that date, if you don't hear from us, contact us to know more about it. WHAT COUNTRY DOES THAT? Even if the application goes into the infamous security screening, at least you can know with either GCMS notes are through the email they send you to tell you it's going to take some time. With the US, even when a simple tourist visa goes through the same stage, they just tell you
"we're still processing your application", that's it.
4/ Most of us here have come to know immigration to Canada with just Express Entry. Do you realise that it used to take 3 years?! I think from 3 years to 6 months is an amazing improvement. I'm sure those who went through the paper based process will feel jealous of us, and will be comfortable in thinking people are spoiled when they say
"3 months and no update, oh my god I can't take this anymore..."
5/ For the love of god, IP1/IP2 fake statuses do not mean a single thing. The game has changed a lot since 2015 when Express Entry first came in. Biometrics allow IRCC to start background checks immediately, and could go on from beginning till end of application by sharing biometrics with other countries and organisations (Interpol, Europol, etc...). I can confirm that right after my medicals passed, I can see my biometrics are shared with New Zealand, Australia, US, and RCMP (Canada) even though I have never been to any of these countries except the US. So please, please, forget about IP1 and IP2 stuff, as they will confuse you more than guide you.
6/ Applying for permanent residency from the comfort of your home?.... Isn't that amazing??
7/ GCMS notes?... You can know exxxactly what they're doing on your application. Isn't that amazing??
Just sit back and relax! It's just 6 months! And for those who applied in September, there is just 3 months left!
