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Filed refugee claim in Vancouver, September 2024. Background check completed November 26, 2025. Still no hearing date as of October 2026, about 25 months in.

Anyone in BC from a similar 2024 batch who has been scheduled recently? Curious how long you waited after your background check and how much notice the IRB gave you.
 
Filed refugee claim in Vancouver, September 2024. Background check completed November 26, 2025. Still no hearing date as of October 2026, about 25 months in.

Anyone in BC from a similar 2024 batch who has been scheduled recently? Curious how long you waited after your background check and how much notice the IRB gave you.
The IRB’s official scheduling information confirms that hearings are generally scheduled 2–4 months ahead, but this is the scheduling window not a guarantee of when an individual claimant will be scheduled.
 
Filed refugee claim in Vancouver, September 2024. Background check completed November 26, 2025. Still no hearing date as of October 2026, about 25 months in.

Anyone in BC from a similar 2024 batch who has been scheduled recently? Curious how long you waited after your background check and how much notice the IRB gave you.

Your citizenship also factors into wait time not just location. IRB members often hear cases from the same region because they become knowledgeable about certain regions and common issues facing these countries.