Waiting on ICT application for 9 months

[lost_in_van]

My company applied for my ICT application in May. I've been all my background check and eligibility were completed by September 5th. Since then, there has been no movement on the files. It's an unusually long wait on file that is being almost 80% verified. Is anyone else facing the same thing?

 

[Naturgrl]

If you mean you applied for a closed work permit then are you past processing times? What has not been completed?

 

[lost_in_van]

If you mean you applied for a closed work permit then are you past processing times? What has not been completed?

Yes. Its a closed work permit. And I’ve been told only biometrics and medical are left. and that was in September 2025. My company was opening a new branch in Canada and transferring me there. I’ve sent webform and I only get the generic response.

 

[Naturgrl]

Yes. Its a closed work permit. And I’ve been told only biometrics and medical are left. and that was in September 2025. My company was opening a new branch in Canada and transferring me there. I’ve sent webform and I only get the generic response.

Have you done biometrics and the medical? Since you have the approved LMIA exemption with job number after employer paid compliance fee then nothing to do. Webform doesn't move application along.

 

[lost_in_van]

Have you done biometrics and the medical? Since you have the approved LMIA exemption with job number after employer paid compliance fee then nothing to do. Webform doesn't move application along.

No. Waiting on the biometrics and medical. Since it involved a business plan, so the order of processing was reversed in this. They verified the business plan and the employee eligibility before the biometrics. Biometrics are basically the last step. It's been 5 months waiting for biometrics. Total of 9 months of waiting.

 

[canuck78]

No. Waiting on the biometrics and medical. Since it involved a business plan, so the order of processing was reversed in this. They verified the business plan and the employee eligibility before the biometrics. Biometrics are basically the last step. It's been 5 months waiting for biometrics. Total of 9 months of waiting.

Quite normal these days as Canada tries to reduce the number of temporary residents. ICTs to open a branch in Canada is full of fraudulent applications so will get a lot of extra scrutiny.

 

[lost_in_van]

Quite normal these days as Canada tries to reduce the number of temporary residents. ICTs to open a branch in Canada is full of fraudulent applications so will get a lot of extra scrutiny.

That's understandable but my company told me we cleared the business plan and all my checks 5 months ago. just waiting on the final decision stage. Im thinking maybe they dont have quota for this. I dont know. Im losing hope now.