The 2021-2022 life-changing timeline

BC PNP SI IPG; IRCC PNC; PGWP

=== MSc ===

Defended thesis: February 19, 2021

Formally completed degree requirements: March 30, 2021

=== BC PNP ===

PNP Applied: March 30, 2021 (Status: Applied)

Nomination issued: April 9, 2021 (Status: In Process)

Nomination received: April 13, 2021 (Status: Decision Finalized; no QC phone call)

=== IRCC ===

APR Sent: April 13, 2021 (through new online portal; Status: Submitted)

AR: April 13, 2021

AOR: May 2, 2022

Application linked on secure account: May 2, 2022

  • Eligibility review
    Initiated: May 2, 2022 
    Passed: May 4, 2022 
  • Medical
    Requested: Never
    Exam conducted: October 28, 2021
    Passed: May 2, 2022

  • Background check
    Initiated: May 2, 2022
    Criminality passed: May 4, 2022
    Info sharing passed: May 6, 2022 

  • Biometrics
    BIL received: May 2, 2022
    Collected: May 3, 2022

Pre-arrival letter: May 4, 2022

Ghost Update: May 6, 2022

Decision made: May 6, 2022

  • PR Confirmation
    Golden email (portal pre-email) received and replied: May 6, 2022
    Address and photo uploaded: May 6, 2022 (Photo dated May 6, 2022)
    CoPR/eCoPR: May 13, 2022
    Address approved: May 13, 2022
    Card application linked on secure account: May 13, 2022
    Photo approved: May 25, 2022 (presumed)
    Card mailed out: May 25, 2022
    PR card received: May 31, 2022

"Became PR on": May 13, 2022

=== PGWP ===

Submitted: March 30, 2021 (Submission confirmed the same day)

  • Change of gender marker

    IRM0002 form sent: March 31, 2021
    IRM0002 form received: April 14, 2021 (Confirmed by CSC on April 15, 2021, confirmation email received April 17, 2021. Date confirmed by approval letter) 

Review of eligibility started: April 21, 2021

Decision Made: April 21, 2021 (Confirmed by approval letter; portal showed document information later that day)

Permit received: April 28, 2021

  • VOS as an identity-linking document
    Application email sent: April 21, 2021
    VOS received via email: June 14, 2021

=== BC Gender marker change ===

  • Physician support form
    Sent: April 15, 2021
    Received: April 15, 2021 (Confirmed on phone April 21, 2021)
    Signed and returned: May 5, 2021

  • MSP change of status
    Sent: May 5, 2021
    Approved: May 31, 2021? (Received letter dated May 21, 2021 confirming immigration status on June 2, 2021. Called HIBC June 2, 2021, confirmed that gender marker and immigration status changed, said the change happened "2 days ago".)

  • ICBC card change
    Visited office: June 2, 2021
    Card received: June 11, 2021
        NB: Physician support and MSP change of status would not be needed. Card change processed as a "correction" as the foundation document (IRCC documents) have be corrected. 

=== For reference: Interactions with CSC ===

March 31, 2021: Webform. Submitted IRM0002 form to change gender marker.

April 6, 2021: Call. (a) Confirms that the letter received on April 1, 2021 regarding a certain end date for authorization to work under R186(w) seems to be problematic. Applicants described under R186(w) can indeed work until a decision has been made. (b) Information regarding the change of policy on gender marker change for TR has not been received in CSC. 

April 9, 2021: Call. (a) Refused request to add a GCMS note notifying processing officer that a gender marker change request is coming. Citing reasons of "not able to act on client's behalf". (b) Confirmed that new information has been received regarding the new non-EE portal, but such information has not been properly absorbed in CSC. Proposed that inconsistencies in websites may be due to changes being so recent. 

April 9, 2021: Twitter. Asked for clarification on the non-EE portal, specifically the odd behaviour of websites (Link). Received a reply on April 16, 2021, indicating the notification of the new portal "displays randomly" to "ensure a smooth transition" (Link). 

April 15, 2021: Call. (a) Confirms that IRM0002 has been received and transferred to relative places a day ago. (b) Confirms that application through the new portal is valid, and no notifications will be given until AOR is issued. AOR issuance "may be faster" due to being online, but no additional information. Once AOR was issued, application can be linked to the normal portal. 

May 2, 2022: Webform. Submitted corrected IMM 5562 Travel History form. Replied June 22, 2022, form received but application has already been closed. No action taken.


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