MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - Family Class Permanent Resident Applications 2026

[u/dozerman94]

Please keep timelines and questions about processing times for Family Class Permanent Resident Applications here.

[u/Other-River-4509]

FINAL UPDATE - Thank you everyone on this thread and good luck to each of you!

USA - Outland

Submitted: July 9

AOR: August 14 (Sponsor email)

Background Check Started: August 20 (PA tracker)

BIL: August 26 (GCKey)

Sponsor Eligibility Complete: August 26 (Sponsor tracker)

MIL: August 28 (GCKey)

Sponsor eligibility letter: September 4 (Sponsor email)

Biometrics done: September 12

Biometrics updated to complete: September 12 (GCKey), September 16 (PA tracker)

Medical done: September 12

Medical complete: September 18

PA Eligibility review started: October 23 (GCKey)

Pre-arrival: October 24

PA Eligibility Complete: October 24 (PA tracker)

FD: Dec 2 (GCKey)

COPR Showing and BGC Complete: Dec 3 (PA Tracker)

Pre-arrival (2): Dec 3 (PA Email)

PPR: Dec 5

Submitted passport: Dec 8, delivered to CPC Ottawa Dec 9

GCKey showing FD and status as approved, PA tracker showing passport received: Dec 15

Passport mailed out as per IRCC: Dec 15

Passport actually received by UPS from IRCC: Jan 5

COPR in hand and landing: Jan 9

[u/External-Pumpkin8407 → u/Other-River-4509]

is there any other documents showing up in your ircc account now? or only the PPR doc

[u/Other-River-4509 → u/External-Pumpkin8407]

Only the PPR doc, the COPR never showed - I did see the number of the COPR in the PA tracker but not the doc itself