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9. From AOR to PPR
How to check your status and understand what each update means
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Depending on your nationality, you may need to give your biometrics:
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Once you have uploaded all requested documents, the system will take you to pages related to Declaration, Disclosure and Electronic signature. “Agree” to the Declaration, Disclosure and Electronic signature pages and you will see a table with summary of fees that you need to pay for your e-APR. You can pay your fees using Visa, American Express or Mastercard credit card.
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How much will I have to pay?
There are three fees that you will have to pay:
1. The Processing Fee for you and your family members
When you apply, you need to pay a processing fee for everyone who will come to Canada with you on your application. The processing fee is $550 per person, and $150 for each dependent child.
IRCC won’t refund the processing fee once they have begun processing your application. If your application isn’t complete, IRCC will refund your processing fee.
2. The Right of Permanent Residence fee
The right of permanent residence fee is $490 per person. There is no fee for dependent children. You can either pay this fee early on at the same time as your Processing Fee, or when IRCC approves your application. Paying this fee early may speed up the application process.
IRCC will refund this fee if you withdraw your application or if your application is refused.
3. The Biometrics fee
If you are from a country that requires your biometric data, you and your family members (except children under the age of 14) must provide biometric data. For an individual applicant, the cost is $85, and for a family applying jointly, the fee is up to $170.
For more information on how much would Express Entry cost you, check out this page.
1. The Processing Fee for you and your family members
When you apply, you need to pay a processing fee for everyone who will come to Canada with you on your application. The processing fee is $550 per person, and $150 for each dependent child.
IRCC won’t refund the processing fee once they have begun processing your application. If your application isn’t complete, IRCC will refund your processing fee.
2. The Right of Permanent Residence fee
The right of permanent residence fee is $490 per person. There is no fee for dependent children. You can either pay this fee early on at the same time as your Processing Fee, or when IRCC approves your application. Paying this fee early may speed up the application process.
IRCC will refund this fee if you withdraw your application or if your application is refused.
3. The Biometrics fee
If you are from a country that requires your biometric data, you and your family members (except children under the age of 14) must provide biometric data. For an individual applicant, the cost is $85, and for a family applying jointly, the fee is up to $170.
For more information on how much would Express Entry cost you, check out this page.
Receiving your Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR)
After submitting your electronic Application for Permanent Residence (e-APR), you will receive an “Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR)” which serves as a confirmation that your application for permanent residence in Canada was received by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and they have created a file with your application number. This is more popularly called as AOR date and is the date from when your 6 months intended processing time begins.
After your AOR you must report any significant change to your circumstances to IRCC, such as a change:
After your AOR you must report any significant change to your circumstances to IRCC, such as a change:
- in circumstances such as the loss of a job offer or a Provincial or Territorial nomination,
- in family composition including new born children, adopted children, divorce, marriage etc,
- of address, including change of e-mail address, or
- of immigration representative.
Status updates from AOR to PPR
Generally, your application will follow the below path after the submission. This is the trend which is happening with most of the applicants. It may or may not match with your application process:
Generally messages will be like below in IP1 status:
- Background Check: Not Applicable (NA1) - This will be your Background Check status message as soon as you submit and get AOR. Typically, this will be your status till the time you get your medical passed status.
- Review of medical results: Medical passed (MEP) - “You passed the medical exam“. This will generally happen after approx 25-30 days after your AOR. For PNP applicants it takes more time generally.
- Background Check: In Progress (IP1) – This will happen one or two days after your medical. Sometimes on the same day itself. BG status message in this stage will be “Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start your background check.”.
- Background Check: Not Applicable (NA2) – This will signify that IP1 is completed. Sometimes IP1 will take few hours and if we have not checked our account during the time it was in IP1, it won’t be possible to know that we are in NA1 or NA2.
- Background Check: In Progress (IP2) – The message in this stage will be “We are processing your background check. we will send you a message if we need more information“. The Passport Request (PPR) mail will be triggered if the applicant paid the Right of Permanent Residence Fees upfront. PPR mails are taking 7-20 days after you are in IP2 stage.
- Background Check: Not Applicable (NA3) – This will signify that IP2 is completed. This status is not visible in many cases and direct PPR request is placed from IP2 (Sometimes this doesn’t show).
- PPR: Passport Request - You will get an email for that and you may not get an update in your account for this. You should check your junk e-mail folder, as the e-mail does not come from IRCC but from your country's embassy (usually).
- CoPR: Confirmation of Permanent Residence
Generally messages will be like below in IP1 status:
Express Entry Step-by-Step Guide
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If you want to learn what you need to do and what you need to know upon arrival in Canada, check out this page.
If you want to learn what you need to do and what you need to know upon arrival in Canada, check out this page.
1. Finding your NOC (National Occupational Classification)
To be eligible, you need to first check that you work experience, as defined by the NOC system, is eligible for Express Entry.
Go to step 1.
Go to step 1.
2. Getting your Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) if you credential is not Canadian
You need to get your foreign educational credential assessed by one of IRCC's approved third parties.
Go to step 2.
Go to step 2.
3. Taking your English and/or French language tests
For all the three Express Entry programs, you need to take English and/or French test(s) and score a number of points to be eligible.
Go to Step 3.
Go to Step 3.
4. Checking your eligibility to Express Entry
Check if you eligible to Express Entry under one of the three economic immigration programs.
Go to Step 4.
Go to Step 4.
5. Calculate your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score
You need next to understand how to calculate your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. This score is the one you will be ranked with in the Express Entry pool.
Go to Step 5.
Go to Step 5.
6. Getting into the Express Entry Pool
After taking your language exam(s), and getting your ECA (if your credential is not Canadian), you need to verify your eligibility through the Come to Canada Tool and then create your Express Entry profile to get into the pool of applicants.
Go to step 6.
Go to step 6.
7. Receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA)
If you have enough CRS points, you will get an Invitation to Apply. You will have 60 days to fill additional forms and submit your supporting documents.
Go to step 7.
Go to step 7.
8. Your document checklist: Tips and Advice
After receiving you Invitation to Apply (ITA), you will need to upload the requested supporting documents. Get ahead and make sure you will not have a problem gathering them.
Go to step 8.
Go to step 8.
9. From Ackownlgedgment of Receipt (AoR) to Passeport Request (PPR) - YOU ARE HERE
After submitting your documents, learn about the process of approval of your application and the different updates that will let you have an idea on where you application is at.
10. Preparing your landing in Canada
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