Canadians who filed family immigration applications are left in months-long limbo
Many Canadian citizens and permanent residents complain about no news regarding their applications to sponsor their relatives from abroad since the outbreak of the COVID-19. In addition, there were now updates from the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on the matter. Under normal conditions, family class applicants receive an acknowledgement of the application receipt within two to three months. At the same time, with the progress of combating the coronavirus many applications that were submitted before the quarantine, started to be processed. In case of refusal, those with applications submitted outside Canada have a right to appeal. The Immigration Appeal Division was closed for the last few months and there were no immigration appeals for spousal sponsorship and parental sponsorship refusals scheduled during these months. However, the IAD has started scheduling appeals now.
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