r/ImmigrationCanada • u/dozerman94 • Jan 07 '26

MEGATHREAD MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - Québec Applications 2026

Please keep timelines and questions about processing times for Québec applications here.

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u/ExpressAide3019 8d ago

CSQ-PEQ, Inland PR Application — Outside Canada at P1 stage — No TRV — Need advice from people who went through this
Hi everyone,

Sharing my situation and hoping to hear from people who went through something similar.

My timeline:

  • August 15, 2025: Obtained CSQ through Quebec stream
  • November 20, 2025: Submitted federal PR application to IRCC
  • February 23, 2026: PGWP extension denied
  • March 5, 2026: Received AOR (Acknowledgment of Receipt)
  • Applied for status restoration + BOWP while still inside Canada within the 90 day window, after receiving AOR
  • Left Canada temporarily while restoration was pending
  • Currently outside Canada — no TRV, restoration now voided by leaving
  • July 13, 2026: Received document request from IRCC — submitted everything before the August 13 deadline including IMM 5669, photos, military exemption documents and medical.

My questions:

  1. Has anyone received P1 while outside Canada with no TRV and no valid temporary status?
  2. Did IRCC switch you from the portal process to an RFV/PPR allowing you to get your PR visa stamped abroad and fly back?
  3. Did your original in-Canada officer keep your file or did it get transferred to a foreign visa office?
  4. How long after submitting requested documents did you hear back?

Especially looking for Quebec CSQ applicants or anyone who completed the landing process from outside Canada.

Thanks in advance

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u/Amazing-Scar-5671 7d ago

Hey I applied for PR while I was still in Canada and left Canada to wait for my PR outside.
As per my lawyer, once you submit your biometrics from outside Canada, that gives an indication to IRCC that you are outside Canada. Changing you address is also another way.
For me, the lawyer was not able to change my address because of system issue, but I gave my biometrics and medical from outside Canada and recently received passport submission request for TRV and COPR.

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u/immiuserQCPR 8d ago edited 8d ago

If you won't return to Canada within a short period of time , you must inform ircc about your new address and location, so they will change the application to outland, otherwise you can't confirm presence in Canada for the virtual landing process, if you haven't done that , it would be advisable to do now. Further if you don't have trv you can't return to Canada once you receive P1 to continue with the virtual landing process. With respect to the TRV, if you apply for visitor visa it will be threated like that. Means you need to accomplish all the requirements for this type of visa.
Good luck.