A CEC inland applicant (with dependent) shared a fast 2023 timeline: ITA 15 Mar, AOR 25 Mar, medical/biometrics 24 Apr, several "ghost updates" (GU) between 25 Apr and 1 Jun, eligibility completed 1 Jun, portal email 2 Jun, COPR details on the tracker 2 Jun, portal credentials 5 Jun, address and photo provided 5 Jun, eCOPR 13 June.
Useful details from the discussion:- Ghost updates often precede real movement. This file logged GUs on consecutive days right before eligibility completed — a pattern many members use as an informal signal.
- The primary visa office (PVO) can change mid-processing (here: Sydney initially, then Edmonton). You can learn your VO by calling IRCC and asking.
- Early in processing your file sits at the Central Intake Office — members advised waiting a couple of weeks after AOR before calling IRCC to ask about biometric/medical updates, since agents can't see much before intake completes.
- Old medicals are reusable — this applicant used one ~8 months old.
The practical takeaway: for a complete inland CEC file in this period, ~3 months ITA-to-eCOPR was achievable; use IRCC phone agents for VO/status questions, but only after the file clears central intake.