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BC PNP to EE PR timeline: how long after upfront medical passes before you hear more?

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By VisaBuddies Communityvia community — compiled from public visa forums

Timeline

Applied
2022-03-24
Documents Submitted
2022-01-26

Documents Needed

  • Upfront Medical Exam results

    Several members reported roughly 3 months between the medical being marked 'passed' and the next visible update in their file.

Step-by-Step

A BC PNP → federal Express Entry applicant (PPR-relevant timeline: registered BC PNP Oct 25 2021, ITA Oct 26 2021, applied Nov 4 2021, additional document request Jan 18 2022, nomination Jan 31 2022, EE ITA Feb 2 2022, EE application + AOR March 24 2022, upfront medical passed May 26 2022) asked how long it typically takes after 'Medical Passed' to see further movement.

  1. Roughly 3 months is a commonly reported gap. Multiple members in the thread independently reported about 3 months between their medical being marked passed and their next status update — one of them noted this held even though they'd already given biometrics earlier for a work permit (i.e., biometrics being on file already didn't shorten the medical-to-next-update gap).

  2. This is anecdotal, not an official SLA. IRCC doesn't publish a fixed 'medical to decision' timeline — these figures are pattern-matching from members' own files around the same period (2022), so treat them as a rough benchmark rather than a guarantee, especially since processing speed shifts over time.


Takeaway: if your medical shows 'passed' and your file goes quiet, ~3 months of no further update was common for this cohort — worth checking current processing times before assuming a delay is unusual.

Dos, Don'ts & Tips

  • Tip: A quiet file for ~3 months after 'Medical Passed' matched what several members experienced around this period — not necessarily a red flag.
  • Tip: Treat member-reported timelines as historical/anecdotal for their processing period, not a current guarantee — check IRCC's live processing times for your own estimate.

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