An applicant who submitted an Indian PCC application (from Canada) saw no movement for 18 days — not even the 'sent to local police station' notification — and asked what's normal.
What the thread reported:
- Timelines vary by centre: roughly 1-2 months end-to-end. The Vancouver centre was reported at about 1 month for the entire process; other centres closer to 2 months. An 18-day silence is within the normal range, not a red flag.
- The India-side police verification is the wildcard. The total time depends heavily on how quickly your case is processed by the local police station back in India — the Canadian-side centre only controls the front half.
- Track the application number, and use your India network. Beyond watching the online status, a member suggested having a family member or friend physically check with the local police station in India. On-the-ground follow-up frequently unsticks verifications that are sitting in a queue.
- Others were waiting too. Another applicant in the thread also had no 'sent to police station' notification after a similar wait — the notification itself can lag well behind the actual processing.
Plan the PCC 2+ months ahead of when your PR application needs it, and don't treat early silence as failure.