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PR application stuck over 2 years after ADR, but the tracker mentions COPR — what's going on

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By VisaBuddies Communityvia community — compiled from public visa forums

Documents Needed

  • Medical exam (redone if expired)

    COPR issuance and expiry are tied to a valid medical, so an expired one can stall the file even after ADR is otherwise complete.

Step-by-Step

If an application has been sitting unfinalized for over two years since ADR (PCC, medical, and background form submitted), but the status tracker is already referencing COPR:

  1. Check when the medical exam was done and whether it's still valid. Medical results have a limited validity window, and if that window has lapsed, it can block finalization even though every other document is in.

  2. If the medical has expired, get a re-medical done. This is a common cause of exactly this kind of stall — COPR issuance and its expiry date are tied to having a currently valid medical on file.

  3. Raise a webform explaining the situation, specifically flagging the COPR expiry concern, once the re-medical is done or underway — this nudges IRCC to reconcile the tracker status with the actual file state.


This pattern (long silence post-ADR, tracker referencing COPR) is common enough that an expired medical is worth checking first before assuming something else has gone wrong.

Dos, Don'ts & Tips

  • Tip: A stalled file long after ADR, with COPR already referenced in the tracker, is often explained by an expired medical exam.
  • Do: Redo the medical if it's expired, then raise a webform explaining the COPR expiry concern.

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