After you receive your eCOPR (electronic Confirmation of Permanent Residence) and link your PR card application through GC Key, it's normal for the portal status to move from 'Submitted' to 'In progress' and then sit at 'In review with IRCC' for the photo/card stage for a stretch of time, even while official processing times keep ticking down.
Group members who'd been through this stage described it as a routine part of the process rather than a red flag — the PR card is generally mailed out within a short window once this stage is reached, even if the portal status doesn't update in real time to reflect that.
What to keep in mind:
- IRCC's posted processing times are averages, not guarantees for your specific file.
- A stalled portal status at the photo/review stage, on its own, isn't evidence of a problem.
- If your wait significantly exceeds the current posted processing time, that's when it's worth raising a webform inquiry rather than before.