After your COPR (Confirmation of Permanent Residence) is approved, IRCC asks you to upload a photo and your current address on the PR portal before issuing the electronic COPR (eCOPR). Some applicants in the group reported waiting two months or longer at this stage with no update.
What the thread found:- Long waits at this exact stage are common, not unusual. Multiple applicants who submitted their photo/address in early October were still waiting together, suggesting the delay wasn't specific to one case.
- The delay may be tied to processing quotas/allocations. One member speculated that yearly intake quotas for that stream may have been filled, slowing further processing until a new allocation period.
- Where to check status: on the PR portal, scroll to the bottom of the application page — the photo and address entries should show as "received"/matching what IRCC has on file, but the eCOPR itself may still be the last item to appear at the very bottom of the page.
- Timelines vary widely. One member reported getting their eCOPR about a week after submitting the photo and address, while others waited much longer — there's no fixed guaranteed timeframe.
Practical takeaway:- Don't panic if it's been weeks without an update after uploading your photo and address — this can be a normal (if frustrating) part of the eCOPR wait.
- Check the bottom of your PR portal page periodically for status changes rather than assuming no visible update means nothing is happening.
- If your wait significantly exceeds published processing times, consider using IRCC's official case-specific enquiry webform rather than relying on group timelines alone, since individual circumstances and program streams affect processing speed.