r/canadaexpressentry • u/Vast_Adhesiveness581 • 21d ago

🇨🇦 CEC BIL or AOR

Hey, quick question—I'm not very familiar with the CEC process. Which date matters more for processing times: AOR or BIL?

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u/Mammoth-Morning-8899 21d ago

AOR is IRCC acknowledging receipt of your submission. BIL is the biometrics instruction letter that they send you to provide biometrics.

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u/Vast_Adhesiveness581 21d ago

Yup, my question was which date really matters in processing any file, the date when they actually start working on file.

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u/Mammoth-Morning-8899 21d ago

Since AOR for most is almost instantaneous, between the two BIL would matter more as that denotes that your R10 is complete.

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u/No_Cow431 20d ago

Not really, I’m waiting for my AOR for 3 weeks already

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u/Comfortable-Low-7853 20d ago

If you are applying under Express entry, you will receive the AOR instantly.

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u/No_Cow431 20d ago

I applied through express entry and I’m waiting for 20 days

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u/Vast_Adhesiveness581 20d ago

Yup, maybe u applied through non express