A Federal Skilled Worker (outland) applicant shared a fast 2023 timeline: ITA 2 Feb 2023, AOR 12 Mar, medical updated 22 Mar, biometric instructions 4 Apr, Ready-for-Visa 17 Apr, passport submitted 18 Apr and returned 25 Apr, landed in Canada 14 May.
Profile context from the discussion: CRS 490, no job offer, NOC 1121 (professional occupation), pure Express Entry FSW — no PNP. The whole federal stage took roughly five weeks from AOR to passport request.
Useful points for readers:- FSW-outland can move very fast when the file is complete — upfront medical done, biometrics given promptly, and no additional document requests.
- No job offer needed at CRS ~490 in that draw environment. (Draw cutoffs are time-bound; check current rounds.)
- For lower scores (~410), members' standing advice in such threads is to improve language scores and target PNP streams rather than waiting in the general pool.
The practical takeaway: a clean, complete outland FSW file with a competitive CRS can go from ITA to physical landing in under four months — the main applicant-controlled factors are doing medicals upfront and responding to biometric requests immediately.