This is historical context from applicants processing in 2021, but the underlying pattern (outland cases often waiting longer between milestones) is still a useful reference point for setting expectations.
What group members advised:- A long gap between AOR and the biometric letter is common for outland PNP applications — one member with a 21 July 2021 AOR only received their biometric letter around 24 November 2021, roughly a 4-month wait.
- Outland applications are generally processed after inland ones, since IRCC prioritizes applicants who are already physically in Canada — this is offered as the likely reason for the slower pace.
Takeaway: if you applied outland through a PNP stream and haven't heard about biometrics months after AOR, that gap is not necessarily unusual — inland applicants tend to move faster through the queue.