Absolutely. When IRCC requires a document or any additional information from you, there is a time frame of 30 days, but when we need to wait for an interview, it is indefinite. Unfortunately, when you're flagged as “complex”, there are no time frames, which is totally racist, because a standard application for anybody under the age of 30 is 12 months. God forbid you are above that age, and God forbid you find love across the nation on an outland application that requires a visa. You'll get stuck on that rung. We absolutely have waited three years, and some of these interviews take five minutes.
There are two things we would say.
The first is for it to become virtual. The Honourable Marco Mendicino did announce that they should be virtual, but they're not. In India there are more than 30 interviews happening in a day. Some last literally five minutes. They ask you only if you know where your spouse works and how much they earn. There you go: You waited three years to get three questions and to be told that you're approved.
Another thing we're seeing right now is that those who are approved and who are from the 2018-2019 backlog are only brought up to pre-arrival. We are not getting PPR, while other people in the same interview rooms are getting PPR within a week.
Therefore, yes, we would like it to be waived, seeing as how it has taken so long.