Fingerprinting Tsunami #2 has started

@John, my fingerprinting is slowing increasing the past few weeks. I am up to 7 to 10 a day, which is a lot for me. I may have to start bring in hubby, to do work. LOL.. The online booking is a life saver right now, as I can barley keep up with phone calls. I am working today, just to keep up with my Pardon and Waiver paperwork. Yes, I have been telling people that RCMP is 4 to 5 weeks right now. I imagine it will go to 6 to 7 weeks by summer. Especially if and when the border opens to various Immigration applications.

@Michelle

Yesterday we worked a shorter day 10-2. (Saturday)

At one point, we had people in being printed, 1 person waiting. One pardon client in with me, and both business lines going, my cell phone was ringing, and a phone line we use for texts was ringing. It was INSANE. We almost need a second person just to handle calls.

When its overwhelming for 3 people, thats too many. LOL. I now make my appointments the night before. The days is scheduled in 90 minutes, and then I have no spaces left.

Today we have booked people from 11-4, and we literally are taking 41 people. I had to turn away over 50, and am trying to get appointments for them during the week. We are going to do 9-6 for a couple of weeks, to increase the people we can see.

Complicating this is that we have to clean in between people, change gloves, masks....the whole 9 yards. That being said, it is nice to be busy.

I am happy to see this giving you more business as well. I hope it spills over for a couple of months.

@Michelle

They just released another 5000 applications for Express entry.

It is Saturday and we are already booked up until Tuesday.

Waiver clients are doing eSafe so we are wall to wall work right now. I hope its keeping you busy as well Michelle!

For those of you waiting for fingerprints, they are going to definitely be slower. Remember, all fingerprints are processed in Ontario and we have 2 problems with covid right now.

1. Lock down and high case counts
2. Post Outlets/sorting stations are being hit hard. Lots of Covid there. Mail delayed.

@John, Great to hear you are so busy....and thankfully, I am too. Thank goodness, I have a 24/7 live answering service who answers my calls, and then sends me a text and email..it is well worth the money. I also just signed on to this on-line booking on my web site, and I love it.. I am currently using the free trial, but I will be purchasing it.. You may want to look at it... https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule - please go to my website to check it out at www.fingerprintpardon.com

It is great because people book online at crazy hours, LOL..

@John, when you say waiver clients - still just essential workers?

@Michelle @Eileen

No. They are taking waivers here in Ontario, NON ESSENTIAL.

@Eileen they are accepting non essential waivers. I detailed this in the topic entitled "BIG NEWS!"

In Ontario, via eSafe.