StellaArtois

I am a Canadian Citizen living in Canada sponsoring my husband (a US citizen living in the US) to Canada. We have known each other since 2009 and have been married since 2018.

My husband has 4 criminal charges on his record (all in the US) - 2 of marijuana possession and 2 of domestic assault (he was sentenced to 1 night in jail for the first and 10 days for the second). All charges occurred in 2004 or earlier.

Canadian Citizen living in Canada sponsoring US Citizen spouse living in US with 4 criminal charges from 15+ years ago. Married approximately 1 year at time of application submission; no dependents.

24 May 2019 - App received
13 Jul 2019 - AOR1 (PR)
13 Jul 2019 - ECAS IP
16 July 2019 - MR
16 July 2019 - Biometrics Fee Payment requested
17 July 2019 - SA
23 July 2019 - Medical Exam
24 July 2019 - App transferred to Mississauga VO
1 Aug 2019 - Medical passed
2 Aug 2019 - Biometrics Fee Receipt submitted
8 Aug 2019 - App transferred to LAVO
13 Aug 2019 - Biometrics requested
27 Aug 2019 - Biometrics submitted
27 Aug 2019 - Biometrics passed
29 Aug 2019 - ECAS IP (date was changed from 13 July, 2019)
09 Oct 2019 - App transferred to New York VO (date found via GCMS notes)
20 Jan 2020 - Received notice that app was transferred to New York VO
08 Oct 2020 - AOR (CR)
09 Oct 2020 - Pre-Arrival Letter
13 Oct 2020 - CR approved (informed by MP 16 Oct 2020)
14 Oct 2020 - Request for additional fee payment (originally paid $200 for criminality; IRCC requested additional $800 for serious criminality)
16? Oct 2020 - PA eligibility and security screening passed (informed by MP 16 Oct 2020; unsure of exact date)
17 Oct 2020 - Additional Fee Payment Receipt submitted
26 Oct 2020 - PPR, GCKEY states "October 26, 2020 you passed the medical exam" (no new medical was ever requested after the initial one expired on August 1, 2020)
27 Oct 2020 - Received letter stating CR application is approved
29 Oct 2020 - ECAS DM
16 Nov 2020 - Passport received by New York VO
18 Nov 2020 - GCKEY updates: Eligibility passed, Final decision approved, Background check states "August 27, 2019 your background check was completed"
23 Nov 2020 - COPR received (in physical mail)
6 Dec 2020 - Landed
29 Jan 2021 - PR Card received