Hi all, just found this thread (I've been looking for something like this for a while now lol). Thought I'd share my journey so far:
Current status (as of Dec 05, 2024): Pending - awaiting background verification
Applicant (Me): British citizen, OWP (soon to be CWP) in Canada
Sponsor (Common-law partner): Canadian citizen
Dependents: None.
PR application submitted (Family Class (common-law partner)): Jun 23, 2024
AOR (sponsor's email): Jul 20, 2024 (Although cannot be found in sponsor's inbox)
BIL received: Aug 16, 2024
Biometrics completed: Aug 23, 2024
Medical requested: N/A (Automatically provided upon application)
Medical exam: N/A (Performed in UK prior to arriving to Canada on OWP)
Medical passed: Aug 24, 2024 (GCKey)/Aug 27, 2024 (Tracker)
Sponsor eligibility completed: Sep 26, 2024
Applicant eligibility completed: Sep 26, 2024
Pre-arrival received: Sep 27, 2024
Background verification: Pending
Has anyone else experienced being told they have been given an AOR , but cannot find it anywhere in their (sponsor's) email? Sponsor uses GMail, for context.