June 2024 - Inland Spousal Sponsorship

[lbszzz]

Hi again everybody,

I got the P2 email today. And I have a question regarding the picture we have to upload to the PR portal.

Can I scan a physical picture and upload it to the portal? Or do I have to upload a fully virtual picture (the one London Drugs or Wartmart takes and gives it to you in a USB stick or emails it to you).

When I submitted my PR application back in June, I scanned a physical picture taken at Walmart and then uploaded in my application. The resolution of the scanned picture was not that amazing, but still within the picture quality requirements for the application. This time, however, I am not sure if that same scanned picture will be good enough, especially because it will be used to issue my PR card.

What are your thoughts, guys?

i would play safe - have your pic retaken and upload it in native digital format.

 

[Sarbcanad25]

Hi again everybody,

I got the P2 email today. And I have a question regarding the picture we have to upload to the PR portal.

Can I scan a physical picture and upload it to the portal? Or do I have to upload a fully virtual picture (the one London Drugs or Wartmart takes and gives it to you in a USB stick or emails it to you).

When I submitted my PR application back in June, I scanned a physical picture taken at Walmart and then uploaded in my application. The resolution of the scanned picture was not that amazing, but still within the picture quality requirements for the application. This time, however, I am not sure if that same scanned picture will be good enough, especially because it will be used to issue my PR card.

What are your thoughts, guys?

Better to click from staple for PR card, You need a digital photo with min dimenstions 1700 X 2380

 

[mikauu]

• Potal 1: April 10, 2025
• Replied Potal 1 : April 11, 2025
• Potal 2: April 16. 2025

 

[Camdownhill]

Got this back from my lawyer today after inquiring about any updates.

Like many others here the last update I’ve gotten was back in October and my application since has been pretty quiet. My wife and I have patiently and anxiously been awaiting an update as my application is currently waiting for the background verification portion to be completed.

“PS - In the last three months, IRCC has laid off 3000 employees which has the unfortunate impact of significantly increasing PR processing times in your class. When we submitted your PR application, in June 2024, average processing times were 8 - 10 months. Now, processing times have increased to 24 months.”

 

[fils1234]

Got this back from my lawyer today after inquiring about any updates.

Like many others here the last update I’ve gotten was back in October and my application since has been pretty quiet. My wife and I have patiently and anxiously been awaiting an update as my application is currently waiting for the background verification portion to be completed.

“PS - In the last three months, IRCC has laid off 3000 employees which has the unfortunate impact of significantly increasing PR processing times in your class. When we submitted your PR application, in June 2024, average processing times were 8 - 10 months. Now, processing times have increased to 24 months.”

After elections I believe processing times will drop down again .

 

[JFBee]

I also heard back from them, but did not get my P2 yet because my information was "incomplete". The last time I entered Canada was trough a land border (I went to the US for a conference), and I only stated Niagara Falls (as I previously did on other forms and my application) as last entry point in my reply to the P1 email which was not sufficient. I now specified the exact crossing and also added the province. Hopefully it works out now.

 

[luckylucky_you]

My application update:
Primary Office: CPC Mississauga
Secondary Office: RROC

2024
Jun 17 - Application submitted
Jul 17 - AOR (to sponsor's email)
Jul 19 - Medical passed
Jul 20 - Sponsor eligibility passed
Jul 23 - Biometrics completed
Jul 24 - Primary applicant eligibility passed
Jul 25 - Pre-arrival letter
Oct 4- Ghost update on the tracker
Nov 22 - Requested GCMS
Dec 24 - Ghost update on the tracker, received GCMS
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2025
Jan 13 - Requested GCMS
Jan 20- Ghost update on the tracker
Feb 7 - Received GCMS (Nothing changed)
Feb 28 - Ghost update on the tracker
Apr 16 -Tracker message: Background verification status has been updated to Completed
Apr 17 - Tracker showing all sections as completed, GCKey showing April 17 under final decision section.


Note:
My medical exam expired early this year(It's been shown as 'passed' all along though), but it's newly updated as passed again on 18 April 2025.
Now I'm waiting for P1 email

 

[JFBee]

Just got my P2

 

[Tk005]

My application update:
Primary Office: CPC Mississauga
Secondary Office: RROC

2024
Jun 17 - Application submitted
Jul 17 - AOR (to sponsor's email)
Jul 19 - Medical passed
Jul 20 - Sponsor eligibility passed
Jul 23 - Biometrics completed
Jul 24 - Primary applicant eligibility passed
Jul 25 - Pre-arrival letter
Oct 4- Ghost update on the tracker
Nov 22 - Requested GCMS
Dec 24 - Ghost update on the tracker, received GCMS
---
2025
Jan 13 - Requested GCMS
Jan 20- Ghost update on the tracker
Feb 7 - Received GCMS (Nothing changed)
Feb 28 - Ghost update on the tracker
Apr 16 -Tracker message: Background verification status has been updated to Completed
Apr 17 - Tracker showing all sections as completed, GCKey showing April 17 under final decision section.


Note:
My medical exam expired early this year(It's been shown as 'passed' all along though), but it's newly updated as passed again on 18 April 2025.
Now I'm waiting for P1 email

I’m also June 17th. But background is still in progress and final decision has an update but is not complete.

 

[Jeffbythelake]

Background verification: Completed on Apr 17, 2025
Application submitted: Jun 23, 2024
Full timeline in signature, as per usual

 

[Dazk]

any new portal this week? Any updates?

 

[frankomega]

On the application status tracker, the COPR section updated with a document number etc.. does that mean my PR approved?

 

[Jeffbythelake]

any new portal this week? Any updates?

Nothing yet on my end, as of this message.

On the application status tracker, the COPR section updated with a document number etc.. does that mean my PR approved?

Same situation here. I don't know for certain, but I believe until we have received and replied to both P1 and P2 emails, nothing is completely approved.

 

[JFBee]

FYI check your accounts and make sure your information is accurate after replying to the P2 email! I had a look at mine and they randomly changed/updated my address. Same street name and number, but different city and province. Not sure if the process is automated, but I had the same issue a few weeks back when my place of birth disappeared, and the country of birth was changed.

 

[lbszzz]

FYI check your accounts and make sure your information is accurate after replying to the P2 email! I had a look at mine and they randomly changed/updated my address. Same street name and number, but different city and province. Not sure if the process is automated, but I had the same issue a few weeks back when my place of birth disappeared, and the country of birth was changed.

In my case, `Ontario` was missing from the address on tracker