October 2024 - Inland Spousal Sponsorship

[Baba_786]

I did the same thing, had a medical exam receipt and the list of tests done when PA had applied for Study permit, we just made a pdf and an explanation letter uploaded as pdf in the webform.
It got updated in 2 days as Medical completed. But BG has been in progress for 3 months now

 

[thanhtam23]

I did the same thing, had a medical exam receipt and the list of tests done when PA had applied for Study permit, we just made a pdf and an explanation letter uploaded as pdf in the webform.
It got updated in 2 days as Medical completed. But BG has been in progress for 3 months now

well, at least your SOWP is approved

 

[Baba_786]

well, at least your SOWP is approved

Oh yes, thats the relief. Hoping to visit home in April and entering Canada without any issues. have TRV until Dec 25.

 

[benq]

Update： Jan 30 got BIO REQUEST

 

[benq]

you're lucky, i submitted and followed up a few times before the medical completed

I got a request for biometric but there was an former BIO NO shown on my IRCC account, it might be the one I applied for visitor visa, do I need to do it again or send a webform to exampt the bio? tks a lot

 

[Charlamanderxxxx]

I got a request for biometric but there was an former BIO NO shown on my IRCC account, it might be the one I applied for visitor visa, do I need to do it again or send a webform to exampt the bio? tks a lot

You need to do the biometrics again for PR (permanent one). The one you did was for temporary visa, yep visitor visa

 

[tejasmpatel24]

Hello everyone, I submitted application on Oct 24, got AOR dec 3rd and BIL Jan 16.

My questions is: for eligibility, will it ever be marked as “in-progress” or does it get marked “completed” directly? What is the timeline that others have experienced and does the sponsor, PA or the agent get any email before eligibility has started or is completed?

 

[zhan89336]

Online Application (submitted): Oct 18, 2024
AOR: Nov 26, 2024
Medical exam (upfront): Nov 28, 2024
OWP (submitted): Nov 28, 2024
Medical exam (passed): Dec 18, 2024
Biometrics requested: Jan 08, 2025
Biometrics provided: Jan 09, 2025
Biometrics updated: Jan 09, 2025
OWP BVL: Jan 17, 2025
OWP approved: Jan 21, 2025

What is next?

 

[Charlamanderxxxx]

AOR: Nov 26, 2024
Medical exam (upfront): Nov 28, 2024
OWP (submitted): Nov 28, 2024
Medical exam (passed): Dec 18, 2024
Biometrics requested: Jan 08, 2025
Biometrics provided: Jan 09, 2025
Biometrics updated: Jan 09, 2025
OWP BVL: Jan 17, 2025
OWP approved: Jan 21, 2025


What is next?

Gotta wait until eligibility and background check are completed

 

[keyboat1]

Online Application (submitted): Oct 18, 2024
AOR: Nov 26, 2024
Medical exam (upfront): Nov 28, 2024
OWP (submitted): Nov 28, 2024
Medical exam (passed): Dec 18, 2024
Biometrics requested: Jan 08, 2025
Biometrics provided: Jan 09, 2025
Biometrics updated: Jan 09, 2025
OWP BVL: Jan 17, 2025
OWP approved: Jan 21, 2025

What is next?

Bro, seriously? It took you only 3 months? The processing time for common-law spousal sponsorship is now showing 28 months—is that even real??

Most applications I see on this forum seem to take 3-6 months at most, so I’m really confused.

I submitted mine yesterday (Feb 4, 2025) with an immigration consultant. Paid $2,300 CAD for their help with filling, gathering, and submitting documents, plus the $1,290 PR fee.

Can anyone confirm if 28 months is the real timeline, or are some applications still getting processed faster? This is stressing me out

 

[Charlamanderxxxx]

Bro, seriously? It took you only 3 months? The processing time for common-law spousal sponsorship is now showing 28 months—is that even real??

Most applications I see on this forum seem to take 3-6 months at most, so I’m really confused.

I submitted mine yesterday (Feb 4, 2025) with an immigration consultant. Paid $2,300 CAD for their help with filling, gathering, and submitting documents, plus the $1,290 PR fee.

Can anyone confirm if 28 months is the real timeline, or are some applications still getting processed faster? This is stressing me out

Their application is still not completed so we can't say for sure. I got everything done except for the background check within 3 months, then waited another 6 months for the background check, but that was in 2023-2024. Now, I think we can't say for sure about the timeline so just gotta be patient and prepare for all the wait. Monitor your email and progress and provide them with more information/documents if asked in a timely manner.

 

[thanhtam23]

Bro, seriously? It took you only 3 months? The processing time for common-law spousal sponsorship is now showing 28 months—is that even real??

Most applications I see on this forum seem to take 3-6 months at most, so I’m really confused.

I submitted mine yesterday (Feb 4, 2025) with an immigration consultant. Paid $2,300 CAD for their help with filling, gathering, and submitting documents, plus the $1,290 PR fee.

Can anyone confirm if 28 months is the real timeline, or are some applications still getting processed faster? This is stressing me out

that's only OWP approval, their PR is not finalized yet
it's always been a waiting game for everyone (except for a few who got lucky for whatever reason)
28 months is "real" as far as IRCC concern, in the sense if you ask them how is the status they will tell you it's still within "processing time"
and for sure some applications are still getting processed faster than that (much faster if again they get lucky)
better to stay calm and not getting stress over something out of our control
apply for OWP as soon as you can, it won't take that long

 

[Beyg]

Hi, how did you receive GCMS notes? via mail or in portal?
In my case, I also submitted the Biometric on Nov 14, 2024. I got approved Eligibility and received Pre-Arrival letter on the same date. My Biometric, eligibility, and Medical has been completed.

 

[thanhtam23]

Hi, how did you receive GCMS notes? via mail or in portal?
In my case, I also submitted the Biometric on Nov 14, 2024. I got approved Eligibility and received Pre-Arrival letter on the same date. My Biometric, eligibility, and Medical has been completed.

i haven't received it yet but i requested to receive in email

 

[mightyjuke]

Late to the party, but here's the timeline for my wife.
Wife from Hong Kong, Inland, Outside Quebec. Hopefully will have the eCOPR soon!

Oct 29 - Application submitted
Nov 22 - IRCC requested Police Certificate from HK
Nov 25 - Submit Police Certificate application receipt via webform
Nov 27 - passed eligibility
Nov 27 - Biometrics request
Nov 28 - Biometrics completed
Nov 28 - received pre-arrival letter (GCKey)
Dec 07 - received AOR (Sponsor's email)
Dec 16 - IRCC received police certificate from HK Police
JAN 10 - BGC completed
JAN 14 - Medical completed (exempted as PA has received IME less than a year ago when applying for the work permit, used the same medical report when applying)
JAN 16 - PA received Portal 1 email
JAN 16 - replied Portal 1
JAN 16 - Application tracker updated with COPR document number and expiration date.
JAN 21 - Called IRCC for PA’s address change
JAN 21 - Sent in another reply for Portal 1
JAN 22 - Received Portal 2 email
JAN 22 - Confirmed PA is in Canada and uploaded photo for PR card via the PR Portal