Visa Office - Warsaw, Poland | Spousal Sponsorship [OUTLAND] | Minsk, Belarus

[Sophie_B]

Hello guys! I couldn't find any people from my country applying for Permanent Residence, so I decided to share our timeline with people who may be waiting for their approval not knowing the actual current processing times.
I also sent this to a couple of threads here so it would be easier to find.

Family Class Spousal Sponsorship

PA’s Country of Residence: Belarus
Sponsor: Canadian citizen
Dependants: 1 (me)
Visa Office: Warsaw, Poland
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Application submitted: December 8, 2021 (Started uploading documents on November 19, 2021)
AOR: February 21, 2022
Sponsor Eligibility In Progress: February 21, 2022
Sponsor Eligibility Completed: March 10, 2022
Medical Request: March 13, 2022
Medical Passed: March 16, 2022
Medicine changed to “In Progress”: March 14, 2022
Medicine changed to “Completed”: March 22, 2022
Invitation to link the application: April 3, 2022
Ghost update: May 20, 2022 (4th - that's where we started counting)
Ghost update: May 27, 2022
Ghost update: June 23, 2022
Ghost update: July 1, 2022
Ghost update: July 14, 2022
Ghost update: July 15, 2022
Ghost update: July 18, 2022
Ghost update: July 22, 2022
Ghost update: July 26, 2022
Ghost update: July 27, 2022
Ghost update: August 3, 2022
Ghost update: August 4, 2022
Ghost update: August 16, 2022 (MP’s office accessed our file after we had reached out to them)
Ghost update: August 19, 2022
Ghost update: August 26, 2022
Ghost update: September 2, 2022
Ghost update: September 6, 2022
Ghost update: September 8, 2022
Ghost update: September 12, 2022
Ghost update: September 16, 2022
Ghost update: September 22, 2022
Ghost update: September 27, 2022
Payment received: September 28, 2022 (in the tracker)
Ghost update: September 30, 2022
Ghost update: October 5, 2022
Ghost update: October 7, 2022
Ghost update: October 14, 2022
Ghost update: October 17, 2022
Eligibility status (for PA) in progress: October 24, 2022
Ghost update: October 27, 2022
Ghost update: October 31, 2022
Ghost update: November 18, 2022
Passport Request: November 22, 2022
Pre-arrival Services: November 23, 2022
Dependant’s background completed: November 22, 2022
Pre-arrival services: November 22, 2022
Ghost update: November 29, 2022 - last, 35th ghost update
Passports submitted: November 29, 2022
Police certificates received (additional, we had been waiting in another country): November 30, 2022
Passports dispatched from VAC to the IRCC Office in Ankara, Turkey: December 1, 2022
(they decided to send the passports to another office themselves)
Passports received by IRCC: December 13, 2022
Immigrant Visas stamped: December 14, 2022
Application Approved (according to the GCKey Account): December 15, 2022
Passports arrived at the VAC in Tbilisi, Georgia: December 21, 2022
Passports and COPR (both in the envelope) collected: December 23, 2022
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Hope this information helps someone avoid being worried. For people who might get curious - I am a dependant, but I was responsible for everything, so do not hesitate to ask any questions here, I would be glad to help

P.S. The same day we submitted our passports (November 29) we also logged in to our PR tracker account and submitted new police certificates since we had stayed in Tbilisi, Georgia for more than 6 months, so, please, keep that in mind that if you live in some country for 6+ months, IRCC might request new police certificates and it can result in possible further delays in the process.

 

[shw99]

Hello guys! I couldn't find any people from my country applying for Permanent Residence, so I decided to share our timeline with people who may be waiting for their approval not knowing the actual current processing times.
I also sent this to a couple of threads here so it would be easier to find.

Family Class Spousal Sponsorship

PA’s Country of Residence: Belarus
Sponsor: Canadian citizen
Dependants: 1 (me)
Visa Office: Warsaw, Poland
----------------------------------------
Application submitted: December 8, 2021 (Started uploading documents on November 19, 2021)
AOR: February 21, 2022
Sponsor Eligibility In Progress: February 21, 2022
Sponsor Eligibility Completed: March 10, 2022
Medical Request: March 13, 2022
Medical Passed: March 16, 2022
Medicine changed to “In Progress”: March 14, 2022
Medicine changed to “Completed”: March 22, 2022
Invitation to link the application: April 3, 2022
Ghost update: May 20, 2022 (4th - that's where we started counting)
Ghost update: May 27, 2022
Ghost update: June 23, 2022
Ghost update: July 1, 2022
Ghost update: July 14, 2022
Ghost update: July 15, 2022
Ghost update: July 18, 2022
Ghost update: July 22, 2022
Ghost update: July 26, 2022
Ghost update: July 27, 2022
Ghost update: August 3, 2022
Ghost update: August 4, 2022
Ghost update: August 16, 2022 (MP’s office accessed our file after we had reached out to them)
Ghost update: August 19, 2022
Ghost update: August 26, 2022
Ghost update: September 2, 2022
Ghost update: September 6, 2022
Ghost update: September 8, 2022
Ghost update: September 12, 2022
Ghost update: September 16, 2022
Ghost update: September 22, 2022
Ghost update: September 27, 2022
Payment received: September 28, 2022 (in the tracker)
Ghost update: September 30, 2022
Ghost update: October 5, 2022
Ghost update: October 7, 2022
Ghost update: October 14, 2022
Ghost update: October 17, 2022
Eligibility status (for PA) in progress: October 24, 2022
Ghost update: October 27, 2022
Ghost update: October 31, 2022
Ghost update: November 18, 2022
Passport Request: November 22, 2022
Pre-arrival Services: November 23, 2022
Dependant’s background completed: November 22, 2022
Pre-arrival services: November 22, 2022
Ghost update: November 29, 2022 - last, 35th ghost update
Passports submitted: November 29, 2022
Police certificates received (additional, we had been waiting in another country): November 30, 2022
Passports dispatched from VAC to the IRCC Office in Ankara, Turkey: December 1, 2022
(they decided to send the passports to another office themselves)
Passports received by IRCC: December 13, 2022
Immigrant Visas stamped: December 14, 2022
Application Approved (according to the GCKey Account): December 15, 2022
Passports arrived at the VAC in Tbilisi, Georgia: December 21, 2022
Passports and COPR (both in the envelope) collected: December 23, 2022
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Hope this information helps someone avoid being worried. For people who might get curious - I am a dependant, but I was responsible for everything, so do not hesitate to ask any questions here, I would be glad to help

P.S. The same day we submitted our passports (November 29) we also logged in to our PR tracker account and submitted new police certificates since we had stayed in Tbilisi, Georgia for more than 6 months, so, please, keep that in mind that if you live in some country for 6+ months, IRCC might request new police certificates and it can result in possible further delays in the process.

Hi - I have couple of questions if you don't mind answering.
1. Did you mail your passport to tbilisi?
2. How did you pay the fee? Deposit to their bank and just attach bank deposit receipt when mailing?
3. Tbilisi site is confusing. What amount we need to deposit/pqy? $139 plus $3.89?
4. Do we need to send empty envelope with the passport mail for returning purpose?
5. Did you sign only 2nd page of consent form?

 

[Sophia Belenkova]

Hi - I have couple of questions if you don't mind answering.
1. Did you mail your passport to tbilisi?
2. How did you pay the fee? Deposit to their bank and just attach bank deposit receipt when mailing?
3. Tbilisi site is confusing. What amount we need to deposit/pqy? $139 plus $3.89?
4. Do we need to send empty envelope with the passport mail for returning purpose?
5. Did you sign only 2nd page of consent form?

Hi. Sure.
1. No, at the moment we received a passport request we had been living in Tbilisi for half a year, so we just went to the VAC ourselves and submitted our passports there. That's why we also requested new police clearance certificates.
2. Before submitting your passport, you will be given a paper with all the info on how to pay and the exact amount of money. We went to the bank specified on the paper and asked our friend who had an account there to deposit money for us, because we didn't want to open any accounts ourselves. That's how we payed. We got a receipt and, when finally submitting our passports, we attached that receipt.
3. You will be told the exact amount of money to be paid.
4. No, they will send you the passports along with the Confirmation of Permanent Residence in their own envelope of a certain size (they have their own). If you would like to pick up the envelope with your stamped passports yourself, just let them know. Also, if submitting yourself, don't forget to bring a paper copy of your passport page with the photo for them to identify you and make sure it's you and not someone else who's sending your passports. They won't let you bring your phone with you, you'll have to put them into lockers, so there's no other option rather than a paper copy.
5. Could you please specify the consent form? Is it the one they give you when sending a passport? I'm not sure which one you meant, sorry about that. Anyways, I'm more than happy to help you further.

Regards,
Sophie