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Spousal sponsorship

nicck99

Star Member
Mar 22, 2019
148
37
I applied my spousal sponsorship on July 28, 2023.

Eligibility + Medical = completed
Biometric+ background = In progress.

I have seen people post about visa office. How do you get to know that file is transferred to which VO?? Anyone has an idea please lmk. Thank you
 

EN10

Member
Jan 10, 2024
14
7
Spousal Sponsorship (outland)

Sponsor: Canadian Citizen
PA: Filipino Citizen
Aug. 28, 2023 - Submit Application
Oct. 21, 2023 - AoR
Oct. 26, 2023 - Biometric Letter Received
Oct. 28, 2023 - Medical Letter Received
Oct. 31, 2023 - Sponsor Eligibility Approved
Nov. 6, 2023 - Biometric Completed
Nov. 15, 2023 - Medical Completed
Dec. 14, 2023 - Pre-Arrival Services Letter Received
Dec. 16, 2023 - Eligibility Completed
Dec. 18, 2023 - Ghost Update

Background check is still in progress.
 

jrahman

Star Member
Sep 13, 2022
57
25
Spousal Sponsorship (outland)

Sponsor: Canadian Citizen
PA: Filipino Citizen
Aug. 28, 2023 - Submit Application
Oct. 21, 2023 - AoR
Oct. 26, 2023 - Biometric Letter Received
Oct. 28, 2023 - Medical Letter Received
Oct. 31, 2023 - Sponsor Eligibility Approved
Nov. 6, 2023 - Biometric Completed
Nov. 15, 2023 - Medical Completed
Dec. 14, 2023 - Pre-Arrival Services Letter Received
Dec. 16, 2023 - Eligibility Completed
Dec. 18, 2023 - Ghost Update

Background check is still in progress.
You know there's an app called 'ImmiTrack' that can keep nice timeline of these records :)
 

T0pubo

Hero Member
Dec 11, 2021
247
110
St. John's/Montreal
Category........
CEC
NOC Code......
6552
App. Filed.......
04-11-2021
Doc's Request.
14-03-2022
AOR Received.
14-04-2022
Med's Done....
03-11-2021
Hi Folks,

I got my PR in 2022 via TR2PR. I was greatly helped by following the fora on canadavisa.com. I am currently working in QC. My wife is from Nigeria (my country of origin).

Is it possible to apply for spousal sponsorship via Québec, then if it is too slow, I move and change my address to the new province? Would this change of address move the application from a Quebec spousal sponsorship to a non Quebec spousal sponsorship?
 

HamzaH96

Newbie
Jan 12, 2024
1
0
Sponsor Canadian Citizen

Applied for wife in October 31- 2023
Application returned November 24-2023 (messed up on outland/inland) had to re-submit
Application submitted again November 24-2023

Still no update or AOR. Any idea on the current timeline?
 

Funbox

Star Member
Sep 27, 2015
184
35
Calgary, Canada
Sponsor Canadian Citizen

Applied for wife in October 31- 2023
Application returned November 24-2023 (messed up on outland/inland) had to re-submit
Application submitted again November 24-2023

Still no update or AOR. Any idea on the current timeline?
The average time to receive an AOR seems to be 1-2 months.

There's a tracker where people share their timelines:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/192sbvjd4vJsEWY_B7w5DgFKBmIPNYo6TjlVWAk-xxxA/edit#gid=1555272726
 

emett22

Member
Jul 24, 2023
16
1
For someone who has been in my situation, could they tell me if it is likely or not my sponsorship will be approved?
- I am a born and raised Canadian Citizen, I live in Canada.
- My wife is Filipina living in the Philippines.
- She has never travelled to Canada before, but has to the US and India
- We never lived together, we've only been together on my vacations to the Philippines.
- We are legally married in the Philippines.
- We've been married since Nov 2023, so a little more than 2 months now.
- I am otherwise eligible to sponsor my wife under family class

Being that we haven't been married long and have never cohabited with eachother outside of hotels during my vacations, what are our chances of being approved?

Our sponsorship documents are almost ready, and will be submitting once we have her police clearance tuesday.
 

EN10

Member
Jan 10, 2024
14
7
For someone who has been in my situation, could they tell me if it is likely or not my sponsorship will be approved?
- I am a born and raised Canadian Citizen, I live in Canada.
- My wife is Filipina living in the Philippines.
- She has never travelled to Canada before, but has to the US and India
- We never lived together, we've only been together on my vacations to the Philippines.
- We are legally married in the Philippines.
- We've been married since Nov 2023, so a little more than 2 months now.
- I am otherwise eligible to sponsor my wife under family class

Being that we haven't been married long and have never cohabited with eachother outside of hotels during my vacations, what are our chances of being approved?

Our sponsorship documents are almost ready, and will be submitting once we have her police clearance tuesday.
Same situation as mine. 4 years long distance relationship just got married last June 2023 in the Philippines. As long as you have proof, you will get approve.
 

emett22

Member
Jul 24, 2023
16
1
Same situation as mine. 4 years long distance relationship just got married last June 2023 in the Philippines. As long as you have proof, you will get approve.
Do you know this?
We've only been in a long distance relationship for a year by the time we were married.
 

EN10

Member
Jan 10, 2024
14
7
Do you know this?
We've only been in a long distance relationship for a year by the time we were married.
That should be fine. As long as you submit sufficient proof documents. Give me your email and I can send you a list that might help.
 

Flyingfast

Hero Member
Feb 9, 2022
460
216
For someone who has been in my situation, could they tell me if it is likely or not my sponsorship will be approved?
- I am a born and raised Canadian Citizen, I live in Canada.
- My wife is Filipina living in the Philippines.
- She has never travelled to Canada before, but has to the US and India
- We never lived together, we've only been together on my vacations to the Philippines.
- We are legally married in the Philippines.
- We've been married since Nov 2023, so a little more than 2 months now.
- I am otherwise eligible to sponsor my wife under family class

Being that we haven't been married long and have never cohabited with eachother outside of hotels during my vacations, what are our chances of being approved?

Our sponsorship documents are almost ready, and will be submitting once we have her police clearance tuesday.
Don't stress. Nothing unusual with your relationship. I only knew my wife 6 months, and we had only spent about 4 weeks together before we go married.
 
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