May 2024 - Inland Spousal Sponsorship

[aashikha]

Could someone shed some light on

1. Does every sponsor receive a separate sponsor approval (SA)?
2. Those who have received a separate SA, what was the content/message written in it?
3. Does getting an AIP (to PA) implicitly mean a positive decision on sponsorship application, as in, the sponsor was also found eligible to sponsor (an implicit SA)?

 

[Ralphbund]

Pre-arrival is essentially meaningless for inland applications, except it usually comes when your eligibility check has been completed. Please update us when you receive AIP.

It keeps getting weirder: today I received the Pre-arrival letter - and still no AOR, which means I still can't apply for OWP nor health coverage.

So my (strange) timeline is:
Applied: May 17, 2024
Biometrics invitation: August 21
Biometrics completed: August 22
Pre-Arrival letter: October 26

In your experience, does the pre-arrival letter mean anything substantial?

Hi everyone,
so I think I also received the AIP yesterday!

"It has been determined that you meet the eligibility requirements to apply for permanent residence
as a member of the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class. Please note that a final
decision will not be made until all remaining requirements for becoming a permanent resident
have been met. These requirements include medical, security and background checks for you
and, if applicable, all of your family members, both in Canada and abroad, even if they are not
applying to join you in Canada at this time. You cannot become a permanent resident until you
and all your family members have met these requirements."

That's the AIP, right?

My timeline now is:
Applied: May 17, 2024
Biometrics invitation: August 21
Biometrics completed: August 22
Pre-Arrival letter: October 26
AIP: October 28

And could you tell me where I apply for the OWP? I don't seem to find the correct link and clicking in circles somehow...

 

[unforgettableseries]

Hi everyone,
so I think I also received the AIP yesterday!

"It has been determined that you meet the eligibility requirements to apply for permanent residence
as a member of the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class. Please note that a final
decision will not be made until all remaining requirements for becoming a permanent resident
have been met. These requirements include medical, security and background checks for you
and, if applicable, all of your family members, both in Canada and abroad, even if they are not
applying to join you in Canada at this time. You cannot become a permanent resident until you
and all your family members have met these requirements."

That's the AIP, right?

My timeline now is:
Applied: May 17, 2024
Biometrics invitation: August 21
Biometrics completed: August 22
Pre-Arrival letter: October 26
AIP: October 28

And could you tell me where I apply for the OWP? I don't seem to find the correct link and clicking in circles somehow...

That is correct that is the AIP.

 

[Charlamanderxxxx]

Hi everyone,
so I think I also received the AIP yesterday!

"It has been determined that you meet the eligibility requirements to apply for permanent residence
as a member of the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class. Please note that a final
decision will not be made until all remaining requirements for becoming a permanent resident
have been met. These requirements include medical, security and background checks for you
and, if applicable, all of your family members, both in Canada and abroad, even if they are not
applying to join you in Canada at this time. You cannot become a permanent resident until you
and all your family members have met these requirements."

That's the AIP, right?

My timeline now is:
Applied: May 17, 2024
Biometrics invitation: August 21
Biometrics completed: August 22
Pre-Arrival letter: October 26
AIP: October 28

And could you tell me where I apply for the OWP? I don't seem to find the correct link and clicking in circles somehow...

Yes, AIP and you can search google on how to apply for OWP. Here is an example:

 

[Gin12]

Hi everyone,
so I think I also received the AIP yesterday!

"It has been determined that you meet the eligibility requirements to apply for permanent residence
as a member of the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class. Please note that a final
decision will not be made until all remaining requirements for becoming a permanent resident
have been met. These requirements include medical, security and background checks for you
and, if applicable, all of your family members, both in Canada and abroad, even if they are not
applying to join you in Canada at this time. You cannot become a permanent resident until you
and all your family members have met these requirements."

That's the AIP, right?

My timeline now is:
Applied: May 17, 2024
Biometrics invitation: August 21
Biometrics completed: August 22
Pre-Arrival letter: October 26
AIP: October 28

And could you tell me where I apply for the OWP? I don't seem to find the correct link and clicking in circles somehow...

Applying work visa might not be very good idea it takes 140-150 days in general if your status is visitor. You may end up getting the PR before. My work visa approval took me 142 days following AOR.

 

[unforgettableseries]

Applying work visa might not be very good idea it takes 140-150 days in general if your status is visitor. You may end up getting the PR before. My work visa approval took me 142 days following AOR.

If you have AIP then applying for a work visa doesn't make sense since the time to process a work visa exceeds the time remaining on the application in most cases. It makes sense if you are coming from a place like Iran, Russia, or China since the CSIS checks from there will take a bit longer.

 

[lbszzz]

Update Oct 4:

Resubmitted Application: June 14
AOR: July 8
Medical Request: Sep 6
Medical Exam: Sep 9
Medical Exam Passed: Sep 15
Eligibility in Progress: Sep 25
Pre-arrival Letter: Sept 26
SA (or AIP?) Letter: Oct 1
Eligibility Completed (Tracker): Oct 4
meanwhile Eligibility on GCKey: "We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements")

Background check on Tracker: In progress
Background check on GCKey: Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start your background check.

Update Oct 30
I did receive a SA letter (to me, the sponsor) via mail today. The postmarked date on the letter is Oct 11.

 

[Calvy]

Spousal sponsorship submitted: May 13 2024
AOR Received: Saturday June 1 2024
Linked to PA GCkey account: June 1 2024
SOWP application submitted: June 1 2024
SOWP APPROVED: July 5 2024 (granted 2yrs)
Request for Biometrics received: Aug 20 2024
Biometrics done today: Aug 21 2024
Biometrics updated about 1hr after on PR app tracker as completed today: Aug 21 2024
Eligibility: COMPLETED Oct 24 2024
Prearrival letter sent to PA Oct 24 2024
Medicals not requested yet....

Medicals updated: COMPLETED Oct 30 2024 .. ps Medicals was never requested....well im guessing they pulled/ used medicals Principal applicant did in 2022 for study permit... and no we do not have a copy of the Medicals and so we never had to send it in through web form as some did. So yea... this is good... Lol.

 

[jessica_cyh]

Just received Portal 1. Application submitted in late May.

 

[unforgettableseries]

Just received Portal 1. Application submitted in late May.

What was the date of your AIP?

 

[jessica_cyh]

What was the date of your AIP?

25/09

 

[Processor01]

Hi All,

Please I need some help.

My wife is out of status and based on the Inland PR application we submitted, she just received AIP. However, my concern is that I don't know how to go about applying for an Open Work Permit for her because I can't seem to be able to go past the eligibility quiz.

When I get to the page where it asks when her status in Canada expired and I provide the details, it says I'm ineligible, so I'm unable to progress any further. However, per the link below, she should be eligible for OWP when she receives AIP. PLEASE, can anyone guide me to a step-by-step process on how to apply for OWP for an out of status applicant.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/family-sponsorship/spouse-partner-children/spouse-common-law-partner-canada-open-work-permit.html

 

[T&T2024]

Hi All,

Please I need some help.

My wife is out of status and based on the Inland PR application we submitted, she just received AIP. However, my concern is that I don't know how to go about applying for an Open Work Permit for her because I can't seem to be able to go past the eligibility quiz.

When I get to the page where it asks when her status in Canada expired and I provide the details, it says I'm ineligible, so I'm unable to progress any further. However, per the link below, she should be eligible for OWP when she receives AIP. PLEASE, can anyone guide me to a step-by-step process on how to apply for OWP for an out of status applicant.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/family-sponsorship/spouse-partner-children/spouse-common-law-partner-canada-open-work-permit.html

 

[T&T2024]

Work permit takes 154 days to process, Uve AIP meaning your pretty close , i will not apply for work permit at this point.

 

[Ralphbund]

Hi All,

Please I need some help.

My wife is out of status and based on the Inland PR application we submitted, she just received AIP. However, my concern is that I don't know how to go about applying for an Open Work Permit for her because I can't seem to be able to go past the eligibility quiz.

When I get to the page where it asks when her status in Canada expired and I provide the details, it says I'm ineligible, so I'm unable to progress any further. However, per the link below, she should be eligible for OWP when she receives AIP. PLEASE, can anyone guide me to a step-by-step process on how to apply for OWP for an out of status applicant.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/family-sponsorship/spouse-partner-children/spouse-common-law-partner-canada-open-work-permit.html

This video really helped me a lot: