Sponsor Eligibilty to Sponsor Timeline
- Thread starter Atik Shah
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We did it on May as well. Sponsor eligibility we received in September. Applicant eligibility / Background check was received in November 1. Ours is Outland.
It's not easy to say a general timeline because, quite frankly, it depends on many things. It depends on whether it's a routine or non-routine sponsorship, if it's from a country that doesn't require visa (for example my spouse is in the US, she's a US citizen, and I'm a Canadian citizen - but also a US citizen). There is a lot of defrauding happening within the system recently, and I've seen that they're (finally, thank God) getting stricter and putting a lot of focus on making sure things are legit.
It also depends on the length of the relationship, proof, the officer, your eligibility and background (if you owe anything to the government, your job, etc.), and many other things. Is it inland, outland, Quebec, not Quebec, etc. Not every case is the same.
Quebec for example just announced a pause to permanent residence.
So even though we started in the first week of May, and from what you say you started in May, the experiences will likely be different. I've seen other people from May (Outland) get PR much sooner, the earliest one I saw was July? So your mileage may vary.
It's not easy to say a general timeline because, quite frankly, it depends on many things. It depends on whether it's a routine or non-routine sponsorship, if it's from a country that doesn't require visa (for example my spouse is in the US, she's a US citizen, and I'm a Canadian citizen - but also a US citizen). There is a lot of defrauding happening within the system recently, and I've seen that they're (finally, thank God) getting stricter and putting a lot of focus on making sure things are legit.
It also depends on the length of the relationship, proof, the officer, your eligibility and background (if you owe anything to the government, your job, etc.), and many other things. Is it inland, outland, Quebec, not Quebec, etc. Not every case is the same.
Quebec for example just announced a pause to permanent residence.
So even though we started in the first week of May, and from what you say you started in May, the experiences will likely be different. I've seen other people from May (Outland) get PR much sooner, the earliest one I saw was July? So your mileage may vary.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-processing-times.html you can check here and also search for the forum of May applicants to see the trend.You can also visit this sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/192sbvjd4vJsEWY_B7w5DgFKBmIPNYo6TjlVWAk-xxxA/edit#gid=1154618179 and look for May tab
Will they email me know when the sponsor eligibilty is completed? - You will get an email with a letter that says you passed the eligibility as a principal application (we refer it as AIP) and again the eligibility stage will show as completed on both tracker and cgkey
Also do they request biometrics via email? - Yes, you will get the biometrics instruction letter via email
I tried to link my application to GCkey but my account got locked for incorrect security questions, not sure which answer did not match.
My question is if I did not link my application to GCkey account, will IRCC will continue to contact me via email?
Thank you.
My question is if I did not link my application to GCkey account, will IRCC will continue to contact me via email?
Thank you.
The eligibility assessment timeline for spousal sponsorship can vary depending on the visa office and individual case details. Typically, it may take 1-3 months for eligibility to be finalized after "Eligibility in Progress" appears in the tracker. Recent applicants can share their experiences to give a better idea.
Every application is different so you can’t compare to the outliers especially if your profiles are very different.