December 2024 Outland Spousal Sponsorship Timeline

[lovindahubby]

Thank you so much for explaining everything! I must say, your approval came through remarkably quickly. The next steps, as I understand, would involve receiving either the AOR (Acknowledgment of Receipt), BIL (Biometrics Instruction Letter), or MIL (Medical Instructions Letter).

Is there anything else I should be mindful of while I wait, admittedly a bit anxiously, for these updates? Your guidance means a lot!

It depends, they are not working in order, you might receive BIL then pre arrival Medical request even before you get AOR. They are all over the place

 

[thanhtam23]

I meant , what is it that you received in the mailbox? Or if people are receiving aor via post!

how do you know your letter’s on its way?

 

[Marile]

Hey, my partner (sponsor) got an email today, confirming that his application arrived, and it came with an UCI and an application number.
This is not the AOR, right? We sent our application at Dec 28.

Update:
Oh, I guess I've found the answer. Yes, it is the AOR . Cool. Thinking the application was sent out during the holydays, it didn't take very long to get it.
The Question is, will I get an extra AOR letter for myself as PA?

 

[Petersjanae]

Hey, my partner (sponsor) got an email today, confirming that his application arrived, and it came with an UCI and an application number.
This is not the AOR, right? We sent our application at Dec 28.

Update:
Oh, I guess I've found the answer. Yes, it is the AOR . Cool. Thinking the application was sent out during the holydays, it didn't take very long to get it.
The Question is, will I get an extra AOR letter for myself as PA?

You should get a letter as the PA if different emails were used. What is PA country?

 

[Marile]

The PA country is Germany.

 

[thanhtam23]

Hey, my partner (sponsor) got an email today, confirming that his application arrived, and it came with an UCI and an application number.
This is not the AOR, right? We sent our application at Dec 28.

Update:
Oh, I guess I've found the answer. Yes, it is the AOR . Cool. Thinking the application was sent out during the holydays, it didn't take very long to get it.
The Question is, will I get an extra AOR letter for myself as PA?

yes, but only if your application is transferred to an oversea VO

 

[Marile]

yes, but only if your application is transferred to an oversea VO

No it's not. So that means I won't get an extra AOR. Is that correct?

 

[thanhtam23]

No it's not. So that means I won't get an extra AOR. Is that correct?

well, it’s not at the moment but you never know if it’s going to be
i’m only saying second AOR will only be sent in that case

 

[Marile]

well, it’s not at the moment but you never know if it’s going to be
i’m only saying second AOR will only be sent in that case

Ah ok, thx!

 

[Marile]

Today I used the application number my partner (sponsor) received with his AOR, to connect my account with the application. The application number is the same for both of us. It worked and I automatically got an UCI number. I'm glad it worked so easily.

 

[chandanabanerjee]

Just got my AOR today...

so far the timeline,
Submitted- 30th dec
AOR- 17th Jan

I believe the next step in my spousal application might be receiving a BIL (Biometric Instruction Letter) or an MIL (Medical Instruction Letter). How long it typically takes to get these requests and what factors might affect the timeline?

 

[thanhtam23]

Just got my AOR today...

so far the timeline,
Submitted- 30th dec
AOR- 17th Jan

I believe the next step in my spousal application might be receiving a BIL (Biometric Instruction Letter) or an MIL (Medical Instruction Letter). How long it typically takes to get these requests and what factors might affect the timeline?

minor correction, the medical letter is "Medical Examination Instructions"
i noticed for outland it should be within few days to a week from AOR
just wait for it

 

[Can_16]

We got AOR on 24 Dec after that no BIL or MIL complete silent, is this normal? I can see people with same timeline getting BIL

 

[Marile]

We got AOR on 24 Dec after that no BIL or MIL complete silent, is this normal? I can see people with same timeline getting BIL

Did you both get an AOR email or just one of you?

 

[Can_16]

Did you both get an AOR email or just one of you?

Sponsor got AOR only