February 2020 Spousal sponsorship Outland
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VACs need to open and operate even if it is at a reduced capacity for us to get decisions on our appsEven my file is at Ottawa and we got pre-arrival on Oct 21st. But I don't think we will get DM anytime soon because PA still has pending biometrics due to closed VACs.
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Good that you followed up on it..............yes both countries start with a C. No wonder they got confused.
Be positive...Hopefully they will find a way to take biometrics soon...Even my file is at Ottawa and we got pre-arrival on Oct 21st. But I don't think we will get DM anytime soon because PA still has pending biometrics due to closed VACs
Hey guys.. PA is from India. Medicals done and waiting for VFS to open for Biometrics submission. I received the SA letter to my address a week ago.. I keep seeing Pre-arrival letter and DM in the thread.. could someone please let me know what these two are and who'd get them ideally and what do they mean for the application status? Thank you!
Yes, hopefully they will come up with a way to get around issue soon.
Trying to stay positive every month but as they keep extending the closures of VACs its very difficult to stay positive.
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Pre-arrival is sent to the PA on GC Key and basically its an invitation to join services available to new comers to settle down in Canada. DM is decision made, this is updated on ECAS once decision has been made for the PA.
Usually getting pre-arrival is a good sign as it indicates the application has been reviewed and DM should be issued soon after. But again not every gets pre-arrival I think, some people gets DM before getting pre-arrival.
Saying based on my knowledge and what I learned from this forum when we got our pre-arrival letter.
Hope this helps. Good luck!
Can anyone from the US help me? My husband (American) received DM and pre-arrival almost 2 weeks ago and nothing since. Since it is a visa exempt country, do they just mail him the COPR document to land with, as we submitted photocopies of his passport and photos with the initial application? Or do we still get PPR? I’m confused becuase it has been a long time since DM to have not received PPR yet according to the spreadsheet. Thank you!
I have been following this thread for a while. I don't think anyone received DM or PPR yet.
No idea why they aren’t giving DM or PPR when so many of us with pre arrival..all a waiting game!
Based on the information I see in the trackers, majority of the applicants are from India. May be they are trying to come up with a plan to reduce the risk of covid spread when they start admitting Indians (Just a guess). Hoping to see some DMs or PPRs in next couple of weeks.