Interesting. It seemed like it was stuck on November 2020 for awhile, wasn’t sure they were updating that. I guess they recently made an update. That’s good. As long as I know there is some progress I can breathe easy.
JANUARY 2021 OUTLAND SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP
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Nice.. So you got the SA and AOR on the same day ? wow.. What about medical and biometrics ?
They'll ask if needed. They don't seem to ask for updated that often but it does happen.
Good morning,
So, I received the Biometric Collection Letter yesterday (March 3rd). And in the letter, it says I have 3 months (till June 2nd) to obtain it. Does the time to get the biometrics done affect the general processing time of the application? Do I need to get it done as soon as possible? I am asking because it got much harder for some outland applicants to get the biometric done due to covid.
So, I received the Biometric Collection Letter yesterday (March 3rd). And in the letter, it says I have 3 months (till June 2nd) to obtain it. Does the time to get the biometrics done affect the general processing time of the application? Do I need to get it done as soon as possible? I am asking because it got much harder for some outland applicants to get the biometric done due to covid.
As far as I can tell here, it does not seem to have significant effect on timing - at least towards the beginning of the application. (obviously it can eventually become an issue).
So I would not worry too much at this stage and try to schedule to do it safely/conveniently.
Your mileage may vary though.
Thanks for sharing. When was ur application received and AOR date? Just to get an idea of the timeline process.
Receieved biometric request on 2nd March 2021, application receievd on 10th Feb 2021. I have not receieved AOR or SA. I checked ECAS and it says Decision made for SA. So far I have not been able to connect to GCkey with UCI and Application number on Biometric letter.
Use a partner login (with a Canadian bank). This way you do not need the GCKey and should be able to link your account to your case online.
I would suggest getting it done as soon as you can. If you wait to do it, then that is that much more time that you have to wait for them to process it. Plus, you don't know when another lock down may come about to cause you issues. I read another poster that said they got the letter and finally got a plane ticket for some place that had testing open since his/her country had their center closed. They had the appointment, but then the country was shut down and he/she could not go to get the medical done and ran out of time despite the extension. Good luck. I am still waiting for SA and the requests myself.
You may have some of the information wrong. Many people report that they have put in the wrong amount of people. You have to include the spouse in the applicant amount. (spouse + PA + any dependents.) I had issues because I was doing the birth city, but on my passport and thus on my forms, it was listed as the state, so check to see if you are entering the right info that you had on IMM0008.
Thanks for your reply. I am only sponsoring my wife so wouldnt that be just 1 in the "total number of people included in application". I am currently in Canada. I have exhausted my 5 tries for the day.