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July 2021 *Outland* Spousal Sponsorship

stars6777

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Oct 26, 2021
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Have you found these tracking spreadsheets... It's very helpful to gauge how applications for a lot of others are progressing..

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/192sbvjd4vJsEWY_B7w5DgFKBmIPNYo6TjlVWAk-xxxA/edit#gid=2079961909

I received a letter in September which I believe is the AOR1 and then on Sept 23 & 24 I received a request to Pay for Biometrics and to get my Medical done. After paying for the Biometrics, I had difficulty uploading the receipt which is a ridiculous process but eventually uploaded. I had be left wondering why I hadn't received the letter requesting me to go give my Biometrics and never succeeded in getting an answer until today when I received the letter.

So tomorrow I will go give my Biometrics and then be back wondering what will happen next.
Thanks for your quick reply! I checked the tracker sheet and the person who applied on the same date as me (July 14) already got their biometrics and medical exam done :( I am so worried... I don't even know what to do because I don't know if this is even normal
 

armoured

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Thanks for your quick reply! I checked the tracker sheet and the person who applied on the same date as me (July 14) already got their biometrics and medical exam done :( I am so worried... I don't even know what to do because I don't know if this is even normal
Lool at previous months and you will see there is a range of time for each stage. No sense worrying unless yours is well, well, well longer than average.
 

spc337

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Jun 8, 2021
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Thanks for your quick reply! I checked the tracker sheet and the person who applied on the same date as me (July 14) already got their biometrics and medical exam done :( I am so worried... I don't even know what to do because I don't know if this is even normal

That was my feel with by Biometrics, it's not fun. Have you been able to setup your GCKey Account. I struggled with that too but eventually got it setup and linked my application to the account. This does give a slightly better status but may not answer all your questions. It will allow you to be more confident in out things move forward. For me, I needed to upload a document and before GCKey was setup, I had no idea if it was submitted correctly.

On the spreadsheets, everyone seems to progress at different speeds. but hopefully you can find someone in a similar circumstance that gives a more reasonable benchmark to check against.

Good luck!
 

Quoc

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Sep 4, 2021
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I still waiting for the Medical request !
I received this email today :
We're still working on your application.
You may not have heard from us in a little while. This is normal. Most of the progress on your application happens closer to your estimated completion date.
Anyone else received this email ?
Thanks.

Here's my timeline :
PA : Vietnam VO : Singapore
Application Received: July 6, 2021
AOR1: September 4, 2021
Biometrics Request: N/A already done in 2020
Medical Request: still waiting
SA and CSQ Request: September 8, 2021
CSQ Submitted: September 17, 2021
CSQ approval: October 13, 2021
AOR2 : October 21, 2021 from Singapore VO
 

stars6777

Star Member
Oct 26, 2021
90
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That was my feel with by Biometrics, it's not fun. Have you been able to setup your GCKey Account. I struggled with that too but eventually got it setup and linked my application to the account. This does give a slightly better status but may not answer all your questions. It will allow you to be more confident in out things move forward. For me, I needed to upload a document and before GCKey was setup, I had no idea if it was submitted correctly.

On the spreadsheets, everyone seems to progress at different speeds. but hopefully you can find someone in a similar circumstance that gives a more reasonable benchmark to check against.

Good luck!
Yeah, I had some trouble linking my GCKey account as well! I was able to set it up like last month. It's crazy how some people get their Biometrics request, SA, and medicals like 2-3 months after they apply. Here it's been like 4 months and I haven't received a response :/
 

spc337

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Jun 8, 2021
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Thanks for your quick reply! I checked the tracker sheet and the person who applied on the same date as me (July 14) already got their biometrics and medical exam done :( I am so worried... I don't even know what to do because I don't know if this is even normal
I wish I had the answers as I understand the stress. There is a huge variability in the response times to everyone so give it a couple of weeks and hopefully you'll hear back.
 

dv93

Newbie
Jun 12, 2021
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Husband got his eCOPR today! Just a couple weeks before we were going to have to extend his visitor visa. This forum was such a big help throughout the process. Good luck everyone!
 

spc337

Full Member
Jun 8, 2021
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Out of curiosity - Once they request your passport, how quickly is it returned? I will be traveling for the xmas holidays and will need it but also want to submit it as soon as requested, I'd rather travel after receiving my PR but I may not have a choice.
 

LilyBee

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Oct 27, 2019
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Woke up to Decision made on ECAS for Sponsorship Application

Also, second ghost update today on GC Key. Status now shows “We are reviewing your eligibility “