Thanks for your advice. Lawyer advised us verbally when we were in his office. A valid passport number was needed to apply for the sponsorship application. (my spouse applied for sponsorship application for me when I was in refugee status after we got married.) Even though lawyer made us to renew but he didn't use the new passport info on my sponsorship. Instead, he wrote a letter stating my passport is with IRCC. I really regret his decision when he told us to apply for renewing though. Coming from a lawyer's mouth, we didn't verify what we should not do since he was in care.
Yes, I never received that passport.
