CEML

Inland Spousal Sponsorship Application, Paper Submission, No dependents

Summary:
*Submission (CPC-Mississauga received paper app) to AOR: 25 days
*AOR to COPR details on tracker/Decision Made in ECAS: 87 days
*COPR details on tracker to PR approval (portal invite): 50 days (Etobicoke VO issued the portal invite)
*Portal invite to Portal details (uploaded photo and address): 6 days
*Portal details to eCOPR: 26 days
*Total: 169 days

Full timeline:
2022-08-08 Application Mailed/Submitted
2022-08-09 Application Received
2022-09-02 Received AOR in sponsor email (from IRCC Mississauga)
*Already submitted biometrics for current visitor visa
2022-09-07 Received Medical Request in gckey
2022-09-16 Completed Medical Exam
2022-09-26 Medical Exam Passed
2022-09-07 OWP linked to gckey
2022-10-03 OWP Approved
2022-10-07 OWP Received
2022-10-13 Background check completed on PR tracker (gckey says in process)
2022-10-25 Ghost update in gckey
2022-11-03 Eligibility completed on tracker (gckey says in process)
2022-11-03 COPR details showed up on PR tracker
2022-11-03 ECAS says “decision made”
2022-11-03 Received pre-arrival services letter on gckey account
*Ghost updates every 2-3 days from last week of November till December 2
2022-12-23 Received portal invitation and replied same day (from IRCC Etobicoke)
2022-12-29 Received portal credentials and uploaded photo and address same day
2023-01-24 Received eCOPR, ECAS says “completed”, linked PR card application in gckey
*Sponsor approval - no communication received
*Approved In Principle - no communication received