March 2025- Outland Spousal Sponsorship

[PR-2025]

Hello!! Anyone received their BIL or MIL request who got AOR around 9th April??

 

[lucyzoro4]

Outland Application

PA : INDIA

Application Submitted - 25th March

AOR - 1st April

Biometrics request - 9th April

Medical Request - 9th April

Biometrics completed - 14th April

Medical completed - 19th April

Sponsor Eligibility Passed - 17th April

Pre-Arrival Letter - 17th April

Background Check - In progress

 

[maruthi.hr]

What is in a Pre-Arrival Letter and where are you guys receiving it?

 

[monkeydluffy13]

• Submitted: March 24, 2025
• Sponsor: PR
• Principal Applicant: India
• Application Type: Outland
• AOR: April 5 , 2025
• Biometric Request: April 9, 2025
• Medical Request: April 9, 2025
• Biometrics Completed: April 15, 2025
• Sponsorship Letter: April 17, 2025
• Pre Arrival Letter: April 17, 2025
• Sponsor Eligibility Passed: April 17, 2025
• Medical: In Progress
• Background: In Progress

 

[monkeydluffy13]

What is in a Pre-Arrival Letter and where are you guys receiving it?

You will receive an email with attached letter. I think they send it after your eligibility is cleared. Don't know much about it

 

[maruthi.hr]

Outland Application

PA : INDIA
PA Status: PR

Application Submitted - 1 March

AOR -11 March

Biometrics request - 31 March

Medical Request - 1 April

Biometrics completed - 10 April

Medical completed - 11 April

Sponsor Eligibility Passed - 10th April

Pre-Arrival Letter - Waiting

 

[spousal-visa]

As of April 24, 2025:

• Biometrics – In Progress
• Medical Exam – Completed (April 19, 2025)
• Sponsor Eligibility – Passed
• Background Check – In Progress

I'm wondering why biometrics is still showing as "in progress", even though it was completed before the medical exam and background check.


Can anyone share insight into why this might be delayed? Also, what are the normal processing steps for a spousal sponsorship application?


Thanks and best of luck to everyone going through the process!

 

[Jd1520]

Anything after that? I am in same boat

 

[Jd1520]

Anything after that? I am in same boat

• Submitted: March 4, 2025
• Sponsor: PR
• Principal Applicant: Chile
• Application Type: Outland
• AOR: March 13, 2025
• Sponsor Eligibility Passed: March 25, 2025
• Biometric Request: March 26, 2025
• Biometrics Completed: March 28, 2025

 

[monkeydluffy13]

• Submitted: March 24, 2025
• Sponsor: PR
• Principal Applicant: India
• Application Type: Outland
• AOR: April 5 , 2025
• Biometric Request: April 9, 2025
• Medical Request: April 9, 2025
• Biometrics Completed: April 15, 2025
• Sponsorship Letter: April 17, 2025
• Pre Arrival Letter: April 17, 2025
• Sponsor Eligibility Passed: April 17, 2025
• Medical: In Progress
• Background: In Progress

• Medical: April 25, 2025 (completed)
• Background: In Progress

 

[Testdrive]

Biometrics received: April 10
Biometrics completed: April 25
Sponsor eligibility passed: April 17

Just received AOR:
Submitted: March 24, 2025
Sponsor: Canadian Citizen living in China with wife.
PA: Chinese
Application type: Outland
AOR: April 5th 2025

 

[Qisbehx]

• Submitted: March 8, 2025
• Sponsor: PR
• Principal Applicant: PH
• Application Type: Outland
• AOR: March 18, 2025
• Sponsor Eligibility Completed: March 25, 2025
• Biometric Request: March 25, 2025
• Biometrics Completed: March 28, 2025
• Medical Request: March 31, 2025
• PA Eligibility Completed: April 01, 2025
• Pre Arrival Letter: April 02, 2025

Any update?

 

[Qisbehx]

Outland Application

PA : INDIA

Application Submitted - 18 March

AOR - 28 March

Biometrics request - 1 April

Medical Request - 3 April

Biometrics completed - 7th April

Medical completed - 8th April

Sponsor Eligibility Passed - 10 April

Pre-Arrival Letter - 10 April

any update?

 

[PR-2025]

How long does background check usually take?

 

[han1285]

• Returned: March 28, 2025
• Re-submitted: March 28, 2025

My application was returned on March 28 because there was some information missing in one of the forms. I filled out the form properly and re-submitted.
Only later did we see that my husband (sponsor) had also received an email with a letter attached and the following information:

"If you are re-submitting your application please ensure you also include a copy of this letter.
Please note: some forms include a validate button, if you re-submit, all forms should be validated if applicable."

Since I didn't know about this at the time of re-submittal, I did not include a copy of this letter nor did I validate the other forms (as far as I remember).
I haven't heard back from them yet, but I guess my application will be returned again.

I suppose there's nothing I can do at the moment, I'm just posting this so other people can avoid making the same mistake.

Good luck, everyone!

I uploaded the letter via the web form some time after April 8, 2025 and received AOR on April 11. So, fortunately it wasn't too bad after all.
Here's my updated timeline:

Submitted: March 19, 2025
Sponsor: Canadian Citizen
PA: Germany
Application Type: Outland
Returned: March 28, 2025
Re-submitted: March 28, 2025
AOR: April 11, 2025
Biometrics request: April 16, 2025
Medical Request: April 22, 2025
Biometrics completed: April 23, 2025
Sponsor Eligibility Passed: April 25, 2025