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No, we are both abroad.

Well, here's hoping we are an 'easier' case and the PA paperwork goes to Mississauga, then.

We are doing an outland application and we are both abroad, so whether they would prioritise us or not, I don't know. I would have thought all family applications are priority, but hey ho. I understood that on the CIC website they are prioritising Canadians trying to return to Canada - don't...

Thanks - that makes sense.

That's very depressing, if those timescales bear out. :o(

Are you saying that applications received in July 2020 will receive AOR1 May 2021? What does that 3, 4 and 2 months refer to in your calculation? Where do you get your information from to assess / calculate this? Thank you. LL

Hi, there, all, I am still trying to understand the process. Does anyone know how the Visa Office is determined when files move Visa Office and one is awaiting AOR2 (I think that's how it goes)? Which files move i.e. the sponsor's, principal applicants or both? Is it different if the couple is...

Montréal is the first city I truly fell in love with - hope you love it there. Can you input your tracking code into the Canada Post link? That might tell you where it is in Canada and if it is hung up in customs. That being said, once mine reached Canada it took a week, so maybe yours is...

It looks like it got to Sydney, Alexn? That's a lot faster than mine! Now on to AOR1, which seems like it might take forever...

Same here - life is quiet and that's OK. Are you going to Québec then? I have no idea about the separate process in Québec, never mind the rest of Canada! Montréal is a wonderful city, but can't comment on the rest of the province. It seems overall, Québec is struggling to manage COVID. Seems...

No, we are going to Ontario, with BC as a back up. Lucky you - I'd love to be waiting to get back to Canada from Lisbon. And to be Portuguese would be nice, too! :o) London is very different from the rest of the UK indeed. We are in the north of England, so life is a bit slower. :o) I think...

Thank you. LL

Hi, there, Adding myself to this thread - as I missed it - thank you @Alexn. We are applying, both in the UK, Canadian and British couple.

Yes, under Canada Post 'Tools' page, select 'Track' and put in your tracking code in whatever the Portuguese tracking code format is - probably different to the UK. It's right at the top. https://www.canadapost.ca/cpc/en/tools.page I'll have a look at the links you provided. Thank you. Where...

I understand that it will take time to get the AOR1, especially with COVID-19. Just wondering when and how to do the online accounts part and do the linking between sponsor and principal applicant. That's the part that is confusing me, if that makes sense. It seems online account(s) creation...

In the UK, tracking was with Royal Mail (UK). Then the same tracking reference was used for Canada Post when in Canada (it even said on the Canada Post website when they were waiting for it to come to Canada from the UK). It sounds like you sent your post through regular Portuguese post with a...

Hi, everyone, I know CIC says it cannot process applications according to their usual schedule. For tracking on this forum, I notice there are spreadsheets. I am wondering: a) what spreadsheet to add our information to (don't think there's a July 2020 tab anywhere yet, as far as I have found...

Hi, all I am wondering if someone would be able to clarify how to create and link the online accounts of sponsor and principal applicant? It would seem we need to wait for the AOR1, as it is a paper application. We are assuming, based on the averages, that we won't get AOR1 until late August...

Hi, Alexn, We were going to send it by courier. However, in the instructions for our pathway (outland application with Canadian also outside Canada intending to return to Canada, obviously!), there were no contact details i.e. 'name' and 'telephone number', as required by courier companies i.e...

Hi, all, I am a Canadian Citizen sponsoring my British spouse. We both live in the UK. I am not really expecting to get my AOR1 until late August 2020 at the earliest, with COVID-19 etc. I am wondering if someone would be able to clarify how to create and link the online accounts of sponsor...