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Hey all, My wife is moving to Canada soon and she's bringing a fair amount of jewelry with her (nothing too crazy—maybe half a small handbag's worth of rings, necklaces, etc.). Most of these were heirlooms left to her by her grandmother. Given that most of these date back from the 70's -...

I'm currently sponsoring my wife who lives overseas, and we got a message from the IRCC over a month ago saying that she needed biometrics and had to pay a fee. We paid the fee that same day and sent the receipt via webform. However, we haven't heard back or gotten the biometrics instruction...

Hoping for some insights or thoughts here. My outland sponsorship application was received by IRCC on March 10, 2022. I've seen so many applicants after me already get their AOR, and in some cases, even medical request and biometric letters. However, I haven't received mine yet. What's weird...

Just have a question about AORs. I'm currently in a chat group of applicants in the same cohort as me (i.e. outland sponsorship of spouses from the same country). My application was delivered to the IRCC office on Mar. 10, 2022. The majority of those in the chat group who had their applications...

I don't know if it's just me, but I think outland sponsorship processing times have increased from 12 months to 19 months. Saw it in the IRCC's processing times page. Looks like we're in for an even longer wait. :(...

Hi all, Is there a Google Sheets tracker for 2022 spousal applicants, similar to the one from 2021: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/192sbvjd4vJsEWY_B7w5DgFKBmIPNYo6TjlVWAk-xxxA/edit#gid=2037240319? Also, on a somewhat related note, how long does it usually take for outland spousal AOR...

My Citizenship Tracker recently changed Prohibitions, Language, and Physical Presence to "Compete", and my ECAS tracker is saying "Decision Made". However, Citizenship Ceremony still says "Not Started". How long does it usually take on average to get scheduled for a ceremony at this point?

Hi all, I recently finished my citizenship test and on Feb. 7, the status was changed to "complete". Yesterday, I got a ghost update where the "last updated" field changed to Feb. 11 but I didn't really get any other changes aside from that. Any idea what that might mean? Should I be...

Hi all, I'm about to file for outland sponsorship for my wife. Just wanted to know if processing would be faster if we submit online vs. paper? Or is the outcome more or less the same? Thanks!

Hi, I'm contemplating moving from AB to BC for family reasons, and just wanted to know if anyone has experienced massive citizenship delays due to a move? Would want to know if delays are expected, specifically for two scenarios: 1. Moving between provinces before receiving test invite 2...

Hi all, I'm a Canadian PR planning to apply for a TRV to bring my wife to Canada and start the inland spousal process. I've heard the approval process can be very difficult though. Can anyone give me tips on how to get her TRV approved? Thanks!

Hi, I'm a Canadian PR currently contemplating applying a TRV for my wife who's overseas, and just sponsoring her inland from within Canada. Any tips on how to file a successful TRV application for an overseas spouse? I heard that the process can be quite challenging, especially for PRs and...

Hi all, Canadian PR here trying to bring my wife from a "tourist visa required" country to Canada. I was initially exploring outland sponsorship, but had a chat with a consultant earlier who said that bringing my wife to Canada on a tourist visa and applying inland spousal + open work permit...

Hi all, I have a two-part question, and I hope that you could help me out: 1. What is the "real" processing time for PR card renewal? The IRCC website says 137 days, but I've read posts saying it's actually much longer. Is there a PR card tracker excel sheet similar to the spousal /...

Apologies if this has been asked before. I'm a PR sponsoring my wife who is overseas, and have an offer from a Canadian employer for a job that can be done from anywhere in the world. Would it be okay to leave Canada to be with my wife while waiting for approval as long as I maintain my...

Hi all, I'm a Canadian PR sponsoring my spouse who lives overseas soon, and just wanted to ask if it's harder (or takes longer) to get sponsor approval if I'm a freelancer vs. being an employee? I know that the requirements are different if you're self-employed vs. employed by a company, and I...

Hi all, Apologies if this has already been asked. Does IRCC still usually request fingerprints after Background Verification has been set to "Completed"? I heard that fingerprints are only valid for a certain amount of time, and I'm just curious if they still need to request new samples even...

Hi all, I looked at the IRCC website and saw that the average outland spousal sponsorship processing time is around 12 months. In reality though, is this actually followed? Or is usually shorter or longer? Thanks!

Hi all, Just curious if a clinical anxiety / depression diagnosis (prescribed with medications) can be used to request urgent outland spousal sponsorship? The one with this health condition is the sponsor in Canada, not the primary applicant overseas. Thanks!

I recently renewed my foreign passport (non-Canadian) passport while waiting for my citizenship application to be processed. Do I need to inform the IRCC of this and give them details such as my new passport number? I inquired via IRCC's web form twice, and both times they gave non-sequitur...