****August 2018***** OUTLAND SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP OUTSIDE OF CANADA
- Thread starter Synoptic
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My husband moved during the process so I had to send a webform updating his address. It took the VO like two days to update it which was pretty quick! His mailing address has always been my address though as I was the representative as well as the sponsor.
Great to see that a lot of the PPRs are starting to finally come for many people! We've had some action on our application as well in the last few days after months of silence. Here is my updated time line:
Application Sent: July 27 2018
Application Received: August 1 2018
AOR1: November 27 2018
Request for Biometrics Fees: November 28 2018
Request for Medical: November 29 2018
Biometrics Paid: November 30 2018
Sponsorship Approval: December 5 2018
Medical Test Done: December 5 2018
Medical Test Passed: December 10 2018
File Transferred to LVO: December 24 2018
File Received in Vienna VO: April 26th 2019 (known through webform inquiry)
Request for Biometric Collection: August 6th 2019
Biometrics Complete: August 7th 2019
Pre-Arrival Services: August 7th 2019
I have a feeling we are almost there... What is weird is that it took them from November to August to send us the biometric collection email. But my wife did it today (Aug 7th) and I just checked the IRCC website and it updated to read the following:
Biometrics Help - Biometrics
EDIT:
My wife just told me that she received an email from the Vienna Visa Office (yes Vienna, Austria) replying to my webform inquiry saying that our application had arrived in Vienna on April 26th 2019.
Two things here:
1. Vienna of all places? I've been following this forum for a year and don't remember anyone having their file transferred there. Makes me feel special lol!
2. Does this qualify as AOR2?
Application Sent: July 27 2018
Application Received: August 1 2018
AOR1: November 27 2018
Request for Biometrics Fees: November 28 2018
Request for Medical: November 29 2018
Biometrics Paid: November 30 2018
Sponsorship Approval: December 5 2018
Medical Test Done: December 5 2018
Medical Test Passed: December 10 2018
File Transferred to LVO: December 24 2018
File Received in Vienna VO: April 26th 2019 (known through webform inquiry)
Request for Biometric Collection: August 6th 2019
Biometrics Complete: August 7th 2019
Pre-Arrival Services: August 7th 2019
I have a feeling we are almost there... What is weird is that it took them from November to August to send us the biometric collection email. But my wife did it today (Aug 7th) and I just checked the IRCC website and it updated to read the following:
Biometrics Help - Biometrics
- August 7, 2019 Completed.
EDIT:
My wife just told me that she received an email from the Vienna Visa Office (yes Vienna, Austria) replying to my webform inquiry saying that our application had arrived in Vienna on April 26th 2019.
Two things here:
1. Vienna of all places? I've been following this forum for a year and don't remember anyone having their file transferred there. Makes me feel special lol!
2. Does this qualify as AOR2?
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Haha, you should have moved over to the countryside and live among old people... surely they would have forced you to learn Dutch : P
I'm with you mate. My wife thinks I'm starting to look a bit like a junkie, checking that f-in status all time. I think i'm gonna listen to some more Slayer now.
All my colleagues spoke (impeccable) English. Except the cleaner (who was older - from the country) I once used the word ‘cutback’ in conversation (meaning we had to reduce costs) in front of her - and she looked HORRIFIED!
A colleague spun back the conversation a bit and laughed - Turns out ‘cut back’ SOUNDS like the Dutch slang for ‘c@nt mouth.’
Still - here I am, it didn’t put me off, still multicultural and a citizen of the world!
I think all the activity of moving offices etc is IRCC’s attempts to balance the work load and hit the deadlines. And pre-arrival services are a GOOD SIGN (I’ve signed up to some - some of them are quite in depth and funded - so they won’t give them to you unless you are an almost certain ‘yes’!)
Also, there is a big printing backlog at London, so they seem to be shoving some of the pure admin around a bit.
Also - to the person worried about change of address - the london office emailed me to confirm my address (and they’d put my house number after the street name - not usual uk notation) - they accepted a direct email response, acknowledged by email and the corrected address appeared on the letter the next day. Not saying they check all addresses, but they are being careful to check files and send the paper to the right place (more work for them otherwise!)
Hang in there.
Also, there is a big printing backlog at London, so they seem to be shoving some of the pure admin around a bit.
Also - to the person worried about change of address - the london office emailed me to confirm my address (and they’d put my house number after the street name - not usual uk notation) - they accepted a direct email response, acknowledged by email and the corrected address appeared on the letter the next day. Not saying they check all addresses, but they are being careful to check files and send the paper to the right place (more work for them otherwise!)
Hang in there.