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August 2024 Outland Spousal Sponsorship and Permanent Residency

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Aug 20, 2024
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Just wanted to update on how our application is progressing.

Province:Ontario
Sponsor:Canadian Citizen
Principal Applicant:American
Submitted:August 15, 2024 through online PR portal
AOR:Received September 14, 2024
Sponsor Eligibility Completed:October 1, 2024
Medical Request:October 2, 2024
Sponsor Approval Letter:October 10, 2024
Medical Completed:October 19, 2024
Biometrics Requested:October 25, 2024
Medical Approved:October 28, 2024

I'm currently in the process of changing my last name to my husband's, so I'm getting a new passport and am unable to complete my biometrics. I'll hopefully complete it in early December. Kind of shot myself in the foot by slowing down the process, but my husband and I agreed that it's better to get the name change out of the way now then have to deal with it in the future when everything is finalized. We called IRCC before deciding to start the process of changing my last name and they said that we shouldn't have any issue with it affecting our application.
What is difference between sponsor eligibility and sponsor approval ? Please guide both in details