Expired CoPR intending to add spouse -- need some help!

[j9lad]

Hi all,

I am in a fairly difficult situation right now and would really appreciate your thoughts and suggestions. My CoPR was approved prior to March 18, 2020. However, I could not travel and complete the landing due to the pandemic. I recently got married and requested IRCC to update my spouse to my application. I just received the following vague response to my WebForm request:

We verified the information you provided and can confirm that it is not necessary to update your information if you do not currently have an application in process with IRCC.

Since a final decision was already made on your application, the information you provided will not be added to your file.

If applicable, we invite you to include this information when you submit a new application.

We hope the information provided is helpful in assisting you with your enquiry.

We would also like to suggest the following online services that might be helpful to you with any immigration, refugee and/or citizenship future requests:

This reply scares me with the prospect that I'll have to open a new application from scratch. I have read here on the forum that IRCC would typically require the primary applicant to return the CoPR and obtain a renewed visa based on valid documents (PCC and medical records, without IELTS) of the spouse. Is this true in most cases?

Secondly, when I created the WebForm request, I was asking them to add my spouse to the already approved application. Does this reply actually mean that it's not necessary to do that and that there would be other means to complete the process?

Overall, what would be the guidance in my situation to complete the landing with my spouse for an already approved (but expired) CoPR? I'd be grateful if you could let me know your thoughts.

 

[j9lad]

Bump. Any suggestions?