February 2020 Inland Sponsorship

[hiwilley]

September 24, 2020—Ottawa—Today, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of IRCC, is announcing action to speed up spousal application processing and help families build their lives together in Canada.
IRCC has increased the number of decision makers on spousal applications in Canada by 66%, to process spousal applications more quickly and reduce couples’ wait times.
With these initiatives, IRCC aims to accelerate, prioritize and finalize approximately 6,000 spousal applications each month from October until December 2020
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/09/ircc-speeding-up-processing-for-spousal-applications.html

 

[zapzyder]

Just got AOR
File submitted on Feb 22nd 2020
Received on Feb 24th 2020
Returned on 1st April due to missing signature and RCMP
File sent back on 8th April 2020
Received on 14th April 2020
Biometrics fee reminder on 2nd Sept 2020
AOR received on 25th Sept 2020

 

[zapzyder]

Also does the application number start with two letters followed by a number for anybody?

 

[Wensy]

Hey, I am March 4th applicant.
Does anyone get the OWP on this week? Or the paper OWP?

 

[zapzyder]

Anybody has a problem linking AOR application to myGIC account?

 

[PaoTalamantesh]

Anybody has a problem linking AOR application to myGIC account?

I had problems. It was just after two weeks of receiving AOR that I ws able to link it

 

[zapzyder]

I had problems. It was just after two weeks of receiving AOR that I ws able to link it

Oh okay I just got it few days ago.

 

[PaoTalamantesh]

Oh okay I just got it few days ago.

I was able to link it using the Application number and the UCI.

 

[TCMY]

Hey, I am March 4th applicant.
Does anyone get the OWP on this week? Or the paper OWP?

Hi there, I am a Feb 25 applicant and still waiting for my OWP approval.

 

[Zahra Tamar]

Just got AOR
File submitted on Feb 22nd 2020
Received on Feb 24th 2020
Returned on 1st April due to missing signature and RCMP
File sent back on 8th April 2020
Received on 14th April 2020
Biometrics fee reminder on 2nd Sept 2020
AOR received on 25th Sept 2020

Hello, how did you send the biometric fee receipt

 

[Hans_Cath]

Has anyone from the end of February had their OWP approved yet? I've seen lots of people getting them from Mid February and it seems like the sort of just stopped.

I was finally able to link my OWP to my account today.

I thought I would have received the official AOR by now, but I was sent a temporary one last week. Everyone seems to be getting these, so it seems like it isn't really a step forward at all yet.

Timeline:
Received: 28 February
Biometrics Reminder: 4 August
Temporary AOR: 24 September
OWP Linked to Account: 29 September

 

[k1zz]

Has anyone sent the OWP request separately? I sent my sponsorship application mid-February and the OWP request in the beginning of May. Last month I mailed the documents for CSQ after receiving the invitation from IRCC, but I have no news for my OWP. I have seen some people around here getting their OWP approved, but I am not sure if it's related to the date I submitted the sponsorship application or the OWP one.

I cannot link the OWP application to my online account, but when I called them they say it's there and someone has been assigned to me.

Is anyone going through the same thing? Also my passport expires next year in July and I am afraid I can't even use the OWP much because I will have to apply for an extension, therefore wait again endlessly.

 

[Hans_Cath]

Has anyone from the end of February had their OWP approved yet? I've seen lots of people getting them from Mid February and it seems like the sort of just stopped.

I was finally able to link my OWP to my account today.

I thought I would have received the official AOR by now, but I was sent a temporary one last week. Everyone seems to be getting these, so it seems like it isn't really a step forward at all yet.

Timeline:
Received: 28 February
Biometrics Reminder: 4 August
Temporary AOR: 24 September
OWP Linked to Account: 29 September

UPDATE

I finally received my official AOR on 1 October.

Still waiting on my OWP approval though.

 

[zapzyder]

Hello, how did you send the biometric fee receipt

I had already paid at the time of application. I received a reminder to pay again which I disregarded as I had already paid

 

[32David]

I had already paid at the time of application. I received a reminder to pay again which I disregarded as I had already paid

To send a receipt you have to used the web form and put in all the required info which you applied, when you you going to submit at the end it will ask you if you want to submit any documents, select your file then upload and submit again.
All documents submissions is at the end of the web form after you agreed you wont see it on the first page.