***February 2021 Outland Spouse Sponsorship***
- Thread starter yash91pathak
- Start date
Jan 2021 Outland Application:
Sponsor: PR
Applicant: India
Paper Application sent: Jan 2021
AOR1: Feb 2021
Upfront Medical was provided: was valid until Jan 2022
Biometric request: July 2021
Sponsor Eligibility Approval: July 2021
File Transfer to NDVO
Biometric given & updated: Sep 2021
AOR2: Oct 2021 ( Line 2 on ecas changed to “started processing application “)
TRV applied & refused: Nov 2021
Medical Expired : Jan 2022
2nd attempt on TRV: April 2022(still in processing)
PFL issued based on 117(9)(d): May 2022
Remedical Request: May 2022
PFL response submitted: May 2022
Medical submitted and updated on portal: June 2022
PFL response accepted and Recommended Approval by officer as per GCMS notes received: June 2022
Background Check changed to completed: July 2022
Eligibility still shows in process
waiting for pre arrival/ PPR/ Any update from immigration
continues follow ups through MP line, biweekly raising webforms for status update/expedite, ordering GCMS each month. Doing each and everything that’s possible for me to do just to get out of this misery
Question: What happens next after officer recommended approval? From other timelines, Background & eligibility gets approved on same day followed by pre arrival and then PPR. My eligibility still shows in processing where background is completed. What’s coming next from your experience??
Any help understanding next possible steps would be greatly appreciated?
Thank you
Sponsor: PR
Applicant: India
Paper Application sent: Jan 2021
AOR1: Feb 2021
Upfront Medical was provided: was valid until Jan 2022
Biometric request: July 2021
Sponsor Eligibility Approval: July 2021
File Transfer to NDVO
Biometric given & updated: Sep 2021
AOR2: Oct 2021 ( Line 2 on ecas changed to “started processing application “)
TRV applied & refused: Nov 2021
Medical Expired : Jan 2022
2nd attempt on TRV: April 2022(still in processing)
PFL issued based on 117(9)(d): May 2022
Remedical Request: May 2022
PFL response submitted: May 2022
Medical submitted and updated on portal: June 2022
PFL response accepted and Recommended Approval by officer as per GCMS notes received: June 2022
Background Check changed to completed: July 2022
Eligibility still shows in process
waiting for pre arrival/ PPR/ Any update from immigration
continues follow ups through MP line, biweekly raising webforms for status update/expedite, ordering GCMS each month. Doing each and everything that’s possible for me to do just to get out of this misery
Question: What happens next after officer recommended approval? From other timelines, Background & eligibility gets approved on same day followed by pre arrival and then PPR. My eligibility still shows in processing where background is completed. What’s coming next from your experience??
Any help understanding next possible steps would be greatly appreciated?
Thank you
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File still in background check for security (13 months) but just found out file got moved from Mexico VO to Vancouver office - not sure if that is a good sign or not
I just checked your timeline .. your medical got extended... where did you check this Ecas or new tracker tool?
I sent web form to the VO asking if I would get a letter or if I just go and do a medical and they sent an email saying that they would extend it. GCKEY and ECAS have not updated since last July. New Tracker showed updated a few weeks later with new expiry date (not that PR tracker has not updated with anything else since last year even though I have sent updated documents ect)
Burnt, lost, tossed....
Can't call IRCC "can't transfer call"
Trackers (3) - not updated since July 2021 (medical)
MP - always helpfuls now "on hold for 3-5 hours untenable"
GCMS notes ordered May 2022 still waiting, and not replying
OIC complaint filed July 2022 still waiting and not replying
That is exactly what they did to our application…. I’m so frustrated
any news 
i am lossing ....... there is no way to contact and ask them what the hell they are doing with our applications.... MP is also helpless,, webform not answered.... calls no hold on... this is bullshit...
i am lossing ....... there is no way to contact and ask them what the hell they are doing with our applications.... MP is also helpless,, webform not answered.... calls no hold on... this is bullshit...I have not heard anything on my file.any news
- Call IRCC, "can't transfer call"
- Trackers (3) not updated since Jul 2021
- MP "I have not been able to get through to IRCC. I was on hold 3 hours and 4 hours the two recent times I tried but could not get through. I will continue to try but the challenges abound and it simply seems that the IRCC has stopped responding to us in any kind of timely fashion"
- GCMS notes ordered May 2022 still waiting, and not replying
- OIC complaint filed July 2022 re GCMS notes still waiting and not replying
- Got a Ministerial correspondence to an email I sent which obviously wasn't even read - the gist of it is stop requesting updates (only do it via MP), look at new tracker (no updates for 15 months)!!!
Ordered GCMS notes may 2, 2022. Instead of by email as requested, it was sent by mail. Received October 13th. Anyone guess what was inside? A copy of my application. no officer notes, nothing. over 5 months wait for nothing.