AOR means that the application has been received and at the very least a cursory glance over the forms, to ensure that the application is complete. It does NOT translate to eligibility review at all, because until the sponsor has been approved, the PR applicant is NOT eligible, right?civic said:But they will not issue AOR if the application is not meant to be processed from within Canada. AOR means a file has been created in the system and initial eligibility review has been done.