June 2024 - Inland Spousal Sponsorship

[megastuart]

Folks - Tracker seems to be working now. Hop on...

 

[Charlamanderxxxx]

Folks - Tracker seems to be working now. Hop on...

Woot woot!

 

[lbszzz]

(re)Submitted Application: June 14
AOR: July 8
Bio completed sometime in August
Medical Request: Sep 6
Medical Exam: Sep 9
Medical Exam Passed: Sep 15
Eligibility in Progress: Sep 25
Pre-arrival Letter: Sept 26

(re)Submitted Application: June 14
AOR: July 8
Medical Request: Sep 6
Medical Exam: Sep 9
Medical Exam Passed: Sep 15
Eligibility in Progress: Sep 25
Pre-arrival Letter: Sept 26
SA Letter: Oct 1 (Eligibility on GCKey: "We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements")

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[Smindhi]

Submitted June 18
Still waiting for AOR and everything

 

[megastuart]

(re)Submitted Application: June 14
AOR: July 8
Medical Request: Sep 6
Medical Exam: Sep 9
Medical Exam Passed: Sep 15
Eligibility in Progress: Sep 25
Pre-arrival Letter: Sept 26
AIP Letter: Oct 1 (Eligibility on GCKey: "We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements")

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You may be getting your SA in mail (I've noticed few people getting it instead of email). Better to call ircc and find out SA approval status. People mentioned that it takes about 2 weeks for the mail to get to us. Goodluck

 

[lbszzz]

You may be getting your SA in mail (I've noticed few people getting it instead of email). Better to call ircc and find out SA approval status. People mentioned that it takes about 2 weeks for the mail to get to us. Goodluck

I did receive AIP or SA Letter (same thing, right?) via email. Good luck to you too!

 

[YVR123]

I did receive AIP or SA Letter (same thing, right?) via email. Good luck to you too!

SA is different from AIP. SA is for sponsor and usually way earlier stage than AIP.

 

[lbszzz]

SA is different from AIP. SA is for sponsor and usually way earlier stage than AIP.

thanks for the correction, edited the original post

 

[LalaMoon]

Oct 3: Update on GC Keys, passed medical exam

 

[lbszzz]

I am actually confused about the difference between SA and AIP.

Below is a part of the letter I received few days back:

It has been determined that you meet the eligibility requirements to apply for permanent residence as a member of the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class. Please note that a final decision will not be made until all remaining requirements for becoming a permanent resident have been met. These requirements include medical, security and background checks for you and, if applicable, all of your family members, both in Canada and abroad, even if they are not applying to join you in Canada at this time. You cannot become a permanent resident until you and all your family members have met these requirements.

According to https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship/helpcentre/glossary.html#a it looks like AIP, but the letter does not contain term "approved in principle".

 

[megastuart]

I am actually confused about the difference between SA and AIP.

Below is a part of the letter I received few days back:


According to https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship/helpcentre/glossary.html#a it looks like AIP, but the letter does not contain term "approved in principle".

It is AIP indeed - Its just a term coined by IRCC.

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship/helpcentre/glossary.html

"Approved in principle / Approval in principle (AIP)
Your application is “approved in principle (AIP)” if:

• you have received a letter from IRCC stating that you meet the permanent residence eligibility requirements, but
• you still have to pass the medical, security and background checks for you and, if needed, your family members."

 

[lbszzz]

(re)Submitted Application: June 14
AOR: July 8
Medical Request: Sep 6
Medical Exam: Sep 9
Medical Exam Passed: Sep 15
Eligibility in Progress: Sep 25
Pre-arrival Letter: Sept 26
SA Letter: Oct 1 (Eligibility on GCKey: "We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements")

Update Oct 4:

Resubmitted Application: June 14
AOR: July 8
Medical Request: Sep 6
Medical Exam: Sep 9
Medical Exam Passed: Sep 15
Eligibility in Progress: Sep 25
Pre-arrival Letter: Sept 26
SA (or AIP?) Letter: Oct 1
Eligibility Completed (Tracker): Oct 4
meanwhile Eligibility on GCKey: "We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements")

Background check on Tracker: In progress
Background check on GCKey: Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start your background check.

 

[alex00]

I am actually confused about the difference between SA and AIP.

Below is a part of the letter I received few days back:


According to https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship/helpcentre/glossary.html#a it looks like AIP, but the letter does not contain term "approved in principle".

Yep, that's AIP. Congrats!

 

[alex00]

Oct 3: Update on GC Keys, passed medical exam

Same, and now the tracker is showing medical completed as of Oct 2.

 

[alex00]

We got BIL yesterday and have an appointment to get it done tomorrow Sept 5th.

Timeline:
PR submission June 5th
AOR June 29th
SOWP submitted June 29th
SOWP approved July 20th
BIL Sept 3rd

Do you have any updates on your application? We have very similar timelines.