I see your PA I in the Philippines. On your sponsor approval letter from IRCC, did they send the application to the Manila visa office for "further processing?" They did in our case. I'm asking if we should consider this a prolonging factor compared to an outland application processed at the Sydney VO. Also, I would like to note that our marriage is cross-cultural. My wife is Filippino, but I'm not. We lived as a couple for ten years outside Canada before we decided to move to Canada.Still quiet? Does your status tracker also say eligibility not started and background in progress?