Sharing my timeline

[Marwa S.]

Hi everyone, here is my timeline:

Oct 1st: sent application
Oct 5th: Sydney received the application
Jan 10th: received AOR
Jan 8th: began processing
Jan 28th: requested additional documents (police certificate) - although we submitted them along with the application (why? am not sure)
Jan 31st: requested biometrics
Feb 1st: Sponsor eligibility approved

- Hubby resides in Germany (on a student visa) and I (sponsor) reside in Canada.
- Now am waiting on my husband to do his biometrics and receive his police certificate so we can upload them.

 

[Wakki]

Most straight forward Outland Spousal Sponsorship follow these process steps (the order of the steps may vary)

1. Application received at IRCC
   
2. IRCC start processing application
3. Receive Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR 1)
4. Link Application to Online Account
5. Sponsor Approval and File transfer to VO
6. VO starts processing PR application (AOR 2)
7. Receive Request for Medical Exam
8. Medical Exam @ IRCC Panel Physician Clinic
9. Biometrics
   
10. Medical Exam Result
11. Eligibility Assessment
12. Background Check completion
    
13. Passport Request (PPR)
14. Pick-up Permanent Residency Visa (PUM)

Spousal sponsorship process completion time varies depending on the visa office and on a case basis.......will advice you assume process completion takes 12 months to help reduce the waiting stress.......relax.....its a wait game.