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Spousal Sponsorship in-land Applications 2016 timeline and updates

CDNPR2014

VIP Member
Mar 1, 2016
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Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
LANDED..........
2014
lilua said:
Can you please explain me the procedure?
if your sponsor is outside of canada, and is a canadian citizen, they can sponsor you by the outland "outside of canada" process. if the sponsor is a PR, they will need to move back to canada and apply to sponsor you from there. Only those living IN canada with their spouse are eligible to apply inland (inside canada). if you are outside of canada, you can only apply outland. if you both live in canada, you are eligible for inland or outland. outland is usually faster and 99% recommended. i'd recommend reading the very first post on the very first thread to learn about the process:

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/spousal-sponsorship-t46995.0.html

this thread is for those who are applying inland (which right now you are not eligible for if your spouse is outside of canada), so if you have specific questions it will be best to post in a thread specific to that topic or creating your own.
 

Crais84

Full Member
Apr 4, 2016
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Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-02-2016
AOR Received.
13-04-2016
Grrrr so annoying how they randomly deal with applications. My AOR was received on 13th April but there is still no word that they have started processing my application which seems strange considering some people are saying they received their AOR on 3rd May and they started processing 2nd May. Are these outland or inland applications? Mine is an inland one so I am wondering if those who have received their AOR and are being processing are outland applications? Either way the system is messed up and annoying the hell out of me
 

pedropil

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Dec 2, 2015
721
126
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Case Processing Centre - Mississauga, Ontario
App. Filed.......
16-05-2016
AOR Received.
09-06-2016
Med's Request
18-04-2017
Med's Done....
18-05-2017
Interview........
06-07-2017
LANDED..........
06-07-2017
Crais84 said:
Grrrr so annoying how they randomly deal with applications. My AOR was received on 13th April but there is still no word that they have started processing my application which seems strange considering some people are saying they received their AOR on 3rd May and they started processing 2nd May. Are these outland or inland applications? Mine is an inland one so I am wondering if those who have received their AOR and are being processing are outland applications? Either way the system is messed up and annoying the hell out of me
Just relax. It will come soon. Mine received april 4th by the cpc. We have a waiting time up to 3 to 4 months for the OWP and AOR. Its not the same to all applicants.
 

vaya

Star Member
Jul 8, 2010
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Category........
Visa Office......
Mississauga
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-02-2016
AOR Received.
12-04-2016
Med's Done....
02-02-2016
pedropil said:
Just relax. It will come soon. Mine received april 4th by the cpc. We have a waiting time up to 3 to 4 months for the OWP and AOR. Its not the same to all applicants.
I second that! After a few panicky postings here in the forum I am practicing my patience by helping others who are going through the same thing. It helps! All we can do is wait :)
 

legolg

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May 10, 2016
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GTA
NOC Code......
9914000
App. Filed.......
18-03-2016
Doc's Request.
19-04-2017
AOR Received.
28-04-2016 & AOR 2 10-06-2016
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
04-11-2016; Passed end of March 2017
Interview........
27-07-2017
LANDED..........
27-07-2017
We received your application to sponsor --- on March 18, 2016.
We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on April 28, 2016.
We started processing your application on April 27, 2016.

We received --'s application for permanent residence on March 18, 2016.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My questions are; how long does it take to receive the next step (assuming it's AIP?)? Also, when can I apply for the OWP if I'm out of status?
 

browning911

Champion Member
Mar 30, 2016
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Toronto ON
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
CPCMISS
App. Filed.......
30-03-2016
Doc's Request.
Redo IMM5406 and IMM5669 (Jan 2017)
AOR Received.
02-05-2016
Med's Request
00-00-0000
Med's Done....
27-06-2016
Interview........
00-00-0000
Passport Req..
00-00-0000
VISA ISSUED...
00-00-0000
LANDED..........
17-07-2017
vaya said:
Hey hey,
The OWP part of the spreadsheet looks frighteningly empty for 2016 - does anyone have any updates in regards to their application?
Yes I was thinking the same thing. I hope someone can answer.
 

naviboy

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Apr 29, 2016
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Since you are out of status, you cannot apply for the Work Permit until AIP stage. The normal processing time for AIP currently is 17-18 months but we have seen that CIC has sped up their process quite a bit. Some March 2016 applications are being processed right now ( which makes it 14 months) while some September 2015 have started to hear back as well ( 9 months). So the wait time could be anywhere from 9 months to 17 months depending on how CIC Processes these.

The current Liberal Government has promised faster processing times and maybe the 9 months above is a sign of that.

Hope this helps.

legolg said:
We received your application to sponsor --- on March 18, 2016.
We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on April 28, 2016.
We started processing your application on April 27, 2016.

We received --'s application for permanent residence on March 18, 2016.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My questions are; how long does it take to receive the next step (assuming it's AIP?)? Also, when can I apply for the OWP if I'm out of status?
 

naviboy

Member
Apr 29, 2016
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What kind of work-permit were you on? Did you send your application ( with work-permit) before your existing work permit expired? If yes, you could qualify to work on Implied Status.

Let me know and I can help.
The current wait time for Spousal Work Permit is anywhere from 4-6 months.

catherinelulu said:
app sent on May 3rd, 2016
app received on May 5th, 2016

waiting for my OWP..... do need to go back to work
 

Ringlands

Star Member
Jul 12, 2014
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Canada-BC
Category........
Visa Office......
Mississauga
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11th May 2016
Doc's Request.
PCC requested 10th Aug-letter sent to advise already sent in appl.
AOR Received.
17th May & 7th June 2016
IELTS Request
OWP approved 26th Aug
Med's Done....
Will send when requested
Just checked the waiting times for inland sponsor and it says the following:
Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada

'26 month(s)
View your application status online

Includes assessment of sponsor and person being sponsored.

Work permit applications may be submitted after 16 months.'


just a bit concerned about the 'work permit applications may be submitted after 16 months?!'

Sent my application through Canada Post on Saturday 7th May 2016 and it has been received in Mississauga (signed) today - Wednesday 11th May 2016.

I guess everyone who entered there email on the application have been getting AOR via email and not post?
 

pedropil

Hero Member
Dec 2, 2015
721
126
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Case Processing Centre - Mississauga, Ontario
App. Filed.......
16-05-2016
AOR Received.
09-06-2016
Med's Request
18-04-2017
Med's Done....
18-05-2017
Interview........
06-07-2017
LANDED..........
06-07-2017
Ringlands said:
Just checked the waiting times for inland sponsor and it says the following:
Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada

'26 month(s)
View your application status online

Includes assessment of sponsor and person being sponsored.

Work permit applications may be submitted after 16 months.'


just a bit concerned about the 'work permit applications may be submitted after 16 months?!'

Sent my application through Canada Post on Saturday 7th May 2016 and it has been received in Mississauga (signed) today - Wednesday 11th May 2016.

I guess everyone who entered there email on the application have been getting AOR via email and not post?
Processing time of OWP permit is 3 months. Upon receiving your application by CPC you can start counting. Making sure that your in legal status and no errors when they received your applications. Because if theres an error on your OWP application and they returned it, and your TRV is already expired, It's a problem, you cant apply for OWP right away. It's better to apply for extension of your stay if you duration of stay is about to expire and still you havent received your OWP.
 

pedropil

Hero Member
Dec 2, 2015
721
126
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Case Processing Centre - Mississauga, Ontario
App. Filed.......
16-05-2016
AOR Received.
09-06-2016
Med's Request
18-04-2017
Med's Done....
18-05-2017
Interview........
06-07-2017
LANDED..........
06-07-2017
Hello guys,

Anyone here whose their inland application received by the CPC-Mississauga last First week of April 2016 who already received their AOR?
just checking the updates.

Thank you.
 

cherryyyyy

Star Member
Jun 29, 2015
139
3
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App sent 2016/01/15
AOR received 2016/03/10

Just check MyCIC for the OWP application, it shows approved! Cannot reach CIC on the phone, it keeps saying volume is too high.

When can we expect the paper OWP in the mailbox ? Normally how long it takes?

Thanks everyone! This forum really helps me so much!