Received Passport request today !
Application submitted in Mississauga : June 26, 2017
First medical done: August 30, 2017
File received at LVO: September 18, 2017
Processing started in LVO: September 22, 2017
Pre-arrival received: January 30, 2018
Background check started: January 30, 2018
Request for remedical: October 31, 2018
Additional document request: November 8, 2018
Decision made in Ecas: November 16, 2018
Passport request: November 19, 2018
For those of you wondering, it was first marriage for both sponsor and applicant. No red flags. Everything went smooth except our background check took 9 months even though the applicant didn’t have much travel history.