Hi...I am sailing in same boat...I have received my PR card but my husbands application is showing submitted...don’t know why it’s taking time
Update: My wife's PR got approved today as well...Here is my complete timeline:
Landed: 26th May
Photo Request by CIC on email for me: 11th July
Photos sent: 16th July (for both me and my spouse together as we called CIC and checked about my wife and they said even her photo is required)
Photos received: 18th July
Ghost Update for my application: 18th August
Approved (for my application: 23rd August
My PR card received: 28th August
Ghost Update for Wife's application: 30th August
Wife's PR Card Approved: 04th September
Should receive her card in mail this week or latest by next week.
My wife called CIC on 27th August and wanted an update for her application. They said that as per the records they haven't received her photos yet. Although, we sent both mine and her photos in the same mail. So the agent added a note in her application about this. I don't know whether this helped in any way.
Also, just wanted to point out one other thing in case it helps in any way. I landed in Canada, and then had to go back to US as I was on my H1B visa there on a project. When the photo request came in, I clicked a photograph in US and sent to my wife in Canada with the address of the photo studio behind the photo. I was worried that me being outside Canada may cause any issues, but it did not.