Hi i applied for spousal sponsorship and i have received the AOR and sponsor eligibility approval for myself. i applied for visitor visa for my wife using the new IRCC portal and see below for my timeline in the new ircc portal:
Documents submitted by myself for my wife's visitor visa
1.Proof of funds
Canada bank statements,
Notice of assessments
Employment letter
Letter written by me that i will financially support my wife for 1 month trip
2. Invitation letter
3. AOR for spousal sponsorship
4. Proof of relationship
Marriage certificate
Life insurance naming wife as the beneficiary
Documents submitted by my wife
Written letter explaining the following
Purpose of visit ( Visiting the husband in Canada for duration of 1 month)
Travel history (My wife had never travelled before so we just explained in the letter)
Ties to home country ( my wife submitted her bank statements , also her employer doesn't provide employment letter so we wrote a detailed explanation of why no proof of employment was provided.)
Ties to home country ( My wife's mother wrote a letter explaining that my wife will return after her trip is done.)
Travel itineary ( we didnt book or reserve ticket but however we explained our itineary in a letter)
Ties to Canada( we explained in the letter that my wife had no ties to canada with the exception of husband, however all her family,friends,employment are all outside canada.
Proof of identity/Passport
Police report
Birth Certificate
If anyone need my assistance in completing the application, please reach out. also i realized there were so many documents i should have added but i didnt. so it depends on case by case scenario. However remember when you apply after AOR for spousal sponsorship, use the new ircc portal for faster processing
This was our timeline
Submitted application: Jan 29 2024
AOR: Received same time, no need for biometric as biometric had been completed for spousal sponsorship
Eligibility completed on tracker: Feb 05 2024
Background check in process
Feb 14 2023: Original passport Request and BVL received
Online tracker was updated: 8 years visa was received.
Visa has been approved for 8 year visa on passport.
In all it took two weeks.
