April 2025 - Inland Spousal Sponsorship

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Application Submitted: June 11th, 2025
Applicant Nationality: British
Sponsor: Citizen living in Canada
AOR: August 5th 2025
Application linked to portal: 28th July
Bio-metrics Letter: - August 6th ,
Biometrics Complete: August 7th
Prearrival services Letter: - August 7th
PA Eligibility / AIP: - August 12th
Sponsor Eligibility: -August 14th

 

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Lys01 applied on May 28, 2025 (inland) and already had a Final Decision on August 12, 2025, with COPR showing the next day. JanJJ, who applied in February 2025, now has a “Final Decision” date in their account as of August 7, 2025. Clearly, recent inland applicants are getting decisions much faster than estimated the 6-month wait you mentioned.
However I am preparing myself for almost worst case scenario (6 months, or by February 2026) or absolute worst case (February 2027.. really hoping and praying it doesn't go there). I want it ASAP

It depends on the country you're from, whether you're a spouse or a common-law applicant. Likely, a Jordanian nationality will take longer, as the IRCC won't have access to the confidential data it would have from one of the Five Eyes countries. They will only share the information upon request

 

[Lara005]

Update:

• Application Submitted: April 2, 2025
• Applicant Nationality: Nigerian
• Sponsor: Citizen living in Canada
• AOR: May 2, 2025
• Application linked to portal:May 12, 2025
• Bio-metrics Letter: August 8, 2025
• Prearrival services Letter: August 15, 2025
• PA Eligibility / AIP: completed on Tracker, August 14, 2025
• Sponsor Eligibility: -

Will I receive my AIP letter in my GCkey? I need it for health insurance

 

[Lara005]

It depends on the country you're from, whether you're a spouse or a common-law applicant. Likely, a Jordanian nationality will take longer, as the IRCC won't have access to the confidential data it would have from one of the Five Eyes countries. They will only share the information upon request

Some pple apply under Inland Family Class which is different from SCLPC..hence the faster timeline. Theirs is generally faster

 

[James Russo]

Update:

• Application Submitted: April 2, 2025
• Applicant Nationality: Nigerian
• Sponsor: Citizen living in Canada
• AOR: May 2, 2025
• Application linked to portal:May 12, 2025
• Bio-metrics Letter: August 8, 2025
• Prearrival services Letter: August 15, 2025
• PA Eligibility / AIP: completed on Tracker, August 14, 2025
• Sponsor Eligibility: -

Will I receive my AIP letter in my GCkey? I need it for health insurance

You might get in few days! Congrats.

 

[Lara005]

You might get in few days! Congrats.

Oh ok. Thanks
Where’s your VO

 

[James Russo]

Oh ok. Thanks
Where’s your VO

I'm the sponsor... I have not idea lol. We live in Toronto.

 

[Lara005]

I'm the sponsor... I have not idea lol. We live in Toronto.

Oh ok.

 

[ketulp_patel]

Common law spouse inland application

• Application Submitted: April 23, 2025
• Applicant Nationality: Indian
• Sponsor: Citizen living in Canada
• AOR: -May 23,2025
• Application linked to portal:
• Bio-metrics Letter: 19 Aug 2025
• Prearrival services Letter: -
• Sponsor Eligibility: -
• Sponsor Eligibility (2nd)

 

[Earth2Mars]

and these fast times with the advertised 36 months processing time?

 

[yannickdesire]

Hi everyone,


I’m extending my PGWP by paper and would love concrete feedback.





Quick timeline:

• July 8, 2025: paper package delivered to IRCC.
• Since then: file shows “awaiting completeness check” (I have a temporary file number).
• I realized after mailing that:
  • the IMM5710 “Signature” page wasn’t signed in pen (I typed my full name and the date on the computer),
  • the checklist wasn’t in the first envelope (I sent it separately the same day).
• 
  
• Current work permit expiry: August 26, 2025.
• Saturday, August 23: I plan to send one PDF via the IRCC Web form containing:
  • the IMM5710 signature page signed and dated by hand,
  • the checklist,
  • proof of both deliveries,
  • a short note (with UCI + temporary file number).

Questions:

1. Has anyone had a return solely for a non-handwritten signature on IMM5710 (paper)?
2. Has sending a hand-signed page + checklist via the IRCC Web form ever prevented a return for you (even though completeness is mostly based on the scanned paper package)?
3. Timelines you experienced: how long did your paper application stay “awaiting completeness” before AOR/ADR/return?
4. If you got a return after expiry, how did you handle things with your employer (pause, leave, resuming after restoration)?

Context: I filed before expiry; if there’s no return by Aug 26, I’ll be on maintained status. Mainly looking for real cases to adjust and stay sane.





Thanks a lot for sharing

 

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Hi everyone,


I’m extending my PGWP by paper and would love concrete feedback.





Quick timeline:

• July 8, 2025: paper package delivered to IRCC.
• Since then: file shows “awaiting completeness check” (I have a temporary file number).
• I realized after mailing that:
  • the IMM5710 “Signature” page wasn’t signed in pen (I typed my full name and the date on the computer),
  • the checklist wasn’t in the first envelope (I sent it separately the same day).
• 
  
• Current work permit expiry: August 26, 2025.
• Saturday, August 23: I plan to send one PDF via the IRCC Web form containing:
  • the IMM5710 signature page signed and dated by hand,
  • the checklist,
  • proof of both deliveries,
  • a short note (with UCI + temporary file number).

Questions:

1. Has anyone had a return solely for a non-handwritten signature on IMM5710 (paper)?
2. Has sending a hand-signed page + checklist via the IRCC Web form ever prevented a return for you (even though completeness is mostly based on the scanned paper package)?
3. Timelines you experienced: how long did your paper application stay “awaiting completeness” before AOR/ADR/return?
4. If you got a return after expiry, how did you handle things with your employer (pause, leave, resuming after restoration)?

Context: I filed before expiry; if there’s no return by Aug 26, I’ll be on maintained status. Mainly looking for real cases to adjust and stay sane.





Thanks a lot for sharing

I think this is the wrong thread for this question