September 2025 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship

[anthonyjr]

Hi All

I received BIL for spouse sponsorship application on Nov 26th and on Nov 25th biometrics were given for visitor visa application. Will that be reused or should I give them again for PR application? I see mixed responses on this. On UCI I see biometric number on both the applications.

No. They are different. Can't be reused. When you receive the BIL, you follow the BIL.

 

[hotsalsa]

Okay so it seems like they will reuse the biometrics provided for PR towards temporary residence but not the other way around.

 

[Nadia29]

I am trying to join but the above link doesn't work!

https://chat.whatsapp.com/CqahxfgD0bu2TdNwp0IPLc?mode=hqrt2

Try this one

 

[Canada Moose]

Okay so it seems like they will reuse the biometrics provided for PR towards temporary residence but not the other way around.

@hotsalsa Is your 'Sponsor Approval' completed?

 

[anthonyjr]

Same here. Ghost updates today on both Sponsor and PA trackers.
(PA tracker however also now shows the update that Biometric requested on Dec 1, 2025 in the application history section)

Both Sponsor and PA Tracker of mine was Updated yesterday Dec 3 and today Dec 4. But nothing visually changed. Lol

 

[hotsalsa]

@hotsalsa Is your 'Sponsor Approval' completed?

Nope. Sponsor tracker is pretty much empty. No "activities" there. All blank.

In the PA tracker, this is what we have so far:
Biometrics: Completed
Medical Exam: In Progress
Eligibility: Not started
Background verification: In progress

Where does this sponsor approval letter come anyway? The tracker or the GCKey account? I would assume GCKey... since all letters arrive there.

 

[hotsalsa]

Both Sponsor and PA Tracker of mine was Updated yesterday Dec 3 and today Dec 4. But nothing visually changed. Lol

Lol same here! Both trackers got updated on Dec 3 and 4. In the PA tracker application history though, I do see that they added things like - Biometrics completed and Medical requested... so I am guessing adding those updates to the history was what got updated. Haha. For what its worth, good to see some movement after no updates at all in the month of November.

 

[anthonyjr]

Nope. Sponsor tracker is pretty much empty. No "activities" there. All blank.

In the PA tracker, this is what we have so far:
Biometrics: Completed
Medical Exam: In Progress
Eligibility: Not started
Background verification: In progress

Where does this sponsor approval letter come anyway? The tracker or the GCKey account? I would assume GCKey... since all letters arrive there.

you'll most likely see the sponsor's tracker update the eligibility to completed first, then the letter would be sent to sponsor's email after few days.

 

[hotsalsa]

you'll most likely see the sponsor's tracker update the eligibility to completed first, then the letter would be sent to sponsor's email after few days.

Nice. As of now, the sponsor tracker's application history section is all blank. Just my name at the top. Whereas the PA's tracker has a significant number of details like what's in progress/completed/not started and a timeline sort of a thing. So I assume the sponsor tracker will have something too once the update/approval arrives.

 

[anthonyjr]

Sponsor Eligibility Letter: Nov 27 (completed on tracker: Nov 21)
MIL: Nov 27

Medical completed Dec 5

 

[narayanjha]

can we call ircc from india please help

 

[appropriatecrab117]

Timeline:
Application submitted: September 3, 2025
AOR: October 11, 2025
ADR (updated PCC): October 14, 2025
SOWP submitted: October 21, 2025
Biometrics Request: October 22, 2025
Medical Request: October 23, 2025
Sponsor Approval: October 29, 2025
Biometrics Passed: November 5, 2025
Medical Passed: November 8, 2025
ADR submitted: November 18, 2025

VO: Mississauga
Category: Family Class (living together inside Canada)

Waiting for PA Eligibility and BGC to pass. BGC in progress on tracker, PA not. Both in progress on portal. Not sure which one is more accurate?

 

[sahmad11]

Created a WhatsApp group for any Pakistani whose file is at London VO https://chat.whatsapp.com/JQrcPJ1keuJ6RDcpHad1nR?mode=hqrt2

 

[hotsalsa]

PA Eligibility switched to Completed on Tracker, today Dec 10. Signature updated.

 

[Canada Moose]

PA Eligibility switched to Completed on Tracker, today Dec 10. Signature updated.

When was your 'Sponsor Approval' completed?