36 Months Waiting for Sponsorship Approval !!!!

[Farshad67]

Hi everyone,

Our Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) application was received in November 2023. It's now been almost 36 months, meaning 3 years!!! and we still haven't received Sponsorship Approval. We only have g-number.

According to IRCC's processing times, step 1 for Turkey takes around 27 months, so we're already about 9 months beyond that.

We contacted IRCC several times, but all we received were generic responses saying our application is still being processed!!!!!

Is this normal? Has anyone else waited 30–36 months or longer just for Sponsorship Approval?

I'd really appreciate hearing about your experiences. Thanks!

 

[canuck78]

Hi everyone,

Our Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) application was received in November 2023. It's now been almost 36 months, meaning 3 years!!! and we still haven't received Sponsorship Approval. We only have g-number.

According to IRCC's processing times, step 1 for Turkey takes around 27 months, so we're already about 9 months beyond that.

We contacted IRCC several times, but all we received were generic responses saying our application is still being processed!!!!!

Is this normal? Has anyone else waited 30–36 months or longer just for Sponsorship Approval?

I'd really appreciate hearing about your experiences. Thanks!

Believe there are applicants waiting since 2022 although you can look through all the posts. There are never guaranteed processing times.

 

[Farshad67]

Believe there are applicants waiting since 2022 although you can look through all the posts. There are never guaranteed processing times.

Yes, but those applicants have already received Sponsorship Approval and are waiting for the next stages. I've searched through this forum and other websites, and I haven't found anyone who has waited 36 months just for Sponsorship Approval

 

[appwarez]

Hi everyone,

Our Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) application was received in November 2023. It's now been almost 36 months, meaning 3 years!!! and we still haven't received Sponsorship Approval. We only have g-number.

According to IRCC's processing times, step 1 for Turkey takes around 27 months, so we're already about 9 months beyond that.

We contacted IRCC several times, but all we received were generic responses saying our application is still being processed!!!!!

Is this normal? Has anyone else waited 30–36 months or longer just for Sponsorship Approval?

I'd really appreciate hearing about your experiences. Thanks!

You can also ask your MP’s constituency office to make an inquiry on your behalf, especially since you have already contacted IRCC several times.

 

[canuck78]

Yes, but those applicants have already received Sponsorship Approval and are waiting for the next stages. I've searched through this forum and other websites, and I haven't found anyone who has waited 36 months just for Sponsorship Approval

Have you ordered GCMS notes? Are you sure you haven’t received sponsorship approval yet? Were you applying to s specific program like the Afghanistan program?

 

[Farshad67]

Have you ordered GCMS notes? Are you sure you haven’t received sponsorship approval yet? Were you applying to s specific program like the Afghanistan program?

No, I haven't requested GCMS notes.

Yes, I'm sure we haven't received Sponsorship Approval. Our application is under the regular PSR Community Sponsorship program. I'm not Afghan;

In March 2026, ROC-O confirmed to our sponsor that our application was still in the queue, awaiting review by an officer. Since then, we haven't received any further updates regarding Sponsorship Approval.

Does this mean there are no issues with our sponsor's application?

I also sent a direct email to ROC-O today to request a case-specific update, but I'm not sure if they'll actually provide a personalized response or just another generic reply! I feel we are abandoned