SEPTEMBER 2019 *Outland* Spousal Sponsorship

[blackpearl]

Yesterday we received an additional document request for providing additional marriage photos, which we had included in our original 20 photos. We have been married for 3 years now and we had included photos from various occasions including engagement, wedding and vacation trips with our friends and families.

We were surprised to receive this letter yesterday. Not sure what additional details IRCC is expecting.

We were provided with an email address as well for providing photos for faster processing. But below ask mentions about printed photos. Should we send photos through both mail and email?

Any suggestions on how to approach this?

"Marriage photos: If you were married according to the rites, customs, and/or traditions of India,
please submit printed photos of the principal applicant and the sponsor with relatives and
friends. Photos submitted should include photos of the wedding ceremony (Lavan Phere
and/or Anand Karaj)."

 

[blackpearl]

That's weird....Did you linked using Sponsor or PA gckey account ?

I had linked using the Sponsor email address. I had to call IRCC to resolve this. After repeating the standard script that this is expected, finally agent spoke with backend support and they found some glitch in the system. So he sent a memo to CPC as well for issuing emails and not letters as such.
Yesterday my wife received email for a document request. It seemed to have worked.

 

[Ghenzkie]

Hello!

Application Sent: September 12, 2019 from Vancouver
Application Received:
Sponsor: Canadian citizen (my spouse)
Principal Applicant's Country: United States

I'm working with an immigration consultant who thinks it will be a couple of months before we're reviewed and get a file number.

Hi how was your application? Any update? We have the same file. My husband also US Citizen but he live with me here in Canada but we still chose to file outland.

 

[eolofernes]

Hi everyone, when you submit additional document, does it take a while for the GCKey application status to change from "Your Action is Required" to "Submitted"? Status of Additional documents says it is being reviewed though. Thanks!

 

[Jsscwgn]

Application Received: September 20, 2019
AOR1: October 22, 2019
Biometrics : November 4, 2019
Sponsor Approval: November 5, 2019
Medical Request: November 6, 2019
Biometrics Completed: November 12, 2019
Medical Taken: November 14, 2019
Application Moved to Missisauga : November 12, 2019
ECAS updated: We started processing your file on 26th November.
Pre- arrival Services message: November 27, 2019

That’s so fast!

 

[StanDiv]

Mine was transferred to CPCM on Nov 22th...heard anything back?

Do you have any update? Mine was transferred on Nov 22th to cpcm

 

[Irena023]

Updated Timeline:

Sponsor: Canadian Citizen living in Canada
PA Country: Tanzania

Application received: Sept 9 2019
AOR1: Oct 23 2019
Biometrics Request: Nov 3 2019
SA: November 5 2019
File transferred to Dar es Salaam VO: Nov 12 2019
Biometrics completed: Nov 13 2019
Additional document request: Nov 21 2019
Additional document sent: Nov 25 2019
Medical Request: Nov 28 2019
Pre-arrival services letter: Nov 29 2019

WoW! That was REALLY fast! Congrats!

 

[evograd]

Hi there, did anyone from September not received their AOR yet?

Mine arrived at the post office in Sydney on Sept 27th 2019 but I have not heard anything about my application. If it was incomplete, I would have received package if it was sent back by now (I live in Canada).

 

[StanDiv]

I sent mine back on September 23rd and received AOR on November 5th. Did you check your spam folder? If yes and nothing was there then call IRCC and inquire. They might as for specific info (not sure of what) but better to make the call!

If you hired a representative, ask updates from them. I did and it was in his spam folder.

 

[evograd]

I sent mine back on September 23rd and received AOR on November 5th. Did you check your spam folder? If yes and nothing was there then call IRCC and inquire. They might as for specific info (not sure of what) but better to make the call!

If you hired a representative, ask updates from them. I did and it was in his spam folder.

Thanks for the reply. Do you happen to know a number that I could call? I tried the one listed on the IRCC website but it is an automated telephone service.

 

[StanDiv]

Thanks for the reply. Do you happen to know a number that I could call? I tried the one listed on the IRCC website but it is an automated telephone service.

Sorry I dont a number handy. Please search for september post. I remember people posting it there. Good luck.

 

[Belarusian]

Thanks for the reply. Do you happen to know a number that I could call? I tried the one listed on the IRCC website but it is an automated telephone service.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/contacts/web-form.asp you can write. they fast answer

 

[kuldeepklu]

Yesterday we received an additional document request for providing additional marriage photos, which we had included in our original 20 photos. We have been married for 3 years now and we had included photos from various occasions including engagement, wedding and vacation trips with our friends and families.

We were surprised to receive this letter yesterday. Not sure what additional details IRCC is expecting.

We were provided with an email address as well for providing photos for faster processing. But below ask mentions about printed photos. Should we send photos through both mail and email?

Any suggestions on how to approach this?

"Marriage photos: If you were married according to the rites, customs, and/or traditions of India,
please submit printed photos of the principal applicant and the sponsor with relatives and
friends. Photos submitted should include photos of the wedding ceremony (Lavan Phere
and/or Anand Karaj)."

I received the same request as well. There was a option to upload the photos to the GCKey application Portal. I did that. Also there is an email address you can send the photos. So I sent them to that email address as well. Hopefully I will receive a confirmation, if not I am planning to post the printed photos as well. Let me know how you are planning to get this done. I sent them 50 Photos from our wedding. Hopefully that's enough lol.

 

[20191025]

Application Received: September 30, 2019
GC Key Access: November 13, 2019
AOR 1: November 14, 2019

Biometrics Request: November 17, 2019
Biometrics Completed: November 19, 2019

Sponsorship approval: November 18, 2019

Medical Request: November 18, 2019
Medical Pass: November 24, 2019

Police Check Request: November 18, 2019
Police Check submitted: November 25, 2019

File Transfer to VO (Delhi): December 2, 2019


Sponsor: Canadian Citizen (myself)
Principal Applicant’s Country: Nepal

 

[mrstrunks]

Hi everyone, when you submit additional document, does it take a while for the GCKey application status to change from "Your Action is Required" to "Submitted"? Status of Additional documents says it is being reviewed though. Thanks!

No it doesn't. Once you submitted.. it changed to submitted right away... check your ECAS, you might have a decision made if no additional documents are needed... in my case, when I saw the GCkey saying the "additional document is being reviewed" ECAS is showing decision made... and the GCkey will changed after you have submitted the passport and they have visa stamp.