I am new to this forum so I'm not sure what all the abbreviations mean but here is some information regarding my husband's January application which was approved in November.
- My husband and I live in the Caribbean. I am a Canadian citizen (non resident) and he is a native of the Caribbean and a UK national.
- January - Application submitted to the office in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
- February - Email from IRCC acknowledging the application was received.
- February - I was able to link our application to the online system.
- February - Received a letter saying I meet the eligibility requirements to be my husband's sponsor.
- February - Medical requested and completed.
- March - Biometrics requested and completed.
- Both the Bio and Medical showed up on our CIC account within a couple weeks after we completed them.
- October - We received a passport request letter stating we had to send his passport and two new photos within 30 days. We sent this to the IRCC office located in Jamaica. We were able to select any office and this is the one closest to our country of residence.
- November - Within a couple weeks, we received his passport back with the COPR letters and instructions. Our COPR expires one year from when we did the medical so we are going to Canada in a few weeks.

We were never asked to do an interview or submit any new information. Our application has no dependants. So far, it has been a very smooth process. I can provide further update after our landing in Canada in February.
Hope that helps!