September 2025 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship

[Mt26]

Hi everyone,


I wanted to check if anyone is in a similar situation or has experienced this delay.


Application details:

• Outland (India), outside Quebec
• Application submitted: 8 September 2025

Timeline:

• Eligibility completed: 30 October 2025
• Pre-arrival services email: received twice (latest on 3 December 2025)
• Background check completed: 13 March 2026 (as per tracker)
• COPR number and expiry date visible on tracker since 13 March 2026

Current status (GCKey):

• Background check: still shows “in progress”
• Final decision: “in progress” with last update date as 13 March 2026
• No PPR (passport request) received yet

It has now been over a month (40 plus days ) since background completion, and there have been no updates.


Has anyone experienced a similar situation where:

• Background shows completed in tracker
• COPR details are visible
• But GCKey still shows “in progress” and no PPR

How long did it take to receive PPR after this stage?


Any insights would be really helpful.


Thanks in advance

 

[hotsalsa]

Hi everyone,


I wanted to check if anyone is in a similar situation or has experienced this delay.


Application details:

• Outland (India), outside Quebec
• Application submitted: 8 September 2025

Timeline:

• Eligibility completed: 30 October 2025
• Pre-arrival services email: received twice (latest on 3 December 2025)
• Background check completed: 13 March 2026 (as per tracker)
• COPR number and expiry date visible on tracker since 13 March 2026

Current status (GCKey):

• Background check: still shows “in progress”
• Final decision: “in progress” with last update date as 13 March 2026
• No PPR (passport request) received yet

It has now been over a month (40 plus days ) since background completion, and there have been no updates.


Has anyone experienced a similar situation where:

• Background shows completed in tracker
• COPR details are visible
• But GCKey still shows “in progress” and no PPR

How long did it take to receive PPR after this stage?


Any insights would be really helpful.


Thanks in advance

GCKey will update those details once PPR is done and ready for dispatch. As far as the delayed PPR is concerned, nothing to worry about except just waiting, sometimes endlessly. COPR number visible is a good sign. PPR should’ve been here already but do not worry, it will come soon!

If anyone is in a similar situation with a delayed PPR, please advise if at all there is anything that can be done about it other than just waiting.

 

[hotsalsa]

Final update!
Passport collected from VFS Mumbai on April 24, 2026. Full timeline available in the signature. Entire process from start to finish took just under 8 months.

Thank you everyone for their support and guidance throughout this experience. For everyone still waiting - hang in there, updates will arrive! Good luck! I’ll hang around this thread for a bit incase I can be of any help to anyone. Cheers!

 

[hotsalsa]

Full Timeline for anyone unable to access the signature:

Spousal Sponsorship 2025 Timeline

Application
Type: Outland - Outside Quebec | Office: CPC - Mississauga
Sponsor: Canadian Citizen (Toronto) | PA: India (Mumbai)
Submitted: Sep 6, 2025 | AOR: Oct 18, 2025

Biometric (BIL) [Completed]
Requested: Dec 1, 2025 | Submitted: Dec 3, 2025 | Completed: Dec 3, 2025

Medical (MEI) [Completed]
Requested: Dec 3, 2025 | Submitted: Dec 6, 2025 | Completed: Dec 11, 2025

Eligibility [Completed]
Sponsor Letter: Dec 10, 2025 | PA Tracker Completed: Dec 10, 2025

Background [Completed]
Completed: Mar 6, 2026
FD: Mar 6, 2026

Pre-Arrival
Letter 1: Dec 11, 2025 | Letter 2: Feb 3, 2026

Passport
PPR: Mar 23, 2026
Submitted: Mar 25, 2026
Reached: Mar 27, 2026
Ghost Update 1: Apr 15, 2026
Ghost Update 2: Apr 22, 2026
Dispatched: Apr 23, 2026
Collected: Apr 24, 2026

 

[fz9]

Hey folks, does anyone know how we can confirm if the submitted photos have been accepted? Like a ghost update or an email around this?

Need this to plan our travel accordingly. Passport submitted to VFS Mumbai on 23rd April, reached IRCC Delhi on 27th April.

 

[hotsalsa]

Landed in Canada - Apr 28, 2026

 

[Irf_1]

Landed in Canada - Apr 28, 2026

How was the process at the airport?

 

[hotsalsa]

How was the process at the airport?

It was quite nice. I was accompanying the PA on her journey from home to Canada. Immigration part at the airport was busy but was properly carried out. In our case, everything was done in under 20 minutes probably because we were a little ahead in the immigration queue. It did seem like it would take longer as time progressed and the airport got busier and the queues got longer. This is the YYZ airport by the way, on a Tuesday morning.

Highlights:
- Exit Plane
- Immigration Self-Declaration Kiosks
- Briefly speak to a CBSA officer
- Upon clearance, proceed to the Immigration department to get COPR signed and verified, triggering PR Card arrival (at home in around 4 weeks)
- Optional: Meet with Newcomer Services to collect a helpful brochure about steps and services available for new immigrants
- Proceed to baggage claim
- Optional: Get a SIN from the airport itself
- Exit airport

We did not get a SIN from the airport. It was not too busy to get it at the airport itself but we were just so tired, wanted to leave the building, meet family that was waiting outside and simply head home. Will take the PA out exploring Service Canada and Service Ontario momentarily. Hah!