December 2025 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship
- Thread starter whiterabbit
- Start date
Nothing yet but based on FD I've been seeing the past few days I think it could be any time now! I have been checking a lot today haha
I am having the same problem! Hopefully they will approve us soon so we can get some work done haha
Family Class (Outland, Living in Canada)
PR Timeline:
Spousal Open Work Permit (OWP):
Will update as it progresses.
Last Updated: August 20, 2026
- Sponsor: Canadian Citizen
- Principal Applicant (PA): Bangladeshi Citizen (on Study Permit)
- Visa Office: PVO CPC Mississauga, SVO Sydney / Montreal VO (PR Portal)
PR Timeline:
- 02 December 2025 – Application submitted
- 23 January 2026 – Medical Passed (on GCKey) (Previous IME used)
- 24 January 2026 – Application Linked to GCkey using UCI & Name
- 24 January 2026 – AOR Received
- 26 January 2026 – Tracker connected
- 28 January 2026 – Biometrics Collection Letter (BIL) Received
- 28 January 2026 – Sponsor's Eligibility Completed (on Tracker, no email)
- 28 January 2026 – Medical Section vanished from GCKey, visible on Tracker
- 29 January 2026 – Biometrics Completed & Updated on GCKey
- 05 February 2026 – Sponsor receives eligibility letter
- 21 May 2026 – Eligibility Review Starts
- 22 May 2026 – Received Pre-Arrival Services Letter (PAL 1)
- 10 July 2026 – Medical Passed (on GCKey) again
- 19 August 2026 – Final Decision reflects on GCKey with date
- 20 August 2026 – Received Portal 1 email from Montreal VO, replied immediately
- Portal 2 (P2): In progress / Waiting
- eCOPR: In progress / Waiting
Spousal Open Work Permit (OWP):
- 26 January 2026 – Application Submitted / Submission Confirmation
- 24 April 2026 – Application Approved
Will update as it progresses.
Last Updated: August 20, 2026
Submitted: Dec 9
AOR: Jan 30
BIL: Feb 4
MIL: Feb 5
Sponsor eligibility letter: Feb 12
Medical exam date: Feb 13
Biometrics completed: Feb 18
Medical passed: Feb 20
PA eligibility started: June 2
PAL1: June 3
PAL2: August 6
FD: August 21
PA: USA
VO: Not 100% certain but pretty sure it was Mississauga/Sydney
A couple notes. I applied late on Dec 9 so the system shows Dec 10. My updates tended to be borderline 9 and 10. My FD date on gckey is actually showing August 20 but it didn't update until today a little after 2pm EST. At the same time yesterday there was a ghost update on gckey but nothing updated until today.
AOR: Jan 30
BIL: Feb 4
MIL: Feb 5
Sponsor eligibility letter: Feb 12
Medical exam date: Feb 13
Biometrics completed: Feb 18
Medical passed: Feb 20
PA eligibility started: June 2
PAL1: June 3
PAL2: August 6
FD: August 21
PA: USA
VO: Not 100% certain but pretty sure it was Mississauga/Sydney
A couple notes. I applied late on Dec 9 so the system shows Dec 10. My updates tended to be borderline 9 and 10. My FD date on gckey is actually showing August 20 but it didn't update until today a little after 2pm EST. At the same time yesterday there was a ghost update on gckey but nothing updated until today.
Got FD: August 21, 2026
Submitted- Dec 9,2025
Finally a sigh of Relief
Submitted- Dec 9,2025
Finally a sigh of Relief
Congrats!!Got FD: August 21, 2026
Submitted- Dec 9,2025
Finally a sigh of Relief
Also update: got PPR this morning, already mailed off the package
COPR received today! PA USA. Planning on landing via land border sometime late this month.
Full timeline:
Submitted: Dec 9
AOR: Jan 30
BIL: Feb 4
MIL: Feb 5
Sponsor eligibility letter: Feb 12
Medical exam date: Feb 13
Biometrics completed: Feb 18
Medical passed: Feb 20
PA eligibility started: June 2
PAL1: June 3
PAL2: Aug 6
FD: Aug 21
PPR + sent (photocopy): Aug 24
Arrived in Ottawa: Aug 25
Eligibility and bgc marked complete in gckey: Aug 31
Email received stating status was updated in gckey (to approved): Sept 1
FedEx tracker update that package was sent: Sept 1
COPR received: Sept 2
Full timeline:
Submitted: Dec 9
AOR: Jan 30
BIL: Feb 4
MIL: Feb 5
Sponsor eligibility letter: Feb 12
Medical exam date: Feb 13
Biometrics completed: Feb 18
Medical passed: Feb 20
PA eligibility started: June 2
PAL1: June 3
PAL2: Aug 6
FD: Aug 21
PPR + sent (photocopy): Aug 24
Arrived in Ottawa: Aug 25
Eligibility and bgc marked complete in gckey: Aug 31
Email received stating status was updated in gckey (to approved): Sept 1
FedEx tracker update that package was sent: Sept 1
COPR received: Sept 2
Hi everyone,
After reading through the posts here, I realized there might be a delay with my Inland Spousal Sponsorship application and would love some input:
- Applied: Dec 2, 2025
- AOR received: Jan 22, 2026
- No updates since then.
When applying, I actually overpaid the initial fees ($1,260 + $660) thinking RPRF had to be paid separately, but I didn't pay the specific $85 biometrics fee.
After 8 months of zero movement, I finally paid the $85 biometrics fee 2 weeks ago and submitted the receipt via Web Form. I also linked the application to GCKey, but there is nothing to track (no updates on eligibility, background, or biometrics).
I called IRCC and the agent said nothing is wrong with the file and that it's just processing, giving the standard "every application is unique" answer.
Has anyone experienced a similar delay after submitting the biometrics fee later via Web Form? How long did it take for the BIL to be generated, and is there anything else I should do?
Thanks in advance!
After reading through the posts here, I realized there might be a delay with my Inland Spousal Sponsorship application and would love some input:
- Applied: Dec 2, 2025
- AOR received: Jan 22, 2026
- No updates since then.
When applying, I actually overpaid the initial fees ($1,260 + $660) thinking RPRF had to be paid separately, but I didn't pay the specific $85 biometrics fee.
After 8 months of zero movement, I finally paid the $85 biometrics fee 2 weeks ago and submitted the receipt via Web Form. I also linked the application to GCKey, but there is nothing to track (no updates on eligibility, background, or biometrics).
I called IRCC and the agent said nothing is wrong with the file and that it's just processing, giving the standard "every application is unique" answer.
Has anyone experienced a similar delay after submitting the biometrics fee later via Web Form? How long did it take for the BIL to be generated, and is there anything else I should do?
Thanks in advance!
This thread is for outland applications, if you applied inland then that is a very different timeline than outland and there might be nothing wrong. I can't say for sure because I'm not familiar with how inland applications go. However if you applied as family class in canada (which is still considered outland, even though you're in Canada already) then there could be a problem, in which case you could try to order GCMS notes.
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