December 2025 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship
- Thread starter whiterabbit
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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!
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