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  1. whiterabbit

    Same sex conjugal partner PR application refused - 2nd time

    Congratulations!!! I can't even imagine the amount of work you put in and the stress you've been through. Hope the process moves real quick now!
  2. whiterabbit

    Outland spousal sponsorship

    The problem with IRCC is that you never know how long the process will take. A case might get into a comprehensive SS, drop into the backlog or whatever else. I might be wrong here, but getting PPR "too early" looks better than waiting in a limbo if something is delayed
  3. whiterabbit

    March 2026 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship

    Check the email address of the sender As for the secondary office, you can find it by the PAs country: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc/offices/international-visa-offices.html
  4. whiterabbit

    December 2025 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship

    Timeline in my signature So far - complete silence since Feb (biometrics), one ghost update in March (BGC in GCKey went to n/a which AFAIK means some parts have been cleared). As I understand, this is pretty common for outland VOs, I expect everything to be cleared at once. Not sure what will...
  5. whiterabbit

    December 2025 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship

    Lol same timeline Applied April 20, refused October 1 (wrong application class), reapplied Dec 4 :)
  6. whiterabbit

    March 2026 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship

    You need to get a certified translation In our case, we took several screenshots and sent it to an ATIO-certified translator
  7. whiterabbit

    December 2025 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship

    Congratulations!! What's the PA country if you don't mind sharing? I see it's pretty common that eligibility and bgc switch to passed at the same time before PPR for Outland offices
  8. whiterabbit

    December 2025 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship

    Here's a sheet For me, no update since a ghost update on March 17 (BGC went to N/A in GCKey)
  9. whiterabbit

    December 2025 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship

    As far as I understand, it means a part of BGC (info sharing / criminality) is done
  10. whiterabbit

    Confused!!

    To be fair, the fact that sponsorship questions bring relationship concerns is a huge red flag by itself. If you are ready to let the loved one go because of some issues with immigration documents, you should probably self-evaluate your "eligibility" and how genuine the relationship is before...
  11. whiterabbit

    December 2025 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship

    Wow!! This is SO fast!
  12. whiterabbit

    December 2025 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship

    Just got a ghost update in the tracker. No visible changes there, but in GCKey background check now says "not applicable". Crossing my fingers that this is a good sign
  13. whiterabbit

    Financial support

    Your goal is to essentially present a realistic story of your relationships, and ALL documents that are not not mandatory are only meant to be a support of this story. Just look at your case from an officer's prospective - how do you tell that it's real? It's all about how you explain things and...
  14. whiterabbit

    Spouse sponsorship

    Did you speak to your wife about what's going on?
  15. whiterabbit

    December 2025 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship

    Mind sharing the link? :)
  16. whiterabbit

    December 2025 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship

    As far as I understand, the next step is eligibility review which is done by a PA local VO. Last time for us it happened about 4.5 months after the application had been submitted, hopefully now it's faster. The reason for rejection last time was that we were not legally married (and were not...
  17. whiterabbit

    December 2025 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship

    Biometrics done and marked "completed": Feb 23 Sponsor approval letter: Feb 25 As we already have med passed (from the previously rejected application) - now I feel like the long waiting begins :)
  18. whiterabbit

    September 2025 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship

    AFAIK overseas VOs might be slower with correspondence / status updates. Chances are, you have already passed certain steps and just don't know about it yet, and then you will suddenly receive the news :)
  19. whiterabbit

    December 2025 - Outland Spousal Sponsorship

    In Serbia my wife got a receipt with confirmation. Haven't check the gckey yet, but last time (unsuccessful application because of the incorrect class) it appeared on tracker within ~10 days. So likely speed depends on the location
  20. whiterabbit

    Visitor visa → inland spousal sponsorship plan (PR sponsor)

    Also, to sponsor her you will need to show that you are established in Canada, have a job (or another legal source of income) etc. You just landed, so there's no notice of assessment from CRA for you yet. To be eligible as a sponsor, you essentially need to demonstrate you're capable of taking...