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November 2018 Outland Applicants (Spousal Sponsorship)

MORGESDREAMS

Star Member
May 10, 2016
164
26
Category........
Visa Office......
OTTAWA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
11-05-2016
Med's Done....
25-5-2016
Passport Req..
8nov 2016
VISA ISSUED...
14-11-2016
LANDED..........
27-11-2016
Hello jos
If you login to ECAS as the sponsor, you should see a bit below that show's the sponsored person's name then Sponsorship Application Status and Permanent Residence Application Status, in this instance, does your "Sponsorship Application Status" say 'Decision Made'?

If this is the case then the correspondence will be your sponsorship approval email. However, there does seem to be a delay between ECAS changing your status and actually receiving the email in some cases.

With regards to the email change, I submitted my new passport via the web form six days ago and haven't had any sort of acknowledgement email back from them yet either.

If you're really worried about the email change and you've not had anything by tomorrow you may be best calling +1 888 242 2100 to talk to an agent. Thursday/Friday seem to be the best days to get through to them.

Any reason why you can't link your GCKEY account? Are you using a representative?
Hello joshC

In sponser ecas it says In process.i have taken help from my friend for application but contact details are mine,still i am not able to add Gckey.i should wait till friday i guess.
Thanks and regards
 

chikki282

Star Member
Nov 13, 2018
159
223
Toronto, Ontario
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Sydney, NS
App. Filed.......
14-11-2018
Doc's Request.
28-03-2019
AOR Received.
16-01-2019
File Transfer...
27-02-2019
Med's Request
19-02-2019
Med's Done....
04-03-2019
Passport Req..
27-03-2019
VISA ISSUED...
05-04-2019
LANDED..........
21-06-2019
I got my biometrics done today in London ~ with an appt... took about 2 minutes!
My husbands on his way now from Plymouth to get to London, it's a long bit away :confused:
 

JoshC

Hero Member
Nov 3, 2018
870
1,262
Canada
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mississauga, ON
App. Filed.......
21-11-2018
AOR Received.
29-01-2019
File Transfer...
27-02-2019
Med's Request
19-02-2019
Med's Done....
25-02-2019
Passport Req..
14-05-2019
VISA ISSUED...
30-05-2019
My husbands on his way now from Plymouth to get to London, it's a long bit away :confused:
I thought driving from near Manchester was a journey :D I'm driving down on Sunday night and booked into a hotel near a tube station.

Hello joshC

In sponser ecas it says In process.i have taken help from my friend for application but contact details are mine,still i am not able to add Gckey.i should wait till friday i guess.
Thanks and regards
If you still can't get in tomorrow give them a call and use your application number, they may be able to help you get in. If it says in process on the sponsor side then I'm not sure what the correspondence would be.
 

JoshC

Hero Member
Nov 3, 2018
870
1,262
Canada
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mississauga, ON
App. Filed.......
21-11-2018
AOR Received.
29-01-2019
File Transfer...
27-02-2019
Med's Request
19-02-2019
Med's Done....
25-02-2019
Passport Req..
14-05-2019
VISA ISSUED...
30-05-2019
Another update, ECAS states decision made :D
 

tastebuds

Star Member
Jan 11, 2017
103
58
Is it an email stating it’s been transferred there? Or them acknowledging they’ve received it?

If it is IRCC stating it’s been sent then that’s the application being moved to your VO. AOR2 is much like AOR1 and it’ll update in ECAS too.

Looking through the forums, some people don't actually get the AOR2 email and only see the update on ECAS. Here's a useful thread for the different stages:

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/family-class-sponsorship-each-stage-example.522293/

Regardless, it's still great news and your applications progressing well.
It is stating that application is moved to VO
 

JoshC

Hero Member
Nov 3, 2018
870
1,262
Canada
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mississauga, ON
App. Filed.......
21-11-2018
AOR Received.
29-01-2019
File Transfer...
27-02-2019
Med's Request
19-02-2019
Med's Done....
25-02-2019
Passport Req..
14-05-2019
VISA ISSUED...
30-05-2019

Ben_alex

Star Member
Feb 4, 2019
116
102
Toronto
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
CIC Mississauga
App. Filed.......
23-10-2018
Doc's Request.
14-03-2019
AOR Received.
4-02-2019
File Transfer...
26-02-2019
Med's Request
20-02-2019
Med's Done....
21-02-2019
Another update, ECAS states decision made :D
Great new ! Could you let us know your timelines for benefit of all of us. Would be immensely helpful . Thanks
 
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hasanqz

Full Member
Jan 16, 2019
34
19
I got my Biometrics Request letter today (Feb 15). Prior to this I had only received AOR on Jan 16. Can anyone inform me as to what to expect next and the potential timelines? I’m sponsoring my wife from Pakistan.
 
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JoshC

Hero Member
Nov 3, 2018
870
1,262
Canada
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mississauga, ON
App. Filed.......
21-11-2018
AOR Received.
29-01-2019
File Transfer...
27-02-2019
Med's Request
19-02-2019
Med's Done....
25-02-2019
Passport Req..
14-05-2019
VISA ISSUED...
30-05-2019
Great new ! Could you let us know your timelines for benefit of all of us. Would be immensely helpful . Thanks
Of course, my application timeline:

Application sent: 5th November 2018
Application Received: 21st November 2018
AOR1: 29th January 2019
Biometrics Request: 14th February 2019
DM ON ECAS: 15th February 2019

Off to London on Monday to get my biometrics done.

I got my Biometrics Request letter today (Feb 15). Prior to this I had only received AOR on Jan 16. Can anyone inform me as to what to expect next and the potential timelines? I’m sponsoring my wife from Pakistan.
I've been following a few peoples timelines and they've had the same route as me. Biometrics, followed by decision made on ECAS the following day.
 
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hasanqz

Full Member
Jan 16, 2019
34
19
Of course, my application timeline:

Application sent: 5th November 2018
Application Received: 21st November 2018
AOR1: 29th January 2019
Biometrics Request: 14th February 2019
DM ON ECAS: 15th February 2019

Off to London on Monday to get my biometrics done.



I've been following a few peoples timelines and they've had the same route as me. Biometrics, followed by decision made on ECAS the following day.
Wow that’s pretty good to hear. What’s strange is I don’t see any updates on my ECAS but I do see it on my gckey account.
 

Ben_alex

Star Member
Feb 4, 2019
116
102
Toronto
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
CIC Mississauga
App. Filed.......
23-10-2018
Doc's Request.
14-03-2019
AOR Received.
4-02-2019
File Transfer...
26-02-2019
Med's Request
20-02-2019
Med's Done....
21-02-2019
Wow that’s pretty good to hear. What’s strange is I don’t see any updates on my ECAS but I do see it on my gckey account.
Am told it take 3 days for it to get updated on ecas. What does it state on GC key?
 

chikki282

Star Member
Nov 13, 2018
159
223
Toronto, Ontario
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Sydney, NS
App. Filed.......
14-11-2018
Doc's Request.
28-03-2019
AOR Received.
16-01-2019
File Transfer...
27-02-2019
Med's Request
19-02-2019
Med's Done....
04-03-2019
Passport Req..
27-03-2019
VISA ISSUED...
05-04-2019
LANDED..........
21-06-2019
Of course, my application timeline:

Application sent: 5th November 2018
Application Received: 21st November 2018
AOR1: 29th January 2019
Biometrics Request: 14th February 2019
DM ON ECAS: 15th February 2019

Off to London on Monday to get my biometrics done.



I've been following a few peoples timelines and they've had the same route as me. Biometrics, followed by decision made on ECAS the following day.
Congrats on DM! Your partner should be getting the SA email soon.

Btw, hubby is on the way home from doing Biometrics. He says it was very, very quiet when he got there at 10:30AM and he managed to get his stuff done in about 20min but he got there just in the nick of time as after he got there the waiting room filled up by a lot. I have a feeling it has to do with it being Friday but still, if you can go earlier in the morning, it'll be better for you! As such, his GCKEY has already been updated as "Complete" on the "Biometrics" part of it! Hopefully we get his med request today or at least within this next week!