hi , It's been almost one year for spousal sponsorship . A few weeks ago I decided to pay the Permanent Residence Fee just to see if that would speed things up and to avoid delays . A few days after I checked my file and saw an update that should of been posted 11 months ago and today another update that I was approved for sponsorship on Nov 24 ,2016 ! Almost one year to the date I was approved . I think this all means that they are ready to approve the Perm Resident Application and coming to the Decision Made ending or is this wishful thinking .?