Spousal Sponsorship in-land Applications 2016 timeline and updates

[vaya]

Letter reproduced below:

Dear Sir,

I am currently the spouse of a Canadian Citizen and am currently in the process of applying for spousal sponsorship inland for permanent residency status. We applied on the 1st of June of this year and as of today's date our application has not even been looked at or even been shown as received. In the process of my application I applied for the Open Work permit and have been told I must wait 4 months for the same….why?

A Temporary workers spouse is issued, at port of entry, an open work permit for the same validity as the spouses work permit…no waiting…there and then.

A Students spouse is issued an open work permit at the border there and then…no waiting.

A Canadian Citizens Spouse is told to include an application for an open work permit with their PR application, which will sit unopened for 4 weeks in a mail room, at this point they start processing the application and issue the work permit 4 months later..

Canada is admired the world over for it’s equality…so can the other categories spouses be told to wait 4-5 months for their permits, or can the Canadian Spouses be allowed on Receipt of the AOR (acknowledgment of Receipt of application) to go to a border post and be issued with their work permit…taking that processing down to weeks rather than months?

Yours
CanadianAlien


Interestingly enough, I got my AOR's VERY quickly.....wonder if maybe they said, this ones trouble..rush him through...i can dream!

I have lived in Canada as a temporary worker and as a student. If I'm correct you still have to apply, include personal information, security checks, etc. at times months before you enter Canada? I believe my student visa application alone started almost a year before I actually arrived in Canada. Plus, I had to be accepted at a Canadian university in order to qualify for the visa.
In all those instances, if I would have been married, I believe my partner would still have to undergo an application process with security background checks - and not just 4 months ahead of time.

Besides that, I had a travel insurance for the time that I was waiting for my OWP to go through, and it cost me actually less than MSP.

 

[botengcoke]

after open work permit what next on my application?! thank u!...

 

[muusehisman]

Hallo everyone.
Am new to this forum.Wanted to ask how long it takes cic to complete an application after AIP has been issued?Thanks

 

[zumbagirl]

this morning we linked our application to the MyCIC account. (sponsorship application that is)
anticlimactic. no useful info there hopefully someone will update it sometimes... :-[ :-[ :-[

 

[legolg]

Linked my sponsorship application my CIC account. It's awesome, shows all the steps. It says it's opened and background check is in process. I'm not sure if it's because I sent it in with my application (police check) or because they are actually reviewing it and my sponsor's and the eligibility step is up next for me but it's a good sign,I think. I'm so impatient. I hope they send me something soon. I strongly reccomend everyone to link it that way. It's a lot more detailed and you can also receive monthly updates about your application which is awesome.

 

[muusehisman]

HOW CAN I LINK MY APPLICATION WHILE I HAVENT DONE ANY LANGUAGE TEST COZ I NEVER SEEM TO PASS THROUGH WITHOUT ANSWERING THAT PART?

 

[botengcoke]

Guys whats next after i recieved my Open Work permit? what next is next? am i safe now?

 

[mdecac]

this morning we linked our application to the MyCIC account. (sponsorship application that is)
anticlimactic. no useful info there hopefully someone will update it sometimes... :-[ :-[ :-[

I tried to do it, unsuccessfully though. Maybe it's because it's too soon in my case. Can you share which details did you input? Thank you.

 

[german97]

I'm having trouble linking our PR app onto the Mycic account as well. We tried 4 different times with no success. If someone who got it to work could let us no which selection you made that would be great

 

[volkov]

I'm having trouble linking our PR app onto the Mycic account as well. We tried 4 different times with no success. If someone who got it to work could let us no which selection you made that would be great

not sure if it is even worth bothering, there is even less info there than if you just sign into "check my application status" from the main screen

 

[zumbagirl]

Guys whats next after i recieved my Open Work permit? what next is next? am i safe now?

safe from what???

but for sure you can work now.

 

[zumbagirl]

I'm having trouble linking our PR app onto the Mycic account as well. We tried 4 different times with no success. If someone who got it to work could let us no which selection you made that would be great

UCI and Last name

then enter personal details (PP # and dates)

then intended place to settle (or something similar)

then number of people on the application. (this is you AND

!!!!!!!! your sponsor (2). if you have kids that is probably extra people)


good luck
zumbaG

ps.:
we have linked it successfully but learned nothing concrete about our app..... so dont get frustrated if cant link, yo are not missing much

 

[german97]

UCI and Last name

then enter personal details (PP # and dates)

then intended place to settle (or something similar)

then number of people on the application. (this is you AND

!!!!!!!! your sponsor (2). if you have kids that is probably extra people)


good luck
zumbaG

ps.:
we have linked it successfully but learned nothing concrete about our app..... so dont get frustrated if cant link, yo are not missing much

2 was the magic number I was missing...

Thanks Zumba!

 

[kristiina89]

I linked my inland application in MyCIC account and my application status in opened. But only "A background check is needed" is In Progress.
Review of eligibility is not in progress or started yet. We have got AOR1 and AOR2. Anyone else having this? Because what I have seen only, people have both in progress at same time or Review of eligibility, but not like mine.

Application/profile status Open Help
Review of eligibility Not Started Help
Review of medical results Not needed at this time Help
Review of submitted documents Help
Scheduling an interview Not needed at this time Help
A background check is needed In Progress Help
Final decision Not Started

 

[browning911]

Hi Everyone. Thanks Zumbagirl!

We were able to link it but like Zumba said there is nothing there.

Application/profile status Open
Review of eligibility Not Started
Review of medical results Not needed at this time
Review of submitted documents -----
Scheduling an interview Not needed at this time
A background check is needed Not Started
Final decision Not Started