Spousal sponsorship

[Canada Moose]

Hi @armoured

My wife applied for a visitor visa in July 2025, but it was rejected. She underwent biometrics for the visitor visa.

Now we have applied for her PR under spousal sponsorship. Does she have to undergo biometrics again?

 

[armoured]

Hi @armoured

My wife applied for a visitor visa in July 2025, but it was rejected. She underwent biometrics for the visitor visa.

Now we have applied for her PR under spousal sponsorship. Does she have to undergo biometrics again?

Yes.

 

[markzman13]

Hello! we are are applying for common-law sponsorship inland and have been living together for 2 years now, do we still need to submit our chat, text, email and call logs?

 

[mayooran2021]

Last week -Eligibility status has been updated to In progress
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Today- We sent you a message about your application Read the message carefully and take appropriate action as necessary


we haven't received any email from them, we both checked our email and spam folder but nothing in there.


What does it mean?

 

[Hamidx4794]

Here is my overview of sponsoring my wife from Afghanistan. I was worried because I didn't receive any correspondence from IRCC for nearly 8 months in the beginning. Then they FAST TRACKED the rest of the process. Thank God.

• October 29, 2024 – Application received
• November 2, 2024 – AOR (Acknowledgment of Receipt)
• June 26, 2025 – Medical exam request
• July 17, 2025 – Medical exam completed (Islamabad)
• September 23, 2025 – Eligibility moved to “In Progress”
• October 2, 2025 – Biometrics request received
• October 6, 2025 – Biometrics completed (Islamabad VAC)
• October 8, 2025 – Eligibility completed
• October 8, 2025 – Background check completed
• October 21, 2025 – Final decision: Approved
• October 22, 2025– PPR (Passport Request)
  • Passport submitted at Islamabad VAC
  • Visa Office handling the file: Abu Dhabi
• November 21, 2025 – Arrived in Canada (landed)

Additional Notes:

• Sponsor Approval was never issued
• All physical submissions (Biometrics, Medical, Passport) were completed in Islamabad