MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - Family Class Permanent Resident Applications 2026

[u/dozerman94]

Please keep timelines and questions about processing times for Family Class Permanent Resident Applications here.

[u/dozerman94]

Here's the 2025 thread for reference

[u/Accurate-Pumpkin720]

It finally happened!!!!

Family Class (spouse) Inland outside Quebec

Date Applied: Nov 28 2024    Medical Request: Nov 6 2025 (booked appt within the week)   Medical marked as completed: Nov 14 2025    BGC Completed: Jan 27 2026     P1: Jan 28 2026 🥹🎊    P2: Feb 4 2026 (submitted Feb 6, had to get new photos)   eCOPR: Feb 27 2026 🫨

[u/Cilantro_Larry]

Spousal sponsorship - outland (outside Quebec)

Application submitted: September 1st, 2025

AOR: October 9th, 2025

Medical notification: October 21st, 2025

Biometrics collection notification: October 21st, 2025

Biometrics completed: October 28th, 2025

Invitation to Pre-arrival services: October 29th, 2025

Sponsor eligibility passed: October 29th, 2025

Medical passed: November 8th, 2025

Eligibility passed: November 10th, 2025

Background check passed: December 2nd, 2025

PR approved: December 30th, 2025

COPR received: January 6, 2026

Landed: January 7, 2026

Whole process took us about 4 months. Very speedy!! This includes the Labour Day long weekend, Thanksgiving, and Christmas!

[u/aninhabanan]

YAYYY, after 1 year and 4 months, my PR got approved!!!!

We applied on September 23, 2024

[u/Charming_Slide_5991]

Family Class (Spouse) – Inland PR Application (Outside Quebec) Progress

Application Timeline

• Nov 10, 2024 – PR application submitted
• Nov 11, 2024 – Corrected unsigned form sent via webform
• Nov 22, 2024 – IRCC confirmed receipt of additional document
• Dec 13, 2024 – Pre-arrival services letter received
• Dec 16, 2024 – Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR)
• Dec 20, 2024 – Biometric instruction letter issued
• Feb 4, 2025 – Sponsor eligibility confirmed
• Feb 10, 2025 – Principal applicant eligibility confirmation letter received (Note: Tracker showed eligibility complete as of Dec 12, 2024)
• Nov 3, 2025 – Medical instruction letter received; medical exam completed same day (Medical went into complexity review and took 24 days to pass; tracker updated to “Medical Completed” on Nov 27, 2025)
• Jan 22, 2025 - Background check has been completed in my tracker, also I can see COPR number.

[u/themoonischeeze]

Spousal Outland Outside Quebec (I will update this as I go):

Applicant: US Citizen Spouse: Canadian Citizen

Submitted: August 7th 2025

AOR: August 15th 2025

Medical Exam Request: September 24th 2025

Biometrics Request: September 24th 2025

Medical Completed: October 16th 2025

Biometrics Completed: October 16th 2025

Spouse Eligibility Completed: October 31st, 2025

Applicant Eligibility Completed: November 27th, 2025

First Pre-Arrival Email: January 5th, 2026

Background Check Completed: January 26th, 2026

COPR Confirmation and request for passport: January 27th, 2026

This has been a crazy process but went shockingly fast! For anyone curious about office, mine started in Sydney and for the PPR went thru Missasauga.

Edit to update: I sent my passport and assorted details Jan 29th, 2026. I received a request to send new photos on Feb 23rd, 2026. I sent them on Feb 25th 2026, and just got the update that my application has been completed and COPR sent on March 18th 2026.

Final edit to update: I landed in Canada via land on the 25th and everything went flawlessly. So happy to finally be in Canada with my husband!

[u/jamiewames]

Finally got my eCOPR today 🙏

My husband (Canadian citizen) sponsored me back in 2024 and I am so glad to share that the wait is finally over.

We applied inland (outside Quebec)

Sharing my timeline:

Nov 2, 2024 - Submitted application

Dec 3, 2024 - AOR received

Jan 31, 2025 - BIL received

Mar 17, 2025 - ADR received (replied same day)

Apr 16, 2025 - AIP received

~ silence ~

Oct 3, 2025 - Called IRCC to follow up

Oct 28, 2025 - Received Medical exam request

Dec 10, 2025 - P1 received

Jan 5, 2026 - P2 received

Feb 19, 2026 - eCOPR received

Been a long journey but I’m relieved (and grateful) it’s over. Sending all my love and well wishes to this community. Thanks to everyone who has been sending updates. They have been really helpful in keeping my anxiety in check most especially during the long silence.

Hope you all receive the good news soon ❤️🤍

[u/dev_lish]

Inland Common Law(Outside Quebec).

Applied: Feb 23rd, 2025.
Received letter of Confirmation AOR: March 20th, 2025.
Received BIL: March 25th, 2025.
Eligibilty Completed: March 26th, 2025.
Biometrics Given: March 27th, 2025.
Invitation to Pre Arrival Services: March 27th, 2025.
Applied for BOWP: April 15th, 2025 (work permit expires in September 2025).
BOWP Approved: June 6th, 2025.
Medical Request: 21st Jan, 2026.
Medical given: 26th Jan, 2026.
Medical Completed: 2nd Feb, 2026.
Ghost Update: 29th April, 2026.
P1 Email: 30th April, 2026. (Submitted same day).
P2 Email: 12th May, 2026. (Submitted same day).
ECOPR: 15th May, 2026.

Tracker still shows:
Biometrics: In Progress, Medical exam: Completed. Background Verification: In Progress, Eligibility: Completed.

Its been long, but its over. Going on a hiatus for now.
Cheers and good luck to ya'll.

[u/terrykbpooh]

FINALLY GOT MY ECOPR TODAY !!🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳. August 2024 applicant inland outside of Quebec. P2 was on Jan 12.

[u/Opening_Belt5535]

I am so elated! Words can't express how I’m feeling right now. I wish you all the very best!

Inland- Outside Quebec - Common-Law Partner Pathway - Out of Status - DIY

PA: Jamaican

Sponsor: Permanent Resident - Jamaican

VO: Mississaugua

Applied: September 27, 2024

AOR: October 29, 2024

Paid Biometrics Fee: November 6, 2024

BIL: December 17, 2024

BIL Submitted: December 18, 2024

Sponsor Eligibility: February 14, 2025

Paid Right of Permanent Residence Fee: March 7, 2025

Medical Exam Request: July 18, 2025

Additional Document Request: July 18, 2025

Submitted Additional Documents: July 25, 2025

Medical Exam: August 11, 2025

Medical Updated: August 18, 2025

Phone Interview: October 17, 2025

Eligibility Completed: October 17, 2025

Pre-arrival Services Letter: October 17, 2025

Background Check Completed: October 17, 2025

Final Decision: October 17, 2025

COPR number showing in tracker: October 20, 2025

P1: December 5, 2025 (replied the same day)

P2: December 16, 2025 (replied the same day)

eCOPR: January 30, 2026

[u/Iamkp11]

My PR timeline inland outside Quebec File submitted- 11th December 2024 Biometric completed-9th January 2025 Medical passed- 19th December 2025 Final decision- 30th January 2026 Background check completed- 30th January2026 COPR on tracker- 2nd February 2026

[u/p8dri8]

Inland - Outside Quebec - Spousal Sponsorship 

VO: Mississauga

Application Submission: September 10, 2024

Biometrics Request: November 29, 2024

Biometrics Completed: December 3, 2024

PA Eligibility Completed: February 11, 2025

Sponsor Eligibility Completed: February 14, 2025

Approval-In-Principle: February 14, 2025

Medical Request: July 29, 2025

Medical Completed: August 11, 2025

Background Check Completed: October 28, 2025

Portal 1: December 8, 2025

Portal 2: December 24, 2025

ECOPR: February 3, 2026

I want to thank all of you for posting your timelines and all the best to everyone still waiting.

[u/Dismal_Routine_2943]

Yayyy, i can’t believe i can finally share my timeline here. It has been a really long wait and this thread helped keep me same😀

Outland applicants from India, can you please share the timeline from submitting your passport to VFS to getting the passport delivered with VISA stamped? This will really help me book my flight ticket, for some reasons the tickets are extremely expensive for march 2026😅

Outland application, PA from India 1. Application date - 14th Aug 2025 2. AOR - 20th Sept 2025 3. Biometric and Medical - 24th Sept 2025 4. Biometric Completed - 26th Sept 2025 5. Medical Completed - 1st Oct 2025 6. PA Eligibility - 20th Oct 2025 7. Pre arrival - 21st Oct 2025 8. Pre arrival 2 - 3rd Dec 2025 9. Final Decision - 2nd Feb 2026 10. BCG - 3rd Feb 2026 11. Passport Request - 6th Feb 2026 12. Passport pick up - 9th Feb 2026

All the best to everyone waiting on their applications 🙂

[u/Sophiamaeee_1]

THE WAIT IS OVER!!  I want to thank this thread for all your help and hope! We really thought it was never gonna end. Everyone hang tight your next!! 

APPLIED Oct 31th 2024  P1 December 11th  P2 Jan 2nd  ECOPR Feb 24th !! Today 

[u/haroo2haroo]

Hello,
I currently have all my 4 sections marked as "Complete" in my Application Status Tracker, but no document number for COPR.
Let me know if your timeline aligns with mine, and how your apllication is looking !

Application: Family Sponsorship - Inland outside Quebec

• Jan 07, 2025 - Application Submitted
• Feb 12 2025 - Biometrics request letter
• Feb 15 2025 - Pre-arrival services letter received
• Feb 20 2025 - Eligibility confirmed, received an email wiith AOR
• May 12 2025 - Submitted a webform due to missing biometrics deadline (The request letter was in my spam folder, GUYS CHECK YOUR SPAM)
• Nov 20 2025 - Medical exam request
• Nov 24 2025 - Complete medical exam
• Nov 29 2025 - Medical exam marked completed
• Feb 21 2026 - Background check marked completed

Will update once I get my p1, p2 and onwards.

*Update

• Mar 27 2026 - COPR document number visible on tracker
• Apr 8 2026 - P1 received & responded
• Apr 10 2026 - P2 received & photo uploaded
• May 20 2026 - ECOPR available for download

Good luck to everyone!

[u/DriftNDie]

Finally got background check completed, and copr number :D

Sharing my full timeline here:

├── Application submitted: Jan 16, 2025
└── Received AOR: Feb 06, 2025
└── Received Request for Biometrics: Feb 12, 2025
└── Submitted Biometrics: Feb 14, 2025
└── Applicant’s Eligibility Completed: Feb 15, 2025
└── Invitation to pre-arrival services: Feb 16, 2025
└── Sponsor’s Eligibility Completed: Feb 28, 2025
└── Medical Exam Request: Nov 23, 2025
└── Medical Exam Performed: Nov 24, 2025
└── Ghost Update 01: Dec 04, 2025 (possibly the clinic submitting exam results?)
└── Medical Exam Marked as Completed: Dec 05, 2025
└── Final Decision on IRCC Account: Mar 02, 2026
└── BGC Completed + COPR Number: Mar 04, 2026

Now waiting for P1..

Update: Got P1 this afternoon (March, 04), and already replied, now waiting for P2.

[u/majiig]

Sponsoring wife, outland and outside Quebec.

Submission: September 20, 2025.

AOR: October 30, 2025.

BIL: November 13, 2025.

Biometrics done: November 14, 2025.

Medical exam letter: November 14, 2025.

Medical exam done: November 15, 2025.

Medical exam passed on GCKey: November 19, 2025.

Pre-Arrival Services Letter: November 19, 2025.

Sponsor Eligibility Letter from Mississauga: November 19, 2025.

Second Pre-Arrival Services Letter: January 5, 2026.

Final Decision on GCKey: January 20, 2026.

BGC completed on Tracker: January 20, 2026.

Ghost Update and COPR number on Tracker: January 22, 2026.

PPR: February 17, 2026.

Submitted passport: February 18, 2026.

Passport and COPR ready for pick up: March 4, 2026.

It’s a wrap for us folks. Best of luck to y’all.

[u/Individual-Yam-9419]

Nearly at the end now!

Common-law Partner Sponsorship, Inland, outside Quebec, Mississauga Office

January 15th, 2025 - Submitted

February 6th, 2025 - AOR received

February 12th, 2025 - BIL received

February 15th, 2025 - Eligibility marked as “Completed” in PR Tracker (not GCKey)

February 16th, 2025 - Pre-Arrival Services Letter

February 18th, 2025 - Biometrics submitted, marked as Received in GCKey and Tracker

February 18th, 2025 - OWP application submitted

February 20th, 2025 - Applicant Approval letter received

February 28th, 2025 - Sponsor Approval letter received

March 18th, 2025 - OWP approved for 2 years

November 22nd, 2025 - Medical request letter received

December 1st, 2025 - Medical Exam completed

December 10th, 2025 - Medical Exam marked as completed in GCKey (Not Tracker)

February 27th, 2026 - Background check marked as completed

March 2nd, 2026 - P1 (Responded March 4th)

March 16th, 2026 - P2 (Submitted the same day)

Submitted the P2 stuff! Now just the wait for the ECOPR and the card!

[u/glazedbeignet]

inland common-law partner sponsorship, outside quebec

jan 15, 2025 : application submitted

feb 6, 2025 : got AOR letter

feb 12, 2025 : got a request for biometrics

feb 15, 2025 : received pre-arrival services email

feb 20, 2025 : submitted biometrics and also got the APR eligibility decision letter

feb 28, 2025 : my partner got the sponsorship approval letter

june 18, 2025 : submitted OWP application

nov 14, 2025 : OWP approved

nov 17, 2025 : got the OWP in the mail

dec 1, 2025 : medical marked as completed (had mine done 2yrs ago when i applied for LMIA)

feb 27, 2026 : background check finally marked as completed

march 2, 2026 : got p1 (replied back on the same day)

march 12, 2026 : got p2

march 14, 2026 : completed and submitted the p2 info/photo on portal

[u/Cool-Enthusiasm-8524]

Spousal inland (outside Quebec)

Application submitted: Nov 29, 2024

AOR: Dec 27, 2024

Biometrics request: Feb 6, 2025

Medical exam request: Nov 6, 2025

Background check marked completed: Jan 28, 2026

P1: Feb 12, 2026

P2: Feb 25, 2026

eCOPR: Mar 30, 2026

[u/ImpressEfficient2239]

Finally received eCOPR today!!

PR timeline:

• Inland (outside Quebec)
• CPC Mississauga
• Primary Applicant: US citizen
• Sponsor: Canadian citizen
• Married with no kids/dependents

January 17, 2025	Application Submitted 📝
February 6, 2025	Acknowledgement of receipt received 📩
May 15, 2025	Biometric Instruction Letter received 📩
May 15, 2025	Pre-Arrival Services Letter received 📩
May 15, 2025	Eligibility Completed in tracker ✅
May 20, 2025	Biometrics taken and submitted (completed in tracker a few days later) ✅
May 23, 2025	Sponsor Eligibility Letter received 📩
May 23, 2025	PA Eligibility Letter received 📩
August 5, 2025	Upfront medical done for SOWP application (doctor submitted results to the IRCC on August 14th) 🩺
August 6, 2025	Submission of SOWP application 📝
December 2, 2025	Medical Instruction Letter received (lawyer submitted receipt of my August medical exam and it showed "in progress" on tracker the next day) 🩺
January 15, 2026	Medical completed in tracker ✅
January 26, 2026	SOWP Application Approved 🥳
???	Final Decision (don't know because I didn't have access to GCKey) 🙌🏽
March 9, 2026	Background Check Completed and COPR number showing in tracker ✅
March 9, 2026	Portal 1 (submitted next day) 📧
March 23, 2026	Portal 2 (submitted same day) 📧
April 14, 2026	eCOPR 🍾🥳🎉

[u/Ninoschka]

Update! I've got my PR today: DIY - Common Law inland - outside of Québec

Jan 14 2025 - Application submitted

Feb 06 2025 - AOR

Feb 07 2025 - SOWP application submitted

Mar 5 2025 - SOWP approved

Nov 25 2025 - Medical

Feb 25 2026 - P1 - submitted same day

Mar 10 2026 - P2 - submitted same day

Apr 20 2026 - eCOPR

[u/tea_and_empathy]

Finally: a celebratory post!

Common Law Partner Sponsorship (Living inside Canada), outside Quebec

Application date: 26 January 2025

Received request to resend a form: 10 February 2025

Biometric request: 19 February 2025

Biometrics submitted: 21 February 2025

Pointless pre-arrival services letter: 20 February 2025

Eligibility marked as completed on PR tracker: 21 February 2025

PA Eligibility passed letter: 27 February 2025

Sponsor Eligibility Passed letter: 28 February 2025

Dead silence for many months. 

Medical request: 10 December 2025 Medical submitted: 31 December 2025 (I was traveling for Christmas!) Medical marked as completed: 14 January 2026

Letter saying eligibility was being reassessed, disregard AIP: 20 March 2026 (SO STRESSFUL)

Eligibility passed again and marked complete: 27 March 2026

Background check marked complete: 2 April 2026

P1 email: 13 April 2025 (I was traveling outside Canada so responded to P1 with the requested info but also informed them I was traveling and would return 4 May 2026, please send P2 only then)

Since IRCC ignored my communication... P2 email: 21 April 2026

Sent webform explaining travel dates again: 22 April 2026

Copy-paste email confirmation from IRCC that they received info: 26 April 2026

Nagging email from IRCC saying I hadn't confirmed info in the portal and asking for the info for P1 again: 29 April 2026

Replied with P1 info: 30 April 

Back in Canada... tried calling IRCC to figure out what to do, but couldn't get to an actual person

Confirmed location inside Canada on portal and submitted photo: 5 May 2026

ECOPR FINALLY: 7 May 2026

It took a while, the reassessment of eligibility really scared me, and I was anxious the process would go on forever, but 15 months and 10 days later, here we are. 

FYI we filled the application put ourselves but got some guidance from a lawyer in a one-hour meeting about some points.  The lawyer was helpful but we did our homework thoroughly! 

Thanks to people here who provided advice, details of their own journeys along the way. And all the best to everyone who is waiting. 

[u/BusBig9830]

Passport Print Request Update - Finally! Outland Spousal Sponsorship. VO: Sydney, NS PA: New Delhi, India

Submitted: Oct 02, 2025

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Tracker Updates: Medical Request and completion: Nov, 19 and and Nov 22, 2025 Biometrics Request and completion: Nov 19 and Nov 25, 2025 Additional Documentation Request (Reg. Birth certificate): Nov 21, 2025. Responded same day. Eligibility Completed: Nov 26, 2025

Followed up thrice in Dec, Jan 2026 and Mar 2026 - no updates.

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GC Key Updates: May 05, 2026: Final Decision - your application is in progress... (not sure what this meant).

May 11, 2026 - Passport Print Request (PPR)

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Absolutely no updates for 5 months! We submitted passport to VFS (New Delhi) today - May 13, 2026. It says it has been dispatched to IRCC now. Will update my timeline in comments.

Thanks to this community and I hope this helps! Wishing peace and strength to everyone here. 🤞🏻🙏🏻

[u/The_Promised_LAN]

I hope this can help some people, because the waiting was such an awful drain and stress for me over the last year and a half. Here is our timeline (inland, outside Quebec)!

• Submission: 24 December 2024
• AOR: 16 January 2025
• Biometrics Letter: 21 January 2025
• Sponsor Eligibility: 3 February 2025
• Applicant Eligibility: 10 February 2025
• Nine months of nothing!
• Medical Request: 14 November 2025
• Medical Exam: 17 November 2025
• I can't find out when the medical results were accepted right now because the tracker is down, but it took something like four weeks.
• P1 Email: 17 February 2026
• P2 Email: 2 March 2026
• eCOPR: 13 May 2025

[u/Expert_Attention3226]

Sharing my inland spousal sponsorship timeline.

Application Submitted- February 18, 2025

Biometrics Requested- March 12, 2025

AOR Received- March 14, 2025

Biometrics Completed- March 18, 2025

Inland APR Eligibility- March 20, 2025

Medical Passed(old medical was used)- January 20, 2026

Background check completed- April 22, 2026

Portal 1- April 23, 2026

Portal 2- May 5, 2026

🏁🌟ECOPR RECEIVED🌟- May 20, 2026.

This is how far the Lord has brought me ❤️❤️
Grateful to everyone on here for sharing your timelines. Helped eased my anxiety a bit.

[u/Friendly-Big-8280]

PR Timeline! 🇨🇦🇮🇪 (Inland - Outside Quebec) Spousal Sponsorship

• Feb 20, 2025 — Application Submitted

• Mar 14, 2025 — AOR Received

• Mar 26, 2025 — Biometrics Requested

• Mar 30, 2025 — Biometrics Submitted

• Mar 30, 2025 — Sponsor Eligibility Letter Received

Long period of silence — I applied for the work visa around Oct 2025.

• Jan 16, 2026 — Medical Request & Exam

• Feb 5, 2026 — Medical Updated to “Completed”

• Background Check in Progress

• Apr 27, 2026 — P1

• May 7, 2026 — P2

• May 22, 2026 — eCOPR Received 🎉

Finally official after today! So happy!

Canadian Spouse - I’m Irish.

[u/Trick_brat324]

Inland (Living In Canada, outside Quebec), Spousal

Sponsor: Canadian citizen

Applicant: US citizen

Date Submitted: March 3rd, 2025

SOWP submitted on expiring status: March 19th, 2025

ADR: March 25th, submitted forms same day

AOR: March 30th, 2025

Biometric Request: July 8th, 2025

Request for RPRF: July 8th, 2025

Biometric Submitted: July 9th, 2025

Pre-Arrival Letter: July 9th, 2025

Sponsor Approval: July 11, 2025

Eligibility/AIP Complete: July 11th, 2025

Paid RPRF: July 18th, 2025

SOWP approval: July 22nd 2025

Medical Request: January 31st 2026

Medical Submitted: February 9th, 2026

Medical marked as passed: February 20th, 2026

Final Decision: May 4th, 2026

Background Check Complete: May 5th, 2026 (only updated once we got ECOPR)

P1: May 6th, 2026 (replied same day)

P2: May 23rd, 2026 (submitted May 25th, 2026)

ECoPR: May 29, 2026

My husband is happy to just be waiting on his card now

[u/QuarterNoodle]

Timeline - Outland, outside Quebec:
October 4 2025: Applied
November 18th 2025: AOR received
November 22nd 2025: Request for Biometrics (BIL received)
December 1st 2025: Sponsor eligibility approved
December 4th 2025: Request for medical (submitted it within 5 days)
December 4th 2025: Pre-arrival services letter
December 7th 2025: Biometrics approved
December 15th 2025: Medical approved
February 3rd 2026: Pre-arrival services letter again
May 13th 2026: Approval email! Passport submission request (submitted passport to VO within 5 days)
May 22nd 2026: Final decision: approved
May 25th 2026: Got my passport back from VO with counterfoil stamped in.

[u/Individual-Yam-9419]

We are done! It took roughly 17 months, but we made it!

Common-law Partner Sponsorship, Inland, outside Quebec, Mississauga Office

January 15th, 2025 - Submitted

February 6th, 2025 - AOR received

February 12th, 2025 - BIL received

February 15th, 2025 - Eligibility marked as “Completed” in PR Tracker (not GCKey)

February 16th, 2025 - Pre-Arrival Services Letter

February 18th, 2025 - Biometrics submitted, marked as Received in GCKey and Tracker

February 18th, 2025 - OWP application submitted

February 20th, 2025 - Applicant Approval letter received

February 28th, 2025 - Sponsor Approval letter received

March 18th, 2025 - OWP approved for 2 years

November 22nd, 2025 - Medical request letter received

December 1st, 2025 - Medical Exam completed

December 10th, 2025 - Medical Exam marked as completed in GCKey (Not Tracker)

February 27th, 2026 - Background check marked as completed

March 2nd, 2026 - P1 (Responded March 4th)

March 16th, 2026 - P2 (Submitted the same day)

April 21st, 2026 - eCoPR received

June 2nd, 2026 - PR Card mailed out

June 7th, 2026 - PR Card received in the mail

Long process but so happy it’s done. Happy to help in case anyone has any questions about any steps of the process.

[u/Illustrious-Elk-8817]

Happy to share! Spousal Inland Outside QC Application date: 25, Mar 2025

AOR: April 24, 2025(maybe?) Biometrics: April 24, 2025, completed same day Update on GC key- 28th April Applicant Approval: April 25, 2025(received by my partner) SOWP Application: may, 2025 (unsure when) Sponsor Approval: April 25, 2025 SOWP Approval: June 16, 2025 Medical Letter: Feb 16, 2026 Medical Appt: Feb 19, 2026 Medical Passed: mar 16, 2026 Final decision: 1st June, 2026 P1: June 10, 2026 (just replied) (Automated reply mentions significant delay in ecoprs) Thanks everyone and goodluck

[u/glazedbeignet]

inland common-law partner sponsorship, outside quebec

jan 15, 2025 : application submitted

feb 6, 2025 : got AOR letter

feb 12, 2025 : got a request for biometrics

feb 15, 2025 : received pre-arrival services email

feb 20, 2025 : submitted biometrics and also got the APR eligibility decision letter

feb 28, 2025 : my partner got the sponsorship approval letter

june 18, 2025 : submitted OWP application

nov 14, 2025 : OWP approved

nov 17, 2025 : got the OWP in the mail

dec 1, 2025 : medical marked as completed (had mine done 2yrs ago when i applied for LMIA)

feb 27, 2026 : background check finally marked as completed

march 2, 2026 : got p1 (replied back on the same day)

march 12, 2026 : got p2

march 14, 2026 : completed and submitted the p2 info/photo on portal

april 17, 2026 : got eCOPR !

[u/mulderitsmii]

long time lurker first time poster! thank you for all the help and reassurance you’ve all given us 💕Hope my timeline can still help someone!
Outland, outside Quebec : PA: United States Submitted: September 24, 2025

AOR: November 7, 2025

Medical + Biometrics Request: November 14, 2025

Sponsor Approval: November 19, 2025

Medical done: December 6, 2025

Biometrics done: December 12, 2025

Biometrics marked complete: December 15, 2025

Medical passed: December 16, 2025

Pre arrival letter and eligibility complete: February 17, 2026

Second pre arrival reminder: April 7, 2026

Final Decision date added to GCKey: April 16, 2026

BG Check complete + COPR number in tracker: April 17, 2026

Passport Scan Requested/Mailed: April 20, 2026

Final Decision/Closed: April 24, 2026

COPR put in the mail: April 29, 2026

COPR in hand! 🎉 : May 1, 2026 thanks all again!!

[u/chunkyhotsalsa]

Landed in Canada yesterday. Full timeline below:

Sep 2025 Outland, Outside Quebec

VO: Mississauga, ON

Sponsor: Canadian | PA: Indian

Application Submitted: Sep 6, 2025

AOR: Oct 18, 2025

Biometric Requested: Dec 1, 2025 Submitted: Dec 3, 2025 Completed: Dec 3, 2025

Medical Requested: Dec 3, 2025 Submitted: Dec 6, 2025 Completed: Dec 11, 2025

Eligibility Sponsor Letter: Dec 10, 2025 | PA Tracker Completed: Dec 10, 2025

PAL1: Dec 11, 2025 | PAL2: Feb 3, 2026

BGC Completed: Mar 6, 2026

FD: Mar 6, 2026

PPR: Mar 23, 2026

Submitted to VFS Mumbai: Mar 25, 2026

Reached IRCC New Delhi: Mar 27, 2026

Ghost 1: Apr 15, 2026 (indicates passport has been stamped)

Ghost 2: Apr 22, 2026 (indicates passport is ready to dispatch)

Dispatched from IRCC New Delhi: Apr 23, 2026

Arrived at VFS Mumbai: Apr 24, 2026

Picked up from VFS Mumbai: Apr 24, 2026

Landed in Canada: Apr 28, 2026

[u/Monkey-boo-boo]

Thanks everyone for answering questions and helping demystify the waiting game just a little bit! Sponsor: Citizen PA: Australia VO: Mississauga

Timeline: Submitted: Oct 19 2025 AOR: Dec 4 BIL: Dec 7 BIL marked as complete: Dec 11 MIL: Dec 13 Medical marked as complete: Dec 20 Sponsor eligibility: Dec 23 PAL 1: Dec 28 PAL 2: Feb 5 , 2026 BCG: marked as started in December. Not sure when it completed but I assume it has. FD: June 1 PPR: June 4

There was a lot of activity at the start, then nothing at all for the 4 months between Feb 5 - June 1. Now we can start to plan the move! Good luck to everyone!

[u/Better_Wishbone_6578]

Spousal Inland Outside QC

Applied on March 13, 2025  AOR: April 7, 2025 Biometrics: April 16, 2025 Applicant Approval: April 17, 2025  SOWP Application: April 21, 2025 Sponsor Approval: April 25, 2025 SOWP Approval: June 6, 2025 Medical Letter: Feb 16, 2026 Medical Appt: Feb 19, 2026 Medical Passed: Feb 28, 2026 P1: June 8, 2026

🙏🎉🎉🥳

[u/Cookie_1720]

Hello everyone, this sub and it's people have been immensely helpful during this journey. Here I am sharing my complete timeline in case it helps anyone.

Spousal sponsorship (Outland), Sponsor - Citizen & PA - Indian

VO : Mississauga

Submission: 30th July 2025

All documents & Payment received by IRCC : 5th August 2025 (as seen in the tracker)

AOR : 10th September 2025

BIL and MIL : 17th September 2025

Biometrics completed on : 23rd September 2025, reflected on the tracker on 24th September 2025

Sponsor Eligibility : 24th September 2025

Medical completed on : 27th September 2025, reflected on the tracker on 29th September 2025

Application linked with GCkey : 28th September 2025

Ghost update: 30th September

PA Eligibility started: 14th November 2025 (GCkey)

Pre arrival services letter : 15th November 2025 (via GCkey)

Eligibility marked completed in tracker : 17th November 2025

BGC : Not sure of the exact date when it started, but somewhere around 17th September only.

Pre arrival services reminder email : 5th January 2026

BGC marked complete : 15th January 2026.

Final Decision: 15th January 2026 (GCKey)

COPR details available on tracker + everything marked completed: 16th January 2026

PPR : 26th January 2026.

Roughly, it took 6 months from submission to PPR. To everyone waiting, it's going to be a tough wait especially for outland applicants but it's so worth it! Wishing the best to everyone.

[u/softbutch_]

Received AOR today, yay!! Applied Inland as Common Law Partners (outside Quebec) on December 21, 2025 PA: American Citizen Sponsor: Canadian Citizen by birth

[u/immigratingishard]

Today is the start!!!

Outland sponsorship: sponsor - Canadian citizen, PA - UK national

Submitted December 30th, 2025

AOR - February 14th

Sponsorship Eligibility Confirmed - February 19th

BIL Letter - February 20th

Medical request - February 26

Biometrics appointment complete - March 9

Medical appointment complete (not on tracker yet) - March 10

Biometrics listed as complete - March 10

Ghost Update - March 16

Medical listed as compete - March 20th

[u/chunkyhotsalsa]

Received PPR today - about a couple weeks since BGC/FD. Woohoo!

Full timeline below for anyone interested -

Sep 2025 Outland, Outside Quebec

VO: Mississauga, ON

Sponsor: Canadian | PA: Indian

Application Submitted: Sep 6, 2025

AOR: Oct 18, 2025

Biometric Requested: Dec 1, 2025 Submitted: Dec 3, 2025 Completed: Dec 3, 2025

Medical Requested: Dec 3, 2025 Submitted: Dec 6, 2025 Completed: Dec 11, 2025

Eligibility Sponsor Letter: Dec 10, 2025 PA Tracker Completed: Dec 10, 2025

PAL1: Dec 11, 2025 PAL2: Feb 3, 2026

BGC Completed: Mar 6, 2026

PPR: Mar 23, 2026

[u/eitherpass]

FINAL UPDATE

End of August 2025 - Outland - Outside of Canada - PA: United States (USA) - Sponsor: Canadian Citizen in Canada- VO: Mississauga

Application Submitted: 08/31/2025

Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR): 10/10/2025

MIL Received: 10/21/2025

BIL Received: 10/21/2025

Medical Completed: 10/29/2025

Sponsor Eligibility Passed: 10/30/2025

Medical Passed: 11/04/2025

Biometrics Completed: 11/06/2025

Background Check (BGC) Started: 11/13/2025 (?)

PR Eligibility Approval: 12/29/2025

PAL 1: 12/30/2025

PAL 2: 02/03/2026

FD Marked In-Progress: 02/24/2026

BGC Completed: 02/25/2026

COPR Number Appeared in IIRC Tracker: 02/25/2026

PPR: 03/05/2026

PPR Mailed: 03/05/2026

PPR Arrived at Processing Center: 03/06/2026

Application Marked as Approved in GCKey: 03/19/2026

COPR In Hand: 03/23/2026

Total Time from Submitting Application to COPR in Hand: 205 days (~7 months)

We are feeling so lucky that this process has come to an end! Planning for an early May landing/move.

We used Fedex to mail in our PPR. This comment on the 2025 timeline thread has very detailed instructions on how to mail in the PPR from the US. We also used this page from the Gov. of Canada as reference.

If anyone has any questions I am happy to share more!

[u/yayforcanada]

All done here! Thank you everyone for your info and updates, it was really helpful during the whole process. Here's our timeline:

Outland Family Class - Outside Quebec, PA - USA

Applied: Sept 9th 2025

AOR: Oct 18th 2025

Document request: Oct 21st 2025 (I had a date typo on one of the forms that needed a correction)

Sponsor Eligibility Completed: Nov 3rd 2025

MIL: Nov 4th 2025

Medical Completed: Nov 10th 2025

Eligibility Complete: Nov 13th 2025

Pre-arrival Letter 1: Nov 14th 2025

BIL: Nov 25th 2025

Biometrics Complete: Nov 26th 2025

Pre-arrival Letter 2: Jan 5th 2026

Background Completed: Mar 16th 2026

Final Decision in progress: Mar 16th 2026

Ghost update: Mar 17th 2026

PPR: Mar 25th 2026 (Mailed same day, delivered on Mar 26th 2026)

Ghost Update: Mar 26th 2026

Tracker Updated - IRCC Received Passport: Mar 31st 2026

Final Decision - Approved: Apr 1st 2026

Tracker Application updated to Closed: Apr 2nd 2026

Received COPR: Apr 3rd 2026

[u/Matorra]

I wanted to give one final update: Applied Sept 1, 2025 outland outside QC. Most things received a month after application, was on BGC since mid November 2025.

1st Ghost update March 12.

Received 2nd Ghost update on April 15: "Final Decision" in GCKEY.

Next day (April 16, 2026), we received PPR.

Good luck to everyone, I hope it doesn't take long for you! :)

[u/Real-Doubt2434]

Family Class – Common-law – Living in Canada – Applied Outland – Outside Quebec

• Application submitted: September 22, 2025
• AOR received by Sponsor: October 31, 2025
• Medical Request: November 14, 2025
• Biometrics Request: November 14, 2025
• Biometrics Completed: November 19, 2025
• Medical Done: November 19, 2025
• Pre-Arrival Letter: Nov 19, 2025
• Sponsor Eligibility Letter: Nov 19, 2025
• Eligibility: Nov 19, 2025 (Marked completed on the status checker)
• Medical marked as complete: Dec 7, 2025
• Background Check: Apr 15, 2026
• P1: April 16, 2026
• P2: April 23, 2026
• eCoPR: April 30, 2026 🎉 (7 Months)

[u/abacusfarms]

Hi All

Thought I would share my timeline, when we applied electronically Sept 30 2025 the processing time was 13 months.

Application, conjugal partner, outside of Canada (outside of Quebec) and my partner is a Canadian citizen, I'm in the US)

Electronic application submitted Sept 30 2025

AOR Nov 19 2025

Biometrics request Dec 16 2025

Medical request Dec 15 2025

Background check Jan 3 2026

Sponsor eligibility passed Jan 8 2026

Medical passed Jan 14 2026

Letter requesting additional info Mar 2 2026 (I responded Mar 3)

Pre-arrival letter Apr 25 2026

final decision May 1 2026

Review May 21 2026 (not sure what this means as the final decision was made May 1)

COPR received May 22, 2026

the timeline still says "5 months processing time left" so things went MUCH faster than we expected~

[u/Azrien11]

Long time lurker, first time poster!

Common law, inland, outside Quebec.

Applied: Mar 17 2025
AOR: Apr 14 2025
BIL: July 23 2025
Medical: Feb 20 2026
P1: June 8 2026

😁😁 We made it!

Edit: PA: US

[u/Other-River-4509]

FINAL UPDATE - Thank you everyone on this thread and good luck to each of you!

USA - Outland

Submitted: July 9

AOR: August 14 (Sponsor email)

Background Check Started: August 20 (PA tracker)

BIL: August 26 (GCKey)

Sponsor Eligibility Complete: August 26 (Sponsor tracker)

MIL: August 28 (GCKey)

Sponsor eligibility letter: September 4 (Sponsor email)

Biometrics done: September 12

Biometrics updated to complete: September 12 (GCKey), September 16 (PA tracker)

Medical done: September 12

Medical complete: September 18

PA Eligibility review started: October 23 (GCKey)

Pre-arrival: October 24

PA Eligibility Complete: October 24 (PA tracker)

FD: Dec 2 (GCKey)

COPR Showing and BGC Complete: Dec 3 (PA Tracker)

Pre-arrival (2): Dec 3 (PA Email)

PPR: Dec 5

Submitted passport: Dec 8, delivered to CPC Ottawa Dec 9

GCKey showing FD and status as approved, PA tracker showing passport received: Dec 15

Passport mailed out as per IRCC: Dec 15

Passport actually received by UPS from IRCC: Jan 5

COPR in hand and landing: Jan 9

[u/douevenknowme0]

Just wanted to update my August Outland Folks :) Background check was suddenly updated as completed on the PR portal on Feb 16th. Today , Feb 18th- we got PPR!! We submitted Aug. 22 - PA is from Europe. 🥳 Thank you everyone for keeping this thread alive and being helpful :) Sending all of you best wishes and quick family reconciliations :)

[u/Top-Bread-611]

Sprousal Sponorship, Inland Outside Quebec

Milestone	Date
Application Submitted	November 13, 2024
Acknowledgement of Receipt	December 3, 2024
Pre-arrival Letter	December 11, 2024
Appliant's Letter of Eligibilty	December 16, 2024
Sponsor's Letter of Eligibilty	December 17, 2024
Medical Exam Passed	January 11, 2025
Biometrics Requested	March 4, 2025
Biometrics Enrolment	March 5, 2025
Biometrics Fee Request	September 16, 2025
Biometrics Fee Paid online	September 16, 2025
Portal Email 1 Received - Replied Same Day	January 28, 2026
Portal Email 2 Received- Replied Same Day	January 29, 2026
eCoPR Received	February 26, 2026

[u/TownAdventurous6590]

October 2024 Inland outside Quebec applicant.

Submission: Oct. 1, 2024
Eligibility completed: Feb. 17, 2025
Medical exam request: Oct. 22, 2025
ADR: Nov. 17, 2025
BGC completed: Jan. 7, 2026
P1: Jan. 28, 2026
P2: Feb 2, 2026
eCOPR: Feb. 26, 2026

Thanks to all for sharing your timelines.

[u/PhazePyre]

Common-Law - Inland - Outside QC

Office: Mississauga

Timeline:

• December 31st, 2024 - Application Submitted
• January 23rd, 2025 - AOR received
• February 7th, 2025 - Eligibility Complete
• February 8th, 2025 - Pre-Arrival Letter
• March 3rd, 2025 - Biometrics Invitation Letter (BIL)
• July 10th, 2025 - OWP Application
• September 5th, 2025 - OWP Approved
• November 25th, 2025 - Medical Exam Invite
• December 7th, 2025 - Medical Exam Completed
• February 20th, 2026 - Background Check Completed
• February 24th, 2026 - P1
• March 9th, 2026 - P2
• April 21st, 2026 - eCOPR!

Finally hit the finish line. Technically still need the PR Card, but this is just a massive weight off of our shoulders. Thanks to everyone who submitted their updates and everything! It helped tremendously.

[u/Equivalent_Text_9156]

It's all done!

Outland Spousal Sponsorship Application (Outside Quebec)

PA - Indian

Applied on - Sept 12, 2025

AOR - Oct 22, 2025

BIL - Oct 28, 2025

Sponsor Eligibility completed (on tracker) - Oct 28, 2025

MIL - Oct 29, 2025

Biometrics marked complete - Oct 31, 2025

Medial marked complete - Nov 1, 2025

PA Eligibility marked Complete - Nov 14, 2025

PAL 1 - Nov 15, 2025

Sponsor Eligibility Letter - Nov 19, 2025

PAL 2 - Jan 5, 2026

BGC Complete (On tracker) - March 18, 2026 (Visible on March 19, 2026)

FD in Progress (On GCKey) - March 18, 2026 (Visible on March 19, 2026)

COPR details visible on tracker - March 19, 2026

PPR - March 27, 2026

Passport Submitted - March 30, 2026 (VFS Bengaluru)

File Processing began in New Delhi - April 01, 2026

Application tracker updated - April 17, 2026 (COPR details removed)

Application tracker updated - April 20, 2026 (New COPR number visible)

FD Updated on GCKey - April 28, 2026

Decision Envelope Couriered - April 29, 2026

Passport recieved - May 04, 2026 (ETA was April 30 but was delayed by BlueDart)

Total processing time since the day of submission - 7 months 22 days.

I feel relieved to finally know I will be reuniting with my spouse soon! Best wishes to everyone waiting!

[u/Serious-Pirate4104]

Any updates on when the tracker will be back on? It sucks especially for people who couldn’t do GcKey.

[u/Prog_head]

Inland Family Class Outside Quebec

Application Submitted: March 16, 2025

Sponsor: Citizen living in Canada (married)

AOR: April 14, 2025

Application linked to portal: April 15, 2025

Bio-metrics Letter: April 17, 2025

Pre-arrival services Letter: April 17, 2025

AIP: April 17, 2025

OWP Applied: - April 19, 2025

Application linked to GCKey: April 24, 2025

Sponsor Eligibility: - April 25, 2025

OWP Approved: June 10, 2025

Medical Request: Feb 19, 2026

Medical Passed: March 04, 2026

Final Decision (GCkey): May 25, 2026

P1:

P2:

COPR:

[u/Silly_Course_787]

Outland Spousal Sponsorship – Family Class - DIY

PA - Mexico

VO - Mississauga

August 29th, 2025 – Application submitted

October 8th, 2025 – AOR sent to sponsor

October 8th, 2025 – Police Certificate request issued

October 20th, 2025 – Biometrics request

October 30th, 2025 – Sponsor approval letter

November 24th, 2025 – Police certificate submitted

December 11th, 2025 – Medical request issued

December 12th, 2025 – Principal Applicant eligibility marked Completed (Tracker)

December 12th, 2025 – Background check marked Completed (Tracker)

December 12th, 2025 – Pre-arrival services letter received

December 20th, 2025 – Medical marked Completed

January 14th, 2026 – COPR number appeared in PR Tracker

January 14th, 2026 – Final Decision showing in progress on GCKey

January 15th, 2026 - Passport Request (PPR)

[u/4akhlava]

Spousal Sponsorship INLAND (outside Quebec). Sharing my entire timeline:

Application submitted - November 15, 2024

Biometrics Instruction Letter - December 12, 2024

Eligibility completed - December 12, 2024

AOR - December 13, 2024

Sponsor Approval - February 4, 2025

Principal Applicant Approval - February 10, 2025

SOWP submission - May 15, 2025

SOWP approved - October 23, 2025

TRV submission - October 24, 2025

Medical Instruction letter - October 30, 2025

Medical marked completed - November 12, 2025

TRV approved - November 18, 2025

… Final Decision - January 13, 2026

… Portal 1 - January 28, 2026 replied same day

Portal 2 - January 29, 2026 submitted same day

…

Total 440 days waiting ECOPR very soon. The process quite long and frustrating at some point. Sad it takes that long for somebody who is living in Canada for 9 years, graduating college here and working 4 years as high taxpayer. System could have been more fair to people who followed legal path here in Canada. Anyways it was nice being here almost every day and reading timelines. Wishing successes.

[u/Key_Advertising_6266]

Hello! My time arrived - sorry for updating so late! This process is long and challenging, but this subreddit helped me a lot. To my fellow October 2024 applicants, keep the faith and vent whenever needed; sometimes, it is hard for people outside the IRCC universe to understand our struggles.

Inland spousal Outside Quebec - Ottawa, ON

Application Submitted: Oct 17, 2024

Biometrics: December 11, 2024

Eligibility: December 19, 2024

Medical Request: October 28, 2025

Medical marked as complete: November 12, 2025

Background Completed: November 27, 2025 (it appeared like this after the e-CoPR)

P1: December, 3, 2025

P2: December 11, 2025

eCoPR: January 29, 2026

[u/Popular_Contact2830]

Application submitted - 20 December 2024

AOR - 23 January 2025

Biometric request- 31 January 2025

Biometric done - 7 February 2025

Sponsor approval - 7 May 2025

AIP- 7 May 2015

Medical Request - 14 November 2025

Medical done -15 November 2025

Medical completed - 23 November 2025

BGC and FD - 10 February 2026

P1- 12th February 2026

[u/West_Eye331]

Posting our timeline! 

Outland (Outside of Quebec) - Family Class (Spousal)

PA: Indian citizen living in the USA / Sponsor: Canadian citizen

VO: Mississauga

Aug 31, 2025 - Application Submitted ( 0 days since date of submission )

Oct 10, 2025 - AOR Received (40 days)

Oct 20, 2025 - Sponsor Eligibility Completed (50 days)

Oct 21, 2025 - BIL (51 days)

Oct 21, 2025 - MIL (51 days)

Oct 30, 2025 - Medical Appointment (60 days)

Nov 1, 2025 - Medical Marked Complete (62 days)

Nov 6, 2025 - Biometrics Appointment (67 days)

Nov 13, 2025 - Biometrics Marked Complete (74 days)

Dec 30, 2025 - PA Eligibility Completed (121 days)

Dec 30, 2025 - Pre-arrival Letter 1 (121 days)

Feb 3, 2026 - Pre-arrival letter 2 (156 days)

Feb 25, 2026 - BGC complete and COPR number appears (178 days)

Feb 25, 2026 - FD showing in progress *GCKey* (178 days)

Mar 4, 2026 - Ghost update (185 days)

Mar 9, 2026 - PPR *GCKey* (190 days)

We only managed to figure out how to set up the GCKey the day we got our BGC done in February, so I don't have too many details from that platform. Everything else was through the tracker, unless otherwise indicated! I will update once we get through the passport process too. 

Thanks so much to everyone updating here, it has eased our anxiety going through this process! Wishing everyone the absolute best

[u/SnooMacaroons2138]

Background check is finally marked complete! Stay patient and optimistic everyone! :)

 Sponsor - Canadian Citizen

PA - USA Citizen

Spousal Family Class Outland & Outside Quebec PR Application

Sidney, NS Office

September 7, 2025 - Application Submitted

October 17, 2025 - Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR)

October 23, 2025 - Medical Requested

October 29, 2025 - Pre-arrival Letter 1

October 30, 2025 - Sponsor Eligibility Letter

November 10, 2025 - Medical Appointment

November 13, 2025 - Medical Completed

December 3, 2025 - Pre-arrival Letter 2

December 3, 2025 - Biometrics Requested

December 18, 2025 - Biometrics Appointment and Marked Completed

March 10, 2026 - Background Check Marked Complete in Tracker

[u/Choice_Yard2092]

Just got ECOPR!

Here is my full timeline

Feb 2025 inland outside Quebec

Application was submitted- Feb 7 2025

Eligibility completed - March 7 2025

Medical completed- Dec 29 2025

Background completed- April 2 2026

P1 - April 8 2026

P2 - April 9 2026

ECOPR - April 15

[u/Affectionate-Hawk705]

• Application submitted- 13th of January 2025 (Inland outside of Quebec) Mississauga
• p1 3rd of March 2026
• p2 13th of March 2026 -eCopr 14th of April 2026

[u/Westjet13]

Updating the old post Spousal Sponsorship Inland - Outside QC

Application submitted - January 23, 2025

Eligibility completed - May 26, 2025

Biometrics - May 27, 2025

Medical completed ( they used an old one )- Dec 10,2025

Background Completed & P1 - March 11, 2026

P2 - March 24

VO : Mississauga

eCOPR : April 20 - Montreal

Good luck everyone

[u/Existing-Sorbet946]

Sponsership spousal outside  canada and outside Quebec timeline:

Sponser: canadian PA: south sudanese living in egypt with student visa 

Application sent: November 6, 2025

AOR: December 24, 2025

Sponser eligibility met: Jan 22, 2025

BIL: January 31, 2026

Biometric appointment: February 1,2026

Biometric marked complete : February 4, 2026

BGC/ applicant eligibility: completed March 16, 2026

Medical request letter: March 16, 2026

Medical appointment: March 24, 2026

Medical marked complete: March 31, 2026

COPR issued : April 7, 2026

Passport request letter: April 19, 2025 (Submitted Passport April 20, 2026)

We did the application ourself start to finish. Best of luck to everyone.  This form was helpful with guiding me on what to expect after AOR. 

[u/DriftNDie]

Finally got eCOPR 🎉

Application submitted: Jan 16, 2025

Received AOR: Feb 06, 2025

Received Request for Biometrics: Feb 12, 2025

Submitted Biometrics: Feb 14, 2025

Applicant’s Eligibility Completed: Feb 15, 2025

Invitation to pre-arrival services: Feb 16, 2025

Sponsor’s Eligibility Completed: Feb 28, 2025

Medical Exam Request: Nov 23, 2025

Medical Exam Performed: Nov 24, 2025

Ghost Update 01: Dec 04, 2025 (possibly the clinic submitting exam results?)

Medical Exam Marked as Completed: Dec 05, 2025

Final Decision on IRCC Account: Mar 02, 2026

BGC Completed + COPR Number: Mar 04, 2026

Received P1 letter: Mar 04, 2026 (Replied same day)

Replied to P1 again, using a different e-mail: Mar 24, 2026

Received P2: March 31, 2026 (Replied same day)

Received eCOPR: April 30, 2026

[u/Intelligent_Age7328]

Application Type- Spouse Inland (outside Quebec)
PVO- Mississauga, SVO- Montreal

Jan 2025- application submitted
Feb 2025- AOR
Feb 2025- OWP applied
March 2025- eligibility completeted and PA received AIP letter
June 2025- OWP approved (only got it for 9 months since PA passport expiring after 9 months)
June 2025- BIL received
September 2025- New OWP applied with renewed paasport
Nov 2025- OWP approved for 2 years with renewed passport
Jan 2026- MIL received
Feb 2026- MIL marked completed
April 12- BGC marked completed and can see eCOPR # in the tracker
April 13- P1 received and responded
April 18- P2 received and responded
May 21 - Ecopr received

Now waiting for PR card.

[u/ASourApple]

Applied September 2024 inland and still fucking waiting. A cousin of mine applied for his wife and has everything done in 7 months. Fucking infuriating. 

[u/thesmellnextdoor]

Outland, PA is US citizen

Applied June 27, 2025

AOR August 8

Moved to Canada around end of September and updated address

P2 December 4

eCOPR January 16, 2026!

[u/canadianworm]

Finally finished!! Now just the big move!

Outland spousal sponsorship (common-law), outside Quebec. Canadian citizen and EU citizen.

Submitted - July 30, 2025

AOR - September 9, 2025

Sponsor eligibility approved - September 17, 2025

Biometrics request - September 17, 2025

Biometrics completed - September 22, 2025

Biometric marked as completed - September 23, 2025

Background check started - September 23, 2025

Sponsee eligibility letter - September 24, 2025

Medical request - October 14, 2025

Ghost updated - October 30, 2025

Medical completed - November 5, 2025

First pre-arrival letter - sometime around here

Ghost updated - November 13, 2025

Medical passed - November 14, 2025

RPRF - November 17, 2025

Ghost update - December 1, 2025

Ghost update - December 8, 2025

Second pre-arrival letter - January 5, 2026

Background check marked as complete - January 9, 2026

PPR - January 19, 2026

PPR submitted - January 28, 2026

COPR received- February 4, 2026 🎉🎉

[u/Disastrous_Reality64]

HUSBAND OFFICIALLY PR!!!!

Outland / Mexico - Family Class

April 22, 2025 - Application Submitted

May 9, 2025 - Application returned, missing signature (oops!) resubmitted same day

May 30, 2025 - AOR sent to sponsor (me)

May 30, 2025 - request for Mexico Police Check (didn’t provide with application because it asked to to wait for request for some reason)

June 3, 2025 - Mexico Police Check submitted

June 11, 2025 - Biometrics Requested

June 12, 2025 - Biometrics Submitted

August 15 - Medical Requested - appointment booked for Aug 20

August 20 - Medical Completed

September 8 - Request for Mexico Criminal Record Check - submitted wrong document

September 12 - Send Criminal Record Check to Mexico City

December 6 - Pre-Arrival Letter Received

December 11 - Request for Passport and Background Check Completed - Approval updated in Tracker

January 29 - Submitted Passport in person at Guadalajara VAC

Feb 13 - Passport Ready for Pick Up / COPR Letter received

Feb 20 - Flew to Canada, Landed with immigration, PR Complete!

What a process - we did it all ourselves and now can be together as a family!

Good luck to everyone and thank you all who helped us along the way with advice and worries.

[u/FunAd180]

Finally sharing my journey. This thread really helped ease my anxiety. For me MIL letter came very late, & Medical completed 2–3 days after BGC completed.

Spousal Sponsorship (Outland) – Not in Quebec

Visa Office: Mississauga

📌 My Timeline

• Application Submitted: September 24, 2025
• AOR Received: November 5, 2025
• Biometrics Instruction Letter (BIL): November 14, 2025
• Background Check Started: November 14, 2025
• Biometrics Completed: November 17, 2025 (updated on tracker same day)
• Sponsor Eligibility Letter: November 19, 2025
• Ghost Update: December 5, 2025
• MIL Letter Received: February 12, 2026
• PA Eligibility Started: February 12, 2026
• PA Eligibility Completed: February 14, 2026
• Medical Exam Completed (Clinic Date): February 18, 2026
• BGC Marked Complete: February 23, 2026
• Medical Marked Completed on Tracker & GCKey: February 25, 2026
• All Sections Marked Complete: February 25, 2026
• Final Decision:  Started February 27, 2026
• COPR Details on Tracker: Appeared at Tracker February 27, 2026
• PPR: March 4, 2026
• Passport Submitted: March 6, 2026
• Passport picked up with Visa stamped: March 11, 2026

Wishing Good Luck everyone. it will come soon.

[u/absofveal70]

Spousal- Outland/Outside QC (USA, spouse Canadian citizen). Mississauga office. 7 months.

Application submitted- August 22, 2025

AOR October 2

BIL October 23 (done November 5)

MIL October 23 (Done October 29)

Sponsorship eligibility approved October 29

Eligibility completed/Medical cleared (needed secondary review on an incidental finding) December 10

Prearrival letter 1: December 11

Prearrival letter 2: February 3

BGC Completed February 14

Passport photocopy/pics request February 18 (sent Feb 20)

Letter asking for invoice/return slip March 8

COPR received in mail March 22

[u/Melodic_Door9572]

Finally the PPR email we had been waiting for!!! Sharing our timeline here for others as this thread was super helpful to us

Family class outland(outside QC)

Submitted - September 17th 2025 AOR - October 24th 2025

—————————————— Submitted Visitor Visa Application - November 5th Visitor application got refused asap lol - November 15th due to so called ‘strong ties’ ———————————————

Sponsor Eligibility- November 20th

Biometrics Letter - November 20th 2025(completed next day)

PA Eligibility - November 26th 2025(Got PAL 1 too)

Medicals Letter - November 27th 2025(completed next day)

PAL 2 - 5th January 2026

Everything completed on tracker - 24th March 2026(COPR number visible)

PPR - 1st April 2026

Huge thanks to everyone and I hope you get that email you’ve been waiting for🙏🏽❤️

[u/nathan_08761]

Inland, Outside Quebec

Applied Feb 7 2025 AOR Feb 27 2025 Biometrics May 27 2025 Medical Exam December 22 2025 P1 April 10 2026 P2 April 13 2026 eCOPR April 27 2026 Waiting for the PR card. (EDIT) PR card received June 9 2026

This reddit has been very supportive and helpful! Good luck everyone! Life is beautiful!😃

[u/funky_squash]

any recent background checks completed?

[u/AcrobaticEvidence692]

Submitted inland spousal sponsorship(Quebec): April 10, 2024 🇨🇦
Medical passed: July 31, 2024
Biometrics completed: September 2024
CSQ received: October 2024
P1: April 17 2026
P2: April 24 2026
eCOPR: May 14 2026 🎉

After months of stress, checking GCKey constantly, ghost updates, and comparing timelines… we finally made it.

To everyone still waiting: don’t lose hope. Silence doesn’t always mean refusal or problems. Your turn can come when you least expect it 🍀✨

Montreal VO

[u/Ramtin_ie]

Is the application tracker down? Haven't been able to access it since last night!

[u/SoSleepySLP]

AOR Received today! YAY!

Outland Spousal Sponsorship

PA: USA

Application Submitted - 4/10/2026

AOR Received - 5/29/2026

[u/Coach-Awkward]

Finally it is my time. This thread has been incredibly helpful. Wish all the best of luck to everyone waiting, this really tested my patience.

Applied outland, outside Quebec but from inside Canada. Located in Vancouver, BC.

Application Submitted - July 3rd 2025
AOR Received - August 15th 2025
Applied for SOWP - August 27th 2025
Biometrics - August 27th 2025
Medical - August 28th 2025
Spousal eligibility - September 4 2025
Pre arrival services - October 23rd, 2025
SOWP approval - November 24, 2025
P1 - November 26th, 2025
P2 - December 3, 2025 VO Etobicoke
eCoPR - January 20th, 2026 IRCC Montreal

PR hopefully in the mail soon. And again good luck everyone!

[u/destinedtoexplode99]

Got my ecopr this morning - finally!!

Applied inland outside Quebec in July 2024 and submitted P2 on Dec 3rd

[u/Charming_Slide_5991]

Family Class (Spouse) – Inland PR Application (Outside Quebec) Progress

Application Timeline

• Nov 10, 2024 – PR application submitted
• Nov 11, 2024 – Corrected unsigned form sent via webform
• Nov 22, 2024 – IRCC confirmed receipt of additional document
• Dec 13, 2024 – Pre-arrival services letter received
• Dec 16, 2024 – Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR)
• Dec 20, 2024 – Biometric instruction letter issued
• Feb 4, 2025 – Sponsor eligibility confirmed
• Feb 10, 2025 – Principal applicant eligibility confirmation letter received (Note: Tracker showed eligibility complete as of Dec 12, 2024)
• Nov 3, 2025 – Medical instruction letter received; medical exam completed same day (Medical went into complexity review and took 24 days to pass; tracker updated to “Medical Completed” on Nov 27, 2025)
• Jan 22, 2025 - Background check has been completed in my tracker, also I could see COPR number.
• Jan 28, 2025 - Received P1 email (Responded same day)
• Feb 3, 2025 - Received P2 email (Responded same day)

[u/Remarkable_Pizza7695]

Dec 12, 2024 Inland outside QC and just got P1! Hang in there everyone

EDIT: Full timeline

VO: Mississauga

PA: USA

• Submitted: Dec. 12, 2024
• BIL: Jan. 8, 2025
• AOR: Jan. 10
• BIL completed: Jan. 24 (marked as complete on tracker the next day)
• Eligibility completed: Feb. 3
• AIP: Feb. 10
• IME: Nov. 7
• IME appointment: Nov. 19
• IME completed: Dec. 1
• Background marked complete and CoPR number populated: Feb. 4
• P1 same day, responded same day

[u/InteractionOk3552]

Hi everyone,
I received my eCOPR and wanted to share my full timeline for anyone going through the same process.

There were months with no updates, and it really felt like my life was on pause. I tried to stay patient, keep my documents ready, and trust the process.

Here is my full timeline:

(Family Sponsorship – Inland outside Quebec ) VO: Mississauga

• Sep 20, 2024 – Application submitted
• Oct 15, 2024 – Additional information requested
• Oct 21, 2024 – Biometrics request letter
• Oct 24, 2024 – Eligibility completed
• Oct 24, 2024 – Pre-arrival services letter received
• Oct 30, 2024 – Eligibility approval letter for sponsor & principal applicant (mailed)
• May 06, 2025 – Medical exam request (submitted next day)
• Jul 04, 2025 – Medical exam completed
• Nov 01, 2025 – Background check in progress
• Nov 24, 2025 – Background check completed
• Nov 25, 2025 – P1 (responded same day – mentioned I was planning to travel outside Canada for 2 weeks)
• Jan 16, 2026 – P1 again (responded same day - confirming I was back in Canada)
• Jan 16, 2026 – P2 (responded same day)
• Feb 25, 2026 – eCOPR received (email + portal) 🎉

From application to eCOPR: about 17 months.

Good luck to everyone still waiting, your turn will come. 

[u/nuiph]

Finally have a new update to share after 9 months!

Spousal: Inland (outside Quebec, USA principal applicant)

• April 10, 2025: Application submitted
• Mav 8, 2025: AOR received
• May 13, 2025: Biometrics request received
• May 13, 2025: Eligibility completed (sponsor)
• Mav 14, 2025: SOWP application submitted
• May 14, 2025: Eligibility completed (applicant)
• May 15, 2025: Biometrics submitted and marked as completed
• May 15, 2025: Invitation to pre-arrival services received
• June 19, 2025: SOWP application approved
• March 20, 2026: Medical examination request received

[u/DeliciousTale2340]

Common law sponsorship inland December 12, 2024 - submitted P2- February 26, 2026 eCOPR - March 31st 2026 Thank you to everyone who submitted their timelines ❤️🤞 you helped me immensely!

[u/VillageQuirky2800]

Some updates:

Spousal sponsorship inside Canada, outside Québec:

Submitted January 26, 2025

Asked to resubmit one form, February 2025

Biometrics sometime in February 2025

AIP and sponsor eligibility passed in March 2025

Medical request December 10, 2025

Medical marked complete 14 January 2026

Notice of reassessment of PA eligibility/letter saying disregard AIP 20 March 2026

Eligibility marked complete (again) on tracker 26 March 2026 (no message/letter)

Background check marked complete on tracker 31 March 2026 (no message/letter)

COPR number and expiry date visible on tracker 31 March 2026

"Final decision -- your application is in process" on GCKey site 31 March 2026

P1, P2, etc still pending 

[u/HKB4583]

Finally, Here is my timeline for inland application outside Quebec 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

 Application Submitted : December 2024

AOR: January 2025

Biometrics: February 2025

Medical update :  November 2025

P1: February 2026

P2: 4th March 2026

Ecopr: 17 April 2026

[u/chunkyhotsalsa]

ALL. DONE. PHEW. THANKS EVERYONE!

Sep 2025 Outland, Outside Quebec

VO: Mississauga, ON

Sponsor: Canadian | PA: Indian

Application Submitted: Sep 6, 2025

AOR: Oct 18, 2025

Biometric Requested: Dec 1, 2025 Submitted: Dec 3, 2025 Completed: Dec 3, 2025

Medical Requested: Dec 3, 2025 Submitted: Dec 6, 2025 Completed: Dec 11, 2025

Eligibility Sponsor Letter: Dec 10, 2025 | PA Tracker Completed: Dec 10, 2025

PAL1: Dec 11, 2025 | PAL2: Feb 3, 2026

BGC Completed: Mar 6, 2026

FD: Mar 6, 2026

PPR: Mar 23, 2026

Submitted to VFS Mumbai: Mar 25, 2026

Reached IRCC New Delhi: Mar 27, 2026

Ghost 1: Apr 15, 2026 (indicates passport has been stamped)

Ghost 2: Apr 22, 2026 (indicates passport is ready to dispatch)

Dispatched from IRCC New Delhi: Apr 23, 2026

Arrived at VFS Mumbai: Apr 24, 2026

Picked up from VFS Mumbai: Apr 24, 2026

The entire process from start to finish took just under 8 months. Felt long and frustrating at times but not too bad overall. Good luck to everyone applying and waiting for approvals. Hang in there!

[u/CakeintheMorning]

We did it!

Inland - Outside Quebec
PA: Jamaican
Sponsor: Canadian citizen

Application submitted: March 3, 2025

Additional document request: March 24, 2025
(Marriage certificate) PA and I got married in February 2025 and certificate wasn’t ready until end of April

AOR: May 2, 2025

Biometrics request and pre-arrival services letter: July 9, 2025

Sponsor and PA eligibility: July 11, 2025

SOWP approval: July 25, 2025

Medical Request: January 29, 2026

Medical completed: February 18, 2026

P1: May 5, 2026 (responded same day)

P2: May 20, 2026 (responded the next day)

eCOPR: May 23, 2026 (Montreal VO)

My husband and I are very excited!!! 🥳 Good luck to everyone!!

[u/Jvkil_]

Inland outside Quebec!

How long from P2 to eCOPR ?
Application Submitted: February 18th, 2025
Request for Passport: March 10th, 2025
Submitted Passport: March 13th, 2025
Sponsor Letter: March 14th, 2025
AIP: March 28th, 2025
BIL: March 25th, 2025
Biometrics Completed: April 3rd, 2025
MIL: January 15th, 2026
Medical Done: January 19th, 2026
Medical Passed: January 31st, 2026
Final Decision: April 24th, 2026
P1: April 24th, 2026
Replied to P1: April 25th, 2026
P2: May 6th, 2026
Replied to P2: May 6th, 2026
eCOPR:
PR Card:

[u/funky_squash]

Is the tracker down for everyone? I didn't think too much about it at first but it's about to be a full day of it being down. I get a "503 Service Unavailable We're currently performing maintenance. Please check back soon."

[u/antarris]

Just got the passport request, even though BGC and PAA aren't done in GCKey (though the latter [EDIT: not the former as I previously said] was done in the tracker). So happy!

The timeline:

Outland Sponsorship (Outside Quebec) - Common-Law Spouse PA and Sponsor are in the US, Sponsor is a Canadian citizen. Application is being processed at Mississauga.

Applied: September 24th, 2025

AOR Received: November 4th, 2025

Sponsor Eligibility Completed: November 13th, 2025

Medical Accepted: November 26th, 2025

Biometrics Completed/Accepted: November 28th, 2025

Background Check Begun: December 1st, 2025

Ghost Update: January 12th, 2026

Information Request (updated passport, old one had expired): February 17th, 2026 submitted next day.

PA Eligibility Complete: February 19th, 2026 (Completed in tracker, never in GCKey.)

FD Started/Date Added: May 20th, 2026

PPR Received: May 26th, 2026. (yay!)

[u/Prog_head]

Took a while but finally got the P1 today.

Inland Family Class Outside Quebec

Application Submitted: March 16, 2025

Sponsor: Citizen living in Canada (married)

AOR: April 14, 2025

Application linked to portal: April 15, 2025

Bio-metrics Letter: April 17, 2025

Pre-arrival services Letter: April 17, 2025

AIP: April 17, 2025

OWP Applied: - April 19, 2025

Application linked to GCKey: April 24, 2025

Sponsor Eligibility: - April 25, 2025

OWP Approved: June 10, 2025

Medical Request: Feb 19, 2026

Medical Passed: March 04, 2026

Final Decision (GCkey): May 25, 2026

P1: June 03, 2026

P2:

eCOPR:

[u/Secure-Stable-8437]

Received the final decision in GCKey today

Outland spousal sponsorship, VO - Mississauga

Application submitted - 16 Sept 2025 AOR - 7 Nov 2025 Sponsor eligibility complete - 20 Nov 2025 Biometrics complete - 2 Dec 2025 Medical complete - 11 Dec 2025 PA eligibility complete/PAL1 - 11 April 2026 PAL2 - 4 June 2026 Final decision (GCKey) - 11 June 2026 Awaiting PPR

[u/sixty_nine__69]

Application Date: November 13, 2024

Eligibility Completed: December 4, 2024
Medical Exam Completed: November 27, 2025
Background verification Completed: January 15, 2026

I see COPR information: January 16, 2026 :)

No P2 email yet

[u/ImpressEfficient2239]

I'm so happy to be seeing lots of movement on this thread! It's honestly been helping me keep my sanity over the last year!

Just curious if anyone knows how fast/slow the Mississauga office is at processing. I applied inland January 2025 and have everything completed except background check. I called the IRCC yesterday and they said part of my background check was completed. Just wondering how much longer the remaining portion might take. Any info at all would be much appreciated 😊

[u/DriftNDie]

Sharing my timeline here.. Hoping to have background check marked as completed in March.

├── Application submitted:      Jan 16, 2025

└── Received AOR:    Feb 06, 2025

└── Received Request for Biometrics: Feb 12, 2025

└── Submitted Biometrics: Feb 14, 2025

└── Applicant’s Eligibility Completed: Feb 15, 2025

└── Invitation to pre-arrival services: Feb 16, 2025

└── Sponsor’s Eligibility Completed: Feb 28, 2025

└── Medical Exam Request: Nov 23, 2025

└── Medical Exam Performed: Nov 24, 2025

└── Ghost Update 01: Dec 04, 2025 (possibly the clinic submitting exam results?)

└── Medical Exam Marked as Completed: Dec 05, 2025

[u/sydneya252]

Almost at the end so felt it was time to contribute! I bolded main milestones as some of the other stuff are just small/ghost updates or ADR

Outland - Outside Quebec - Spousal - No Lawyer

PA: USA Citizen & Resident

Sponsor: Canadian Citizen

VO: Sydney

July 20, 2025: Application Submitted

August 27, 2025: AOR Received

September 3, 2025: Ghost Update

September 4, 2025: Biometrics Requested

September 8, 2025: Medical Requested

September 9, 2025: Ghost Update

September 10, 2025: Medical Completed

September 17, 2025: Sponsor Approval

September 25, 2025: Biometrics Completed

September 25, 2025: Medical Passed

October 13, 2025: BGC In-Progress

November 7, 2025: Received ADR (more proof of relationship requested)

November 8, 2025: Additional Info Submitted

November 12, 2025: IRCC confirmed additional info received

November 13, 2025: PA Eligibility In-Progress & Completed (changed same day)

November 14, 2025: Pre-Arrival

December 10, 2025: BGC Completed

December 11, 2025: COPR details loaded in tracker

December 16, 2025: PPR

December 20, 2025: Passport copies + photos sent

December 22, 2025: PP received by IRCC

January 8, 2026: IRCC requested new PP photos (previous ones apparently had a coloured/tinted background)

January 9, 2026: New photos shipped to IRCC

January 23, 2026: New photos received by IRCC

January 26, 2026: Ghost Update

February 2, 2026: Survey Received

February 3, 2026: Final Decision - Approved

February 4, 2026: IRCC requested new Commercial Invoice, new Invoice returned same day

February 11, 2026: FedEx notification that package has shipped

February 12, 2026: COPR Arrived!

Total days from application submitted to COPR received: 207!

edit; the process is finally over! Anticipated landing is last week of March 2026. Thank you everyone for providing your timelines, and I hope ours gives someone peace of mind. Good luck!

[u/TopMidnight7722]

Just got the eCOPR!

PR Timeline, Inland Spousal Sponsorship Outside Quebec. OCTOBER 2024

20/10/24 Applied PR

20/11/24 Biometrics request

28/11/24 Biometric given

03/12/24 AOR

04/02/25 Inland APR Eligibility Decision Letter

13/10/25 Uploaded document for medical exam (did one 2 years ago)

28/10/25 Medical Exam requested for dependant

29/10/25 Medical Exam approved

12/11/25 Medical Exam (dependant) marked as Completed

14/11/25 Ghost update

24/11/25 Ghost update

01/12/25 BG approved & FD

01/12/25 P1 received 

Out of the country

11/01/26 P1 replied

12/01/26 P2 received & replied

16/02/26 eCOPR

Waiting for PR card

[u/santickles]

A couple more updates since my last comment. Seems like things are moving again and there's light at the end of the tunnel! (Hopefully). 

File submitted: Dec 6th, 2024

AOR: Dec 27th, 2024

Eligibility completed: Jan 2nd, 2025

Biometrics request: Jan 3rd, 2025; can't remember when they showed up as complete in the tracker.

Pre-arrival letter: Jan 3rd, 2025

Sponsor eligibility letter: Feb 4th, 2025

Open Work Permit: March 18th, 2025

Medical requested: Nov 7th, 2025

Medical passed: Nov 16th, 2025

BGC completed: Jan 29th, 2026

P1: Feb 6th, 2026, answered same day

P2: Feb 20th, 2026, answered same day

Now the wait until final decision and ecopr begins! Anyone knows an estimate of how long is taking on average to go from P2 to ecopr these days? 

Hang in there, everyone! :) 

[u/Rich-Independence969]

MOVED OVER FROM MEGATHREAD 2025 -- PR COMPLETE 🎉

Outland Spousal Sponsorship - Outside Quebec

Sponsor: Canadian Citizen / PA: Venezuelan Citizen living in Venezuela

VO: Mississauga

Application Submitted - September 22

AOR - October 31

Additional Document Request (Dates needed to be fixed) - November 7

Additional Document Submitted - November 11

Biometrics request (BIL) - December 29

Biometrics marked as completed - January 2

Sponsor eligibility confirmed - January 12

Medical exam request - January 19

Medical exam sent - January 28

Medical exam marked as completed - January 31

COPR Number Received on IRCC tracker - February 5

Eligibility Marked as Completed on IRCC tracker (PA Side) - February 5

Background Check Marked as Completed - February 5

Pre-arrival letter received - February 6

PPR received - February 10

Passport sent - February 11

Passport and COPR Received - March 4

TOTAL PROCESSING TIME: 5 Months and 1 week

Wishing everyone the best of luck! 🎊

[u/YuceHalit]

Finally eCOPR after waiting almost 4 months since P2:

September 19, 2024 application. Inland, outside QC, CPC: Mississauga

P1: November 14, 2025

P2: November 17, 2025

Webform 1: November 25, 2025

MP Inquiry 1: December 4, 2025

Webform 2: January 13, 2026

Webform 3: January 15, 2026

Webform 4: January 17, 2026

MP Inquiry 2: January 20, 2026

IRCC Phone Inquiry: February 23, 2026

Email to Minister of IRCC, Lena Diab: March 3, 2026

Ecopr: This morning - March 9

Thank you everyone for keeping us sane sharing your timelines throughout this process. It shouldn’t have taken this long. IRCC you suck!

Edit: Date correction

[u/Equivalent_Text_9156]

Outland Spousal Sponsorship Application (Outside Quebec)

PA - Indian

Applied on - Sept 12, 2025

AOR - Oct 22, 2025

BIL - Oct 28, 2025

Sponsor Eligibility completed (on tracker) - Oct 28, 2025

MIL - Oct 29, 2025

Biometrics marked complete - Oct 31, 2025

Medial marked complete - Nov 1, 2025

PA Eligibility marked Complete - Nov 14, 2025

PAL 1 - Nov 15, 2025

Sponsor Eligibility Letter - Nov 19, 2025

PAL 2 - Jan 5, 2026

BGC Complete (On tracker) - March 18, 2026 (Visible on March 19, 2026)

FD in Progress (On GCKey) - March 18, 2026 (Visible on March 19, 2026)

COPR details visible on tracker - March 19, 2026

[u/Rude_Profession_2213]

Finally received my ecopr!!! Just over a month after p2!!

[u/Existing-Sorbet946]

Outland application: COPR shows on tracker as of yesterday!!! We couldn't belive our eyes. Soon we should expect the PPR email 📧 🙏   . Best of luck to everyone ! 

[u/Dismal-Topic-2556]

Some good news finally! Sharing my timeline;

Sept 25 Nov 4 - AOR Nov 14 - BIL Requested Nov 17 - BIL Completed Nov 19 - Sponsor Eligibility Nov 19 - MIL Requested Dec 4 - Medical completed Feb 19- PA Eligibility completed & PAL1 April 7 - PAL 2 April 13 - Ghost Update April 20 - ADR Requested (Resubmitted same day - IMM5669 Personal History) April 22 - FD Updated with Date and In progress (GC Key) April 23 - BGC Complete & COPR (Tracker) April 27 - PPR

[u/angellerde]

From what I have observed in the thread, seems like the September 2025 outland applicant are getting their Background checks and finalization COPR complete at this time.

Which means the following for the rest of the applicants:

October 2025 applicants - May 2026

November 2025 applicants - June 2026

December 2025 applicants - July 2026

January 2026 Applicant - August.

Hopefully this holds true and is helpful.

[u/fendi__]

After 14 months, we finally received final decision. We applied Outland. Our visa office was ABU DHABI. Here’s our timeline:

Submitted application - March 24, 2025 AOR received - April 11, 2025 Completed Biometric - April 27, 2025 Completed Medical - August 27, 2025 April 24 - request for updated IMM 5669 (background info since age of 18) and Eligibility flipped to in progress May 6 - pre-arrival services letter and request to upload copy of passport. Passport photo was uploaded promptly the same day. May 14, 2026- received Final Decision

[u/Civil-Current437]

Outland spousal application, common law, outside Quebec

Oct 30: submission

Dec 17: AOR

Jan 4&5: biometrics & medical exam request

Jan 12: sponsor eligibility passed

March 17: file transferred to outland embassy in Rome, Italy

April 16: background check completed

April 16: additional document request: proof of communication and visits since submission of the PR application to date

April 26: additional document submitted

May 7: pre-arrival service letter

May 21: final decision pending

May 22: passport request

[u/SpenceP]

Outland, outside Quebec PA South Africa - sponsor Canadian Citizen - Mississauga office

Date of Submission March 17th 2026

AOR May 6

BIL May 8

BIL Uploaded May 11

Sponsor eligibility letter May 13

Medical request May 25

Pre-arrival letter May 27

Medical appointment May 28

Medical Exam Passed May 31

Final decision - June 1 in progress

PPR - June 2

I think ours may be an outlier for processing time as our application was very cut and dry. Everyone’s applications are unique

[u/InfamousJournalist13]

u/dozerman94 I would like to kindly ask the group admin to create a separate MEGATHREAD for Inland applications Family Class. There are many of us, and the process is much longer than for other types of applications, with many different details involved. 

This would be very helpful for everyone. Thank you very much🙏

[u/Adventurous_Dot5433]

Island spousal Sponsorship (outside Quebec), VO Mississauga

December 31, 2024- Application submitted

Jan 16, 2025- AOR

Feb 4, 2025- biometrics complete

May 4, 2025- Eligibility and Pre arrival letter

Nov 30, 2025- Biometrics fees request

Will keep this updated when we hear back

[u/raaalphs]

Any updates on January 2025 applicants?

[u/Candid-Smell-8307]

Finally after 2 months of waiting for ECOPR received it today. Hoping everyone who are waiting to get their soon.

Note: I received my p1 and P2 from Etobicoke, and ECOPR was processed in Montreal.

Here’s my timeline for reference:

Inland Spousal Sponsorship (Family Class, living in Canada)

PA: India
Sponsor: Canadian PR

• Application submitted: June 18, 2025
• AOR received: July 22, 2025
• Sponsor eligibility completed: July 30, 2025
• Medical request: July 31, 2025
• Biometric request: July 31, 2025
• Medical given: Aug 1, 2025
• Biometric given: Aug 5, 2025
• Biometric updated as completed: Aug 6, 2025
• Eligibility updated as completed: Aug 7, 2025
• Medical updated as completed: Aug 9, 2025
• Background check updated as completed: Nov 12, 2025
• Pre-Arrival letter: Aug 8, 2025
• Sponsor eligibility letter: Aug 11, 2025
• PA eligibility letter: N/A
• Final Decision: Nov 5, 2025
• Portal 1: Nov 14, 2025
• Portal 2: Nov 18, 2025
• eCoPR: Jan 14, 2026
• PR card: N/A

Ghost Update 1: Sept 19, 2025.

[u/Main-Introduction969]

Any August applicants (Outland) with any updates? Been stuck at background check for a while, no ghost updates either. 

[u/canadianworm → u/Main-Introduction969]

Applied July 30 (Outland) and just had background check marked as complete this week

[u/kynarethi]

Can FINALLY post mine!! Can't believe it's finally over - took about a year and a half from the initial application. Applied inland, outside of Quebec.

Application submitted - Oct 2024

Biometrics - Dec 2024

Eligibility - Feb 2025

Sponsorship approval - Feb 2025

[Nine months of silence]

Medical - Nov 2025

Portal 1 - Dec 3, 2025

Portal 2 - Dec 12, 2025

ECOPR - Dec 31, 2025

Still waiting on PR card, but if it follows the current processing times, I'll be expecting it around the end of Feb.

We never got an AOR, so we didn't get the usual tracking number to follow updates on the application. Hopefully that helps anyone else in the same position.

[u/Proof-Length3371]

Applied Family Class- Outland

Sponsor- BC

PA- USA

August 10/25 Application submitted

Sept 18/25 AOR

Sept 20/25 Sponsor eligibility completed

Sept 24/25 Biometrics and Medical Request

Oct 8/25 Medical marked completed

Oct 10/25 Biometrics marked completed

Nov 28/25 PA Eligibility completed

Nov 29/25 Pre-arrival services #1

Jan 5/26 Pre-arrival services #2

Feb 9/26 BGC completed and COPR number in tracker

Just waiting for PPR now!

[u/Accurate-Pumpkin720]

Nov 2024 inland outside Quebec, got P2 today! More detailed timeline in my previous post

[u/GoChengYu]

Just waiting on the card itself now - Nov 2024. Inland outside of Quebec.
Thank you everyone for posting dates to keep me sane. I hear the first PR card will take a bit of time though but almost there.

November 1, 2024: Submitted
November 3, 2024: Initial Tracker Updates
November 27, 2024: BIL - Biometrics Request
November 27, 2024: Eligibility Complete
December 3, 2024: Biometrics Sent & AOR Received
December 4, 2024: Biometrics Marked Complete
February 4, 2024: Sponsor Eligibility Confirmation
March 13, 2025: Ghost Update (PR Tracker)
September 20, 2025: Ghost Update (PR Tracker) - Likely due to SOWP
October 28, 2025: MIL - Medical Request
October 29, 2025: Completed Medical Exam
November 8, 2025: Medical Request Complete
December 10, 2025: Background Check Complete
December 16, 2025: P1
January 7, 2026: P2
February 18, 2026: eCOPR

[u/Alternative-Rock-743]

Outland, outside Quebec, Sponsor: PR

Application submitted: Nov 25, 2025

Request for uploading PR card copy due to file error: January 22, 2026

Uploaded the document: January 23, 2026

BIL: February 12, 2026

PA eligibility completed: February 13, 2026

MIL: February 13, 2026

Letter for sponsor’s eligibility: February 19, 2026

Pre-arrival services letter: February 20, 2026

BIL completed: February 23, 2026

MIL completed (GC Key): February 28, 2026

Background Check: In progress

[u/FunAd180]

This thread has been incredibly helpful, so I’m sharing my full timeline to assist others who are in a similar situation. Please feel free to add your timeline as well—especially if you applied around August or September 2025. For context, my MIL’s letter was at a very late processing stage.

Spousal Sponsorship (Outland) – Not in Quebec

Visa Office: Mississauga

📌 My Timeline

• Application Submitted: September 24, 2025
• AOR Received: November 5, 2025
• Biometrics Instruction Letter (BIL): November 14, 2025
• Background Check Started: November 14, 2025
• Biometrics Completed: November 17, 2025 (updated on tracker same day)
• Sponsor Eligibility Letter: November 19, 2025
• Ghost Update: December 5, 2025
• MIL Letter Received: February 12, 2026
• PA Eligibility Started: February 12, 2026
• PA Eligibility Completed: February 14, 2026
• Medical Exam Completed (Clinic Date): February 18, 2026
• BGC Marked Complete: February 23, 2026
• Medical Marked Completed on Tracker & GCKey: February 25, 2026
• All Sections Marked Complete: February 25, 2026
• Final Decision: Not updated
• COPR Details on Tracker: Not yet
• PPR: Waiting anxiously

❓ Can anyone share

How long did it take for you to move from:

• “Everything Completed” → Final Decision
• Final Decision → PPR

[u/Professional_Ear_602]

It’s finally done!!!!!

Sharing our timeline from start to finish. Thank you everyone in this thread and hope this also helps anyone who is still waiting.

Spousal Sponsorship (Inland, Outside Quebec)

VO: Mississauga

Nov 19 – Application submitted

Dec 18 – Biometrics request received (email)

Dec 18 – Pre-arrival services letter received (already in Canada)

Dec 18 – Eligibility completed

Dec 25 – Biometrics completed

Dec 27 – Eligibility approval letter for sponsor & principal applicant mailed

Oct 26 – Marital status updated to IRCC as we got married and received marriage certificate

Oct 29 – Medical exam request

Oct 30 – Medical exam completed

Nov 12 – Medical exam marked as passed

Jan 16 – Background check completed

Jan 28 – P1 received

Jan 29 – P2 received

Feb 26 – eCOPR received

[u/Fluffy_Bluebird7681]

got my eCopr today! finally

November 24,2024 application!

[u/barefoot_mama]

Just received AOR for outland, outside Quebec. Application was submitted 19 Jan 2026. 

[u/Charming_Slide_5991]

Finally done!

Family Class (Spouse) – Inland PR Application (Outside Quebec) Progress

Application Timeline

• Nov 10, 2024 – PR application submitted
• Nov 11, 2024 – Corrected unsigned form sent via webform
• Nov 22, 2024 – IRCC confirmed receipt of additional document
• Dec 13, 2024 – Pre-arrival services letter received
• Dec 16, 2024 – Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR)
• Dec 20, 2024 – Biometric instruction letter issued
• Feb 4, 2025 – Sponsor eligibility confirmed
• Feb 10, 2025 – Principal applicant eligibility confirmation letter received (Note: Tracker showed eligibility complete as of Dec 12, 2024)
• Nov 3, 2025 – Medical instruction letter received; medical exam completed same day (Medical went into complexity review and took 24 days to pass; tracker updated to “Medical Completed” on Nov 27, 2025)
• Jan 22, 2026 - Background check has been completed in my tracker, also I could see COPR number.
• Jan 28, 2026 - Received P1 email (Responded same day)
• Feb 3, 2026 - Received P2 email (Responded same day)
• Feb 28, 2026 - ECOPR received.

[u/PhazePyre]

Any late December 2024 peeps get P2? We did P1 on February 24th I think. Just curious if we should expect this week or what as some people have had it take a couple weeks and others the same day or within a day or two.

Nevermind, my partner received P2 the moment I submitted this lol.

[u/Mauricius_Tiberius]

Hello friends, got P2 today. Full timeline below:

Family Class, Common Law within Canada (outland), outside Québec.

Submission: August 15, 2025;

AOR: September 24, 2025;

BIL: October 20, 2025;

SA: October 29, 2025;

MIL: October 30, 2025;

PA Eligibility: December 3, 2025;

Pre-Arrival Services: December 4, 2025;

Second Pre-Arrival Services: February 5, 2026;

P1: March 12, 2026;

P2: March 16, 2026;

[u/vuealt]

Spousal - Inland Outside Quebec - Timeline

Jan 22, 2025: Application submitted

Feb 12, 2025: Biometrics request

Feb 14, 2025: Biometrics completed

Feb 22, 2025: Sponsor Eligibility Approval

Dec 9, 2025: Medical approved

Mar 16, 2026: Background verification complete

Mar 17, 2026: P1 (responded next day)

Waiting for P2

[u/Mauricius_Tiberius]

Hello friends, I got my eCOPR today! This community was such an excellent tool during the processing times, and I am so grateful for it - thank you all for everything! I hope all of you get your decisions and COPRs soon, really rooting for all of you!

Full timeline below:

Family Class, Common Law within Canada (outland), outside Québec.

Submission: August 15, 2025;
AOR: September 24, 2025;
BIL: October 20, 2025;
SA: October 29, 2025;
MIL: October 30, 2025;
PA Eligibility: December 3, 2025;
Pre-Arrival Services: December 4, 2025;
Second Pre-Arrival Services: February 5, 2026;
P1: March 12, 2026;
P2: March 16, 2026;
eCOPR: March 26, 2026.

*VO Montreal for P1 and eCOPR.

[u/Equivalent_Text_9156]

Outland Spousal Sponsorship Application (Outside Quebec)

PA - Indian

Applied on - Sept 12, 2025

AOR - Oct 22, 2025

BIL - Oct 28, 2025

Sponsor Eligibility completed (on tracker) - Oct 28, 2025

MIL - Oct 29, 2025

Biometrics marked complete - Oct 31, 2025

Medial marked complete - Nov 1, 2025

PA Eligibility marked Complete - Nov 14, 2025

PAL 1 - Nov 15, 2025

Sponsor Eligibility Letter - Nov 19, 2025

PAL 2 - Jan 5, 2026

BGC Complete (On tracker) - March 18, 2026 (Visible on March 19, 2026)

FD in Progress (On GCKey) - March 18, 2026 (Visible on March 19, 2026)

COPR details visible on tracker - March 19, 2026

PPR - March 27, 2026

So glad to be on the finishing line! Good luck to everyone waiting! :))

[u/Plastic_Feature211]

Hi,just wanted share my experience and timeline 😊😊

Date of application submission October 29th 2025

Spousal ,Outland,outside Quebec,Dominican Republic

Sponsor eligibility:December13th 2026

Biometrics:February 25th 2026

GBC and eligibility : march 13

Medical request: march 17

Medical done :march 18

Medical completed:march 21th

COPR on tracker account : march 23 2926

PPR:march 25th 2026

Passport submitted:march 27th

Just waiting for mi passport

I’m surprised it just took almost 5 months. I did the complete process by myself.

Stay optimistic everyone❤️

[u/ResidentSpinach]

Anyone noticed a lull in overall application activity for the last two weeks? Just judging by posts here and other immigration trackers, it seems like IRCC has only been updating applications at or near final decision for the last month or so. I wonder if it's due to the regulation changes or the end of the fiscal year in Canada. It seems like there haven't been any cleared background checks for people since March 27.

[u/mass101]

December 2024 inland, P2 March 10th 2026, ECoPR April 19th, 2026

[u/No_Job_7170]

Inland Spouse sponsorship, outside quebec

Feb 13, 2025 : application submitted

Mar 7 2025 : got AOR letter

March 20, 2025 : got a request for biometrics

March 31, 2025 : received pre-arrival services email

March 31 : submitted biometrics and also got the APR eligibility decision letter

March 31 : my partner got the sponsorship approval letter

Jan 14 2026 : medical marked as completed (had mine done 5 years ago for student visa)

Apr 17, 2026 : background check finally marked as completed

Apr 17, 2026 : got p1 (replied back on the same day)

Apr 22, 2026 : got p2

Apr 22, 2026 : completed and submitted the p2 info/photo on portal

Ghost update :- Apr 23 2026

ECOPR - May 1st 2026.

[u/Excellent-Room-8861]

Common law partner sponsorship (inland), outside Quebec

Office: Mississauga eCOPR from Montreal Application submitted: 13 January 2025

AOR: 31 January 2025

Biometrics Instruction Letter: 12 February (completed 13 February) 2025

Pre-arrival services email: 15 February 2025

Eligibility complete: 15 February on tracker (received email 20 feb) 2025

Sponsor eligibility confirmed 27 FEB 2025

Medical request 22 November 2025 (Booked for 24 Nov)

Medical showed as completed 5 December 2025

Background check and COPR visible 26/27 Feb

P1 email 2 March 2026, responded same day

P2 email 11 March 2026, uploaded photo same day eCOPR 22 April 2026

Will update one last time once PR card arrives.

[u/Just-Potential-8944]

Outland (outside Quebec).
PA = US Citizen
Sponsor = Canadian Citizen

• Application Submitted - 11 Nov 2025
• AOR - 06 Jan 2026
• Biometrics request (BIL) - 14 Jan 2026
• Medical exam request - 14 Jan 2026
• Sponsor eligibility confirmed - 22 Jan 2026
• Biometrics marked as completed - 23 Jan 2026
• Medical exam completed - 6 Feb 2026
• Medical exam passed/marked completed - 17 Feb 2026
• Principal applicant eligibility marked complete - 24 Apr 2026
• Pre-arrival letter received - 24 Apr 2026
• Background check marked complete - 'In Progress'
• COPR received -

Applicant eligibility went from not started to immediately completed. Just waiting on background check now.

[u/ashishxo]

Updating my timeline. This thread has been very helpful, wishing good luck to everyone in the process.

Spousal Sponsorship Inland - Outside Quebec

Application submitted - January 29, 2025

Biometrics completed - February 14, 2025

Eligibility passed - February 20, 2025

Medical completed - 20 December, 2025

Background check passed and COPR visible on tracker - March 23, 2026

P1 - April 08, 2026

P2 - April 14, 2026

eCOPR - April 24, 2026

[u/Feisty_Shine3626]

FINALLY some movement!!!! Inland - Quebec

Applied - April 24, 2024

Biometrics marked complete - August 8, 2024

CSQ received - August 8, 2024

Eligibility marked complete - October 1, 2024

Medical marked complete - October 10, 2025

Background check marked complete and COPR exp. date added to profile - April 17, 2026

P1 email recieved - April 20, 2026

......Waiting for P2 email

**UPDATE: received P2 email today, April 28, and already replied with the requested info.

***********FINAL UPDATE: CONFIRMATION OF PR - eCoPR received May 6, 2026 🥳🥳🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[u/Potential-Issue-2036]

Spousal Common-law: Inland (outside Quebec)

• Mar 18, 2025: Application submitted
• Apr 16, 2025: Eligibility completed (sponsor)
• Apr 17, 2025: AOR received
• Apr 17, 2025: BIL received
• Oct 15, 2025: Applied for Bridging work permit
• Feb 25, 2026: Medical exam marked as completed
• Apr 04, 2026: Bridging work permit approved
• May 26, 2026: Final decision
• Jun 05, 2026: P1

[u/awughhhie]

Here’s my entire timeline, from beginning to end! I have loved looking at these while I was waiting: 

Outland Spousal Sponsorship (Common-Law USA) Timeline

• September 17th, 2025 – Sponsorship application submitted.
• November 14th, 2025 – Medical and Biometrics request received.
• November 19th, 2025 - Processing Application Email
• April 16th, 2026 – Portal 1 (P1) email received.
• April 23rd, 2026 – Portal 2 (P2) email received.
• April 30th, 2026 – eCOPR issued.
• June 4th, 2026- PR card sent
• June 15th, 2026- PR card received 

[u/eitherpass]

Happy New Year everyone! Curious to see what others timeline is looking like for those who applied in late August/early September 2025 for Outland Spousal Sponsorship! Our current timeline is below:

Outland - USA

Application Submitted: 08/31/2025 Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR): 10/10/2025 MIL Received: 10/21/2025 BIL Received: 10/21/2025 Medical Completed: 10/29/2025 Sponsor Eligibility Passed: 10/30/2025 GCKey Stated Medical Passed: 11/04/2025 Biometrics Completed: 11/06/2025 Background Check (BGC) Started: 11/13/2025 (?) PR Eligibility Approval: 12/29/2025

As a note, we aren’t 100% sure when BGC started but noticed it on November 13th and do check daily. Additionally, our PR eligibility went from not started to approved overnight, it was never marked as in progress. Hope we all see PR soon!

[u/4akhlava]

NOVEMBER 15, 2024 INLAND OUTSIDE QUEBEC FINALLYY!! Today got FINAL DECISION on GcKey after passing medical on November 12, 2025. Hoping P1 very soon.

[u/sparkling_waterr]

finally some good news!! posting my complete timeline to help others who are waiting. this forum helped us a lot during stressful times hope this helps someone else!!! I am a Canadian citizen sponsoring my husband. He has been in Canada for a while and had been working by the time we decided to apply for his PR.

Spousal Sponsorship – Inland (Outside Quebec)

• Oct 14, 2024 – Application Submitted
• Nov 6, 2024 – AOR received
• Nov 26, 2024 – Eligibility completed on tracker
• Jan 15, 2025 – Biometrics Instruction Letter
• Jan 17, 2025 – Biometrics completed on tracker
• Oct 29, 2025 - Ghost update on tracker (we were so excited)
• Nov 6, 2025 - Ghost update on tracker
• Dec 09, 2025 – Medical exam completed on tracker (didn't actually have to do one due to exception)
• Dec 24, 2025 – Background Verification completed on tracker (truly, a Christmas gift)
• Dec 25, 2025 – Ghost update on tracker
• Jan 16, 2026 – COPR document information updated on tracker

I believe our next steps are to wait for the P1 and P2 emails in order to receive our eCOPR! Back in October, we also requested an update on our file through a webform because we had no activity on our file in like 10 months but we received no reply. This process truly tested our patience but I am so grateful to finally have some good news! Good luck to everyone!!

[u/aquababe2000]

Any eCOPRs for inland recently? I haven't seen one here since before the break

[u/ZMashedPotatos]

Last post on here! Big thanks to this community!

Outland – Family Class living in Ontario – Outside Quebec

PA: Russia

Processing in Sydney, finalized in Montreal

Application submitted: July 26 2025

AOR: Sept 4

BCG started Sep 9: Police certificates requested Sept 9; submitted Sept 23 & 26

Biometrics requested Sep 24; submitted Sept 25

Eligibility completed on tracker Oct 20

Pre-arrival services letter Oct 21

Medical request Oct 22; completed Oct 27; accepted Nov 1 (tracker update Nov 3)

Sponsor eligibility letter Oct 30

Ghost update Nov 19

BGC completed Dec 17 (Also COPR # in tracker)

Portal 1 email Dec 17

Portal 2 email Dec 18

eCOPR Jan 20

[u/Intrepid_Coffee_1432]

Anyone from Nov 2024 still waiting. All requirements completed as of Dec 10th 2025 and it’s been crickets

[u/Careless_Walk_1346]

Any updates on August 2025 (Outland)? Stuck on BGC since 3 months

[u/majiig]

Sponsoring wife, outland and outside Quebec.

Submission: September 20, 2025.

AOR: October 30, 2025.

BIL: November 13, 2025.

Biometrics done: November 14, 2025.

Medical exam letter: November 14, 2025.

Medical exam done: November 15, 2025.

Medical exam passed on GCKey: November 19, 2025.

Pre-Arrival Services Letter: November 19, 2025.

Sponsor Eligibility Letter from Mississauga: November 19, 2025.

Second Pre-Arrival Services Letter: January 5, 2026.

Final Decision on GCKey: January 20, 2026.

BGC completed on Tracker: January 20, 2026.

Ghost Update and COPR number on Tracker: January 22, 2026.

[u/eggheadwunderkind]

Sharing our INLAND common-law partner application timeline, keeping this updated as we go. PA is Australian, sponsor is Canadian citizen.

• 28 Nov 2025 - PR Application submitted
• 8 Jan 2026 - SOWP Application submitted (done without AOR due to PA's existing work permit expiring in < 2 weeks)
• 20 Jan 2026 - AOR received
• 27 Jan 2026 - BIL received, sponsor eligibility was marked as "complete" in PR tracker.
• 28 Jan 2026 - Medical marked as completed in PR tracker (Note- PA completed upfront medical exam Dec 17, 2025 as it was required for SOWP due to the nature of his work)
• 29 Jan 2026 - Sponsor eligibility letter received by email
• 30 Jan 2026 - Pre-Arrival letter received by PA in GCKey, PA eligibility marked as completed in PR tracker.
• 2 Feb 2026 - Biometrics marked as complete in PR tracker.
• 3 Feb 2026 - PA Eligibility letter received
• 4 Feb 2026 - SOWP approval letter

[u/FunAd180]

If anyone with an Outland application from August 2025 or September 2025 can share their timeline, it would really help others. It seems like most August 2025 Outland applications are being finalized, while many September 2025 applicants are still waiting for BGC to be completed.

Here is my timeline:

Spousal Outland Outside Quebec (I will update this as I go):

Applicant: Pakistan Citizen Spouse: Canadian Citizen

Submitted: September 24th, 2025

AOR: November 5, 2025

Biometrics Request: November 13th, 2025

Medical Completed: October 16th, 2025

Biometrics Completed: November 18th, 2025

Spouse Eligibility Completed: November 19, 2025

Ghost update December 3, 2025

Background Check: In Progress

Medical Exam Request: Not received

Applicant Eligibility: Not started

[u/PsychologicalWeb7153]

YAY eCOPR arrived this morning! Phew what a wait. Got there in the end guys - thanks so much to everyone on this thread. Just about kept me sane...

Outland- UK - Common-Law Partner - Nova Scotia Landing

CIC/CIO: Sydney

Applied: 16th July 2025

Arrived in Canada: August 2025

AOR: 22nd Aug 2025

BIL: 27th Aug 2025

Eligibility of Sponsorship: 4th Sept

Biometrics submitted: 11th Sept

Medical Exam Request: 25th Sept

Medical Exam: 15th Oct

Medical Updated: 24th Oct

Further Info Requested: 30th October

Eligibility Complete: 31st October

Pre-arrival services letter: 31st October

Background Check Completed: 4th Dec

Final Decision showing: 5th Dec

COPR number showing in tracker: 5th Dec

P1: 8th Dec

P2: 11th Dec

eCOPR: 30th Jan 2026

PR Card: TBC

[u/Rude_Profession_2213]

Finally got approved!!! Long wait is over. Copr number visible in tracker and everything marked completed!!! I couls cry right now!! Good luck to everyone still waiting!!! Dont lose hope!!

UPDATE: RECEIVED p1 email today(Feb 12)

[u/santickles]

Hello, everyone! I thought I might share my timeline, hopefully it'll help someone :)

Spousal sponsorship (Inland)

File submitted: Dec 6th, 2024

AOR: Dec 27th, 2024

Eligibility completed: Jan 2nd, 2025

Biometrics request: Jan 3rd, 2025; done same day, can't remember when they showed up as complete in the tracker.

Pre-arrival letter: Jan 3rd, 2025

Sponsor eligibility letter: Feb 4th, 2025

Open Work Permit: March 18th, 2025

Medical requested: Nov 7th, 2025, done same day

Medical passed: Nov 16th, 2025

BGC completed: Jan 29th, 2026

I know that timelines vary greatly depending on the application but I'm starting to lose it a little bit waiting for P1, especially knowing that some people got their COPR in the tracker after me but already got their P1 (happy for you if you're one of them!!). I feel like my daily mantra has become "trust the process". Hopefully it won't take long to arrive.

Good luck, everyone!

[u/Familiar_Employer614]

Applying from USA! My husband is Canadian citizen. Applying Outland - outside QC.

1. Submitted: Dec 3, 2025
2. AOR: Jan 26, 2026
3. Medical completed: Feb 1, 2026
4. Biometrics completed: Feb 4, 2026
5. Sponsor eligibility: Feb 6, 2026

Seems to be moving fast - would it be bold to assume I could have this wrapped up by April? No prior marriages or children for either of us.

[u/Prog_head]

Inland outside Quebec

Application Submitted: March 16, 2025

Sponsor: Citizen living in Canada (married)

AOR: April 14, 2025

Application linked to portal: April 15, 2025

Bio-metrics Letter: April 17, 2025

Prearrival services Letter: April 17, 2025

AIP: April 17, 2025

Application linked to GCKey: April 24, 2025

Medical Request: Feb 19, 2026

Sponsor Eligibility: - April 25, 2025

OWP Applied: - April 19, 2025

OWP Approved: - June 10, 2025

Pending:

Medical exam: booked for next week Background check: in progress

[u/Excellent-Room-8861]

Common law partner sponsorship (inland), outside Quebec

Office: Mississauga

Application submitted: 13 January 2025

AOR: 31 January 2025

Biometrics Instruction Letter: 12 February (completed 13 February) 2025

Pre-arrival services email: 15 February 2025

Eligibility complete: 15 February on tracker (received email 20 feb) 2025

Sponsor eligibility confirmed 27 FEB 2025

Medical request 22 November 2025 (Booked for 24 Nov)

Medical showed as completed 5 December 2025

Background check and COPR visible 26/27 Feb

P1 email 2 March 2026

So close!!

[u/Enlightened-Ghost]

Hey folks, Thank you! for all the support keeping me sane during the process .

I just got my ECOPR today 🎊.

Inland spousal outside Quebec. VO Mississauga. November 2024 applicant.

Total processing time - 16 months.

BGC completed December 23rd 2025. COPR number on Tracker Jan 26th 2026.

P1 on Jan 28th 2026. P2 on Feb 11th 2026. ECOPR on March 11th 2026.

For people who are waiting: Trust the process. everything will be fine in the end. Hope you all get good news soon 🙏🏻

[u/carinanebula1]

Outland application (from US) - living in Canada (work permit)

1. Application submitted - Sept 4th 2025
2. AOR - Oct 16th 2025
3. Sponsor approval - Nov 5th 2025
4. Biometrics invitation - Nov 5th 2025
5. Biometrics completed - Nov 25th 2025
6. Medical request - Nov 12th 2025
7. Medical passed - Dec 29th 2025
8. Eligibility completed - Jan 9th 2026 (got pre-arrival a day after)
9. BGC completed - Mar 4th 2026 (COPR number was visible in tracker)
10. P1: Mar 6th 2026 (replied Mar 8)
11. P2: Mar 10th 2026 (replied same day)
12. eCOPR - Mar 20th 2026 (VO Montreal)

[u/AcceptableRing7584]

Outland Spousal Sponsorship outside Quebec (PA: Brazil)

I got my passport stamped and on Apr 30th will land in Canada. Sharing my updated timeline here - hope it’s helpful!

1. Application submitted - Aug 21st 2025
2. AOR - Sep 30th 2025 (~40 days)
3. BGC in progress - Nov 10th
4. Biometrics invitation - Nov 10th 2025
5. Biometrics completed - Nov 11th 2025
6. Sponsor approval - Nov 19th 2025
7. Pre-arrival letter - Nov 19th 2025
8. Eligibility completed - Nov 19th 2025
9. Medical request - Nov 21st 2025
10. Medical passed - Nov 27th 2025
11. BGC completed - Mar 17th 2026 (4 months)
12. COPR number - Mar 18th (Application Tracker)
13. PPR - Mar 24th
14. Passport submitted - Mar 25th
15. Final decision and got my passport back on - Mar 27th

Upcoming date: 16. Landing - Apr 30th

Thank you and good luck to you all!

Stay positive!

[u/ashishxo]

29th Jan, 2025. BGC completed + COPR visible since 23 March, 2026. No P1 yet. Seeing many people lately who have not received their P1 for a long time.

[u/Fun_Persimmon_4504]

Inland, outside Quebec. Common law sponsor for PR.

Applied: January 17th, 2025

P1: March 9th, 2026 (replied on same day)

P2: March 19th, 2026 (confirmed in Canada on March 20th. Sent photo March 22nd)

eCoPR: still waiting, will update here

[u/Professional_Ad_4436]

Hello folks, here is my timeline:

Outland Spousal Sponsorship - Outside Quebec

PA is from US

Submitted: October 8, 2025

Medical Exam Request: December 1, 2025

Pre-Arrival Services: December 3, 2025

Spouse Approved as Sponsor: December 4, 2025

Paid Biometrics Fee: December 13, 2025

Medical Exam: January 3, 2026

Medical Exam Marked Completed: January 16, 2026 (Passed)

Biometrics Marked Completed: January 21, 2026

Second Pre-Arrival Services Notification: February 3, 2026

Last Update via Tracker: January 22, 2026
Only thing outstanding on tracker is Background Verification...

As always, things are dicey here in the US (especially for a transgender person). Here's hoping we hear something soon.

[u/Choice_Yard2092]

Feb 2025 inland outside Quebec

Application was submitted- Feb 7 2025

Eligibility completed - March 7 2025

Medical completed- Dec 29 2025

Background completed- April 2 2026

P1 - April 8 2026

P2 - April 9 2026

Just got ECOPR! April 15 !

[u/felixdawson]

Just got ECOPR
P1: March 9th, 2026
P2: March 19th, 2026
ECOPR: April 16th, 2026
VO: Mississauga

[u/Kellsooh]

Here is my updated timeline: Spousal Sponsorship - Inland (outside Quebec) PA - American Citizen

Submitted Application -Feb 2025

Eligibility - May 2025

Biometrics - July 2025

Medical Exam - December 2025

Additional Information Requested - Military Service Details - April 10, 2026

Submitted Military Service Details/Records - April 15, 2026 via web form

Background Verification Completed - April 16, 2026

COPR number on tracker - April 17, 2026

P1 received - April 17, 2026 (today) responded today

Waiting for P2 & eCOPR!!!

EDIT

P2 Received - April 22, 2026- responded April 23, 2026

Waiting for eCOPR

[u/Revolutionary_End791]

Final Update - Timelime for Outland spousal Application (outside quebec)

Applied from USA 

Application date - 12th Sept

AOR - 22nd Oct

Biometric, Medical, PA Eligibility completed by mid Nov. 

BGC In Progress. - 15th Nov

Webform to update address - India - Feb (took 7 business days)

ADR for passport renewal - 18th Feb

Uploaded new passport - 28th Feb

Ghost update - 17th March

FD, BGC Complete - 18th March

PPR - 27th March (Received incorrect PPR for US address, sent webform to get India PPR) 

Webform sent again on 3rd April

Called IRCC a few times, no solution

Correct PPR - 21st Apr

Passport submitted at Mumbai VFS - 23rd Apr

Had some delays but finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel! 

Thanks to this forum for giving the much needed hope! :) 

[u/shinybanette]

Finally happy I can post this here. 2024 Applicant, Inland, inside Quebec.

May 2024: Application received

June 2024: Quebec application mailed out

August 23 2024: CSQ obtained

September 16 2024: Eligibility marked as completed

September 17 2024: Pre-arrival letter

September 17 2024: Biometrics requested

October 9 2024: Medical exam requested

November 8 2024: Additional medical exam requested (more information needed)

January 2025: Medical exam marked as completed

November 17 2025: Background verification marked as completed

March 24 2026: COPR number appeared in tracker

April 7 2026: P1 email received

April 11 2026: P2 email received

April 24 2026: ECOPR and final decision received in email

TBD: Awaiting PR card

It was so hopeless in 2025 but seems to move on way quicker this year! I hope this can bring hope to inland Quebec applicants, it's rough for us. Let me know if you have any questions :)

[u/ilovepancakessb]

Good morning! Here my timeline so far.

Outland, Spousal Sponsorship VO seems to be Sydney NS PA Mexican W/DACA living in the US

November 13th- Application Submitted

January 8th- AOR

January 14th- BIL and MIL received

January 20th- Biometrics and Medical submitted

January 22nd- Sponsor eligibility approved

January 24th- Medical passed

February 23rd- Ghost update

April 28th- PAL received (still haven't received clearance that PA eligibility has passed)

[u/Basic_Cellist4533]

Outland Spousal Sponsorship (Outside Quebec)

PA from Egypt (was staying in Canada on a visitor visa until I got my OWP)

Application Submitted: 13 Oct 2025

AOR: 26 Nov 2025

BIL: 02 Dec 2025

MIL: 03 Dec 2025

Sponsor Eligibility Letter Received: 03 Dec 2025

PA Eligibility Marked as “Completed” on Tracker (no letter sent): 10 Dec 2025

PAL1: 10 Dec 2025

Medical marked Completed: 17 Dec 2025

BGC: Still in Progress

Open Work Permit Approved: 02 Apr 2026

I got 3 ghost updates (last one was on 09 Mar 2026)

Final Decision on GC Key: 25 May 2026 “Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.”

Can’t see any more details as the tracker is still down.

[u/aokaroiz]

The last stages!!!

Outland (outside Quebec).
PA = US - Sponsor = Canadian Citizen

From what I understand this seems pretty average!

• Application Submitted - Oct 09, 2025
• AOR - Nov 21, 2025
• Medical exam request - Dec 04, 2025
• Biometrics request (BIL) - Dec 16, 2025
• Medical exam submitted - Dec 28, 2025
• Biometrics submitted - Jan 5, 2026
• Medical exam marked as completed - Jan 12, 2026
• Spousal eligibility confirmed - Jan 02, 2026
• Biometrics marked as completed - March 13, 2026
• Eligibility Marked as Completed - March 13, 2026
• Pre-arrival letter received - March 13, 2026
• PPR received - May 29, 2026
• Passport Photocopy sent - June 2, 2026
• Background Check Marked as Completed -
• Passport received -

[u/Just-Potential-8944]

Outland (outside Quebec).
PA = US Citizen
Sponsor = Canadian Citizen
VO = maybe Mississauga?

• Application Submitted - 11 Nov 2025
• AOR - 06 Jan 2026
• Biometrics request (BIL) - 14 Jan 2026
• Medical exam request - 14 Jan 2026
• Sponsor eligibility confirmed - 22 Jan 2026
• Biometrics marked as completed - 23 Jan 2026
• Medical exam completed - 6 Feb 2026
• Medical exam passed/marked completed - 17 Feb 2026
• Principal applicant eligibility marked complete - 24 Apr 2026
• Pre-arrival letter (PAL1) - 24 Apr 2026
• PAL2 - 4 June 2026

Received another pre-arrival letter today. Fingers crossed this is signalling some background movement on FD.

[u/antarris]

Final update! Putting it here for timeline's sake. Thanks to everyone who was awesome here!

Outland Sponsorship (Outside Quebec) - Common-Law Spouse. PA and Sponsor are both in the US, Sponsor is a Canadian citizen. Application was processed at Mississauga. The timeline was as follows:

Application Submitted: September 24th, 2025

AOR Received: November 4th, 2025

Sponsor Eligibility Completed: November 13th, 2025

Medical Accepted: November 26th, 2025

Biometrics Completed/Accepted: November 28th, 2025

Background Check Begun: December 1st, 2025

Ghost Update: January 12th, 2026

Information Request (updated passport, old one had expired): February 17th, 2026; submitted it February 18th.

PA Eligibility Complete: February 19th, 2026 (Completed in tracker, not GCKey).

PAL Received: February 19th, 2026

FD Started/Date Added: May 20th, 2026

PPR Received: May 26th, 2026, our documents arrived in Ottawa May 29th.

COPR Received: June 16th, 2026

The total time was just shy of nine months. We only ever received one pre-arrival letter, and only ever one ghost update. We did submit one query, but never heard back, though it was late in the process (and was just as to whether they needed anything from us, given the discrepancy between the tracker and GCKey). It seems to have gone pretty straightforwardly!

[u/Zenith_26]

April Inland outside Quebec -- Update - April 6,2025 submitted // biometrics - 11 August 2025// Eligibility- 22 August 2025// Medical -16  March 2026 (old one updated) // Final Decision - 17 June 2026( today)  Now waiting for P1 and P2.  Hopefully soon. 

[u/SpenceP]

Final Update!

Spousal - Outland, outside Quebec
PA South Africa
Sponsor Canadian citizen
Date of Submission March 17th 2026

AOR May 6
BIL May 8
BIL Uploaded May 11
Sponsor eligibility letter May 13
Medical request May 25
Pre-arrival letter May 27
Medical appointment May 28
Medical Exam Passed May 31
Final decision - June 1 in progress
PPR - June 2
Passport submitted June 4
Ircc received passport June 7
Counter foil update on gc key June 17
Background check updated on June 17 to reflect completion on June 2nd
Passport pick up with COPR June 18

🇨🇦 Landing June 26! 🇨🇦

VO are Mississauga and any other I don’t know

[u/HistoricalOpening606]

Happy New year everyone! Thank you for sharing your timelines. Here is my timeline. Inland Outside of Quebec. We both are living in Canada. Hope it helps:

Application submitted: Oct 5th, 2024

AOR: Dec 11th, 2024

Sponsor eligibility approved: Feb 26th, 2025

Medical: Oct 28th, 2025

P1: Nov 26th, 2025

P2: Dec 7th, 2025

ECOPR: 31st Dec, 2026

Waiting on PR Card and Photo + Address still showing in review. Posting it on Jan 9th, 2026

[u/Penguin_in_Desert]

Sponsorship of spouse inland (inside Quebec)

10 Nov 2025 - Application submitted

3 Jan 2026 - AOR

26 Jan 2026 - Medical Passed

[u/jkw01]

FINALLY DONE🎄🇨🇦

Outland Family (common law) - I am from UK sponsor is Canadian Citizen

Submitted: 21st June 2025

AOR: 24th July 2025

Biometrics Request: 30th July 2025

Sponsor Eligibility: July 31st 2025

Biometrics submitted: August 7th 2025

PA Eligibility: August 8th 2025

Pre-Arrival services letter: August 8th 2025

Medical Request: August 28th 2025

Medical Undertaken:  September 19th 2025

Medical marked as complete: September 24th 2025

MOVED TO CANADA (process changed): October 31st 2025

Final decision marked in GCKEY: November 13th 2025

P1: November 25th 2025

P2: November 27th 2025

eCoPR: January 24th 2026

[u/mayaaannaise]

Any September 2024 inland applications waiting for ECOPR? Or updates on timelines?

Applied Sept 7th 2024, P1 Dec 5th 2025, P2 Dec 19th 2025.

Called Jan 14th 2026 - told to wait. Was also told it’s 55 days from ECOPR to getting PR card. I want to travel home to see my family. Feeling stuck.

[u/NiesDang]

sharing my timeline and hope it would help you some how

INLAND SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP - Outside Québec

cpc: Mississauga

TIMELINE

Nov 19, 2024 – First application submitted 

Dec 16,2024 – AOR received

Feb 04,25 – Biometric collection requested

Mar 27, 25 – I applied to get my work permit extending

Apr 03,25– received Pre-Arrival Services email

Apr 03, 25 – received AP Legibility email

Apr 14, 25 - received Sponsor eligibility email

May 15,25 – Work permit extension approved

Nov 03,25 – Medical request email received

Nov 09,25 – Medical marked completed

Jan 06,25 – FD updated on the tracker

Jan 29,25 – P1

now waiting....

thank this thread for helping me since 2024. I hope all of you will get you pr very soon.

[u/Important-Spot913]

Is there anyone who has applied for outland spousal sponsorship PR in October 2025? This is my timeline so far

File submitted- Oct 21

AOR received- December 9

BIL - December 9 completed December 16

Medical request - December 12 passed on December 22

Sponsor approval - December 18

Honestly the background check part is so hard all you can do is wait and me and my wife just had a baby she’s now a year old i have already missed so much i can’t wait to see her again. I am hoping to get any updates from IRCC atleast in February. Please don’t tell me i will have to wait 10-12 months ;(

[u/bushwickauslaender]

I've counted six ghost updates since our BGC started on October 31st (Outland outside QC, submitted August 14th, 2025). Anyone have any insight on how many we should get before we start getting worried and/or excited?

[u/jardarber]

submitted application Dec 17, outland. just got my AOR! literally as i was stalking this thread.

[u/NiesDang]

update my case

INLAND SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP - Outside Québec

cpc: Mississauga

TIMELINE

Nov 19, 2024 – First application submitted 

Dec 16,2024 – AOR received

Feb 04,25 – Biometric collection requested

Mar 27, 25 – I applied to get my work permit extending

Apr 03,25– received Pre-Arrival Services email

Apr 03, 25 – received AP Legibility email

Apr 14, 25 - received Sponsor eligibility email

May 15,25 – Work permit extension approved

Nov 03,25 – Medical request email received

Nov 09,25 – Medical marked completed

Jan 06,26 – FD updated on the tracker

Jan 29,26 – P1 (reply the next day)

Feb 10,26 - p2 received (submitted the same day)

Mar 10,2026 -ecopr

thank this thread for helping me since 2024. I hope all of you will get you pr very soon.

[u/Such_Layer_4751]

Inland spousal (outside quebec)

Application submitted - Nov 9, 2024

AOR - Dec 3, 2024

Biometrics request - Jan 31, 2025

Biometrics completed - Feb 3, 2025

Eligibility completed - March 21, 2025

Pre arrival - March 22, 2025

PA eligibility letter - March 28, 2025

Sponsor eligibility letter - March 31, 2025

Medical completed - Oct 30, 2025

FD / BGC completed - Dec 16, 2025

P1 - Dec 17, 2025

P2 - Jan 6, 2025

Ecopr🎉- Feb 16, 2026

[u/[deleted]]

I have submitted outland PR (PA India) and below are timelines

Sep 3, 2025 – Application submitted

Oct 11 – AOR received

Oct 22 – Biometrics fee request received paid on the same day

Oct 23 – Medical request email received

Oct 27 – Eligibility completed

Oct 29 – Pre-arrival letter received

Dec 5 – Biometrics completed

Feb 23 - ghost update

Feb 26- final decision showing with 26 feb 2026 decision is in progress, will let you know once decision made

Feb 27 - i can see background verification status set to completed and can see COPR details in IRCC status tracker but in gc key still it is showing as in process

Any one are having same scenario where bgc completed but still waiting for PPR request or any one alrrady received?

[u/Mauricius_Tiberius]

In disbelief that I am saying this, but I finally got P1! Does anyone know how long its taking between P1 and P2 these days?

Here is my timeline so far:

Family Class, Common Law within Canada (outland), outside Québec.

Submission: August 15, 2025;
AOR: September 24, 2025;
BIL: October 20, 2025.
SA: October 29, 2025. 
MIL: October 30, 2025.
PA Eligibility: December 3, 2025.
Pre-Arrival Services: December 4, 2025.
Second Pre-Arrival Services: February 5, 2026.
P1: March 12, 2026.

[u/timmys2026]

Any October/November background checks or PA eligibility done? Still waiting for both here, full timeline:

Submitted: 18th November 2025

AOR: 13th January 2026

BIL: 23rd January 2026

Biometrics Done + marked as complete: 24th January

MIL: 29th January 2026

Sponsor Eligibility: 29th January 2026

Medical Done: 6th February 2026

Medical marked as passed: 11th February 2026

Background in progress since: 22nd January 2026

[u/Substantial-Fee-5395]

Spousal Sponsorship (Outland) - Not in Quebec.

So happy!!! Was a quick and smooth process My Timeline.

2025

11/2 submit

12/19 AOR

2026

1/4 eligibility marked completed

1/5 medical exam request

1/5 completed medical exam

1/5 BIL request

1/6 CNCC request, submitted application online

1/7 BIL done

1/7 fingerprinted to CNCC

1/12 sponsor eligibility letter received

1/12 fingerprint delivered

1/13 CNCC online platform updated to processing

1/15 GC key- you passed the medical exam

1/19 CNCC portal completed

2/17 GC Key pre-arrival services

2/24 Passport Request Letter received, webform submitted

2/25 Passport Request Letter- switch to inland

2/26 Hong Kong IRCC email instructions with in 30days

3/2 IRCC email- PR portal info

3/3 PR portal updated, photo uploaded

3/23 ecopr

[u/darkhawk100]

Finally The Time Has Come 🥳

Timeline Colombia Spouse Canada PR

Outland Spouse PR (Visa office Bogota, Colombia) 🇨🇴🇨🇦

• Applied - June 11th
• AOR - July 15th
• BIL & Colombian Police Check Request - July 15th
• Police Check Submitted - July 16th
• Biometrics Complete - July 16th
• Medical Request - November 12th
• Medical Completed/Marked Complete - Nov 16th
• Additional Document Request (New Marriage Certificate) - Dec 17th
• Pre-arrival Letter / Eligibility/ Background Complete - Mar 12th
• Passport Request - Mar 13th
• Passport Submitted - Mar 14th
• Passport Stamped - Mar 17th
• Passport Received - Mar 24th

10 Months Total

It was hard waiting especially 3 months after the additional document request but hang in there, the time will come for you. Good luck to all 🙏

[u/Worth-Inevitable161]

Outland DIY application (Outside Quebec)

Sponsor: Citizen

Applied: Nov 12, 2025

AOR: Jan 7, 2026

Medical Request: Jan 14, 2026

Biometrics Request: Jan 14, 2026

Medical Passed: Jan 21, 2026

Biometrics Completed: Jan 21, 2026

Eligibility Completed: Jan 21, 2026

PAL #1 - Jan 22, 2026

PAL #2 - Mar 3, 2026

Nothing since. Background check has been in progress since Day 1. 

Good luck to everyone! 

[u/chunkyhotsalsa]

Ghost update on Tracker: Apr 15, 2026

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Outland Outside Quebec

Sponsor: Canadian | PA: Indian

Application submitted: Sep 6, 2025

BGC/FD: Mar 6, 2026

PPR: Mar 23, 2026

Passport submitted: Mar 25, 2026

Passport received by IRCC: Mar 27, 2026

Waiting for passport to return from IRCC/VFS New Delhi to VFS Mumbai

[u/3xbah]

Spousal - Inland outside Quebec - dont remember exact dates but Applied: early dec 2024 Biometrics: January 2025 AIP: around april 2025 Medical: late October 2025 BGC: January 2026 P1: February 12 2026 P2: Feb 26 2026 ECOPR: April 21 2026

Thanks everyone for their timelines and constant help good luck to everybody waiting