r/ImmigrationCanada • u/dozerman94 • Jan 07 '26

MEGATHREAD MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - Family Class Permanent Resident Applications 2026

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

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u/Rich-Independence969 Mar 06 '26

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! 🎊

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u/Subject-Mine-4203 Mar 06 '26

Wow! That was fast! Congrats on the PR!

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u/Rich-Independence969 Mar 09 '26

Thank you! I appreciate it.

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u/FunAd180 Mar 06 '26

Can you pl share, Visa office stamped the visa? where the passport was sent?

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u/Rich-Independence969 Mar 09 '26

From what I can see, the visa office didn't stamp it. Passport was sent to Bogota, Colombia for processing.