Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London
May 27th 2019, 12:12 pm
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May 30th 2019, 12:00 pm
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Re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London
Hurlabrick - got a note through today regarding pre-arrival services. Also they have 'started' our background checks now.
How much longer do you think we have?
How much longer do you think we have?
May 30th 2019, 12:07 pm
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Re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London
Hurlabrick - got a note through today regarding pre-arrival services. Also they have 'started' our background checks now.
How much longer do you think we have?
How much longer do you think we have?
For a Brit PA, BGC should take days or weeks, unlikely to be months - my wifes BGC took 2 days, but then she has an unusual name and was already security cleared for her work. Depends to an extent on how common the name and DOB is and who the PA may know or be related to and who they know (think 'shady characters' or 'terrorists'!).
Jun 3rd 2019, 11:59 am
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Re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London
As you probably know, pre-arrival services are offered when they have approved the PA for eligibility. The next and last step is then background checks. The step after that might be either copy passport request, OR decision made and the steps after that would be issue of CoPR.
For a Brit PA, BGC should take days or weeks, unlikely to be months - my wifes BGC took 2 days, but then she has an unusual name and was already security cleared for her work. Depends to an extent on how common the name and DOB is and who the PA may know or be related to and who they know (think 'shady characters' or 'terrorists'!).
For a Brit PA, BGC should take days or weeks, unlikely to be months - my wifes BGC took 2 days, but then she has an unusual name and was already security cleared for her work. Depends to an extent on how common the name and DOB is and who the PA may know or be related to and who they know (think 'shady characters' or 'terrorists'!).
Jun 3rd 2019, 2:25 pm
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Re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London
How does the issuing of the CoPR work. We started the application as 'out of the country' but are now in Canada under dual intent. Will my partner need to return to the UK to collect the CoPr? We have a trip planned to be back in the UK for July so it may work out nicely. Will it cause any travel issues leaving Canada if it is issued and we don't yet have it?
The COPR is sent to the address that you give - once received you can either go to the border / leave the country and validate the COPR on re-entry to Canada or you can do the 'landing' at an Inland Immigration Office.
One thing to be aware of is that you won't receive your PR card for a number of weeks and you must have a PR card in order to get on a flight back to Canada once you have validated the COPR and become a Permanent Resident... OR a Permanent Resident Travel Document, which you would need to apply for from within the UK. If you have some spare time before your COPR will expire - normally 1 year from the date of the medical or when your passport expires (which ever comes sooner) - then it may be worth deferring validating your COPR until you are back in Canada - but if you receive it in time then do the 'landing' on your return trip from the UK. (It won't cause any issues if you don't validate the COPR straight away, only if you let it expire!)
All this and more in our wonderful wiki
https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Spous..._COPR_document
https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Spous..._Forms#Landing
https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Landing_as_PR-Canada
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Jun 4th 2019, 9:03 pm
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Re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London
My ECAS (Principal Applicant's) said āDecision Madeā on May 25th 2019. My GCkey/CIC still as of today, June 4th 2019 still says āIn progressā.
I got my passport request on May 22nd 2019 and promptly uploaded my information and sent off my PR photos via Special Delivery, and they have been delivered/signed for, but I still havenāt got COPR either.
I would have expected 2-3 weeks for COPR to arrive, but I know some Outland Brits in other forums have got their COPR in 7 days from sending off their PR photos and info. I guess it will turn up when it does, I just hope my photos etc are all ok!
Good luck!
Jun 7th 2019, 9:05 pm
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Jun 10th 2019, 10:16 pm
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Re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London
Same. Still no COPR.
My ECAS (Principal Applicant's) said āDecision Madeā on May 25th 2019. My GCkey/CIC still as of today, June 4th 2019 still says āIn progressā.
I got my passport request on May 22nd 2019 and promptly uploaded my information and sent off my PR photos via Special Delivery, and they have been delivered/signed for, but I still havenāt got COPR either.
I would have expected 2-3 weeks for COPR to arrive, but I know some Outland Brits in other forums have got their COPR in 7 days from sending off their PR photos and info. I guess it will turn up when it does, I just hope my photos etc are all ok!
Good luck!
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Jun 15th 2019, 12:06 pm
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Re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London
Hello,
almost 8 weeks and no letter, email or receipt of acknowledgement they have received our sponsorship application.
should we be expecting a letter or email?
we used a PO BOX and husbands address in Canada. Would they have sent it back to Fed Ex by any chance?!
just so worried
many thanks
almost 8 weeks and no letter, email or receipt of acknowledgement they have received our sponsorship application.
should we be expecting a letter or email?
we used a PO BOX and husbands address in Canada. Would they have sent it back to Fed Ex by any chance?!
just so worried
many thanks
Jun 15th 2019, 4:04 pm
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Re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London
SAorry - nowt to do but wait and keep your fingers crossed, but do check spam etc....
Jun 15th 2019, 4:22 pm
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Re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London
Hello,
almost 8 weeks and no letter, email or receipt of acknowledgement they have received our sponsorship application.
should we be expecting a letter or email?
we used a PO BOX and husbands address in Canada. Would they have sent it back to Fed Ex by any chance?!
just so worried
many thanks
almost 8 weeks and no letter, email or receipt of acknowledgement they have received our sponsorship application.
should we be expecting a letter or email?
we used a PO BOX and husbands address in Canada. Would they have sent it back to Fed Ex by any chance?!
just so worried
many thanks