Canadian PR Applications Stall With No Response

“I wish that was true, I had to separate from my wife for two years due to stupid visa bureaucracy in Canada. [re: What do you think of the new implied Canadian dev salary roof?]”

“Hi I am looking to get some advice on Spousal Sponsorship Application. I am currently waiting for my PR. As per generic timeline, I should get it by December or January. I am planning to marry my boyfriend after my PR and sponsor for spousal PR. He currently has a WP that expires mid-2027. I understand this might be a red flag which is why I want to prepare in advance and get the documents in order. I also have disclosed this relationship to IRCC in my previous applications for WP & PR via o”

“I recently became a Canadian permanent resident through Express Entry and would like to sponsor my wife, who lives in Jordan. Here is our situation: April 2025: I travelled to Jordan and attended our engagement and Fatiha ceremony in person. July 2025: We legally married in Jordan through a proxy marriage. My father represented me under a special power of attorney while I was physically in Canada. December 2025: I visited my wife in Jordan. April 2026: I applied for Canadian PR, declaring my wif”

“Hello I recently got married and my wife would like to sponsor me . We live in Quebec but both work in Ontario and we are moving in the winter . What is your recommandations while applying ? Should I be aware of something ? Add something ? Write an explanation later to prove that am moving in Ontario ? And also sorry if my English is not too good , am more fluent in French . Thanks you for advices !!! submitted by /u/Mksabi1997 [link] [comments]”

“Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice from people who have been through a similar situation, especially immigration lawyers or people who successfully handled their application themselves. My husband is a Canadian PR and our child is Canadian. I’m currently outside Canada and we want to reunite as a family through spousal sponsorship. I have a somewhat complicated immigration history, including a previous overstay in Canada, but I left Canada voluntarily earlier this year. We also have some questi”

“My work permit expires this December. Should I apply for a spousal work permit now, or should I wait until closer to the expiry date? Does it matter? submitted by /u/Zaheer00 [link] [comments]”

“I am the principal applicant of a spousal sponsorship application (Inland, Outside Quebec), and was recently married on the 24th September within my province of residence, Ontario. I have applied for my marriage certificate. I am aware that IRCC requires an update to status within 30 days of the event. I have reached out to the Office of the Registrar General using their webform, requesting an expedited marriage certificate. I have also sent a webform to IRCC explaining my change in relationship”

“My partner and I have been living together since August 2021. At the time of her PR application, neither of us understood that Canadian immigration considered us common-law after 12 months. Therefore we lived together as a regular couple doing our own immigration/Express Entry profiles and handled our taxes and other administrative matters separately. My partner became a PR in 2025 and had declared herself single as we were unaware about the common law thing. Later, we consulted an immigration p”

“Hi all, working on my SOWP while my PR application processes. Partner is a Canadian Citizen, born and raised, both of us work and live in Canada. I see a lot of people posting on here about rejections for certain things on their SOWP applications that I don’t even see as required in mine, are there some documents that I should include as additional in my application to be on the safe side? Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/CordlessJet [link] [comments]”

“My partner and I are currently facing a major dilemma and confusion regarding our common law application, and we would really, really appreciate any help or guidance in this matter. For background: We are planning to apply for common law sponsorship around April/May 2027 after we file our taxes as common law, since we do not have a lease agreement or utility bills in our names as we live with his parents (we are 21 and 22 in metro Vancouver, and I'm a full-time student, so things are expensi”

“Hi everyone , I need a bit of help in this , got married a day after getting my CEC portal 1 email to my girlfriend of 1 year, and I informed IRCC immediately. But a few weeks after our marriage. Today, her restoration application was refused and she has to leave Canada. IRCC has already requested documentation to add her to my PR application in progress, but just wanted to know if the refusal can cause any issues. Anybody know how long it takes to have this processed and get our PR? We know she”

“I am currently on PGWP and I am living with my boyfriend also on work permit. We have lived together for one year so we are considered common-law(?) I want to apply for PR through express entry as single as I got higher CRS points. However, I am planning to sponsor my boyfriend after getting PR. Is this possible? Is applying as single in this case will be considered misrepresentation? submitted by /u/Party_Atmosphere_241 [link] [comments]”

“Hi all, My spouse and I applied for express entry together. Both of us are in Canada and on work permits. I am the principal applicant and she is the accompanying dependent. We got an ITA and applied for Permanent residency. We finally got the portal email today but are confused about how we should respond. Both of us received the email from Ircc on our separate email IDs. We want 2 separate logins. Should both of us respond to the email mentioning the details for the both of us requesting 2 sep”

“My wife and I married back in July, waiting for the marriage certificate to come, we have some of the application filled out but not completed yet due to not having the marriage cert We want to have her come here for a 6 month stay while we fill out the rest of our PR application but not sure what exactly we need to do, if we could transition it to a permanent stay within the time frame that would be cool but It's no issue for her to return to America. She wants to bring a few things like he”

“Sorry if this has been asked before, I'm new to this. If lets say a Canadian citizen (me) married American bf (via land crossing - who i've been seeing but also visiting my american parents), how does it work? Do you visit them and then decide to get married and adjust your status? Is there a time limit? I'm just not quite sure how people do this. submitted by /u/PopularTrip1183 [link] [comments]”

“Quick question, If I get my PR through the French-language proficiency category would my common law partner also get PR even though they do not speak french? As I understand they don't need to speak it as I would be the principal applicant and they would be my accompanying common law partner. Am I correct here? submitted by /u/MediumDisastrous21 [link] [comments]”

“Hey everyone! I submitted my inland common law spousal application last year and later received an open work permit. The application has been processing very slowly for months, but I finally received a notification for the PR portal. When they emailed me asking whether there had been any changes to my situation, I said yes. They sent the email about four days before I’m getting married. I explained that I’m not married yet, but that depending on when they process my application, I will be marrie”

“Hi everyone!! I am going through the process of applying for PR with my partner, and I have some questions about the process. Any help is super appreciated, thank you! Our situation is this. I am Canadian. My partner is Aussie. We have been together for over two years. We started long distance, from July 2024-November 2024. He then moved to Canada November 2024, where we lived in the same town, but not together. We then moved in together in February 2025. So we have two leases, from February 202”

“Hi everyone. Before I ask my questions, I’ll briefly explain our situation and the evidence we currently have. I’m currently in Canada on an open work permit, which expires in March 2027. My girlfriend is a Canadian citizen. We started dating in 2024 and have been living together since August 2025. We have a lease with both of our names on it, utility bills, and car insurance together. Our driver’s licences and bank statements also show the same residential address, where we’ve now lived togethe”

“I (M21, Canadian citizen) and my partner (F20) are currently residing in the Philippines. I came here as a visitor and have been living in my father's property here, so I don't pay rent or household bills. My father has allowed my partner to live here with me rent-free as well. We are both currently unemployed, and I plan to return to Canada around January. By the time I leave, we will have lived together continuously for 12 months. Would common-law sponsorship still be applicable in our”

“Hi all, I have a question about common law application. Just want to give a little bit of background first: My partner and I have been in relationship even before we came to Canada and that is around October 2017. I came to Canada in Sep 2021 in a different city and he came to Canada in Dec 2021 for Jan intake in a different city but both of us have been in Ontario. We have never stayed together for a year continuously and only started living together in June 2025, to be precise June 3, 2025. I”

“Hello everyone, I’m 29F and recently received my PR through Express Entry (PR card is on the way). I’ve been dating my boyfriend for 5 years. We came to Canada together in 2022 on student visas and lived together in Quebec until last year. This year, I moved to Ontario because my PR application was under CEC. Since the beginning of our relationship, we have been financially independent and have always planned to handle our immigration processes separately. Now, his PGWP is expiring next April, a”

“Posting again for more guidance: Hi everyone, my boyfriend and I have been together five years and are now about to be common-law at the end of the month. He’s Canadian and I’m on a 3-year postgraduate work permit expiring February 2027 . An immigration consultant I spoke with on short call suggested I go outland for flexibility travel and also with the current processing times but I’m trying to properly understand the real tradeoffs between inland and outland for someone in my position already”

“My long-term girlfriend (21, dual Canadian/US citizen) and I (20, U.S. citizen) are planning to immigrate to Canada in roughly 5 years from now. I am finishing up undergrad + planning to get a masters in natural resource management. I have always planned to leave the U.S. for Canada eventually, but as I am transgender, there is a chance this will have to happen earlier than planned due to the current political climate in the US. If in the future if we marry, what would the steps to spousal spons”

“Hello Everyone…! I’m married to a Canadian Citizen we have been married for 6 months but dating for last 1.5 years. We meet naturally thought Dating app. We started living together 6 months after dating. We applied for A dependent PR on sept 3rd. For some context i was out of status for 2.5 years and extremely depressed after losing my father. Did applied for a TRP but it refused, and was also working on My inland DPR. I recently received a “notice to appear under subsection 44(2)” on 2nd of sep”

“I (21M) am trying to immigrate to Canada to finally be with my partner (21F). We've been going through a whole lot of issues regarding how to actually get this to work, and most of it boils down to financials and just overall issues regarding things like common law etc. We have come to the breaking point on how long much longer we can endure long distance, and we just want to be together already. We've looked a lot into the outland common-law stuff, however my main concern regarding that”

“Hello. We were also planning to go for a short vacation (11 days) outside canada while my husband's inland spousal sponsorship is still on process. My husband is currently on his Open work permit. He's employed full time since June 2026 and he's working as a team leader in the company. He have his valid Eta (he's a mexican passport holder) and he will be travelling with us, me (his sponsor) and our baby who's a canadian citizen. . Do you guys think there will be a problem on”

“My partner moved to Canada from London UK and I from India. We both lived in UK and moved here after. We are bf gf living togther in UK and they didn’t have any common law thing in there. When we applied for study permit we applied single as we were applying from diff countries Then we lived together from after we both came to Canada in 2023 but didn’t declare common law as we had no idea about it at all. and then in 2024 when applying for pgwp we applied as single as well as we were not aware w”

“Hi everyone, I’m a Canadian citizen currently living in the UK and my spouse is a UK citizen and we’re looking to move to Canada in the near future. I’ve been looking online trying to see if it’s better for to come to Canada with my spouse (who is able to stay in Canada for up to 6 months visa free as a tourist) and apply inland so he gets an open work permit or to apply outland. The issue we’ve come across is I’ve seen things saying you can’t travel outside of Canada if you’re waiting for appro”

“Sorry if this is confusing. Trying to ask this on my phone. My partner is Canadian and I am a UK resident. I'm hoping to get some advice on how to go through the process of moving over to Canada. We aren't married, so I dont qualify for spousal. I've been going through the website trying to find answers and it's just making me confused. Is there anyone who can help with advice on how to do this? Thanks! submitted by /u/notyouraveragehive [link] [comments]”

“Has anyone gone through the application of a Spousal Open Work Permit and can help with the process? Is the application done within the study permit application or does the spouse create their own IRCC account and apply from there? (For context: Accepted into a 16 month Masters program in Ontario) Thanks. submitted by /u/confettiballoons [link] [comments]”

“I’m going down the Outland living in Canada route, common law. I know the main factor is proof of 12 months of cohabitation. We will be shortly approaching that stage and have heaps of evidence for this as well as stacks of all the other requisite evidence. I know they don’t look fondly on applying right on 12 months, ideally I’d wait until the 18 month onward mark but my current IEC expires in early October. In order for me to stay with my partner and keep working I’d have to submit my PR appli”

“I have been waiting for an inland spousal PR decision for just over a year now, and I'm currently on an open work permit. I'm hoping to apply to the university I work at as a nondegree student to take some higher level undergraduate courses in preparation for applying to a masters program. Does anyone have experience doing something similar with just a work permit? I'm seeing conflicting answers online as to whether this would be acceptable or not. submitted by /u/Tempora”

“Hi everyone! My partner and I have been together for 3 years now (technically 4), and we have been living together for 1 year. We are planning to apply for my PR through common-law sponsorship in about 6 months to a year, but we wanted to get some advice on whether our situation would qualify. I graduated from university within the past year, and my partner is currently still in university. He is taking a fifth year and will be finished his studies by April. We currently live together in an apar”

“Myself and my husband have been talking about moving away from the UK. I was born here, my husband is Nigerian. We were just wondering if there is any chance that a move would be possible, mainly due to our age(I'm 35, he is 43) and our jobs. I am a mental health nurse, he is a lorry driver. We own our home here and would be selling up. Should we stop wasting our breath talking about it or does it sound like it might be an option for us😂 submitted by /u/Salt_Specific_740 [link]”

“Hi All, Me (M, 27), my partner (F, 30) and our 4 year old son (her son, my step son) are looking to leave the UK for many (mostly obvious) reasons. We are all UK nationals. I am in full time in employment in IT (have been since 2014) and my partner has extensive bar work, currently on a zero hour contract. Our boy is leaving nursery at the end of the month to start primary school. We have not settled on an exact location yet for where we would like to move to but I think wherever is the cheapest”

“Married a Canadian and lived in the UK with him. We were together for 21 years but married for 11 before he died last year. I visited Canada 5 separate occasions and stayed there with him for 6 months on one of the trips. When he was ill I spent 6 weeks with him and when he died I went back to organise his funeral and burial. At the moment I am receiving Spousal Pension from Canada Govt. I guess my question is would I qualify for PR? submitted by /u/ladymama419 [link] [comments”

“Hello all, i’m really stressed out. I’m on a work permit that’s expiring early 2027. I got married 10 months ago to a canadian citizen and still have not started my PR application!! How long does it take to prepare the application? Should i hire someone to do it for me? How much is the waiting time these days? I feel very overwhelmed by this whole procedure. Help! submitted by /u/Neither-Mud-9997 [link] [comments]”

“I (a dual citizen currently in the US) am finishing up the spousal PR application and had several questions for those who have done it. (We are 5 years apart, married two years next feb, no kids) Has anyone else had issues with signatures on some of the fillable documents? There are two I can't sign. One is the one where it asks my work and address history. I've never lived in or visited Canada as of yet, it asks me to write out my plan. How detailed should I be? Should I include being q”

“Sorry for the long post!!! Hello! I know this post pops up every few days. The context is I am a Canadian PR since May and currently in a long distance relationship with my partner. We met online before I came (3 months of in person and 3 months of long distance) and now we want to get married (we were always clear about this). What are the steps for spousal sponsorship? Do you think it is going to be difficult for us? We have pictures, my partner has met my family (in my presence and absence to”

“Hi all, I work and live abroad but am planning on moving back to Canada with my wife (I'm a Canadian citizen by birth, she is not. Our son is Canadian). I've submitted the PR application for my wife but unfortunately it was returned for a few reasons, one of them being employment/proof of support. The directions I was given: If you are not working in Canada, provide other documentation showing that you can support the person(s) that you are sponsoring. This must include a detailed explan”

“Hello all, am in a bit of a conundrum! I've been married to my ex for many years now. While I was in school, she joined me in Canada. However, after a few months of living together, we went our separate ways and have not been in communication since a few years. Basis the glossary in the e-APR, I have selected Legally Separated but she is declared as a non-accompanying spouse. We do not have a formal agreement in place. I have divorce proceedings in the BC Supreme Court, and in my home countr”

“Hello - I am an international student from the United States, applying for PR with my common-law partner, who has Canadian PR himself. Is it risky for both he and I to travel back to the US to see my family? We have flights booked to see them in December for the holidays for about 10 days. I've seen people say you simply shouldn't leave the country at all while an application is processing. If I have a study permit still (and I don't finish my degree until next year and it is still v”

“Hi all, I have read a lot of posts on reddit about how living in Canada is not as good at it seems. Me and my partner have been planning to apply for PR, and settle there in hopes of finding good jobs and good quality of life. However, the posts i have read on here have been horrid so far. Is it the case for everyone or are there any good cases too? For context, i’ve worked in startup growth and management whereas my partner is a practicing dentist. My partner will have to give license exams or”

“Hi Everyone, I’m a Canadian PR currently living in Toronto, and I’m getting married on August 30, 2026. My wife is currently living in India. I want to submit our outland spousal sponsorship / Family Class PR application as soon as possible after the marriage, once we have the marriage certificate and all the required documents ready. I’ll be in India for the wedding and will return to Canada on September 20. I’m looking for some guidance from anyone who has gone through a similar situation: 1.”

“I’m a PR sponsoring my common-law partner through Family Class (outland). My sponsor eligibility has already been approved (received an email), but I may leave Canada temporarily for several months (2-5). IRCC says : “A permanent resident of Canada residing abroad is not eligible to submit a family class sponsorship.” It also says: “A sponsor must be eligible from the day the sponsorship application is received… until the sponsored person becomes a permanent resident.” I found this similar post”

“Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice from anyone who has been in a similar situation. I applied for inland spousal permanent residence in Canada. I’m currently on an extended work permit (maintained status/open work permit extension). So far, I’ve only received my AOR (Acknowledgement of Receipt) and I’ve paid the biometrics fee , but I haven’t received a biometrics request yet. I need to travel to India for about 2 weeks due to a family matter and then return to Canada. Has anyone traveled”

“My partner and I have been together for many years (started overseas) and have never broken up. We came to Canada as students at different times and lived in different cities for a while. I received a provincial nomination under a graduate stream, applied for PR, and completed the final PR confirmation steps while we were still living apart. Shortly after that process finished, my partner moved in with me for practical reasons (roommate left, partner works fully remote, rent was high relative to”

“Hi everyone, I’m trying to get my American gf into Canada using the conjugal sponsorship. I see immigration lawyers cost around $5000-$7000. My question is has anyone tried applying themselves through the Canadian government website. How easy/hard was the process and is there any tips I can use? Thanks submitted by /u/Inevitable-Peace7920 [link] [comments]”

“My girlfriend came to Alberta from Poland via a one year IEC Working Holiday work visa, and we married. After looking up the wait times for her Spouse PR application, it seems it won't be even started until well after her work visa expires. Does she have to leave the country even as my spouse? Is there a way to extend her stay? Is there detail here I'm missing? Advice appreciated. submitted by /u/ItsShifty [link] [comments]”

“Goodmorning guys, I am really looking for some advice. I have PR. I want to sponsor my wife for PR. She is on work permit and we have been married for only 2 months. We knew each other for a long time but only started living together before 3 months. She has work permit for 2 more years. Should we do inland sponsorhip or outland sponsorhip as we plan to go back home and get married. We only did a court marriage in canada for the paperwork. Any help is appreciated and thanks in advance. sub”

“Hi everyone, I'm hoping to get some guidance from people who have gone through the Alberta immigration process or who are familiar with AAIP and Express Entry. I've been researching a lot, but I'm getting conflicting information, and I'd really appreciate some advice. About Me I'm from Nepal . I graduated from Bow Valley College in Calgary with a 2-year Diploma in Digital Design . After graduating, I received a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) and currently work full-time i”

“I am a US citizen married to a Canadian citizen. We have applied for PR for myself via an Outland Spousal application with the assistance of an immigration consultant. Timeline thus far: Applied: May 8th, 2026 AOR: June 26th, 2026 Medical Letter received: July 3rd, 2026 Biometrics Letter received: July 3rd, 2026 Medical Completed: July 17th, 2026 Biometrics Completed: July 21th, 2026 Sponsor Assessment Passed: July 29th, 2026 My partner and I have been in a long-distance relationship for almost”

“Hi there, I recently received my AOR after our spousal sponsorship application (common law). I did my spousal application as outside Canada even though we both live here with our consultants recommendation due to lower processing times. My current work permit is expiring in 2 months and I need to apply for a spousal work permit, now that I received my AOR and I was wondering if there is a specific question I need to answer during the questionnaire while applying. The system led me to an "Op”

“Applied for spousal sponsorship inland back in August 2024(IM 008 destination Ontario). We moved to Ontario since end of October 2025 but profile requires CSQ to this day. All proof of permanent relocation was provided but the destination hasn’t been updated back to Ontario. MP was contacted and told that province has been updated to Ontario by IRCC even though we could see that the profile still showed CSQ requirement (to this day). After monthly follow ups with IRCC telling us that application”

“I'm sponsoring my wife in Quebec. We met when she was studying a while ago, and then as I learned more about immigration I offered to sponsor her after we got married. Right now she is a visitor so she doesn't work and I pay for everything because I'm lucky enough to be able to do so easily. We applied for her SOWP as soon as we got AOR because she wants to work or at least do something productive. I understand that. We know finding a job can be difficult. However, we know a lot of p”

“Hello, My partner (American citizen) and I (Canadian citizen) are planning on having her move up here and eventually obtain PR via the Common-Law partner route. I'd like to make sure our plan makes sense and won't run into more hiccups than necessary. The plan is next year I'll be flying down to Virginia, and we'll be making a road trip back up to Canada through Maine. After that we'll be settling into whatever apartment we can grab and have her stay as a "visitor"”

“My wife is visiting me as a tourist in Canada. To get the document checklist, should I enter Canada as her residence or her home country? I am applying for outland sponsorship while being inland. I am talking about the second question. Where does the sponsored person live in? Should I select Canada or her home country? submitted by /u/East_Designer_7645 [link] [comments]”

“More question from a very anxious husband hoping to get his wife in Canada to finally live together. PA from UK, together 5 and a half year and married 7 months soon. 1: I see a lot of people mention to add a relationship timeline and letter explaininh what the other mean to us, would the best place for it be in imm5532 section C question 11? Like do an annexe with the 3 things in one document and link it to that question? 2: I see a section to put the sponsor travel proof, but can't seem to”