Immigrants Fear Application Errors, Rejection

“Context: I've applied for my spouse's PR via Inland Spousal Sponsorship - family class. But she's out of status, by the time we applied for spousal sponsorship. We have received sponsor eligibility letter and AOR. Is she eligible to apply for SOWP? The lawyer keeps saying yes, even without AIP, saying sponsor eligibility letter + ongoing PR application + AOR is suffice for the application, I'm not able to find it online how's that possible? submitted by /u/Excelle”

“Hi. I just got my medical exam done, and wanted to check on our application status. When using the website and information listed no matter what it tells me it cannot find an application matching. Ive doubled and triple checked. Is this an usual problem? submitted by /u/idrnis [link] [comments]”

“Hi everyone, I’m applying for Canadian spousal sponsorship as the principal applicant , and my wife is the sponsor . She is a Canadian permanent resident. I’m filling out IMM 5562 – Supplementary Information: Your Travels , and I’m confused about Section B (Spouse/Common-Law Partner) . I’ve seen several people say that the sponsor’s travel history does not need to be included in Section B when the spouse is the sponsor. However, most of the posts/comments I’ve found are 2+ years old , and I’m no”

“I’m looking for advice from people who have had a similar situation, especially anyone who went through Canadian spousal sponsorship after having a complicated temporary-status history. I originally came to Canada legally on a study permit and was studying normally. Unfortunately, my circumstances changed significantly after I arrived. I came to Canada as an international student on a study permit and initially followed my study plan. My mother became seriously ill, and eventually passed away. A”

“I am the sponsor and my spousal sponsorship application for my wife was returned due to some errors we made in the forms. When we submit a new application, do I have to make a new payment of all the fees? If I have to pay again, will they issue a refund of the previous amount I paid and does anyone have any insight how long the refund will take? Thanks in advance for answers! submitted by /u/yukibiyori [link] [comments]”

“Hey! I’m planning to apply for spousal sponsorship and just want to be extra cautious before submitting my application. Has anyone here had their application refused? I’d really appreciate hearing your experiences or any common reasons for refusal, so I can make sure I avoid those mistakes. submitted by /u/GoodLazy7157 [link] [comments]”

“I’m aware the application status tracker has been down for quite some time. When we received AOR in June, IRCC emailed us saying we could now link our outland spousal sponsorship application to an online account. However, we’ve tried multiple times and every time it says “application cannot be found.” Biometrics and medical exam have been completed, and we received sponsor eligibility approval. The confusing part is that when we log into GCKey, we can see that IRCC has a record of the applicatio”

“I’m married to a Canadian citizen and I recently submitted my spousal sponsorship application. I was previously studying in Canada on a study permit. I was at one flight school, but I decided to change schools. My new study permit was approved last November and is valid until 2030. The issue is that I did not actually start at the new school after receiving my new study permit . I ended up taking trips within Canada and spending time with my wife instead. It’s been 9 months now. I recently conta”

“My wife sponsored me for Canadian permanent residence, and I am the principal applicant. I have previously visited Canada, so I already had a UCI from my earlier Canadian visa application. My wife, who is the sponsor, also has her own UCI. After receiving the Acknowledgment of Receipt, I linked the spousal PR application to my GCKey account. The application number, principal applicant’s name, application submission date and previous biometrics information are all correct. However, the UCI displa”

“To the point: We just got our letter today and got rejected. Turns out we did not provide proof of relationship. When we did the original application we filled the questionnaire and was provided a document checklist. There was no "family information form" section. We therefore did not notice that we needed to do the following (just found in this guide) In the “Family information” form (IMM 5707) part of the document checklist, upload the “Family information” form your marriage licence”

“Hello! My wife (Canadian) and I (German) moved to Canada a few month ago and applied for Spousal sponsorship, inland, outside Quebec. Unfortunately, the application came back with some minor annoying mistakes form our end today, which we're currently working on revising. Fortunately, we just had a positive pregnancy test yesterday and a second one today! <3 We haven't had a doctor confirm the pregnancy yet and have the first appointment next week, so everything is still very fresh and”

“Hi everyone, I applied for OINP under the PhD stream and received the Nomination Approval Letter. As I prepared to apply for PR, I realized that my marital status changed from single to common-law. I plan to apply for PR and indicate that I am in a common-law relationship. My partner is Canadian, so he will not be a beneficiary. My question is: Do I need to update my OINP profile? Even if I have already received the Nomination Approval Letter. Second question: Would this impact the offer and the”

“Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice/experiences from people who have dealt with a similar situation with IRCC. Here is my situation: I applied for Permanent Residence through Express Entry with my spouse. After I informed IRCC about my change in marital status, IRCC rejected my PR application as incomplete under sections 10 and 12.01 of the IRPR. The specific reason given was that the upfront medical report for my spouse was not provided with the application . The letter stated: “Your applicatio”

“Hi all, I am currently applying for PR via the inland spousal sponsorship route, and I was hoping someone could help me figure out what caused my application to get denied. Looking at the application myself, I can understand why there might have been a denial; I missed checkbox #10 on the document checklist. But my spouse got a letter along with the denial (weirdly, I did not recieve the same) that seems to list reasons for denial that don't make sense to me. It tells me to review certain do”

“My spousal sponsorship application is under comprehensive background check. I'm thinking of applying for a visitor visa for the first time, although not trying to get my hopes high given the comprehensive background check status. Anyone with family sponsorship + comprehensive bgc who applied for visit visa and got approved? Or any other suggestions if I can do something differently to increase chances of approval OR ANY GENERAL TRV RELATED SUGGESTION THAT WORKED FOR YOU? Please any help or i”

“I was on a Maintained Status for around 22 months. My wife is a Canadian citizen, so we decided to apply for a spousal sponsorship. So I didn't have to wait any longer for the PGWP decision and will apply for an open work permit. Then travel authorization (goal). But I got my PGWP approved the same day I applied for spousal sponsorship. I have received the AOR. But IRCC sent us another email saying they have too many applications and will work on ours later, so expect delays. My PGWP is vali”

“Hello, Me and my partner made the mistake of applying for the inland application for common law sponsorship. She is currently on maintained status, but she will be leaving Canada for an important wedding (i know, i told her she should stay, but she says she absolutely cannot). This will mess things up because she will lose her maintained status and make it impossible for her to work if she wants to come back to canada after the wedding. We might be looking at a few months of no work for her unti”

“Hello everyone, My application to sponsor my wife was returned recently because of an incorrect notice of assessment. I have corrected this and re-uploaded every other document as well on the portal, however, the submit button is still grayed out. Has anybody else had this issue? How long do they allow you to resubmit? Thanks in advance for all your suggestions. submitted by /u/ChillbroSwaggins007 [link] [comments]”

“I need advice me and my partner (USA citizen) applied for Conjugal sponsorship in November last year, we made a mistake and shouldn’t have picked this route I thought it meant all long distance. I know that and know I’m stupid so please point that out. We got as far as the sponsor approval He is coming to Canada on July 29th and we are doing a little small wedding on August 5th how long do we have to wait to resubmit after we withdraw? Or should we just update the web form so say we are married.”

“Hi folks, Looking for some guidance here. My partner and I submitted our application for permanent residency in June and received our AOR late July (hooray). With the AOR, I have now applied for an open work permit. Back in May, I applied for a visitor record far before my current student status expires (which is the end of August). I am still on a valid status as of the submission of the OWP application. I am wondering if I’m able, or should, withdraw my visitor record application now that I ha”

“Hi! Is there anyone here who has had the same situation as ours? When we submitted our EOI for the PNP, my husband declared that he was single. However, at that time, we were still waiting for our marriage certificate, so we couldn't declare him as married yet. Now that we've received our Certificate of Nomination and our marriage certificate, we'd like to update his marital status before submitting our federal application to include me as his accompanying spouse. What would be the b”

“Hi all, My spouse and I are struggling and could use some help here. We were called for an interview after a 3 years relationship with multiple visits but small wedding. In the Interview letter, my part er requested translator and Ot even shows language of Interview as Arabic. My partner speaks english as well so in the interview email confirmation, we confirmed Arabic with fiancee saying she will be comfortable to respond in English in some circumstances. Today at the Interview, my partner Was”

“My husband applied for a visitor visa and got rejected (due to strong ties). We decided to apply for a spousal sponsorship. My immigration consultant recommends we do not apply for a visa again since he got rejected beforehand & that may be a red flag for our application. We truly want to do things right but want to be together asap. Obviously we’ll follow what our consultant tells us but I’m curious what are your thoughts? submitted by /u/0627xx [link] [comments]”

“I know, this is probably stupid. The qualifications for what qualifies exclusivity in spousal sponsorship - can consensual nonmonogamy or swinging lead to a rejected spousal sponsorship? submitted by /u/Silent-Juggernaut281 [link] [comments]”

“Hey guys I created my eoi profile five months ago and just got nominated for mpnp. I had no idea that I needed to download the report after creating the profile since we need to fill the exact same information and I’m not quite sure of the exact amount of years i included in my work experience. And now I can’t download it anymore since the profile now gives me a new page to apply. Please can someone help or tell me what to do. I’m legit panicking right now. Is there anyway i can get back the eoi”

“Hi there, I'm completing my Canadian citizenship application online and ran into what appears to be an edge case. Timeline: October 2022: Came into Canada with a work permit valid until August 2023 March 2023: Work permit extension application submitted June 2023: Became permanent resident (PR) ~July 2023, shortly after I became PR : my representative through my employer requested that the work permit extension application be withdrawn September 2023 : IRCC sent a clear letter confirming wit”

“Hello everyone, As the title says, I made a typo which changed my last entry date (actually landed in 2026 ended up writing 2025). I didn’t realize it till someone else found the mistake. I received my eCOPR yesterday and an email today confirming that I am a permanent resident. Now my questions are: Does it affect my permanent residency in any ways? How do I get it corrected as this might affect me further down the road? Will it put my PR card processing on hold? Can I still use the eCOPR with”

“Has anyone - who applied under non EE, been exempt from the medical exam under this policy? I last did my IME in mid July 2021 when I had to renew my student visa and submitted my PR application in Dec 2025. I have been in Canada since 2022 after covid break. I’ve read the criteria & feel like I might be eligible for exemption since I applied before it hit the 5year mark of expiry but not quite sure on it. Any info would be appreciated :) Medical exam exemption for PR applicants submit”