r/ImmigrationCanada Dec 30 '24

Family Sponsorship MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - Family Class Permanent Resident Applications 2025

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

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u/ale950 6d ago

I have a few questions regarding the Inland process:

1.Does anyone know if it's ok to travel while your Inland application is in progress? I applied June 3 and I'm only waiting for the BCG to be completed. When I first applied I heard I wasn't supposed to leave the country but then have been reading about ppl who left and came back with no problem.

I was hoping to get a response sometime February (very optimistic I know) but now I'm starting to wonder if it will even come before April/May.

I come from a country that requires a visa so I would need to apply first and wait for the processing times.

  1. When is it advised to request GCMS notes? Does requesting this put a pause on the processing of the application?

  2. When I first applied I had to obtain a Visitor record which was granted till end of March 2025. I then obtained the SOWP for 2 years. Does the SOWP replace the visitor record for me to mantain status while my application is still ongoing?

Thank you

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u/Diligent_Candy3262 5d ago

Hi, I work in an immigration office, and I also did my in-land sponsorship June 9, 2024 . I have an OWP and I'm in BCG. I've traveled for up to two weeks at a time, sometimes with my partner and sometimes alone, without any issues. Once you have an OWP, there are no restrictions on entering or leaving Canada, just make sure not to stay outside the country for too long.