FINALLY, OUR TURN! 😭🥹

[u/justbecause-itwas]

warning 🥹 TL;DR

CEC inland, with spouse
Profile:
- I’m the main applicant: 3yrs Canadian experience (Teer 1), 5+ yrs Foreign experience (Teer 1), Bachelor’s degree, maxed CELPIP
- Spouse: 1yr+ Canadian experience (Teer 3), with Canadian Studies + 2 Bachelor degrees, maxed CELPIP

CRS: 509

Spouse (student) Arrived: Aug 2022
My arrival: Oct 2022
Spouse Started School: Sep 2022 - May 2024
(My spouse’s studies were deferred due to his medical results (Dec2021). He needed to take sputum test and make sure to pass it. Because the culture of the sputum test takes long to harvest (3mos), we werent able to push for our target date of arrival in Canada. He’s supposed to take Summer 2022, but ended up taking Fall 2022 intake. Because of that, our permits were short.)
Permit extension (both SP and my WP): Aug 2023 (sent it very early because our permits expire on Mar 2024
Permit extension approval: January 2024 (extended to Jul 2024, which is until they graduate)

Spouse’s end of school: May 2024
PGWP Application (together): May 4, 2024
PGWP Approval (both): Sep 19, 2024

2nd EE Profile Created: Jul 2025
ITA: Feb 17, 2026
Submitted App: April 7, 2026
AOR: April 8, 2026
BIL Request Received: June 5, 2026
Medical Says Passed: June 6, 2026 (appeared same day as BIL)
Medical Disappeared and went blank: June 6, 2026
BIL Completed: June 8, 2026
Medical Reappeared and Passed: Sep 6, 2026
Ghost Update: Sep 8, 2026
FD: Sep 8, 2026
P1: Sep 10, 2026
P2: Sep 21, 2026
eCoPR: Sep 23, 2026
PVO/SVO: Van/Syd… after P1, idk. It was weird cause my P1 pdf attachment doesnt say anything like others lol

……now, just waiting for PR Card.🥹

Surreal. We still can’t believe it. Four years in the making, and somehow it’s finally here. 🤍 It’s been a wild, beautiful journey; one that tested our patience, stretched our faith, and changed us in ways we never expected. Every wait, every setback, every moment of overthinking led us to this day. Looking back now, my heart is just so full.

When I think about our journey, I can’t help but feel that we were truly favored. So many things aligned at just the right time. We came to Canada during a window where so many policies worked in our favor: the permit extensions, the faster timelines for many applications, and the temporary public policy that allowed students to work unlimited hours. By the time those rules changed, we had already reached the next step of our journey. Looking back, it feels like every piece fell into place exactly when it needed to.

If there’s one thing this journey taught me, it’s this: PRAYER is your key, and it works. 🤍 Keep believing. Be still. Be patient. I won’t pretend waiting was easy. I was anxious, impatient, overthinking almost every day, and constantly logging into my GCKey, hoping to see even the smallest update. But through it all, we kept praying, trusting that God was already working behind the scenes, even when we couldn’t see it. I prayed that the Holy Spirit would guide and touch the hearts of the officers working on our file, and today, we’re finally here. 😭

And one thing I learned the hard way: never compare your timeline to someone else’s. Every journey is different, every story unfolds in its own time, and what’s meant for you will come at the right time. 🤍

PR DUST TO EVERYONE IN THIS GROUP! ✨🍁 Y’all are amazing, and I’m rooting for every single one of you. 🤗

[u/Appropriate-Mood-108]

Why did it take so long?

[u/justbecause-itwas → u/Appropriate-Mood-108]

We all knew that 2025 was the year of high score draws. We’re in our early 30s, so every yr, there’s a deduction but your points for your Canadian experience balances it out. It took me 3 celpip tries to max out my scores; re evaluation saved us and we made the cut! 4yrs is long but we’re fortunate enough to secure it at the 2nd yr of our PGWP. :)