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By Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha<\/a>, lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation \u00b7 Reviewed November 10, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha is a lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation, called to the BC bar in 2019, and a member of the Law Society of British Columbia<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Updated November 10, 2026: IRCC’s spousal sponsorship “After you apply” page (modified July 28, 2026) checked that day.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The fix:<\/strong> confirm IRCC actually received a complete application, protect your partner’s status in the meantime, and escalate in steps if the wait is far beyond normal.<\/p>\n

The deadline:<\/strong> your partner’s current permit or visitor status. Status problems do not wait for the AOR.<\/p>\n

Why a lawyer:<\/strong> without an AOR your partner usually cannot get the spousal open work permit, and an application returned as incomplete months later can leave them out of status. Why a lawyer<\/a><\/p>\n

Book a consultation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The lawyers who handle these files<\/p>\n

\"SundeepSundeep S. Grewal<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a>\"PrabhpreetPrabhpreet Kaur Sangha<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a>\"PardeepPardeep S. Grewal<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
\nAbout our lawyers<\/summary>\n
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Sundeep S. Grewal<\/a><\/strong> founded Lawgical Law Corporation and argues immigration cases at the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Federal Court of Canada.<\/p>\n

Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha<\/a><\/strong> focuses on refugee claims, immigration appeals, inadmissibility, detention reviews and Federal Court cases, and has presented at Continuing Legal Education seminars and the National Immigration Conference.<\/p>\n

Pardeep S. Grewal<\/a><\/strong> is an immigration and estates lawyer known for clear communication and practical strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n

If you filed an inland spousal sponsorship and are still waiting for an acknowledgement of receipt (AOR), you are in a frustrating gap. IRCC sends the AOR only after it receives the application and confirms it is complete. Until then you cannot track the file, and IRCC asks people not to contact it about status without an AOR. The AOR also matters for work: IRCC says your partner can apply for an open work permit if you “received an AOR that confirms that their permanent residence application is in progress” and you live together. So a missing AOR can mean your partner cannot work. The first job is to rule out a problem with the application itself, then protect status, then push IRCC if the delay is unreasonable.<\/p>\n

Lawgical Law Corporation<\/a>, an immigration law firm in Surrey, Abbotsford and Vancouver, BC, prepares inland spousal sponsorships and deals with delays, returned applications and status gaps; this guide is by Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha.<\/p>\n

Why is there no AOR?<\/h2>\n