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Sohrab, did you forget your own post? Now I'm the one smiling. "DONT GET ME WRONG, this *********** ( i didnt swear, im the one who put the stars) doesnt have anything to do with our files, if i knew, even 1 % that this guy had anything to do with sponsorship i would be living in iran right...

Hong Kong, where it's now 19 months.

He says typically most are processed within a year, but 19 out of 44 embassies (43%) are taking over a year.

Highlights of his response: "Q: We received many reports that the wait time to process spousal immigration applications has increased in recent months. Particularly for applicants currently residing in Syria and other Middle Eastern countires. What is driving this backlog and is the government...

No response yet to the questions to Jason Kenney that the Huffington Post said they would choose the best of and give his answers. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/04/17/jason-kenney-huffington-post-canada-immigration_n_1432940.html#comments If nothing by early tomorrow afternoon, I'll see if...

Hi laleh, Someone earlier posted a notification from the Ankara embassy saying something that I think indicated recent files could take longer than the 5 months.

Hi everyone, I'm in the Dasmascus thread, but I wanted to let you know that I've been emailing the Toronto Star's Immigration Reporter, Nicholas Keung, and he responded today, saying he had put in a request with CIC about the processing times, and he sent my emails to his editors, so he could...

I have great news, everyone. Nicholas Keung, Immigration Reporter for the Toronto Star, has responded to my third and final email, and said he passed them to his editors, and he made an inquiry to CIC about all our problems, so it shows these emails really do have an effect!

I saw this article today, where one couple got attention because of not being able to submit a sponsorship application because of a clerical error on their marriage document, so imagine the attention we can get with all our papers in order and still waiting 12+ months...

Hi Nenan, I'm no CIC agent, but I have read a lot of posts since last year. If you are 13 years older than your husband, then they will definitely wonder, as I read a few days ago on another forum here about the guy's wife being two years older than him, but they wondered because of the quick...

Hab, since last month, where you've been waiting over the 80% time, did you ever hear back from the embassy when you tried contacting them for info about your file?

Good initiative. I've sent two emails to a Toronto Star reporter and The Current. Beyond the lack of transparency, ignored emails and increasing wait times at the embassies handling Damascus applications, there are other big fundamental issues such as the vast disparities in wait times at...

We have to prepare ourselves for what I think is their deliberate attempt to slow down the process to create a crisis, so they can come in with their solution. When I applied for PR sponsorship of my wife at the end of January, the waiting time in Mississauga was between 37-43 days. It's now 75...

There was this pending lawsuit from November of last year because of excessive wait times for work visas, before the government threw out over 300,000 applications. http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1091558--ottawa-faces-legal-challenge-over-backlogged-immigrant-visa-applications

But why would it be a 60% decrease in productivity just for training some new agents? Just because their number of applications went up shouldn't have an effect on the number they approve per day with the same number of agents.

Canada-Girl, did you get a response now that it's been longer than 25 days?

I got this response in just an hour and 20 minutes. Note they say they do not meet with "individuals" and not "groups." I put the offer out there to go, so if anyone wants to join me, let me know, and then I will email them again, saying a group of us wants to meet with them. In the meantime...

Hi siavashf, Whoever is residing in Canada should send the email, as you can mention that you are either a resident or citizen. Generally, as a Member of Parliament, his staff will usually only meet with constituents or lobbyists with big pockets, of course. However, since our issue is within...

Hi everyone, I just sent the following email to Jason Kenney's staff (jason.kenney@parl.gc.ca) to arrange a meeting with them. Anyone who was considering emailing him, now would be a good time, saying you support the intention of myself and others to meet with them. I get the feeling that they...

Hi Canada-Girl, Basically, the embassies don't respond to individual cases by phone unless it's been longer than the 80% processing time, which for all of us, is going by the time in Damascus of 14 months. Even after that 80% processing time, some people have been ignored by phone or email...