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    Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

    I agree that we should so something but I am not sure how effective a petition to a regional VO would be. There are privacy concerns as well if people were to put their personal information on a public list and frankly without this info, the petition wouldn't be of much use. I suggest instead...
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    Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

    You can get married in Golden, Colorado using a process called Single Proxy Marriage where only one party is required to be present. You will need to obtain three forms that are easy to fill. But they need to be translated into Persian and notarized by your partner in Iran. They will then have...
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    Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

    Instructions can be found here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/atip/completed.asp
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    Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

    I got all this info from GCMS. Prior to seeing the 29-page GCMS print-out I had no idea what had happened to my file. The GCMS record of activities and timestamps clearly show that my file had been "In Transit" for almost 4 months due to troubles in Syria before finally being redirected to...
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    Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

    GCMS stands for Global Case Management System. To me a statement like "Interview might be required" means an interview is 99% required. On change of status, I can tell you that there are situations where the e-Cas status never changes sometimes up until or even after a visa has been issued...
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    Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

    Yes, I noticed that. Although I doubt you'll be called in for an interview. I suspect the change of status to "In Process" means, among other things, that an interview is either waived outright or very likely will be. So good news for you.
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    Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

    Did your family friend tell you how long the interview took and also if they told them at the conclusion of the interview whether or not they made it?
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    Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

    Thank you for the link. I've listed my timelines in response to another post.
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    Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

    I filed on 27 Sept, 2011 and received my Sponsorship approval on 15 Dec. The file was transferred to Anakara at the end of March 2012. The first time an agent there looked at the file was in late June. The status on e-Cas has remained "Application Received" all along with no change. We haven't...
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    Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

    To the lady who just sent me a Personal Message with very useful information on interviews. Many thanks. I am a Newbie on this forum and can't yet reply to private messages. Would you be able to send me another message with an email address so I can communicate with you offline?
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    Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

    Folks, I have just reviewed my wife's GCMS notes and learned that Ankara might want to interview her. With the Canadian Embassy in Tehran being shut tight, how and where is this going to happen? Aside from the uncertain location of the interview, my wife doesn't speak a word of English so she...
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    Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

    Hello one and all, A little bit of good news... RadioFarda Persian is now reporting on their website that Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has had a phone conversation with the Iranian MPP from Ontario Dr. Moridi during which they discussed the additional hardship that Iranian citizens now...
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    Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

    Thank you Faridzad. This is indeed worrying. I am not able to register my marriage with Iranian authorities nor do I want to. With any luck I shouldn't have to. The treaty issue is something that I'll have to look into. A treaty is after all an international obligation that Canada cannot...
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    Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

    Hello Faridzad, Congratulations...I've just joined this forum. I applied to sponsor my wife who lives in Iran in Sept 2011. My marriage certificate is also from outside Iran (from the U.S. to be exact.) As in your case, it isn't registered with the Iranian Interior Ministry either. Given what...