Beirut - Spousal sponsorship - 2015

[fr33z3n]

2 days ago mine was updated to decision made! checking my email every half an hour, always checking my cell phone battery, being sure its not on silent mode, w akidddd not to forget every single dream is about the embassy or passport.

are you the sponsor or the applicant, they will send the email to the account that usually receves communications from them.

In your DM doest it say anything when you click or just like before.

 

[sweetstrawberry]

I have a question, they asked my spouse to fill out one of the supplementary forms and send it to them its regarding military. Does he also need to send a document that states he was exempted from military with it?

 

[paltajian]

im the person being sponsored/ the wife. my ecas is updated(decision made) but no change in the details! any idea whats going on?

 

[akcec]

Wife had her interview today and was approved. Officer said they will request the passport in a couple of weeks.. 32bel lntreen

 

[aandjcanada]

Amazing Akcec I'm still waiting, kind of running out of patience! Staying hopeful it won't take much longer! Any other updates? Any news? 'Waiting for him' you ordered your status report? It takes a month to get it but you will be able to know the status of the work done on your application. Hope you hear good news before that !

 

[sweetstrawberry]

does anyone know how long background checks take in Leb?

 

[waiting4him]

I have requested the notes... I'm waiting...
Yes I hope they will request my husband passport this week...
Ah! Every week I say maybe next week, every day, I say maybe tomorrow!

 

[sweetstrawberry]

waitingfor him what does ur ecas say and when did u submit app

 

[waiting4him]

In process........
It has been 12 months since the file arrived to Beirut visa office

 

[aandjcanada]

Me too 'waitingforhim' I feel the same way every day! It's very tough!

 

[fr33z3n]

HeyGuys, this thread and others on this forum have really helped me. So I just want to let you know that it does take a lot of patience and strength but in the end it will be over.

I wont go into specifics but from the start My wife and I knew our case would takea long time and would be hard because of special circumstances.

here is what I can share. After the long wait for an interview things move quite fast, they will then do a security check, so if your Police certificates have expired (more than 1 year) they will ask you to renew them, Security check should take 1 to 2 month.

After that they will ask for your medicals again if expired (usually they will extend your medicals to two years).

After your medicals have been checked again, expect the PPR.

Now this is important, they will ask to drop your passport off at VFS at the Concorde building, its the same building as the TSC supermarket in Concorde square(next to Zara) on the 7th floor.

Dont worry there isnt a big wait , make sure you are careful with the new measurements for the pictures (5x7) also must be STAMPED with the Date and name of studio, address and phone number on the back, then you will have to write your name and file number below them.

Now VFS will charge you around 38 dollars to send your passport to the embassy, they also have an extra service for 8.50 where they will mail you the passport by libanpost once they get your passport back, USE THIS SERVICE!!!! because as soon as they get your passport they will mail it to you, if you want to pick it up they text you and email you

BUT!, and this happened to me their system sometimes get stuck and you wont get the email or text right away. My Visa was done 20 days before I got the text, and the emails (6 of them) arrived in one day.

So in total you will need around 45 to 48 dollars, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CHANGE IN U.S. dollars because they will not have any.

Hope this Helps you guys.

If anyone has questions Im willing to answer but please dont ask any specifics of my case since it really is not a good comparison.

 

[sweetstrawberry]

when you say they will extend it for two years do you mean in total
two years or an additional two years after a year of expiry making it three years?

 

[waiting4him]

When you said: " security check should take 1 or 2 months"...
- do you mean when looking at the notes, if we saw that they started processing security clearance step on this date, that means after 2 months max... They should finish it ?! How sure are you from this information?

It has been 12 months and some days, since my husband PR visa application arrived to Beirut Visa Office. That means the police certificate must have been expired already. Do we issue a new one and send it to Beirut VO, even if they didn't ask for it yet ?!! Or is there a chance that they might accept the police certificate if it is only few months after the expiry date ( 1 year ) ?!

 

[sweetstrawberry]

i think everyones security check varies depending on many factors, military, government involvement, if the person travelled to other countries, etc. correct me if im wrong?

 

[sweetstrawberry]

fr33zrn were there any factors that could have triggered a 2 month wait for you?