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sohrab919

Champion Member
Mar 6, 2011
1,632
29
Ottawa
Category........
Visa Office......
Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-01-2011
AOR Received.
16-02-2011
File Transfer...
16-02-2011
Med's Done....
09-09-2010 & 19-12-2011
Passport Req..
02/05/2012
VISA ISSUED...
29/05/2012
omidakh said:
Dude as of June right not next week because my wife is going to be there in person on Monday.....???
migama omid our wives are going to meet, im gonna tell my wife to yell WHO IS OMID's WIFE , then they can meet loooooooool :p :p :p :p
 

omidakh

Star Member
May 11, 2012
69
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-03-2011
File Transfer...
13-05-2011
Med's Done....
02-12-2011 & 2nd 02-02-2011
Passport Req..
16-05-2012
VISA ISSUED...
29-05-2012
sohrab919 said:
migama omid our wives are going to meet, im gonna tell my wife to yell WHO IS OMID's WIFE , then they can meet loooooooool :p :p :p :p
my wife's name is Marjan...lol
 

siavashf

Hero Member
Dec 29, 2011
443
13
Tehran - Iran
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus/ Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-04-2011
AOR Received.
05-05-2011
Med's Done....
21-02-2011/22-02-2012
Passport Req..
17-05-2012
VISA ISSUED...
24-05-2012
LANDED..........
19-06-2012
Raha said:
Tabrikaaaat Siavash jan, Please publish your "Ankara Safarnameh" as soon as you can. Wish you a safe trip and have tons of fun ahead!!!

I am sure Ankara is working pretty hard to decrease the volume of files; hundreds of files(or maybe thousands) were transferred from Damascus and now count us in this forum.
The same story goes on in other VOs too. So No Worries my friends. We all already got it! :p
There r many small points that I can share with u guys.
To choose my hotel, I searched tripadvisor and read travelers comments then booked my room through booking.com.
My hotel was a 4-star hotel named "Turist Hotel" and was 6KM away from the embassy. If u insist to reserve ur hotel close to the embassy its not a good option; however, as Ankara has a very convenient public transportation system I could easily going to the embassy by bus.
Bus fare is only 2 Lira and is much cheaper than taxi, so I think i made a right decision to book a hotel close to city center where all the shopping malls and historical sight seeings situated rather than the embassy.
While u r in Ankara u only need to go to embassy twice but u definitely want to visit city center regularly, so don't make ur choice solely on the distance from the embassy.
 

siavashf

Hero Member
Dec 29, 2011
443
13
Tehran - Iran
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus/ Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-04-2011
AOR Received.
05-05-2011
Med's Done....
21-02-2011/22-02-2012
Passport Req..
17-05-2012
VISA ISSUED...
24-05-2012
LANDED..........
19-06-2012
Kurdistan-kazhal said:
congratz siavash inshalla you will reunite with your wife here in Canada in no time..and wish you a life time of happiness and joy inshallaa...

and Samira sweety dont worry your time will come too inshalla, its just a matter of time...
Very sweet :)
 

sohrab919

Champion Member
Mar 6, 2011
1,632
29
Ottawa
Category........
Visa Office......
Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-01-2011
AOR Received.
16-02-2011
File Transfer...
16-02-2011
Med's Done....
09-09-2010 & 19-12-2011
Passport Req..
02/05/2012
VISA ISSUED...
29/05/2012
omidakh said:
my wife's name is Marjan...lol
are dige irani bazi, dado bidad, MARJAN KHANOOM MAN ARGHAVANAM loooooool :p :p :p :p :p
 
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Nenan

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siavashf said:
There r many small points that I can share with u guys.
To choose my hotel, I searched tripadvisor and read travelers comments then booked my room through booking.com.
My hotel was a 4-star hotel named "Turist Hotel" and was 6KM away from the embassy. If u insist to reserve ur hotel close to the embassy its not a good option; however, as Ankara has a very convenient public transportation system I could easily going to the embassy by bus.
Bus fare is only 2 Lira and is much cheaper than taxi, so I think i made a right decision to book a hotel close to city center where all the shopping malls and historical sight seeings situated rather than the embassy.
While u r in Ankara u only need to go to embassy twice but u definitely want to visit city center regularly, so don't make ur choice solely on the distance from the embassy.
:)
 

siavashf

Hero Member
Dec 29, 2011
443
13
Tehran - Iran
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus/ Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-04-2011
AOR Received.
05-05-2011
Med's Done....
21-02-2011/22-02-2012
Passport Req..
17-05-2012
VISA ISSUED...
24-05-2012
LANDED..........
19-06-2012
sohrab919 said:
eyvalah thats the date i reserved for arghavan, if she doesnt play games with i need to see my family and this and that she should be here then :D sponsoring a woman from iran = play a song so i can dance lol

hala siavash toe bezan ta man beraghsam :p :p :p
Nishet ta hipofizet baze ha! Lollll, arghavanetam ke miad. Felan 24/7 kar kon, u will need to take a few days off when she is there!
 

omidakh

Star Member
May 11, 2012
69
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-03-2011
File Transfer...
13-05-2011
Med's Done....
02-12-2011 & 2nd 02-02-2011
Passport Req..
16-05-2012
VISA ISSUED...
29-05-2012
sohrab919 said:
are dige irani bazi, dado bidad, MARJAN KHANOOM MAN ARGHAVANAM loooooool :p :p :p :p :p
hahaha chera ke na....
 

sohrab919

Champion Member
Mar 6, 2011
1,632
29
Ottawa
Category........
Visa Office......
Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-01-2011
AOR Received.
16-02-2011
File Transfer...
16-02-2011
Med's Done....
09-09-2010 & 19-12-2011
Passport Req..
02/05/2012
VISA ISSUED...
29/05/2012
siavashf said:
There r many small points that I can share with u guys.
To choose my hotel, I searched tripadvisor and read travelers comments then booked my room through booking.com.
My hotel was a 4-star hotel named "Turist Hotel" and was 6KM away from the embassy. If u insist to reserve ur hotel close to the embassy its not a good option; however, as Ankara has a very convenient public transportation system I could easily going to the embassy by bus.
Bus fare is only 2 Lira and is much cheaper than taxi, so I think i made a right decision to book a hotel close to city center where all the shopping malls and historical sight seeings situated rather than the embassy.
While u r in Ankara u only need to go to embassy twice but u definitely want to visit city center regularly, so don't make ur choice solely on the distance from the embassy.
yes siavash joon if i was being sponsored i would book my hotel in antaliya, take a swim, have a beer then fly to izmir do a little tanning, then kayseri for shopping, then goreme for culture then my visa, ( i lived in turkey for 1 year) but when someone , ESPECIALLY an iranian husband, is sending their wife, they want something convenient , close, safe...... forget sight seeing baba :D
for example me, i rather pay 100 $ for a taxi then have my wife get on a bus in turkey, thats why i got her a shuttle from the airport to the hotel and back for 60,000 toman , yeah she can go walk around, shop do whatever, but having peace of mind is a whole different story.....
 

sohrab919

Champion Member
Mar 6, 2011
1,632
29
Ottawa
Category........
Visa Office......
Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-01-2011
AOR Received.
16-02-2011
File Transfer...
16-02-2011
Med's Done....
09-09-2010 & 19-12-2011
Passport Req..
02/05/2012
VISA ISSUED...
29/05/2012
siavashf said:
Nishet ta hipofizet baze ha! Lollll, arghavanetam ke miad. Felan 24/7 kar kon, u will need to take a few days off when she is there!

exactly thats why im jerring my self right now :D shes coming to a new WORLD at 21 , its hard, so thats why im trying to make a smooth transition for her
 

sohrab919

Champion Member
Mar 6, 2011
1,632
29
Ottawa
Category........
Visa Office......
Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-01-2011
AOR Received.
16-02-2011
File Transfer...
16-02-2011
Med's Done....
09-09-2010 & 19-12-2011
Passport Req..
02/05/2012
VISA ISSUED...
29/05/2012
siavashf said:
Nishet ta hipofizet baze ha! Lollll, arghavanetam ke miad. Felan 24/7 kar kon, u will need to take a few days off when she is there!
are vali khodayi nisham ta jayi baze ke fekresho nemitooni bokoni looooool :p :p :p ;D ;D ;D
 

omidakh

Star Member
May 11, 2012
69
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-03-2011
File Transfer...
13-05-2011
Med's Done....
02-12-2011 & 2nd 02-02-2011
Passport Req..
16-05-2012
VISA ISSUED...
29-05-2012
sohrab919 said:
yes siavash joon if i was being sponsored i would book my hotel in antaliya, take a swim, have a beer then fly to izmir do a little tanning, then kayseri for shopping, then goreme for culture then my visa, ( i lived in turkey for 1 year) but when someone , ESPECIALLY an iranian husband, is sending their wife, they want something convenient , close, safe...... forget sight seeing baba :D
for example me, i rather pay 100 $ for a taxi then have my wife get on a bus in turkey, thats why i got her a shuttle from the airport to the hotel and back for 60,000 toman , yeah she can go walk around, shop do whatever, but having peace of mind is a whole different story.....
if she is going to be alone my wife and mother in law and brother in law are going to be there at the sametime too.If your scared for her well been.
 

siavashf

Hero Member
Dec 29, 2011
443
13
Tehran - Iran
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus/ Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-04-2011
AOR Received.
05-05-2011
Med's Done....
21-02-2011/22-02-2012
Passport Req..
17-05-2012
VISA ISSUED...
24-05-2012
LANDED..........
19-06-2012
One other thing about Ankara!

Taxi fare from airport to city center is between 70-80 lira, but if u use bus it's only 5-10 lira. I never used a taxi during my stay in Ankara.

The biggest problem I faced in Ankara was that most of ppl couldnt speak English. I believe having a map is necessary, if u show them the place u want to go on the map they try their best to help u.

I have one map with myself so if anyone needs it, I would be happy to give it to him/her.
btw, as soon as u reach ur hotel u can get a map from the reception at no charge.

Their main avenue is ataturk which is like valiasr. It connects north side of the city to the south and there is hundreds of buses moving on this route From 6 AM till 12 PM.

Any question comes to ur mind just buzz me! S_fathian@yahoo.com
 

WXYZ

Star Member
Dec 22, 2011
110
2
siavashf said:
There r many small points that I can share with u guys.
To choose my hotel, I searched tripadvisor and read travelers comments then booked my room through booking.com.
My hotel was a 4-star hotel named "Turist Hotel" and was 6KM away from the embassy. If u insist to reserve ur hotel close to the embassy its not a good option; however, as Ankara has a very convenient public transportation system I could easily going to the embassy by bus.
Bus fare is only 2 Lira and is much cheaper than taxi, so I think i made a right decision to book a hotel close to city center where all the shopping malls and historical sight seeings situated rather than the embassy.
While u r in Ankara u only need to go to embassy twice but u definitely want to visit city center regularly, so don't make ur choice solely on the distance from the embassy.
ok, two completely random questions:
when time we wanna go to canada do we need to pay the KHORUJI fee?and will we receive the travel dollars?
 

siavashf

Hero Member
Dec 29, 2011
443
13
Tehran - Iran
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus/ Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-04-2011
AOR Received.
05-05-2011
Med's Done....
21-02-2011/22-02-2012
Passport Req..
17-05-2012
VISA ISSUED...
24-05-2012
LANDED..........
19-06-2012
sohrab919 said:
yes siavash joon if i was being sponsored i would book my hotel in antaliya, take a swim, have a beer then fly to izmir do a little tanning, then kayseri for shopping, then goreme for culture then my visa, ( i lived in turkey for 1 year) but when someone , ESPECIALLY an iranian husband, is sending their wife, they want something convenient , close, safe...... forget sight seeing baba :D
for example me, i rather pay 100 $ for a taxi then have my wife get on a bus in turkey, thats why i got her a shuttle from the airport to the hotel and back for 60,000 toman , yeah she can go walk around, shop do whatever, but having peace of mind is a whole different story.....
Maybe because I'm a boy I didn't notice. But I found Ankara a very safe city with friendly ppl who can't speak English!!
Obviously, booking a hotel close to the embassy has its own advantages.