your file was on hold for a while before it started getting processed. you filed in Jan but it was transferred in May while the first stage processing is 2-3 months. what i meant by directly sent to Ankara was that it was never delayed due to the closure of Damascus and Tehran embassiesniloogoogooli said:i dont think the 4 to 6 mnths is accurate aswell...my husbands file was directly transferred to ankara...and nov 4 was our official 6 mnths in ankara...well their dec update is coming up...im sure the 15mths will b reduced...but the ppr on fri has made me hopeful fingers crossed...monday is coming up