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geminibella

Hero Member
Oct 27, 2010
543
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12/11/2010
File Transfer...
21/12/2010
Med's Done....
08/24/2010
Passport Req..
13/11/2011
VISA ISSUED...
15/11/2011
LANDED..........
30/11/2011
We said october inshallah and up until now only 1 ppr :-(((((

P.s. PAGE 500

Wooohooooo lol
 

nagz2207

Champion Member
Dec 14, 2010
1,177
10
124
Montreal
Category........
Visa Office......
Beirut
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2010-10-12
Doc's Request.
2011-01-22
AOR Received.
2010-11-09
File Transfer...
2011-11-22
Med's Request
2011-09-30
Med's Done....
2010-08
Interview........
none
Passport Req..
2011-10-13
VISA ISSUED...
2011-10-18
geminibella said:
We said october inshallah and up until now only 1 ppr :-(((((

P.s. PAGE 500

Wooohooooo lol
I have a feeling all november ppl will be done by oct 31st nchalllahhhh
 

koumail130

Star Member
Dec 14, 2010
63
0
missbou said:
koumail where are u living?? my husband sends all documents via DHL and nobody ever asked him for contact name in the embassy.. we also receive confirmation with the persons name at the embassy that signed for the document.
I am in Montreal,

I just wrote:
Embassy of Canada
Visa Section
P.O.Box 3394
Damascus, Syria

He said not enough, you should have a contact name in the embassy!
 

missbou

Hero Member
Aug 11, 2011
217
8
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
VISA ISSUED...
Inshallah Soon
LANDED..........
Inshallah Soon
nagz2207 said:
I have a feeling all november ppl will be done by oct 31st nchalllahhhh
hope so nagz then im next !!!
koumail maybe u shud call DHL over the phone tell them u want to mail documents to the embassy in damascus and see what they say.
 

geminibella

Hero Member
Oct 27, 2010
543
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12/11/2010
File Transfer...
21/12/2010
Med's Done....
08/24/2010
Passport Req..
13/11/2011
VISA ISSUED...
15/11/2011
LANDED..........
30/11/2011
nagz2207 said:
I have a feeling all november ppl will be done by oct 31st nchalllahhhh
Inshallah that would be very good !! December ppl too cmon dont be greedy lol :p
 

ya libnan

Star Member
Apr 1, 2011
96
0
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2011-03-15
Passport Req..
2011-11-20
VISA ISSUED...
2011-11-27
koumail130 said:
Salam,

Not delivered yet!? with whom you sent it?
Koumail,
I sent it via Poste Canada. On Syrian Post website, i can see that they give my letter to a delivery agent but say nothing about the reception by the Embassy. Plus, I asked for a signature on receipt...
 

koumail130

Star Member
Dec 14, 2010
63
0
ya libnan said:
Koumail,
I sent it via Poste Canada. On Syrian Post website, i can see that they give my letter to a delivery agent but say nothing about the reception by the Embassy. Plus, I asked for a signature on receipt...
I sent my documents first with post canada, but they returned back my package after ten days, because service is suspended to Syria(post canada used FedEx for international shipment).
 

A+M

Hero Member
Jun 18, 2011
598
17
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus - Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-04-2011
Doc's Request.
28-06-2012
Med's Done....
First time: 20/01/11 Second time : 15/01/12
Passport Req..
14-08-2012
VISA ISSUED...
23-08-2012
LANDED..........
24-08-2012
Regarding the mail; my husband and I have only had luck with shipping through TNT. That is to Iran so it may be different from Syria. But Canada post has lost a few packages.
 

A+M

Hero Member
Jun 18, 2011
598
17
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus - Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-04-2011
Doc's Request.
28-06-2012
Med's Done....
First time: 20/01/11 Second time : 15/01/12
Passport Req..
14-08-2012
VISA ISSUED...
23-08-2012
LANDED..........
24-08-2012
6 months in processing today..... and no end in sight:(
 
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shazdehTheSecond

Guest
FAQ

We will try to update and circulate this posting to avoid repetitive discussions. This will also enable an effective knowledge sharing.
all the answers in this posting are based on the experiences of the people active in this forum, for accurate and fully reliable information, please visit CIC website.

Question Answer


What is PPR?PassPort Request. This is the final stage of the process in which the visa office asks the applicant to provide his/her passport in person or by carrier.


While waiting for my sponsorship application, can I apply for a tourist visa? Yes, you can, but the chances are very low. Because it's hard to prove that you have strong ties to your home country, given the fact your spouse lives in Canada


While waiting for my sponsorship application, can I apply for a student visa? Yes, you can, provided that you have an admission from a well-known canadian university, you should be able to get your visa, but you will still have to go back to your home country when your sponsorship visa is ready. otherwise it may take a while.



how can I contact the damascus visa office if I have a question? email to damascus-im-enquiry @ international.gc.ca (sometimes their mailbox is full, try again after a few hours)


my medical is expiring, what do you think I should do?Normally you should wait until the officer asks for redoing the test, however, in our discussions, we came to the conclusion that it would not hurt to redo the medical test and have the receipt ready. If they issued the visa and did not ask for the new medical, you have lost only some $200 but if they want you will be at least 5 weeks ahead of the game. In short, it is recommended to redo your medical 2 or 3 weeks prior to the expiration. same applies for police clearance



is there any way to express our frustration to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada? you may fill following survey by Sep 19, 2011
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/consultations/index.asp (here: http://cic.sondages-surveys.ca/s/immigration2/?l=eng)

or you can sign a petition here: http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/Familyreunification

What is RQit stands for Residency Questionnaire. it's a stupid process which is exclusive to Damascus office. They want to make sure if you are still residing in Canada.

how can i join this forum?provide your detailed information in a posting under this thread, a volunteer will append your info to the list. everyone in this forum is obliged to inform everybody about any updates about their spouse sponsorship applications in Damascus. Damascus office is still active more or less and it is not closed due to the situation in Syria yet. processing time provided by the cic are not accurate at all. when it was 10 months, we had quite a few people who got their ppr in less than 6 months. check out the chart for more info.

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latest updates spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?hl=en_US&key=0Ak8iAld3D_1NdEhLZkh2djFhSTB5cWhZN0w4THlueXc&rm=full#gid=0
 

yeAshegh

Newbie
Oct 13, 2011
1
0
coolamir said:
Here guys, I made a ticker to make you all feel better.

Don't think because I live with my wife in Iran everything is better. NOT AT ALLLLL.
When we applied, we made plans for everything, first we though it would be 8-12 months max, so we dont have to renew our house, second Canadian Dollar went up like crazy, so i dont even want to think about how much money we are losing (it keeps going up)

Third, my wife acceptance for Mcmaster University (Hamilton, Ontario) for September went to @ # @ @ !#!!!

We had to renew our house and now if we break the lease we pay penalty. Renew our contracts for our jobs and ,,,

We just been asked for renew medical. So from bottom of my hear, I truly wish you guys have better luck than we did.
CoolAmir.... I was wondering, are you allowed to live in Iran while you are sponsoring your spouse??? are you a citizen or a permanent resident in Canada already yourself?? I have heard that your only allowed to visit... I want to go live with my husband until his work is done and we can come back together, but I'm scared.
 

coolamir

Star Member
Jun 12, 2010
61
1
Job Offer........
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yeAshegh said:
CoolAmir.... I was wondering, are you allowed to live in Iran while you are sponsoring your spouse??? are you a citizen or a permanent resident in Canada already yourself?? I have heard that your only allowed to visit... I want to go live with my husband until his work is done and we can come back together, but I'm scared.
I am a Canadian Citizen, i lived most of my life in Canada. I got married in Iran and sponsored my wife right here in Iran. I mailed the apps from Iran to Mississauga, Canada. There will be no problem at all.

The only thing that i found out from this form, it might takes longer because we live together. It's been more than 13 months and they just asked us to redo the medical.
My buddy sponsored his wife from Toronto, he came to Iran got married then moved back to Canada, it took only 10 months for them.

I told them everything, i live with my wife, we have a house here in Iran, we both work here in Iran and now we decided to move to Canada.
 

nagz2207

Champion Member
Dec 14, 2010
1,177
10
124
Montreal
Category........
Visa Office......
Beirut
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2010-10-12
Doc's Request.
2011-01-22
AOR Received.
2010-11-09
File Transfer...
2011-11-22
Med's Request
2011-09-30
Med's Done....
2010-08
Interview........
none
Passport Req..
2011-10-13
VISA ISSUED...
2011-10-18
guys the journey is done for me. my husband got his visa! :)
 

MR BOU

Hero Member
Sep 12, 2011
262
9
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
nagz2207 said:
guys the journey is done for me. my husband got his visa! :)
wow congratsssssssssssssssssssss wooohoooooooooooooo mabrook alf mabrook