Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

[Canada-Girl2012]

Welcome !
To start off by answering your questions do not send any documents to the Visa office unless they have contacted you. I had just recently sent an email to the visa office in Amman (file transferred from Syria also) and they informed me not to send anything to the Visa office unless they specify! Second, I have sent plenty of emails to Jason Kenney's office and the officer/staff working for him told me to fill out a consent form which can be found online (which is a form where you discuss any issues regarding your application) and to send it to him, also in one of the emails, I was PROMISED by a staff that if I was to fill out the "Authorization to Release Personal Information Form" that I would receive an update on the application I submitted and this was two months ago with no luck or answer. So in my opinion, contacting a MP has not benefited me what so ever, just caused more stress and promising with no answer. If you wanted to know more about your file, as previous members have mentioned, ordering CAIP/GSMC notes is a good idea, by other comments in previous forums they seemed to have been useful for them. As for me, I just placed an order yesterday as my applicant has been waiting since January of 2011, soon approaching 2 years...As of physically going to the Embassy, not sure if that would help as other members have said it was a waste of time in their holidays to have booked a flight and went there to the embassy with no results. There was one person I believed who argued with the staff and he ended up getting a visitor's visa for his wife to stay in Canada until her processing has been completed. Not sure if there is anything really that can help other than waiting. I have sent plenty of emails to the Visa office, MPs, have called CIC and the visa office in Amman, nothing and no one helped. Good luck...by the way is your wife residing in Damascus at the moment ?

Hi Guys !!

I have been a silent reader for some time now and I have a few questions about my application if anyone can help. I am a Canadian living in Canada and my application was received back in July 8/2011. Since then it has been transferred to Amman from Syria. My questions are:

1) My wifes medical have expired should redo her medicals now before anyone contacts her or should she wait till an officer ask's to redo them?
2) I have contacted an immigration lawyer and my local MP and they were not able to help me in this nightmare AT ALL. I feel like I have no one to turn too. Is there a way to find out any more information about my application?
3) Would a letter to Minister Kenny help at all?
4) I am considering flying to Amman to see my wife once again (its been close to 15 months). Do you think that I would be able to get some answers from the Embassy processing the application?
5) If there is anything that can be done other than just waiting?

Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. May God (Allah) give you all the patience to get through this nightmare. God Bless!!

 

[Toronto88]

1- $1040 CAD is the whole cost of the process and it does not delay your case for days but MONTHS! ???
2- Passport does not need any translation or certified copy! A simple copy is enough, but both sponsor and applicant "Shenasname" must be copied(not certified) and translated(certified).

Thanks dear Raha. I had another question specifically from you and I'd really appreciate it if you could answer it

I've noticed your English is pretty good and I think you are still in Iran. My wife is Iran and can't come here for another year (cuz of immigration process). I wanted to ask you how did you learn English this well? Could you please suggest good English courses in Tehran or what techniques you used to improve your language skills? My wife's knowledge of English is at a basic level. She went to safir classes but only up to the 3rd level and this was several years ago and she's forgotten most of it!

 

[Raha]

Thanks dear Raha. I had another question specifically from you and I'd really appreciate it if you could answer it

I've noticed your English is pretty good and I think you are still in Iran. My wife is Iran and can't come here for another year (cuz of immigration process). I wanted to ask you how did you learn English this well? Could you please suggest good English courses in Tehran or what techniques you used to improve your language skills? My wife's knowledge of English is at a basic level. She went to safir classes but only up to the 3rd level and this was several years ago and she's forgotten most of it!

Dear Toronto88, it s too kind of you to think so... As this might not be a general concern, I will respond you via a message right now!

 

[Kurdistan-kazhal]

tommorrow is Monday the beginning of the week and inshallah the end of this miserable waiting for some of us,, YaAllah hear us out and end this senseless waiting game please

 

[mediGOL]

tommorrow is Monday the beginning of the week and inshallah the end of this miserable waiting for some of us,, YaAllah hear us out and end this senseless waiting game please

Kazhal, I think you will get this week ....., Pray for that....

 

[Kurdistan-kazhal]

i hope and pray that god hears it from you, this just has to end somewhere and i hope and pray for all of us to get that golden email that we so desperately deserve and need...

Kazhal, I think you will get this week ....., Pray for that....

 

[mchaabaa]

Thank you so much for all your answers Canada Girl with all our options getting shut in our face I think its important that a person's stays positive. To answer your question my wife currently resides in Amman Jordan. I have mentioned going to the embassy because I will be going down to amman to see her because this whole application process has taken a HUGE toll on our relationship. She is feeling the pressure ALOT and I hope that me going down will help and solve some problems at the embassy. I will def get GSMC notes that you mentioned but that alone will take time too. I feel so helpless in this situation and my life has come to a complete stop. Inshallah we will heat something good soon. Thanks again.

Welcome !

To start off by answering your questions do not send any documents to the Visa office unless they have contacted you. I had just recently sent an email to the visa office in Amman (file transferred from Syria also) and they informed me not to send anything to the Visa office unless they specify! Second, I have sent plenty of emails to Jason Kenney's office and the officer/staff working for him told me to fill out a consent form which can be found online (which is a form where you discuss any issues regarding your application) and to send it to him, also in one of the emails, I was PROMISED by a staff that if I was to fill out the "Authorization to Release Personal Information Form" that I would receive an update on the application I submitted and this was two months ago with no luck or answer. So in my opinion, contacting a MP has not benefited me what so ever, just caused more stress and promising with no answer. If you wanted to know more about your file, as previous members have mentioned, ordering CAIP/GSMC notes is a good idea, by other comments in previous forums they seemed to have been useful for them. As for me, I just placed an order yesterday as my applicant has been waiting since January of 2011, soon approaching 2 years...As of physically going to the Embassy, not sure if that would help as other members have said it was a waste of time in their holidays to have booked a flight and went there to the embassy with no results. There was one person I believed who argued with the staff and he ended up getting a visitor's visa for his wife to stay in Canada until her processing has been completed. Not sure if there is anything really that can help other than waiting. I have sent plenty of emails to the Visa office, MPs, have called CIC and the visa office in Amman, nothing and no one helped. Good luck...by the way is your wife residing in Damascus at the moment ?

 

[kamelia]

it's so silent in here !! no news guys?

 

[mediGOL]

NOTHING FOR ME. :'(

 

[mahdiaryafar]

Don't worry my friends. Today is just monday. I think we will have 2 or 3 PPR this week

 

[Kurdistan-kazhal]

mediGol how long has it been???? when did u send it you app??

NOTHING FOR ME. :'(

 

[mediGOL]

mediGol how long has it been???? when did u send it you app??

Kazhal, more than one year. I know you waited more than me.

 

[Kurdistan-kazhal]

its unfortunate but true that i have waited more than everybody on this forum, but hey what can we do aside from waiting, a big nothing ..but inshallah this will end for all of us soon..

Kazhal, more than one year. I know you waited more than me.

 

[mrirn2535]

its unfortunate but true that i have waited more than everybody on this forum, but hey what can we do aside from waiting, a big nothing ..but inshallah this will end for all of us soon..

Hi Kurdistan-kazhal,
I hope you get Visa soon , a few questions :
Have you ever contacted with Visa Office by Phone or Email ?
Did they answer you?
You had an interview ? what did they ask ?
Do you have lawyer ?

 

[nairyd]

Hello everyone!! My husbands files are in Lebanon and i have some news to share. My birthday is on Friday and the embassy called my husband today and he got his visa!!!!!!!! They said to drop off your passport on wednesday and pick it up on friday!! I hope to GOD this nightmare ends for everyone!! 17 months of being depressed and not knowing what is going to happen!!! Love u all and good luck everyone!!!!!!!!!

Thank-you Vivi for your wishes, you were right, my husband was after yours!!