Damascus time line!

[nicolet]

hello everyone,i am new to the forum and in definte need of advice! I am a canadian citizen, born and raised Calgarian. My husband is lebanese and our case is being processed in Damscus. Here is our timeline

We started processing your application on December 16, 2007.


Interview scheduled for March 18, 2008.

We were then asked after the interview on May 3 for more documents, and our intention to return to canada!

I then returned to Calgary on May 21 2008

They asked for proof regarding my return to canada and to supply
Rental agreement contract ( which I have given them)
Proof of funds ( I havent proved to them of my funds) cause i didnt have so much at the time
Proof of employment ( I am now working for 2 months)
Notice of Assesment for the last two years ( I provided them with one) and the other one i just recived but is to late to qualify!

The 60 days ended on July 30, and still no word!

I have heard the most cases finish within 2-6 months!

We had not recieved the first letter about supplying these documents for almost two months after our case! So they had to extend our time to give the needed documents!!

I understand all cases are different, but I am just wondering if anyone has a similar case or has suggestions!

If I email them even when they have told me they will not respond to any emails until our case's process has changed, will they put it to the bottom of the case?

thanks in advance!!

 

[nicolet]

I dont think I wrote the post very good, cause no one has replied yet! But really I am just wanting to know because our case was extended by 60 days for us to get all our documentation together! ( We had not recieved the letter asking for more information)

Should I be worried that our case is rejected, or is it normail not to here anything after this point!

They have not reguested for any more documentation in a few months, but no decision has been made yet!!!!!!!

If anyone else has a case in Damascus please put your timeline on here!

 

[nicolet]

I am a little dissapointed in the web forum thus far, I have waited for almost 2 weeks to get any advice, and no one has replied to my post! It makes me sad that no one has provided me with any help so far!

 

[PMM]

Hi

I am a little dissapointed in the web forum thus far, I have waited for almost 2 weeks to get any advice, and no one has replied to my post! It makes me sad that no one has provided me with any help so far!

Because every case is different, the 3-6 months processing for a spousal application is where there is usually no interview and the application is perfected. In you case, there was an interview, so really no processing was done until that was held. Damascus required more documents before they would make a decision. Your spouse is Lebanese which may increase the time for the security check. You could always order CAIPS to find out if there is a problem with the application.

PMM

 

[nicolet]

Hey thanks for your advice, I appreciate anything now. I did get an email back from the government which said this....

"Please be advised that the application is undergoing background verifications. Unfortunately, it is not possible to predict how long these will take. Once background checks are completed, we would be able to proceed with the application."



So now its just knowing how long the background verifications take,,,, and in lebanon OUFF i could be waiting for a while !!!

 

[mingus]

hello everyone,i am new to the forum and in definte need of advice! I am a canadian citizen, born and raised Calgarian. My husband is lebanese and our case is being processed in Damscus. Here is our timeline

Hi there,
I am from Alberta to, but much further north. I am sponsering my husband thru Damascus as well, but he is from Jordan. I don't know why, but there doesn't seem to be too many of us who are will to post on these forums.
Anyway,
I was accepted as a sponsor July 9th
Husbands paperwork sent to Damascus on 9th
begain processing on July 20th.
Not a thing has changed since.

 

[nicolet]

hey there, THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE THANK GOD!!!! , My husband and I are trying to apply for him a visit visa. Halas (enough) i dont want to be apart from him anymore! Are you Canadian? Are you married too? When did your case open? Has your spouse had medicals done yet ? My husband is going on tuesday to have the interview for visit visa, we will know after 12 days if he gets it. He better cause he has never even met my family, and we have been married for 2 years! Been refused visit visa twice before!!

Good Luck to you,,,,, ein shallah they start to actually work and do some cases now that summer is over!

 

[mingus]

Hi Nicolet,
I am a canadian born and breed and we we are married. We got married in May and sent in his paperwork early June. So far all we have hear is the application is in Process. I see your husband's interview was on Tuesday, how'd it go? I hope it went good.
We tried the visitors visa thing and basically got laughted at. That was before we got married. We didn't even try after we got married.
Let me know how things turn out for you guys, I we hear anything I'll post it here.

 

[nicolet]

hey mingus! nice to hear from you again, my husbands interview went well i think! I will be so mad if they dont give it to him! We have a house here, in our names! We have been married 1 year and 9 month! He has never been to Calgary! I mean come on they have to give it to him! I wish you luck with your case! Has he had an interview yet? If you havent got the interview yet, you will have to wait until an interview is scheduled! We waited 3 months to get an interview for him for permanent residency! This last interview was just a visitor visa! We will know on the 22nd if it is a yes or no! So 6 months after the interview, and we have no idea where our case is ! They wont answer us, all i know is he is undergoing backround checks, and they cannot know how long it will take ! So honestly i have no idea how much longer this will take!

How did you guys meet? I have another person going through what im going through! nice
do you have lebanese background.
I will let u know what happends as soon as i hear anything!

Good luck and keep your chin up!!!

 

[mingus]

Hi nicolet,
i'm happy to hear that the interview went good. I am really interested in finding out your results. My husband and i have been hitting our heads against a brick wall trying to figure out how we can see each other. I don't have any holidays left and of course he has not been able to get a visitors visa.
at least you have been able to find out he is going thru background checks, we can't even find out that!
We met on a music sharing site and just got chatting. over several months of chatting on line and may hours actually talking we decided that it would be a good idea for him to come for a visit so that we could actually meet as friends. Of course, he could not get a visitors visa so I went to Jordan to met him and the rest is history. I/we knew we were in love before we met, but the moment I saw him it was all over for me.
No I do not have a lebanese background. I am just a english/french canadian mutt. He is Jordian.
Let me know if you hear anything.
talk soon

 

[nicolet]

hello to all, hey mingus

So today is one of the happiest days of my life, i got an email telling me that my husband needs to bring his passport to the damascus embassy for him to get his visa! WE ARE ALMOST FINISHED, NOW WE JUST NEED TO GET HIM ON THE PLANE! i WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ALL THEIR HELP AND THEIR GOOD WISHES FOR ME!! I can only wish that everyone else's case's will start to hear yes's now that the offices are back to full running hours! oh my word im in complete shock!! YAHOOOOO

good luck to everyone !

 

[mingus]

Congrats nicolet!!!!!!!
I am sooooooo happy to hear your good news. Is it a full PR visa or just his visitors? Either way Soon you will be in each others arms again. I am so envious I am green! Good Luck with you life and say a little pray for us if you don't mind

Ma alsalama my friend and best of luck with everything in your future.

 

[ALBERTA-PNP]

Congratulations,,

 

[nicolet]

Hey again. thanks for you good wishes! ein shallah it be your time soon!
It was his pr-visa, we heard today he wouldld have been refused his visitor visa! so he is going to damscus tomorrow to drop off his passport, and he will pick it up on wednesday!
thank you again for your help and your good wishes! It is going to be another wait though until he can actually get on a plane! but this time i know he is actually coming forsure!!!! Dont be envious it will be your time soon enough! Just believe and know it will go through!
the patient are always rewarded!!

thank you again for your encouragment!!!

cheers!!