Decision Made

[can_usa_97]

Hoping for good news for you!

 

[britincanada]

Congrats on the decision made! You will get a letter in the mail! I am hoping its good news for you

 

[confusednscared]

Mrs. Turan, Keep those fingers crossed and don't get too overwhelmed with joy.

I hope and pray that everything works out well for you.

Let us know of the decision.

Best Wishes,
Confused.

 

[Mrs. Turan]

How long do you think we should wait before getting our letter? Decision made July 1st. We're going crazy. I e-mailed them and they e-mailed me back July 15, after I suggested that it might it might have got lost in the mail. Maybe a tracking number so we could verify it. But they reassured me it would be here shortly. This just seems unfair. Good news or bad news, We deserve something more than this. Don't you think?

 

[Mrs. Turan]

Well I'm on my way to work. Be back later tonight. I can only hope I'll get a phone call later tonight from my husband saying he got the letter. They'll send me a letter too, right? If it's a refusal? Have a good day everyone.

 

[confusednscared]

Oh God Mrs. Turan, every time I see you post on this forum my heart skips a few beats and I get goosebumps thinking what the decision is. I am only praying for a positive outcome for you.

Please keep us posted still.

 

[Mrs. Turan]

Thanks Confusednscared. This is definitely not the way I saw things going on July 1st. We're both extremely emotional about this waiting. Does this seem unusual to be waiting this long? Any opinions at all from anyone? I think I've contacted them enough but maybe I should try to phone them. All my friends here are telling me that government is just slow, and I need to be patient. I'm about ready to pack up and go to Turkey but my husband wants me to wait a little longer(sigh). I'm good at patience, but wow, it's getting to the point where we're both making each other crazy with all the what ifs...It's been 8 months since we've been together :'(

 

[locolynn]

Thanks Confusednscared. This is definitely not the way I saw things going on July 1st. We're both extremely emotional about this waiting. Does this seem unusual to be waiting this long? Any opinions at all from anyone? I think I've contacted them enough but maybe I should try to phone them. All my friends here are telling me that government is just slow, and I need to be patient. I'm about ready to pack up and go to Turkey but my husband wants me to wait a little longer(sigh). I'm good at patience, but wow, it's getting to the point where we're both making each other crazy with all the what ifs...It's been 8 months since we've been together :'(

Stay strong Mrs. Turan, we're all rooting for you!

Lynn

 

[confusednscared]

MRS. TURAN,

Yes, from my own personal experiences with CIC within Canada, they take forever. Don't always depend too much on e-CAS's updates. For my PRRA application within Canada, I saw in November 2008 on e-CAS that a decision was made and I hadn't received that decision until January 2009.

In a nutshell, I think they update CAIPS that a decision is made which gets transferred to e-CAS electronically but the document or decision is put in queue where one of their local staff will print and send it off to the recipient. It's like when they send you a notification stating that "your file is in queue for a scheduled interview"

This is how I interpret those long waits for getting responses from any CIC offices.

Best of luck though!

 

[Mrs. Turan]

Well he finally received the letter, sent on August 3rd from the Canadian Embassy in Ankara,Turkey. They did not believe our marriage was genuine. They believe he was only trying to gain entry into Canada and he has no intention of staying with me. She did not think he knew me well enough to answer basic questions about me. I am saddened by the news. I haven't even had time to discuss it with my husband because I just got home from work and all of these messages were left for me. Even the local MP e-mailed me and let me know that it was a refusal letter that had been sent. Had it not been for her, Jean Crowder,MP, they might have waited another month before they finally sent the letter.
Well, at least we know now. I feel really disappointed and I know my husband does too. We were not prepared for this. We did not think it was so dependant on knowing all the details. We didn't know how to prove everything and naively thought they would see the truth. Our sincerity. After the papers were sent and the interview was scheduled and finished is when I started learning about things on here on the forum.
It's been really hard to be apart, him and I. We both cope in a similar manner with grief. We threw ourselves into our jobs, crossed our fingers and hoped everything would turn out. Of course we know now, that was the wrong thing to do. 9 months, what a waste of time. I'm not blaming anybody, but I just wish we'd have known more back when we started this.

 

[Cdagal]

I am so sorry to hear that, my heart is sad for you. I am sure, with time, things will end differently for you. With appeal I am sure they will see the truth and the error of their decision, Mrs. Turan.

 

[Mrs. Turan]

We have so much evidence of talking and getting to know each other for three years. I thought it was only two but last night we were talking about the upcoming Ramadan and we realized that it was three years ago when he was fasting, and how we talked about what it meant to him. We slowly over time fell into love. I tried to deny it for the first two years. We were friends and no more. learning about each other's cultures. He is a Turkish Alevi and I am First Nations from the Esquimalt reserve. We've both dealt with discrimination and to our families, over the years, it kind of bound us, this kind of pain. This is my husband and I chose him. I know he loves me. I have been in love before but this was different. We are kindred spirits, him and I. He is my other half.
Yes, I will appeal their decision. I wanted to share my husband with my family. They've all communicated with him, some e-mails, some on webcam. Sometimes he tried to speak english to them (LOL) and sometimes my brother and sister translated it into Turkish for him(even that doesn't always work LOL) But they know his heart. And so does my Mother. We are going to Turkey in a few weeks, and my Mother will be staying with my new family there for a month. I'm so happy about that! My husband is so excited to meet my Mom. But more importantly we will be together. 9 months is too long. We tried to do things the proper way, in what we thought was right. Now we just need some peace together.

 

[kelsey199200]

mrs turan im so sorry to hear that! i cant imagine that happening, im from victoria, kinda near to you and just sent my appication. i think you can re apply after 2 years though if that helps. is it possible for you to move out to turkey because i know how stressful it would be to be apart for that long again. it would also save alot of money than doing the appeal. anyways good luck with everthing.

 

[Mrs. Turan]

Yes. This is what he wants. I'm so angry about everything. The long wait. If it wasn't for that MP contacting them they might not have ever mailed the letter. It was sent on August 3rd, and Murat got the letter today. So it must have been mailed Priority to get there that fast. The thing that really made me mad, was that they sent the letter to him in English, and he doesn't speak English. He speaks Turkish. Even his interview was conducted in Turkish. He didn't even understand what the letter said. I'll probably talk to him in a few hours and find out whether he knows now that it was a refusal. Because I worked all day today and could not talk to him about it. :'(

 

[javcil]

Mrs. Turan;
I'm so sorry for the decision ... I can only imagine your disappointment
Not that I'm any expert or anything, but if there is anything I can help you with, feel free to send me a PM.