Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

[substone]

Hi guys, I read this text from a agent website that updated today:


Today we received the following email from Damascus visa office:

"The Visa Section of the Canadian Embassy in Damascus has closed for processing. We are not accepting any new applications. The active files of persons who have made applications for permanent residence in Canada will be sent to other Canadian Visa Offices in the region for processing. The new processing mission will contact you when your file reaches the assessment stage or, if you have already received a positive selection decision, when other documents or information are required to complete your application.
 
If you have not yet been contacted by your new processing office, and your mailing address / e-mail address has changed, or you wish to withdraw your application, you should send an e-mail to the Damascus office, which will forward this information to the new processing office.  Also, if you have received a request for information or documentation from the Damascus office to which you have not yet responded, you should send that information to Damascus for forwarding to the new processing office.  These are the only circumstances in which you should contact Damascus or any other Canadian Visa Office in the region.  In all other instances, you should await contact from the new processing office - at which time you can provide them updated information or make queries regarding your application. Correspondence which does not meet these requirements will not be answered. 
Processing times may be lengthier given the direction to close the office in Damascus and relocate files to other missions. We thank you for following the requirements indicated above, and for your patience during the application process

http://www.itc-canada.com/fa/News/closure_of_visa_office_in_damascus.html

[siavashf]

Hi guys, I read this text from a agent website that updated today:


Today we received the following email from Damascus visa office:

"The Visa Section of the Canadian Embassy in Damascus has closed for processing. We are not accepting any new applications. The active files of persons who have made applications for permanent residence in Canada will be sent to other Canadian Visa Offices in the region for processing. The new processing mission will contact you when your file reaches the assessment stage or, if you have already received a positive selection decision, when other documents or information are required to complete your application.
 
If you have not yet been contacted by your new processing office, and your mailing address / e-mail address has changed, or you wish to withdraw your application, you should send an e-mail to the Damascus office, which will forward this information to the new processing office.  Also, if you have received a request for information or documentation from the Damascus office to which you have not yet responded, you should send that information to Damascus for forwarding to the new processing office.  These are the only circumstances in which you should contact Damascus or any other Canadian Visa Office in the region.  In all other instances, you should await contact from the new processing office - at which time you can provide them updated information or make queries regarding your application. Correspondence which does not meet these requirements will not be answered. 
Processing times may be lengthier given the direction to close the office in Damascus and relocate files to other missions. We thank you for following the requirements indicated above, and for your patience during the application process

http://www.itc-canada.com/fa/News/closure_of_visa_office_in_damascus.html

"Processing times may be lengthier given the direction to close the office in Damascus and relocate files to other missions."  WORST news ever...... no more delay for God's sake.

[siavashf]

Dear All,

I'd like to start a discussion to see whats ur opinion about checking the validity of the news given by substone through an official channel. I believe it would be great if we ask our sponsors, who are living in Canada, to send a request to their MPs to get an answer regarding the status of our files and the situation of Damascus visa office.

Any suggestion, comment?

[substone]

Dear All,

I'd like to start a discussion to see whats ur opinion about checking the validity of the news given by substone through an official channel. I believe it would be great if we ask our sponsors, who are living in Canada, to send a request to their MPs to get an answer regarding the status of our files and the situation of Damascus visa office.

Any suggestion, comment?

I don't have any idea about this news but i think we don't have choice

[faridzad]

Hi guys, I read this text from a agent website that updated today:


Today we received the following email from Damascus visa office:

"The Visa Section of the Canadian Embassy in Damascus has closed for processing. We are not accepting any new applications. The active files of persons who have made applications for permanent residence in Canada will be sent to other Canadian Visa Offices in the region for processing. The new processing mission will contact you when your file reaches the assessment stage or, if you have already received a positive selection decision, when other documents or information are required to complete your application.
 
If you have not yet been contacted by your new processing office, and your mailing address / e-mail address has changed, or you wish to withdraw your application, you should send an e-mail to the Damascus office, which will forward this information to the new processing office.  Also, if you have received a request for information or documentation from the Damascus office to which you have not yet responded, you should send that information to Damascus for forwarding to the new processing office.  These are the only circumstances in which you should contact Damascus or any other Canadian Visa Office in the region.  In all other instances, you should await contact from the new processing office - at which time you can provide them updated information or make queries regarding your application. Correspondence which does not meet these requirements will not be answered. 
Processing times may be lengthier given the direction to close the office in Damascus and relocate files to other missions. We thank you for following the requirements indicated above, and for your patience during the application process

http://www.itc-canada.com/fa/News/closure_of_visa_office_in_damascus.html

thanks for informing and up to date it...

[pouyaba]

Dear All,

I'd like to start a discussion to see whats ur opinion about checking the validity of the news given by substone through an official channel. I believe it would be great if we ask our sponsors, who are living in Canada, to send a request to their MPs to get an answer regarding the status of our files and the situation of Damascus visa office.

Any suggestion, comment?

Hi guys,

DFAIT just posted this so the news is legitimate:

http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/01/31b.aspx?view=d

[faridzad]

Dear All,

I'd like to start a discussion to see whats ur opinion about checking the validity of the news given by substone through an official channel. I believe it would be great if we ask our sponsors, who are living in Canada, to send a request to their MPs to get an answer regarding the status of our files and the situation of Damascus visa office.

Any suggestion, comment?

dear siavash ,  in my opinion we should wait till mid of February ..if our sponsor send mail to MP in this situation, they never replied to them , because these news are not official

[siavashf]

URGENT URGENT!!

The visa section is closed and it is officially announced. Good or bad lets think positively about it!
"The Visa and Immigration Section at the Canadian embassy in Damascus is closed, and services have been transferred to visa offices in neighbouring countries. More information on visa services in the area will be posted online at Citizenship and Immigration Canada."

http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/01/31b.aspx?view=d

[Laval]

Ottawa, January 31, 2012"Due to Continuing Violence in Syria, Government Closes Visa Office"

you can see the complete news here:
cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2012/2012-01-31a.asp

Also,
"The visa office in Jordan (Amman) will also be responsible for all applications from Iraq, while the visa office in Turkey (Ankara) will take care of immigration applications from Iran."

[siavashf]

Ottawa, January 31, 2012"Due to Continuing Violence in Syria, Government Closes Visa Office"

you can see the complete news here:
cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2012/2012-01-31a.asp

Also,
"The visa office in Jordan (Amman) will also be responsible for all applications from Iraq, while the visa office in Turkey (Ankara) will take care of immigration applications from Iran."

Thanks dear for sharing.

[faridzad]

Thanks dear for sharing.

wow..so everything was so truth .....

so what should we do right now dear guys?

[substone]

wow..so everything was so truth .....

so what should we do right now dear guys?

GOODBYE PARTY       or make a new table   

[lele]

good news [] for all of us,



I hope now they will back to work on our application.
my application almost 13 month[]...

[siavashf]

good news [] for all of us,



I hope now they will back to work on our application.
my application almost 13 month[]...

Lele u r very right to be upset. Inshalah they consider the timing sequence and first process the files of ppl like u who have been waiting for 13 months now.
At the end, it is a good news that we know where our files are and at worst case scenario it will be solved less than 5 months.

[faridzad]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/missions/ankara.asp