Hello All,
First off, congrats are in order for BubbleBoy! Mabrook!
Secondly, rjessome and Yasmina, thanks for the words of support and on hearing that you are now with your loved ones. That is great news and a sense of hope for the rest of us.
Native, NewHusband, Rodaxi - successful closure to your sponsorship saga only gives hope that I too will see a light of the end of the tunnel and I wish you all the best in terms of a positive outcome (I can only pray for positive outcome because praying for Canadian Embassy in Rabat to speed up the process is like asking a Moroccan Taxi Cab driver to drive under the speed limit
- just kidding - that stuff happens in every country.
Anyhow, I did have two questions to ask
1. I received a letter saying that my file was received and decision made on Jan 05, 2010 and will be sent to Rabat. However, my wife has not received any letter to date indicating that our application is in Rabat and it's been over 20 days. I guess I am wondering how much longer I should wait before I should be really concerned. Secondly, is there any other way of confirming that Rabat has our application?
2. I will be heading down to my home away from home in a weeks time to be with my wife and I was going to take with me copies of communications and other documents that I have compiled since submitting my application. My intent is to hand this over to the embassy there to add to my application. Will they let me do this or do I need to have a more pressing need to enter Embassy grounds than these documents. On a side note - I always figured that as a Canadian Citizen - I would have an easier time accessing my embassy but such is not the case
Anyhow, any info on the above two would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Hi,
Seems I need to check in here more often. Ok, answers to your questions:
1. Your wife is now waiting for the AOR letter or Acknowledgement of Receipt from the embassy in Rabat. They will issue this once the file has been received AND opened for processing by the visa office. It normally takes 3 to 5 weeks with this office. You can go onto ECAS to check to see if the file has arrived in Rabat yet. Here is the link:
https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/?app=ecas&lang=enEnter YOUR information and the receipt number you received when you paid the application fees.
2. You would be better off sending these documents by mail. They may or may not accept them if you present them in-person at the visa office. This place is very busy. You are NOT going to get to see or talk to anyone who really matters (visa officer). If you mail them, send them by courier where a signature is required and keep a copy of whatever you send for your records and in case something gets lost. You never know. Also, include a cover letter that indicates your wife's file number (you will get that when your wife receives the AOR letter, it starts with a B), full name and date of birth.
Good luck
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