Damascus/Spousal since Jan 2010 or late 2009

[athab]

mabruk to all that got visas this month.i think this is the last chance for all 2010 people,as for poor us february people. what will happen?im so depressed now,please god help us and look at our condition.allah yi7meekee ya cham,baytheha please!

 

[athab]

arezou i admire you so much,keep up the positive thinking and strong heart.i hope good news form now until 22 and after the new year god nows???

 

[Mohammad_AB]

Hi Mohammad_AB, nath18 and iltham,

Congratulations again. One question: In your cases, the sponsor is citizen or permanent resident? Thanks in advance.

Is this true that Damascus is speeding up the process only for spouses of citizens?

Hi,
I am permanent resident. I don't think such a privilege exists.

 

[Ramz27]

VERY IMPORTANT READ!!!

15 December 2011


Notice - Situation in Syria

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is working in close partnership with other federal departments on the Government of Canada’s response to the situation in Syria.

Following the announcement made by the Department of Foreign and Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), CIC, in partnership with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), has committed to process the vast majority of visa applications for spouses and dependent children of Canadian citizens within five calendar days. All normal visa requirements, including admissibility and fees remain in place.

We strongly encourage Canadian citizens in Canada not to travel to Syria in order to accompany their spouse or dependent children for their visa application. Non-Canadian spouses and dependent children of Canadians should apply for a visa to come to Canada, and are urged to bring documentary proof, such as birth and marriage certificates, of their relationship to the Canadian citizen to assist in this process.

Canadian citizens in Syria requiring consular assistance should contact the Canadian Embassy in Damascus at 963 (11) 611-6692, 611-6851, or 611-6870, or call DFAIT’s Emergency Operations Centre collect at 613-944-2471. An email can also be sent to sos@international.gc.ca.

Temporary residents whose status in Canada is due to expire and who are unable to leave Canada because of the current situation in Syria must apply to extend their status in the usual manner (through the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville). Normal eligibility requirements and the fees associated with these applications continue to apply.

Updates will be posted on the CIC website, as available.

 

[Ramz27]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/notices/notice-syria.asp

 

[Arezou]

arezou i admire you so much,keep up the positive thinking and strong heart.i hope good news form now until 22 and after the new year god nows???

INSHAALAH. WE HAVE TO STAY STRONG. WE WILL PASS THESE HARD SITUATION.

 

[ddobro2]

This is pretty much the same text that was on DFAIT's site that I linked to yesterday. It would be nice to have some more specific information about how the Damascus visa office is going to handle these applications now.

VERY IMPORTANT READ!!!

15 December 2011


Notice - Situation in Syria

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is working in close partnership with other federal departments on the Government of Canada's response to the situation in Syria.

Following the announcement made by the Department of Foreign and Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), CIC, in partnership with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), has committed to process the vast majority of visa applications for spouses and dependent children of Canadian citizens within five calendar days. All normal visa requirements, including admissibility and fees remain in place.

We strongly encourage Canadian citizens in Canada not to travel to Syria in order to accompany their spouse or dependent children for their visa application. Non-Canadian spouses and dependent children of Canadians should apply for a visa to come to Canada, and are urged to bring documentary proof, such as birth and marriage certificates, of their relationship to the Canadian citizen to assist in this process.

Canadian citizens in Syria requiring consular assistance should contact the Canadian Embassy in Damascus at 963 (11) 611-6692, 611-6851, or 611-6870, or call DFAIT's Emergency Operations Centre collect at 613-944-2471. An email can also be sent to sos @ international.gc.ca.

Temporary residents whose status in Canada is due to expire and who are unable to leave Canada because of the current situation in Syria must apply to extend their status in the usual manner (through the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville). Normal eligibility requirements and the fees associated with these applications continue to apply.

Updates will be posted on the CIC website, as available.

 

[Arezou]

This is pretty much the same text that was on DFAIT's site that I linked to yesterday. It would be nice to have some more specific information about how the Damascus visa office is going to handle these applications now.

They have not still mentioned that they want to close the embassy. Next days will see what will happen there.

 

[souhait]

Congradulations to Mohammad -AB.wow we are hearing so many good news,I wish you all the bests.
And I hope it continues.but if they want to close the embassy and transfer our files that means another useless delay.I am not gonna bear that,I really leave,OMG I am so angry!

 

[souhait]

why are you guys so quite?!

 

[souhait]

Dear Ramz I think you can bring your spouse to Canada, go for it I hope he gets the visa and all your worries will be gone dear.GOOD LUCK!

 

[Ramz27]

Dear Ramz I think you can bring your spouse to Canada, go for it I hope he gets the visa and all your worries will be gone dear.GOOD LUCK!

My dear souhait

i hope you are right and he gets to be here for x mas and my birthday !! hopefully....

 

[feverdreams]

why are you guys so quite?!

I have exams and reading this makes me even more depressed. I read on the CBC website that American did this back in October, does anyone know if they returned or what happened to those files?

 

[LELLO]

hi everyone,
I have been following all of the news on this site, and Ithink just 2 of us have their files in Ottawa. It's been now almost 7 months for me and never heard a thing from immigration canada. But just a quick queston, if my husband is in Lebanon and I am Canadian living in Canada, is he allowed to apply for the temp visa from Syria, or is it strictly for syrians? Or does anyone have any suggestion? Please advise

 

[hissa]

Hello everyone. I'm a newbie here, but I've been reading your posts for a while now, trying to get as much information as I can to help me through this process. I would appreciate if you can add me to your chart (which btw is amazingly done).

My husband's files arrived in Damascus on August 29th. When I checked the cic website, it said this and also that they were in progress since August 31st. However, a few days later, the statement that the files are in progress disappeared. What's up with that?

Another question, I read that once is the file is in Damasacus, they send the sponsored person an immigration number? If that's the case, we havent' heard anything yet... it's been almost 4 months.

Who/where can I contact to ask about my husband's files? I'm getting worried that it's been 4 months, and we heard nothing.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! I look foward to talking with you all!