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siavashf

Hero Member
Dec 29, 2011
443
13
Tehran - Iran
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus/ Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-04-2011
AOR Received.
05-05-2011
Med's Done....
21-02-2011/22-02-2012
Passport Req..
17-05-2012
VISA ISSUED...
24-05-2012
LANDED..........
19-06-2012
samira12 said:
inke bayad yeki mesle man 7 mahe dige sabr kone narahati nadareh?!!
Hagh dari....Mage 1 dokhtar cheghad feshar mitoone tahamol kone? Just don't lose ur patience. I know it's too cliche to say that every cloud has a silver lining but it's true!!

Samira there is no written law that the worst case scenario will apply to ur file! It's just an automated email....wait till the first batch of pprs arrive, it will clarify many uncertainties.
 

P

Star Member
Feb 14, 2012
50
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus/Anakara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13-May-2011
File Transfer...
04-July-2011
sohrab919 said:
so much for 5 pm ET, its almost 6.......... it seems like anything that has to do with CIC has WAITING involved lol
why did i choose this as a career!?!
I don't know how to add my timeline, could you help? What is with the 5pm and CIC?! Just curious! ;D
 

siavashf

Hero Member
Dec 29, 2011
443
13
Tehran - Iran
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus/ Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-04-2011
AOR Received.
05-05-2011
Med's Done....
21-02-2011/22-02-2012
Passport Req..
17-05-2012
VISA ISSUED...
24-05-2012
LANDED..........
19-06-2012
P said:
Hello all :) I am new to this forum. I am currently living in Canada and I have sponsored my husband who is in Iran back in may 2011. My application was received in Damascus visa office on July 4, 2011. I think we are all on the same page waiting for our applications to be processed ;)
Welcome to the club...I'm only a month ahead of u. My wife sponsored me in April and my application was received by Damascus in May....kholase ma ham oskole processing time cic shodim! Lol.
 

P

Star Member
Feb 14, 2012
50
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus/Anakara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13-May-2011
File Transfer...
04-July-2011

P

Star Member
Feb 14, 2012
50
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus/Anakara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13-May-2011
File Transfer...
04-July-2011
siavashf said:
Welcome to the club...I'm only a month ahead of u. My wife sponsored me in April and my application was received by Damascus in May....kholase ma ham oskole processing time cic shodim! Lol.
Thanks Siavash. Hopefully we will get responses from Ankara way sooner than what we expected to :) You are actually two months ahead of me , my application was received in Damascus on July 4th! ;)
 

P

Star Member
Feb 14, 2012
50
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus/Anakara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13-May-2011
File Transfer...
04-July-2011
You guys will be asked for ppr soon. My friend had her application in Syria since Jan 18, 2011 and they asked for her husband's passport 4 weeks age. They have actually issued his visa in 21 days and he will be in Canada next week!
 

sohrab919

Champion Member
Mar 6, 2011
1,632
29
Ottawa
Category........
Visa Office......
Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-01-2011
AOR Received.
16-02-2011
File Transfer...
16-02-2011
Med's Done....
09-09-2010 & 19-12-2011
Passport Req..
02/05/2012
VISA ISSUED...
29/05/2012
P said:
I don't know how to add my timeline, could you help? What is with the 5pm and CIC?! Just curious! ;D
click on PROFILE on the top right of the screen, right beside INBOX, then on the left click FORUM PROFILE INFORMATION, then scroll down and type in the dates, you can even choose a pretty picture for your profile haha, not really ,its only flags haha

as far as the 5 pm thing, well i work for CIC , i made a major move today to figure out what the hell is going on in ankara and my connection told me to wait for an answer around 5 Eastern standard time, so yeah ive been waiting, and many of my dear friends are also anxious to see what the news is haha, basically they will tell me everything from a to z about the embassy, lam ta kam dige :D
 

P

Star Member
Feb 14, 2012
50
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus/Anakara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13-May-2011
File Transfer...
04-July-2011
sohrab919 said:
click on PROFILE on the top right of the screen, right beside INBOX, then on the left click FORUM PROFILE INFORMATION, then scroll down and type in the dates, you can even choose a pretty picture for your profile haha, not really ,its only flags haha

as far as the 5 pm thing, well i work for CIC , i made a major move today to figure out what the hell is going on in ankara and my connection told me to wait for an answer around 5 Eastern standard time, so yeah ive been waiting, and many of my dear friends are also anxious to see what the news is haha, basically they will tell me everything from a to z about the embassy, lam ta kam dige :D
Oh, I don't have such a thing as forum profile information under profile.... :( I'll figure it out!

THAT'S BRILLIANT, that made me anxious tooo, please keep us posted! :eek:
 

Ramz27

Hero Member
Sep 29, 2011
338
7
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-03-2011
Doc's Request.
none
File Transfer...
File in Damascus May 13 2011
Med's Request
sent from start
Med's Done....
15-feb-2011
VISA ISSUED...
21-dec-2011
LANDED..........
26-dec-2011
hey everyone HAPPY Valentine's DAY i hope for everyone out there waiting for the spouse to be reunited very soon!! dont loose hope keep the faith and it will happen sooner then you expect it !

take care everyone and to my dearest friends from the forum vivi , sohrab , missmini , alchemist A+M and if i forot anyone i apologize its almost over keep the faith !

Ramz
 

sohrab919

Champion Member
Mar 6, 2011
1,632
29
Ottawa
Category........
Visa Office......
Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-01-2011
AOR Received.
16-02-2011
File Transfer...
16-02-2011
Med's Done....
09-09-2010 & 19-12-2011
Passport Req..
02/05/2012
VISA ISSUED...
29/05/2012
Ramz27 said:
hey everyone HAPPY Valentine's DAY i hope for everyone out there waiting for the spouse to be reunited very soon!! dont loose hope keep the faith and it will happen sooner then you expect it !

take care everyone and to my dearest friends from the forum vivi , sohrab , missmini , alchemist A+M and if i forot anyone i apologize its almost over keep the faith !

Ramz
love love ramzi joon :D , thank you dear, we are hanging on, patience is our weapon, thanks for checking up on us hun, i hope you are doing well also, happy valentines day, well your hubby being with you is a happy valentine haha :D take care and thanks for checking up on the waiters lol
 

sohrab919

Champion Member
Mar 6, 2011
1,632
29
Ottawa
Category........
Visa Office......
Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-01-2011
AOR Received.
16-02-2011
File Transfer...
16-02-2011
Med's Done....
09-09-2010 & 19-12-2011
Passport Req..
02/05/2012
VISA ISSUED...
29/05/2012
finalllllllllllly, reply.....................



Ok , here is the news from ankara, they had 500 files before the closure of damascus , now they have 2600, average time for the 500 files is 3.5 months,
2100 files from syria..... 1.5 months to determine the status of the files... files over 12 months average processing 0.5 months, files < 12 months 1.5 months, Recipient consistency 80% ( they recieve files/emails and answer to them), protocol of response 50%(they might email you and say your file is here, they might not), Total average time before closure 3.9 months, after closure 7.5,
percentage of applicants = Azerbaijan 0.1 % Georgia 1 % Turkey 5 % Turkmenistan 1% Iran 79%
Total average delay = 4 weeks

I hope this helps my dear friends, i enclosed as much info as i could :D and let me be the first one to say HELLL YEAHHH it looks good :D
 

vivi2

Hero Member
May 4, 2011
868
23
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus-Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Mar-2011
AOR Received.
Apr-2011
Med's Done....
Feb-2011
Passport Req..
Sep-2012
LANDED..........
SOON :)
sohrab919 said:
finalllllllllllly, reply.....................



Ok , here is the news from ankara, they had 500 files before the closure of damascus , now they have 2600, average time for the 500 files is 3.5 months,
2100 files from syria..... 1.5 months to determine the status of the files... files over 12 months average processing 0.5 months, files < 12 months 1.5 months, Recipient consistency 80% ( they recieve files/emails and answer to them), protocol of response 50%(they might email you and say your file is here, they might not), Total average time before closure 3.9 months, after closure 7.5,
percentage of applicants = Azerbaijan 0.1 % Georgia 1 % Turkey 5 % Turkmenistan 1% Iran 79%
Total average delay = 4 weeks

I hope this helps my dear friends, i enclosed as much info as i could :D and let me be the first one to say HELLL YEAHHH it looks good :D
Sohraaaaab merciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, "files over 12 months average processing 0.5 months, files < 12 months 1.5 months", this is soooooo goooooood! so 1.5 months would be exactly mid-march!! woohoo! vivi jumping up and down! hubby might not be here for my birthday in mid march, but there's a high chance he will have some news by then, OMG!
sohrab you don't know how upset i was today, you know one of those feeling down days, but you made me soooo happy and hopeful again, MERCIIIIIIII :)
 

SBM

Full Member
Feb 2, 2012
25
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus/Beirut
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
November 2, 2011
File Transfer...
January 17, 2012 - February 28, 2012
Med's Request
4-10-2012
Med's Done....
17-10-2012
Passport Req..
23-11-2012
VISA ISSUED...
3-12-2012
sohrab919 said:
finalllllllllllly, reply.....................



Ok , here is the news from ankara, they had 500 files before the closure of damascus , now they have 2600, average time for the 500 files is 3.5 months,
2100 files from syria..... 1.5 months to determine the status of the files... files over 12 months average processing 0.5 months, files < 12 months 1.5 months, Recipient consistency 80% ( they recieve files/emails and answer to them), protocol of response 50%(they might email you and say your file is here, they might not), Total average time before closure 3.9 months, after closure 7.5,
percentage of applicants = Azerbaijan 0.1 % Georgia 1 % Turkey 5 % Turkmenistan 1% Iran 79%
Total average delay = 4 weeks

I hope this helps my dear friends, i enclosed as much info as i could :D and let me be the first one to say HELLL YEAHHH it looks good :D



That's great news but what about applications in Beirut? How long will the timeline be there? Do you think it's the same??
 

P

Star Member
Feb 14, 2012
50
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus/Anakara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13-May-2011
File Transfer...
04-July-2011
sohrab919 said:
finalllllllllllly, reply.....................



Ok , here is the news from ankara, they had 500 files before the closure of damascus , now they have 2600, average time for the 500 files is 3.5 months,
2100 files from syria..... 1.5 months to determine the status of the files... files over 12 months average processing 0.5 months, files < 12 months 1.5 months, Recipient consistency 80% ( they recieve files/emails and answer to them), protocol of response 50%(they might email you and say your file is here, they might not), Total average time before closure 3.9 months, after closure 7.5,
percentage of applicants = Azerbaijan 0.1 % Georgia 1 % Turkey 5 % Turkmenistan 1% Iran 79%
Total average delay = 4 weeks

I hope this helps my dear friends, i enclosed as much info as i could :D and let me be the first one to say HELLL YEAHHH it looks good :D

Sohrab!?!!!!! My file was received by Damascus on July 4th which is about 7.5 months ago! Just to clarify.....Does that suppose to mean they will finalize the cases that they have already received from Syria in 1.5 months from now including my application?!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is that right or I am being too excited that my brain is not functioning properly or what?!!!!!!!!!! ;)
 

sohrab919

Champion Member
Mar 6, 2011
1,632
29
Ottawa
Category........
Visa Office......
Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-01-2011
AOR Received.
16-02-2011
File Transfer...
16-02-2011
Med's Done....
09-09-2010 &amp; 19-12-2011
Passport Req..
02/05/2012
VISA ISSUED...
29/05/2012
vivi2 said:
Sohraaaaab merciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, "files over 12 months average processing 0.5 months, files < 12 months 1.5 months", this is soooooo goooooood! so 1.5 months would be exactly mid-march!! woohoo! vivi jumping up and down! hubby might not be here for my birthday in mid march, but there's a high chance he will have some news by then, OMG!
sohrab you don't know how upset i was today, you know one of those feeling down days, but you made me soooo happy and hopeful again, MERCIIIIIIII :)
trust me i know what you mean, i typed this 10 - 15 mins after i got the email, before that i was dancing to jalal hemmati loool, i was soooo happy , it just made me hopeful and happy, so yeah aziz it sounds A LOT better than i thought , i was expecting more, obviously the 25 days thing in their email is false, i knew that when i saw it, but i wish they would share this information to everyone, not just people who work for the government, its not fair, ok im here i can do this and make you guys feel good, but what about 1 2 3 years down the road, who is going to make those poor sponsors/spouses feel good? i dont know i guess its a policy, anyways, im glad i was able to bring a smile/dance/jumping to your life haha :D