guys i wanted to share this with you, well the ankara applicants i should say,
today at work we had a meeting about the overload of files because of the closure of tehran embassy,
all i can say is that me and everyone else who got ppr within the first 2 weeks of may got lucky because the embassy had JUST closed so the files hadnt arrived yet, but now they have, 12,000 files arrived from tehran, its all tourist/worker so it has nothing to do with sponsorship but just the arrival of so many files overwhelmed the embassy that they are asking the foreign affairs department for more temporary workers and they are considering opening up the courier line again, according to the memo we read, people PERSONALLY picking up their passports delays everything because the staff have to CONCENTRATE on that one person's file for 24 hours ...... issue the visa and then get back to regular work, and now we have an average of 100 to 150 visas a week being issued so multiply that by 24 hours, thats too much time wasted on 1 person, so they want to open the courier line and cancel the IN PERSON option because they are falling behind, damascus did that before the whole craziness, from what i heard if it happens from mid june there will be no more in person pick ups, honestly i wish i was able to send my wife's passport by courier, anyways lets see what happens
