Timelines for Damascus office

[TanTan]

To all ladies and gentlemen waiting for their spouses.
Please share your timeline if the file is being processed in Damascus Office.

Here is mine so far:

January 08, 2008 - Received application to sponsor in CPC-M.
January 30, 2008 - Started processing application in CPC-M.
February 11, 2008 - Started processing application in Damascus.

Hopefully it will be updated again shortly :D

[jenny23]

July 12, 2007-Received application to sponsor in CPC-M.
July 30, 2007 - Started processing application in CPC-M.
Sept 3, 2007 - Started processing application in Damascus.
November 30, 2007- Interview in Lebanon.
January 29, 2008- Damascus requested for passport to be re-newed
February 13, 2008- Damascus received renewed passport
February 22,2008- Visa approved

[ZOZO]

March 19, 2007-Received application to sponsor in CPC-M.
May 20, 2007 - Started processing application in CPC-M.
June 21, 2007 - Started processing application in Damascus.
Sep 18, 2007- Interview in Syrai.
Nov 26, 2008- Damascus requested additional personal activities
Feb 18, 2008- Call from Visa office to my husband who he is in baghdad to bring with him Passport and Iraqi sitizenship.

[TanTan]

I am also quoting nanoooosha's timeline, for others to see. Thanks to nanoooosha for sharing :)

In Canada processing
-We received your application to sponsor XXX on September 10, 2007.
-We started processing your application on October 4, 2007.
-We sent you a letter on October 4, 2007 about the decision on your application. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

In Syria processing
-We started processing XXX application on October 17, 2007.
-XXX interview is December 11, 2007.
-Got a call from embassy to bring passport and Iraqi citizenship on February 19, 2008
-Received Visa on February 25, 2008

Pretty fast, eh?

Good luck to the rest of us :)

[azadi]

Hi Everyone,

I'm sponsoring my husband from (Kurdistan)Iraq and I wanted to post my time-line so far:

We received your application to sponsor XXXX on February 13, 2008.

We started processing your application on March 4, 2008.

We sent you a letter on March 4, 2008 about the decision on your application. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.


I just got the letter! I'm so excited!

[jordanian]

hi all
1. i live in jordan and ill marry soon
i wana ask what u mean with Damascus office ? cuse here we have consular and the main embassy in damascus
2. it will take same time as u ppl for my application when ill apply soon ?
thanks alot

[NAZ78]

hi all
1. i live in jordan and ill marry soon
i wana ask what u mean with Damascus office ? cuse here we have consular and the main embassy in damascus
2. it will take same time as u ppl for my application when ill apply soon ?
thanks alot

Jordanian,

The Damascus office processes sponsorship applications for residents of Jordan, so to answer your question, Yes, your application will be processed in Damascus not the Counslate in Amman. The timeline for each application will vary depending on each case, however , the timeline for the cases processed in Damascus should give you a ballpark of how long your case should take from start to finish.
Good luck

[azadi]

If I understand correctly, can we not check the permanent residence application status on e-cas with the Sponsor's Client ID Number?

My sponsorship application was received by CIC-M on March 4, 2008, and forwarded to Damascus and since then it says "Not Available" for the status of the  PR application.

When does Damascus get around to sending a Client ID number for my husband? It's been more than 3 weeks :(

Also, can I request that they contact me via e-mail rather than regular mail? (I'm my husband's representative) My friend's husband missed his interview because the letter requesting the interview got lost in the mail!

[NAZ78]

Azadi,

I am not 100% sure on this but my understanding that your husband (the sponsored persson in this case) will not get a second ID, the case is assigned one ID which is the Sponsor' Client ID.
Furthermore, showing "Not Available" is expected at this time, as the Damascus office might have just received your application but have not started working on it, and until then, the status will show "Not Availible"
As for your last point, I believe the answer is No. Regular mail is the only method of communication with the client.

[jordanian]

hi all
i wana ask please , what if my wife dont work and take since 2006 2 time money from the goverment after the tax , is this will affect on our application and maybe it will be reason for refusal ?
is any of you people same my situation and his wife dont work ?
my wife coming soon to jordan is it better we apply from there b4 she come here , or when she come here is the best ? which take more time ?

[NAZ78]

Jordanian,

She's applying from Jordan or from Canada will not affect how long your process will take. However, the fact that she cannot show that she can support herself will no doubt have a negative impact on the assessment of your case. Hopefully someone on the board can chim in with his/her expience with similar situation related to the financial hardship.

[azadi]

I just wanted to update this thread.

As my husband's Representative, on March 31st, I received an acknowledgment that the Embassy in Damascus received our application and started to process it on March 16th. They gave me his Immigration File Number and now I can log into e-cas with that file number -- it says that his application is "IN PROCESS".

One more step forward...

Good luck to everyone..

[TanTan]

I just logged into E-CAS and it is saying DECISION MADE...
My heart is pounding... Then I checked my messages on the phone... There was a message for my husband from our local Canadian Embassy saying that your immigration visa has come from Syria... WOW... Soooo happy.

[TanTan]

Here is mine so far:

January 08, 2008 - Received application to sponsor in CPC-M.
January 30, 2008 - Started processing application in CPC-M.
February 11, 2008 - Started processing application in Damascus.
April (between 11th and 20th - not sure), 2008 - Received a call from Embassy, Visa is ready

YeY...

[azadi]

Oh My God! that's wonderful news! I'm really excited for you...It really did happen so fast! Congratulations!

[NAZ78]

Oh My God! that's wonderful news! I'm really excited for you...It really did happen so fast! Congratulations!

+1
I was really excited to read Tan' post.

[TanTan]

Yesss, I am so excited too... I'll let you know when he gets the visa stamped to the passport :D

[Jorman]

Hi all,
    I am so excited , I have just checked C-cas AND it said decision made, details of my wife sponsership is as follows

   Application recieved Jan. 09 2008 to CPC-MISSISSAUAGA
  Sponsership approval Jan 29th
  Started processing application in damascus Feb. 11th 2008
  Requested documents    Feb. 28 th 2008
  Documents recieved March 26th 2008
  Decision made Apr. 28th 2008,
wish you all good luck

[NAZ78]

Hi all,
    I am so excited , I have just checked C-cas AND it said decision made, details of my wife sponsership is as follows

   Application recieved Jan. 09 2008 to CPC-MISSISSAUAGA
  Sponsership approval Jan 29th
  Started processing application in damascus Feb. 11th 2008
  Requested documents    Feb. 28 th 2008
  Documents recieved March 26th 2008
  Decision made Apr. 28th 2008,
wish you all good luck

Jorman,

Congrats. Would you mind elaborating on what kind of additional documents they requested on Feb 28th? From the sound of it, your application could have been finalized in a three months period total, instead the additional documents caused you additonal two months. Not that the whole thing was not speedy enough, but still I am curious to what additional documentation they might need later on.

Thanks in advance

NAZ78

[Jorman]

Thanks,
    They requested
   1- personal record of my wife ( it is like birth certificate)
   2- an english copy of family book
   3- another paper from intelligence that my wife has not commited any offense
   Good luck
 

[azadi]

Congratulations Jorman :)

Do you mind if you also tell us where your wife is? I'm just wondering if applications from a particular country are super fast compared to others...

Thanks!

[Jorman]

I and my wife are from Jordan, but I think the processing time for Damascus office is 2-5 months, which make my application processing time NORMAL

[NAZ78]

Thanks,
    They requested
   1- personal record of my wife ( it is like birth certificate)
   2- an english copy of family book
   3- another paper from intelligence that my wife has not commited any offense
   Good luck
 

Jorman,

I think people are excited for your case because immigration Canada delivered on it's promise to complete the application within 2-6 months period. People are finding in many cases that immigration takes longer than posted timelines.
Anyway. Thanks for your reply to my question. I have one more if you don't mind. for number # 2 item they requested, are you and your wife listed on the same family book? I am asking because I submitted my wife' family book but that does not show us as husband and wife, her family book lists her father mother and brothers instead.
Also for item # 3, is this "Shahadet hosun sera wa soluk"? or is it something other that, and where do you go to get one? al mukhabarat?

Thank you much

NAZ78

[Jorman]

Dear Bro,
    Starting with # 3 item question?
  Yes, they requested "Shahadet hosun sera wa soluk", but I did include with the application "3adam mahkomeeh from amman court" , so if you miss any of these get them from now because husn elsolok takes ~ 3 weeks to get

  also, I suggest that your wife take the marriage certificate to the ahwal madneh and get family book for both of you : which is a great proof that you are husband and wife" and translate it, because they gonna ask for it buddy . I myself included arabic copy of my family book (I and wife listed in one family book" but they requested english translation accombined with arabic copy of the origin.

 So, My advise if you are ina hurry get these papers from now , because they gonnna ask for them, good luck and inshallah I will hear good news regarding your application.

[NAZ78]

Thanks Jorman,

No matter how well you plan for these things they always come back asking for somthing you missed!
I guess I'd better have my wife get "3adam ma7komeh", and apply for our family book. We did include in the application Shahadet 7oson sera wa solok, and her family book under her father, but reading your post leaves no doubt that I'll have to do what you said sooner or later.


NAZ78