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[Nousernamesadface]

Hello folks, we applied for visitor visa for my inlaws, they both got biometric validity letters at the same time but only one got a passport request letter. She sent her passport and got the visa. It's been almost 2 months but the other person has not got a passport request letter, even though I can see his visa number and expiry date in the application tracker. We have sent webforms but no response yet. What should we do?

 

[dmmarkazi]

It's a waiting game, at this point...

Outland (Online) - DIY
PA: Iranian Citizen
Sponsor: Canadian Citizen
VO: Ankara, Turkey

January 28, 2023 - Submitted
March 17, 2023 - AOR (UCI/App. #)
March 17, 2023 - GCKey Tracker
March 19, 2023 - PR Tracker
March 22, 2023 - Biometrics Req. (BIO)
March 23, 2023 - Medical Req. (MED)
March 23, 2023 - Sponsor Approval (SA)
March 23, 2023 - File sent to Ankara VO
March 23, 2023 - Sponsor Eligibility
April 3, 2023 - Medical completed (Tehran)
April 4, 2023 - Biometrics completed (Istanbul)
April 5, 2023 - Biometrics passed (GCKey)
April 6, 2023 - Medical passed (GCKey)
April 19, 2023 - Ghost Update (Tracker)
April 19, 2023 - Background ("In Progress" - GCKey)
May 26, 2023 - Ghost Update (Tracker)
May 26, 2023 - Background ("Not Applicable" - GCKey)

Temporary Resident Visa:

May 26, 2023 - IRCC Announcement
June 26, 2023 - Applied for TRV (Dual Intent)
June 27, 2023 - TRV application on PR Portal

No activity since May 26th on PR.

No activity since date of application on TRV.

 

[Connie_123]

I would like to know on where exactly is our current position, what should we expect soon and approximately when are we going to asked for something.

Shortly, my husband left our country (Azerbaijan) 5 years ago to go to Canada as a refugee and became a protected person in a short time. He later on applied for PR for himself and for us dependents in Azerbaijan. After long a wait, IRCC and Ankara asked for medical, bio and extra documents from us in December 2021 and we fulfilled all of their requirements.

Few months after that my husbands PR got accepted and was officially a PR.

Now this year in April we received a pre-arrival letter, and in June we left our country to go to Georgia to meet up with my husband since it has been too long and wanted to meet up for few weeks.

During our time in Georgia (this was in July this year) we got a letter from Ankara asking us to send the renewed passports of my children (the old ones were nearing expiring so we had to renew) and they requested a form to be filled regarding background from my son since he turned 18 recently, we went back home to Azerbaijan and sent all of the requested things.

Now ever since then we have not heard anything from them until I sent a direct email to Ankara immigration requesting our current status in the application and they told us that “our file has been preliminary assessed and is currently in the queue for the secondary review.”

I am very confused as to what exactly it means and I did a little bit of digging and it seems like they do secondary review if they have found a particular problem in the application so they do a second review. Now I don’t know if thats a completely different thing or not but it has left us confused and concerned that we will have to wait another year for this…

I would just like to know, where we are in this process and when can we APPROXIMATELY expect something new from them. How far away are we from COPR and from them asking for our passports. Are we gonna have to wait another year just to go through medical and send documents again?

 

[canada nature]

It's a waiting game, at this point...

Outland (Online) - DIY
PA: Iranian Citizen
Sponsor: Canadian Citizen
VO: Ankara, Turkey

January 28, 2023 - Submitted
March 17, 2023 - AOR (UCI/App. #)
March 17, 2023 - GCKey Tracker
March 19, 2023 - PR Tracker
March 22, 2023 - Biometrics Req. (BIO)
March 23, 2023 - Medical Req. (MED)
March 23, 2023 - Sponsor Approval (SA)
March 23, 2023 - File sent to Ankara VO
March 23, 2023 - Sponsor Eligibility
April 3, 2023 - Medical completed (Tehran)
April 4, 2023 - Biometrics completed (Istanbul)
April 5, 2023 - Biometrics passed (GCKey)
April 6, 2023 - Medical passed (GCKey)
April 19, 2023 - Ghost Update (Tracker)
April 19, 2023 - Background ("In Progress" - GCKey)
May 26, 2023 - Ghost Update (Tracker)
May 26, 2023 - Background ("Not Applicable" - GCKey)

Temporary Resident Visa:

May 26, 2023 - IRCC Announcement
June 26, 2023 - Applied for TRV (Dual Intent)
June 27, 2023 - TRV application on PR Portal

No activity since May 26th on PR.

No activity since date of application on TRV.

Did you get TRV ?

 

[Ihab naji sultan]

Hello everyone,

I hope you're all doing well.

I submitted my sponsorship/immigration application on December 14, 2022. Until now, I haven’t received any interview date or update from the Canadian visa office in Ankara.

I want to share a bit of my situation: I’m currently living in Turkey without legal status — I don’t have a kimlik, and I was rejected by the Turkish security authorities (Emniyet). However, I am officially recognized as a refugee by the UNHCR (United Nations).

I’ve also submitted a legal appeal in court here, but my living conditions are extremely difficult. I don’t have access to healthcare or official services, and I can’t even go to the hospital because I have no valid documents.

I kindly want to ask:

- Are interviews still taking place at the Ankara visa office as of July 2025?
- Has anyone recently received an interview date?
- How long did it take after you applied to get your interview scheduled?

Any information or updates would really mean a lot to me. Thank you in advance, and I wish you all the best in your process.

 

[Maisam]

I would like to know on where exactly is our current position, what should we expect soon and approximately when are we going to asked for something.

Shortly, my husband left our country (Azerbaijan) 5 years ago to go to Canada as a refugee and became a protected person in a short time. He later on applied for PR for himself and for us dependents in Azerbaijan. After long a wait, IRCC and Ankara asked for medical, bio and extra documents from us in December 2021 and we fulfilled all of their requirements.

Few months after that my husbands PR got accepted and was officially a PR.

Now this year in April we received a pre-arrival letter, and in June we left our country to go to Georgia to meet up with my husband since it has been too long and wanted to meet up for few weeks.

During our time in Georgia (this was in July this year) we got a letter from Ankara asking us to send the renewed passports of my children (the old ones were nearing expiring so we had to renew) and they requested a form to be filled regarding background from my son since he turned 18 recently, we went back home to Azerbaijan and sent all of the requested things.

Now ever since then we have not heard anything from them until I sent a direct email to Ankara immigration requesting our current status in the application and they told us that “our file has been preliminary assessed and is currently in the queue for the secondary review.”

I am very confused as to what exactly it means and I did a little bit of digging and it seems like they do secondary review if they have found a particular problem in the application so they do a second review. Now I don’t know if thats a completely different thing or not but it has left us confused and concerned that we will have to wait another year for this…

I would just like to know, where we are in this process and when can we APPROXIMATELY expect something new from them. How far away are we from COPR and from them asking for our passports. Are we gonna have to wait another year just to go through medical and send documents again?

Hi, did you receive your UCI number yet?

 

[Ihab naji sultan]

Hi, did you receive your UCI number yet?

Hello, Yes I have back in July 2024 I did receive UCI and sponsorship approval

 

[Maisam]

Hello, Yes I have back in July 2024 I did receive UCI and sponsorship approval

Hello, Yes I have back in July 2024 I did receive UCI and sponsorship approval

Hey there, thanks so much for sharing your story—it honestly helped me feel less alone in this long process. I’m going through something similar with my family here in Türkiye. We applied for resettlement and our file started processing at the Ankara visa office on May 14, 2025. We’ve been tracking everything closely but haven’t received medical or biometric requests yet, and I’m starting to get a little nervous.

I noticed you got your UCI way back in July 2024, so you’re quite a bit ahead of us. If you don’t mind me asking have you received your medical exam request yet? Did they ask for biometrics ? Also, you mentioned that you applied with UNHCR. Do you have the referel letter? Cuz we submitted ours with the UNHCR registration we have the blue papers.

I really appreciate you taking the time to speak up—it means a lot. Wishing you strength and clarity, and I hope you get good news very soon.

 

[Maisam]

Hello, Yes I have back in July 2024 I did receive UCI and sponsorship approval

Hello everyone,

I hope you're all doing well.

I submitted my sponsorship/immigration application on December 14, 2022. Until now, I haven’t received any interview date or update from the Canadian visa office in Ankara.

I want to share a bit of my situation: I’m currently living in Turkey without legal status — I don’t have a kimlik, and I was rejected by the Turkish security authorities (Emniyet). However, I am officially recognized as a refugee by the UNHCR (United Nations).

I’ve also submitted a legal appeal in court here, but my living conditions are extremely difficult. I don’t have access to healthcare or official services, and I can’t even go to the hospital because I have no valid documents.

I kindly want to ask:

- Are interviews still taking place at the Ankara visa office as of July 2025?
- Has anyone recently received an interview date?
- How long did it take after you applied to get your interview scheduled?

Any information or updates would really mean a lot to me. Thank you in advance, and I wish you all the best in your process.

Hello, Yes I have back in July 2024 I did receive UCI and sponsorship approval

If you are comfortable could you pls tell me when your application was sent to Ankara Visa Office?

 

[Ihab naji sultan]

If you are comfortable could you pls tell me when your application was sent to Ankara Visa Office?

Hi again, and thank you for your interest and questions.





I just wanted to clarify a few important details about my case:

1. I received my UCI (Unique Client Identifier) on July 3rd, 2024, which is the same day I received my sponsorship approval (Part 1).
2. My application is under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program – specifically a Group of Five (G5) sponsorship.
3. To be eligible for a G5 application, it’s required to have official refugee status and a refugee certificate (commonly known as the “blue paper”) issued by the UNHCR.
4. Currently, I’m waiting for an interview with the Canadian migration office in Ankara. After the interview, the next steps will be submitting my medical exam and biometrics.

If anyone here has recently received an interview date, I would really appreciate hearing about your timeline or any updates. Wishing the best to everyone going through this process!

 

[Maisam]

Hi again, and thank you for your interest and questions.





I just wanted to clarify a few important details about my case:

1. I received my UCI (Unique Client Identifier) on July 3rd, 2024, which is the same day I received my sponsorship approval (Part 1).
2. My application is under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program – specifically a Group of Five (G5) sponsorship.
3. To be eligible for a G5 application, it’s required to have official refugee status and a refugee certificate (commonly known as the “blue paper”) issued by the UNHCR.
4. Currently, I’m waiting for an interview with the Canadian migration office in Ankara. After the interview, the next steps will be submitting my medical exam and biometrics.

If anyone here has recently received an interview date, I would really appreciate hearing about your timeline or any updates. Wishing the best to everyone going through this process!

Hi mate! Thanks for the information.


I’m also being sponsored under the G5 (Group of Five) program. Our application was officially forwarded to the Ankara Visa Office (AVO) on May 14, 2025, and we’re still waiting to hear back.




I was surprised to read that it took over a year for you to get an interview or medical request.since most people get their medical/biometric in 3/7 Months.


Do you know why it takes that long, especially for you who already have UNHCR registration?

Or maybe it’s because you are lacking of valid ( Kimlik ) ?
Have you checked your webiste recently? If you are comfortable could you please tell me What is the latest day showing for “we started processing your application in MM/YY ?





Wishing you patience and good news soon!