Ankara Embassy response after interview: "Application was reviewed and in process" - Timeline?

[maham1]

Hi everyone,
We are a SAH / Refugee stream applicant processing through Ankara Visa Office. We have already completed our interview and medicals.
Recently, we sent an inquiry to Ankara VO and received this response:
"Please be advised that your application was reviewed and it is currently in process."
Has anyone received a similar response from Ankara recently? How long did it take from this email to get Decision Made or PPR / Travel Instructions?
Thanks for sharing your experiences!

 

[canuck78]

Hi everyone,
We are a SAH / Refugee stream applicant processing through Ankara Visa Office. We have already completed our interview and medicals.
Recently, we sent an inquiry to Ankara VO and received this response:
"Please be advised that your application was reviewed and it is currently in process."
Has anyone received a similar response from Ankara recently? How long did it take from this email to get Decision Made or PPR / Travel Instructions?
Thanks for sharing your experiences!

When you applied would be helpful information. Interviews can happen in bulk so is not always a good indication of how far you are in the process.

 

[maham1]

When you applied would be helpful information. Interviews can happen in bulk so is not always a good indication of how far you are in the process.

Subject: Ankara VO - Timeline after "Application was reviewed and in process" (SAH Stream)Hi everyone,I wanted to share my timeline and ask for experiences from anyone processing through the Ankara Visa Office under the SAH (Sponsorship Agreement Holder) stream.Here is our application timeline:Application Submitted: 10/2022Interview Date: 10/2025Medical Exam Passed: 10/2025Security Check Status: We received a response on January 1, 2026, stating that the background/security checks were in progress.Latest Inquiry Response: Recently, after a follow-up inquiry, Ankara VO responded with:"Please be advised that your application was reviewed and it is currently in process.

 

[canuck78]

Subject: Ankara VO - Timeline after "Application was reviewed and in process" (SAH Stream)Hi everyone,I wanted to share my timeline and ask for experiences from anyone processing through the Ankara Visa Office under the SAH (Sponsorship Agreement Holder) stream.Here is our application timeline:Application Submitted: 10/2022Interview Date: 10/2025Medical Exam Passed: 10/2025Security Check Status: We received a response on January 1, 2026, stating that the background/security checks were in progress.Latest Inquiry Response: Recently, after a follow-up inquiry, Ankara VO responded with:"Please be advised that your application was reviewed and it is currently in process.

Hopefully others with similar timeframe will post but there are huge backlogs in the private sponsorship program and quotas have been cut so so wait times are very long. There should have been a decrease in applications accepted a long time ago but instead backlogs kept increasing. When you get a medical (or if already completed one that expired a 2nd medical) that tends to be close to the end of processing because Canada usually tries to prevent another one from expiring and the medical is valid for a year.

 

[Ankara22]

Hopefully others with similar timeframe will post but there are huge backlogs in the private sponsorship program and quotas have been cut so so wait times are very long. There should have been a decrease in applications accepted a long time ago but instead backlogs kept increasing. When you get a medical (or if already completed one that expired a 2nd medical) that tends to be close to the end of processing because Canada usually tries to prevent another one from expiring and the medical is valid for a year.

Subject: Ankara VO - Timeline after "Application was reviewed and in process" (SAH Stream)Hi everyone,I wanted to share my timeline and ask for experiences from anyone processing through the Ankara Visa Office under the SAH (Sponsorship Agreement Holder) stream.Here is our application timeline:Application Submitted: 10/2022Interview Date: 10/2025Medical Exam Passed: 10/2025Security Check Status: We received a response on January 1, 2026, stating that the background/security checks were in progress.Latest Inquiry Response: Recently, after a follow-up inquiry, Ankara VO responded with:"Please be advised that your application was reviewed and it is currently in process.