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AAM7

Star Member
Jan 3, 2011
138
0
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-08-2010
Doc's Request.
29-08-2010
Mehrnoush
by the way if you check cic website it says 80% of applications are done in 9 months , so if from the day when they started to procees your application , 9 months passed , then you should be thinking twice and follow up. so for now take it easy.
Good Luck
 

iman773

Star Member
Sep 22, 2010
83
1
1.Omid.G sep 10 26 Nov 2009 25 March 2010 27 April10 25 janv 2011
2.Mingus(after appeal) 10 Nov 2009 22 Mar 2010 few days later 11 Oct
3.Jalalk 17 Nov 2009 8 Jan 2010 9 Feb 2010 3 Jan 2011
4.Mza8314 22 Dec 2009 9 Mar 2010 9 May 2010 28 Sep
5.Iraqia 11 Jan 2010 23 Apr 2010 19 May 2010 22 Sept
6.leojordan 17 Dec 2009 1 Feb 2010 22 Jun 2010 25 Jun 2010 04 Oct
7.Hope01 20 Jan 2010 20 Mar 2010 6 Jun 2010 29 Jun 2010 28 Oct
8.ambar 22 Jan 2010 3 Mar 2010 15 Jun 2010 22 Jun 2010 22 Sep
9.bmhumadi Jan 30 Mar 2010 Jun 7 Sep 2010
10.Anasser 3 Feb 2010 23 Mar 2010 15 Jun 2010 few days later 01 Nov
11.kamal225 29 Mar 2010 9 Jun 2010 few days later
12.Eli1985 24 Feb 2010 30 Mar 20 20 Sep 2010 23 Sep 2010 25 Jan 2011
13.Zohreh.ty 5 Mar 2010 6 Apr 2010 22 Sep 2010 28 Sep 2010 05 Oct
14.patrick81 8 Mar 2010 6 Apr 2010 22 Jun 2010 14 Aug 2010 15 Sep
15.smajd56 19 April 2010 28 Apr 2010
16.Saman2002 1 Apr 2010 18 May 2010 3 Aug 2010 8 Aug 2010
17.bantaloni 9 Apr 2010 1 Jun 2010 18 Jul 2010 25 Jul 2010
18.Arachir jan 2010 9 Jun Jul 2010 28 Jul 2010
19.Kokobsb 16 Jun 2010 26 Jul 2010 30 Au 2010
20.Rezan 01 May 2010 17 Jun 2010 28 Jul 2010 3 Aug 2010 7 Jan 2011
21.HD78 18 may 2010 30 Jun 2010 5 Aug 2010 10 Aug 2010
22.Tbone 30 Apr 2010 17 Jun 2010 26 Jul 2010 28 Jul 2010 22 Nov
23.IMAN773 Apr 2010 22 Jun 2010 19 Jul 2010 11 Aug 2010
24.Rana80 11 Jun 2010 19 Jul 2010 22 Aug 2010 10 Sep 2010 6 Jan 2011
25.Rola_S 20 Jul 2010 29 Aug 2010 20 Sep 2010
26.Amir-Ali 22 Jun 2010 03 Aug 2010 29 Aug 2010 13 Sep 2010
27.Iheartcanada 25 Jun 2010 3 Aug 2010 30 Aug 2010
28.Shas44 14 July 2010 25 Aug 2010 29 Sep 2010 05 Oct 2010
29.YayaMarie 11 Aug 2010 21 Sep 2010 16 Oct 2010 01 Nov 2010
30.Mohamedesam 13 Aug 2010 28 Sep 2010 17 Oct 2010 31 Oct 2010
31.MACENG 20 Aug 2010 14 Sep 2010
32.Abdul Abed 27 Aug 4 Oct 2010
33.Atheer 23 Sep 2010 13 Oct 2010
34.Azadehkhanoom 2 Nov 2010 23 Nov 2010
35.Nagz2207 12 Oct 2010 22 Nov 2010 25 Jan 2011
36.MH.Danesh 13 Oct 2010 22 Nov 2010 17 Jan 2011
37.Ali_M3 13 Oct 2010 24 Nov 2010 24 Jan 2011
38.Rola14 10 Nov(approved) 24 Nov 2010 26 jan 2011
39.Geminibella 12 Nov 2010 21 Dec 2010
 

iman773

Star Member
Sep 22, 2010
83
1
Hi Mehrnoush,


Most of applicants who received pp request had passed 6 months after sending RQ form. I sent it in August.So, don't worry, the only way is waiting. :( You can send an enquiry but usually the response is pre-determined.
 

nagz2207

Champion Member
Dec 14, 2010
1,177
10
123
Montreal
Category........
Visa Office......
Beirut
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2010-10-12
Doc's Request.
2011-01-22
AOR Received.
2010-11-09
File Transfer...
2011-11-22
Med's Request
2011-09-30
Med's Done....
2010-08
Interview........
none
Passport Req..
2011-10-13
VISA ISSUED...
2011-10-18
when you sent them docs do they notify you that they have received them or do you have to email them to ask?
 

AAM7

Star Member
Jan 3, 2011
138
0
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-08-2010
Doc's Request.
29-08-2010
nagz2207 said:
when you sent them docs do they notify you that they have received them or do you have to email them to ask?
Few weeks back I have sent them the copy of my new passport by e-mail. I just scanned the pages and sent them by e-mail. after a week they replied and thanked me to updating the file.
 

nagz2207

Champion Member
Dec 14, 2010
1,177
10
123
Montreal
Category........
Visa Office......
Beirut
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2010-10-12
Doc's Request.
2011-01-22
AOR Received.
2010-11-09
File Transfer...
2011-11-22
Med's Request
2011-09-30
Med's Done....
2010-08
Interview........
none
Passport Req..
2011-10-13
VISA ISSUED...
2011-10-18
oh ok tnx! because I sent documents last week but they haven't notified me yet that they have received them
 

geminibella

Hero Member
Oct 27, 2010
543
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12/11/2010
File Transfer...
21/12/2010
Med's Done....
08/24/2010
Passport Req..
13/11/2011
VISA ISSUED...
15/11/2011
LANDED..........
30/11/2011
Bonjour bonjour! How is everyone doing and how is the waiting game for you ? I can't wait to go to Lebanon soon inshallah!!

Here's something you guys might find funny.. Israel changed their relationship status on Facebook with Egypt from couple to it's complicated. Iran Lebanon Syria an Palestine like it! Haha :p
 

nagz2207

Champion Member
Dec 14, 2010
1,177
10
123
Montreal
Category........
Visa Office......
Beirut
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2010-10-12
Doc's Request.
2011-01-22
AOR Received.
2010-11-09
File Transfer...
2011-11-22
Med's Request
2011-09-30
Med's Done....
2010-08
Interview........
none
Passport Req..
2011-10-13
VISA ISSUED...
2011-10-18
lool i read this one before...quite funny indeed hehe..
 

jalalK

Full Member
Jan 11, 2010
26
0
hi everyone
i want to congratulate you eli, omidG and rezan and especially you omid, it's been a long wait but finally you're done and i wish you and your wife a happy life together in canada
me and my wife are very happy for you coz we've been through it and we know exactly how it feels
i wish the best of luck to everyone who is still waiting.
 

niagradreamin

Hero Member
Feb 3, 2011
282
1
Category........
Visa Office......
DAM
NOC Code......
MD
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Help/Advice

Hello all

My husband is a medical student in canada and a canadian citizen, I am a graduated medical doctor in Iran, we met online Nov 2009 on a medica forum on facebook, He came to Iran to do his international rotation with a letter from his school. We got married in July and applied for sponsership. We got our file number Sept 28, 2010. and then residency questioner OCT 17th and Syria recieved it OCT 20th. He has 20000$ income a year, lives with me now but going back because he needs to finish his school in march, It been 5 month now and the process 7 month, I am wonderign how much longer do I have to wait, do you guys think I will be going anytime soon, can some one help us.

PS: we inquired about our case 2 month ago, they said is in review, then last month they said the file is assesment. is there a difference between review and assesment.

I greatly thank you all for your help
 

bantaloni

Full Member
Apr 13, 2010
20
0
Hi Guys,

As they say "its not over till the fat lady sings" and in my case she has... My wife FINALLY got her passport request today! Our 10 month struggle is now over. It took Damascus 8 month to finalize.

I am happy it’s over but we suffered a lot.

Here is what we did at the end to push them to finalize:

1) wife went to the embassy in person in Jan
2) got my MP to email them (I am kind of lucky that my MP is a vice chair on the committee for immigration)
3) sent an email two days ago stating "URGENT - medical will expire"

Maybe these things helped finalize but I am not sure.

I also ordered her CAIPS notes and noticed that since the last time I heard from them in July, her file was not touched.

A few pointers.. there is no such thing as a queue. As you will notice, people ahead of you will get their visas issued. I believe the way damascus is working is by expiry date of medicals. The closer it is to expiring the more likely they will pick up your file and work on it. In the end, what kept me and wife going was our faith and optimism. Not to mention lots of patience and strength.

In the end, I think Canadians deserve better treatment. Being left in the dark and not knowing should not be taken lightly as it is the number one stressor of most applicants. They need to be more open and transparent as this process is highly sensitive. And oh yes, please hire more officers! Remind me why I pay sooooo much taxes?

Congrats to those before who got their Passport requests and I wish each one of you a speedy process.

Best
 

AAM7

Star Member
Jan 3, 2011
138
0
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-08-2010
Doc's Request.
29-08-2010
Hey Bantaloni,

Congrats man , wish you all the best and very happy life with your wife.

Would you please tell us what is CAIPS ?? and how we can get that ?
 

bantaloni

Full Member
Apr 13, 2010
20
0
Hi AAM7,

Caips is the computer immigration system. All work done on the immigration file is recorded here. As a canadian you have the right to order it from the government to see what is happening. Most people say order it only if you have an interview.

More info here:
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/-t38157.0.html