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Tina85

Hero Member
Aug 23, 2011
266
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Beirut/Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-Sept-2011
File Transfer...
Nov 24, 2011
hello I have a question regarding the Translated documents from Arabic to English and certified copies...

For spouse sponsorship the documents such as "marriage certificates" "civil Status" etc musrt be translated by a sworn translator ,now when I send in the documents should I photocopy the original translation and the translated document or should I send them the Original?? and make a copy for my self as reference? What if they loose the package!?!? I am so paranoid!
 

ya libnan

Star Member
Apr 1, 2011
96
0
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2011-03-15
Passport Req..
2011-11-20
VISA ISSUED...
2011-11-27
Tina85 said:
hello I have a question regarding the Translated documents from Arabic to English and certified copies...

For spouse sponsorship the documents such as "marriage certificates" "civil Status" etc musrt be translated by a sworn translator ,now when I send in the documents should I photocopy the original translation and the translated document or should I send them the Original?? and make a copy for my self as reference? What if they loose the package!?!? I am so paranoid!
Hello Tina,

We sent the original and the certified translation of the documents. Of course, we made copies of everything.

Good luck
 

Tina85

Hero Member
Aug 23, 2011
266
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Beirut/Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-Sept-2011
File Transfer...
Nov 24, 2011
Thanks for your reply!

Are you putting Beirut as your Visa office? HOw long do you think it will take for spouse to get PR??
Do they need to send the application to Damascus??
 

htraboul

Hero Member
May 27, 2011
216
1
The files of all the applicants from lebanon, Syria, Iran, Cyprus, Jordani and Iraq are processed in Damascus. So even if you shoose Beyrouth as an office of contact they will send your application to Damascus. On the website of CIC they mention 13 month as an average to get the PPR.
 

Tina85

Hero Member
Aug 23, 2011
266
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Beirut/Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-Sept-2011
File Transfer...
Nov 24, 2011
13 months!?! Wow, thats just a long time...but i have heard maximum 8 months for those applications to be processed! how long have u been waiting?
 

ya libnan

Star Member
Apr 1, 2011
96
0
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2011-03-15
Passport Req..
2011-11-20
VISA ISSUED...
2011-11-27
shazdehTheSecond said:
Yaya got his visa right?
The chart was changed when Yaya got his PPR (passport request).
 

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
Tina85 said:
hello I have a question regarding the Translated documents from Arabic to English and certified copies...

For spouse sponsorship the documents such as "marriage certificates" "civil Status" etc musrt be translated by a sworn translator ,now when I send in the documents should I photocopy the original translation and the translated document or should I send them the Original?? and make a copy for my self as reference? What if they loose the package!?!? I am so paranoid!
well we sent photocopies of everything . the only original document they want is the police certificate.
 

Tina85

Hero Member
Aug 23, 2011
266
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Beirut/Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-Sept-2011
File Transfer...
Nov 24, 2011
ok sounds good...so whatever documents I have that were translated in Lebanon I keep those "originals" and just photocopy both the translation and the certificate and thats what ill submit! right :) just to reiterate :)

BTW do you know why your application is taking so long?! did u inquire? it shows under ur name u have been waiting 9 months!! did u have to resend documents or u think thats normal processing time in Beirut?? Im sending mine in 1 week to missisauga then they transfer to beirut...I dont think I can play this waiting game for more then 6 months lol....GOOD LUCK by the way :)
 

mohammedessam

Hero Member
Oct 31, 2010
448
109
Category........
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-Apr-2015
Doc's Request.
16-Nov-2015
AOR Received.
13-May-2015
File Transfer...
06-Jul-2015
Med's Done....
10-Oct-2015
Tina85 said:
ok sounds good...so whatever documents I have that were translated in Lebanon I keep those "originals" and just photocopy both the translation and the certificate and thats what ill submit! right :) just to reiterate :)

BTW do you know why your application is taking so long?! did u inquire? it shows under ur name u have been waiting 9 months!! did u have to resend documents or u think thats normal processing time in Beirut?? Im sending mine in 1 week to missisauga then they transfer to beirut...I dont think I can play this waiting game for more then 6 months lol....GOOD LUCK by the way :)
Your application will be processed in Damascus not Beirut
And if you can't wait more than 6 months then I suggest that you don't apply because this process will kill you.
If you can get a visitor visa for your partner and apply through an inland sponsorship then it will be better for you.
By the way I've been waiting for 11 months since my application arrived at Damascus and 1 year since I sent my application to Mississauga.
If you want to sponsor your partner then you should have patience.
Good luck and I hope the processing time will decrease in the future.
Regards
 

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
Tina85 said:
ok sounds good...so whatever documents I have that were translated in Lebanon I keep those "originals" and just photocopy both the translation and the certificate and thats what ill submit! right :) just to reiterate :)

BTW do you know why your application is taking so long?! did u inquire? it shows under ur name u have been waiting 9 months!! did u have to resend documents or u think thats normal processing time in Beirut?? Im sending mine in 1 week to missisauga then they transfer to beirut...I dont think I can play this waiting game for more then 6 months lol....GOOD LUCK by the way :)
there's no point inquiring they won't reply lol. and no one's application was processed in less than 6 months in a longgggg time. yes keep the originals I mean Imagine the docs get lost what will you do without a wedding certificate lol. ya so the only originals are the paper the doctor gave your husband and the police certificate
 

Tina85

Hero Member
Aug 23, 2011
266
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Beirut/Damascus
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-Sept-2011
File Transfer...
Nov 24, 2011
Honestly that is sooo annoying....Especially for Spouses its should be done right away and top prioirity....wowwwww bass inshallah ur's will be done soon! My friends applied for her husband last oct/nov 2010 and he came in early july and my other friend applied in nov/dec 2009 and her hubby came in MArch!!!...I am started to get really nervous about sending my application I dont know how to organize it and I am worried Ill forget something........offff lol


I still need to wait for my hubby to get the military exemption card thing and send it to me...I totoally overlooked that when I was in Lebanon :(.....
 

sohrab919

Champion Member
Mar 6, 2011
1,632
29
Ottawa
Category........
Visa Office......
Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-01-2011
AOR Received.
16-02-2011
File Transfer...
16-02-2011
Med's Done....
09-09-2010 & 19-12-2011
Passport Req..
02/05/2012
VISA ISSUED...
29/05/2012
mohammedessam said:
Your application will be processed in Damascus not Beirut
And if you can't wait more than 6 months then I suggest that you don't apply because this process will kill you.
If you can get a visitor visa for your partner and apply through an inland sponsorship then it will be better for you.
By the way I've been waiting for 11 months since my application arrived at Damascus and 1 year since I sent my application to Mississauga.
If you want to sponsor your partner then you should have patience.
Good luck and I hope the processing time will decrease in the future.
Regards
yeah you are right man, 6 months is like a joke right now, the average is up to almost 10 11, but the thing is i was contacted by the embassy today regarding the email i sent them and as i suspected the average on their website is wrong, i was told that they are working on processing files in 10 max 11 months , 13 is just a inaccurate number, so that is a bit of good news, i mean its still alot comparing to the previous 9 to 10 months but hey its still a little less
 

sohrab919

Champion Member
Mar 6, 2011
1,632
29
Ottawa
Category........
Visa Office......
Ankara
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-01-2011
AOR Received.
16-02-2011
File Transfer...
16-02-2011
Med's Done....
09-09-2010 & 19-12-2011
Passport Req..
02/05/2012
VISA ISSUED...
29/05/2012
geminibella said:
Oh and she said if he wants to go ahead and redo medicals do it because the file will be finalized in less than 1 year for sure. *THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW IT WILL BE FINALIZED BEFORE ANOTHER YEAR... lol*
haha she stated a huge fact , so at least you know it wont take 2 years lol, but lets see what this mp can dig up, they just like to say random numbers , like they told nagz February even though the embassy told me 11 is the max at the moment if things dont worsen
 

mazloom

Star Member
Jun 21, 2011
59
0
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-08-2010
Doc's Request.
10-11-2010
File Transfer...
02-10-2010
It's strange. Baloo came and left and our conversations with him disappeared!