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Mrs. Turan

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Mar 11, 2010
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Vancouver Island, Canada
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Visa Office......
The Canadian Embassy, Ankara, Turkey
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-03-2010
File Transfer...
06-05-2010
Med's Request
29-07-2011
Med's Done....
20-08-2011
Interview........
23-06-2010
Passport Req..
09-11-2011
VISA ISSUED...
18-11-2011
LANDED..........
25-12-2011
My husband has an interview June 23. Now, I was approved for sponsorship May 6th. Doesn't that seem kind of soon? Is that like really good news? I'm freaking out right now. :eek:
 

ariell

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Mrs. Turan said:
My husband has an interview June 23. Now, I was approved for sponsorship May 6th. Doesn't that seem kind of soon? Is that like really good news? I'm freaking out right now. :eek:
Well, unfortunately, having an interview scheduled is never good news. They only interview when they have questions about the validity of your relationship. It's not necessarily terrible news though. It could be that you didn't submit enough proof with your application or for some reason your relationship does not seem "convincing" to them. In either case, your husband should be sure to review some of the questions that other applicants have been asked in interviews so that he can be prepared. If you do a search on this site for interview questions, you should be able to find it.

Are you quite sure though that it says on the website that he has an interview scheduled? I've only ever heard of interview requests being sent out by postal mail.
 

Mrs. Turan

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Mar 11, 2010
211
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Vancouver Island, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
The Canadian Embassy, Ankara, Turkey
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-03-2010
File Transfer...
06-05-2010
Med's Request
29-07-2011
Med's Done....
20-08-2011
Interview........
23-06-2010
Passport Req..
09-11-2011
VISA ISSUED...
18-11-2011
LANDED..........
25-12-2011
Yea it says so right on the website. June 23rd. My sister in law has been dealing with quite a few phone calls and letters since it started being processed a few weeks ago. She keeps telling me, I have nothing to worry about. I even talked to her today earlier, but I only checked the website tonight and discovered that he has an interview scheduled. I doubt he even knows, as he's been away working in another province in Turkey. He'll be home on Thursday.
It's so hard to get information out of everyone. Will I get notified of this interview too? Should I phone the canadian Consulate in Ankara?
 

csadler

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Feb 12, 2010
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What website shows interview requested? Is it the same box that would have previously indicated "we started processing *****'s file on May 1, 2010?
 

chelley

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Apr 4, 2009
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Visa Office......
Kingston Jamaica
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-10-2009
File Transfer...
11-11-2009
Passport Req..
22-02-2010
VISA ISSUED...
04-03-2010
i'll have to disagree that the ONLY reason they interview is in question of the relationship... i've heard of interviews where they just want clarification on an aspect of the application they found confusing (heard of someone who all the interviewer asked them was to describe in more detail how they met (was online)), have also heard that some for cases (i.e. most ARC cases) it is very common to require an interview even if they have accepted the relationship... read of a case where the interviewer just asked a few questions confirming the application (very easy questions, date they met ect) and then told the applicant they went thru the case and believed in the relationship and was recommending it for approval and asked them to pay the ARC fees (they were told to bring in the payment, so i guess the interview was just a technicality). in fact it's not uncommon for people to come back from their interview and say that the interviewer was very nice, asked a few questions and told them they were recommended for approval.

i believe a certain percentage of interviews are just "quality control" if you will... if it's called very early after approval, maybe it falls into that bucket... I think there would have to be blatant holes in the application for them to have quickly decided that the relationship seemed not genuine without an review..., so, if you feel your application is solid and have included good proof, i wouldn't worry... (usually they will ask for further proof if they question it, won't they? i've seen this plenty, they ask for more documentation and give examples of the type of things they are looking for)

just my rambling thoughts... i'd say be confident and answer honestly and bring everything you can to support the relationship just in case.

good luck!
 

Mrs. Turan

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Mar 11, 2010
211
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Vancouver Island, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
The Canadian Embassy, Ankara, Turkey
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-03-2010
File Transfer...
06-05-2010
Med's Request
29-07-2011
Med's Done....
20-08-2011
Interview........
23-06-2010
Passport Req..
09-11-2011
VISA ISSUED...
18-11-2011
LANDED..........
25-12-2011
Thank you for that. I have hope that it's going through quickly. All my fees have been paid for both of us, sponsorship and permanent residence fees. He was issued his passport right away after I filed the papers, in 3 weeks. He was subject to quite a bit of fingerprinting, and his criminal record check was done right away.
I have such a close relationship with my husband and his family despite the distance. We talk almost every day. His family have no intentions of moving here too. Their life is in Turkey. But they totally support our marriage and know that we love each other so much. It's such a long bus ride to Ankara from Istanbul. I wish I could be there for him. He is wondering if maybe I could be, but we're gonna wait and see.
It only just started getting processed in Ankara on May 26th. So yea it does seem really quick, but if it was something as minor as to prove our relationship, wouldn't they be contacting me too?
 

Mrs. Turan

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Mar 11, 2010
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Vancouver Island, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
The Canadian Embassy, Ankara, Turkey
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-03-2010
File Transfer...
06-05-2010
Med's Request
29-07-2011
Med's Done....
20-08-2011
Interview........
23-06-2010
Passport Req..
09-11-2011
VISA ISSUED...
18-11-2011
LANDED..........
25-12-2011
It was the cic.gc.ca website, where you check your status of your application. That was just yesterday when I seen it. It came up after I clicked on "in process"
 
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boyee6576

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A friend of mine who is from India said they called him for an interview just to confirm a few things. His relationship was never in question and they told him at the interview that he was approved for a visa. So its not always a bad thing.
 

Mrs. Turan

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Mar 11, 2010
211
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Vancouver Island, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
The Canadian Embassy, Ankara, Turkey
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-03-2010
File Transfer...
06-05-2010
Med's Request
29-07-2011
Med's Done....
20-08-2011
Interview........
23-06-2010
Passport Req..
09-11-2011
VISA ISSUED...
18-11-2011
LANDED..........
25-12-2011
Awesome!!!! Thanks for the encouraging words. I'm so excited ;D
 

SCsquare

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Dec 8, 2009
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Visa Office......
Buffalo, NY
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Aug 28th 2009
AOR Received.
Dec 9th 2009
File Transfer...
Nov 17th 2009
Med's Done....
Aug 15th 2009
Interview........
July 21st 2010
Passport Req..
July 21st 2010
VISA ISSUED...
July 21st 2010
LANDED..........
July 30th 2010
My ecas too changed too interview scheduled for 21st July.. I still havn't received the formal letter.. we had contacted the CIC center.. they only send out formal letters / mails 2 weeks before the actual date of interview.. ecas may get updated before