is holding the passport for 2 months a bad sign and a chance for refusal

[fadi pal]

im just getting worried now. cairo visa office always ask for the passport at the end of the process and the avarge time for passport return from 4 to 6 weeks. but mine has been in that office for more than 2 months now. should i worry or that means there is a chance of refusal . paid the rprf and did 2nd medical. please anyone can advice me . or anyone has this time of waiting let me know. what would be the reason. i can't take it no more.

 

[fadi pal]

thousands of people are here in this forum and no one has an answer .. ????????

 

[user828]

There is a user in parents sponsorship thread, his passport was in new delhi for 11 months

 

[vnl]

thousands of people are here in this forum and no one has an answer .. ????????

you just have to wait, even i am my passport is already at manila consulate since april and i still dont have it (I hope I'll have it soon with my visa and COPR this month.). all we have to do is to wait. just have patience.

 

[fadi pal]

thank you guys for your inputs. but i hear that new delhi and manila they request passport at the bigning of the process. but mine at the end. and my application has alreay passed the processing time. been waiting almost 2 years from step 1 till now. so i can't find an answer ...

 

[user828]

thank you guys for your inputs. but i hear that new delhi and manila they request passport at the bigning of the process. but mine at the end. and my application has alreay passed the processing time. been waiting almost 2 years from step 1 till now. so i can't find an answer ...

Email or fax them if they have mailed it, as you wanna be sure that's it not lost. Write urgent and request and email reply

 

[fadi pal]

im sure they have it in thier office. and also emailed them few times and no answer.. kinda freaking me out.. no news or anything. as u can see my time line. its taking way long.. dont know what else to do...

 

[Sweden]

im sure they have it in thier office. and also emailed them few times and no answer.. kinda freaking me out.. no news or anything. as u can see my time line. its taking way long.. dont know what else to do...

Hey fadi Pal,

Unfortunately I am not sure anybody can tell you what is going on, because it depends on your case, on the visa officer, and few other factors. So apart from waiting ( which is really stressful, I agree with you! ) there is not much to do.
Also - there is a notice on CIC website about Cairo office, see here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/missions/cairo.asp

Important Notice

Due to disruptions, the services of the Visa Section of the Embassy of Canada may experience unusual delays. The visa office capacity to respond to enquiries is limited at this time. This situation may affect processing times for Temporary resident applications (for visitors, students and temporary workers).

So even if it says that it affects temporary resident applications, it might have an impact on all services. It might explain why you don't have an answer and why it is taking long...
If your file has been in the embassy for more than 14 months ( after sponsor approval), then you could ask your sponsor to contact his/her MP and ask for more information... I don't think that the embassy will answer emails and information request - they say that on the website, so I wouldn't recommend to go that way.

Good luck, I hope that you hear from them soon.
Sweden

 

[fadi pal]

thats excatly what i would make my wife do ... just heard some people got thier passport request and some got thier visa recently .. just a quetion is it a sign that i should worry .. do u think there is chance of refusal. after the passport request ?

 

[Sweden]

thats excatly what i would make my wife do ... just heard some people got thier passport request and some got thier visa recently .. just a quetion is it a sign that i should worry .. do u think there is chance of refusal. after the passport request ?

I have no idea, and I am not sure that anybody can answer that question (apart from the VO). A refusal is always possible until the last minute, even if they have your passport - it's not a guarantee that they will issue your visa. I hope that you hear back from them very soon.
Good luck,
Sweden