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[Debdeb]

any news about the interview date? hope things gonna be OK

No yet, I will let you know. It seems Ankara VO is quiet now, I don't see any update
maybe that we cannot see

 

[Hadli]

Yes that's how it works, they get back to you
let's wait

i see

 

[Hadli]

one reason is that there is a long period of national holidays in turkey now.
I checked the days Ankara VO is off, this week, we passed, was entirely off. they will begin from Monday.

 

[Debdeb]

Oooh ok, for Eid I believe
Hope they will take a look on our applications when they come back.

 

[Debdeb]

Hi everyone
Ankara VO email if you want to contact them. They don't usually respond but they replied to one of my emails like 2 weeks ago.
ankraimmigration@international.gc.ca OR ankara-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca

 

[ehsan111]

Hi everyone,

I live in Toronto, Canada and I'm sponsoring my spouse from Iran.

The application has been sent to Ankara on July 20th, and still not heard anything.

Does anyone know what is the next step, and how long it takes?

Also also how do they communicate with us? So far I have just received emails, is it going to be emails or I should expect mails (post) as well?

Thanks

 

[Debdeb]

Hi everyone,

I live in Toronto, Canada and I'm sponsoring my spouse from Iran.

The application has been sent to Ankara on July 20th, and still not heard anything.

Does anyone know what is the next step, and how long it takes?

Also also how do they communicate with us? So far I have just received emails, is it going to be emails or I should expect mails (post) as well?

Thanks

I think it is early to worry, mine was sent to Ankara April 27 and I am still waiting. But cases are different.
Yes most of the time they use emails

 

[sh.mo2018]

Hi everyone,

I live in Toronto, Canada and I'm sponsoring my spouse from Iran.

The application has been sent to Ankara on July 20th, and still not heard anything.

Does anyone know what is the next step, and how long it takes?

Also also how do they communicate with us? So far I have just received emails, is it going to be emails or I should expect mails (post) as well?

Thanks

Mine was sent to Ankara on July 11th and still no news... Do you mind sharing your timeline? like when was your application received, when did you do Medical, etc? thanks

 

[Hadli]

Hi everyone
Ankara VO email if you want to contact them. They don't usually respond but they replied to one of my emails like 2 weeks ago.
ankraimmigration@international.gc.ca OR ankara-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca

Were you given any clue or useful update?

 

[Hadli]

Hi everyone,

I live in Toronto, Canada and I'm sponsoring my spouse from Iran.

The application has been sent to Ankara on July 20th, and still not heard anything.

Does anyone know what is the next step, and how long it takes?

Also also how do they communicate with us? So far I have just received emails, is it going to be emails or I should expect mails (post) as well?

Thanks

Hi,
pretty much the same here, im sponsoring my wife, living in Iran. our application was sent to Ankara on June 19th. the last update we received was they started processing our application on June 26th. Ever since then, we haven't heard a peep!

And yes, Debdeb is right, cases vary a lot. for us, the nerve racking part is the fact that we expect to receive an update any day!

 

[Debdeb]

Were you given any clue or useful update?

I was asking about updates on my file, this is what they replied
"Please note that the average application time for processing is 12 months and your file is within time period. Our office will contact you once your file reached the next steps and/or if any additional documents are required "

 

[Hadli]

I was asking about updates on my file, this is what they replied
"Please note that the average application time for processing is 12 months and your file is within time period. Our office will contact you once your file reached the next steps and/or if any additional documents are required "

extremely slow, or it feels extremely slow for us

 

[sh.mo2018]

So I needed to update my address (recently moved to a new place) and after sending an email to Ankara VO, they sent an auto reply letting me know that "they are currently experiencing a high volume of calls and emails and can't reply to any of them".

Long story short, I contacted my MP to ask for help. He called the CIC representative and this is what they told him:

When I spoke with IRCC (CIC) they confirmed that your contact details had been updated in their system, specifically your new mailing address as follows: (this means they read your emails because otherwise how could they update my address?)

XXX
Montreal, Quebec
XXX

They also provided the following update in your sponsorship file:

* sponsor eligibility has passed but the CSQ instruction letter has not been sent yet (pending)

* eligibility of the husband is now in process

* medical assessments have passed and are valid to: July 11, 2019

* current average processing times are: 12 months

* your file was received in May 2018

 

[Hadli]

thank you for sharing

 

[ehsan111]

Mine was sent to Ankara on July 11th and still no news... Do you mind sharing your timeline? like when was your application received, when did you do Medical, etc? thanks

Hey,

Thanks for the reply!

- I mailed the application on May30
- I got the "Application received" email on July 7th
- We got the medical examination request on July 13th
- July 17th received an email that you have met requirements for eligibility as a sponsor
- July 20th received an email saying that your documents has been sent to Ankara

No emails or any communication after July 20th.

Please anyone with similar timeline has any updates please share!

Thanks