Wow so sorry to read this, Armine! If the pillars of our community are
having their visas "rejected-by-filing-in-Moscow" then this is surely
newsworthy? Maybe someone can run a piece on this problem? This case in
particular is pretty shocking to me.

On Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 8:11 AM, Armine Aghayan <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I am from Armenia and I applid for a temporary Canadian visa on May 8,
> 2017 from the  Canada visa application centre (CVAC) in Armenia. My
> documents were transferred from CVAC in Armenia to Embassy of Canada to
> Moscow on May 15, 2017. On http://www.cic.gc.ca page it says that
> documents for citizens of Armenia can be viewed within 2 weeks (without
> transfer time). It's already 8 weeks my documents are under review.
> Because of this uncertain delay I lost my trip to participate in WikiWomen
> Camp. On June 12, 2017 I wrote a letter to immagration office to Moscow and
> have this reply:  Your application  is under review. Processing times can
> take longer when verifications are needed and no specific time for
> completion can be confirmed. You will be notified once  a decision is
> made.
>
> On May 27, I wrote them telling that scholarship applicatnts visa deadline
> is near and again got the same answer back. So from May 8 up to now the
> Canadian Moscow visa office is reviewing my docs.
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 1:05 AM, Andy Mabbett <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> On 22 June 2017 at 10:23, Bodhisattwa Mandal
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > The main topic of discussion among the scholarship recipients from
>> global
>> > south this month is the high visa rejection rate by Canadian embassies
>> from
>> > these countries.
>>
>> Today in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said:
>>
>>    “Ours is a land of original peoples, and of newcomers. And our
>> greatest pride is
>>     that you can come here from anywhere in the world, build a good
>> life and be part
>>     of our community. We don’t care where you’re from, or what
>> religion you practice,
>>     or whom you love, you are all welcome in Canada!”
>>
>>    http://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/select
>> ed-quotes-from-participants-in-the-national-canada-day-
>> celebrations/wcm/14f154e7-9fe4-49f5-9423-fcebad451962
>>
>> --
>> Andy Mabbett
>> @pigsonthewing
>> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
>>
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> Armine Aghayan
>
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