Outland October/November/December

2days ago I received a mail from Damascus.they asked me to fill the form below.
does anybody know what is this form and how long does it take for me to receive passport request?

TRAVEL HISTORY
1. How many passports have you had, including the one you currently hold? ___
2. Please list all the countries that you visited and that you have lived in over the past 10 years.
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
3. What is the highest level of study you have reached?
___________________________________________________________________
4. What is your profession and specialization (if any)?
___________________________________________________________________
5. Were you ever a member of any political party, other group, or organization?
Please specify the organization, dates and positions held.
6. Have you ever held a position in any government or state enterprise? (E.g. mayor, Member of Parliament, counselor, judge, managing director, etc). When and where?
7. Have you ever been employed by a government or political party in a position of responsibility or supervision? (e.g. hospital administrator, police officer, elections official, etc)
MILITARY SERVICE
Note: All immigration applicants must submit official military service completion or exemption certificates.
8. Did you serve in any militia, army, defense, or police unit (including obligatory national service, reserve or volunteer units)?
Yes No If no, please explain: ______________________________________________
9. Where were you stationed? (Please provide dates, ranks, units and locations)
10. What were your duties most of the time? (eg. infantryman, artillery, military policeman, radio operator, driver, other) Please describe in detail.
11. What training did you receive?
12. Under what circumstances did your service end? (E.g. completed service, deserted, invalidated out, medical problems, etc)
13. Did you ever participate in any form of combat?
Yes No
14. If yes, describe details and include specific dates and locations.
Use a separate sheet.
15. Have you ever witnessed or participated in ill treatment of prisoners or civilians, looting or desecration of religious buildings? If yes, describe the circumstances

Oh! Just had a quick look at the forms for Damascus. That form is something in the region specific instructions for Damascus and was to be mailed in with your application. If you had overlooked sending it, they are requesting you to complete it and send it in, that's all. The sooner you get it sent, the better for you and your timeline.

As for processing time, you can look on the CIC website at processing times for Damascus. It is a guideline only. Your processing could be shorter or longer; every case is different.

Here is the link to the processing times for applications processed outland: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/international/05-fc-spouses.asp

Good luck, Spring.M!!

Wow, Buffalo is sure transferring alot of files lately, eh?. I wonder if they are that behind? If so, then I am sure they did the right thing transferring everyones applications and it will hopefully mean a quick turn around!

it seems u alone for now and hope it goes faster for u???? good luck  am UK

so lets hope it goes faster,