Asaad Daoud and Initially Daoud

Daoud: Everything he said is old - I know already." Daoud said Uppal reached out through staff Thursday and just hours later he and his wife found themselves face-to-face with the minister to discuss his daughter, who is stranded in Jordan, according to CBC. Initially Daoud was excited about meeting with Uppal - hoping it would speed up Tuleen sponsorship application, which has dragged on for 17 months. "I just thought he was going to talk about the sponsorship application. But Asaad Daoud heart sank when he said Uppal suggested he apply for a visitor visa on his daughter behalf -- something he has already tried to do, unsuccessfully, four times. "I felt mostly hopeless," said Daoud. "There are no answers from him. That it going to take this and be sooner. That how long Tuleen has been stranded overseas, a world away from her parents and two older sisters. I thought it would be really good news - that actually gives a dad and a mom hope." Hope is dwindling Hope has been dwindling over the past year and a half. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.