thebeast184
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Category........: FSW1
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: October 2010
Doc's Request.: Submitted with App
AOR Received.: February 2011
IELTS Request: Submitted w App
File Transfer...: Los Ang - Jan2012
Med's Request: ....
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« on: May 16, 2011, 05:01:21 pm » |
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Just Sharing Notice on Buffalo Website  http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/buffalo/imm/contact-contactez.aspxIMPORTANT NOTICE: We have recently installed a new computer system in all US offices. As a result, applications are taking longer than usual to process. If you wish to apply for a temporary resident visa, work permit or study permit, we encourage you to submit your application by mail and to ensure that you fill in and validate the forms found on our website . We recommend that you apply at least 3 months in advance of your planned travel. Thank you for your understanding. The Visa Section of the Canadian Consulate in Buffalo will be closed to all walk-in temporary resident service from Monday, June 6 through Friday, June 10 2011. This closure is necessary to enable us to deal with an unprecedentedly large inventory of mail-in applications that have pushed our processing times for such applications to record lengths. Our goal is to use this time to eliminate this backlog completely. We will still be accepting mail-in applications during that time. We will also continue to provide service to persons appearing to collect their Permanent Resident Visas on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and persons whose Permanent Resident interviews are scheduled for that week in Buffalo. The Canadian visa offices in New York, Washington, Detroit, Seattle and Los Angeles will maintain their regular walk-in service during this time. Temporary Resident service includes applications for Temporary Resident Visas, Work Permits, Study Permits, Permanent Resident Travel Documents, Authorization to Return to Canada, Applications for Criminal Rehabilitation and Temporary Resident Permits. |
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Purkoni
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Posts: 261
Ratings: +7
Category........: FSW3
Visa Office......: Buffalo
Pre-Assessed..: Yes
App. Filed.......: 08-02-2010
Doc's Request.: 06-04-2010
AOR Received.: 17-09-2010
File Transfer...: 02-11-2011 to Seattle,WA
Med's Request: 14-02-2012
Med's Done....: 27-02-2012
Interview........: no
Passport Req..: waiting
VISA ISSUED...: waiting
LANDED..........: waiting
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« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2011, 05:05:46 pm » |
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This is for temporary applications.Not for permanent. So just relax  |
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cforcanada
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Posts: 239
Ratings: +10
Category........: FSW1
Visa Office......: Buffalo
NOC Code......: 0631
App. Filed.......: August 27, 2010
AOR Received.: December 15th, 2010
IELTS Request: Submitted to CIO
File Transfer...: April 15, 2011
Med's Request: May 11th, 2011
Med's Done....: June 15th, 2011
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: August 15th, 2011
VISA ISSUED...: August 27th, 2011
LANDED..........: February 3rd, 2012
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« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2011, 05:06:01 pm » |
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This news is for temporary resident visa not for permanent resident visa. Just Sharing Notice on Buffalo Website http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/buffalo/imm/contact-contactez.aspxIMPORTANT NOTICE: We have recently installed a new computer system in all US offices. As a result, applications are taking longer than usual to process. If you wish to apply for a temporary resident visa, work permit or study permit, we encourage you to submit your application by mail and to ensure that you fill in and validate the forms found on our website . We recommend that you apply at least 3 months in advance of your planned travel. Thank you for your understanding. The Visa Section of the Canadian Consulate in Buffalo will be closed to all walk-in temporary resident service from Monday, June 6 through Friday, June 10 2011. This closure is necessary to enable us to deal with an unprecedentedly large inventory of mail-in applications that have pushed our processing times for such applications to record lengths. Our goal is to use this time to eliminate this backlog completely. We will still be accepting mail-in applications during that time. We will also continue to provide service to persons appearing to collect their Permanent Resident Visas on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and persons whose Permanent Resident interviews are scheduled for that week in Buffalo. The Canadian visa offices in New York, Washington, Detroit, Seattle and Los Angeles will maintain their regular walk-in service during this time. Temporary Resident service includes applications for Temporary Resident Visas, Work Permits, Study Permits, Permanent Resident Travel Documents, Authorization to Return to Canada, Applications for Criminal Rehabilitation and Temporary Resident Permits. |
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thebeast184
Champion Member
Posts: 1009
Ratings: +40
Category........: FSW1
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: October 2010
Doc's Request.: Submitted with App
AOR Received.: February 2011
IELTS Request: Submitted w App
File Transfer...: Los Ang - Jan2012
Med's Request: ....
Med's Done....: ....
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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2011, 05:07:16 pm » |
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 I was getting happy... Sorry  This news is for temporary resident visa not for permanent resident visa.
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thebeast184
Champion Member
Posts: 1009
Ratings: +40
Category........: FSW1
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: October 2010
Doc's Request.: Submitted with App
AOR Received.: February 2011
IELTS Request: Submitted w App
File Transfer...: Los Ang - Jan2012
Med's Request: ....
Med's Done....: ....
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« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2011, 05:14:08 pm » |
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Honestly... I am not to sure it only applies to Temporary applicants only. I thing what is says is that they will close walk-ins for temporary applicants only (which is really the only one that is able to do walk-ins). The only services that are remaining open is the interviews and visa stamping. I have read this several times and all they are saying is that if you are applying for a temporary visa you will need to mail it. You cannot apply through Buffalo for Permanent anyways. They say that they will reduce backlog and don't specify wich.... Specialy if you visit the link they are separate paragraphs the one addresing temporary applicants and the news about reducing backlog. I will wait and see what happens.... What do you guys understand? |
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danhass
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Posts: 316
Ratings: +5
Category........: FSW1
Visa Office......: Buffalo
NOC Code......: 0213
App. Filed.......: Aug 12, 2009 (CIO), Mar 30, 2010 (Buffalo)
Doc's Request.: Oct 27, 2009
AOR Received.: Apr 28, 2010 (2nd AOR)
Med's Request: May 19, 2011
Med's Done....: May 25, 2011 (reached Ottawa June 13)
Interview........: waived: Jan 17, 2011
Passport Req..: Mar 12, 2012
VISA ISSUED...: Mar 22, 2012
LANDED..........: Mar 23, 2012
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« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2011, 05:23:15 pm » |
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well ... this is big news ...
i doubt it affects only temporary apps even though the notice says so ... cz after all a VO has limited numbers of employees if there is huge backlog for temp. apps they would use most of their employees for temp handling and as a result pr apps would slow down as well
so i think it might have slowed down our cases indirectly
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CIO (2009):
- app filed: 30-6
- incomplete: 24-7
- filed again: 25-7
- "app filed" status: 12-8
- approval (doc's req.): 27-10
Buffalo (2010):
- app sent: 1-2
- incomplete: 29-3
- sent again: 30-3
- 2nd AOR: 28-4
- In Process: 5-8
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PJ126
Star Member
Posts: 88
Ratings: +0
Visa Office......: Buffalo
NOC Code......: 1233
App. Filed.......: 20/12/2010
AOR Received.: 09/03/2011
File Transfer...: 01/04/2011
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« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2011, 05:24:36 pm » |
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To me, they are like saying they are closed for walk-ins for Temp Visa applicants, but they will use that time to process their backlog, which i think applies to us too. after all, the officers who look at our files are also visa officers.
anything they are doing to reduce their backlog is good news, at least we know the Buffalo ppl know they are being looked at and that they slowness is the attention now. Good that they realize they need to do something to catch up with other offices in the world too.
what do you guys think?
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PJ126
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Posts: 88
Ratings: +0
Visa Office......: Buffalo
NOC Code......: 1233
App. Filed.......: 20/12/2010
AOR Received.: 09/03/2011
File Transfer...: 01/04/2011
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« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2011, 05:26:30 pm » |
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I just hope that when they "re-open," tons of us will hear from them or at least more ppl's E-cas change to in process. ^__^
Just tyring to stay positive.
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thebeast184
Champion Member
Posts: 1009
Ratings: +40
Category........: FSW1
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: October 2010
Doc's Request.: Submitted with App
AOR Received.: February 2011
IELTS Request: Submitted w App
File Transfer...: Los Ang - Jan2012
Med's Request: ....
Med's Done....: ....
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« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2011, 05:28:09 pm » |
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I Agree...  To me, they are like saying they are closed for walk-ins for Temp Visa applicants, but they will use that time to process their backlog, which i think applies to us too. after all, the officers who look at our files are also visa officers.
anything they are doing to reduce their backlog is good news, at least we know the Buffalo ppl know they are being looked at and that they slowness is the attention now. Good that they realize they need to do something to catch up with other offices in the world too.
what do you guys think?
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danhass
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Posts: 316
Ratings: +5
Category........: FSW1
Visa Office......: Buffalo
NOC Code......: 0213
App. Filed.......: Aug 12, 2009 (CIO), Mar 30, 2010 (Buffalo)
Doc's Request.: Oct 27, 2009
AOR Received.: Apr 28, 2010 (2nd AOR)
Med's Request: May 19, 2011
Med's Done....: May 25, 2011 (reached Ottawa June 13)
Interview........: waived: Jan 17, 2011
Passport Req..: Mar 12, 2012
VISA ISSUED...: Mar 22, 2012
LANDED..........: Mar 23, 2012
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« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2011, 05:30:25 pm » |
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CIO (2009):
- app filed: 30-6
- incomplete: 24-7
- filed again: 25-7
- "app filed" status: 12-8
- approval (doc's req.): 27-10
Buffalo (2010):
- app sent: 1-2
- incomplete: 29-3
- sent again: 30-3
- 2nd AOR: 28-4
- In Process: 5-8
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ane
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Posts: 201
Ratings: +3
Category........: FSW2
Visa Office......: Buffalo
NOC Code......: 3152
Job Offer........: Yes
Pre-Assessed..: Yes
App. Filed.......: Dec 16 2010
AOR Received.: Mrach 7 2011
IELTS Request: sent with application
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« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2011, 06:34:39 pm » |
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i don't think so it applies only to temp resident visa,may be we also included (PR application can't walk in). Lets hope that they clear the backlog and process the applications quickly.
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MCBoy
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Posts: 235
Ratings: +18
Category........: FSW2
Visa Office......: Buffalo / Detroit (Dec 1, 2011)
NOC Code......: 2173 (sent a change letter to 2174)
Job Offer........: Yes
App. Filed.......: 09-03-2010(initial) / 13-07-2010 (full)
Doc's Request.: 28-04-2010
AOR Received.: 28-04-2010 / 19-11-2010
File Transfer...: 04-05-2010 / 01-12-2011 Detroit
Med's Request: 13-02-2012
Med's Done....: 02-03-2012
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 17-04-2012
VISA ISSUED...: 02-05-2012
LANDED..........: 02-05-2012
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« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2011, 09:38:14 pm » |
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1. the warning note stating installation of new computer system is generic, so it applies to all.
2. Walk ins are closed only for Temporary resident applicants not for PR
3. the back log applications point to temporary resident applications and not pr.
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PJ126
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Posts: 88
Ratings: +0
Visa Office......: Buffalo
NOC Code......: 1233
App. Filed.......: 20/12/2010
AOR Received.: 09/03/2011
File Transfer...: 01/04/2011
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« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2011, 10:45:22 pm » |
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at least they try... better if they dont't admit it at all. *__* |
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thebeast184
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Posts: 1009
Ratings: +40
Category........: FSW1
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: October 2010
Doc's Request.: Submitted with App
AOR Received.: February 2011
IELTS Request: Submitted w App
File Transfer...: Los Ang - Jan2012
Med's Request: ....
Med's Done....: ....
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« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2011, 08:18:29 am » |
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Im keeping my fingers crossed that they will issue Medicals at leat prior new regulations (if any) and NOC's come out this July...  at least they try... better if they dont't admit it at all. *__*
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