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kourts
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« on: October 19, 2011, 05:28:08 pm »
I'm ordering my GCMS notes and it asks for the visa file number but in the email i got it only gives me an application number... so whats the difference and how can i get my file number? 
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« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2011, 11:05:07 pm »
It's the same thing.
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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2011, 12:21:07 pm »
hmm but on the first page of the request form it says most file numbers have 7 digits and is preceded by a b v w or s.  i have 9 digits and its preceded by a f.
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« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2011, 12:54:58 pm »
Right, I saw that, but I can tell you that everyone going through Buffalo has a file number starting with B and/or F and followed by nine digits. F is for the electronic file, B for the physical one. I used my #Fxxxxxxxxx file number on my GCMS request without any problem, and the notes came back with that number on each page. What that sentence is about, I have no idea. It's possible that it's a relic from the previous iteration of the Privacy Act Request form which was around when visa offices were using another system, including another format for numbering files.
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« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2011, 01:18:19 pm »
Quote from: kourts on October 20, 2011, 12:21:07 pm
hmm but on the first page of the request form it says most file numbers have 7 digits and is preceded by a b v w or s.  i have 9 digits and its preceded by a f.
Yeah ! CAIPS/GCMS notes have seven digits, preceded by a B, V, W or S but now a days 9 to 10 digits !

If your confused or If you do not know the number of the file than you can mention the same with request and it will be processed accordingly !
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2011, 02:01:01 pm »
alright, thanks for the help.
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« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2011, 12:37:53 am »
F is for application no. and B is the actual file no. your VO will provide u the File no.
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